As someone who lives in Australia, I can safely say that all of these films are totally inaccurate when it comes to the levels of Zombies and killer Wild life.... but yeah I guess they don't have the budgets to show the real scope. Now excuse me while I hop into my kangaroo and ride him to the supermarket.
Great timing with this video. I celebrated my birthday the other day with some classic Ozploitation - 'Body Melt' - and it's got me in the mood for more. Cheers.
Cecil: have you seen "Dead Calm"? Aussie psycho-thriller set on a stalled sailing boat in the middle of the ocean, starring a young Nicole Kidman. I would say it counts as a horror film. I was lucky enough to be a teen in the '80s and my high school showed it in the gym for a movie night. Looking at Australian society these days, that seems almost unbelievable!
@@davesykes283I would say it's definitely horror. The great thing about horror is how it can be so many things: Psychological Horror Drama Horror Suspense Horror Action Horror It fits and doesn't fit into all of these, but definitely horrific situation playing out.
Hey Cecil. Thank you for giving "Bloody Hell" the attention it deserves. I love that movie! I didn't know it's an Australian movie. By the way: greetings from a german fan. Thank you for your videos. I have truly discovered some hidden gems watching your channel.
Undead actually made me cheer with patriotism when the Australian flag waved in the background of one scene. Plus when you hear what specs their PC had that they did the effects on you’ll be even more impressed. (Side note an old housemate of mine is in wyrmwood)
I can assure you that Black Water is very, very good. It's about a family (two sisters, one man engaged to one of them) who get trapped in mangrove trees with a large croc waiting for them to make a mistake. I watched the making-of on the disc and the team modeled their croc after multiple real ones to get the body looking how they wanted, and it's a realistic size instead of something utterly enormous so it feels more like one you'd actually run into. The only real problem they had was when they were filming one scene and the ladies were screaming for help, and then everyone went to lunch and returned to find the cops had been called by the locals (they were filming nearby residential area) who thought someone was actually in danger. I liked Rogue but I was hoping the ending would be a little more romantic (and the dog too), but otherwise a good film. Pretty sure I have Wyrmwood given by a coworker years ago, eventually I'll watch it.
I honestly think this is a first. I, like you Cecil, have seen a staggering amount of films. Being a video store junkie back in the day and a lover of schlock cinema ,most of the time what you're showing off here is nostalgia for me more than anything. But this is the first time (I think) that I've not seen a single one of these. Thanks for the recommendations, I'm gonna look up at least a few of these! Cheers!
I was going to say "But what about...", then I remembered that Black Sheep (2006) is actually from New Zealand. But hey, zombie sheep! For Canadians, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is on Tubi & Plex while the Apocalypse is on Paramount+. Rogue is not available for streaming at all in Canada, although there does appear to be an "unofficial" copy on UA-cam. The Reef is on Netflix, not Prime, but the sequel is the same.
It's generally accepted that the largest the species is likely to get to is 7m/23ft, and the one in Rogue was supposed to be "25ft", so I suppose we can just assume it was 7 meters they rounded up from 23 feet to 25 feet. (Of course the largest ones that have actually measured are actually between 6m and 6.5m; the 7m is more of an estimate)
@@MandleRoss Yeah, but you're kind of right though in that it isn't really that "giant". It's only 10%-20% larger than other big crocs. (Of course based on the screenshots I've seen it's a lot broader; almost like the modellers just scaled up an Alligator and pretended it was a Crocodile. Which given it's eye and snout shape is probably what they did)
@@timothypollard6008 Yeah, I have seen one in a wildlife park that was close to 7 meters long. I would definitely call it "giant", especially if it wanted me to!
Two recommendations from down here ... 'Primal' and 'The Tunnels.' I loved the second choice as it plays like 'Blair Witch' but with a TV news crew doing a story, ending up stuck in the old train tunnels in Sydney. Actually, call it a cross between 'C.H.U.D.' and 'Blair Witch.' Bonus points to the casting agent who ended up hiring an actor to play the news cameraman, who formerly WAS a news cameraman!
I've been in all the tunnels and bunkers they used in The Tunnel and I tell ya what, they creatively made it way more confusing and labrynthine than they really are eh. Most of the bunkers are small and only have a few rooms, the train tunnels are a long straight line of features with St James station in the middle of them.
The slowly rising tide was pure Hitchcockian ratcheting tension. Magnificent film, and I'm always glad to hear Radha Mitchell's real accent now and then.
They know how to scare the hell out of us. Lake Mungo is my 3rd all time favorite movie. I'm also surprised that you didn't mention uninhabited. That was a fantastic Australian movie.
