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| In no particular order my fav aussie movies are: Pricilla, Queen of the Desert Love and Other Catastrophes Danny Deckchair Love Serenade Rabbit Proof Fence Cossi The Castle Aussie Rules Storm Boy The Sum of Us Rage in Placid Lake :) |
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| Glad someone finally mentioned SHINE. Geoffrey Rush is brilliant. Gotta buy a Chrissy present for my daughter's Canadian boyfriend - I think I'll pick Gallipoli (wouldn't you know it they can't play it in Canada because of the region difference). Anyway my all time favourite Aussie flick: "Nickel Queen" (you haven't heard of it ... shame on you!!!) OK, I only picked it coz my home town gets a mention. As one critic said: "It's so bad it's wonderful" |
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| Rabbit proof fence Man from snowy river A Town like alice The bank Bootmen Picnic at hanging rock The dish All the rivers run The far country Shine Few there that haven't been mentioned by anyone. All fantastic dramas. |
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| Buddies They're a Weird Mob Picnic at Hanging Rock |
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| Malcolm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dogs in Space Death in Brunswick Praise Mad Max The Year My Voice Broke Flirting Picnic at Hanging Rock Look Both Ways Three Dollars Oyster Farmer He Died with a Felafel in his Hand Spotswood |
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| "Walkabout" certainly qualifies as Best Australian Movie -- but only as an example of travesty of intent. From it's opening scenes "Walkabout" literally "loses the plot" of the authors intent, throughout the movie corrupts a phsycological study into a continual landscape post-card and ends with credits insulting the primary lead actor (which reviewers perpetuate). Based on the book by James Vance Marshall, "Walkabout" (originaly titled "The Children") was a timely indictment on cultural clashes of disparate civilisations thrown together with an inter-dependency developing. Marshall originaly wrote of two privileged Apartheid-inculcated South African children as sole suvivors of a trans Indian Ocean plane flight crashed in the bleak forbidding West Australian desert. Their rescue and survival is dependent on their chance discovery by a primitive Aboriginal undergoing a solitary rite-of-passage journey. With no common language, cultural misinterpretations occur that lead to the rescuing native's death having first ensured his extincting charge's futures. In the movie the whole anti-Apartheid indictment is lost. Starting with a murder/suicide attempt by a failed Sydney father, the abandoned children meet a travelling Aborigine and have a joyous, if mildly trialled, sojourn whilst returning to White community salvation. For the all important pivotal role as the rescuing Aboriginal, David Gulpilil got paid a pittance relative to his co-stars. In the credits his name is mis-spelt as "Gumpilil" (not even "Galpilil"). Would mis-spelling "Pall Knewmann" or "Clint Eastwould" be an acceptable oversight? Ironically, the indifferent depersonalising of the mis-spelling supports Marshall's non-filmed un-stated inter-racial commentary. The film's style, content and format needs to be considered in the context of the time of its production. This film meets the formula of the time: imported stars, justified nudity, Australian flavour, familiar locals and locales. |
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| There are some good ones here I would like to add onee cult classics "Stone"for mine was tops at the time it was released. Mad Max is all time Mel. Chopper was done extremely well by Eric Bana even Chopper himself loved it. The Castle "tell him he's dreaming" will always stick with me. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Big Steal Picnic At Hanging Rock |
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| Aww. Has to be Reckless Kelly, Young Einstein and Priscilla Queen of the Desert. All classics to me! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Aussie movies;Muriel's Wedding Mad Max Romper Stomper |
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| Great Australian movies :- The Year My Voice Broke Praise Gallipoli Romper Stomper Careful He Might Hear You Angel Baby Picnic at Hanging Rock |
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| Gallipoli. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gallipoli. best movie ive seen |
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| Has anyone seen Suburban Mayhem? I didn't mind that, it's based loosely on those murders in Woolongong where the girl got her boyfriend to kill the dad-her brother is serving life for murder. Check it out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There is a movie I cannot remember the name of and I guess it was made in the late nineties. About 2 bogans getting together and falling in love.(may have been based in Sydney slum area in a share house) They smoke alot and I think her name was Cynthia....they also had alot of sex. He was asthmatic, skinny and suffered from acne. She was quite rotund and got very possesive of him. It was funny and tragic. Excellent film, but can never remember the title. The film is called Praise and yes it is excellent. It is available on DVD. |
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| Can anyone remember Dimboola? Couldn't see that in anyones posts. There is a movie I cannot remember the name of and I guess it was made in the late nineties. About 2 bogans getting together and falling in love.(may have been based in Sydney slum area in a share house) They smoke alot and I think her name was Cynthia....they also had alot of sex. He was asthmatic, skinny and suffered from acne. She was quite rotund and got very possesive of him. It was funny and tragic. Excellent film, but can never remember the title. |
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| I think the title was called 'Doing It Down Under' Best Aussie porn i have ever seen LOL! Hot blokes too. mmmmmmmmmm, delicious! |
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| can i say none of them? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| oops...sorry, Gallipoli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best was Galliopli...brilliant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I cant believe people are mentioning movies such as The Nugget Take Away Thunderstruck and Garage Days Even Kenny was funnier then all of these movies combined and that wasn't that good either. The funniest Australian movie ever is Hercules Returns without a doubt. The best in my opinion would be The odd angry shot. |
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