Colin Thiele's classic story is transformed into an iconic piece of Australian cinema with ... more
the incredible family film, 'Storm Boy'. Storm Boy (Greg Rowe) spends his time wandering alone along the fierce but beautiful deserted coastline of South Australia's Coorong. He lives the life of a recluse with his father (Peter Cummins), who is known amongst the locals as 'Hideaway Tom'. After a pelican mother is shot by hunters, Storm Boy rescues three chicks and cares for them; he gives them the names Mr. Proud, Mr. Ponder and Mr. Percival. Storm Boy's father forces him to release the birds, but Mr. Percival returns. The story then focuses on the conflict between Storm Boy's lifestyle, his friendship with the Aborigine Fingerbone Bill (David Gulpilil), the requirement for him to attend school and of course, the fate of Mr. Percival.Winner of best film at the 1977 Australian Film Institute Awards and thought by many as the 'Kes' of Australia, 'Storm Boy' is a heart warming journey through childhood that has finally found its way on to DVD in the UK. This exciting and dramatic film is simply a must have addition to any film collection.
STORM BOY is a charming Australian film, based on the novel of the same name by Colin ... more
Thiele. Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingsley lives with his father on the lonely coast of South Australia's Coorong. One day he finds 3 orphaned pelican chicks which he lovingly hand rears and names Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After their release, Mr Percival returns to Storm Boy, and become his cherished companion.
Advantages: Amazing acting, strong story Disadvantages: None to speak of
The Gathering Storm charts the course of events from Winston Churchill's Wilderness Years during Baldwin's National Government in the mid-to-late 1930s, until his return to office as First Lord of the Admiralty at the outbreak of the Second World War.
= PLOT SUMMARY =
Winston Churchill has become a backbencher, increasingly ridiculed as yesterday's man, a man of no-judgement and a war-monger. It is the mid-1930s, and no-one seems to have any stomach to confront the rising threat from Hitler's Germany. Churchill desperately seeks solace during his Black Dog moods at Chartwell, writing prolifically to pay the bills, while casting around for ways to draw the public's attention to the very real danger he senses.
This film charts Churchill's struggles through these dark times, where he gets assistance from well-placed people ...
Advantages: Excellent acting Disadvantages: 255 mins long!
Review - Storm of the Century DVD, Stephen King
Director
Craig R Baxley
Actors - the cast is extensive but here are some of the characters
Timothy Daly - Mike Anderson
Colm Feore - Andre Linoge
Debrah Farentino - Molly Anderson
Dyllan Christopher - 'Ralphie' Anderson
Casey Siemaszko - Hatch Hatcher
Torri Higginson - Angela Carver
Beth Dixon - Tess Merchant
Soo Garay - Melinda Hatcher
Christopher Marren - Henry Bright
Jeremy Jordan - Billy Soames
Ron Perkins - Peter Godsoe
Steve Rankin - Jack Carver
Adam Zolotin - Davey Hopewell
Adam LeFevre - Ferd Andrews
Denis Forest - Kirk Freeman
Peter MacNeill - Sonny Brautigan
Stephen King - Lawyer in Ad
Originally, a TV mini series Storm of the Century was released on two disc DVD in 1999.
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Advantages: Excellent performances by all cast. Disadvantages: Plot goes nowhere.
The Film:
This is a film that is extremely hard to categorise. I think the best comparison I can draw is to a soap opera but with a lot more effort put into character.
The film centres of the behaviour of various people (mostly members of two families) over the period of a few days in the 1970s. Events build to a climax when temperatures drop and they experience one of the worst Ice Storms in history.
It is very hard to decide whether this is a film of absolute genius and a work of art or just a collection of short purely linked scenes. There is very little plot and I find this quite hard to bear for two hours only to get no resolution at the end.
The Ice Storm itself is an anti-climax and whilst it sets the mood to some extent I really feel it could have been used to much greater affect.
The films biggest failure is ...
michaelcrook 23.04.2001 (22.04.2001)
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STORM BOY is a charming Australian film, based on the novel of the same name by Colin Thiele. Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingsley lives with his father on the lonely coast of South Australia's Coorong. One day he finds 3 orphaned pelican chicks which he lovingly hand rears and names Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After their release, Mr Percival returns to Storm Boy, and become his cherished companion.
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