KissEnglishPasto ............................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL If you like Quentin Tarantino, you'll simply Love NOT QUITE Hollywood! There are many contributing/ participating narrators, but Tarantino has, by far, the most ON-SCREEN time. (Storyline Blurb doesn't even mention his crucial participation!) This extremely entertaining and informative low-budget documentary traces the revival of the Australian film industry, which all but died at the mid-30's Pacific onset of WWII, from its fledgling late 60's re-birth, through its multi-faceted heyday in the 70's and early 80's. Initially, NOT QUITE seemed determined to go the direction of a soft-core documentary, but this was only during the initial 20 to 25 minutes. In the early and mid-70's, the industry saw nudity and sex as an easy road to making big Aussie Dollars! Be forewarned, however... There's a LOT of frontal nudity and some mildly simulated sex during this opening segment! Throughout, CLIPS from SCORES of films appear, some from movies considered rather mainstream like MAD MAX and RAZORBACK, but the vast majority are from obscure cult classics like '78's PATRICK and '79's LONG WEEKEND, or totally unknown, never released in the U.S. or on DVD, titles like The CHAIN REACTION-'80 and MANGO TREE-'77. NOT QUITE is truly a veritable treasure trove of early Aussie Titles! I'm not the BIGGEST Tarantino fan on the planet, but most of his films are GREAT. On a personal level; he's one of my favorite famous people. Talk about not being affected by fame! He's a joy to watch! Despite being in his mid-40's, he's the same rather nerdy, little-kid-at-heart, goof-ball genius he was when he burst onto the entertainment scene nearly 25 years ago, God Bless him! A Must See for ALL "GENRE" and history of cinema Buffs! 9*.....ENJOY/DISFRUTELA!Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most welcome! KissEnglishPasto@Yahoo.com

Woodyanders In the wake of the social upheavals of the late 60s and early 70s, fiercely wild, brazen, and shameless exploitation pictures exploded across drive-in movie screens all over Australia. Made on shoestring budgets by blithely bold and driven maverick indie filmmakers, these movies pushed the envelope when it came to unflinchingly explicit content being presented full-on with a certain cheeky verve and delightful lack of inhibition. Indeed, the choice crazy clips showcased herein are ripe to bursting with gleefully vulgar humor, outrageously over-the-top action (nobody photographs madly careening vehicular carnage quite like the Aussies), oodles of tasty female nudity, and unsparingly graphic violence. Energetically covering everything from bawdy soft-core comedies to slam-bang four-sheets-to-the-wind action to schlocky sci-fi to gory horror, edited with galvanizing rapid-fire ferocity, and rattling along at a dizzying speedy pace, this documentary bristles with a raw, trashy, and anarchic vitality that's a total rowdy treat to behold. The eclectic array of interview subjects adds immensely to the infectiously delirious merriment: Down Under directors Richard Franklin, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Philippe Mora, and Russell Mulcahy, lovely actresses Cassandra Delaney, Lynda Stoner, Wendy Hughes, Joanne Samuel, Candy Raymond, and even super-smokin' 70's "Penthouse" model Cheryl Rixon (who still looks quite hot in her 50's), writer Everett De Roche, producer Anthony I. Ginnane, and actors Roger Ward, Jack Thompson, and John Waters. George Lazenby, Steve Railsback, Stacy Keach, Jamie Lee Curtis, and the always kooky Dennis Hopper relate plenty of cool stories about acting in films in the Land of Oz (the anecdotes about Hopper's drug-fueled antics during the making of "Mad Dog Morgan" are simply priceless). Moreover, there's a wonderfully gonzo tribute to Grant Page, who's without a doubt one of the most fearless and underrated stuntman in the history of cinema. The sole minor flaw in this otherwise excellent documentary is the ubiquitous Quentin Tarantino's overly gushy fanboy raving; while QT's obvious knowledge on and affection for Ozploitation is genuine and admirable, his insufferably spazzy filmgeek posturing gets pretty tiresome after a while. Essential viewing.

ladymidath Having grown up watching these films, it was a pleasure to watch Not Quite Hollywood. It was fast paced and fascinating, the stories were funny and interesting, not at all like the dry boring documentaries that are being put out lately. I would have liked to have seen certain movies mentioned like, Last Of The Knucklemen, The Night The Hunter, The Plumber and Mama's Gone A Hunting, but it covered many long lost gems. Many of these films are among Australia's Lost Films, lost because a certain Premier leased them all to a Panama based company. It is good to see that they are gradually trickling back, but in the meantime, we have this excellent documentary to remind of that we once had a thriving and vibrant film industry.

hendersonhall It's informative, all right, but after a very short while you realize that all you're watching is a bunch of clips of junk exploitation pix & mostly fatuous comments on them. OK, so Tarantino (we're not on a first name basis) was blown way by the outrageous idea of having an almost nude woman as a hood ornament on a car. So what? Some tastelessness is highly enjoyable (most of Tarrantino's work is) because of style, panache & great dialogue. With rare exceptions, the Ozploitation stuff shown in this pic is not. It's just juvenile & I'm old enough to be sorry I wasted my time watching this one. Most of the reviewers have disagreed or will disagree with this comment. Well, that's Show Biz.