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The Dish (2000)
A first-rate Australian film.
The Dish, from the Working Dog team known for "The Castle" and the television show "The Panel", have created the finest piece of Australian cinema I have seen. The acting is tight and first-rate, with the many lively characters in the small village of Parkes, where the film is set, being believable and having many familiar traits you may see in your friends and family. The movie itself, although pushing the 'culture clash' storyline which is usually dumbed down to generic humour (see Crocodile Dundee or any of Yahoo Serious's films for an example) is performed masterfully, and appears natural instead of the "g'day mate, chuck a shrimp on the barbie" tripe that we're used to.
The film really draws you in and makes you part of it, and as a result you feel for the characters. This also helps to remove the feeling that you're watching a film, and it feels more like documentary footage at times.
It would be quite interesting if the Australian Prime Minister and the rest of the parliamentarians were similar to these fictional politicians ^_^
Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998)
Poor
Have seen the first episode of this series. I'll have to admit, the idea of a Mortal Kombat based TV series intrigued me.. until I saw this. I could tell before the opening credits rolled that it would be bad, and it was no exception. Any piece of cinema where a narrator sounds bored to tears discussing a possible end of the world situation is bad in my books, and for a series that will obviously focus on martial arts, the cinematography was extremely bad. Avoid.
Houseboat Horror (1989)
This movie is the worst movie I have ever seen.
This movie should not classify as cinema. Although it is over 10 years old now, it should never, ever have gotten funding, and is a blight on the Australian Film Industry, which is now producing such brilliant films as "The Dish"
The Actors cannot act, The music is.. to be blunt, not music, the storyline is completely nonexistent and is a struggle to sit through.
Do not watch this film. It is a complete waste of your time.