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Did anyone mention the two classics

The castle

The dish

also not to forget Crackerjack (about a bowls club)

weren't they great. When we went to Bonnie Doon we saw the house and even bought t shirts from the Bonnie doon petrol station and boy were they a hit with whole family. "Ah. the serenity". Highlight of our trip to Victoria. That and seeing snow for the first time. and as for the Nugget - that just makes me want to go gold prospecting.  rocket n strop

 



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SERENITY, that was the name of our last van we were going to choose between that and "The poolroom"



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SERENITY, that was the name of our last van we were going to choose between that and "The poolroom"

i like it. rocket n strop

 



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Rabbit Proof Fence was great too. Horrific.

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"Snowtown"   .. too vicious for us.. we got out halfway through!

 

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I have to say, though, I'm not a fan of Nicole Kidman. While some of her movies are OK, most are downright waste of timers.

Is it just me, or do others find her full of hype?

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Dougwe wrote:

Rabbit Proof Fence was great too. Horrific.

I cried at the end when they interviewed those two old ladies who had been the children in the film. 



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It was a sad time and good it's in the past.

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the rocket wrote:

did not know Red dog was australian.

have a good day. rocket n strop

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You obviously don't listen to Macca on a Sunday Morning on the ABC.

Years ago Red dog was the topic of conversation periodically for a while.   People used to ring in with stories about him.

I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Jedda yet.  I loved that film.

 

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A very disturbing movie, but good, Sampson and Delilah. filmed in the NT around Alice.
We watched a movie last night called Red Hill not to bad.
One for all the travellers "Wolf Creek."
When you think about it there have been some rippa movies made in Aus

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Hercules Returns. A good laugh

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Jindabyne, Ten Canoes and Lantana were 3 very good movies but didn't do all that good in the box office.

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I recall Jedda was one of the first movies I ever saw and lets not forget that the worlds first feature length movie was "The story of the Kelly Gang" made in Australia about Ned Kelly & his cahoots.

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DandS wrote:

Hercules Returns. A good laugh

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-- Edited by DandS on Sunday 11th of March 2012 08:37:56 PM

 A great Aussie movie and no bugger knows about itsmile



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Mad max.. Mel Gibson
Dead Calm.. Nicole Kidman

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Hercules Returns. A good laugh

 A great Aussie movie and no bugger knows about itsmile

 Certainly agree with you there. we have it on DVD, and are amazed at how many people have never seen or heard of it.

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Hercules Returns. A good laugh

 A great Aussie movie and no bugger knows about itsmile

 Certainly agree with you there. we have it on DVD, and are amazed at how many people have never seen or heard of it.

Daryl

 I have a good mate who loves it as well, when we get a few ports into us we sit and quote lines from it and laugh ourselves silly



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Hi Everyone, wow. so many movies. did anyone count up to see if we reached 50? does anyone know where we can buy "under the radar"? thanks. rocket n strop. Under the radar needs to be a dvd. every store including jb hifi say they haven't had it for years. rocket n strop



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goinsoon wrote:

 I have a good mate who loves it as well, when we get a few ports into us we sit and quote lines from it and laugh ourselves silly

I often quote a few lines. Most favourite is when Syl calls me for something. 

My reply " I'll be in in a minute" (Samson in the field)biggrin

Daryl

 



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I thought The Piano, was a N Z movie, with Sam Neil and Anna Panquin.

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Okay we will give you that one............but only 1.

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cosi. is a funny aussie movie, very underrated

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what was Sunshine about? rocket n strop

 Wouldn't that be a reference to the Australian climate, as opposed to the British ?

Cheers,

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I LOVE AUSSIE MOVIES....but I haven't been on the forum much for a couple of weeks so have only just caught up with this post.

Most of you have mentioned my usual favourites which are........just about every Aussie movie ever made actually....... biggrin biggrin but I would like to add a couple of my favourites that I didn't see listed...apologies if they are here and I have missed them...

The Bank...with David Wenham...brilliant!!

Another David Wenham movie...Gettin' Square...it won a few well deserved  AFI awards

Bran Nue Dae.....Ernie Dingo and Geoffrey Rush....a fun comedy/musical.

p.s. I agree with mark61 about Cosi being very underrated.
Also agree with Loffty about the original Mad Max movie with Mel Gibson.

Cheers. Pam. smile

 



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If you do Storm Boy you have to do Blue Fin. Made at Streaky Bay but set in Pt. Lincoln featuring my ex as an extra, and my fisherman neighbour also an extra who pulls the tinny in off the beach.
There's also another movie made in Broome in the last 4 years, but for some reason I can't remember the name. It was a stage musical first, then a movie with Ernie Dingo and a couple of other well-known locals and Aboriginals.


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CG, the musical with Ernie Dingo is Bran Nue Dae....it's good fun smile 



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Thanks Travel Bug. It's been bothering me for days because I couldn't remember it.
It started its life as a stage production. It was written by Jimmy Chai, an Aboriginal Chinese local of Broome.
I haven't seen it, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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Travel Bug wrote:

I LOVE AUSSIE MOVIES....but I haven't been on the forum much for a couple of weeks so have only just caught up with this post.

Most of you have mentioned my usual favourites which are........just about every Aussie movie ever made actually....... biggrin biggrin but I would like to add a couple of my favourites that I didn't see listed...apologies if they are here and I have missed them...

The Bank...with David Wenham...brilliant!!

Another David Wenham movie...Gettin' Square...it won a few well deserved  AFI awards

Bran Nue Dae.....Ernie Dingo and Geoffrey Rush....a fun comedy/musical.

p.s. I agree with mark61 about Cosi being very underrated.
Also agree with Loffty about the original Mad Max movie with Mel Gibson.

Cheers. Pam. smile

hi pam, bran nue dae sounds fun, I will hire it out. ernie dingo is enjoyable to watch. rocket n strop

 



-- Edited by Travel Bug on Friday 16th of March 2012 07:27:40 PM

 



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Oyster Farm. Just started on ABC2. Jack Thompson.

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"About Schmidt" with Jack Nicholson and Cathy Bates is on TV on GEM at 8.30 PM this coming Wednesday night (21/3/2012)

It is about his RV travels after he retires and is a hoot....my favourite scene is where he is told he is "a sad, sad man".   Well worth seeing and again if you have seen it already.

 



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