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Australia [DVD] [2008]

Australia [DVD] [2008]

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Director: Baz Luhrmann
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 127 reviews
Sales Rank: 755

Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Language: English (Audio Description)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 158 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.6

EAN: 5039036040990
ASIN: B001QE1BEI

Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: April 27, 2009
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Watching the early reels of Australia, there's certainly no doubt who's in charge: this could only be a film by Baz Luhrmann, that wacky purveyor of all things over-the-top. In this old-fashioned, 165-minute hymn to his native continent, Luhrmann travels back to the late 1930s/early '40s, for a scenario that would not have been out of place at MGM in that era. Straightlaced Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) journeys Down Under and is put under the protection of--crikey--a rugged cattle driver known only as the Drover (Hugh Jackman). When the two are forced to team up (along with a motley crew of misfits) to take a herd of cattle through the hostile landscape, their way is challenged by the dastardly plans of the local beef baron (Bryan Brown) and his elaborately evil lieutenant (David Wenham). At some point you realize that this film's main commodity is not cattle, but corn: Luhrmann piles on the melodrama and the old-school climaxes with his usual frantic glee. Employing "When You Wish Upon a Star" and the Japanese air force to make his case is not beyond Luhrmann, and he reaches big here. Those with a taste for un-ironic silliness might just go for this stuff, but even fans of the Baz will have their patience tested by the broad comedy and the absence of discernable chemistry between Kidman and Jackman. Australia does manage to skewer the culture's prejudices against the Aboriginal people, but in this context such a victory comes across as rather tinny. --Robert Horton

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5 out of 5 stars Great Film   August 22, 2010
sweetie
This is a really beautiful film, i thoroughly enjoyed it. even though i cried i will be watching it over and over again.


2 out of 5 stars Cringeworthy Kidman   June 22, 2010
GMR (UK)
Scenery - fantastic
Story- old hat, an indulgent director's pet project.
Male lead - o.k. but his heart's not in it
Female lead - drama school over the top; expressionless voice and face. Made me want to cringe every time she opened her mouth.
Overall - if you haven't seen this film, you are not missing much apart from some fantastic Australian scenery.


1 out of 5 stars 2 hours and 40 minutes that could be better spent.   June 10, 2010
Faithstuff (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The longest 2 hours and 40 minutes I've ever spent watching a movie. It should've been made into two separate movies-or not made at all! Sorry to be rude to the people who doubtlessly spent a lot of time and effort to make this movie, but this is what I truly think of it.
The first half was interesting enough-all about bull-herding, with a few of light-hearted comedy moments (but who else thought the kangaroo moment was a tad ridiculous?) although a dark shadow was constantly cast over it by that 'magic-man' guy who constantly loomed over the scene every 10 minutes creating an unconvincing 'scary' mood. The second half was totally different-about war in Australia. I wish I had gone 'walk-about' after the first half, or even before.


4 out of 5 stars Spectacular Cinematography!   June 10, 2010
F. S. L'hoir (Irvine, CA)
I had low expectations for this film, but I must say I enjoyed it in spite of myself. Part Western and part War in the Pacific, there is something for everyone: romance, sweeping landscapes, cattle drives, stampedes, bush fires, a slice of history with Zeros attacking the port-city of Darwin [These war sequences were especially effective.], and a strong dose of magical realism. Hugh Jackman is the perfect handsome brooding hero, and, as the movie progressed, Nicole Kidman became a splendidly intrepid, if predictable, heroine. The young indigenous Australian boy, always under threat of being relocated, was engaging enough to gain one's empathy. I also found the wide range of ethnic "cowboys" to be particularly interesting.

If the film had a weakness, I would say that it fell into two categories, characterisation and moral message: The villain was unrelentingly villainous (to the point of cliche, gnashing his teeth and glaring at the heroine). Furthermore, the respectable citizens of Darwin seemed a bit too obviously snooty to be credible. Finally, the moral was laid on with a rather heavy trowel (The "No Place Like Home" scenes from the Wizard of Oz, and the playing of Elgar's "Nimrod" when the boy regains his heritage as he goes on walkabout at the end of the film seemed engineered to set the tears spilling down one's cheeks).

Nevertheless, with the Blu-Ray technique, which enhances the spectacular cinematography, this Australian "Western"-cum-World War II film presents several hours of absorbing viewing. Definitely worth watching!


4 out of 5 stars Australia   May 21, 2010
Mrs. J. Hutchison
The film is probably a little long, but Hugh Jackman is excellent, as is the little boy who plays the aboriginal child. He's stunning to look at and his acting skills steal the show!

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