A lesser known but actually quite good monster movie starring a huge killer piggy! With some nice monster effects, decent characters and a pretty destinct film/art style, this film should fill you monster movie needs! Don't expect it to be all killer piggies though... the monster isn't over used and some of the "local" types are more than enough to keep you freaked out! Keep you eyes out for a weird nightmare sequence and meat factory reminiscent of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Surprisingly good

Surprisingly good. Basically Jaws with pig instead of Shark.

I have a mutant pig just like this next to where I keep my kangaroo...

Grim images of Australian life pepper this cross between _Jaws_ and the dingo baby case. Not, as they say, for the squeamish.

Bad Movie

Not bad.

Rips off Evil Dead so shamelessly you won't be able to discern which other horror films it plagiarizes. On the other hand it does have the "Jesus wept" line from Hellraiser which came out three years later, so who am I to judge.

Good

On paper this film has the makings of a cult classic: a giant monster pig, terrorising tourists in a nightmarish vision of outback Australia. The script is ok too, a simple and effective plot which expands on the terror of "Wake In Fright" (1971) and sends various characters chasing each other off into the night. The big let-down is the execution. The action is poorly shot and edited, and unimaginative, static pig-monster footage destroys any sense of horror, and with it the film's credibility.

Boring monster movie that doesn't even have a very good monster

A disappointment. While Russell Mulcahy makes a visually striking film, he forgets to make it an entertaining and engaging killer pig movie.

Surprisingly beautiful photography. The story is pretty disorganized and can't really decide what it wants to say about animal rights or provincialism or anything else, so instead here's a 1/4 shot of a huge mechanical pig

Horray for pigs....wtf ?!?

Surprisingly effective porcine Australian version of _Jaws_. Flashy direction by rock video vet Mulcahy, excellent pacing, welcome homages to Tobe Hooper and Dario Argento, and a briefly glimpsed, though well-executed, title monster designed by Bob McCarron make this an unexpected find.