One of the great underappreciated gems of 80s MTV-influenced cinema. Yes, the premise is absurd. But, then, so is the premise of JAWS. And like JAWS, RAZORBACK rises above its B-movie premise with skillful filmmaking. Director Russel Mulcahy uses editing and sound to make you believe that a ferocious razorback is raising hell, when, in fact, you rarely get more than a glimpse of the beast. And like JAWS, RAZORBACK is weakest when it lingers too long and explicitly on its fake monster.