Jason X director James Isaac leaves Hollywood behind and comes back down to Earth for this no-hold-barred, neo-exploitation romp about a group of hunters who head into the country on a quest to bag a 3,000 pound, man-eating black boar. All Jack and his girlfriend wanted was to get out of San Francisco for the weekend. Together with a few friends, the couple loads up their truck and prepares for a few days of hunting wild boar at a secluded ranch that was owned by Jack's late uncle. Along the
way, the heavily-armed weekend warriors learn of a local legend surrounding The Ripper, a massive force of nature with a taste for human flesh. Few who have encountered The Ripper have lived to tell the tale, but these ambitious hunters are determined to collect its hide. Before the group reaches the ranch, however, they manage to rub a motley crew of locals the wrong way. To make matters worse, Jack soon discovers that the ranch has been trashed, and that the vandals spray-painted a cryptic warning about The Ripper on one of the walls. Now there's no turning back, and after loading up their guns, the hunters set out to make some bacon. But just as it begins to seem as if they're closing in on the Ripper, the hunters discover that wild boars aren't the only things to fear in these woods. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
For all the movie's virtues, Pig Hunt is hampered by the usual faults of the horror genre -- undeveloped characters, jokes that fall flat and dialogue that often feels like filler.
shows a real adeptness at confounding the viewer with all manner of genre-bound elements presented in gleefully unpredictable combinations... which merge into a much bigger picture, way beyond the bounds of conventional genre cinema
Viscerally exciting enough to wake the dead, and yet politically and morally engaged enough to gore its way right into your brain. What more could anyone want from horror?
Hmmm, I seem to be in the minority but I really enjoyed this Deliverance/Razorback mash up. There's some decent gore, a good pace, a healthy dose of humor (some of it black) and an amazing looking wild boar that is 100% practical. In fact I don't believe there's ANY CG in this thing. Plus I like director Isaac's style
(excluding Skinwalkers) so thats just a bonus for me.
February 23, 2011
A.D. Villarreal
Super Reviewer
A better than expected low budget horror film. It has some good moments, quite gory at times and enough action to keep you going. If it's not wild boars, you have to look out for Rednecks and hippy cults to!
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