Your top three Australian movies

[Generalzod]

Mad Max 2
Mad Max Fury Road
Storm Boy

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Mad Max 1/2
Wake In Fright
Hercules Returns

 

[McLovin]

Chopper deserves more than one mention, surely... One of the best movies this country has producted.

 

[Parra]

Ahhh f**k, I forgot about Two Hands. That would have been an honorable mention as well.

Yeah Two Hands was hard to go past.


They're a Weird Mob from 1966 was another one.

 

[bileduct]

Chopper deserves more than one mention, surely... One of the best movies this country has producted.

Yeah, I'm going to have to redo my top 3 now.

Chopper
Idiot Box
Hercules Returns

 

[Parra]

Yeah, I'm going to have to redo my top 3 now.

Chopper
Idiot Box
Hercules Returns

What was that poem from Idiot Box? Great movie.

 

[horrie hastings]

Yeah Two Hands was hard to go past.


They're a Weird Mob from 1966 was another one.

Was going to mention They’re A Weird Mob.

Re Two Hands, one of the scenes was filmed out the front of where I worked at Waterloo, I got sick of seeing the dummy being run over for two days in a row.

 

[Phil McGrawhan]

Chopper
Bad Boy Bubby
Two Hands


Honourable mention
These Final Hours

 

[horrie hastings]

3. The Man From Hong Kong....very much a guilty pleasure. Nowhere near the quality of the first two movies but as a martial arts fan, I loved the Australian/Hong Kong movie co project. A fight scene at Uluru, Silverwater Jail scenes, Sydney Harbour scenes, 1970's Sydney....it sure captured the time period perfectly. Supporting actors like Roger Ward, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Bill Hunter, Frank Thring along with George Lazenby all play their part.

A bit of a guilty pleasure this movie too but as you say quality wise it does leave a bit to be desired but starring Australia’s very own James Bond George Lazenby, also it spawned one of the best one hit wonders ever, Sky High by Jigsaw or known in Australia as British Jigsaw not to confuse them with the local group Jigsaw.

 

[bileduct]

What was that poem from Idiot Box? Great movie.

You are an idiot
You are a bitch
You shit me to tears
I'm goin' down the pub.

 

[Dogs Of War]

Chopper
Bad Boy Bubby
Two Hands


Honourable mention
These Final Hours

Finally. I will take all your 3. Especially bad boy bubby. So disturbing then so funny. A lovely ride.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

1: The Proposition, hands down. Flawless, violent, uncompromising Aussie western.

For the other spots it’s probably be out of

The Babadook
Chopper
The Mad Max Series
The Castle
Romper Stomper
Bad Boy Bubby

 

[Rhino_NQ]

Not all time but split into categories (that the majority of the films that are in are complete rubbish), rogue and Blackwater are at the top of the list of croc movies as well as the reef for shark movies. Can do creature features

 

[azzah72]

This thread has made me want to do an Aussie movie marathon, some absolute gems in here.

3 that I didn't see mentioned that are all great movies for their own reasons.

Pricilla
Animal Kingdom
Strictly Ballroom

 

[gUt]

Romper Stomper
Bad Boy Bubby
Hercules Returns

I thought Wolf Creek was great too

 

[Rhino_NQ]

A I still the only one to mention the odd angry shot?

 

[madunit]

They're a Weird Mob
Chopper
The First Kangaroos (telemovie)

 

[Rhino_NQ]

They're a Weird Mob
Chopper
The First Kangaroos (telemovie)

Is that the one with ET and Wayne Pearce?

 

[madunit]

Is that the one with ET and Wayne Pearce?

Yes, and the largely inaccurate storyline. Once I learnt to watch it as a piece of entertainment it's actually quite a fun and enjoyable piece.

 

[Parra]

A I still the only one to mention the odd angry shot?

Enjoyable. Hard to rate in the top three - sort of like Don's Party.