Not even bad in a good way

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

This movie is so painful to watch, but you can't look away! It's like a train wreck in slow motion, and, one by one, the cars are flying off the track. The smartest thing to do is watch this with someone you hate. If you enjoy watching bad movies and imitating MST3K then this is the movie for you. I won't even say anything to spoil it, as it sat in the sun too long already, and got spoiled when the director said cut and print. Enjoy? I mean, enjoy!

A lot of horror movies dealing with animals were getting big all the times. Rather than a shark, dogs, cats, or other vicious wildlife that can endanger man. In Australia, a rabid kangaroo won't do. You get, "Razorback"! This pig can make other wild pigs, look tame. This porcine terror is a juggernaut of the Outback. It was a very rare mutant pig that can seemingly not easily be killed. This terrible pig runs through the yard at night running through a house, and carrying off the old man's grandson he just put to bed. Though he was cleared of his grandson's death, he was left a broken and angry man. Two years later, a reporter from New York comes to the Outback to do an expose on wildlife being used as dog food. She encounter two deranged locals. Gets attacked by them, but later met her end by the monster pig. The husband looks for answers. He meets the past victim, and gets into action. Gregory Harrison does a great job in his role. He's known for playing Gonzo on "Trapper John, M.D." And after this movie, what makes you think about a remake, Hmmm? This movie was "porky", and I don't mean the raunchy comedy! There's plenty of cheese factor to it, but it's interesting to watch. 2 out of 5 stars

When an American journalist goes missing on assignment in the Australian outback, her husband begins the search for answers leading to a startling discovery. Various oddball characters are living in fear of a mythical giant wild boar, roaming the prairie preying on the vulnerable. Music video director Mulcahy made an (at the time) inauspicious feature debut with his picture about a big pig. It didn't limit his career though, with several high grossing and popular films to his credit since ("Highlander", "The Shadow", "Resident Evil: Extinction"). Time has elevated this curiosity to cult status, and it now receives more attention as a genre piece. For itself, it's heavily allegorical, bears resemblances to news of the day (which might be lost out of context), and benefits from some strong performances (particularly Kerr) and outback scenery and sets.Harrison's one-man army churns and burns through an almost post-apocalyptic looking outback hunting down the clues to the mystery, dispatching of enemies with sadistic relish (one character is dispensed down a disused mine shaft with disturbingly callous cruelty). Meanwhile, guilt-ridden grandfather (Kerr) overcome by the loss of his grandchild, spirited away during the night, spends his remaining screen time, effectively writing his epitaph. Only one of these men will have redemption and avenge their loss, but both their plights, while starkly different methods, are engaging. There's a certain Ahab quality in both cases, and the biblical references are corny, but appropriate in the circumstances.Paints a depressingly desolate view of rural Australia, filled with perils both man made and ecological, yet also handles some mature issues with sensitivity and reverence. All this achieved, and still in the shadow of the world's biggest marauding ham steak with the tusks of a rhino and attitude to match. No wonder it's a cult favourite.

As creature movies goes this one is highly original. Why? Because of the animal chosen. I mean a Piggy that can storm through houses like it is was made of cardboard (it probably was,but who cares)that is definitely not something I have seen before.OK the fact that it is an extremely huge Piggy makes it even more ludicrous. But come one which creature movie isn't. Razorback does have a tendency to exaggerate. If people really would act like the characters in this movie I would never go to Australia. Strange doesn't quite cover it. And surprisingly it isn't even that gory or bloody. Sure you have some scenes that would make you think twice about eating pork again. Still when it comes to the killings it is surprisingly clean. Visually "Razorback" is stunning. If you are familiar with Russell Mulcahy's Highlander than you will recognize his style. Most important for this movie is that it is fun. Hilarious even. Certainly worth your time!