Yay, lot's of great films there godewey! Thanks!
Picnic at Hanging rock is a classic, a must see. I will eventually edit my original post and definitely add it to my list of recommended films.
Chopper! What's not to love, hey! If you liked Chopper you would probably like The Magician. Have you seen it?
Lantana is a great Aussie thriller, and I also liked Jindabyne, although not as much.
Wolf Creek film was pretty good, it was scary (especially if you know it was inspired by truth events) but there was a bit of humour too. I'm yet to see WC 2. The series is quite entertaining too.
Shine is also a great film, based on a true story. I thought Noah Taylor was great in the first half of the film, as the young David Helfgott. Geoffrey Rush won an Academy Award for Best Actor, as the older Helfgott, but it just as easily could have gone to Taylor imo....shame he wasn't even nominated. Btw, he's one of my favourite Aussie actors, and such a nice bloke too. It was nice to see him recently in Aussie cop drama Deep Water, the series about the gay murders in Sydney in the 80s and 90s.
You know I have seen Man From Snowy River but I just can't remember much about it. I'll have to re-watch it! I just remember a young Tom Burlinson in it.
Yes I think The Piano was filmed in NZ, but it was a NZ/Australian production.
Animal Kingdom was a good film (with a great performance by Ben Mendelsohn - also one of my favourite Aussie actors - and so was Snowtown (about the 'bodies in the barrels' murders in Adelaide in the 90s).
BTW.....Hopefully by the end of this week I will have caught up with some of the NZ films you guys have mentioned.
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Oh no problem, we can do 'off topic' anytime!
Yes I loved In Bruges. Saw it twice in the cinema when it came out. Really good film. Who knew Colin Farrell could be so funny, hey? I have a soft spot for Brendan Gleeson. Have you seen Calvary? He was great in that too, as a priest trying to patch up his broken community.
I haven't seen The Returned, but will eventually get around to it. The French version, of course.
What a coincidence, I also recently finished watching Season 1 of The Missing. Great stuff. What a sad ending though, hey? Did you ever see Broadchurch? Also great stuff. Next on my British police series to see is Happy Valley SE1.
Another British crime show I really enjoyed last year (because the protagonist was pretty bonkers and the plot compelling) is Marcella. Have you see it? Can't wait for Season 2.
Oh I forgot about Kirk Douglas! Of course he was in TMFSR!
Yes you should definitely watch The Magician. Someone should make a film with Chopper AND the Magician AND the family from Animal Kingdom and the charismatic 'leader' from Snowtown, and what the heck, lets throw in good old Aussie larrikin 'Kenny' (2006) as he'll be needed to clean up all the mess when the sh-t hits the fan. LOL.
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