Top Ten Aussie films
 

By Aussie, I mean made in Australia by Australian film-makers.

Here's mine in no particular order...

Mad Max 1
Strictly Ballroom
Moulin Rouge
Shine
Bliss
Proof
Lantana
My Brilliant Career
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Romper Stomper


Good resource site...

http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/Reading...ase/index.html

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thats a great list.

i thought of Lantana and Shine immediately... but the others there are great picks.

what about Gallipoli and Babe?

i should also admit to owning a dvd of The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie

I haven't seen much.. but my favourite Aussie flicks are...

The Castle (classic, and I still am not sure I get all the jokes).
Crackerjack (yeah yeah, Mick was alright in this)
Hercules Returns (Great when under the influence of certain substances)
The Nugget (eh.. not bad.. but I can't think of other Aussie movies and can't be stuffed going through Ella's (huge) list :) )

I've seen a movie called "something" Beach.. and it was pretty much about some chick who rooted w/ a lot of guys on the boat.. in the water.. on the beach.. wherever. I saw this on channel ten after only living here for a couple months.. really warpped my view of Aussie beaches (and I went to them more often heheh).

Oh yeah....The Castle is a classic. Also worthy are Two Hands and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Chopper and The Interview.

Has anyone else seen Proof? Has one of Russell Crowe's first roles, and also stars Hugo Weaving. Very, very good film.

Chopper!

The Castle (any other film is dreaming)
Pricilla
Muriel's Wedding
Mad Max
Babe
Proof (saw that in school)

Yep, these are all awesome.

Don't forget Rabbit-Proof Fence and Breaker Morant.

Ditch Moulin Rouge for Priscilla Queen of the Desert. The women are more believable, the guys less whiny, and they're all the same people.

In no particular order I would watch these more than once.

Bad boy bubby
Mad Max
The boys
Rabbit proof fence
The interview
Two hands
Idiot box
Chopper
The dish
Romper stomper

I loved Idiot Box...

'Get a dog up ya!!'

:lol:

Mad Max 1 thru 3
Romper Stomper (V. cool)
Croc Dundee 1 (what a cack, the followups are weak as piss)
Bad Boy Bubby
Does MATRIX count (it WAS made in Oz ??)

too many more to list, the aussie film industry is fantastic

S

I totally agree, Gallipoli, Babe, and Priscilla would be definitely in my top 10. With other classics as (in no particular order):

Mad Max (brilliant)
Chopper
Proof
Muriel's Wedding
Shine
The Castle
Two Hands/Romper Stomper

(Unfortunately there are a few movies listed on this thread I haven't seen.)

Yeah, there are some great aussie films. My favs include Idiot Box, Chopper and Mad Max. I hope i can add to it personally someday.

hell yeah!

i'm still looking for someone to start selling those tshirts.

For those who haven't seen it: You Can't Stop the Murders is brilliant...up there with The Castle :)

I think all the rest of my favourites have already been mentioned.

Just make your own. This dude i went through uni had one, he also had a 'I shot JR' one aswell, for those who remember Dallas.

When I was studying in Sydney I took an Australian sports history class, and we had to watch this movie called "The Club". It was about an Aussie rules team, Collingwood maybe? Anyways I thought the film was hilarious, does anyone know how I could find a copy of this movie?

No, mate...see my first post. Made in Aus by Aus film-makers. Next thing you'll be wanting is to namecheck the Star Wars flicks!

I also want to catch up with Praise....read the book but have yet to see the film.

Gallipolli... has to be!!!

The Castle would go close, and Puberty Blues (ya mole!)

2 hands
Romper Stomper
Lantana
The Castle
Strictly Ballroom
That Movie length episode of Blue Heelers (;))

Yeah, Australia has some awesome films. And aussie cinema is well respected the world over. A mate of mine just got back from trying to shop off his screenplay in LA and said that the there was heeps of interest because he was aussie. We also have a shitload of well respected actors, directors, cinematogrophers etc.

Now there's a phrase I haven't heard for too freakin' long!

I own most of those listed above either on DVD or tape. All are great films.
But there are a couple more I like...

for wierdness - The Last Wave.

and for yuks (and wierdness) - Welcome to Woop Woop.

It wasn't made for theatrical release (I saw it on PBS), but my all-time favorite Aussie film is "A Town Like Alice", based on the Nevil Shute novel.

Re: Top Ten Aussie films
 

Picnic at Hanging Rock was the first movie I ever saw on cable. It was playing the night we had it installed....good god how many years ago was that?:crazy:

yeah, PAHR scared the shit out of me as a kid. I think ill be telling a psychiatrist about it in the future sometime.

It is indeed an eerie film. I remember going to Hanging Rock (about 45 min drive from Melbourne) many years ago when I was little after seeing the film (seemed like a good idea to my mother at the time) but it scared the crap out of me. It truly is a spooky place.

The Castle has to be one of my all time fav movies.

Never really got into chopper thoe :S although everyone tells me i should watch it again.

I believe Eric Bana has been offered film roles purely on the strength of his role in 'Chopper' (and remember he was hand-picked by Mark Reid himself for the role). It's an incredible performance for a debut dramatic outing.

Chopper: Jimmy, if you keep stabbing me, you're going to kill me.


NEED I SAY MORE!?

Ack! Me and a mate saw this, laughed some of the way through it.. it has its moments..

I gotta put up Undead

That was funny as >_<

Was Quigley Down Under made by Australians?

That movie is aussie humour at its best, i saw it the other week on fox, very funny, another one i didnt mind was

dirty deads that was ok..

The Castle has to be up there.

As for Crocodile Dundee all I can say is hahaha. A great source of stereotypes for non-Australians.

Idiot Box was pretty funny, even Jeremy Sims raised a cackle or too...

In no particular order:

The man from Snowey River
The Castle
Hercules Returns
Moulan Rouge
Pricilla Queen of the Desert
The Light Horsemen
Croc Dundee 1
Mad Max Beyond the Thunderdome
The Sum of Us
Two Hands

The Castle - that one went straight to the pool room!

Mad Max - the original. Only problem is I bought it on DVD over here in the UK and the default language is "AMERICAN"!!! They dubbed over the original voices with bloody american accents. If you want the original aussie voices, you have to go and change it each time. That really gets on my tits.

No, they didn't??!!! That's farkin' criminal, wallaby!!!

have none of you seen gettin' square?
it's australia's answer to lock stock, and it's f'kin awesome :)