Much, MUCH better than the original, IMO. This time the movie was every bit (and then some!) as gruesome and violent as you were probably expecting the first one to be. The opening scene with the Aussie "Highway Patrol" set the tone as the sequel set a course to turn John Jarratt's "Mick Taylor" character into the brutal psychotic that you thought he was going to be in the original _Wolf Creek_. This time, however, they pulled no punches and Mick Taylor was just as deranged and sadistic as you imagined he could be, and John Jarratt played the part brilliantly. After re-watching the first one (and I was _still_ disappointed) to kind of set the tone for this sequel, I wasn't expecting much. Was I ever in for a shock: this movie is brilliantly done and just as violent and gruesome as I'd heard. Parts of it, yeahhhh...it almost seemed like "overkill" (pardon the pun!) just for the sake of bloody violence: I mean, the whole "field-dressing" the boyfriend, etc...that just seemed to be violence for the sake of violence and didn't really serve any purpose to the film. Added absolutely nothing...but the "Australian Trivia" scene, now that is what you might expect from a psychotic. Overall, this was far better than the original and a gruesome, gory, and pleasant surprise. If you like brutal, graphic violence and can tolerate...well, actually no...if you LIKE really gory scenes and horror movies that have you squirming uneasily in your seat wondering what's going to happen, I highly recommend this one. I was hugely disappointed in the original but this sequel certainly made up for it!