Finally Undead gets a look see! I love that movie so much. Gun-Fu Fisherman FTW! Wyrmwood is one I heard about awhile ago, but forgot about! Thanks for reminding me about it. Didn't know it had a sequel too! This is why I love your content for the times I recognize something I to have seen and love and the times where there's something new for me to look into like Bloody Hell. I've added it to my watchlist on Tubi.
I rented Undead here in Japan when it came out, thinking "oh, a B-Grade zombie flick from my homeland should be fun trash". BOY, was I wrong about the "trash" bit. It remains one of my favorite zombie films of all time. "I promised to serve this town, and that is what... I... shall... do..."
I saw the title of this viseo and thought "Wyrmwood has to be in this list". Sure enough, there it is. I'm Australian and I saw it a few years ago not expecting much but it has proved to be one of my all time favourite movies of any genre.
I don't know if it's available outside Australia, but you can see pretty much Umbrella's entire catalogue on the Brollie streaming service. Free, probably will eventually be ad-supported but is currently still ad-free, so zero risk for Aussies or people with VPNs.
Major, major props to your recommendation about Bloody Hell! Watched it right after its segment (will watch the rest of your video now) and had an awesome time, the direction it took in later parts was very cool. Appreciate your Overlooked Films/TV Shows series. 👍👍👍👍👍
My guy, Wyrmwood is awesome... One of the best movies I've ever seen! It's a shock that so few people actually know about it and that very few guys, on the movie side of UA-cam content creation, promote it.
The sequel is on my very lengthy to-be-watched list, but I thoroughly enjoyed the original. One of very few recent Aussie films that actually felt like that recaptured the spirit of 70-80s peak Ozploitation.
I heard your opening and said that if Undead isn't on there, your list is incomplete. I love that flick. I saw it the first time it was on cable here in The States. If I'm not mistaken, you (or another UA-camr) turned me onto the great Wyrmwood duology. Btw, as bonkers as 1 was, they ramped up the nutzo factor in 2. Rogue is a banger that falls into that category of movies that come out alongside another similar movie. Dunno what the timeframe was, but it released close enough to Primeval for them to affect each other at the box office. Good list. I think that I have even heard of the other 2. Sorry, but I love coming across bet-you-don't-know-about-these-movies list and being able to say aloud, "You are WRONG, mister!" (ala Ron "Tater Salad" White). One of them little pleasures in life. Thanks for that.
Great list Cecil. I loved "Rogue". I think the best and most shocking kill in that movie was the least bloody. The part when they are first stranded and that guy is standing near the water's edge. One second he is there, and a second later they look over and he is gone. Just like that.
I've come to rely on you for movie recommendations more than any other source, and you haven't disappointed me yet. Time to watch the Bloody Hell out of these!
@@GoodBadFlicks Hope you don't mind me adding my own mini-review of Bloody Hell but (SPOILERS for those that haven't seen it): Great movie! I was a little disappointed that there weren't supernatural elements to it. The posters and the descriptions on streaming sites said it was a "One Hell of a Fairy Tale". So I was expecting something more Fairy Tale-esque that would have some kind of real monster show up. Especially since the movie seemed to have heavy influence from Resident Evil 7, with its whole cannibalistic hillbilly family vibe. I liked the duality of the character, that the voice in your head was more real and judging you. We all talk to ourselves, so seeing that brought into a visual form is both eerie and makes us question how much of them is us, and how much of us is them. I did like the "Big Bad" at the end. It reminded me a LOT of the deformed man baby from the original Clock Tower on the SNES. Also I am fairly positive that the roar it gives is the same sound clip that was used in the kitchen scene from Black Sheep.
There is another movie from the director of the Wyrmwood movies starring the lead from Bloody Hell called Nekrotronic (2018). It is a sci-fi demon hunting flick. Somehow they even got Monica Bellucci! Check it out!
Okay, I just saw "Bloody Hell" and it was a crazy ride. I stayed away from the trailer like you recommended and glad I did. I had no idea where this story was going. Some of the gore was a bit much for me, but that would be my only complaint. The lead actor was amazing, too. Thanks again, Cecil for a great recommendation. 🙂
And here i thought these were filmed in the land of "OZ". Jokes aside, these made up a great list of movies. "Undead" was hilarious indeed, and here i had a crazy Zombie dream earlier tonight. Damn those chips in our heads.
I actually saw it on the big screen at one of the local film festivals... MIFF or MUFF, I can't remember which. I loved that subtitled "don't judge me" line near the end and I was sad when I rewatched it on DVD that they'd cut it.
