betty boop Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 An australian film released onto blu-ray. Which watched today with a short review below, The Turning - AUS Release - 5.1 DTS Master Audio Movie - 4/5 - Not a movie I knew much about, but it is a collection of short stories by the australian writer Tim Winton. Shot and filmed in WA it is a huge collaboration of something like 18 directors and quite a list of Australian actors across the films. Beautifully made, and each story is quite short or feels short. There is a common theme to the stories in that each have a turning or turn of events... PQ - 5/5 - Absolutely stunning ! very beautifully photographed, beautifully shot.AQ - 5/5 - audio is used to very good effect in these films. There is one point at around 45 mins that is quite an oh wow event hehe Overall - 4/5 - really just as you are tending to enjoy these films theyre over...amazing since the entire film goes for 3 hours. and yet like something you really enjoy you seem to be left wanting more...overall this isnt a fun filled movie, it is very real in its portrayal of stories and yet an enjoyable set of films. Its amazing the australian film industry can pull together something like this. Taken a few screen shots from the movie as an indication of the picture quality of this blu-ray release..and I have to say while have done my best to capture the beauty of this film I dont think my photo screen shots do it justice and capture the splendour and scale of this film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I am a huge Winton fan and watched this on telly a few weeks back. Read the book and this is only about 50% of it, I reckon. Just love that quirky, haunting Aussie feel to these type of films. Also enjoyed the shark/kite animation at the end. Thanks Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betty boop Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 yes really liked the feel of films indeed ! didnt realise was on telly, not familiar with wintons work, interesting that it is probably only a snapshot of the books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren69 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Only just watched the DVD, was great, the telly version was only 50% of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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