Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Stephen Curry

An American journalist on assignment in the Australian outback encounters a man-eating crocodile.

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Greg McLean

Release Date: April 25, 2008

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DVD Release Date: August 5, 2008

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  • September 13, 2009
    I wanted to see it cause?Sam Worthington is in this & WITH the Aussie accent YUMY! OF course predictable he gets eaten!! (lol you would have been laughing at me watching.. every time sam went into water (or dog got near it) I was like oh no no no!!! Don?t eat the doggie or the ho...( read more)ttie!! Its about a Crocky?but a big one. (kinda Lake placid like but if you don?t watch for the movie.. at least watch it for the BEAUTIFUL Landscapes!!! The ending somewhat surprised me?(at least to man vs. Beast) this I think I have to give the least a C highest a B
  • July 28, 2009
    Rogue is an amazing piece of horror cinema up until the final showdown with the massive 25-foot croc. Pity.
    But Greg McLean still deserves a lot of commendation for making a horror film that relies on pure old fashioned suspense as opposed to gore and a huge body count. The pre...( read more)mise is totally believable and scary.
    The setting is as great a setting as you will find in a movie. Just like his previous film Wolf Creek, McLean sets the action against the Australian outback. He shows the environment as its own character, one that poses its own kind of threat to the characters. These locations are downright incredible to look at.
    Also praiseworthy is the A-quality acting that comes out of all the actors. They create real characters that you sympathize with. I totally bought how everyone reacted to the situation.
    Rogue is definitely a horror film worth watching, and I really want to give it four stars. But the ending just didn't do it for me. The CGI is flimsy, and the final encounter between Michael Vartan and the croc feels too much like Arnold vs the Predator. I won't say what happens, but it requires too much suspension of disbelief. It would have worked for me if the film was going for the cheesy B-movie creature feature feel, but it wasn't. Maybe if Arnold WAS in this movie instead of Michael Vartan....I don't believe he's fought a crocodile yet.
  • April 6, 2009
    Yay for big killer animal movies. Especially Crocodilian's. Though nowhere near as fun as Lake Placid, it is a lot more interesting than the snoozefest that was Black Water. This is a pretty serious croc movie, but doesn't skimp on tension or badassery. It's amazing how a well ma...( read more)de film can still fall into such obvious traps, without becoming dull. There are cliched characters and situations. Rope walk over dangerous water anybody? Great acting and an impressive CG crocodile make up for it all. The croc is amazing really. From the CGI, to the sound department, this croc seemsreal. He moves like a croc, which is both terrifying and sometimes comical. Rogue is like a well made sponge cake. Simple and similar to previous efforts, but is still pissing good.
  • November 21, 2008
    The big question here is, do we have another killer croc movie a la Lake Placid?

    Answer: No........ and well, damnit, yes we do.

    Rogue is ultimately better than your typical killer croc movie. But let's face it, how over-dramatic was Lake Placid? C'mon... This Australia...( read more)n version of the killer croc succeeds because it doesn't inject us with a surreal beast that has been genetically mutated by government nuclear waste, or anything outlandish like that... it's just a real big hungry beast! It keeps the look and feel of the crocodile authentic. Also, the croc itself is amazing looking, even for a low budget film like this. Technology has come a long way. I love how the director stays true to realism by the actions of the killer croc. It's not doing anything abnormal, and even executes the "spin" when it grabs on to something that attempts to resist. Very realistic indeed....

    I'm beginning to grow fond of Radha Mitchell as an actress... she put in a wonderful performance here in this film. She wasn't given a whole lot to work with, but she was clearly the best actor in this group. The male lead role went to a very talented, but unheard of Michael Vartan (girls might remember him as the "hot" teacher from Never Been Kissed) who displayed a great range of versatility in his part.

    However, the rest of the cast was all garbage - sans the witty, comedic beer guzzling Aussie Neal played by Stephen Curry. They were bland, boring and too similar. I had a hard time deciphering who was married to whom... then I realized I didn't care. I had zero empathy for any of them. Instead of leaning back wide-eyed in suspense, I was leaning forward with a sadistic smirk anticipating the glorious devouring of these ridiculously stupid characters.


    Rogue suffers from extreme predictability, and plot holes long enough to swallow the Outback. I don't want to delve into it because I don't wish to spoil the story for anyone. But the film's lack of common sense is absurd and completely laughable. Despite all the ground it makes in this genre, Rogue is still constricted by it's own underlying flaws.

