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Australia (2008)
Action & Adventure and Drama movie directed by Baz Luhrmann
Watching the early reels ofAustralia, 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 … see full wiki
Genre:
Drama,
War,
Western
Release Date:
26 November 2008
MPAA Rating:
PG-13
9 reviews about Australia (2008)
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review by taniagail.
June 13, 2009
Australia Director: Baz Luhrmann Screen writers: Baz Luhrmann, Stuart Beattie Brief Synopsis: MOULIN ROUGE's Baz Luhrman and Nicole Kidman reteam for this epic that pays homage to their homeland. In AUSTRALIA, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is a prim and proper Englishwoman who journeys to Australia in the years before World War II reached the country's shores. Rotten Tomatoes rating: 54% Fresh Tania's … more
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There's a reason why classics are classics, and that's because they fulfill a basic human thirst for romance, adventure, the fellow getting the girl, and the good guys coming out on top. Nicole Kidman dares to be herself in this film, and turns in her best performance ever. As for Hugh Jackman, he couldn't be more appealing. The bad guys are bad, the good guys persevere, and Australia is the sort of movie they don't make anymore, but should. Great entertainment.
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This is the tale of two reviews, one by a film fanatic and another by his wife. One couldn't imagine how this thing could drag on for almost 3 hours (20 unforgiving minutes short of 3 hours), how in the world they can make a movie with so many continuity erros, and what was this epic drama? The other, its a gorgeous, romantic, epic, sad, movie. The film fanatic first. The first few minutes almost got me. Voice over narration, a young boy telling a story in flashback. It is … more
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review by KevinTRod.
April 16, 2009
"Australia" has been hyped for months as being Baz Luhrmann's big epic. The director of famous teen flicks like the Leonardo DiCaprio "Romeo + Juliet," "Australia" was said to be the film that would establish him as a great director. Even Oprah Winfrey called it the best film of the year, and one of the best she's seen in a long time. Of course, Oprah wouldn't know what the best film of the year is typically; she's too busy reading average books to care what's in the cineplexs. The movie stars Nicole … more
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review by arichards.
February 14, 2009
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS): 1. Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) heads off Down Under to find out what her hubby is really doing when he says he's mustering cattle. 2. Kidman's performance is her best since Far and Away, and the cattle ranch Down Under is named Faraway Downs - coincidence or lingering sentiment? 3. Super hot Aussie all-rounder and hoofer Hugh Jackman heats up the screen as Drover, the Crocodile Dundee-type chappy who rounds … more
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review by GridironGoddess.
December 12, 2008
This will be short but passionate. I saw AUSTRALIA today with my brother and his lovely girlfriend. IT WAS AMAZING! Baz Luhrmann is one of my favorite film makers anyway, but OMG this film is GORGEOUS. The land, the lighting, the costumes, the scene composition. And Hugh Jackman. There aren't enough words in any language to accurately convey his hotness. He is my perfect man. OH GOOD GOD. My brother's lovely girlfriend and I kept whimpering when he was on scene. HOTNESS … more
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I first saw AUSTRALIA last November on my birthday. I wasn't sure if I was going to like the movie, but I absolutely loved it and it made my list of top ten films of 2008. Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the movie begins with a written introduction explaining the "Lost Generation" of Australians, children who were half-Aborigine and half-white that were taken away from their parents and raised by the government or private organizations. This is important because even though the … more
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review by KonaCat.
December 11, 2008
The story opens in 1939, in northern Australia, as Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) arrives from England to sell her huge cattle ranch. The neighboring cattle baron has killed her husband and scared off all of her workers except for one drover (Hugh Jackman) with whom she locks horns immediately. Sarah also meets Nullah, a half-white/half-aborigine orphan who is afraid of being captured by the police. The movie tries hard to be an "epic" and certainly is sprawling … more
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review by ProfessionalLush.
December 12, 2008
As a teenager, I very vividly remember going to see Moulin Rouge. Even then, I was a budding film snob, but my adolescent heart was still fluttering with excitement, from the marketing, the music, the experience that it promised. And boy did it deliver. With Moulin Rouge, Baz Lurhmann put himself on my map (I know he was already on many others) and as such, I was truly looking forward to Australia, which reunited Luhrmann with Nicole Kidman and put her opposite the unfathomable … more
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