MovieChat Forums > Red Hill (2010) Discussion > red hill makes Aussies look bad

red hill makes Aussies look bad


i just sat and watched red hill tonight and my god it made Aussies look bad again . is there an Aussie film out there that we wont be laughed at i mean come on an aboriginal takes out a guy with a high power rifle ,with a hand gun from about 3 hundred metres away. all in all i think it was not a good film at all made me laugh more than watch it . really makes australian films look bad. even Ryan was not great in it Steve bisley was about the best part of the film in my mind................

reply

Had to chuckle at your "even Ryan" comment. The guy's a hack soapie actor at best.



You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

reply

What would make us look better then? Exactly what sort of film were you expecting? It was in the western style, the baddies are a bit superhuman.FFS films are not always true to life, what a boring place the movies would be if that were the situation.

I would never so ignorantly generalize that I would see an American film and decide that Americans were stupid-no matter what the content. It's a movie.


I will have no hestitation in smashing your dolls cupboard with a hammer mum, I'm serious

reply

What does "FFS" mean?

reply

For *beep* Sake

I will have no hestitation in smashing your dolls cupboard with a hammer mum, I'm serious

reply

Ha! Then I have nothing more to add than "Well said, Cinn".
Very well said. I couldn't agree with you more.

reply

Cheers :-)

I will have no hestitation in smashing your dolls cupboard with a hammer mum, I'm serious

reply

FFS means Forensic Filing System, Lol.

reply

Well, what I thought was that ... God, please strike me down if I am being mean, I don't mean to be but ... you just expect more out of Australian cinema. Everything I have ever seen from there, from My Beautiful Career to well, you name it, and same goes for New Zealand cinema, has been thoughtful and interesting. So what this made me think was just that Australian cinema has finally been corrupted by what Americans think in general is cool.

reply

ok i have to ask first of all are you Australian ...... and second of all other than the acting looking a little b grade it was not very realistic at all . how many aboriginals do you know that can shoot a man from 3 hundred plus metres in the dark with a hand gun when the man he shot had a high powered rifle with scope ...but on top of all that the wording of the whole film just makes Aussies look like bogans I'm Australian and have been all my life as are all the people i know and not one of them speak the way these guys did .............no wonder the yanks make fun of us when this is all we release

reply

[deleted]

ask first of all are you Australian

One doesn't necessarily need to be to analyze a Movie.

acting looking a little b grade it was not very realistic at all

Hmmm...never thought bad acting can hurt National sentiment. Then America would have been the most embarrassed country of the World LOL!

how many aboriginals do you know that can shoot a man from 3 hundred plus metres in the dark with a hand gun when the man he shot had a high powered rifle with scope

I think you have 3 problems with this part.
First, the man was of aboriginal descent..so, in your opinion, somehow he should have been less accurate! But I beg to differ, he was a skilled tracker/hunter, had a keen sense of vision and steady,sharp hands. The film, in no way, hints that he was any less a marksman than the man with the scoped rifle.
Secondly, you believe that the target was away by more than 300 meters and no way he could've hit him in such poor lighting condition with a handgun.

Now, the distance was never 300+ meters! To give you an idea what 300m+ distance means : http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23284071. The shooting distance in case is no more than 40-50 meters. Just compare with movie scene to judge the distance http://img863.imageshack.us/i/vlcsnap2011040423h28m32.png/. Most handguns have that range. He was quicker than his opponent who didn't stand a chance against him.

Jimmy assessed the man's position on the rooftop early on using the shop-window http://img716.imageshack.us/i/vlcsnap2011040423h26m54.png/, so it was easier for Jimmy to aim for the man.

And finally, when he shot the man, there was a brief flash of lightening, which enabled him to make a clean shot.http://img64.imageshack.us/i/vlcsnap2011040423h28m07.png/.
While I agree that it was a difficult shot, I do beleive that it was not totally impossible.


