Snowtown murders

[roguejuror]

The town of Snowtown is 145 km north of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia.

uh, xpy aren't you from around there?

xpy how much you know about possums?

do you remember this case?

illy posted about the film, looks good

 

[fiveteamer]

Can't wait to watch this

 

[roguejuror]

fivey want to synchronize a time to watch it and we text back and forth?

 

[fiveteamer]

Sure, get my number from Matty. Can't put it here because of google.

 

[xpansive]

Live about 60kms (35miles) from there. Watching that gives xpy goosebumps as hit close to home. Wait til u watch it in full to get a idea of just how 'alternatively thinking' in the head these guys are...

PS Possums will only attack if cornered and forced into confrontation. Also the animal equivalent of a waste/trash disposal unit. Theres not alot there unable to stomach...

 

[fiveteamer]

Just texted my friend living in Aussie. She said there's scene where the kid shoves a firecracker in a dude's penis. Can't wait for this shit.

 

[kato]

a,t,a

 

[kato]

Frederick Brooks received electric shocks to his penis and testicles, and had a burning sparkler pushed down into his penis; after his toes were crushed and his nose and ears burned with cigarettes, he was allowed to choke to death on his gag.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowtown_murders

 

[stevek173]

wow that looks amazing

 

[Archie]

gonna check it out

 

[illmatick]

I'd give it around a 6. The review that Matty posted is actually pretty spot on.

 

[Matty]

I downloaded it over the weekend. I think I'm intrigued enough to watch it, now.

 

[FreeFall]

I'd give it around a 6. The review that Matty posted is actually pretty spot on.

where ist aht review? I'd like to see thsi movie?

 

[illmatick]

Snowtown is an extremely disturbing film. I would not recommend it to anyone. But I wouldn't say it's bad. This is a strange case in which I could agree with the reviewer who says that this is a totally pointless portrayal of the Snowtown killings (redneck realism). And I can also agree with this statement: "Cinema is supposed to affect us, and Snowtown certainly did". I think my tolerance is extremely high towards violent films. But this is exactly the kind of realism which you don't want to see. Believe me. It won't make you think, except that you can't wipe out some scenes from your brain no matter how hard you want them to go away. I don't think it's artistic either. There's no real climax. The only reason I sat this through, because I wanted to know, how the story ends for the boy. It was a clever move from the director to show Jamie as a sympathetic character. But I think, I wouldn't missed anything if I read about the subject on Wikipedia first. Martyrs is an easy watch compared to this. If you hated titles such as Irrversible or The killer inside me, don't watch this. Despite of the negative things I wrote before, I give it a 7. I have to admit, building the tension was masterful.

 

[Matty]

I merely copy-pasted an IMDB user review. A lot of them say the same thing, i.e. that it is hard to watch: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1680114/reviews

 

[rjt721]

Thanks for the heads up. Downloaded over the weekend. Gonna check it out later in the week.

 

[Matty]

I have to add that you'll probably want to read up on the actual murders if you wanna be able to follow exactly what's going on. I found myself stopping the movie a bunch of times to cross-reference people and events on the Wiki entry.

It's probably not necessary, since the movie is more about the way the main killer influences and manipulates people around him, but some parts were really confusing until I read about the real-life events.

Good flawed movie.

 

[xpansive]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/...elevision-awards/story-fn6bqphm-1226258898872


SNOWTOWN is gaining a reputation for all the right reasons as the South Australian-made film last night dominated the first Aussie Oscars.

The film reaped the most Australian Academy Cinema Television Arts awards, adding to its credits best direction, best adapted screenplay, best lead actor and best supporting actress - taking its AACTA tally to six.

The film was awarded best sound and best editing at the Samsung AACTA Awards lunch last month.

AACTA president Geoffrey Rush was joined on stage at Sydney Opera House by Australian actors including Cate Blanchett, Mia Wasikowska, Adelaide brothers Jonathan and Anthony LaPaglia, Jacki Weaver and Rachael Taylor to honour the year's best achievements in Australian film and TV.

Emerging actor Daniel Henshall won best lead actor for Snowtown, surpassing Australian and US actors Willem Dafoe, Geoffrey Rush and David Wenham as did his castmate, newcomer Louise Harris to win best supporting actress.

Audience favourite Red Dog, now at No. 8 in the top 10 Australian all-time highest grossing box-office hits, took home the Samsung AACTA Award for Best Film.

Directed by Kriv Stenders Red Dog had picked up the Australian Film Institute's Members' Choice Award.

SA also had its day on the small screen with Adelaide rising star Sarah Snook beating Offspring favourite Asher Keddie and Cloudstreet actresses Essie Davis and Kerry Fox for best lead actress in a TV drama in Sisters of War.

This was not Jonathan LaPaglia's night. He lost to The Slap castmate Alex Dimitriades as best actor in a television drama.

The Slap received five AACTAs - the most in TV categories.

AACTA chief executive Damian Trewhella said the nationally televised event had "capped an unprecedented awards season for the Australian screen industry".

The awards were part of the global screen awards conversation, "drawing greater recognition for our awards, our talented award recipients, and the Australian screen industry".