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No reviews for Chopper ? Can't believe no one on Ciao has reviewed this classic Australian film Chopper yet, so it looks like I will be the first to do so.
Chopper (DVD) Chopper is based on a true story about a notorious Australian criminal called 'Mark Chopper Read' who allegedly committed nineteen vicious murders and got away with it and surprisingly enough he wrote his autobiography whilst in jail which became a best selling book called 'From the Inside'.
The film starts off very quickly,realistically and violently with 'Mark Chopper Read' played by Eric Bana (who I must say plays the part magnificently) serving one of his many prison sentences and it's not long before you see the wicked sense of humour he has and his dodgy mates. Chopper has a mixture of violence and humour and at times very funny indeed but it will not be to everyone's taste and that's for sure. At times the violence can be extremely graphic and somewhat unnecessary for most viewers who see this film but having said that I was totally gripped and totally entertained the full 90 mins
The Director 'Andrew Dominik' does a splendid job in creating an extremely compelling atmosphere inside and outside of the prison but the real star for me was Eric Bana whose performance as 'Mark Chopper Read' was sensational, absolutely brilliant right down to the last word of the film. Eric Bana has recently become a much more recognized actor and has recently been in some big films such as 'Munich' and 'Troy;.
At the time Chopper was released back in 2000 it was a huge hit both here in the UK and Australia. Deservedly 'Chopper' had many a good write up and as the well know paper 'The Times' put it "A GRUESOMELY FUNNY FILM"
DVD Features The Chopper DVD features 'A weekend with Mark Chopper' which is great as you get to see the real 'Mark Chopper Read' in a enthralling 20 mins documentary also on this DVD deleted scenes with Director's commentary which is well worth watching.
Summary I don't usually like recommending violent films to everyone but if you take the occasional violent scene away you are left with a superb, well acted and extremely funny film which I found both very enjoyable and memorable. Chopper is the kind of film when you finish watching it you will be talking about it for weeks. I also enjoyed watching the extra features that come on this DVD, seeing the real 'Mark Chopper Read' in flesh is quite chilling All I can say is that if you haven't seen this great powerful Australian film yet you are in my opinion definitely missing out as it really is a gripping classic which at 90 mins long will zap by. I know my local Blockbuster has copies of Chopper to rent but why not look on Ebay (www.ebay.co.uk), you might just might be able to pick this great Aussie film up for less than £4.
Ciao has not added a picture of DVD cover so I thought I might.
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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