Top Five Aussie Movies (1 Viewer)

[taxman]

What are your favourite aussie movies and why?

1. Gettin Square - David Wenham. Nuff Said.
2. Swimming Upstream - Geoffrey Rush is awesome, the story is excellent, and the dialogue is perfect.
3. Dirty Deeds - Really classy movie, camera work is awesome and the plot is brilliant.
4. The Bank - Very clever plot with some great performances...notably by Anthony Lapaglia.
5. Beyond the Deluge - Yeah, I know, it was a TV mini-series, but still, it was amazing. David Wenham was awesome as always, as was Hugo Weaving as the best arsehole I've ever seen "If you're gonna spit out bullshit like that, at least do it with your clothes off."

So, yes, so, uh huh, yup, yeeaah...post yours.

 

[Mojoman]

1) hercules returns - funniest movie ever... terrible acting, terrible humour.. wot else do u need in a number 1?
2) the castle - cmon how did the castle not make your top 5? as dennis denuto would write: "fucking brilliant"
3) two hands - aussie version of lock-stock, really good, heath ledger is good and bryan brown is a champ as always
4) the dish - great aussie movie, hilarious too
5) chopper - eric bana is awesome, nuff said

honourable mentions: dirty deeds, the hard word, takeaway, bad eggs

i only saw the first half of after the deluge and it was fucking magnificent

 

[simmic]

ummm...either havent watched that many or cant remember...but out of those i can...

1. strictly ballroom
2. sleeping with the enermy
3. rabbit proof fence (?)

edit: add
4. looking for alibrandi

 

[nerd2die7]

I agree, Two Hands is a great movie. I can't think of 4 other ones.

 

[Benny_]

1. The Interview
2. Somersult
3. Gallipoli
4. The Castle
5. Shine

 

[glycerine]

two hands, the castle, shine, rabbit proof fence, priscilla queen of the desert

 

[Mojoman]

i forgot gallipoli!

 

[iambored]

1. lantana
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to be finished later

 

[Fry]

romeo & juliet

 

[Annegelic]

in no particular order --

1. Looking for Alibrandi
2. Gallipolli
3. Strictly Ballroom
4. Dating the Enemy
5. Muriel's Wedding

 

[LoUiE SmOoiE]

1. looking for alibrandi - relates to me alot coz im italian and people say i act lik her...
2. stricly ballroom - love ballroom dancing
3. Muriels Wedding - funny stuff...
4. Prisilla queen of the desert - absolutely love it, funnyiest guys...i hav nothing wrong with tranies,this movie has made me love them even more
5. dating the enemy - funny stuff...

 

[thejosiekiller]

lantana- made me think.lol
the dish- cause it made me feel good about vegemite
paperback hero- makes me laugh when claudia carvan acts like a tom boy from the bush
the castle

do tropfest movies count?

 

[crazyhomo]

dark city
the interview
the castle
breaker morant
chopper

worst australian movies:
everything directed by baz luhrmann

 

[Raiks]

In no particular order

1. Looking For Alibrandi
2. One Perfect Day
3. Chopper
4. Getting Square
5. Two Hands

 

[bex]

There are some australian movies which are just amazing.. then there is the rest of it.. utter crap!!!

1. Romper Stomper
2. Muriels Wedding
3. The Castle
4. Rabbit Proof Fence
5. Priscilla

btw these arent in any particular order...

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

even though 99% of australian movies are crap and follow the exact same story line, here are my favourites from the other 1%

1. Chopper
2. Hercules Returns
3. The Castle



that is all

 

[mizz_smee]

1. Pricilla queen of the desert
2. The Castle
3. Dating the enemy
4. Looking for Alibrandi
5. Strictly Ballroom

 

[taxman]

I disagree, I think the majority of Australian movies are excellent, it's just people who watch them can't click with it because we are all Americanised so much that if the movie doesn't have a couple of "ditto's" or "yes ma'am's" then they don't see it as a 'proper' film.

The really poor Aussie movies? How about 'Undead'? Anybody seen this? It was complete rubbish with zombies, the hero dude killed a zombie by shaking up a can of coke, sticking a pen in it and throwing it at a zombie...riiiiiiigggghhhhht.

All in all, I think whilst the Australian movie business is slowly falling to pieces, we still have some of the best film-makers in the world.

 

[sugaryblue]

the only one that I really like is Strictly Ballroom

Muriel's Wedding and Looking for Alibrandi's good too

 

[Tommy_Lamp]

taxman: the vast majority of australian films are crap, because they follow almost the exact same storyline, i.e. the aussie battler who has to fight the big corporation.
i hate most american movies that come out also. i would love it if we went back to the way movies used to be, i.e. in the godfather, scarface, hitchcock days, when movies actually contained storylines. most movies now are just pure action, or pure babes in hot outfits.
the only movie from the last 5yrs that i think will be remembered in 30yrs will be The Lord of the Rings.