Edgar Soberon Torchia
Among the fans of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and professionals and admirers of musical theater, Welcome to Woop Woop must be anathema. For those indifferent to musicals and who have never heard a song by R&H, or watched The Sound of Music (perhaps a rare breed), this must be a strange sexual comedy because they miss half of the jokes. It can be quite enjoyable for people who have had a minimum of exposure to musical plays, and songs like "Shall We Dance" or "Chop Suey". But for those who can sing along "Do-Re-Mi" or have seen "The King and I" at least twice, this is great fun. There is surely a "gay touch" behind all the proceedings that may not appeal to everyone (no wonder coming from the man who directed The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and with a leading actor who had an early career in Gregg Araki's films), but that is one of the best aspects about it. Schaech plays a young American lost in Australia, trapped by a sexy girl into Woop Woop, a closed community ruled by her father, a tough ex miner who loves R&H and runs a company of dog food, the only industry in hot, dry, dusty Woop Woop. Enjoy.
joekaminski-697-436817
I've been a fan of this film since 1999 and have enjoyed watching it again and again in the company of many Woop Woop virgins. While the response to the film even among my friends runs the gamut, appreciation for the film's originality, grittiness and dark humor finds us on common ground.I most recently shared it with a friend who asked twenty minutes into the film, "So where is this going?" A little annoyed as he pressed for my explanation, I replied "Let it show you - the surprises in store are the fun of it!" To best sum up why this is one of my all-time favorite films of the off-the-wall variety: It just makes me laugh every time I see it. These days, that's saying something.
Greg Gorelick
Its a character study, to be sure... but I liked it. I also liked Muriel's Wedding (which is a tremendous flick , both of which are full of relatively no name actors). From big red roo to "sockin' it to her" this is a pretty hilarious movie, and worth seeing once. I see the Aussie takes offense in his review, but as an American I could name a few that upset me. The story is basic... but it can be. Whats interesting is the characters. It's like some twisted family from Road Warrior meets Twilight Zone. Its been on late night recently, and thats the perfect time to see it. I'm not expecting to buy or see this film again... but its definitely worth seeing once. Its fun.
raeven1971
I just saw the movie (between 1.40 and 3.10 a.m.) as it was broad casted on Dutch television (SBS6). Weird, entertaining, funny and quite philosophic; especially at this hour of the night ;-). I was very surprised to find only really BAD reviews of Woop Woop at the internet. It seems my choice in movies/books etc is not the mass-opinion.This Monday I'm buying it, it's at least number 6 in my 'all time favourites' list :-) 'The usual suspects' & 'Lost boys' are some other examples of great movies (I think) and those are (in average) really well reviewed, so it's not that I only like weird ones. Go see Woop Woop! It's fun ;-)
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