SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Peppered_Productions I gave this one a 5 because I've seen better & I've seen worse.The basic premise: Two couples embark on an adventure in backwater country in search of the elusive legendary Tasmanian tiger. The instigator of this mission is Nina, who is trying to validate the research of her sister - who died mysteriously on this very quest. Along for the ride are her boyfriend Matt, his impetuous friend Jack, and Jack's girlfriend Rebecca.From the moment the foursome meet the locals, we're introduced to the same characteristics and vibe of hillbilly, isolated & 'off' people. It is clear early on that things aren't right with this secretive sect of society, and there are 'traditions' that not everyone wants to continue.There are flashbacks and foreshadowing to help build to the reveals at the end. The storyline is simple, but basically the same as many previous horror porn offerings. Although this movie is definitely more tame than most - with only technically a minimum of killing and blood, it definitely follows the trend.Jack is your typical obnoxious a-hole, Matt is the peacemaker, Nina is the troubled soul, and Rebecca is there for sexual titillation. Jack makes a Deliverance joke summarizing the characterization of the locals, and early on there is evidence of their capability to kill and do whatever is necessary for the good of the whole.I think this film took the easy way out, resorting to stereotypes and piecemeal reveals. It is not a bad movie, and the actors are definitely watchable, but could have been better.

Paul Magne Haakonsen To quickly summarize this movie, you take "Wrong Turn" and put it together with "The Hills Have Eyes", and then you end up with "Dying Breed". Just change the scenery to the Tasmanian outdoors, and voilà, there you go. Although "Dying Breed" is nowhere near as interesting as either of the other movies."Dying Breed" is basically about a group of people stuck in the deep woods, and something is out there stalking them. The movie sort of builds up some fairly good moments, but they are always toppled by an anti-climatic result. Toss in a supposedly Tasmanian tiger in the equation, and hope it would work. But it didn't, at least not for me...And had the movie been based on something fresh, it might actually have been interesting, but the story and plot was handpicked right out of movies like "Wrong Turn", "The Hills Have Eyes" and such similar movies.Now as for the cast, well they were actually well cast and they did good jobs with their roles. I especially liked the acting of Leigh Whannell towards the end, when he was in the chair. That was really cool. Although what happened following that scene was so predictable, that you could smell it a mile away.There was no frights in this movie, which was a total disappointment. There were moments when there could have been some suspense, but the movie failed to deliver on that part. As for the psychological aspect of the movie, well that was brilliant. Being trapped in the woods, scared, something stalking you, and weird hillbillies nearby, well that actually did work out well enough for the movie. Although, it has all be used before."Dying Breed" was somewhat of a disappointing experience. I had expected more from this, as it is a part of the "After Dark Horrorfest" movies. But now I've seen it, and will chalk it up as a Tasmanian remake of "Wrong Turn" and "The Hills Have Eyes", nothing more... I don't recommend this movie to be a top priority to watch if you are into horror movies or psychologically freaky movies, this is slow-moving and takes forever to get nothing told. There are far better and far scarier movies out there in the woods...

lastliberal Saw fans will see a familiar face here in a tale of what happens when you go traipsing in the woods. You all know about that if you've watched more than a couple of horror movies.In this one a couple of legends - the Tasmanian Tiger and a cannibalistic killer - are woven together.Nina (Mirrah Foulkes) goes looking for her sister, who was tracking the Tasmanian Tiger in the Tasmanian forest. Leigh Whannell from the Saw franchise is along as Matt.They run into the usual inbred threat. One (Melanie Vallejo) finds their kiss not to be pleasant. Of course, there is nothing else pleasant about these people, either.Too bad the film was so poorly lit. It would have been much better.

jonb-29 I say 3, Dr K says 4. This was a stinker, we live in Tasmania and our relatives are far more bloody and disgusting than this tourist promo film. It starts poorly and continues in this vein. Although some early scenes are good the rest suffered from poor colour, story and direction. The ending was obviously tacked on to either extend or bring the rating up to some sort of "horror" level.The change from 18th century Tasmania to a shots of a 2007 bridge with all it's safety features just grated. Also, us Tasmanians are rather particular, the open scene in the Pub is obviously in Melbourne Victoria, and the end scene with the police wearing Vic police caps stood out like dog balls.If you want a silly movie you'll love this. When we saw it the audience of Tasmanians were sniggering. That Tas Tiger head was off the show, in reality they had small, very sleek heads, not some sort of Pit Bull head.