Thread: Red Dog [movie]

Don't quibble about minor things like the 3 train ore sets that weren't around in the early days - a great movie to make us proud - and some nostalgia for those who where there "then".

Not a bad movie little slow at the start but very good when finshed i went out and sat with my dog for a hour just gos to show mans best friend.............

I sent red dog too all the rellie's in the uk as it was filmed round here and thought they would like to see what it's like where I live unbelievable, only my sister bothered to watch or pass comment that she liked it, bloody poms give em an opportunity to get educated crickey ungrateful buggers:-)


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The best movie I have seen in ages. A few inconsistencies as pointed out, but nothing to bad. Some of the Caterpillar equipment shown was not around in the 1970s in the guise shown, series 3 maybe a bit early. Multiple train sets, were not around and wrong model trains, though they did paint them up in original paint.
Good thing though is it is a good aussie yarn based part on fact and part myth.
One guy I was talking too reckons he picked up Red Dog near Newman in the mid 70s and dropped him at Newman. Who knows if he was speaking the truth.
I think the warship travel to Japan and back was a bit hard to swallow.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

I saw Red Dog when it first appeared. I do not watch many movies, but I certainly thought this was worth watching. One quibble though - one scene is supposed to take place in 1970, when the dog is picked up on the road by a couple - travelling in a Series 3.

John

I saw an ad on Foxtel for it - on the Pay for Movies part of Foxtel - the first thing that I noticed was the Land Rover - so I went online and purchased it as a download for my iPad - and looked around and purchased a couple of others with Land Rovers in them. The Aussie Bride wanted to watch it, too, so I purchased a 'dongle' to connect the iPad to the big screen and we all watched it.

Turned out to be an expensive movie but I enjoyed it.

.. It ..... Bored me

I got it for christmas from my very own Red Dog! ("Shadow" - he's a dead ringer)

I tried to get him to watch it with me but he's deaf as a post so I don't think he knew what was going on...

Originally Posted by Ivan

Could be true. I had a mate with an H reg Series III. H registration was from 1 August 1969 – 31 July 1970. However, this was in the UK, not sure what year they arrived over here.

Ivan

they do weird things to get the free road tax also, what is it pre 1971? I heard of a Range Rover with a pre 71 chassis

oh and Red Dog, I saw it on the plane........ not a good place for a grown man to watch it i.e. surrounded by hundreds of people...