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What do non New Zealanders think of this movie?


As a Kiwi, I really liked it... but not sure if a lot of the '80's New Zealand' humour would translate too well. Interested to know what any non-locals think.

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A bit late replying as have only just seen it in the UK. Stunning! if some humour went over my head I certainly did not miss it, there were great laugh-out-loud moments (Boy dancing for Chardonnay) and superb acting - Boy and Rocky (aaaaw) plus Dad (Alamein), who was such a real character that I sort of fell in love-hate with him as the film progressed.
I found out after watching that Alamein - Taika Waititi - also directed and produced the movie - totally amazing. It really touched me and actually made me cry at the end. In short, one of the best movies I've ever seen I'll definitely be thinking and talking about it for a while to come.
Great dance sequence at the end too!

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American...

Loved it. Charming, humorous, and no ulterior motive other than to appreciate the human existence.

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I'm Dutch and I loved it too!
An amazing actor that little kid, all of them actually. The story is universal, the 80's references are great for thirty-something's like me and everybody finds out their that is not the hero they thought he was at some age...

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Loved it.

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Canadian, and if there was humour I missed it didn't matter, because I loved it anyway.

*SPOILER FOR EVERYTHING BELOW*
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Argentinian, loved it (I have lived in NZ though)

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Im Australian, loved every second of it, even better than his last feature (eagle vs shark) . Most of the humour was pretty universal (the teacher smoking a ciggarette out the window in class killed me), but im lucky enough to have a maori girlfriend (coincidentally from the same part of nz) who filled me in on some of the more kiwi-80s-orientated material.
Everyone should see this film, it is really phenomenal. New Zealand certainly makes much better films than Australians do.

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I'm english and spent some time in Australia. Wait.......
Whilst in Oz I was very much acquainted with a number of Kiwi's.
I've been a big fan of Once Were Warriors and it's sequal since being introduced to it by a Kiwi.
I'm also an 80's child.

Liked the film.




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Indie theater her in Philadelphia.. very good, translated well, typical Kiwi movie...quirky, funny, sad, deep, worth a look!

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Saw this at Sundance and LOVED it! It was my favorite movie of the festival that year. I really hope it gets a further US release. TELL YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!

p.s. Watch for a Flight of the Concords joke!

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Am a Malaysian living in Australia, saw it and loved it.

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