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?

I love Strictly Ballroom (I was going to be given tickets for the musical for my birthday, but obviously with covid that's been put off).

I can't remember much about 'Australia'. I remember beautiful landscapes, gorgeous horses, and feeling like my bladder might actually explode as we passed the two-and-a-half-hour mark...

Excellent! Thanks OP! I loved Muriel’s wedding but only saw it once, at the cinema. Be great to see it again.
And yes to Kath and Kim. Brilliant show.

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I just googled what Paul Mercurio (Scott from Strictly Ballroom) looks like now. I proper had the hots for him when I was a teen in the 90's. Wish I hadn't bothered

Noooooooo... why would you do that :( The actress for Fran is the teacher in Dance Acadamy. She's beautiful.

I love Strictly Ballroom (I was going to be given tickets for the musical for my birthday, but obviously with covid that's been put off). Same. Well for Christmas. I asked Mum if she had heard anything about new dates and she doesn't even remember booking it

The Dry is great, it is still in cinemas here in Oz and regional Vic looks beautiful.

A great Aussie tv show is Utopia, although I think it's called Dreamland in the UK.

Outrageous Fortune and Wellington Paranormal are great kiwi shows. Absolutely love Eagle and Shark, an early Taiti Waitati movie.

Love the castle! The dad is such a lovely man, I would love him to be my dad

Wish I hadn't bothered

So do I 😭

I can't remember much about 'Australia'. I remember beautiful landscapes, gorgeous horses, and feeling like my bladder might actually explode as we passed the two-and-a-half-hour mark...

For those who have seen Australia... here's a treat. I'm so bored, I'm so wobble board

The mystery road TV series are on iplayer. Wouldn't mind seeing the films for the back story.

@echt

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

The Dish is a fantastic film. Loving this thread!

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I love Strictly Ballroom (I was going to be given tickets for the musical for my birthday, but obviously with covid that's been put off).

I can't remember much about 'Australia'. I remember beautiful landscapes, gorgeous horses, and feeling like my bladder might actually explode as we passed the two-and-a-half-hour mark...

Ah, the one where Nicole Kidman's face literally doesn't move for the entire film 😁 (I do actually like her as an actress! Not Aussie, but has as anyone seen To Die For?)

Love Muriel's Wedding.

I was secretly hoping someone might mention BMX Bandits .

Watch baby teeth on Netflix (or might be amazon), a recent aussie film which is brilliant and will have you crying buckets! Starts out a bit weird but stick with it.

Love this thread! Agree about Baz and Muriel's Wedding and The Dish, and alongside Kath & Kim can I add the (polar opposite in subject and tone!) Wentworth as excellent tv.

Has any one seen Summersault ( or Somersault) can't remember the spelling. I loved that , so moving

And The Castle is brilliant!

Argh! I saw the title and though please god Muriel's Wedding! Fab film!

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Has any one seen Summersault ( or Somersault) can't remember the spelling. I loved that , so moving

And The Castle is brilliant!

Somersault! I was trying to remember the name of it, thank you. Abbi Cornish at her most luminous.

Oh and another comedy horror, Little Monsters.

@echt - yes, yes, 100% yes! The Castle, Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom are probably my three favourite Aussie films of all time!

I think HowsYourSkinFran will be my next username

I loved Holding the Man too

Stick men and what we do in the shadows both New Zealand I think are very good

Does anyone else remember an Aussie film called Frog Dreaming? We watched it at primary school once in honour of my Aussie cousin who was visiting England and came to school with me for a week. I've never been able to find it since but as a 10 year old I thought it was brilliant.

It's been years since I watched The Castle! Is it on any streaming services?

I've been avoiding posting NZ films because different countries! But Once Were Warriors is great. Very sad and not easy to watch.

I want to watch one now. But it's too late. I think DD who is 12 might appreciate Strictly Ballroom.

Another old New Zealand film and wonderful, The Piano. Remember Anna Paquin getting her Oscar at 11?