I love Ozploitation movies and I've been impressed at the quality of horror movies from Australia since I discovered them in the 2000s. You should also add: Next of Kin, Road Games, Martin (and its remake), Storm Warning, Bait 3D, and Dark Age (1987)
Just finished watching Bloody Hell based on seeing this recommendation earlier today. Luckily it was available on a local (Aussie) streaming platform. Then as the credits rolled, I was reading them as is my habit, and to my surprise, a bloke I used to work with was in this! Didn't recognise him during the movie because 15 years later he looks somewhat different, but chuffed to see he kept chasing his dream of being in movies. Anyway, awesome flick, thoroughly entertained, cheers!
I actually wanted to see Wyrmwood and the sequel. However, when It comes to Rogue, that one scared the hell out of me when I saw It for the first time. The cavern scene was the scene that really amped the tension of the film.
To anyone who likes Wyrmwood, the director released a killer spider film called Sting this year and recently finished filming a world war 2 shark film called Beast of War
Thanks for the list, Cecil. I can happily report that I have seen 4 out of the 5 films listed and all are favorites of mine as well. Just got to get to "Bloody Hell" asap. If you were hinting at a possible "top five overlooked Asian horror" at the end of this video, I'm all for it. 👍
You got me intrigued about "Bloody Hell", although the premise sounds vaguely familiar. And can we just agree that Radha Mitchell is great in everything?
Just finished watching Bloody Hell because of your recommendation. I absolutely loved it! Also, Ben O’Tool could totally play Mike Patton if they made a movie about Faith No More or Mr Bungle.
I think Cecil has talked about it before but Razorback is one of my favorite Aussie horror movies. If anyone's looking for even more Ozploitation horror movies to watch, check it out, too.
Well, Italian Horror is fun too with you listing all these countries. 😉 Managed once again to be able to bookmark all these movies, as well as the sequels you listed, and all those other movies you brought up in between. Lots of them this time. 😂🤣 But seriously, some very interesting sounding ones. Thank you so very much for the recommendations.
Had to come back here and let you know that Bloody Hell was a fuckin blast!!....The protagonist and his little "quirk", the complete left turn the movie takes after the opening, it was just amazing for whats obviously a small film. Thank you so much for the recommendation, big fan from Botswana
Awesome! I've seen so many comments on here for people who loved Bloody Hell and it makes me really happy. This movie deserves it, its so good! Glad you loved it too!
Thanks for the suggestions Cecil. It's usually hit and miss with Aussie films. One of my personal favourites I found on Tubi recently is an 80s horror Kadaicha the stones of death. It's worth a check out.
Wyrmwood and Undead are bloody brilliant! If you can find it, the Aussie vampire file, Bloodlust, is worth a watch in that it's so attrocious it's great. The model crocodile (as well as the model used for Sam Worthington's corpse) used for Rogue used to sit in a regional thrift market. It's a lot bigger than you'd imagine.
Aussie here. If you haven't seen it yet, you absolutely must watch 100 Bloody Acres, a very funny, very Australian, and very dark comedy. I recommend seeing it without spoilers, because it's one of those movies where every turn is a sharp left, and you will NOT predict where it ends up. It also has an excellent cast, including Angus Sampson from the Insidious series and Damon Herriman from No Activity. It also features a brief but memorable appearance from John Jarratt himself of Wolf Creek fame. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Fun fact: 2007 had not one, not two, but FIVE (5) movies about killer crocodiles: -Primeval -Croc -Lake Placid II -Rogue -Black Water And only the latter two were set in Australia. I get that if you have to have a killer crocodile movie you have to set it either there or in Florida, the Australia of America.
Blackwater is a fantastic movie, and I think it actually came out the same year as Rogue, so it makes for a great double bill. Also it had a sequel Blackwater Abyss which is a solid entry into the croc/ali horror subgenre 🐊
I was excited to see Rogue and The Reef on this list, as well as a mention of Black Water. You should watch the latter at some point; I thought it was really good.
When I first saw the title for this video, I didn't even consider that "Oz" might be referring to Australia. These look good too but now I'm craving Wizard of Oz horror, if anything like that even exists.
Cecil, took your advice and watched Bloody Helll right after your video. Didn't watch anything related and went straight into it cold. Holy monkey, was that not one of the best blind buys ( without buying) I've made in quite a while....ty for the recommendation
I remember discovering Rogue one day on TV. It was either Sy-Fy or AMC. But I remember it was one of those days where there wasn't a goddamn thing on TV!!! Literally nothing good not even reruns of Law & Order SVU which can usually hold you over. I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I didn't even know what it was about I don't think the info was working on my TV at the time. I just knew I recognized most of the main cast and then when the crocodile showed up I was like dude this is awesome😂
I have 4 of these five movies! I'm never seen "Bloody Hell", so after loving your "Spring" recommend, I bought Bloody Hell sight/unseen off Amazon. I trust your reviews. Have you ever reviewed "The Loved Ones"?
