Rogue is a 2007 Australian independent horror film written, produced and directed by Greg McLean, about a group of tourists in Australia who fall prey to a giant, 25 ft (7.6 m) man-eating saltwater crocodile. It stars Michael Vartan, Sam Worthington and Radha Mitchell.
The film was inspired by the true story of Sweetheart, a giant male saltwater crocodile that attacked boats in the late 1970s, although Sweetheart was never responsible for an attack on a human. Rogue received positive reviews from critics, but was a commercial failure.
American travel journalist Pete McKell joins a small group of tourists on a crocodile-watching river cruise in Kakadu National Park of Australia's Northern Territory, led by wildlife researcher Kate Ryan. Toward the end of the cruise, Everett spots a flare in the distance and the group head upriver to investigate. They eventually come across a half-sunken wreck when something crashes into their boat, splitting the side.
Kate manages to steer the boat ashore a small island in the middle of the river. Kate realises they are in the crocodile's territory and explains they must leave the island by nightfall, as the tide will start to rise and the island will be submerged. Moments after, Everett is pulled into the water by an unseen predator and is killed. Two locals, Neil and Collin, arrive at the island but the beast upturns their boat; Neil swims to the island while Collin is killed.
As night falls, Neil carefully swims to the riverbank in order to string a rope between two trees, creating a zip-line to allow the group to cross the river. Everett's wife Mary Ellen crosses first, only to freeze in fear halfway across. Allen, becoming impatient and hostile, attempts to get himself and his daughter Sherry across with Mary Ellen still on the line. While trying to secure the rope, Neil is attacked and killed by the beast. The tree holding the rope breaks and the three on the line fall into the water. They manage to swim back to the island, but as Allen crawls up the shore, the beast lunges out of the water and throws him back into the river, where he is dragged under. The beast is revealed to be a giant saltwater crocodile.
Rogue (2007) is a Australian horror directed by Wolf Creek's Greg Mclean, and it was actually a nice surprise and not cheesy at all. CGI crocodile was quite good and it's a relief to see that it looks "real". I was hoping this will be exactly like Anaconda according the plot where anaconda eats one by one, but it was different plot. What surprised me was that all the characters are likable. The crocodile is actually scary, but still brilliant effects they did on. I really liked the first half where they were trapped on a rapidly flooding mud island and it was thrilling to watch, but the second half not so much. I just wish the crocodile killed more people, but overall, it's still entertaining and successful film. I would recommend, 8/10.
Dimension films has pockets deep enough to get some recognizable actors, and for this effort, they have Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black, The Crazies) as Rachael, the captain of a safari tour boat in Northern Australia that specializes in up close and personal contact with the local saltwater crocodiles. Michal Vartan (Alias, Never Been Kissed) is one of the passengers, Pete, a travel journalist, reluctantly on report for his magazine. There is a large group of passengers who are given just enough personality and distinctiveness that you can identify them and their respective roles on this trip. I thought the secondary players did a pretty good job of providing some good background texture, and proved to be more than cannon fodder for the crocodile dinner bell to come.
It is soon identified that the river is a tidal estuary and the tide is coming in, and will cover the island by nightfall. All seems lost when Neil comes to check out the scene, paying no heed to the warnings of the group. When he and his buddy realize that something is wrong, the crocodile flips their boat and the buddy becomes crocodile chow.
Rogue is rated R for gory crocodile action, I think it would be suitable for hardened teen audiences. Like Black Water, this is a hard film to find, but I was able to watch it on iTunes for free. I will be looking for a way to watch Black Water for a comparison between the two.
Existing for decades, possibly a century or more, a lone 7 meter (22.97 feet) long saltwater adult male crocodile nicknamed "Sweetheart" learned to fear none. He claimed a territory in an isolated river bend, feeding on everything from wildlife to people and becoming a creature of legend in the process. When a boat full of tourists entered its domain, Sweetheart made his move. In one swift action, he flipped their boat! The people swam as fast as they could to a small island in the center of the river, but the realization of their doom quickly set in. The river was a tidal river and in a matter of hours, the small island would be underwater! Seeing this, Pete once again got its attention. Spotting his prey in the open, the crocodile dipped itself into the water and began to approach.
