budad2007

Saw it on a coach, I fondly remembered Young Einstein and it hitting at the right moment, this just felt a bit tired in execution, I know the film is coming from a good place, and maybe the plot would of worked if it had more going beneath the surface instead of everything being a setup for the next gag, the "deer in a headlights" performances can be charming but it wore thin pretty quickly.

Production value was pretty decent though and I can't fault them for not trying.

The characters overall varied and they did not cut corners on sets and production design.

The writing was just bad, I think it needed a way better plot, I wanted to like it but I maybe laughed one time while he was digging around in the pit, needs an edit maybe it could work better, its an interesting production all the same, if any credit could be given it would be for trying to be original with an old premise in an Australian setting.

Run time was to long and getting through the story felt badly paced, I really think and edit on a montage or two maybe with a good Crowded House tune might have helped to charm it along better not sure what would have worked but it felt like it had a lot of the right ingedients it was just badly put together, maybe they did not know what they had in the edit, but what they ended up with sadly was a bit meh.

This is the perfect mash up film, it feels dreamlike in execution and the editing is A++, casting is awesome with perfect performances by all cast, the standouts are the showdown with the crazy 88 and all the stunt work and fight choreography, the staging and setup also must not be overlooked especially in the 88 fight scene

10/10 this film is a great tribute to all the films it borrowed from that it stands very proudly on its own feet.

I'll start off by saying the orgy and interagation scene in this film are pure Kubrick brilliance and makes me wish I'd seen the film edited to his standard before he passed away, also interesting is how long he worked on it and the relationship he developed with Tim and Nicole on the project, worth watching, feels a little contrived and off kilter with its setup but gets intersting as that character Tom plays trys to unravel the mysteries surrounding the gathering pre and post orgy visit, it ends rather abruptly and feels like there should have been more, not sure if Kubrik was just going for the rollercoaster ride effect or if the real meaning is as imbedded as some of the other films he made that came before this one about secret high society cults that force members into strange situations to bring to heel their obidience as the ultimate goal, maybe the point is we are left wondering about it as the end goal is to leave you confused.