Rating: NR
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 10/21/2003
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DDS2.0
Run Time: 93 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay
This grim, violent Australian production is an artless mishmash incorporating elements of
The Road Warrior,
1984 , and
The Most Dangerous Game. The story is set in a dystopian future society where all "deviants" (i.e. anyone whose ideas don't jive with those of the government) are interred in nightmarish re-education camps where they are tortured, beaten, raped and put to death -- mostly on the whim of the psychotic commandant (
Michael Craig). Periodically, a handful of particularly defiant inmates will be released unarmed to be hunted down (for the entertainment of the elite) in a free-for-all "Turkey Shoot" (the film's original Australian title). Among the latest batch of potential targets are strong-willed
Steve Railsback and
Olivia Hussey, who are confronted in the wilderness by the commandant and his goofy mutant cronies -- all of whom carry rocket-launchers, exploding arrows, and flamethrowers. This entire exercise is basically a prolonged excuse for a plethora of cheap, splattery makeup effects, made far more unpleasant by the blatant sadism of the proceedings. Unsuspecting viewers exposed to this film may wish to follow with
My Brilliant Career to restore their faith in Australian cinema.
~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
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