Long Weekend (2008)

Long Weekend is a remake of a 1978 Australian thriller which tries to show people how nature bites back twice as hard when you disrespect it. The story revolves around a couple, Peter and Carla who decide to spend their weekend in a remote beach to repair their marriage. Also known as Nature’s Grave, the couple is shown to have a complete disregard for nature in several ways. For instance, after hitting a baby kangaroo while driving, Peter is shown to worry more about the damage to his headlights. The careless disposal of a cigarette sets a bush on fire. Peter fires at a bunch of ducks just for fun and also steals eggs from an eagle’s nest. Nature’s comeback to this attitude of the couple is rather extreme. The eagle whose nest was raided attacks Peter and he is pecked and clawed by the bird. Peter’s spear gun goes off on its own and almost hits Carla. They’re harassed by ants and dead creatures such as seagulls keep washing up ashore. They see a dark shape out in the water stalking them. They fire randomly at it and a large pool of blood is seen around the shape and the next day they realize it’s a dead sea cow when it washes up on the beach. Each ensuing day, the sea cow’s carcass moves closer to them than where it washed up and one day they wake up to find it in the middle of their camp. They panic and this not only physically affects them but also puts their nerves on edge. The tension between them increases and they constantly bicker. They split paths and Peter spends a night in the scary woods stalked by a bunch of Kangaroos. Carla, meanwhile, is not able to get out of the woods and drives in circles until she smashes into a tree. Peter wakes up the next day to find the sea cow carcass right next to him. He panics and runs through the woods past snakes and more peril and finds Carla’s body run through with a spear from his spear gun and several days dead. He reaches the road and tries to flag down a cab but the eagle from the beach flies into the cab and distracts the driver long enough to make him lose control and hit Peter bringing a karmic end to his life. The story thus, aptly justifies the title, Nature’s Grave as Nature unleashes its wrath and fury on those that disregard it.