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But as is often the case, the winner gets to
write history and when arthouse film took over the local cinemas in the
late 1980s and early 1990s (thanks to a variety of factors, including the
demise of the drive in cinema and changes in taxation) they wrote the
entertaining side of things out of the history books.
Until
now that is...
Not Quite Hollywood is both an educational look back at the world
of the so called "Ozploitation" films of the 1970s and 1980s and a
rip roaring collection of amazing scenes and sequences from those very
same films.
So it is essentially a double whammy as you not only get a
rock solid history lesson in the dark side of Australian film (complete with
countless classic wisecracks from the many, many colourful characters
involved) but you also get to see all the best bits from the films
that were made.
Even better is that director, Mark Hartley, seems to have spoken to everyone
who ever made a film in this country - from Barry Humphries to Sigrid
Thornton to Dennis Hopper to numerous sleazy behind-the-scenes
producers.
And there are a lot of best bits
here.
Whether you are a fan of swinging 1970s nudity, people
being set on fire, car crashes galore or just general trashiness there
are far, far too many classic moments here to name.
For once
all the hype around an Australian film is totally justified : if you see
only one Australian film this year... well, that is one more than most
people do.
But if you see this film, you will not only learn
why that wasn't always the case, you will also have a hell of a good time. DVD EXTRAS with Sean Lynch
If there is one thing distribution company, Madman, know how to do -
it's treat their audience with the utmost respect. In fact, this is
probably one of the best DVD packages for an Australian film seen for
quite some time.
There are almost too many goodies included here to name, needless to say that it's spread quite healthily over two discs.
There
is a great commentary track (shock horror, a commentary track that is
actually worth listening to!), a slew of deleted scenes and interviews,
a whole bunch of cheesy Ozploitation trailers and much more.
The
real appeal here is the unedited interview with Quentin Tarantino. The
guy speaks at 50 miles per hour and talks about the geekiest stuff
known to man - but much like An Evening With Kevin Smith the man is nothing short of fascinating to listen to.
One of the best DVD releases of 2009.
Conclusion:
Movie 90% Extras: 85%
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