Pros: A thinking person's suspense film — symbolism and sociology yield creepiness Cons: Probably another twenty minutes of exposition would have been good...
Peter Weir knows how to open a film. Remember the 30th Street Station murder in Witness? Remember Jeff Bridges walking through the corn fields with a baby in his arms in Fearless?
While both opening are magnificent, they pale in...
Pros: Some success in establishing an aura of eeriness; good performance by Chamberlain Cons: Incoherent script, grab-bag approach to occult themes, inconclusive ending, general pointlessness
Continuing my exploration of Australian cinema, I come next to director Peter Weir. Though Weir is now thoroughly entrenched as a Hollywood filmmaker, he got his start down under. Historical Background: Peter Lindsay Weir was born on August ...
Pros: Suspenseful. Exciting. Intelligent plot and story line. Cons: Wish it was longer.
I saw this film in 1977 when I was living abroad. I thought it was pretty good then. I was a bit skeptical when I saw it again on the TV in the 1990s, films from the 1970s don't usually age very well with a few certain exception. This is one of those...
Pros: Acting, atmosphere, eerieness. Cons: Somewhat slow-moving, too low-key for fx-loving types.
Peter Weir's eerie 1977 thriller was one of a number of vibrant, novel productions that helped put Australian cinema on the world map. Of course, a paranormal hook didn't hurt. Without ostentatious special effects (indeed, an apocalyptic finale had...
Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He...More at Buy.com Marketplaces
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