OK, had enough of talking about large hairy bipedal mammals.....I think you all know what I mean.
I'm sorry Aart but you've had your time in the limelight.  ;D ;D ;D

Anyway here it is:
Your Favourite Aussie Movie
or Your Favourite (insert country of origin here) Movie for our overseas members.

I'm gonna cheat and put up a few.

1. Running on Empty - legend of a movie, lots of fast cars (real cars with serious horsepower). A bit cheesy by todays standards but I like it.
2. Mad Max 1,2&3 - Big bad Mel Gibson before he got girly and wondering what women want.
3. Rogue - Only watched this the other day, about a monster croc. A bit hard to believe but it is one bloody big lizard (probably swaller a yowie whole)
4. Pay it Forward - I know not an Aussie movie, but could teach us all a lesson and nearly draw a tear from the hardest of us.

Well they are my pics of the top of my head.
Only one rule..........none about bloody yowies!!!! [smiley=taz.gif]

Robbo

Forgot a pearler:
Gallipoli


Robbo [smiley=taz.gif]

I dont have a true favourite Australian, Continental or other.

I enjoy most movies.  With the Red Hat Society group we mostly see light funny ones and a lot these days pertain to us "older" women and I find them fun.  Females can laugh at themselves better than men in MHO.

I also go to the Dendy at Circular Quay which has some very unusual movies mostly with subtitles, but I am a quick reader LOL.

The furtherest back Australian Movie that I have never forgotten is Jedda (1955) before some of you were born.  I still cant hear didgeridoos without the hackles on my neck standing up.

Being the romantic I am at times I also have never forgotten Zhivago and the horse being ridden through the daffodils, of course the music is magic in this movie for me as well.

Another Aussie one is Muriels Wedding which I related to in some aspects very  much.  Especially when rather than mow the lawn it was just set fire to.  

The lighthoursemen.... Top film.

Stew

Sirens, wasn't such a great film but I seem to have very vivid recollections of Kate Fischer & Elle in that Billabong bare as the day they were born.

Must run a replay of that dit. ;D

Regards Skip

great choice robbo *running on empty*   great film  :-[if i only i had a gt falcon :-/   i liked man from snowy river.. ;D
breaker morant...the castle
theres a few my favs cheers warren

The Castle is a favorite of mine,(tell em there dreamin)
dimboola was good.
Sunday too far away. is a classic.
I reckon I could think of more,but my typing finger has been on the juice all day :D
cheers George :-*

The movies I have in my DVD collection that I will re-play.

Mad Max & Beyond Thunderdome.
Oyster Farmer.
Look Both Ways.
Lantana.
The Castle.

The classics have always been Picnic at Hanging Rock, Storm Boy, Gallipoli, Breaker Morant, Sirens, Shine, Razorback, Cars that ate Paris,Odd Angry Shot, Dons Party and dare I mention the Croc Dundee movies.

Sure I have left some out.... ::)

Just to extend Robbo's thread. What is the favourite all time movie.

{Dances with Wolves} & {Master & Commander} Deliverance reminds me too much of those big hairy bush things.

Regards Skip

Yup I agree with the hat girl..

I remember a movie called Old Yella or yellow - somethimg like that 'bout a faithful dog (like me I guess). Top Aussie movie but do ya reckon I can remember the story line!!! Not on ya nellie..

Nuther old film was of course the WIZ of Oz.. Great family movie... what ever happened to family movies... and of course Gone with the wind - Frankly I don't give a damn...

................and who remembers the space serials at the beginning of a "picture show" where the robots were carboard box's painted silver and they talked like Yowies....

Just my thorts...


Grrr!!! ;)

skiproosel wrote on Sep 20^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

Just to extend Robbo's thread. What is the favourite all time movie. {Dances with Wolves} & {Master & Commander} Deliverance reminds me too much of those big hairy bush things. Regards Skip

That is a tough one Skip.
One movie that I can watch over and over again is Forrest Gump.

Robbo

skiproosel wrote on Sep 20^th, 2008 at 9:21pm:

Just to extend Robbo's thread. What is the favourite all time movie. {Dances with Wolves} & {Master & Commander} Deliverance reminds me too much of those big hairy bush things. Regards Skip

Gebus!  That now becomes a bit of an ask.
What mood am I in?  I need to watch something soothing that will not take much intellect to follow.  Star Wars, Jurassic Park.
Need action.  Matrix/Revolutions maybe War of the Worlds or Saving Private Ryan.
Babets Feast.  A Man and a Woman.

Creature Feature!  King Kong, Godzillia, Jurassic Park

Way out there.  Tron, 10 Canoes, Shirley Valentine, Meaning of Life, Shrek is always good....Bugs Life...????

Mood is paramount here

Just thought about the spooky side of things and gonna go with Tom Hanks again in The Green Mile.

Robbo

I have to give FLYING HIGH top marks for comedy,I could watch it over and over again.(and I have)
cheers George ;D

skiproosel wrote on Sep 20^th, 2008 at 7:15pm:

Must run a replay of that dit.

Dit? RAN?

Yeah Stew, a Jolly Jack-how about you?

Regards Skip [smiley=batman.gif]

Still in, have done 15 years to date......

Stew :)

Sweet, I did 13 and left in '88. If you feel the urge drop us a PM mate

Regards Skip

My favourite movie of all time is " Local Hero " and a close second is " O Brother, where art thou ". My favourite aussie movies would be from the fifties about Smiley the aussie kid.

We went and watched Breaking Dawn 2 last night. The final movie of the Twilight Series.

Would have to be the most emotionally charged movie I have ever sat through.  It was absolutely brilliant.

The only other show to have ever come anywhere near it was a live performance of Phantom of the Opera a few years ago.