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03/13/09
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:55
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: A raucous, fast-paced celebration of the Ozploitation films that came out of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Theatrical Release:13-03-2009
Synopsis: Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of... [More]
Reviews for Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of...
Top CriticEven as a documentary, this is one of the most audacious and energetic films of the year
03/15/09
The end product, while shallow and sometimes disconcertingly furtive, offers an enlightening, pleasurable peek into one of cinema's more enticing dark corners.
03/13/09
Top CriticThere is a remarkable story to be told of outlaws carving out their own slice of the industry with scant regard for decorum, personal safety or narrative coherence.
03/13/09
Top CriticStrewth, it's a bloody ripper!
03/13/09
Top CriticHugely enjoyable, fast-paced and frequently hilarious documentary that will leave you desperate to see the Ozploitation films in question.
03/12/09
This isn't exactly a thesis that's going to win any awards, especially up against the latest documentary about the Holocaust or the war in Iraq. But as far as entertainment goes, it's about the most fun I've had all summer.
08/06/09
... a smartly made look at an otherwise neglected aspect of film history and culture, packed with colorful stories, witty observations, punky attitude and real history...
08/12/09
Worthy viewing for film buffs, but never quite transcendent enough for casual viewers ... as energetic but limited as an IFC Channel documentary special.
07/30/09
this lost treasure trove of cringe-making softcore, outrageous horror and balls-to-the-wall action... celebrates a nation humping, slicing and hammering out its modern identity through popular cultural forms.
03/09/09
The onslaught of tastelessness begins even before the opening credits and continues nonstop for 103 deliciously sleazy minutes.
10/08/09
This film is an affectionate, rollicking guide to the drive-in classics of Australian filmmaking from the 1970s and ’80s.
07/31/09
Top CriticTarantino's enthusiasm notwithstanding, backstage gossip about movies of no importance is enough to bore even certified film geeks.
08/13/09
You sense that we still only view something 'Aussie' as being impressive after a foreigner validates it.
09/26/08
Not Quite Hollywood returns us to a time when the price of admission was cheap and the thrills even cheaper.
07/30/09
Russell Mulcahy and other artists look back fondly on Australian exploitation films for Not Quite Hollywood, sometimes wondering just how they were able to get away with it.
08/06/09
The best thing about Hartley’s film is that he has found the perfect form to investigate this past and pay a sweet homage to his cast of ratbag filmmakers, who deliberately tested the boundaries of good taste and political correctness.
08/28/08
It's a kicky, slightly exhausting look at a bygone era of low-rent moviemaking, whose colorful trove of film clips should delight fans of cinematic esoterica, nostalgic schlock and high octane drive-in fare.
07/31/09
Top CriticAs important as any history of 'legitimate' Australian cinema, and 10 times the fun, it's a shot to the heart for anyone who thought Down Under was only capable of dreary, culturally relevant filmmaking.
08/28/08
A fun and energized documentary about a neglected era of exploitation cinema, but it suffers from a couple of pretty critical sins of omission.
08/06/09
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