City slickers Rob and Pia are forced to seek shelter on a remote Australian island when a storm disrupts their sailing trip. Thinking they’re alone, the couple bunk down in a nearby house.

There has been some absolutely fantastic Horror films to come out of Australia.

I’ve always loved a Horror film that is set in isolated areas, I don’t know why but they’ve always entertained me. Maybe it’s because deep down inside all of us we all have that sense of fear of something bad happening if we went out into the wilderness.

This film manages to play on those fears by showing them come to life on screen. I thought that director Jamie Blanks did a fantastic job of making us feel true compassion for our lead protagonist, this was helped by a great script too, written by Everett De Roche.

Admittedly the film has some of the usual hillbilly/backwoods esque cliches but don’t let that deter you away from it, if anything embrace them, sometimes these cliches work. Also, the film is incredibly well shot and the effects are fantasticly done.

Now I will say that there is quite a bit of gore and a few scenes that will make you wince, but it doesn’t take anything away from the film and it isn’t used to cover up a paper thin plot which you often see, if anything it’s used the way it should be, to terrify and shock the audience.

This film delivers with more than a punch, the story doesn’t hold back and it’s a thrill ride for the viewer. If you enjoy films in the nature of “The Hills Have Eyes” and “Wrong Turn” then you can’t go wrong with this.

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If you want to see the “Storm Warning” trailer then just click on the video below:

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Miscellaneous facts about the film:

Everett De Roche initially wrote the script thirty years prior to the movie’s production.

The baby kangaroo was a puppet which was further augmented with CGI.

Nadia Farès came up with the idea for the lipstick.

The farmhouse set was built in five weeks.

Robert Taylor originally auditioned for the role of Poppy.

The hovercraft was built from scratch.

The opening credits sequence was one of the last things shot for the film.

The post-production period for this movie lasted about a year.

Shot in twenty-four days.

Two different dogs were used to play Honky.

An early scene showing Nadia Farès working with metal sculpture was shot, but was ultimately cut from the final finished version of the film.

Brian Trenchard-Smith was originally considered to direct this movie.

This film is considered an “Ozploitation” (Australian exploitation) picture.