Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright
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- Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright. A bonded teacher finds himself on a journey of self-destruction and self-loathing whilst in the desolate wasteland of the Australian outback.
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I remember a few years ago when the restored version of Wake of Fright got released in Australia i was really surprised. It's bleak, themes of isolation and self destruction are so well executed. One of the best Aussie films ever made and Donald Pleasence's Australian accent was spot on. Shows he was a very fine actor.
I was the boom operator on this film and remember it very well
peter margrave I live with the directors daughter
You made a great Movie man.
Just watched this for the first time on Amazon prime, had no idea what it was just stuck it on for something to watch and was blown away, what a fantastic film! Not at all easy to sit through yet impossible to look away and in a world of shitty superhero movies this film was exactly what I needed, if only they could still make em like this! And I never saw the boom in shot once! 👍🏼
It looks like those sets were hot as hell. Good on you!
You're a lucky guy to be associated with one of the best movies that l have ever seen.
It really stays with you for the rest of your life
Saw it for the first time 45 years ago
Still with me!
Pleasence is superb showing versatility that makes him one of the finest actors of the century.
First film since "Once Upon A Time In The West" (bout a decade earlier) that I started watching half-arsed to spend the time, but switched off about 20 mins in cos I realized:
"Fuck me this deserves a proper sit down and 100% attention".
Brilliant, brilliant film.
Costello Mhor did you get round to watching it yet
@@thebossman80s read his last sentence
One of the finest films i've ever seen
My favourite movie. I've watched it about 30 times. First saw it at a Melbourne drive-in at its first release.
I watch it once a month generally.
@@northbuster290 Oh really? It's a movie I never get tired of. You obviously feel the same.
Great film but the kangaroo scenes need to be removed
@@trickolas78 When I first saw it as a young teenager, I was traumatised. Now I cover my eyes.
No argument there. Brilliant movie but absolutely soul-crushing.
Julie Hobbs Which towns ?
Are you sure? By the end he is transformed and even ready to go back.
"Dedicated to the endangered Australian kangaroo" hahahahah there is more of them than people almost now
Picked up the recent masters of cinema release. Watched it tonight, it's incredible!
Incredibly, the kangaroo hunt is even more distressing in the novel. I read it around the same time I read George Orwell’s even grimmer Burmese Days (which has a horrifying chapter involving a tiger hunt) and wanted to just crawl into bed and never come out after that.
Brilliant movie. Makes my top 5 of all time with ease. Possibly my top 2.
so not one to watch with a mind crushing hangover then?
One of my all-time favourites. Truly remarkable film.
One of very few films where heat is conveyed properly, doesn't feel like other films of the era, with their shrieking women and bad camerawork. I didn't think I'd watch all the way through, but I could easily watch it again.
Poppycock. Everyone is being overly sensitive about the kangaroo hunt and the movie itself. It was a dark dark movie but not really frightening or scary at all. It is one of the greatest film made.
Grenadier on beans 'All the little devils are proud of hell'. You seem to have missed the point of the film , mate.
Grenadier on beans "People are just too sensitive these days". Like you were just then, you mean?
love wake in fright it is one of my favourite movies and a great Australian classic movie worth watching and true authentic Aussie accent by Donald pleasence
Wake In Fright is simply put - a nightmare
Just watched it. What a brilliant film. 🏴
He didn't say whether he liked it or not.. oh well. I watched it at home in Sydney recently and thought it was bloody good :P
I'm pretty sure he did like it.
Doesn’t matter if anyone else likes it. Critics are entertaining but not be and end all
I am so happy that you reviewed this film Mark! It is a journey into hell, but there is a kind of redemption at the end!
I bet this is one of the worst films to watch when you're hungover.
You'd most definitely end up taking hair of the dog and going on an even worse binge if you did!
Too convenient, I actually watched this this morning, abit gritty for a morning film, but really good, felt abit bewildered after though.
one of my favourite Australian classic movies and great review by mark kermode
One of those films that drags you through the same hell as the main protagonist. Unforgettable. Especially if it's your first time in The Yabba.😉
This movie is a classic
One of the best films ever!
I hope this movie sees a release in the U.S. I really want to see it now.
its on youtube just type it in the search bar
It's on Netflix if you have it.
Hits close to home.
Fantastic film. saw it last year.
Superb film well worth checking out.
such a good watch
Great piece of cinema.
First time I've heard of it..how dit slip under the radar ?
Great film..
An unsparing, black comedy of a rural male hell. Pleasance should have received the Nobel Maniac Prize for this film.
This is so Broken Hill.
People always focus on the kangaroo hunt, when in actual fact, there are some much more disturbing things happening in this film. Is this an indication of denial, the kangaroo scene being a convenient distraction or out. I mean, as much as this is about humans.
I guess you don`t like then..........
Imagine watching this film drunk.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Well put Mr!
In other words, he couldn't hack it.
the void - his fave subjrct lol
Australian male experience - lots of homosexuality in this film. About right for Australians
A more butch version of The Man Who Fell To Earth
its a pity the main actor is so unlikable
Picked up the recent masters of cinema release. Watched it tonight, it's incredible!