Absolutely adore me some Ozploitation action and this list has some great films (Have an urge to rewatch Rogue again … especially as it features the mighty John Jarrett) Was about to question where Razorback was until the poster popped up at the end … one of my personal favourites with stellar direction from Russell Mulcahy. I’d also have to include Patrick and Snap Shot, even Turkey Shoot though that’s less horror and more OTT action with questionable acting! And, of course, Dead End Drive In but again that’s not strictly horror … it’s still a superb film with an awesome soundtrack. And Roadgames, mustn’t forget that one … sublime!
What happened to the Spierig brothers? When Daybreakers came out, it felt like we had the George Millers of horror. After that, they mostly disappeared.
i remember when the undead filmmakers were looking for zombie extras and i missed the recruitment drive by an hour.. i was gutted because they said my height and build would've been great for the film.
As someone who lives in Australia, I can safely say that all of these films are totally inaccurate when it comes to the levels of Zombies and killer Wild life.... but yeah I guess they don't have the budgets to show the real scope. Now excuse me while I hop into my kangaroo and ride him to the supermarket.
“Into my kangaroo” was a choice 😂
You can't fool me!
Australians ride in Emus.
@@quintessenceSL ride "on" Emus.
We can't ride emu's anymore. We already lost that war.
Mind the dropbears.
I love that you don't spoil movies while giving recommendations. Some people don't get that to recommend a movie you don't have to spoil them
Great timing with this video. I celebrated my birthday the other day with some classic Ozploitation - 'Body Melt' - and it's got me in the mood for more. Cheers.
Body Melt is the Australian version of Street Trash and I love it.
Is there an alternate title to Body Melt? I have this memory of it being called something else when i rented it 2 decades ago
Cecil: have you seen "Dead Calm"? Aussie psycho-thriller set on a stalled sailing boat in the middle of the ocean, starring a young Nicole Kidman. I would say it counts as a horror film. I was lucky enough to be a teen in the '80s and my high school showed it in the gym for a movie night. Looking at Australian society these days, that seems almost unbelievable!
It's in no way a horror film. Billy Zane's best performance behind Demon Knight though. Sam Neill is good in it too.
@@davesykes283 I think the line between horror and non-horror is blurry, but the rest of your points I agree on 100%, especially the Demon Knight one.
@@davesykes283I would say it's definitely horror. The great thing about horror is how it can be so many things:
Psychological Horror
Drama Horror
Suspense Horror
Action Horror
It fits and doesn't fit into all of these, but definitely horrific situation playing out.
Hey Cecil. Thank you for giving "Bloody Hell" the attention it deserves. I love that movie! I didn't know it's an Australian movie.
By the way: greetings from a german fan. Thank you for your videos. I have truly discovered some hidden gems watching your channel.
You are welcome! Thanks so much! I seem to have a pretty good sized audience in both Germany and Australia!
Undead actually made me cheer with patriotism when the Australian flag waved in the background of one scene.
Plus when you hear what specs their PC had that they did the effects on you’ll be even more impressed.
(Side note an old housemate of mine is in wyrmwood)
All I remember was that it was a LAPTOP!!!
I can assure you that Black Water is very, very good. It's about a family (two sisters, one man engaged to one of them) who get trapped in mangrove trees with a large croc waiting for them to make a mistake. I watched the making-of on the disc and the team modeled their croc after multiple real ones to get the body looking how they wanted, and it's a realistic size instead of something utterly enormous so it feels more like one you'd actually run into.
The only real problem they had was when they were filming one scene and the ladies were screaming for help, and then everyone went to lunch and returned to find the cops had been called by the locals (they were filming nearby residential area) who thought someone was actually in danger.
I liked Rogue but I was hoping the ending would be a little more romantic (and the dog too), but otherwise a good film. Pretty sure I have Wyrmwood given by a coworker years ago, eventually I'll watch it.
I watched Bloody Hell right after you said to go watch it and came back finish the video and I must say I had a blast. Thank you!
I honestly think this is a first. I, like you Cecil, have seen a staggering amount of films. Being a video store junkie back in the day and a lover of schlock cinema ,most of the time what you're showing off here is nostalgia for me more than anything. But this is the first time (I think) that I've not seen a single one of these. Thanks for the recommendations, I'm gonna look up at least a few of these! Cheers!