One by one, the apex predator claimed lives, even flipping a second boat of just two people. As desperation set in, a failed attempt to flee the island by rope left more dead. Their next plan to bait Sweetheart so they could escape worked, at least for a brief moment. As the crocodile was caught on an anchor that had been baited, the shipwrecked tourists swam to the shoreline. However, as Pete watched the line, he went slack. The crocodile released!
The film stars Michael Vartan and Radha Mitchell and was directed, written, and produced by Greg McLean, who also directed the 2005 indie-Australian horror hit Wolf Creek. It was produced by David Lightfoot and Matt Hearn and made on a budget of A$26.9 million. The film was inspired by the true story of Sweetheart, a giant Australian crocodile that attacked boats in the late 1970s, although in real life, Sweetheart was never responsible for a fatal attack.
His helmet's most distinct feature is the two crocodile jaw Cell Face Crusher ( セルフェイスクラッシャー, Seru Feisu Kurasshā). During transformation, the Cell Face Crusher cracks the helmet open, revealing the Hard Jelly Eyes (ハードゼリーアイ, Hādo Zerī Ai). The right Cell Face Crusher has a mounted sensor unit called the RR Signal (RR シグナル, RR Shigunaru), which can collect battle data as well as monitor Rogue's internal and external status.
Rugged American adventure-travel journalist Pete McKell (Michael Vartan) joins a cruise along a crocodile-infested river organized by tomboyish guide Kate Ryan (Radha Mitchell). As if dealing with their fellow travelers -- including obnoxious wannabe photographer Simon (Stephen Curry) and bratty British teen Sherry (Mia Wasikowska) -- wasn't enough aggravation, soon Pete and Kate must match wits against an enormous 25-foot croc that seems cleverer than most.
A day earlier, the 1.2-meter corpse of another crocodile was found rotting close to a hydropower station in Hongya County, which is administered by Meishan. Coincidentally, another dead crocodile was found near another power station in the county earlier this month.
I started thinking about Rogue again after I watched the insanely irresponsible Wolf Creek 2. Greg Mclean directed both films and they are characterized by a unique ability to punch above their weight. Also, the large crocodile film Lake Placid just celebrated its 15th anniversary with a Blu-ray release and seemingly endless cult fanfare.
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Sweetheart was a saltwater crocodile that existed decades, and possibly a century or more before the beginning of the film. The crocodile became a feared predator, eating wildlife and humans that approach its territory, which was at an isolated river bend.
Sweetheart proceeded to kill many people, and flipped a second boat with just two people on it. It killed more people when they attempted to flee the island by rope. Later on, Sweetheart was caught on an anchor that the group baited, but it was released as the line slacked. The creature grabbed Kate Ryan, and took her to its lair, where Pete eventually fell into. While Pete is helping Kate, the crocodile awoke upon hearing their noise, and proceed to mangle Pete's hand. Despite having half of his hand bitten, Pete slammed a sharp rock into his eye, but the creature wandered off to feed on Kate.
Pete got Sweetheart's attention once again, and the beast proceeded to lunge out of the water, but was impaled by a broken log. Pete's plan worked, and the crocodile thrashed until it ceased, dying from its wounds. Pete and Kate survived the incident, and the battle with the rogue crocodile would go down as a local legend for years.
Sweetheart was a sadistic predator, stalking and killing anything that came across his territory, including humans and animals. However, the crocodile would kill anything in its path, showing that it preferred to kill anything as long as they are in its way. Sweetheart was highly intelligent and strategic, stalking its prey and destroying their protection so that they would be helpless.
Yanui is a female crocodile aged around seven years old, measuring 2.5 metres and weighing about 150kg.
Montri said: After we physically checked Yanui, we have found that the mouth is narrow. Yanui has big scales on her occipital bone and small scales on the side of her body.
"So at this stage we believe that Yanui might be a mixed-breed crocodile, but more of a saltwater crocodile. However, we will confirm the precise species after further DNA tests.
Rogue is about a group of tourists all partaking on a boat tour, which is being captained by Kate Ryan (Radha Mitchell). The main voice among the ship-takers is Pete McKell (Michael Vartan), a traveling tourism writer who is down on the dumps about life. All worries for all the travelers are put on hold when a massive crocodile with a scent for man flesh knocks over their boat and starts chomping on them, one-by-one.
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