Thread: Movie recommendations

Originally Posted by MEANZ06

what is it about? is it comedy, drama, etc

Oh that one's about a group of friends who go camping in the desert

A common Ozzie pastime

Originally Posted by disco2hse

Don't know how many of these you may have seen before, but:

Muriel’s Wedding: very funny
Yolngu Boy: Cool
Moulin Rouge!: Brilliant farce
Rabbit-Proof Fence: Heart wrenching
Gallipoli: Brilliant, if biased
Mad Max: (All of them, well maybe no the last one) Great action fun and true to life SA party boys
The Man from Snowy River: Classic
The Year of Living Dangerously: Excellent drama
Crocodile Dundee: Great myth making
Crocodile Dundee II: Still funny
Dead Calm: Just shows how an actor's acting can improve
Romper Stomper: Well I liked it, probably says more about me though
Strictly Ballroom: Oh man this is soooo Australia!
Walkabout: I enjoyed this. Family movie
Alvin Purple: Great fun!
The Cars That Ate Paris: Just shows that hoons do grow up, to produce more hoons.
Picnic at Hanging Rock: Classic
Breaker Morant: Great historical drama even if the facts have been debated with new knowledge
The Sundowners: Another classic
The Shiralee: Yet another classic

Thank you disco2hse!!

thats quite a list! ill start looking for them.

Originally Posted by MEANZ06

Thank you disco2hse!!

thats quite a list! ill start looking for them.

Yep, that's a good list.

Maybe also "The Castle" but its appeal internationally may not be as great as within Oz.

Malcolm - very amusing, unpretentious comedy.
Malcolm (1986) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

Rabbit Proof Fence - part of Australia's history that some would like to deny or forget.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

Jindabyne - based on a 20-year-old short story by American Raymond Carver, but it’s been so well adapted it seems very Australian.
Jindabyne (2006) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

I'd add

'Ten Canoes' At the Movies: Ten Canoes

to Disco2's list. Fantastic movie.
Oh, and

'The Dish'

A humorous version of Australia's involvement in the Apollo 11 moon landing.
As is so often the case, never let the facts get in the way of a good story The Dish - The Truth i

No one's mentioned 'Bad Boy Bubby' ?

'Lantana' (SWMBO couldn't get into it but it sucked me right in) Great cast and great drama.

'The Oyster Farmer' (OK I might have a thing for Kerry Armstrong too...and I'm not allowed to say that about Rachael Blake as her Tony has family here who I know )

Originally Posted by LoveMyV8County

Yep, that's a good list.

Maybe also "The Castle" but its appeal internationally may not be as great as within Oz.

Originally Posted by vnx205

Malcolm - very amusing, unpretentious comedy.
Malcolm (1986) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

Rabbit Proof Fence - part of Australia's history that some would like to deny or forget.
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

Jindabyne - based on a 20-year-old short story by American Raymond Carver, but it’s been so well adapted it seems very Australian.
Jindabyne (2006) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

Originally Posted by rick130

I'd add

'Ten Canoes' At the Movies: Ten Canoes

to Disco2's list. Fantastic movie.
Oh, and

'The Dish'

A humorous version of Australia's involvement in the Apollo 11 moon landing.
As is so often the case, never let the facts get in the way of a good story The Dish - The Truth i

No one's mentioned 'Bad Boy Bubby' ?

Originally Posted by rick130

'Lantana' (SWMBO couldn't get into it but it sucked me right in) Great cast and great drama.

'The Oyster Farmer' (OK I might have a thing for Kerry Armstrong too...and I'm not allowed to say that about Rachael Blake as her Tony has family here who I know )

All of which are in this list.
All feature films on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

A Japanese story is well worth a watch.

As well as short films as well.

AND this classic
Skippy ? Be Our Guest (1968) on ASO - Australia's audio and visual heritage online

I don't think this one has been mentioned...its called "The Dish" starring Sam Neill. Its the story, some fact, some made up of the a radio telescope in outback Australia that monitored the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969.!!!!