"100 Bloody Acres" is a very entertaining little horror comedy from Oz. I don't have a whole lot to say about it, except that I enjoyed it.
The set-up is that three people are travelling to some music festival, where they flag down a truck driven by a guy in the fertilizer business, played by Damon Herriman, who recently played Charles Manson. They don't know that the origins of this famous fertilizer sold by Herriman and his brother - unlikely Aussie sex symbol Angus Sampson - is ground up human flesh.
We get some pretty typical scenes with people tied up, trying to escape, but the movie really sings with the scenes with Sampson and Herriman. Sampson's portrayal as the gruff, intimidating brains behind the evil operation is the movie's strong suit.
The movie has a few quite violent moments, but at least it spares us the tedious torture porn rubbish we get in so many horror flicks these days.
As a horror comedy, of course the movie is never scary or suspenseful, but nor is it really laugh out loud funny. However, it does manage a light, humorous tone throughout that keeps a smile on your face.
100 Bloody Acres
2012
Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Horror
Plot summary
The use of dead car crash victims in the Morgan Brothers' "Blood and Bone" fertiliser has been a huge boon to business. But it's been months since their last find and an important new customer is waiting on a delivery. When Reg Morgan, the junior partner in the business, comes across three young people stranded on a remote country road, he sees a radical solution to their supply problems, and a way of finally gaining the respect of his bossy big brother, Lindsay. But things don't quite go to plan when Reg starts forming an attachment with one of their captives, Sophie. Reg must now make a decision: go through with the plan and finally win Lindsay's approval, or save the kids and destroy everything the brothers have worked for. They're not psycho killers... they're just small business operators.
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Entertaining horror comedy
We're not bad people
Sophie (Anna McGahan) along with her BF (Oliver Ackland) and Wesley (Jamie Kristian) a male rival are headed via the back roads to a music festival when their automobile breaks down. They get a ride from Reg Morgan (Damon Herriman) who is driving the company truck of Morgan Brother's "Blood and Bone" organic fertilizer. Not too hard to figure the rest out.
The film has some blood splatter scenes, but lacks the gore. This slasher film is in part dark comedy as Reg, is the younger partner brother who is insecure in what he does as well as being sexually repressed. While facing death, Sophie's boyfriend is more concerned about her infidelity, wanting to know the details of what she did, rather than being worried about the situation at hand.
The film is a good concept, but comes off as going through the motions. Okay as a rental.
Parental Guide: F-bomb, no sex or nudity. One scene of apparent self gratification.
Classic Aussie Backwoods Flick Part 2
Cameron and Colin Cairnes wrote and directed a gem in 100 Bloody Acres.
Starring Angus Sampson has also been another classic flicks, Insidious 2010, Insidious: Chapter 2 2013, Insidious: Chapter 3, Mad Max: Fury Road 2016 and a series of the classic television series, Underbelly 2008-2013.
Also starring Damon Herriman who has also been in other classic flicks, House of Wax 2005, Son of a Gun 2014 and Praise 1998.
Also starring Anna McGahan who was also in a series of the classic television series, Underbelly 2008-2013.
Also starring John Jarrat who has also been in another classic backwoods flick, Wolf Creek 2005, Wolf Creek 2 2013 and other classic flicks, Django Unchained 2012, Rogue 2007, Dead Heart 1996, The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith 1978, Dark Age 1987, Blue Murder 1995 and an episode of the classic television series Police Rescue 1989-1996.
I enjoyed the violence, comedy and the scenes where the knife gets flicked and the aunty on the chair in the lounge room scene!
If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic backwoods flicks, Hatchet III 2013, The Cabin in the Woods 2012, A Lonely Place to Die 2011, Resurrection County 2008, Straw Dogs 2011, Transit 2012, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil 2010, Backcountry 2014, Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines 2012, The Hunted 2013, Hard Target 2 2016, The Hunt/Sanyang 2016, Blair Witch 2016, The Edge 1997, Killing Ground 2016, Enemies Closer 2013, Jungle 2017, High Lane 2009, Severance 2006, Happy Hunting 2017, Inbred 2011, The Ritual 2017, Wake In Fright 1971, Welcome to the Jungle 2003, Victor Crowley 2017, Calibre 2018, Downrange 2017 and The Condemned 2007.