australia (2008)

baz luhrmann's ode to his homeland proved an apt post-christmas viewing. not expecting to enjoy it at all i was pleasently surprised by the final piece. the analogy towards "the wizard of oz", while lazy, was actually fairly satisfying, and while its not something i can see myself revisiting any time soon it provided an entertaining 3 hours on a lazy afternoon.

mad max - beyond thunderdome

in the first 25 minutes or so mel gibson utters something along the lines of the following -

"call it what you like, it still smells like shit to me..."

that about sums up my feelings towards mad max - beyond thunderdome. which is a shame really, as i actually kinda enjoyed the first two (which i watched yesterday and will henceforth file under "guilty pleasures").