I must admit, I wasn’t expecting much from Turkey Shoot heading into my screening of it. I figured it would merely be a terrible little film that would be easy for me to skewer and as a result a good laugh would be had by all. I certainly wasn’t expecting a film that would somehow perfectly represent the goals of this site, and as a result somehow turn into a minor obsession.

I have always had a bit of a soft spot for Australian films. While it is probably due to my early introduction to the Mad Max films, as I slowly discovered others I realized that their was something about their visceral delivery along with their kinetic visual style that appealed to me even then , and has continued ever since.

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The Most Dangerous Game is an outstanding film, not only because of how good the actual movie is, but because it presented a theme that has been rehashed again and again in various films ever since. That theme being class warfare. And not just metaphorically, but the actual hunting of the poor by rich individuals with simply too much time on their hands. The Most Dangerous Game has been remade so many times I’d challenge anyone to try and keep count. But rather then do that, I’ve done my best to try and find the worst remake of The Most Dangerous Game. It seemed more sporting that way. That’s why next week I am reviewing Escape 2000. Though our international readers might know it better by its original title, Turkey Shoot.