Turkey Shoot is an Australian remake of the classic (And many many many times adapted) The Most Dangerous Game (1932) and in this guys estimation is not only the best adaptation but better than the original.

It twists the original tale by making it about a world where "Deviants" are sent to a glorified penal colony. To entertain the wealthy they are set off into the wilderness with a 3hr head start hunted down and killed.

Personally I liked this angle, not only did it work in theory but it worked in practice as well. Instead of playing the suspense and tension card like the others it becomes a full on action film and surprisingly (Considering I'm not an action guy) it very much works in the movies favor.

Turkey Shoot is a fantastic piece of Australian cinema and had it not been for a couple of unfortunate flaws could have been a true classic.

The Good:

Interesting twist on the classic tale

Very well paced

All round likeable movie

The Bad:

Looks and sounds very dated

Couple of spots fell flat

Deviants are held at a rehabilitation fortress until they are set into a deadly game of survival, in the hopes of returning to world society.

Recently, I watched the director's "Dead-End Drive-In" for the first time. While it was alright, it was not quite the Ozploitation classic I hoped it would be. "Turkey Shoot", on the other hand, has everything you could want: humans hunting humans, an intense shower scene (with both men and women),and some sort of societal commentary.

Whether there is such a thing as Ozploitation in the sense that all the exploitation films in Australia have a similar feel, I don't know and rather doubt it. But there are a few gems in there, and this is certainly one of them. In a way, it almost seems like a precursor to "Battle Royale", and is clearly a companion film to "Dead-End Drive-In" with its focus on deviants and outcasts.

Despite being extremely gory, this is a film that is never disturbing, thanks to the cheesy veneer which makes it impossible to take seriously. The movie is a highly ambitious Australian effort to jump on the futuristic bandwagon, taking place in a totalitarian society where 'thinkers' are sent to detention camps run by sadistic wardens. We get half an hour of the usual cruelty/murder/beatings by the guards before a select few inmates are set free and the film turns into a modern-day remake of THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME (although THE RUNNING MAN is a much similar modern-day effort; even the costumes are similar). Making effective use of the Australian outback locations, TURKEY SHOOT is a film that offers non-stop action and adventure, making it hard to dislike. I can only wish that all B-movies like this had such spirit and sensational pacing.

The plot boils down to extended death scene after extended death scene. There are burnings, beating, shootings, and all manner of sadistic torture. Amid the escapees and the armed guards, we get hammily-accented British bad guys and even a werewolf (in great makeup) thrown into the mix for good measure! It's hard to see how the late David Hemmings ended up as an executive producer of this trash, but British director Brian Trenchard-Smith shoots a great movie and one of those rare offerings which really deliver the goods. The budget may be low, but this doesn't mean that special effects and explosions are left out; in fact this is one of the most effect-packed films I've seen in a long while, great fun if you don't mind the cheesy nature of them.

For viewers who enjoy spotting faces, Turkey Shoot is a film with a diverse cast. Steve Railsback is as unlikable as always as the grim hero, but at least he's different from the rest in this way. The beautiful Olivia Hussey gets to act frightened all the while – you wonder why she's here – whilst the veteran villain is Brit Michael Craig. Yet I enjoyed the over-the-top turns of some of the villains, including ex-wrestler Roger Ward as a sadistic guard and the obese Noel Ferrier as one of the hunters. Other fun moments include an eye impaling inspired by ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS, bone-breaking, and people being crushed to death. The sexy Lynda Stoner acts as the third 'turkey' whilst typecast Australian oddball John Ley is the most unfortunate character of the film. Still, it's hard to concentrate on the cast when the film offers this much gratuitous violence, action, and engaging thrills and spills… this is a B-movie to buy!