The Long Weekend (DVD)

...when DVDs existed solely in the minds of science-fiction writers, the only way to view films from somewhere other than Hollywood on a regular basis was to stay up late and watch them on the BBC. It was through those showings back in the early 1980s that I became aware of the refreshing phenomenon known by some as the Australian New Wave. The term basically describes a series of films made in Oz throughout the 70s and 80s that dealt with all manner ...
...Jack Thompson. Notable films include the eerie _Picnic at Hanging Rock_, a trio of unusual (but excellent) war films - _The Odd Angry Shot_, _Gallipoli_ and _Breaker Morant_ - and a few understated little gems such as _Sunday Too Far Away_, _The Riddle of the Stinson_ and an acerbic and enjoyable satire called _The Club_, a film about, of all things, Aussie rules football. But one Australian film in particular has stuck in my memory for being that ...

Templar19 15.04.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of The Long Weekend (DVD)