See 100 Bloody Acres while you're at it! One of my favourite Aussie films of all time from any genre.
I was going to say "But what about...", then I remembered that Black Sheep (2006) is actually from New Zealand. But hey, zombie sheep!
For Canadians, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead is on Tubi & Plex while the Apocalypse is on Paramount+. Rogue is not available for streaming at all in Canada, although there does appear to be an "unofficial" copy on UA-cam. The Reef is on Netflix, not Prime, but the sequel is the same.
Every time I get someone to watch Black Sheep, they love it.
You were SO RIGHT about "Bloody Hell"! Amazing movie and I am glad I went in totally blind. Thanks for the suggestion!
It was not the film I expected, but it was the film I wanted.
Cecil, me mate, in Australia a "giant crocodile" is just called a "crocodile".
Or Bloody Chungus to its mates.
It's generally accepted that the largest the species is likely to get to is 7m/23ft, and the one in Rogue was supposed to be "25ft", so I suppose we can just assume it was 7 meters they rounded up from 23 feet to 25 feet. (Of course the largest ones that have actually measured are actually between 6m and 6.5m; the 7m is more of an estimate)
@@timothypollard6008 It was a joke.
@@MandleRoss Yeah, but you're kind of right though in that it isn't really that "giant". It's only 10%-20% larger than other big crocs.
(Of course based on the screenshots I've seen it's a lot broader; almost like the modellers just scaled up an Alligator and pretended it was a Crocodile. Which given it's eye and snout shape is probably what they did)
@@timothypollard6008 Yeah, I have seen one in a wildlife park that was close to 7 meters long. I would definitely call it "giant", especially if it wanted me to!
Two recommendations from down here ... 'Primal' and 'The Tunnels.'
I loved the second choice as it plays like 'Blair Witch' but with a TV news crew doing a story, ending up stuck in the old train tunnels in Sydney.
Actually, call it a cross between 'C.H.U.D.' and 'Blair Witch.'
Bonus points to the casting agent who ended up hiring an actor to play the news cameraman, who formerly WAS a news cameraman!
I've been in all the tunnels and bunkers they used in The Tunnel and I tell ya what, they creatively made it way more confusing and labrynthine than they really are eh.
Most of the bunkers are small and only have a few rooms, the train tunnels are a long straight line of features with St James station in the middle of them.
"Rogue" is one of the most underrated movies of all times.
The slowly rising tide was pure Hitchcockian ratcheting tension. Magnificent film, and I'm always glad to hear Radha Mitchell's real accent now and then.
Gotta love it when criminals sue their victims for defending themselves.
Loved this new video of yours, Cecil. I definitely have heard of all these films. I will definitely check them out. :)
They know how to scare the hell out of us. Lake Mungo is my 3rd all time favorite movie. I'm also surprised that you didn't mention uninhabited. That was a fantastic Australian movie.
Love Lake Mungo! You seen the Loved Ones? Completely different film but another great Aussie horror.
As a huge fan of creature features, killer croc/gator flicks I will never tire of.
Can't wait to check these out!
1:41. Torgo's theme went through my mind. There is a resemblance.
Oh man, I remember Wyrmwood. That movie was a trip.
Finally Undead gets a look see! I love that movie so much. Gun-Fu Fisherman FTW! Wyrmwood is one I heard about awhile ago, but forgot about! Thanks for reminding me about it. Didn't know it had a sequel too! This is why I love your content for the times I recognize something I to have seen and love and the times where there's something new for me to look into like Bloody Hell. I've added it to my watchlist on Tubi.
I rented Undead here in Japan when it came out, thinking "oh, a B-Grade zombie flick from my homeland should be fun trash". BOY, was I wrong about the "trash" bit. It remains one of my favorite zombie films of all time.
"I promised to serve this town, and that is what... I... shall... do..."
Spiders, snakes, emu, crocks, sharks, bats, bugs, jellyfish, zombies and The Wiggles. Place is terrifying.
Years ago I had a friend from Australia send me a picture out his front window of a kangaroo in his yard, saying this is why he was late for work.
Ordered "Undead" and "The Reef" on Blu-ray!! Can't wait to watch them!!
I saw the title of this viseo and thought "Wyrmwood has to be in this list". Sure enough, there it is.
I'm Australian and I saw it a few years ago not expecting much but it has proved to be one of my all time favourite movies of any genre.
Glad to see that you enjoy movies from my country. I’d recommend Thirst (1979) a great little Aussie vampire movie. 🐨👍
I don't know if it's available outside Australia, but you can see pretty much Umbrella's entire catalogue on the Brollie streaming service. Free, probably will eventually be ad-supported but is currently still ad-free, so zero risk for Aussies or people with VPNs.
