In the outback and through the bush with his wife Terri's ever-present commentary ringing out over the countryside ("That was a close one, Steve!"), The Crocodile Hunter is out to save the gorgeous croc and relocate him. It won't be easy, but if he can handle bird-eating spiders and venomous snakes without getting bitten, gun-wielding agents shouldn't be too much of a problem. It's a little beauty!
Special Agent Matti
Despite my worst fears, The crocodile hunter: collision course is good. Trooly rooly. Steve Irwin is a kak, his unscripted dialogue bringing real life to the big screen. And the crocodile just goes off.
Unfortunately, the script and the acting is piss poor. Magda Szubanski gives the worst performance of her life as the bush widow. She is crap. Lachy Hulme looks like he would rather be anywhere else doing anything else. David Wenham is plain boring. It's as if everyone signed up for the money before they even looked at the script then sent in a cardboard cut-out to do the acting for them. It is unforgivable.
Fortunately, Steve is hilarious and his sections of the film are both interesting and educational. If you haven't seen the TV show then you will know what it is like: this.
Unfortunately, no-one doing an American accent does a good one.
Fortunately, Steve's enthusiasm for wildlife is infectious.
Unfortunately, John Stainton and Holly Goldberg Sloan created a script that a bunch of Year 8 home video enthusiasts would be ashamed to put their name to. No other film this year has had so much potential and so little realisation.
See The crocodile hunter: collision course for Steve but talk amongst yourselves during the other bits.
PG (Low level violence)
85 minutes (1:25 hours)
Film: 12 September 2002
DVD retail: 9 April 2003
VHS rental: 9 April 2003