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Dreamtime's Over

Original title: Prey
  • 2009
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
2.4/10
351
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Dreamtime's Over (2009)
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Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all.Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all.Three Australian couples stumble across an ancient curse in the Outback, and their dream holiday turns into a nightmare that may kill them all.

  • Director
    • Oscar D'Roccster
  • Writers
    • John V. Soto
    • Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman
    • Robert Lewis Galinsky
  • Stars
    • Natalie Bassingthwaighte
    • Jesse Johnson
    • Natalie Walker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    2.4/10
    351
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oscar D'Roccster
    • Writers
      • John V. Soto
      • Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman
      • Robert Lewis Galinsky
    • Stars
      • Natalie Bassingthwaighte
      • Jesse Johnson
      • Natalie Walker
    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Natalie Bassingthwaighte
    Natalie Bassingthwaighte
    • Kate
    Jesse Johnson
    Jesse Johnson
    • Gus
    Natalie Walker
    • Ling
    Ben Knight
    • Matt
    • (as Ben Kermode)
    Christian Clark
    Christian Clark
    • Jason
    Kristin Sargent
    • Annika
    Nicholas Bell
    Nicholas Bell
    • Bill
    Joe Hachem
    • Motel Operator
    Jennifer Hansen
    • Waitress
    Geire Kami
    • Patient
    Dawn Klingberg
    Dawn Klingberg
    • Kora
    Suhayb Lahdo
    • The Man
    Pamela Shaw
    Pamela Shaw
    • Morgan Weismann
    Leo Stripp
      • Director
        • Oscar D'Roccster
      • Writers
        • John V. Soto
        • Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman
        • Robert Lewis Galinsky
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      3paultoddking

      Filmmakers' fear of the Aussie accent

      This movie was not great. That much is fairly certain. Why do Australian filmmakers insist on using the American accents? I find it infuriating that there is this attitude that if it doesn't feature Aussie actors doing fairly weak American accents, it's not a real film! The same can be found in many genre movies locally produced in Aus. Example "Love of my Life 2013." Shot in Sydney with a very Australian cast. All American accents except for Peter O'Brien who chose not to and good for him! We should be proud that monsters lurk in the darkness down under too!
      whipthedog

      What an insult

      I am reading the reviews and totally agree with all of the negative comments regarding this film. Then out of nowhere ,three perfect tens. What a joke. This is without a doubt the worst film made ANYWHERE. The script is nonsensical. I only grabbed it off the shelf at the DVD shop because Natalie Bassingthwaighte was in the cast. Why the hell did they have to make her American. That totally screwed the movie experience right from the start. We have been bombarded with American films, TV and music for the last 50 years. Why the hell do we also have to include American characters in our home grown films. We seem to be trying so hard to please Americans. As mentioned in other reviews, the lack of any sort of normal human reaction when someone meets a gruesome death is amazing.
      10screengems

      Sinister and funny!

      This was the best thing about Christmas this year, being stuck in 200 feet of snow and ice in my relative's crummy house in Buffalo for the holidays. My cousin brought the DVD from Sydney, Australia and was going gaga over the lead actress. She didn't know the lead actor was an American, Miami Vice Don Johnson's son.

      I went into this expecting something like a low budget Aussie Donnie Darko meets Plan 9 from Outer Space and loved it! I don't understand some of the plot lines why these kids all knew each other, but who cares? Stick a bunch of hot looking guys and girls in some aboriginal sacred sight with a nutcase and a curse and chainsaws and aromatherapists and was a lot more enjoyable than Transformers 2 for my money!

      The music rocked (Ladytron!) and it was pretty funny and there were two pretty good scares though the girls were pretty freaked out most of the way through.

      The end credits and 'making of' were very funny and all in all the best 90 minutes of Christams 2009!

      I'm still not sure what exactly what we saw but we're gonna see it again with a living room full of beer!
      1jvarney81

      The only thing horrifying about Prey is that it cost over $4m to make!

      Australian cinema sinks to an all time low with the release of Prey. A pitiful "horror" film which runs for little over an hour (which in my opinion is a little over an hour too long...) Natalie Bassingthwaighte makes a very poor attempt at an American accent and the inconsistencies throughout the film are unbelievable.

      I've read that the producers have tried to flog the movie (post-production of course) as a tongue-in-cheek horror film which spells a very convenient means of covering up what has essentially turned out to be a flop.

      I saw the movie at a Video Ezy last week and when I asked the guy behind the counter whether it had proved popular I was informed that I would be the first to rent it in the 3 months they'd had it. That should have spelled a warning.

      This movie is destined for the $2.95 bargain bin at a Big W near you!

      Stay well away from this stinker.
      1robodog-5

      Aussie film-making has hit new depths

      I have never felt the urge to write a comment on IMDb before because i either like a film and vote or hate it enough to enjoy it and vote and leave it at that. Until i met Prey, that is. This is the most inept piece of film making to come out of Australia since the good old 80s 10ba system was throwing us some trash. there is nothing redeeming about this film and at 76 minutes it has overstayed its welcome by a good 20 minutes. The entire cast is Australian but for reasons never explained, of the 6 people 4 of them are Americans in Australia (you know they're not really because the accents are atrocious). This film, and i call it that loosely, was developed with Film Victoria. How? Why? I cannot comprehend. This is a movie that is begging for a bit of T & A but can't muster the courage to be the blatantly exploitative movie it needs to be. For gods sake you can even see people swearing when the rerecorded voice is trying to cover it up. This is a testament to Australian film-making at the moment. no courage, no balls and no talent. No matter how flawed they may be, indie produced no budget genre fare (like Gabriel, Undead and The Dark Lurking)are at least trying to be a hell of a lot more than the sum of their parts should be, and for the most part they are succeeding. No wonder all these guys are trying to get to the states, and good luck to them i say!

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      • Release date
        • May 12, 2009 (Australia)
      • Country of origin
        • Australia
      • Official sites
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      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • The Outback
      • Filming locations
        • Campbellfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(Studio)
      • Production company
        • Top Cat Films
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        1 hour 16 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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