Initiation

Danny Is a generally annoying American kid arriving In Oz to re-find his absent old man (a steroetyped bloke), by the end he's become a man having endured his "Initiation" and everything ends bonza. The basic narrative Is fine even If signposted for the hard of thinking(me), all the characters play out exactly as they look they would. Rarely do you believe this Is a not a made for TV representation of Australia although much of the scenery particularly during the later part Is outstanding. The good bits: His old mans line of work Is a great career and the Kulu guy Is oddly endearing with a seriously Infectious cackle.

Not bad

This movie has beautiful scenery of the mountains in Australia. It is a story about a person who finds the inner strength to save his father after an accident and getting stranded and lost. I love the part where he has hallucinations and in a cave. It gets a bit weird in places but all in all is a good movie. It shows that you can do whatever you have to do to get done what needs to be done. The native aborigine are portrayed in a mysterious way. They have some strange rituals that would have been more interesting if we found out more of what they were. The previous review is of a different movie by the same name. Too bad the reviewer didn't pay better attention.

I thought the movie was excellent, certainly one of the late Rodney Harvey's best performances, as the troubled son who learns a few big lessons. This movie was (and still is I suppose) very hard to find in video stores, and is available on and off again thru online stores. If you can find a copy though, don't hesitate to get it, because this really is a good movie.