films seen
2/33
average score
2.25*
Movies
A weird, somewhat mysterious little mindfuck. It didn't work 100% for me, and yes, that's very much because of the film's age, but it was quite a bit better than I expected. I'm not a big fan of 70s cinema and the premise didn't sound too appealing, but Kotcheff did a great job creating a rather unsettling atmosphere. So yeah, this is basically a hillbilly thriller set in Australia. Some very weird characters inhabit the little town (with a standout role for Donald Pleasence), the teacher's situation gets worse every ten minutes or so and the styling is interesting, though not entirely successful. It's a bit too long and I wouldn't have minded if it had been weirder still, but not too shabby. Read all
