Aussie films
Nov 18th 2004 | 12:34 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by bundy
Are you sitting comfortably? Well, I had this penpal called Marj from the age of 13 (sad, I know, but she's the reason I first went to Oz, so I owe her a lot). When I was 18 I took a gap year and went to Australia. Marj lived in Geelong but she finished her VCE exams the day before I arrived, and passed her driving test the day before that and she and all her mates had organised to spend a few days camping at Barwon so that they could get drunk, mainly. I turned up at 6am and we pretty much went straight to the campsite. Hence my first night in Oz was spent camping at Barwon Heads. And very nice it was too (what I remember of it 
)
Barwon was beautiful, very quiet, just a golf course, the campsite, a bus stop and a chippy. Not like that now!
)Barwon was beautiful, very quiet, just a golf course, the campsite, a bus stop and a chippy. Not like that now!
it's great that you kept in contact with a penpal though.. and got to visit!! I was rubbish at writing to people, apart from Hubby before we were able to move in together (2 yrs of writing!!!)..At least you were able to see Barwon before it was destroyed by commercialism.... For me, Byron Bay/Broken Head and surrounds is the same. I went camping at Byron every year when I was baby, and it was bliss
Don't recognise the area now - it's plain bloody awful really. Oh well, that's the progress of time.. guess the areas will go out of favour one day and be left to wrack and ruin..
Nov 18th 2004 | 12:39 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by Brissiegirl
it's great that you kept in contact with a penpal though.. and got to visit!! I was rubbish at writing to people, apart from Hubby before we were able to move in together (2 yrs of writing!!!)..At least you were able to see Barwon before it was destroyed by commercialism.... For me, Byron Bay/Broken Head and surrounds is the same. I went camping at Byron every year when I was baby, and it was bliss
Don't recognise the area now - it's plain bloody awful really. Oh well, that's the progress of time.. guess the areas will go out of favour one day and be left to wrack and ruin..Yeah, it's always the way. I like Byron too, but when we were there (exactly a year ago, in fact!) I'd noticed the change even since I was last there in 1996.
Nov 18th 2004 | 1:41 am
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Re: Aussie films
There was a good kiwi film (yes really) about a middle aged, bald guy that gets drunk 
and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died :scared: (or was it disappeared). I have seen other versions of it since. There was an American version (with Steve McQueen I think but could be wrong) and I seem to remember the Simpsons parodied it. But I saw the kiwi version first so they get the credit
and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died :scared: (or was it disappeared). I have seen other versions of it since. There was an American version (with Steve McQueen I think but could be wrong) and I seem to remember the Simpsons parodied it. But I saw the kiwi version first so they get the credit
Nov 18th 2004 | 1:45 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by worzel
There was a good kiwi film (yes really) about a middle aged, bald guy that gets drunk and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died :scared: (or was it disappeared). I have seen other versions of it since. There was an American version (with Steve McQueen I think but could be wrong) and I seem to remember the Simpsons parodied it. But I saw the kiwi version first so they get the credit
and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died :scared: (or was it disappeared). I have seen other versions of it since. There was an American version (with Steve McQueen I think but could be wrong) and I seem to remember the Simpsons parodied it. But I saw the kiwi version first so they get the creditI know the film you mean.. he gets together with a man and woman who also seem to have survied what ever whiped out all the other people.. and it turns out that they who are alive, were 'dead' at the moment everyone else vanishes... one drowned, one drunk and one electrocued or something??
Nov 18th 2004 | 1:47 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by Brissiegirl
I know the film you mean.. he gets together with a man and woman who also seem to have survied what ever whiped out all the other people.. and it turns out that they who are alive, were 'dead' at the moment everyone else vanishes... one drowned, one drunk and one electrocued or something??
Nov 18th 2004 | 2:33 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by worzel
Ah, yes it is starting to come back to me now.
It was a film called "The Quiet Earth" made in 1985.. I've just tracked it down...
Nov 18th 2004 | 3:50 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by Brissiegirl
It was a film called "The Quiet Earth" made in 1985.. I've just tracked it down...
Nov 18th 2004 | 9:31 am
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Re: Aussie films
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093416/
The Lighthorsemen is a superb WW1 film in the vein of Gallipoli and Breaker Morant. Its available on DVD and if you buy the R4 (Aussie version) you also get a great DTS soundtrack.
Dont overlook this if you like Aussie cinema.
Mr HugoB
The Lighthorsemen is a superb WW1 film in the vein of Gallipoli and Breaker Morant. Its available on DVD and if you buy the R4 (Aussie version) you also get a great DTS soundtrack.
Dont overlook this if you like Aussie cinema.
Mr HugoB
Nov 18th 2004 | 9:35 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by HugoB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093416/
The Lighthorsemen is a superb WW1 film in the vein of Gallipoli and Breaker Morant. Its available on DVD and if you buy the R4 (Aussie version) you also get a great DTS soundtrack.
Dont overlook this if you like Aussie cinema.
Mr HugoB
The Lighthorsemen is a superb WW1 film in the vein of Gallipoli and Breaker Morant. Its available on DVD and if you buy the R4 (Aussie version) you also get a great DTS soundtrack.
Dont overlook this if you like Aussie cinema.
Mr HugoB
Lighthorsemen is a little ripper..
Nov 24th 2004 | 5:38 pm
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Re: Aussie films
Dunno what made me think of it...but was just sitting here and another excellent Ozzie movie came to mind....
The road to Nhill
It has one of the best Australian casts ever put together....It is absolutely hilarious!!!!
The road to Nhill
It has one of the best Australian casts ever put together....It is absolutely hilarious!!!!
Nov 24th 2004 | 6:53 pm
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Re: Aussie films
Havent seen that one - although I do know where Nhill is .
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Nov 24th 2004 | 7:41 pm
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Havent seen that one - although I do know where Nhill is .
.Mrs D....You should if you get the chance and see it at the rental place. It is truely hilarous.
I have been through Nhill a couple of times on the way to Adelaide
Nov 26th 2004 | 2:07 am
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Re: Aussie films
Originally Posted by Mel Gibson
There have been some really good aussie films made over the years, but there
have also been some really dreadful ones.
Whats your favourite and worst Aussie films.
have also been some really dreadful ones.
Whats your favourite and worst Aussie films.
Priscilla - crap
Nov 26th 2004 | 2:14 am
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Re: Aussie films
Best:
Passion - Richard Roxburgh plays Percy Grainger (woof!)
Monkey Grip...this is my Holy Grail to find on DVD.
Worst:
can't think of any really. I've been out of Aus for so long I don't get to see many Australian films.
Passion - Richard Roxburgh plays Percy Grainger (woof!)
Monkey Grip...this is my Holy Grail to find on DVD.
Worst:
can't think of any really. I've been out of Aus for so long I don't get to see many Australian films.
Nov 26th 2004 | 6:30 pm
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Re: Aussie films
[QUOTE=worzel]There was a good kiwi film (yes really) about a middle aged, bald guy that gets drunk and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died .
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Sounds like a typical day in the life of an average New Zealander
and wakes up the following morning to find everyone has died .================================================== ========
Sounds like a typical day in the life of an average New Zealander
