Dying Breed

Ich liebe Hixploitation in seiner reinsten Form, suche danach und bewerte es oft sogar etwas über. Aber Dying Breed ist so ungesund direkt und steril, dass es an ein echtes Déjà-vu erinnert. Alles habe ich schon irgendwo gesehen und oft in besserer Ausführung (eine Kannibalen-Familie aus Wrong Turn, das Fortbestehen der Familie in Timber Falls). Dabei fehlt jegliche markante Idee und der Versuch, sich aus dem Durchschnitt herauszuheben. Die Antipoden haben bereits mehrmals bewiesen, dass sie Horrorfilme drehen können. Dieses Mal enttäuscht jedoch eher die Fans des Genres. Leider. (28.07.2011)

To begin with, Tasmania is incredibly gorgeous, something I didn’t know until I saw this film. Its inhabitants, however, are shown in a considerably less positive light, specifically, like cannibalistic rednecks who would gladly eat anyone they cross paths with – Australian Wrong Turn wouldn’t have been an inappropriate name for this film. Dying Breed moves with a very fast pace on its ninety-minute runtime and never gets boring, though it doesn’t deliver any surprises, either. Yeah, there some slightly unexpected moments, but that’s likely due to the rather uneven script, which would need a lot of changes to fulfil its true and surprising potential. There is, however, at least one trick on the viewer’s expectations that deserves praise, you’ll know what I’m talking about when you see it. As a whole, Dying Breed is fairly good hixploitation that won’t offend fans, nor will it take their breath away. (06.02.2009)