Major, major props to your recommendation about Bloody Hell! Watched it right after its segment (will watch the rest of your video now) and had an awesome time, the direction it took in later parts was very cool.
Appreciate your Overlooked Films/TV Shows series. 👍👍👍👍👍
My guy, Wyrmwood is awesome... One of the best movies I've ever seen! It's a shock that so few people actually know about it and that very few guys, on the movie side of UA-cam content creation, promote it.
The sequel is on my very lengthy to-be-watched list, but I thoroughly enjoyed the original. One of very few recent Aussie films that actually felt like that recaptured the spirit of 70-80s peak Ozploitation.
I heard your opening and said that if Undead isn't on there, your list is incomplete. I love that flick. I saw it the first time it was on cable here in The States.
If I'm not mistaken, you (or another UA-camr) turned me onto the great Wyrmwood duology. Btw, as bonkers as 1 was, they ramped up the nutzo factor in 2.
Rogue is a banger that falls into that category of movies that come out alongside another similar movie. Dunno what the timeframe was, but it released close enough to Primeval for them to affect each other at the box office.
Good list. I think that I have even heard of the other 2. Sorry, but I love coming across bet-you-don't-know-about-these-movies list and being able to say aloud, "You are WRONG, mister!" (ala Ron "Tater Salad" White). One of them little pleasures in life. Thanks for that.
I've actually seen Undead, which means my ever-expanding and never-completed watchlist only ballooned by four films from this video. Thanks!
Great list Cecil. I loved "Rogue". I think the best and most shocking kill in that movie was the least bloody. The part when they are first stranded and that guy is standing near the water's edge. One second he is there, and a second later they look over and he is gone. Just like that.
Thank you so much for introducing me to Bloody Hell. I didn't watch the trailer and started it. Damn impressive flick.
You are welcome!
Adding Bloody Hell to this year’s watch list.
I've come to rely on you for movie recommendations more than any other source, and you haven't disappointed me yet. Time to watch the Bloody Hell out of these!
Excellent, glad you are enjoying them :)
@@GoodBadFlicks Hope you don't mind me adding my own mini-review of Bloody Hell but (SPOILERS for those that haven't seen it):
Great movie! I was a little disappointed that there weren't supernatural elements to it. The posters and the descriptions on streaming sites said it was a "One Hell of a Fairy Tale". So I was expecting something more Fairy Tale-esque that would have some kind of real monster show up. Especially since the movie seemed to have heavy influence from Resident Evil 7, with its whole cannibalistic hillbilly family vibe.
I liked the duality of the character, that the voice in your head was more real and judging you. We all talk to ourselves, so seeing that brought into a visual form is both eerie and makes us question how much of them is us, and how much of us is them.
I did like the "Big Bad" at the end. It reminded me a LOT of the deformed man baby from the original Clock Tower on the SNES. Also I am fairly positive that the roar it gives is the same sound clip that was used in the kitchen scene from Black Sheep.
All great films, especially Razorback. An amazing cover art to.
I must have watched Razorback 20 times as a kid!! HBO would just run it every Saturday night for a while there.
When I think about Australian films - that's the film that pops into my head
There is another movie from the director of the Wyrmwood movies starring the lead from Bloody Hell called Nekrotronic (2018). It is a sci-fi demon hunting flick. Somehow they even got Monica Bellucci! Check it out!
"I'm a Derek. And Derek's don't run."
I look forward to watching this after I finish binging, "The Great".
Okay, I just saw "Bloody Hell" and it was a crazy ride. I stayed away from the trailer like you recommended and glad I did. I had no idea where this story was going. Some of the gore was a bit much for me, but that would be my only complaint. The lead actor was amazing, too. Thanks again, Cecil for a great recommendation. 🙂
You seriously need to give 'Hell Comes to Frogtown' a look. I can't imagine how you didn't see it by now.
And here i thought these were filmed in the land of "OZ".
Jokes aside, these made up a great list of movies. "Undead" was hilarious indeed, and here i had a crazy Zombie dream earlier tonight. Damn those chips in our heads.
Undead is a movie I loved but I can never remember the title. Wyrmwood is a movie I liked but... "Did I see this one... oh yeah, that."
Undead does not get enough love and it is underrated.
I actually saw it on the big screen at one of the local film festivals... MIFF or MUFF, I can't remember which. I loved that subtitled "don't judge me" line near the end and I was sad when I rewatched it on DVD that they'd cut it.
Amazing video! Adding so much to my backlog
Edit: rogue is one of my fav croc films!!!
