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5 / 5
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Wonderful film
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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Are you a Baz Luhrman fan? Let yourself be drawn in to his world. Appreciate his intensely visual and fiercely romantic sensibility. For those who allow themselves to get captured you have a wonderful experience ahead. All good theater requires suspension of disbelief, this film is no different. Enjoy!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Naperville, IL
Better than what some critics said. I read it got too long and boring, but I felt it encompassed a lot and was the right amount of time. It was different than most movies in that it recalls a genre of the old time epic -- it even looked like they used the fake background in many scenes but it worked. It wasn't meant to be totally realistic -- just a good story that included action, romance, and adventure.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Beautiful Movie... Beautiful Story
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Birmingham
Australia is an epic movie that is sheer beauty! The story is sweet and has a wonderous quality.
I don't get out to see movies much at the theatre so when I do I really want the movie to be one that I will remember for a long time. Australia is such a movie! This is a great movie for the whole family.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
Good, Visually Stunnning Movie
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Dallas, TX
Really Good Movie. Breathtaking Visuals! Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman were very good.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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2 / 5
Not Everything I Hoped For
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from New Orleans, LA
This film is being promoted as an "epic", but leaves much to be desired. The musical score and cinematography are over the top trying for that big film appeal. The digitized scenes add a cartoon type animation, and appear all too fake. The storyline has appeal, but certainly could have been told in less than 3 hours. The one redeeming factor is watching Hugh Jackman, but shame on him for participating in this poor impersonation of a real epic.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Tulsa, OK
I would give this movie a 5 star plus rating. I t is everything and more that was advertised. It is much more than just a love story. It has beautiful music, and scenery . It actually takes you to Australia an 1939. It is very factual about the history of that time. The acting is wonderful and the magic and especially the little boy was superb!!!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
Surprised
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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I'm a sucker for epics and I thought this one was well shot and well told. A bit long but you get all your money's worth.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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2 / 5
2 / 5
Very Predictable
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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Hugh Jackman was totally scrumptious. Nicole Kidman was a little on the boring side. Nullah was exceptionally amazing. The story was boring in some places but very exciting in others. The ending was very predictable. Overall, I probably would not see it again.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
LAND OF OZ
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Glendora, CA
Baz Luhrmann's fourth feature film, AUSTRALIA is everything that the original moguls aspired to in their canon of pictures: a broadly-told clearly-drawn epic adventure meant for each imaginable audience member and demographical group. Superbly directed, shot, and edited, with seamless visual effects integrated into his native landscape, with AUSTRALIA, Luhrmann has delivered a throwback film with as much fantasy as reality, set in the country-continent's pre-war and early wartime involvement when the Japanese encroached into the northern territories. The 1939 classic, THE WIZARD OF OZ, is often invoked in theme, song, and actual footage, with Luhrmann painting a portrait of a embellished Aussie group of characters.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Santa Barbara
Being a Baz Luhrmann film,anything short of a gown made out of credit cards is to be expected.
An epic story of Australia set in the late thirties through the beginning of WWII. Hugh Jackman did what I am absolutely certain he was paid to do,He was a jaw dropping gorgeous hunk of an untamed man,craggy! Nicole Kidman,who's talent always out shines her families weirdness is lovely. I am a sucker of epic action with romance and this one delivers. I cried for the last 30 minutes of the film and when I looked out at the the theatre chucked full of not only weeping women but equally blubbering men I knew this one was a hit. Baz Luhrman in all his brilliant opullance, craggy!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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Wonderful. Engaging. Sweeping. Old fashioned. Excellent performances.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Hugh the Man!
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Edgewater, NJ
I had been looking forward to seeing this movie for a long time simply because I'm a huge Hugh Jackman fan. Little did I know that I would love it so much. It is an epic in every sense of the word. Not only is the cinematography exquisite, but it was actually the connection to the characters which made me break down in tears a few times during the film. I was a bit worried about the lengthy running time, but I can honestly say that the movie never dragged on.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Epic Romance
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Northern Virginia
Wow! This is an historical romance novel rolled out onto the screen in epic fashion. The intimate history of Australia's lost generations, the wild west atmosphere of Darwin in the 1950's, the bombing by the Japanese at the beginning of the war--the length of the movie was amazingly short at nearly 3 hours for the ground covered. Kidman and Jackman were superb!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Long but worth sitting through!!!
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Manchester,CT
I had not heard alot about this movie until a week before it opened. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I really enjoyed the movie. I thought that it was well written and the story line was easy to follow even if you were not familiar with the history of the country, I thought that Hugh Jackman was outstanding in his role and nicole kidman was very good in her role, I would definitely see it again...
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Maryland
"Best Picture of the Year" for sure. The Acting was so good it will be a hard to pick the top actors award. The small boy was just as good as the Adults. The filming was breath taking, you were always on the edge of your seats. Don't wait for the DVD you will need to see this on the Big Screen to get the full effect.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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1 / 5
1 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Columbus, OH
Awful movie...cliche after cliche paraded in a very predictable plot. You've already seen this movie a hundred times.
