Sweet Seventies

Enjoy this for what it is. So many memories came flooding back. I was a young policeman in the late 70,s and the kids at the blue light disco were how i remembered them, the ways the tried to sneak alcohol in was a laugh every disco. The characters were people i dealt with every shift when on patrol. Its not a classic by any stretch of the imagination, but just forget everything and drift back into a time when everything didn't appear to be that bad.

I think everyone else here saw a different movie! I thought it was a great film. I mean it's no Puberty Blues but it was a silly light hearted comedy.

Having just seen Deadpool 2, which is such a letdown after the first one, I cannot understand how this is getting such bad reviews ... Its bright, colourful and laugh out loud funny ... If you grew up in a seaside community in the 70s its a must ... If you like 70s Australian cinema its a must ... If you like camp, daft as a brush comedies its a must ... Its not trying to be a masterpiece ... Its just a funny, but sharp, pastiche of cliched 70s Australia ... And gord did those cliches really exist ... Give it a go ... It made me laugh out loud ... A lot :)))

Simple yet brilliant accurate depiction of parenting/childhood during the 1970s. Any naysayers clearly were not brought up in this era. Wonderful fun, yet heartbreakly desperate teenage characters ground what could have been just a fluff piece. I could place every one of those characters into someone I knew from that era. The child actors were excellent. Hope to see a great deal more featuring Atticus Robb.

This is not the funniest comedy you'll ever see and it's not even a particularly effective coming-of-age story, but it is a lot of fun and entertaining from beginning to end. It boasts a great Australian cast, none of them taking themselves too seriously and all of them really enjoying themselves. It also has a quirky story stuffed full of nods to 1970's fads, values and lifestyles. If you grew up in that period, you especially will love this movie. For the rest of us, this is one of those little self-deprecating comedy gems that Australians do so well and it will give you plenty of chuckles. Highly recommended.