The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Razorback
Horror · Thriller · 1984
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
Movie details
Razorback
“It's waiting outside and it can sense your fear. No nightmare will prepare you for it!”
1984 Horror · Thriller 1h 35m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
In the Australian outback a vicious wild boar kills and causes havoc to a small community.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Razorback?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Russell Mulcahy
Written by
Everett De Roche
Gregory Harrison
Carl Winters
Arkie Whiteley
Sarah Cameron
Bill Kerr
Jake Cullen
Chris Haywood
Benny Baker
David Argue
Dicko Baker
Judy Morris
Beth Winters
John Howard
Danny
Court is in session
Put Razorback on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.