I think Dead End Drive In was the first Australian movie I watched that wasn’t Mad Max, that one holds a special place in my heart.
ROFL "Australia...Japan...OK, South Korea. Thailand! Oh, France!" Yeah, me too!
Loved Bloody Hell. Great actor and I hope to see more of him. The duality between him and his consciousness kept me glued.
I love Ozploitation movies and I've been impressed at the quality of horror movies from Australia since I discovered them in the 2000s. You should also add: Next of Kin, Road Games, Martin (and its remake), Storm Warning, Bait 3D, and Dark Age (1987)
Just finished watching Bloody Hell based on seeing this recommendation earlier today. Luckily it was available on a local (Aussie) streaming platform. Then as the credits rolled, I was reading them as is my habit, and to my surprise, a bloke I used to work with was in this! Didn't recognise him during the movie because 15 years later he looks somewhat different, but chuffed to see he kept chasing his dream of being in movies. Anyway, awesome flick, thoroughly entertained, cheers!
I actually wanted to see Wyrmwood and the sequel. However, when It comes to Rogue, that one scared the hell out of me when I saw It for the first time. The cavern scene was the scene that really amped the tension of the film.
Only two I actually know of, but always love finding out about lesser known works from these vids
To anyone who likes Wyrmwood, the director released a killer spider film called Sting this year and recently finished filming a world war 2 shark film called Beast of War
Thanks for the list, Cecil. I can happily report that I have seen 4 out of the 5 films listed and all are favorites of mine as well. Just got to get to "Bloody Hell" asap. If you were hinting at a possible "top five overlooked Asian horror" at the end of this video, I'm all for it. 👍
You got me intrigued about "Bloody Hell", although the premise sounds vaguely familiar.
And can we just agree that Radha Mitchell is great in everything?
Thank you for these videos Cecil. I appreciate you and your hard work 😊
Just finished watching Bloody Hell because of your recommendation. I absolutely loved it! Also, Ben O’Tool could totally play Mike Patton if they made a movie about Faith No More or Mr Bungle.
I think Cecil has talked about it before but Razorback is one of my favorite Aussie horror movies. If anyone's looking for even more Ozploitation horror movies to watch, check it out, too.
Love these. Keep them coming.
Lots more to come
Crikey that's not an overlooked horror movie, THIS is an overlooked horror moverido!
I LOVED Bloody Hell! I’ve recommended it to so many people. Such a shock to see it mentioned.
Black Water is definitely worth a watch
True! Did enjoy it a lot
Well, Italian Horror is fun too with you listing all these countries. 😉 Managed once again to be able to bookmark all these movies, as well as the sequels you listed, and all those other movies you brought up in between. Lots of them this time. 😂🤣 But seriously, some very interesting sounding ones. Thank you so very much for the recommendations.
Had to come back here and let you know that Bloody Hell was a fuckin blast!!....The protagonist and his little "quirk", the complete left turn the movie takes after the opening, it was just amazing for whats obviously a small film. Thank you so much for the recommendation, big fan from Botswana
Awesome! I've seen so many comments on here for people who loved Bloody Hell and it makes me really happy. This movie deserves it, its so good! Glad you loved it too!
Thanks for the suggestions Cecil. It's usually hit and miss with Aussie films. One of my personal favourites I found on Tubi recently is an 80s horror Kadaicha the stones of death. It's worth a check out.
Love your work. Could you please cover “The Loved Ones” and Australian horror film 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Wyrmwood and Undead are bloody brilliant! If you can find it, the Aussie vampire file, Bloodlust, is worth a watch in that it's so attrocious it's great. The model crocodile (as well as the model used for Sam Worthington's corpse) used for Rogue used to sit in a regional thrift market. It's a lot bigger than you'd imagine.
In ‘Undead’ there’s a scene where a stunt stuntman nearly lost an eye by sliding on the floor & almost getting poked by a boot spur.
Aussie here. If you haven't seen it yet, you absolutely must watch 100 Bloody Acres, a very funny, very Australian, and very dark comedy. I recommend seeing it without spoilers, because it's one of those movies where every turn is a sharp left, and you will NOT predict where it ends up. It also has an excellent cast, including Angus Sampson from the Insidious series and Damon Herriman from No Activity. It also features a brief but memorable appearance from John Jarratt himself of Wolf Creek fame. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Fun fact: 2007 had not one, not two, but FIVE (5) movies about killer crocodiles:
-Primeval
-Croc
-Lake Placid II
-Rogue
-Black Water
And only the latter two were set in Australia. I get that if you have to have a killer crocodile movie you have to set it either there or in Florida, the Australia of America.
