Rogue

[Misawa]

For those who are fans of creature features, particularly killer croc films, you should definitely check out Rogue, written and directed by Greg Mclean, who debuted with the dire Wolf Creek a few years ago. The screenplay was actually written prior to the aforementioned, and it completely redeems Mclean's work after missing the target with Wolf Creek.
Being an Australian film, it's set in Oz, but with an international cast who bring some good quality acting to the table. Much more confident direction by Greg this time round too, so we can all hope for the best in his future potential horror ventures.

The plot is as wafer thin as it needs to be, the central protagonist is an American travel writer touring through Australia, when he and a group of fellow tourists encounter a huge man-eating crocodile.

It is a b-movie through-and-through, but stands out in its physical portrayal of the crocodile - and, as the film is low budget, no complicated models here - unfortunately - it's CGI, and it's rarely seen, which is a good thing, for the less CGI my eyes fall upon in films, the better, I am a practical effects man, and I believe the same goes for Mclean, as he refuses to show it much, and the croc isn't rushed, it looks far more realistic than many movie monsters of the last few years, which are annoyingly rushed and just look damn horrible. Another plus of not showing the monster much is that it greatly builds suspense.

Overall, what Greg produces is done by the book so-to-speak, in the sense that his script is riddled with generic cliches, but that's okay, it's a creature feature, you expect that. It's an incredibly enjoyable film, well shot, with some beautiful locations. The best creature feature of the last 10 years in my honest opinion, and hasn't received the attention it deserves outside of Australia, where it did get a cinematic run. Incredibly underappreciated obviously.

[Joshuae]

Is it out on DVD in UK?
I want to see it compete against The Host

[Misawa]

The Host is on a much grander scale, so the two are completely different really. Rogue is just a low budget b-movie, but it's a real gem, a diamond in the rough of typically horrible creature feature b-movies. I enjoyed the craft of Rogue more than that of The Host, but it is still a fantastic monster movie. You will probably see different, it's all down to taste really, and tolerance "second class" films.