One of the worst films I've ever seen
And so many almost endings. Seriously, it was terrible.
shareWhen the trailer was so good, too.
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MovieChat Forums > Australia (2008) Discussion > One of the worst films I've ever seen
I just came here to see if anyone else thought that.
So much yes.
It was decent, Don't know why you would say worst. There is a lot of crappier movies.
shareAll the pre hype didn't help it.
shareYeah, calling it "the worst" is ridiculous! It was a sad weak movie to be sure, I'd give it 3/10, in a world where there are plenty of movies in the 0-2/10 range.
I'm still surprised at how thoroughly bad a movie it is. I've really liked all of Baz Luhrman's other films, and "Moulin Rouge" and "Strictly Ballroom" are among my all-time favorites. How the hell did this one go so wrong.
Definitely Luhrman's worst film to date, Australia is one of those film's that in no way needed to be 2hrs 40mins long. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are very good, I think Kidman does overact in the first hour or so in the movie but I think that's what was called for. It's definitely Lunrman's most cheesy and campiest film and that's really saying something with the last one. Some of the CGI isn't great. The film should have been all about the journey with the cattle, cut out all the stuff about the Japanese bombing and David Wenham's character turning into the most OTT villain. Keep it under 2hrs and it would have been a solid film at best.
shareYou think Australia is cheesier and campier than Strictly Ballroom or Moulin Rouge?
If you say so..
I can't imagine what a film would have to do to get rated a 0-2/10. I don't know that I've ever rated a professionally produced film less than a 4.
shareWell... I used to have a strange interest in bad movies. I'd actively seek out bizarre cult-film horrors like "The Terror of Tiny Town" (a Western comedy with an all little-person cast from the 1930s), "Deadly Weapons" (a 70s violent porno about a woman smothering men to death with her giant sagging boobs), and OF COURSE the films of Ed Wood. I had some good laughs during that phase, and I learned quite a lot about the human psyche and filmmaking and the nature of Art, but yeah. I've seen a lot of films that really do deserve a 0-2/10 rating.
Fortunately, one doesn't stumble across such films very often, and if one does, the normal people leave the theater or change the channel. So I can totally believe you've never watched a movie that deserves less than 4/10 all the way through.
Ah, I see.
I did see The Room. It might deserve a 3/10. I think if I went lower than that it would have to be for a complete disaster of an effort, like a first-year student film or something.
Is Australia really so bad that it deserves a 3/10? I haven't seen it, so I can't say. But considering the director and actors, I'd think it would deserve a higher grade than that due to craftsmanship alone.
"Australia" really is a poor film, astonishingly so considering the level of talent involved.
But I'm ok with my 3/10, because if 5/10 is average, not too good and not too bad, then 4/10 is just kind of below average. When I start rolling my eyes or saying "What?" out loud instead of just being bored, I start giving out 3s! And yeah, I did roll my eyes a few times as this stupid film rolled on.
Of course to get lower than 3/10 takes something more than ordinary badness.
I was so disappointed.
I really, really wanted it to be amazing because I enjoyed all of Baz’s previous films and the cast was phenomenal. A veritable who’s who of the top acting talent Australia has to offer. I honestly expected a sweeping epic for the ages, but it was so forced, so thematically muddled, and completely overblown. The depiction of indigenous Australians was particularly galling. The whole “mystical Dreamtime” thing was just short of insulting and the Wizard of Oz parallels utterly trite and unnecessary.
I almost cried. Not happy tears.