Can barely contain my excitement! Two great Aussie movies have bee added to Amazon Prime video...

[JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows]

Strictly Ballroom and Muriel's wedding 😱🥳

Love these movies!

Thought I'd be a good sister to fellow MNers and spread the word

The most important question: which one to watch first?

Was meant to post this in Chat, never mind.

Anyway, I'm off to practice my bogo pogo

YABU

Love love love strictly ballroom. Thanks.

You’re terrible Muriel

Love both films, Muriels wedding is just the best!

You would have the trifecta of full cream Aussie goodness if they included The Castle.

May I also suggest:
Two Hands
The Hard Word
Dirty Deeds
Getting Square
He Died with a Falafel in his Hand
Lantana
Mystery Road

and of course, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

The Aussie film industry is criminally underrated in my opinion.

Sorry not all on Prime but bloody great nonetheless!

@Needhelp101

May I also suggest: Two Hands The Hard Word Dirty Deeds Getting Square He Died with a Falafel in his Hand Lantana Mystery Road

and of course, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

The Aussie film industry is criminally underrated in my opinion.

I totally agree. Their output is second to none.

They just feel special. I wonder if its because their humour is kinda the same as the British.

Also see 'The Moodys' as a series. So funny and dry and sarcastic.

Love Aussie (and New Zeland) stuff.

Zealand

Thanks op two of my favourite movies

Ooh, I forgot Jindabyne.

Would Pitch Black count?

For horror, Wolf Creek and Snowtown. Although the latter is one of the few films I've had to turn off, really disturbing. I was in South Oz when it was actually happening in real life.

Oh I love strictly ballroom! It’s so deliciously camp.

So for some reason that I fully do not recall, Strictly Ballroom was THE thing to see when it came out and I was in... year 3 I remember bugging my mother for days until she agreed to take me and I'm sure 90% went completely over my head but I was thrilled anyway. Was anyone else really into this film as an 7/8 year old!?

Yaaaaassss thank you for this.
Strictly ballroom is the best

@Needhelp101

Ooh, I forgot Jindabyne.

Would Pitch Black count?

For horror, Wolf Creek and Snowtown. Although the latter is one of the few films I've had to turn off, really disturbing. I was in South Oz when it was actually happening in real life.

Jindabyne was the first Aussie film we saw after moving here.

We left the cinema and my DH said: Welcome to Australia.

Not in a good way. It is grim.

He refused to watch Snowtown. It's almost unbearable. The bad guy is compellingly terrible. What I especially admired about the film was that none of was shot on a sunny day.

Another good but horrible one is Hounds of Love.

I’ve already watched SB and Muriel is on watch list. HOW’S YOUR SKIN, FRAN?

I forgot Crackerjack (Netflix right now) and The Dish.

And Glitch - I think still on Netflix.

I love the first season, not least for the achingly lovely evocation of regional Victoria. So beautiful.

Goldstone is wonderful. Don't know if it's on any streaming services but well worth a watch.

And I agree that Australian film is wonderful. Everything from very dark, arty and weird to ridiculously camp and musical. Really quality films. I'm sure they must make duds but I never see any. Oh actually, ironically Australia! was pants.

Yes!! Strictly ballroom is bloody brilliant

I remember Muriel’s wedding being quite depressing! I liked the ABBA bits but her poor mother. 😢. It seen the other one.

I watched Strictly Ballroom at one of the cinemas in Leicester Square and came out and waltzed badly around the square. Fab movie

The Dressmaker is my favourite Australian film

Annoyingly since Brexit Amazon prime have restricted me to a handful of films and programmes.
I don't understand how a service I pay for is affected by my living elsewhere.