Happiness is only Illusion

reply

dude it wasn't 300 meters... you are an idiot if you think that was 300 meters away.. or 984 feet away.. it was across the street, are you that dumb? you sound like a self hating Australian..

"I'm Australian and have been all my life.." you mean you didn't become an American or a Mexican somewhere in the middle of your life? no way...

Some parts like in all movies were dumb.. some parts were pretty cool, as an American (have been all my life hahhaha) I just looked at this as a movie with pro's and con's.. never once did I think " wow Australians suck at making movies.."

and for the most part it was better than a lot of movies that get made here.

" I intend to live forever......So far, so good."

reply

I'm not Australian. I've seen Crocodile Dundee (not really Australian though) many moons ago. Recently I've seen The Square, Red Hill, and likely I'll see more Australian movies. I don't really know yet how to define your art style or cultural cinema, but thus far you haven't made yourself look bad or anything; on the contrary, I've been entertained.

I've been loving too much, caring too little -- TormentoR.

reply

You really shouldn't make threads talking about how a movie makes your entire country look bad. Especially when you don't know how to capitalize letters or use punctuation correctly.

reply

Really and you should not go round movie boards complaining about peoples spelling . honestly do you not have anything better to do ..........

reply

Q.E.D. - If a commenter does not make the effort to be clear and correct, what else about your point is also not well thought out? Or wrong. Anyone who'd view RED HILL and believe this typifies the character of all Australians, would be of extremely limited intelligence. Though as an American, based on the many Aussie flicks & TV shows I've seen, I think 90% of all Oz women are really cute ;-) & the list grows. . ..

reply

This movie had a great story i don't question the story itself just the way its told. and the acting being poor i thought.And I'm comparing it to American movies as well is what I'm trying to say all Aussie films are not up to standard.Just my thoughts sorry if this offends some .

reply

He's right. Your crappy spelling makes Aussies look bad, mate!

reply

The American movie Die Hard With A Vengeance has John McClane shoot a power line with a handgun using one bullet, which then destroys a helicopter carrying German terrorists who were equipped with a 'high powered' machine gun.

What's your point?

reply

Get your hand off it sunshine. I really hate people who post things that are not true. You have exaggerated by at least 285 metres the shot you are talking about and i believe it would be possible to do a shot like that. The only people who make Aussies look bad are people like yourself who just can't wait to sink the boot into the Australian Film Industry. Whilst the movie is not as good as some other Australian films it was OK, i would rate it 6 or 7 out of 10.

reply

well hello grand dad you must be at least that old if you think that shot was that close . He was at least a few hundred metres from the target look again this time with your eyes open and your glasses on .and if you rate this film a 7 our of 10 then all i can say is thank god your not a film critic . oh and dont forget this shot was made with a hand gun in the dark on a man holding a high powered rifle with a scope ......... pfft what a load of crap ............

reply

Granted, I haven't been back to Australia since 1978 BUT when we lived there (in Woomera, SA) the people spoke just like these dudes.

reply

How about the good ol' US of A. You'all ever hear of "Deliverance?"

reply

I'm an American, and I don't think Red Hill made Aussies look bad in the least. In fact, I thought it was very refreshing to see a hero who wasn't a homicidal psychopath! And I don't know much about Aboriginal politics, but it was interesting to see some commentary on it (however sophisticated it was).

As for whether this or that was realistic, I was conscious the whole movie through that I was essentially watching an Australian western, grindhouse throwback slasher movie. All the elements were there, including the superhuman, monstrous bad guy!

reply

When you finish the movie and look back on it, if the camera swung to follow Jimmy from the start we would be calling him a hero. Personally I found him to be the best anti-hero in Australian cinema in the last 30+ years since mad max 2.

And yes that shot was around 40 - 50 meters btw.

reply

Canadian here, also enjoyed it. Didn't make Aussies look bad. It was no Chopper, but a good thriller.

reply

I agree.

"I think, therefore I am... obviously not George W. Bush"

reply

[deleted]