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| Category | Blu-ray DVDs, Dramas Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, Action, Romance, World War II, Australia | | Starring | Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, David Wenham, Brandon Walters | | Director | Baz Luhrmann | | Co-Producer | Catherine Martin | | Costume Designer | Catherine Martin | | Director of Photography | Mandy Walker | | Editor | Dody Dorn, Michael McCusker | | Executive Music Supervisor | Anton Monsted | | Producer | G. Mac Brown, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman | | Production Designer | Catherine Martin | | Screenwriter | Stuart Beattie, Baz Luhrmann | | Story | Baz Luhrmann |
Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; French Subtitles MOULIN ROUGE's Baz Luhrman and Nicole Kidman reteam for this epic that pays homage to their homeland. In AUSTRALIA, Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) is a prim and proper Englishwoman who journeys to Australia in the years before World War II reached the country's shores. She is determined to have her estranged husband sell his cattle ranch to a monopoly-craving businessman named King Carney (Bryan Brown), but when she arrives, Lord Ashley is dead, and her plan to sell the ranch changes when she sees an employee named Fletcher (David Wenham) cheating her husband's business and mistreating a young boy named Nullah (Brandon Walters) because he is of mixed race. Urged on by both pride and a sense of justice, Lady Ashley wants to drive her herd of cattle to Darwin so she can sell them to the troops, but she'll require the help of an independent cowboy (fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman) to get them there.
AUSTRALIA changes genres almost as much as Kidman's character changes from fantastic costume to fantastic costume (courtesy of Luhrman's wife and collaborator, Catherine Martin). The film begins as a fish-out-of-water comedy, then changes into a Western, then morphs into a romance, and it finishes as a World War II drama. But in this genre-bending epic, there's something for everyone, especially for fans of Jackman. The actor has rarely looked better, and there's plenty of opportunity for him to show that he can be an action star as well as a romantic lead in the mold of the Golden Age stars. The film itself harks back to classic Hollywood, at times resembling essentials such as GONE WITH THE WIND and THE AFRICAN QUEEN. And fans of THE WIZARD OF OZ will enjoy seeing how the beloved film works its way into AUSTRALIA's plot and score.
Australia Reviews: "AUSTRALIA is a postmodern blockbuster filtered through the very particular sensibility of Luhrmann....Luhrmann brings an unapologetically over-the-top and operatic aesthetic to the table."-- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times "[T]his creation story about modern Australia is a testament to movie love at its most devout, cinematic spectacle at its most extreme..."-- Manohla Dargis, New York Times "[W]hat a gorgeous film, what strong performances, what exhilarating images and -- yes, what sweeping romantic melodrama. The kind of movie that is a movie, with all that word promises and implies."-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hings slow down...allowing Luhrmann to show off his talent for stunning visuals, to flex new action muscles with a thrilling cattle stampede, and to set in motion the beguiling AFRICAN QUEEN-inspired romance..."-- Chris Hewitt, Empire 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Kidman's] finest moments are a reminder that no major actress has done more consistent work in the past decade."-- Matt Mueller, Total Film "The most expensive Australian film ever made is rousing and passionate....Kidman gives one of her most engaging performances..."-- Hollywood Reporter Staff, Hollywood Reporter Australia | List Price | $39.99 (You save $7.90) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2008 | | All Time Sales Rank |  60155  | | CD Universe Part number | 7609007 | | Catalog number | 2256385 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 03, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for some violence, a scene of sensuality, and brief strong language | | Running Time | 165 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled; DTS Sound; Checkpoint; Sensormatic |
Australia Movie Review  Captivating
A little over the top but still Australia as we were then before the gradual shift brought on by multicultural changes that made us what we are now.
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 very poor over acted,could have been so much better
yuk!!!!!!!
Submitted by midwave (perth australia)
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 Not what I expected
Australia is a much over hyped, overrated film which is much less than what I expected to see. Nichole Kidman delivers perhaps the worst performance of her career and the film is at least 1 hour too long. I can't believe some people are even comparing this film to Gone with the Wind or Casablanca. It is nowhere near as good as those classic films which changed the face of cinema. Australia is delivered in a very slow, methodical, and somewhat boring pace. It does deliver some good dialogue and special effects, however all of that is overshadowed by the films negatives. Where did Baz get it so terribly wrong... What was hyped as being the greatest Australian film ever made turned out to be a boring, 3 hour drag fest with a bit of taste. It is very popular among audiences and Oprah in particular, however movie buffs and critics usually give the film bad reviews because it doesn’t deliver or compare to other great Australian films, such as Mad Max and Wolfcreek, Need I say more...
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 Not as good as expected
This outback-epic falls well below its potential. It's at least half an hour too long and although its cast keeps the movie interesting with their solid performances it drags every now and then. Australia might entertain you or it might put you to sleep.
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Australia DVD Set in Australia on the brink of World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley, an English Aristocrat (Kidman), travels to the faraway continent where she has inherited a cattle ranch, owned by her late husband. When Australian cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn local known as The Drover (Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country’s most unforgiving land, only to still face the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese forces that had attacked Pearl Harbor. When tragedy strikes and Lady Sarah becomes unofficial guardian to a “half-caste” boy, the unlikely couple must come to terms with a prejudiced society, dishonorable business associates and the impending arrival of the Japanese.
Source: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Blu-ray Disc Features:
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital Surround - French
DTS HD Master Audio - English
Subtitles - Cantonese, English, French, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Theatrical Trailers (2)
Featurette:
1. A Historic Epic: A Reworking of Publicity
2. Australia: The People, the History, the Location
Behind the Scenes:
1. Photography
2. Production Design
3. Costume Design
4. Locations
5. Cinematography
6. Sound
7. Editing
8. Music
9. Visual Effects
Deleted Scenes:
1. What About the Drove?
2. Angry Staff Serve Dinner
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