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Macx, on 2008-12-30 22:30:49, said:

With previews and ads, it was pushing 3hrs.


--hel_l, boys, don't forget to put something in for the Oprah mob too.

I was wondering what the big "black" play in this movie is.  It's obvious that Drover didn't mind the black folks but he insisted in every day of his life fighting for the greater good of the tanned folks.  Anyways.

People calling this one of the greatest films? I personally didn't think so.  At 3 hours, it was a bit long.   Where were the Australian military?  The only people I saw were those putting out fires and picking up trash while the Japs were landing on the mainland and firing at civilians?  What gives.

Decent movie, i'd give it a 7.

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Saw the movie and it was mildly entertaining, however to say it was made for an Australian audience is an absolute croc. Baz and the Australian Tourism Board made the movie for Hollywood and international audiences. No Australian would accept such a flimsy depiction of a country filled with so many wonderful landscapes and way more interesting stories.

Essentially it's a cross between Out Of Africa and a touch of Pearl Harbour, Baz Luhrmann should be ashamed of what he's done, for a once iconic Aussie director has become a Hollywood whore and now has sold his heritage for a few shiny pennies. Shame. Shame.

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ozzieovaseas, on 2009-01-04 16:20:54, said:

Your right in your assesment that a few of there scenes in "Australia" were a little bit fanciful, but in comparison to the American standard of cinematics where one guy (a Sly stallone,tom cruise or chuck norris) takes on a countries entire army and comes out stunningly victorious without so much as a hair out of place, i thought the story line was kept reasonably humble.

There is a difference, though.  Australia purports to be the story of some people taken in the backdrop of history, while the big Hollywood action flicks are pure fantasy. I would give Mad Max full rein to let the imagination flow, and I took Pearl Harbor to task for being too free with history. These are two totally different types of movies.

My date was amazed and rather dismayed when she found out that removing children was a real practice, so in that sense the movie was informative.  But my main beef with the movie was that it was a little boring.  Not horrible, and not a complete waste of time, but it could have been better.

Even with high power stars such as Kidman and Jackman, I thought the best actor was Brandon Walters, who played Nullah. The kid's got a future, should he wish to continue in films.