5 very solid choices Cecil, all are very entertaining. "Dark Water" was pretty good too. Long Live Horror.!🐊 🦈
Blackwater is a fantastic movie, and I think it actually came out the same year as Rogue, so it makes for a great double bill.
Also it had a sequel Blackwater Abyss which is a solid entry into the croc/ali horror subgenre 🐊
I saw Bloody Hell last night. Man, that was fun. Highly recommended. Thanks for the heads up on it.
Nice to see some great Australian movies getting their due
If i could suggest one it would be The Loved Ones. That girl and her dad are one of the creepiest horror movie villians ive ever seen
Great movie. It was in my top 10 of 2009 I believe.
Very cool Cecil, Rogue and The Reef sound right up my alley. Thanks!
You will have a good time with them! 😉
Love to see 'Undead' get a shout-out. It's such a quirky, but super-entertaining film. It'll surprise you.
I was excited to see Rogue and The Reef on this list, as well as a mention of Black Water. You should watch the latter at some point; I thought it was really good.
Been meaning to check out Black Water, I just didn't have time before the video
Rouge is awesome and the cast is so good!
I'm still waiting for a good Aussie horror film that capitalizes on their folklore of "Drop bears" ... I said a good one, lol
The tagline is already there - look up, stay alive.
Undead was the main inspiration for director Emily Hagins to become a filmmaker. She directed an indie darling called Pathogen at age 12.
Im actually making an Ozsplotation style horror game so good to know people still love this genre! 😁
At the very least, I'm now interested :)
Radha Mitchell... just WOW. WOW.
When I first saw the title for this video, I didn't even consider that "Oz" might be referring to Australia. These look good too but now I'm craving Wizard of Oz horror, if anything like that even exists.
I got to see UNDEAD in a theater when it came out. It's wild. I was able to get the poster from the theater afterward.
The Loved Ones is probably my favorite Aussie horror.
That was in my top 10 of that year. Really great film.
Sweden has put out some pretty sweet horror films as well.
"Undead" is a classic! 😄
Cecil, took your advice and watched Bloody Helll right after your video. Didn't watch anything related and went straight into it cold. Holy monkey, was that not one of the best blind buys ( without buying) I've made in quite a while....ty for the recommendation
You are welcome! Its such a great movie I'm happy to get the word out!
I remember watching Wyrmwood, certainly a different kind of zombie movie than I expected.
I remember discovering Rogue one day on TV. It was either Sy-Fy or AMC. But I remember it was one of those days where there wasn't a goddamn thing on TV!!! Literally nothing good not even reruns of Law & Order SVU which can usually hold you over.
I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I didn't even know what it was about I don't think the info was working on my TV at the time. I just knew I recognized most of the main cast and then when the crocodile showed up I was like dude this is awesome😂
I have 4 of these five movies! I'm never seen "Bloody Hell", so after loving your "Spring" recommend, I bought Bloody Hell sight/unseen off Amazon. I trust your reviews. Have you ever reviewed "The Loved Ones"?
Yes! The Loved Ones is great. I have that on a future list. Hope you enjoy the movie!
Absolutely adore me some Ozploitation action and this list has some great films (Have an urge to rewatch Rogue again … especially as it features the mighty John Jarrett) Was about to question where Razorback was until the poster popped up at the end … one of my personal favourites with stellar direction from Russell Mulcahy. I’d also have to include Patrick and Snap Shot, even Turkey Shoot though that’s less horror and more OTT action with questionable acting! And, of course, Dead End Drive In but again that’s not strictly horror … it’s still a superb film with an awesome soundtrack. And Roadgames, mustn’t forget that one … sublime!
I'm surprised by how many of these I have seen. And yeah, the ending for the Undead, woo boy!
The Loved Ones - Is a great Australian Horror! A Hidden Gem!
Agreed!
The red flanel poster for Bloody Hell is ALL the Alan Wake: American Nightmare.
What happened to the Spierig brothers? When Daybreakers came out, it felt like we had the George Millers of horror. After that, they mostly disappeared.
Great List!
When i saw the title of this video i though Ozploitation i thought it meant like Wizard of Oz themed horror movies.
"Black Water" 2007 is on Pluto now.
i remember when the undead filmmakers were looking for zombie extras and i missed the recruitment drive by an hour.. i was gutted because they said my height and build would've been great for the film.
After seeing Bloody Hell, I'm saddened that there seems to be no sequel in the works.
Black Water is pretty good!
The Reef and Rogue are awesome! Sooo Thanks for the movie recommendation mate ;-)