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LU's Favorite Movie

Parra

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As far as the three Aussie movies go, I rate Mad Max 2 as about my fav all time movie. A few weeks ago, Wake In Fright was on FTA (SBS or ABC?) but I missed the first 1/2 hour - looked damn good.

Never seen The Castle.



Well worth tracking down a copy of Wake In Fright. There is a great story about the film being lost for about 20 years. Someone tracked a master copy down and it has been restored and re-released.
 

Parra

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15. The Hurt Locker - An intense story of an American bomb disposal team in the Middle East. Just shows that terrorists will go to any length to achieve their objectives.


It is an intense movie and a great performance. Seems underrated for some reason. A contemporary war movie.
 

veggiepatch1959

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Well worth tracking down a copy of Wake In Fright. There is a great story about the film being lost for about 20 years. Someone tracked a master copy down and it has been restored and re-released.

I have a download of the restored copy - got it a few months ago. Haven't got around to watch it yet'.
 

chileman

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I can't believe as a I post this I am watching and might I add, enjoying Big Trouble in Little China.......I'm getting olddddddddd!:sarcasm:
 

bileduct

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Very funny movie.
I only found out about it a few weeks ago and I've already watched it six or seven times. It has easily become one of my favourite films of all time, and quite possibly the single funniest movie experience I have ever had.
 

Evil_Mush

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No Wayne's World, Hot Shots, Naked Gun, Top Secret!, Loaded Weapon 1 or Airplane/Flying High! makes me a sad panda.

Those would've been in my top 15 for sure (I'm a sucker for cheesy parody comedies), though probably not high enough to crack the top 50.

Maybe I'll get my vote in next time....
 

Misanthrope

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Coming soon in 2014... Ill likely expand voting to top 20 and change up the points to give a better spread.
 

Rexxy

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I love this movie. sounds like a great night coming up in sydney on the 20th


PHONE'S RINGIN' AUSSIE ACHIEVERS


Think back, if your White Russian and Thai stick-addled brains can allow you to do so, to a glorious evening of Walters, Jesuses (Jesi?), Smokeys, the occasional bag of dirty undies, amateurs nihilists pederasts (not really!), Maudes, and F*ckin Veterans. A night filled with Caucasians, Logjammin’, and toes - with nail polish! A magical evening, no doubt. But something was missing. Even on Shabbos the answer was obvious. Bowling! That’s right folks, we’re doing it all again, and THIS time, you really can say “f*ck it Dude, let’s go bowling”!

Lebowski Bash is BACK.

The Second Annual Lebowski Bash Australia is rolling your way, April 20th (what better day, Dudes?) at the Randwick Ritz Cinema and April 21st at Manhattan Super Bowl! No, you’re not dealing with morons here. We heard your moaning last year and turned this years’ Bash into a Super Bash! A two-night extravaganza worthy of Jackie Treehorn himself.

MOVIE BASH - Night 1: Costume contest (here’s a tip, if you show up as Arthur Digby Sellers in an iron lung, you win!). Break out your purple jumpsuits, your jelly shoes, your handlebar mustaches and what have you, because the prizes this year are better than ever! Kahlua White Russians and Oat Sodas at the ‘Gary’s Bar’, Lebowski Tribute Band, a Duder Rug raffle (because how else are you going to tie that room together) and of course, a screening of the Coen Brothers Classic - and our favourite movie ever - The Big Lebowski.

BATHROBE BOWLING - Night 2; We roll. Throwin’ rocks. Slammin’ em. Whatever you wanna call it, we just call it far out man, far. f*cking. out. Put your El Duderino-iest bathrobe on and joint us at Manhattan Super Bowl for bowling, serious Lebowski trivia, League Play, Duder DJ, more White Russians and what-have-you, because…hell, I lost my train of thought here….

And we do move on to the Next Round Robin! Am I wrong?
 

Amadaca

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Best Laid Plans (1999). This is a rather obscure film, despite the cast featuring two future (at the time) Oscar-winners, in Reese Witherspoon & Terrence Howard. The dependable Alessandro Nivola & Hollywoods Mr. Under-rated, Josh Brolin, also feature as major players (with Nivola in the lead role).

It isn't close to the best movie I've ever seen, but somehow remains my favourite. An absolutely killer soundtrack doesn't hurt.

Probably no one here has heard of it, let alone seen it.
 
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Amadaca

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I love this movie. sounds like a great night coming up in sydney on the 20th


PHONE'S RINGIN' AUSSIE ACHIEVERS


Think back, if your White Russian and Thai stick-addled brains can allow you to do so, to a glorious evening of Walters, Jesuses (Jesi?), Smokeys, the occasional bag of dirty undies, amateurs nihilists pederasts (not really!), Maudes, and F*ckin Veterans. A night filled with Caucasians, Logjammin?, and toes - with nail polish! A magical evening, no doubt. But something was missing. Even on Shabbos the answer was obvious. Bowling! That?s right folks, we?re doing it all again, and THIS time, you really can say ?f*ck it Dude, let?s go bowling?!

Lebowski Bash is BACK.

The Second Annual Lebowski Bash Australia is rolling your way, April 20th (what better day, Dudes?) at the Randwick Ritz Cinema and April 21st at Manhattan Super Bowl! No, you?re not dealing with morons here. We heard your moaning last year and turned this years? Bash into a Super Bash! A two-night extravaganza worthy of Jackie Treehorn himself.

MOVIE BASH - Night 1: Costume contest (here?s a tip, if you show up as Arthur Digby Sellers in an iron lung, you win!). Break out your purple jumpsuits, your jelly shoes, your handlebar mustaches and what have you, because the prizes this year are better than ever! Kahlua White Russians and Oat Sodas at the ?Gary?s Bar?, Lebowski Tribute Band, a Duder Rug raffle (because how else are you going to tie that room together) and of course, a screening of the Coen Brothers Classic - and our favourite movie ever - The Big Lebowski.

BATHROBE BOWLING - Night 2; We roll. Throwin? rocks. Slammin? em. Whatever you wanna call it, we just call it far out man, far. f*cking. out. Put your El Duderino-iest bathrobe on and joint us at Manhattan Super Bowl for bowling, serious Lebowski trivia, League Play, Duder DJ, more White Russians and what-have-you, because?hell, I lost my train of thought here?.

And we do move on to the Next Round Robin! Am I wrong?

Arguably the best movie of 1998 (I rate it third, behind only Buffalo '66 & Dark City) & UNQUESTIONABLY among the best movies of the entire 1990's.
 

elyod138

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Arguably the best movie of 1998 (I rate it third, behind only Buffalo '66 & Dark City) & UNQUESTIONABLY among the best movies of the entire 1990's.

Whoah, another person who has seen Buffalo '66!

It's one my favourites of all time.
 

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