tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592266676978922940.post5181720697232959982..comments2023-06-21T06:20:19.812-04:00Comments on The Death Rattle: Walkabout (1971)Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02153426751208051792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592266676978922940.post-58986789378723515652011-10-11T20:56:27.484-04:002011-10-11T20:56:27.484-04:00I love any review that calls a movie both solid an...I love any review that calls a movie both solid and boring. My kind of post.Kev D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557162668726460610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592266676978922940.post-13592953062040411122011-10-10T06:41:17.736-04:002011-10-10T06:41:17.736-04:00Fantastic stuff Aaron, I've been dawdling abou...Fantastic stuff Aaron, I've been dawdling about picking up <b><i>Equus</i></b> and <b><i>The Survivor</i></b> for a while now, so I'll sit tight for your opinion before taking the plunge. Sidney Lumet can be hit and miss but I do like his stagey theatrical stuff I must say... Yeah, grab a copy of <b><i>Wake In Fright</i></b>, I've seen it around so it should be easy to locate...Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592266676978922940.post-34417274757633921412011-10-10T03:30:03.678-04:002011-10-10T03:30:03.678-04:00Thanks, Wes. I agree, Jenny Agutter is absolutely ...Thanks, Wes. I agree, Jenny Agutter is absolutely stunning. The plan is to cover a few of more her films before the end of the month, namely EQUUS and THE SURVIVOR, but we'll see how it goes.<br /><br />And no, I haven't seen WAKE IN FRIGHT. I really want to but it's hard to come by, at least here in the U.S. I'll probably have to acquire a gray market copy of it, if you know what I mean.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153426751208051792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2592266676978922940.post-43745819700755174522011-10-10T03:19:01.361-04:002011-10-10T03:19:01.361-04:00Good stuff Aaron, and for my money a tremendous fi...Good stuff Aaron, and for my money a tremendous film. I very much like the way Nic Roeg put this together, the strangeness of it and the way it fits very nicely in with <b><i>Performance</i></b> - both films are essentially about the one thing - the clash of two different cultures (Westerners/aboriginals, gangster/rock star). I like the way Roeg doesn't sentimentilize the story - if it was a Hollywood film, you'd have lots of schmaltz about <i>learning to live in harmony with one another</i> etc. I take your point as well about the kids being obtuse about the trouble they're in but I guess they're young and being public school kids have a very English "stiff upper lip" thing going on. I gotta say I love Jenny Agutter in this film, I think she's so sexy... Aaron, have you seen the 1971 outback film <b><i>Wake In Fright</i></b> ? You might like this better - about a school teacher marooned in a hellhole Outback town. Very Kafka-esque, and quite extraordinary...Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.com