wow, you'd give this thing 2.5/5? That's generous, I was giving it a one, maybe even dipping into the negatives because of the "so bad it's hilarious" territory.

Not worthy of rating.

go watch chopper, romper stomper, mad max or wolf creek instead.

This is true but you never hear about those guys. I guess they are either tired of complaining or nobody gives a **** because they are so far away that it doesn't effect the people in the cities.

And that would be yolngu boy which is a far better movie.
But then from my opinion everything is a better movie.

Look you can get street stories from poor abandoned comunities every where. animal kingdom for example explores the seedy side of criminal australia. But does it better.
Samson and delila my do it as well but I havent seen it

for all the aussies that know that this film isn't realistic at all, can you give me a rundown on the publications that call it that?

"Compellingly realistic" -The Times Newspaper Australia
"...a realistic view of the trials and tribulations of a gang growing up in a society that alienates ethnic minorities." -Western Australian Times
(this one I'm a little skeptical about, because I'm pretty sure that it's a line from the movie itself, which would mean that LaBianca is quoting an article that's quoting his own movie)

I'm just curious if these two papers are real established publications, or if they're small town rags that wouldn't know reality if it hit them in the face. I'm also wondering if they're super conservative/insular and really believe that the events in the movie are what happens on Australia's streets because they don't know any better.

i haven't watched the movie - i couldn't even sit through the trailer.


for all the aussies that know that this film isn't realistic at all, can you give me a rundown on the publications that call it that?

"Compellingly realistic" -The Times Newspaper Australia
"...a realistic view of the trials and tribulations of a gang growing up in a society that alienates ethnic minorities." -Western Australian Times
(this one I'm a little skeptical about, because I'm pretty sure that it's a line from the movie itself, which would mean that LaBianca is quoting an article that's quoting his own movie)

I'm just curious if these two papers are real established publications, or if they're small town rags that wouldn't know reality if it hit them in the face. I'm also wondering if they're super conservative/insular and really believe that the events in the movie are what happens on Australia's streets because they don't know any better.

i've never heard of them. looks like it's unmitigated bullshit from every angle.

i haven't watched the movie - i couldn't even sit through the trailer.



i've never heard of them. looks like it's unmitigated bullshit from every angle.

You have to be really drunk and then it is funny.
But is is kind of strange. Every now and then you grt a reveiw that thinks it is a real movie. which sheds a light on the reveiw process I supose

i want to do a drinking game with my friends.

shot/drink every time...
- someone looks into the camera
- someone crosses their arms
- someone paces back and forth
- someone uses "unh!" as a response

i want to do a drinking game with my friends.

shot/drink every time...
- someone looks into the camera
- someone crosses their arms
- someone paces back and forth
- someone uses "unh!" as a response

Drink every time somone just repeats the line the other guy has said because aparently that is dialog.
Where is the tickets.
I dont know where is the tickets.
The tickets?
Yes the tickets.
I dont know.
so you dont know where the tickets are.
no I dont know where the tickets are.
the tickets
Yes the tickets.

and we wonder why the movie ran to 130 minutes.

On the cover it says it is the New York Times that calls it "compellingly realistic", so that tells me they saw the Cronulla Riots and assumed that being ethnic in Australia meant gang. I would venture a guess they wrote their own synopsis for the paper, then marketed it as a "review", if the paper was legit and they managed to have ANYTHING printed in them.

I am interested to hear if anyone has seen Cedar Boys, I am hesitant to see it because, quite honestly, Aussie Park Boyz fucked Australian "gang" movies for me.

Also, my mates rapped and produced a song on mark "chopper" read's foray into the gangsta rap arena.

hm, i just realized that on the cover i posted, it credits the NY Times for the quote, but on the copy i have, it credits The Times newspaper from Australia. Since my copy is from there, I wonder if they change the credit based on what country it's marketed in? isn't this against the law?

Man, there is no Australian The Times that would be considered a serious journalistic edition. Maybe there is an investigation required into this bullshit.

go watch chopper, romper stomper, mad max or wolf creek instead.

start with "Not Quite Hollywood"....THEN move on to the aforementioned...and then remember that DAYoung was in a Jackie Chan movie and rent that **** post-haste

Not Quite Hollywood is an awesome doco. Literally tripled my "need to see movies" list in one sitting. Australia actually raised the bar for cinema with what was essentially C and below -grade movies.

Also, if one gets the chance, see Tomorrow When The War Began. The book series is a staple for teens in Australia, indeed I read a first release signed by the author when I was younger. The story and plot are the cause for my having a "survival kit", completing survival courses, and being prepared to go bush at all times since around a third into the book when I was around 12 years of age. As outlandish as it might seem, this book assisted in my preparedness for any survival eventuality, whether it be an invasion, or a bombing.

Anyway, the film is Australia's attempt at a blockbuster, sticks true to the book as far as possible without the pretentiousness of delving too deeply into relationship development (thank god the director understood it is an action film, not a teen love under duress portrayal) and in my opinion achieves both successfully.

I cannot believe I forgot to include the Aussie film Gettin' Square, one of the best Aussie criminal films if only for David Wenham's (from 300) depiction of a junkie, one of the funniest scenes in the history of cinema.

Also, Blue Murder. I have met people on both sides of this story.

And another, Two Hands. Many people love it, I do too but still feels like 70's cinema in a 90's film.

start with "Not Quite Hollywood"....THEN move on to the aforementioned...and then remember that DAYoung was in a Jackie Chan movie and rent that **** post-haste

listen to this man.

his taste in action cinematography is of the highest refinement, his educated opinion pertaining only to the most discerning cultivation of excellence in this most profound, and titillating, of genres.