Razorback

Incroyablement dépassé du point de vue formel. Les procédés de mise en scène exprimant la claustrophobie et la peur à travers la caméra et le montage, autrefois créatifs, cool et impressionnants, semblent maintenant ridicules et perturbants. C'est précisément la différence entre les créateurs visionnaires qui continuent à fonctionner (Spielberg) et les hitmakers temporaires qui restent coincés dans une seule saison de genre (Mulcahy). Imaginez si Les Dents de la mer avait ce genre de musique et de pitreries de caméra… Mais j'aime encore le design et l'atmosphère surréalistes de Razorback aujourd'hui. Un Edgar Allan Poe un peu plus pervers :-) (08/04/2019)

Had it maintained the level of the first twenty minutes, it would have been one of the purest animal B-movies of the 80s trash era. The work with a truly haunting environment is simply superb and it is fully evident why Mulcahy and especially Dean Semler would go on to become quite a respected creative duo in Hollywood. The scenes with the hog are also hilarious and imaginative throughout the film (I would even classify the killing in the car as one of the gems of natural horror), and it’s also pleasing to see an attempt to promote the boorishness and carnage of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Unfortunately, an idiotic male protagonist enters the scene, the script takes a boring relationship path and rapes the viewer's intelligence with every action and line from the pair of uninteresting rednecks. The editing is often messy, which is especially evident in the final fight with the monster, leaving only a hilarious soundtrack, inventive cinematography and, of course, a pig that never looks downright ridiculous. It should get 2*, but I’m rounding up for the intro and a couple of good ideas. (18/01/2018)

Le côté visuel est très prenant avec toutes ses plaines embrumées à la riche palette de couleurs artificielles (y compris quelques scènes oniriques de style surréaliste). C’est mieux que l’intrigue assez pauvre et le suspense pas très présent (au contraire de l’ambiance horrifique qui, elle, fait son effet). Mais ces paysans tueurs de kangourous, le scénariste les a laissé courir nettement trop longtemps à mon goût ; Razorback aurait mieux fait de les dévorer une demi-heure plus tôt ! (11/04/2019)

I've seen a few animal horror films with bloodthirsty boars, but they were all from the 21st century, so I was curious about this slightly older piece. The biggest stumbling block in the case of Razorback is the absolutely appalling acting by (practically) everyone involved, and a pretty stupid script. We don’t get to see that much of the grunting beast, which can be forgiven given the time the film was made. But still, not to cast aspersions, I really liked the art design of the outdoor scenes, which in a raw magical way perfectly complemented the atmosphere of the arid and inhospitable environment of the Australian outback. (02/08/2020)

The Australian movie Boar definitely has the potential to become a cult movie. The movie’s special effects and practical effects are great, and there are other scenes with some almost abstract images that you might not expect in what is effectively a B-movie. Boar is a very good horror movie and cinematic experience in general. (23/06/2020)