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Despite the crap Australian movies get there are actually quite a lot of good ones. To name a few:

More Serious

Jindabyne
Shine
Samson & Delilah
Mad Bastards
Romulus, My Father
Breaker Morant

Less Serious

Looking for Alibrandi
Mental
Bran Nue Dae
Kenny
The Wogboy
Not Suitable for Children

Also if you like period dramas like Downton you should check out A Place to Call Home.
 
Adding to the list (not all great but worth it once):

The Big Steal (1990)
Death in Brunswick (1991)
Full Body Massage (1995)
Malcolm (1986)
The Picture Show Man (1977)
Puberty Blues (1981)
They're A Weird Mob (1966)
Wake In Fright (1971)
 
My favourites are probably Babe, Tomorrow when the war began, Legend of the guardians (the owl movie :P) and I know that Wolf Creek is good to, but I haven't seen it.

all fairly new ones

edit: also Ned Kelly

btw, I was at an Aussie steakhouse the other night for dinner and they play Australian movies while you're eating (no audio though), and they were playing BMX bandits, with young Nicole Kidman. It looked so ridiculous.
 
Some of my faves...

Lantana
Animal Kingdom
Careful He Might Hear You
The Eye of the Storm
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Ten Canoes
The Year My Voice Broke
The Piano
Oscar and Lucinda
 
I LOVED Cosi - but it seems few people have seen it :(

What about Muriel's Wedding, Priscilla and Bad Boy Bubby?
 
therefore despite the fact that our movies may not be the greatest, we have given the world some awesome Actors, entertainers & musicians.+ good on us ! Aussie and proud, bogans and all.....+:confused:
 
Candy
Dead Calm
Lantana
Shine
Love and other catastrophes


Has someone said Romper Stomper? I haven't seen that one, but... People say its good and I don't think I saw it listed.
 
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Mooseface said:
Candy
Dead Calm
Lantana
Shine
Love and other catastrophes


Has someone said Romper Stomper? I haven't seen that one, but... People say its good and I don't think I saw it listed.
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Romper Stomper was good and it is the movie that solidified Russell Crowe's career as a lead actor in Australia. It also has Jacqueline MacKenzie in it and she should have had a much bigger career than she does.

Love and Other Catastrophe's was Frances O'Connor's (Artificial Intelligence) big break in movies and is very watchable.

One of my work mates said on Friday that he hadn't seen The Castle abnd we all think he should his Australian citizenship should be revoked for that.

Two really good Australia tv series was Brides of Christ (a drama about Catholicism in Australia at the time of the Vatican II reforms). You can probably get it on ebay or from the ABC shop online. Frontline was a satire on current affairs shows like 20/20 and A Current Affair. That's hilarious too.
 
Nang72 said:
Romper Stomper was good and it is the movie that solidified Russell Crowe's career as a lead actor in Australia. It also has Jacqueline MacKenzie in it and she should have had a much bigger career than she does.

Love and Other Catastrophe's was Frances O'Connor's (Artificial Intelligence) big break in movies and is very watchable.

One of my work mates said on Friday that he hadn't seen The Castle abnd we all think he should his Australian citizenship should be revoked for that.

Two really good Australia tv series was Brides of Christ (a drama about Catholicism in Australia at the time of the Vatican II reforms). You can probably get it on ebay or from the ABC shop online. Frontline was a satire on current affairs shows like 20/20 and A Current Affair. That's hilarious too.
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I have the full series of Brides of Christ and re-watched it recently. Just as good as I remembered.

I actually have it all in a zip file I made for my inlaws - if anyone wants it, just PM me.
 
Inigo Montoya said:
I have a question for all our American viewers. What is your favourite Aussie Movie? Let me guess it has 2 words and starts with C? Am I right?
Recently I've been watching alot of Australian movies some are really good and others not so much.
To all the Aussies on here what are your favourite Australian movies?
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I hate to admit that Crocodile Dundee may be the only Australian movie I've ever seen.
 
I found Brides of Christ really meaningful. It was so human and the sets, costumes and attitudes were authentically Australian. I also forgot to mention that Russell Crowe had a supporting role as Dom, Bridget's brother, in that series. It was when he was at the peak of his hotness too!
 
Badlands - try watching Lantana for a good drama. The acting in it is relly good - you'll see Anthony LaPaglia and Kerry Armstrong who (if you're old enough) you'll recognise from Dynasty.
 
Nang72 said:
Badlands - try watching Lantana for a good drama. The acting in it is relly good - you'll see Anthony LaPaglia and Kerry Armstrong who (if you're old enough) you'll recognise from Dynasty.
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Thanks; I'll try to do that. I was a fan of Anthony LaPaglia in "Without a Trace."
 