The cast is cute, though and the thing is beautifully photographed.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Boy gets "Best Actor" award
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Pennsylvania
Both my husband and I quite enjoyed the movie. Although somewhat predictable, it was moving to me to see several Aboriginees play main parts. Long overdue! As an art teacher, I've always been drawn to the Aboriginee culture and this held an additional appeal for me. The young boy was incredible and deserves an award for his role! Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman were great together. I recommend the movie to all who love historical epics.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Wow - THIS is the definition of a movie
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Fort Worth TX
For those who rate this movie less than 4 stars, you have been ruined by a Hollywood that produces action movies with no plot, content, or point (i.e. Transporter, XXX, etc.). An instant epic. The first 20 minutes of the movie was a bit peculiar, but once the seen is set, the acting cast draws you into this movie and makes 2 hours and 45 minutes go by in an instant. The Cinematography of this movie is amazing. The story leaves you wondering if Baz Luhrmann can ever top it. Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman's chemistry is astounding. So many themes and subplots abound. King George is a shadowy figure that blends into the landscape but yet has such warmth in his eyes and you yearn for Nullah to finally be...Home.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Austrailia
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Berlin, CT
This was the best movie that I have seen in years. This movie has everything - comedy, drama, history, romance. It is destined to be an all time classic! I highly recommend it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Sunny Isles Beach, FL
Great story with good character development. Very realistic view of that part of Australia. Could have been 1/2 hour shorter.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
Better than expected
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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The newspaper reviews I read weren't great for this movie, so I wasn't expecting much. I was pleasantly surprised. The beginning was a little too comedic for the subject, but I guess they wanted us to like the characters. Once they left the ranch, the movie started to get interesting and like movies of old, held my attention. I really ended up liking the characters and as one person said the supporting cast was really good. I learned something about Australian history and I was moved by the plight of Nala and these children.
I am not that big a Kidman fan, but she is good in this - amusing when she needs to be and tough when needed. Jackman was good - but what muscles! Worth looking at.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4 / 5
4 / 5
A HIT!
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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Excellent, Excellent, Excellent! Why anyone would rate this movie less than 3 stars is beyond us. Perhaps we are just too intellectually dificient and require little to satisfy our entertainment satisfaction than the "high brows". However, if that is so, there are a lot of us out there as the theater filled with applause!! It was GRAND watching Kiddman grow up and become a hardend, determined woman whose heart could be moved by a little "half breed" aborigini not to mention the Jackman whom any woman could fall for......hard!
Our only complaint was that the movie was NOT long evough. We wanted it to continue on and on and on and......................
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Epic movie - great lovestory
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Alexandria, va
Australia is such a significant movie and one you'll remember forever. The sweeping scenery of the outback and northern territory in Australia is beautiful to see. The love story is magnificent and warms your heart all over. What I found memorable was the Aborigine sub-storyline with the importance on the spiritual beliefs of the aborigine people and the awareness it created about the discrimination these people suffered until recently. It is a fabulous movie and I plan to go again this week.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Great movie!
PostedNovember 30, 2008
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from Katy TX
I am writing this review because I simply cannot understand why another reviewer saw no redeeming value in it. It was very well-acted, with great cinematography. It is a great story which takes the viewer through the gamut of emotion. Having been based on historical events made it all the more interesting for me. When it was over I could not believe 2 hours 45 minutes had passed already. I intend to see it again.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
5 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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from Oak Creek, Wis
This was a very good movie, good story line but it was really a long movie. The movie kept your interest and the main characters were great.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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1 / 5
Australia
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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from Phoenix, AZ
I've never witnessed a larger number of cliches and warmed over scenes in a movie in my life.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Good Old-Fashioned Film Fun for the Whole Family
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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from West Chester, PA
Destined to become a classic, Australia is a good old-fashioned movie that has something for everyone, whether you like nature travelogs, stories of the Old West, adventure, World War II, mismatched love, or historical sagas. Part "How the West Was Won" with "African Queen" and "Gone with the Wind.” The scenery and natural formations (including Hugh Jackman) are breath-taking. Unlike most current films, which are focused on a small market niche, the movie harkens back to a bygone era when every member of the family wasn't off in a different corner of the house watching something different, but rather would gather around the TV together on a Sunday night to watch Ed Sullivan, knowing that there'd be something for everyone.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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5 / 5
Best Movie of the Year
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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from Woodbridge, VA
This was a fantastic movie. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The theater was packed and everyone else seemed to have the same emotional ride that we did. The cinematography was stunning and the plot was engaging. It was a wonderful story.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Sweeping and Fantastic
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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from Olathe, KS
Baz Luhrmann has crafted a movie as large and as majestic as the land that it is named after. I thought that it was terrific and I reviewed it more in depth on my blog at topfivedesign.com/shane.
Go see it!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Australia - Great Entertainment
PostedNovember 29, 2008
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Great adventure movie - good story, good characters and very entertaining.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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