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Out of the Blue

  • 2006
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
4.1K
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Out of the Blue (2006)
True CrimeCrimeDrama

Based on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, befor... Read allBased on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.Based on the Aramoana Massacre that occurred on 13 November and 14 November 1990. Resident David Gray, an unemployed gun collector, went on a rampage in which 13 people were shot dead, before Gray himself was shot by police.

  • Director
    • Robert Sarkies
  • Writers
    • Bill O'Brien
    • Robert Sarkies
    • Graeme Tetley
  • Stars
    • Matthew Sunderland
    • Stuart Mathieson
    • Natalie Ellis
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Sarkies
    • Writers
      • Bill O'Brien
      • Robert Sarkies
      • Graeme Tetley
    • Stars
      • Matthew Sunderland
      • Stuart Mathieson
      • Natalie Ellis
    • 29User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Matthew Sunderland
    Matthew Sunderland
    • David Gray
    • (as Matt Sunderand)
    Stuart Mathieson
    • Vic Crimp
    Natalie Ellis
    • Dorothy Crimp
    Patrick Paynter
    • Tim Jamieson
    Steven Moore
    • Ron Braithwaite
    Phoebe Smith
    • Ron's Girlfriend
    Georgia Fabish
    • Chiquita Holden
    Simon Ferry
    • Garry Holden
    Danaka Wheeler
    • Jasmine Holden
    Lois Lawn
    • Helen Dickson
    Timothy Bartlett
    • Jimmy Dickson
    • (as Tim Bartlett)
    William Kircher
    William Kircher
    • Stu Guthrie
    Tandi Wright
    Tandi Wright
    • Julie-Anne Bryson
    Jacinta Wawatai
    • Rewa Bryson
    Baxter Cannell
    • Dion Percy
    Thomas Lee-Batley
    • Leo Wilson
    Karl Urban
    Karl Urban
    • Nick Harvey
    Kerrie Waterworth
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    • Director
      • Robert Sarkies
    • Writers
      • Bill O'Brien
      • Robert Sarkies
      • Graeme Tetley
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    10Mountain-Storm

    All was not well in Paradise

    I remember very well the events unfolding in Aramoana as it was broadcast on the TV and radio. I was a Police Officer at the time and the death of a fellow officer was tough news to hear. Seeing the events recreated on screen for the first time brought the memories flooding back. Seeing how even in a relatively peaceful nation such as New Zealand, no-one is immune from random acts of violence was very sobering. I sat bolt upright the entire movie and didn't realise it. The theater was deathly quiet. This is a movie that pulls no punches and has not an inkling of Hollywood in it. It is a sad, dramatic, true to life retelling of the massacre. This type of film is one of the reasons I avoid many of the big budget Hollywood movies. There's no glorification here, no overly animated death scenes, this is movie making at it's best. The story is being told without embellishment and in a sadly beautiful way. A must see for New Zealander's, and for anyone else interested in seeing a powerful, compelling movie. New Zealand's movie of the year, without doubt.
    10peggy-trawick

    must see

    I'm a somewhat elderly American, resident in New Zealand, and this is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Everyone who appreciates truly fine movies should see this one. You needn't be a kiwi to get it. Photography, acting, composition, everything in this movie shines. As other viewers have suggested, this movie compares favorably to Hollywood and Hollywood-influenced movies (such as "Lord of the Rings", ahem) because it doesn't depend on special effects, mind-blowing battle scenes, guts or gore or gorgeous actresses to keep our attention. Regardless of what you do or do not compare it to, this one is riveting, a masterpiece.
    8dbborroughs

    Chilling and should be sought out

    New Zealand docudrama about the massacre that occurred in Aramoana when an angry gun nut opened fire on his neighbors and severely reduced the population.

    Slow to start, I thought that this was going to be a typical story of a shooting with its pleasant vistas and the get to know the participants set up scenes. However once things got going things spiral out in ways that they can only in real life. The violence, which we know is coming, is at first explosive and in its way out of left field. Then as the neighbors and soon to be targets attempt to figure out what the "fireworks" are things becoming darker as the random acts of violence begin to pick up. What do you do when a nut job begins to open fire? Here's the answer.

    Though far from perfect, its a tad too clinical for my tastes, this film really packs a punch, especially in the final scenes where there are a few decidedly haunting images that not only drive home whats happened but also turns so of what we've seen on their ear (The swat team in slo mo).

    I thought it was quite good. However I'm not particularly pleased with the Weinstein company who is its distributor. No ads for the film in New York. Sure you screened it for critics, but no add other than in the general ad for the IFC center where its playing. Clearly you don't want anyone to see it or know it existed.(I caught it on IFC on Demand cable service.) I only gave it a shot because I saw the title in the Time Out New York film reviews. Clearly they don't know what they are doing since here's a film they should promote but don't, yet other things like... Doogal...they promote like mad even thought it belongs in the bottom of a charnel house's fire pit.

    If you get a chance to see it do so, its too good not to be seen.
    9penseur

    Well produced drama

    It was inevitable that - like the Stan Graham saga of 1941 made into the movie "Bad Blood" - the Aramoana massacre of 1990 would eventually be turned into a feature film. To their credit, the cast and crew of this have done a good job of it and perhaps just as importantly, the script writers have attempted to provide a little insight into why it happened, although the full background is something that people will need to read the two books that were written about it to get. The film starts in the morning of the day it started (the events lasted into the next day) and continues - with only a couple of brief flashbacks on the part of Gray - till a conclusion just after Gray is shot dead by police. It manages to keep fairly true with the actual events (as described in the two books) although there are some departures of varying importance. The film works well as a drama and unlike a Hollywood movie doesn't portray anyone as a superhero, or thickly apply sentimentality. The cinematography is also superb.
    7blackrat1958

    Good portrayal of a tragic event

    It was refreshing to watch a movie that accurately depicted events without all of the Hollywood American-Pie. The acting and cinematography made this film feel as though it were a fly-on-the-wall documentary. I feel that the subject, and particularly David Gray, could have done with more of an introduction. The movie was 100 minutes long but I was so engrossed by the candid nature of the film, it felt much shorter. I didn't even finish my popcorn and drink! All-in-all, this is a hard-hitting movie about a tragic incident. It isn't glamourised at all and I came out of the movie feeling quite subdued. Worth a watch.

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    • Trivia
      Chris Cole is wearing a T-shirt that says: "Save our beach. Stop the smelter." This refers to the late 1970s proposal to build an aluminum smelter at Aramoana, which would have destroyed the township and threatened a local wildlife reserve, and met with a lot of resistance from residents.
    • Goofs
      In the town scene, a Chrysler PT Cruiser is clearly visible. This vehicle was manufactured from 2001.
    • Quotes

      Garry Holden's Mother: No crime in being eccentric, or they'd lock up half the Spit.

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    • Release date
      • October 12, 2006 (New Zealand)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 晴天殺人事件
    • Filming locations
      • Otago, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Condor Films
      • Dendy Films
      • Desert Road Films
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,477
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $728
      • Oct 21, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $739,865
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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