    Absolutely loved the Outback scenery, and the female Aussie accent tho ;)

  • November 5, 2008
    "Welcome to the Terrortory"

    An idyllic wildlife cruise disintegrates into terror when a party of tourists are stalked by a massive man-eating crocodile. Pete McKell, a cynical American travel writer, joins a disparate group of holiday-makers on a river cruise through the ...( read more)waters of Kakadu National Park. Initially Pete clashes with their tour captain, Kate, a feisty young woman who assumes he is just another 'city-slicker' in search of a quick thrill. After an uneventful day cruising the river, Kate is reluctantly persuaded to steer their boat into unexplored territory. They discover a secluded lake but terror strikes when their craft receives a powerful blow from beneath the murky depths and begins to sink. With little choice, she beaches the vessel on the closest dry land -a tiny mud island. With a rising tide and only half an hour of daylight left, fear grips the group as they realize they are trapped in the lair of a 'rogue' crocodile, governed only by its need to hunt and kill. Begrudgingly, Pete and Kate join forces to keep hysteria at bay and in the process start to see beyond their initial impressions. Their first attempt to escape fails, but then Pete has an idea - they must trap the crocodile to enable the group to flee to the other side of the island whilst Kate swims for help. Pete volunteers to stand guard, but without warning, the beast breaks free and targets Kate who fails to resurface. As darkness descends and the muddy waters rise, a terrifying struggle ensues with only one probable outcome death.

    Review
    Rogue all in all, is a solid effort. Wolf Creek director Greg McLean manages to build up the tension only showing glimpses of the horrible monster that lies beneath the swamp for the first half of the movie. These little glimpses alone will definitely scare the bejesus out of you as it doesn't rely on "scare-you-with-a-black-cat" from somewhere like the current trend today in the horror genre. Like I said, he builds and builds the tension, slowly scaring you to death as it all leads up to one mind-blowing, heart pounding finale.

    Another factor is the beast itself, the killer Saltwater crocodile. It came off as pretty convincing, the way they rendered the texture, the skin, the whole shebang. The movement of the killer croc was spot-on too. And unlike Lake Placid where the crocodile is as big as the HMS Titanic, this one stayed real giving the killer croc a believable size. All in all, if you crave for some spooky thrills and killer beasts, I suggest you go see this one you won't be disappointed.
  • November 15, 2009
    not impressed, and the crocodile is ridicilous.. Otherwise I enjoyed some parts of it.
  • November 7, 2009
    a rip off from Jaws but a decent film that will keep you wondering who is next to die...
  • October 28, 2009
    Any film that features a giant killer crocodile gets my vote.
  • October 24, 2009
    After getting through all the other croc films that have come before, I had mixed feelings about how this one would turn out. Part of me hoped that this would be the one to break the trend of others of its kind, while the other half guessed that it would be no better than the rub...( read more)bish before it. After finally getting round to see it, it turns out I shouldn't have worried. Rogue easily stands out from other creature horror films, tearing the competition apart limb from limb! Although not all of the cast will be instantly recognisable (expectg for Sam Worthington from Terminator Salvation), their performances in this film are definitely better than in other films like Primeval Kill. And with a director like Greg McLean (Wolf Creek) at the helm, you can be sure that this film was in good hands from beginning to end. The main star itself, a bloodthirsty saltwater crocodile, as also been handled extremely well compared to other CGI crocs in the past. The beast looks - and sounds - very real indeed, and is slowly revealed throughout the course of the film, à la Jaws. It is also one of the few creature horror films that has managed to keep me on the edge of my seat (or should that be, the edge of my bed). I'm actually surprised that this never got released in cinemas in the UK! If you're a fan of creature films who's looking for one that is actually good, go ahead and dive in - you should feel right at home with this beastie!
  • October 19, 2009
    was good bit funny at the end

Critic Reviews


August 18, 2008
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Taut, thoughtful and inventive. full review

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Comments


  • Muktidaya
    February 18, 2009
    good movie & interesting
  • HorrorMaster
    September 14, 2008
    Haloosa, I don't want to sound rude, but have you only seen like...two or three movies in your entire lifetime?
  • djmetcalfe1
    August 12, 2008
    very funny start with Stephen Curry with his camra and great ending to it i loved the movie
  • neelvparmar
    July 30, 2008
    very good but very intresting movie,isnt'it? but i have to see it first!
  • jbpelican
    June 9, 2008
    As an Aussie you are constantly surrounded by animals that could quite easily kill you if they really wanted to. Rogue tries to cash in on that fact by blending our natural awareness of the crocodiles in the local river with a silly giant monster movie feel. Its grip on success is shaky.
  • haloosa
    May 1, 2008
    the worst movie everrrrrr ,i want my money back !

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