Bondi Tsunami

I watched the movie and in the credits it said the soundtrack would be available from the website www.bonditsunami.com, but the website seems to be poorly coded and gives errors after the first page. Anyone know where I can find the soundtrack?

I thought the movie was pretty cool, a good take on the emptiness of the Australian landscape especially as viewed from the perspective of a Japanese. It did get boring at times when it focused too long on a particular image that I didn't see the interest in, but a lot of it was spot on. Japanese Story deals with the same ideas in a more standard narrative format if you can't stomach this movie.

This movie is very different and difficult to describe...

It is a music video movie, where there is little dialogue, and some fairly tasteful music choices and nifty camera-work help to move the movie along.

It is a comical movie, which doesn't take itself too seriously. Some scenes are downright funny, especially those with Gunja-man! And there are short comic strip interludes which add a surreal and humorous quality.

It is a road movie, which documents a crazy and meandering trip in an old Holden around some of our "Sunburnt Country". Many notable tourist spots are included, as well as some outback desert scenery.

It is a spiritual movie, which has many Buddhist references. Nirvana, Enlightenment, Void, Illusion and several lines from the Heart Sutra are all mentioned. The movie is portrayed as being somewhere between reality and a dream and is quite atmospheric.

It's a psychedelic and counter-cultural movie. Nimbin is mentioned several times and several scenes seem "other-worldly".

It is a surfing movie, with many allusions to the classic Australian surfing film from the 70s, "Morning of the Earth". Two of Brian Cadd's original songs from "Morning of the Earth" are included in "Bondi Tsunami"... deja vu...

This movie successfully integrates all these genres and may be destined to become a cult classic...

Just finished skipping through this. No story, just random video shot on what was apparently supposed to be a road trip.

Some surfing shots, but nothing whatsoever in terms of acting, story, visual interest, or anything resembling what a movie is supposed to be.

Thought there might be something there as an Australian, and nope!

Reading some of the other reviews for this film it seems that opinion is extremely divided. I enjoyed the film purely for the editing and visuals. I thought the editing was fantastic and was the only thing that gave the film any kind of pace, even though it was a stoner flick of sorts it still needed something to move it along. I enjoyed the soundtrack too. Some of the shots were beautifully composed but I agree that generally the camera-work was shoddy.

I've read some interviews by the director and she does seem to have her head up her arse as far as her claims to be revolutionising DV film making and guerilla techniques - does she honestly believe she was the first to shoot a film on DV with a small crew??? Um - reality check. It's been going on since the cameras were invented over 10 years ago.

But - I think the filmmakers can be commended for stretching the boundaries of audience expectations and structure. The Australian film industry isn't known for being adventurous and at least this film is different. I disagree with those that say there's no plot - the film is a journey, both literally and of self discovery. It is like one long trippy music video that looks fantastic. I think audiences need to forget about traditional structure and just go with it.

This movie was an extremely different experience to the traditional style of movie making. I enjoyed it immensely. The visual style and music was great. However I did find one or two scenes extremely erratic and repetitive (I know that this was a conscious choice though). Unfortunately one of them is the opening scene with all the fast editing to a techno beat. Some people probably get turned off it at the start, but if you stay with it it get's much better. The editing and colours in the movie were the standout elements I thought. I do agree with some of the other comments though about the Director's/Producer's commentary being a bit much to swallow. They sound like they're the only people in history to have done an indie film. Overall though, I rate this movie pretty high and would recommend it to anyone wanting a different style of entertainment.