If you like reality TV, you should check out some of the better RTV produced by SBS & ABC, our public broadcasters.


Some I can think of -

Nerds FC
The show follows a football team of 14 nerds who were trained over 3 months, climaxing with a match against a professional team. Nerds FC is produced by SBS independent and Grundy Television (which has now merged with Crackerjack to become FremantleMedia Australia).

This show is inspiring and very, very sweet. It was so popular they did a 2nd series.

Go Back Where You Came From
Six prominent and outspoken Australians take a life-risking refugee journey.

2 series. This has won many major international awards. It is life changing and awesome.

Choir of Hardknocks
Self explanatory title, street people light up through song.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Choir_of_Hard_Knocks

And for some fun trash, check out My Kitchen Rules and House Rules, both on 7, both are light hearted, fun and bitchin.
 
South Australians always use the long ‘a’ in words like ‘chance’, ‘plant’, ‘dance’, ‘graph’. This is sometimes heard in other parts of Australia but in most places the short ‘a’ is more common in these words. All Australians, however, use a long ‘a’ for ‘can’t’.

Some South Australians claim that with their accent, they speak in a more refined, ‘proper’ way. Given the way 2004 housemate turned host Ryan Fitzgerald sounds, I would say that there’s a broad continuum of South Australian accents, many of which are far from refined. I’m no expert but Fryzie certainly seems to have a few key South Australian characteristics like the long ‘a’ in ‘chance’, but he is still very broad. (Same goes for New Zealanders!)

Another supposed South Australian thing I have heard of is that when they say ‘wheel’, it sounds like ‘wool’. Maybe Ed’s ‘gewls’ (girls) is due to this general characteristic?

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Some excellent Australian films are being listed here.

‘The Castle’ is brilliant. Quite Melbourne-centric but I’m sure anyone would get the jokes. I’m very impressed that someone mentioned ‘They’re a Weird Mob’ (1966). Though far from the greatest Powell and Pressburger film it is still very enjoyable with some great moments, even if it gets a bit lost towards the end. It focuses on Australian customs and slang but most of the terms heard in the film are extremely out-dated now. And yes ‘Malcolm’ (1986) is great (and very Melbourne-centric).

‘Pure Shit’ is a great 1970s drug classic made in Melbourne. I love it but it might be hard to find.

Some great Australian exploitation favourites of mine are:
‘The Man From Hong Kong’, ‘Dead End Drive In’, ‘Number 96’ :o (film and TV episodes on DVD).
 
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Melbourne003000 said:
South Australians always use the long ‘a’ in words like ‘chance’, ‘plant’, ‘dance’, ‘graph’. This is sometimes heard in other parts of Australia but in most places the short ‘a’ is more common in these words. All Australians, however, use a long ‘a’ for ‘can’t’.

Some South Australians claim that with their accent, they speak in a more refined, ‘proper’ way. Given the way 2004 housemate turned host Ryan Fitzgerald sounds, I would say that there’s a broad continuum of South Australian accents, many of which are far from refined. I’m no expert but Fryzie certainly seems to have a few key South Australian characteristics like the long ‘a’ in ‘chance’, but he is still very broad. (Same goes for New Zealanders!)

Another supposed South Australian thing I have heard of is that when they say ‘wheel’, it sounds like ‘wool’. Maybe Ed’s ‘gewls’ (girls) is due to this general characteristic?

…

Some excellent Australian films are being listed here.

‘The Castle’ is brilliant. Quite Melbourne-centric but I’m sure anyone would get the jokes. I’m very impressed that someone mentioned ‘They’re a Weird Mob’ (1966). Though far from the greatest Powell and Pressburger film it is still very enjoyable with some great moments, even if it gets a bit lost towards the end. It focuses on Australian customs and slang but most of the terms heard in the film are extremely out-dated now. And yes ‘Malcolm’ (1986) is great (and very Melbourne-centric).

‘Pure Shit’ is a great 1970s drug classic made in Melbourne. I love it but it might be hard to find.

Some great Australian exploitation favourites of mine are:
‘The Man From Hong Kong’, ‘Dead End Drive In’, ‘Number 96’ :o (film and TV episodes on DVD).
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I have the DVD and it is such a good movie. I read somewhere that some of the actors in the film were actual junkies are 2 of them died shortly after filming.

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These pics are the DVD case. By far the best DVD case I have ever seen.
 
Some of my fav aussie movies are

The Craic
The Honourable Wally Norman
Dad and Dave: On Our Selection
Strictly Ballroom
Paperback Hero (mmmm Hugh Jackman)
Bootmen
 
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