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B Grade Aussie Flicks
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:50 pmby Punk Rooster
I love 'em- there must be loads I haven't seen, but I'll list the ones I have seen, so's you get an idea what I'm looking for...
(ones in bold I have on DVD)
Spotswood
Malcolm
Chopper (it is B grade, but a very good one)
Romper Stomper
Two Hands
Blue Murder
Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:30 amby Jimmy
love two hands....just pure gold...
love it when bryan brown and his kid are making paper cut outs or something...all the while knowing he is some mob gangster in a wife beater and stubiies
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:11 amby Wedgie
Malcolm
Puberty Blues
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:00 amby Leaping Lindner
Dogs in Space.
Although I don't know if it's out on DVD yet. For anyone who was involved in the punk scene* and who visited Melbourne during the eighties it's pretty close.
(* By punk scene I mean real punk. Not College Kids wearing black eye shadow and going to stadium gigs in limos and calling themselves punk
)
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:04 amby Wedgie
Its not Aussie, its Kiwi (close enough) but one of the best is Bad Taste (Meet the Feebles didn't do it for me like Bad Taste did)
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:41 amby Booney
Hooray! Meet the Feebles! "Why you little hussy!"
Any one seen "Street Trash"?
B Grade,anything by Bazz Luhrmann (sp),I hate that pretentious git and his outrageous over-the-top shite.
Re: B Grade Aussie Flicks
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:12 amby Dissident
Punk Rooster wrote:I love 'em- there must be loads I haven't seen, but I'll list the ones I have seen, so's you get an idea what I'm looking for...
(ones in bold I have on DVD)
Spotswood
Malcolm
Chopper (it is B grade, but a very good one)
Romper Stomper
Two Hands
Blue Murder
B GRADE?
They are all A CLASS!
Malcolm is gold - got the DVD.
Colin Freils is great!! Always been a fan.
Two Hands is excellent.
(all of them are)
Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 12:42 pmby ORDoubleBlues
Remember getting talked into going to see this Aussie flick about 11 years ago that had Dee Smart (who some of you may remember) in it and I can't remember what it was called but IMHO it was one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:04 pmby Pseudo
Smoke 'em if you got 'em
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:50 pmby Rik E Boy
Booney wrote:Hooray! Meet the Feebles! "Why you little hussy!"
Any one seen "Street Trash"?
B Grade,anything by Bazz Luhrmann (sp),I hate that pretentious git and his outrageous over-the-top shite.
Hear Hear!!
regards,
REB
Posted:
Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:43 pmby blink
The Castle - has to be one of the great Aussie movies.
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 5:12 pmby Zorro
The Big Steal. The name 'Gordon ****' always cracked me up.
Re: B Grade Aussie Flicks
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:52 pmby Magpiespower
Dissident wrote:B GRADE?
They are all A CLASS!
Exactly what I was thinking!
Heaps of B-Grade flicks from the 1970s/80s when the 10BA system was in full swing.
The yobbo comedies (
Bazza McKenzie, Alvin Purple, Stork), shlocky horrors (
Patrick, Long Weekend, Nightmares, anything directed by Richard Franklin) and corny dramas (
Freedom, Chain Reaction, Hard Knocks.)
Stone is another that springs to mind.
Mad Max is really a B-Grade movie - but executed with A-Grade brilliance.
Still trying to wipe
Dogs In Space from my memory...
Re: B Grade Aussie Flicks
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Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:13 pmby Leaping Lindner
Magpiespower wrote:Dissident wrote:B GRADE?
They are all A CLASS!
Exactly what I was thinking!
Heaps of B-Grade flicks from the 1970s/80s when the 10BA system was in full swing.
The yobbo comedies (
Bazza McKenzie, Alvin Purple, Stork), shlocky horrors (
Patrick, Long Weekend, Nightmares, anything directed by Richard Franklin) and corny dramas (
Freedom, Chain Reaction, Hard Knocks.)Stone is another that springs to mind.
Mad Max is really a B-Grade movie - but executed with A-Grade brilliance.
Still trying to wipe Dogs In Space from my memory...
Really? I loved it at the time but maybe it hasn't aged well
Brilliant soundtrack none the less.
BTW Stone is brilliant. You should check that one out Punky.
Posted:
Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:48 amby zipzap
Houseboat Horror is the worst (and therefore one of the best) Australian films ever made. More Q grade than B Grade. It 'stars' Jim from Neighbours (whose swearing is so inappropriate your sides will ache), Animal from Hey Hey its Saturday, Gavin Wood from Countdown and features a fantastic camp cameo from John Michael Howson. Honestly you will never see a worse film than this. It's that great!!
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Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:59 amby Wedgie
zipzap wrote:Houseboat Horror is the worst (and therefore one of the best) Australian films ever made. More Q grade than B Grade. It 'stars' Jim from Neighbours (whose swearing is so inappropriate your sides will ache), Animal from Hey Hey its Saturday, Gavin Wood from Countdown and features a fantastic camp cameo from John Michael Howson. Honestly you will never see a worse film than this. It's that great!!
Houseboat Horror, sounds like Mick's posts on the Roost with all his pics after a trip up the river.
Posted:
Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:27 amby Dutchy
BMX Bandits!
Posted:
Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:44 pmby Mr66
Definition of "OXYMORON" is "B GRADE AUSSIE FLICKS"
Posted:
Sun Dec 03, 2006 11:34 amby McAlmanac
Mr66 wrote:Definition of "OXYMORON" is "B GRADE AUSSIE FLICKS"
Do you mean "tautology"
Posted:
Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:02 pmby Mr66
McAlmanac wrote:Mr66 wrote:Definition of "OXYMORON" is "B GRADE AUSSIE FLICKS"
Do you mean "tautology"
Same thing aren't they?
