Best Australian Film Ever

[Roobs321]

Must be hard being Thunderdome. The other 3 were so impactful and have huge followings, whereas Thunderdome is so far behind in appeal.

 

[adammania9]

Crackerjack

 

[TheEscapeClub]

The Interview (Hugo Ducking and Weaving and Tony Martin) is a strangely compelling flick.

The short movie Tripe starring John Meillon has it's moments too.

Another one for The Interview, Weaving is brilliant in it. I love his transformation. From memory it came out around the same time as The Boys (Anita Cobby murder)

 

[TheEscapeClub]

Anyone mentioned two hands?

Rip off of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, imho.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

My top 20 roughly in order.

The Interview
The Dish
Sunday Too Far Away
Mad Max II
The Castle
Crocodile Dundee
Mad Max
The Boys
Breaker Morant
Gallipoli
The Lighthorsemen
Wake in Fright
The Dressmaker
Don's Party
Hotel Mumbai
They're a Weird Mob
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Priscilla
Chopper
Romper Stomper

 

[PT Bar None]

Anyone seen Felicity?

Aussie film ('78) about a girl from Catholic private school going on a gap to Hong Kong and getting stuck into it, rabbit style.

Had John Michael Howson in it as a pervy underwear shop assistant. Some problematic scenes by modern standards.

 

[Worm4]

No love for Phar Lap ?
My favourite - the interview

 

[t_94]

Cash no no cash here

 

[Richard Cranium]

BoyTown

 

[GreyCrow]

 

[Brad Goodman]

Voted for Chopper but The Castle and Two Hands are right up there on my list.

 

[Worm4]

Would you consider Blue Murder a movie . I know it was a teleseries over 2 nights back in the day. Watched it many times on Netflix.

 

[NSWCROW]

Fury Road FTW




Anyone seen " Alexandras Project " ??

 

[LeakyValve]

Would you consider Blue Murder a movie . I know it was a teleseries over 2 nights back in the day. Watched it many times on Netflix.

May as well because it is a top notch production. Richard Roxburgh and Tony Martin are very convincing thugs.
It also gives me the opportunity to mention the first "Phoenix" series (Russell Street bombing).
Probably a little dated now but was genuinely gripping when first released.
We had better call it a day before we get the derailment hammer .

 

[LeakyValve]

Another one for The Interview, Weaving is brilliant in it. I love his transformation. From memory it came out around the same time as The Boys (Anita Cobby murder)

They did and both movies had a similar look and feeling. Quite grainy and gritty.
Could only watch "The Boys" once.
What they did to Anita was unhinged and bestial.

 

[kickazz]

Wake in Fright for mine. I don't think I could sit through it again but man, that was an experience.

Great movie, bloody excellent acting. Donald Pleasance wit ha spot on Aussie accent too.

Very disturbing though.

 

[Mofra]

Gallipoli
Changed the entire country. Anzac day was arguably dying pre-release, from the year it came out attendances as Anzac Day services have been rising annually (Covid notwithstanding)

 

[kickazz]

Idiot Box, should have won an Oscar

Gave us this gem of a poem:


You are an idiot,
you are a bitch.
You s**t me to tears,
I'm goin' down to the pub.

 

[LeakyValve]

Don's Party
The Dish
Priscilla, Queen of the desert
Mad Max series
The Club and
Babe and Babe 2: Pig in the City (my 2 cats were in this movie).

Did your moggies get screen credits?

 

[GreyCrow]

Over The Post want to mention Valentines Day?

 

[HalloweenJack]

Did your moggies get screen credits?

No but they did have speaking parts.

 

[LeakyValve]

No but they did have speaking parts.

There is a cat thread in GD somewhere here abouts.
They would probably be interested to hear more about this and the process of how it came about.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

May as well because it is a top notch production. Richard Roxburgh and Tony Martin are very convincing thugs.
It also gives me the opportunity to mention the first "Phoenix" series (Russell Street bombing).
Probably a little dated now but was genuinely gripping when first released.
We had better call it a day before we get the derailment hammer .

I still watch the first series of Phoenix from time to time, again imho, the best tv we've made in this country. I loved Nell Feeney's character as Megsy the analyst.

Lachie : "What the hell was that about?"

Jock Brennan : "Oh the usual. Well done and the toecutters will see you first thing Monday morning."

Noddy Faithful : "Well that's it, the job's ****ed."

 

[the_interloper]

Gave us this gem of a poem:


You are an idiot,
you are a bitch.
You s**t me to tears,
I'm goin' down to the pub.

Micks missus was a classic “oh yeah and I’ll cut your utensil off when you’re asleep!”

 

[Over The Post]

Over The Post want to mention Valentines Day?

No, because it's a pretty average fillum. Heartwarming and a nice story but a bit formulaic and a bit overacted in parts (yes, you Michael Tuahine).