Baz Lurhmann's AUSTRALIA on Late Review (clips)

[bootymanager]

'Australia' sucks balls. It is a ridiculous movie.

[ManfredDeJesus]

I wish someone would explain to me why Baz Lurhmann is supposedly such a genius. God knows Australia and Moulin Rouge were insufferable rubbish

[fosterarchiediva]

Germaine, I'm tipping you have had the same surname for all your life. Who would want to marry a sour bitch like you!

[slh950]

Baz Lurman makes tacky glossy films ... never been a fan

[russelljenkins69]

What a fucking bitch! She has spent more time in england in her life than australia. She ovbviously had her eye's closed when she went to film. We have not destroyed our country, Nulla stopped the heard of bulls not because he had magic powers but because if she were paying attention early the drover said that when faced with a stampede the only thing a bull will fear more than a man on a horse is a man on his own two feet, and they did not reuse fucking shots through the film.

[mogenim]

@russelljenkins69 Yes, yes they did.

[MoorLetoh]

@russelljenkins69-Whoa,go easy there mate.Germaine Greer is like Jimi Hendrix,and the Scissor Sisters....proper British Royalty.

Shut yer Lamington hole.

[haret0n]

australia is a complete turkey - a dreadful film - but this is great germaine

[scorchoman]

Let's face it, these self-important pundits were never going to give this film a chance..

[PurushaDesa]

I wouldn't say Australia's a continent. I don't think the New Zealander's gonna be thrilled by being told they're Australian.

[gloomyoutlook]

@PurushaDesa

I believe the accurate term is Australasia, Australia for short. New Zealand would object only to insinuations of political association.

[PurushaDesa]

I agree Outlook. That's precisely the term I do use instead when describing the continent. I'm not sure if the term Oceania is an exact synonym or not though, but I never use it.

[gloomyoutlook]

@PurushaDesa

I would think Oceania to be a non-geographic, more general term for the South Pacific region as a whole, comprising Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the various Pacific island nations. Both terms tend also to exclude Indonesia, which on a purely geographic and biological standpoint (in terms of its florae and faunae) displays significant overlap of both South-East Asian and Australasian features. Historically, culturally and politically, though, it is undeniably Asian.

[PurushaDesa]

Agreed about Indonesia Outlook. Although I'd just note that Americans make a point of using the term 'Asian' to describe every ethnic group located in Asia. In the UK we tend to separate two main Asian racial groups. We reserve the term 'Asian' for those from the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, to put it rather ineloquently people with 'brown' skin, and the label 'Oriental' is most often used for those from China, Japan, Korea, and so on, essentially those with epicanthic eyes.

[octopusnumber]

Her face is quite a wanderfull landscape though! What a gorgeous woman! And I'm sorry but she is a great actress!

[mrmjdinosaur]

Just back from the film-the most lazy,stupid waste of my time and their money!No cliche left unturned in this film which goes beyond parody.Fuck awful.

[funkydafunker]

So I take it that they are just saying it's a pile of bollocks.Why don't they just say it straight like an Aussie would ?

[Consoleposterboy]

Why are we getting so defensive? What if she's right about all this? Unfortunately so many of us aussies will never admit it. Bugger that, we need to be honest.

[znotty]

this woman is a laughing stock in Australia & no one cares less what a raving man hating feminist who has`nt lived here for 40 years thinks,your being conned England she knows nothing about Australia or Australian men or any man for that matter,a good root would do her good but good luck finding someone to sacrfice themselves.

[SomaLFM]

she knows the truth about Australia.

[matt2house]

oh yes what truth is that soma

[sophie5665]

she does know something about some men, she's married to one.

[znotty]

poor fella.

[sophie5665]

I'm sure he doesn't think so.

[znotty]

Listen love,she`s a vile old bat spewing hatred of everything Australian which your not,the reason this thing lives in dirty England is because in OZ she`s just a filthy old rag who hates AUTRALIAN MEN ,she has NO husband & her only "good" book was in 1971,she`s bitter & reduced to carping on the sideline & writing venomous articles about like the one about Steven Erwin when he died,just a filthy ,dirty ,disgusting toe rag. Germaine Greer please die.

hope i made myself clear!

[sophie5665]

You've made yourself incredibly clear but it doesn't mean I have to agree with you as I think, in simple terms and in the language of my own Scotland, you are talking a load of shite.

[znotty]

yeah i get told that all the time but i dismiss it & carry on regardless!

sometimes i get bored & go fishing,today i caught a bird from Scotland.....

[sophie5665]

I hope it gave you hell.

[znotty]

i`m sorry your so nasty but then again your on germaine side & birds of a feather or in this case its nasty bitches,good luck youll need it.

[sophie5665]

I'm nasty because I'm defending my point of view? Then what does that make you?

[znotty]

i already told you i`m fishing...but you keep biting,der!!!

caught a bird from Scotland,again!

[sophie5665]

My God I'm an eegit, quite a good one I must admit, though please don't call me a bird.

[znotty]

Sorry for calling you a bird.....

by the way can you tell anything Greer has uttered thats positive?

[sophie5665]

In this clip or in general?

[znotty]

now its you who`s fishing!!!!!

[sophie5665]

i'm actually not, so the clip or in general?

[znotty]

ever!

[sophie5665]

I think the points she's made on the difference made in society between men and women and also the general roles that woman are expected to conform to, no matter how equal we claim our society is. More to do with this video: I think the point she makes about how the real Australia isn't being shown on screen is perfectly justified, and whether this portrayal has to do with the director's personal view or to fill seats, doesn't justify selling a film as a historical epic when it isn't accurate.

[znotty]

your kidding, life in Australia is Excactly hows Baz see`s it,i`ve got black fellas under the tree out the back,kangaroos running in the streets & expecting a cyclone about 4 o`clock right after tea & scones .

he`s got one thing right its bloody hot 35c or 95f today & 41c yesterday,thats 105.8 degrees Fahrenheit & 80& humidity,wot we talkin bout again?

[sophie5665]

This conversation has gone on for so long I honestly can't remember :L

[znotty]

yes i agree.....

[aussiemediamonitors]

wow - this aint made news in oz - yet! thanks for upping!

[manwithaplan999]

nope, that's the end of it. They go onto another subject immediately after this.