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09/26/08
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009)
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Reviews Counted:59
Fresh:55
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: A raucous, fast-paced celebration of the Ozploitation films that came out of Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Free-wheelin’ sex romps! Bloodsoaked terror tales! High-octane action extravaganzas! They’re the main ingredients of Not Quite Hollywood, the first detailed examination and celebration of... [More]
Reviews for Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of...
Top CriticHartley's own film is much livelier than most of those he is out to celebrate -- partly because of its abundance of genuinely hair-raising behind-the-scenes footage.
08/29/08
Top CriticAs important as any history of 'legitimate' Australian cinema, and 10 times the fun, it's a shot to the heart for anyone who thought Down Under was only capable of dreary, culturally relevant filmmaking.
08/28/08
Top Critica startling and very funny new feature-length documentary exploring the outrageous Ozploitation cinema made in Australia in the 1970s and '80s.
08/28/08
Top CriticThe best thing about Hartley’s film is that he has found the perfect form to investigate this past and pay a sweet homage to his cast of ratbag filmmakers, who deliberately tested the boundaries of good taste and political correctness.
08/28/08
Top CriticNot Quite Hollywood is quite a trip.
08/28/08
Top CriticThis tremendously entertaining film moves like gangbusters and packs a hell of a punch.
08/28/08
Top CriticI’m not sure how this will appeal to a general public but for those of us who remember the films, Not Quite Hollywood is a blast.
08/28/08
Top CriticAn incredibly energetic and merrily messed-up celebration of Australian B-movies.
08/28/08
Top CriticNot Quite Hollywood contains as many crazy characters and improbable events as its recent fictional counterparts, except that the people are real and the stories all true.
08/28/08
Top CriticAction, horror, nudity, sex and bad taste, as seen in the cheap and cheerful genre films of the 70s and 80s ...a combination of energetic showcase and comprehensive overview.
08/19/08
Top CriticMark Hartley's candid, funny and thoroughly entertaining documentary is not only a social document, but totally captures the essence of the time when life seemed less serious and cleavage was not smut but cheek with dimples.
08/19/08
Top CriticIt’s a ribald and entertaining documentary, filled with great yarns and astonishing images from not only the finished films but from the making of them.
10/09/09
The onslaught of tastelessness begins even before the opening credits and continues nonstop for 103 deliciously sleazy minutes.
10/08/09
You'll get more bang, boobs and blood for your buck here than with any other show in town.
09/22/09
As recounted in Mark Hartley's entertaining documentary, twisted imaginations went wild after the post-'60s liberation from censorship and the introduction of tax breaks.
08/21/09
This is as insightful a glimpse into a country’s cinema as you’re likely to see at this running time.
08/20/09
It's a Documentary that's celebrating obscure films by showing a crapload of clips. I loved it! Film lovers who crave cult cinema aren't going to want to miss this opportunity to expand their knowledge.
08/16/09
Not Quite Hollywood - lousy title, great peek back at the Ozploitation movement.
08/16/09
It's all very foul, and completely entertaining.
08/14/09
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