 | | | | The Last Great Wilderness [Region 2] |  | Director: David Mackenzie
Actors: Alastair Mackenzie, Jonathan Phillips, Ewan Stewart, David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 221682
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Media: DVD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582107050
ASIN: B0000C66AX
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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 Wonderfully Weird... December 24, 2008
THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS is a different sort of movie. There's a gentle warmth within it that is jarringly interrupted by graphic sex and sadistic violence. There is also an atmosphere of thick, mysterious dread about it, broken up by humorous bits and oddball characters. I loved it! Charlie (Alastair Mackenzie) is the driven, damaged center of the story. It is his voyage of danger and discovery. If you like neo-gothic ghost stories or subtle, sometimes shocking thrillers, then give this one a go...
 Nightmare in Monarch country October 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I, like many others I am sure, bought this movie since it was based in Scotland and starred Alastair Mackenzie from 'Monarch of the Glen'. I know you should not assume that all an actor's movies will be in the same genre but this movie is as like 'Monarch' as Dracula is like St Francis of Assisi. It is raw, gory and sexually explicit. The murder scene at the end involves one of the most graphic abuse scenes I have seen in any movie. Obviously this is not the film that I was expecting. The movie is well made, performances are good but the film cannot seem to make up its mind whether it is an action story, a supernatural spooky, or an examination of supressed sexual desire (those desires include masturbation, cross dressing and raw sexual intercourse). Not a film I could recommend and definitely not in the 'Monarch of the Glen' genre.
Not the Archie we are use to seeing!!! February 26, 2006
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Being a hugh fan of "The Monarch of the Glen" and of Alastair Mackenzie I searched for his other acting credits and found this movie.....At first I didn't know what to think and almost gave up on it, but then something about it made me not be able to stop watching...And I am glad I didn't!!!! I must say I am more than ever a fan of Alastair...
A perfect film? February 21, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
In my opinion, yes, this is a perfect film. It's a very rare thing for me to write a movie review, but this movie hit me like...like...love at first site! I watch a lot of horror, thriller, indie, and sometimes fantasy. I'm not really into big-budget Hollywood action, drama, or comedy, and in fact I usually loathe them. To me, THIS is what a movie should be - brilliant screenplay, acting, cinematography, soundtrack, and even opening credit sequence - and all without a gajillion dollar budget, MTV-looking quasi-actors, or ADD-inspired endless action. This film is engaging due to setting, mood, character development, and a complete lack of predictability.
It has a David Lynchian quality, but is in no way derivative because all the bizarre little events and quirks can be explained somewhat logically, whereas in Lynch's films they'd have no explanation or seemingly no purpose other than to shock the viewer. It reminds me of The Reflecting Skin, but even that movie lies a bit closer to the Lynch camp. There are also elements of Trainspotting and even What's Eating Gilbert Grape (or maybe that's just me?). It's a tough film to classify. Very tough. I think that's one of the reasons I like it so much. You don't know where the movie is taking you until after it's over. To call it horror is quite a stretch, but there is an overall dark, creepy atmosphere and constant unease about where the film is going to take you. "Psychological thriller" seems appropriate enough, but it is so much more than that.
Highly recommended for anyone with intelligence and an attention span.
Bought because of Alastair, but overall this was very good. January 16, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
For those of us who are used to American type movies: fast action, go, go, go... you may not have patience for this film.
I am referring specifically to being on the road in the beginning. But for me the car ride scene made me feel like I was in the car with them.
I was pleased to see Alastair Mackenzie play a different character from Archie MacDonald. The 1st season of Monarch of the Glen brought my attention to him, but honestly, Archie MacDonald sort of reminded me of a character from a Disney film.
Just to see the actor smoke and swear seemed a bit shocking.
Regarding the intimate scene with Alastair: I didn't need to see him naked. Yikes! It made me uncomfortable. I guess that scene was to show how the two were vulnerable and exposed(?)
(I did feel uncomfortable seeing the actor Jonny Phillips private parts too. But I was thinking more along the lines of 'That's unrealistic': The woman just dismounted him and he's clean & soft. LOL)
When Charlie and Vincent were stranded and found the house, I thought it was going to be another one of those horrific films: a dark, creepy place with not much hope for the inhabitants. I was relieved to find it was something unexpected.
I believe that Vincent simply felt empathy with the ghost perhaps because he himself had one foot in the grave.
By the way, Jonny Phillips (Vincent) played a spiritual character in an episode of Monarch of the Glen.
There are a couple of violent moments, but mercifully, they don't last long.
In the end, Charlie is on the road again. All is forgiven, but not forgotten.
I'm glad that I bought this. It's worth viewing many times.
Note: My spelling of names was taken from the back of the DVD.
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