Pig Hunt (2008)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

hyped garbage

The acting in this movie is really good.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

is this a horror and does it contain pig hunting. That was what I thought when this flick was finished. I agree, it do contains well executed gory effects but there's more going on than only a pig. In fact it reminded me more to old exploitation flicks added with some horror. There's some resemblance to Deliverance (1972) because it's more how to survive red necks going wild then how to hunt the boar. The return to exploitation lays in the fact how the red necks move through the woods. It's a kind of mad max style. Suddenly one of the friends come across a lake full of naked women. That's being exploited with the song 'It's A Man's World". It's only towards the end that we see some kind of cult adoring the big boar called The Ripper. I think a lot of viewers will be disappointed about the fact that it's more about being hunted down by the rednecks then go hunting pigs. On the other hand it do has some nasty scene's with even intestines being ripped out by the boar. But still I would rather call it a thriller with gory shots then a horror. For the fans of the band Primus, Les Claypool made some tracks for this flick and is seen as the priest here in Pig Hunt.Gore 1,5/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 3/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

I love low budget horror flicks because I don't go into them thinking it will be similar to blockbuster quality. This was a pretty good movie. The movie pulls out all of the stops with stereotyped hillbillies, killer giant pig worshiping hippies, and a giant killing pig. This movie will only appeal to people who well...want to see a 3,000 pound giant pig killing people. In a lot of horror flicks like this, I don't see any human characters that deserve death. In this movie there is between a guy that is about to kill someone just because the other guy tries to stop him from taking marijuana and the pig worshipers that treat the giant pig like a god to the point that they sacrifice people to him.

One of the basics of screen writing is that in the second act you've really got to shake things up for the climax to really mean something. This film, IMHO, got AWESOME as soon as a minor character dies, triggering a series of death/vendetta moments to follow. It took a lesson out of the George Romero guidebook, which is that the tension can't all be "outside". Little mutinies and unexpected stumbled-upon enemies can really amp up the excitement.Since the acting quality is not so evenly distributed (sorry, it's just not!) I really could have done without the long winded first act and a half. I'd have preferred to spend a bit longer seeing the cat-and-mouse sequences unfold. With that said, I was impressed with this project. Really liked the diverse cast of friends and foes, the makeup and the effects. I'm guessing that's where the budget went, although to be honest I thought this movie cost a lot less than it turns out it did. Summary: Creative horror premise, good gore factor and bonus points for possibly THE most random assortment of characters to ever hunt each other on screen.

Pig Hunt get's 8 out of 10 points from me. It has everything that should be in a horror movie, some weirdos (like the "redneck family neighbors" or the "hippie community") and some strong characters like Jason Foster who sometimes visually comes up like a sort of "badass" Aragorn ( by the way Travis Aaron Wade and Tina Huang as main char's did a great job, too). The story has multiple threats what makes it more interesting than other films in this genre, it contains enough suspense, horror and gore (great job on the special FX even the mutant pig) and good action too! As there are many horror movies simply duplicating old "hits" this one does not come up with really something new, but it has enough potential not to see it as a copy of the older genre stuff because of his mixture of horror and monster movie. As a real fan of this genre i spend a good time on that!