Romper Stomper

[Elvis_Christ]

What are your guys opinons on this film. I fucking love it and would rate it in my top movies of all time. I just re-watched it and its still as good as I remember it. Easily the best thing Russell Crowe has ever done (and probably ever will do) and it beats the shit out of American History X. Totally intense film experience.

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[zwoti]

certainly a good film

[Elvis_Christ]

Definatley. What was the UK Skinhead film with Tim Roth in it? I've heard its really good Made In Britian or something?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Definatley. What was the UK Skinhead film with Tim Roth in it? I've heard its really good Made In Britian or something?

you were correct, made in britain

[ShankS]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
What are your guys opinons on this film. I fucking love it and would rate it in my top movies of all time. I just re-watched it and its still as good as I remember it. Easily the best thing Russell Crowe has ever done (and probably ever will do) and it beats the shit out of American History X. Totally intense film experience.



only seen it once... after a night out on the beer a couple of years ago, it made me feel Ill so I fell asleep on the sofa.

[ChEEbA]

Strangely enough, I've never seen it...I heard it was pretty raw though.

[jenna26]

I have never even heard of this that I recall, I will add it to the ever expanding Netflix queue....lol.

I thought The Believer with Ryan Gosling was an interesting film, had a little bit of a different spin.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by zwoti
you were correct, made in britain

Any good?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Any good?

well i enjoyed it

[Elvis_Christ]

I really dig Tim Roth I night have to check it out. Wasn't it directed by the guy who made Scum?

[zwoti]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
I really dig Tim Roth I night have to check it out. Wasn't it directed by the guy who made Scum?

yep

[IDrinkYourBlood]

I should rent this, was planning on it but i dont know.

[Elvis_Christ]

You should its pretty cheap to buy on DVD over here and is well worth your money.

Definatley will have to try and track down Made In Britian. I loved the film Scum... someone brought a real nice VHS copy of that from under my nose the other day aswell I was gutted :(

I haven't seen a good Australian film like this for awhile. There was a really good run of them for awhile during the late 80s & 90s and some of them rank among my top pics.

Bad Boy Bubby
Ghosts.... of the civil dead (I really like Nick Cave's part in this)
Metal Skin
Chopper

[AUSTIN316426808]

I thought it was great but I disagree with the statement best thing Crowe has/will ever do.

A Beautiful Mind
The Insider
L.A. Confidential
Gladiator
Cinderella Man

all better in my opinion, not to take anything away from Romper Stomper which I've already mentioned was great.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I thought it was great but I disagree with the statement best thing Crowe has/will ever do.

A Beautiful Mind
The Insider
L.A. Confidential
Gladiator
Cinderella Man

all better in my opinion, not to take anything away from Romper Stomper which I've already mentioned was great.

Really? :eek:

I thought all those movie were terrible. But each to their own. I prefer dirty, gritty cinema as apposed to the slick Hollywood style. Cinderella Man does look promising tho.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I thought it was great but I disagree with the statement best thing Crowe has/will ever do.

A Beautiful Mind
The Insider
L.A. Confidential
Gladiator
Cinderella Man

all better in my opinion, not to take anything away from Romper Stomper which I've already mentioned was great.

I was bored out of my mind while watching A Beautiful Mind. My brain went numb, I swear it. I know it is technically a good movie and the acting was wonderful. But somehow it lost me. :(

Gladiator I do enjoy and L.A Confidential is outstanding, in my opinion. The acting in that movie is just fantastic all around. And I think it is Crowe's best (of what I have seen so far).

[The STE]

bah. I thought Romper Stomper sucked. Crowe was damn good in it, but it just DRAGGED. The first fight scene looked promising, but it went nowhere. I'll give it a second look just to be sure, but I just couldn't get into this, I thought it was really boring.


1/5

[Elvis_Christ]

^^ HEATHAN!!!! :p

Originally posted by jenna26
I was bored out of my mind while watching A Beautiful Mind. My brain went numb, I swear it. I know it is technically a good movie and the acting was wonderful. But somehow it lost me. :(

Gladiator I do enjoy and L.A Confidential is outstanding, in my opinion. The acting in that movie is just fantastic all around. And I think it is Crowe's best (of what I have seen so far).

I'll have to give L.A Confidental another spin. I didn't really get into it when it came out but maybe another watch will change my opinon.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Really? :eek:

I thought all those movie were terrible. But each to their own. I prefer dirty, gritty cinema as apposed to the slick Hollywood style. Cinderella Man does look promising tho.



I just prefer a good movie and I thought all the ones I listed were great. Russell Crowe is one of the best actors there is imo, I know most people don't really care about what critics say or awards but come on movie after movie the guy gets great reviews and numerous nominations, even if you don't respect critics and awards much after awhile you have to stop and think to yourself ''maybe this guy knows what he's doing''. To add to that most of the people I know(who do know their movies)like the work he does.

''To each his own''

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by jenna26
I was bored out of my mind while watching A Beautiful Mind. My brain went numb, I swear it. I know it is technically a good movie and the acting was wonderful. But somehow it lost me. :(

Gladiator I do enjoy and L.A Confidential is outstanding, in my opinion. The acting in that movie is just fantastic all around. And I think it is Crowe's best (of what I have seen so far).



I thought it was great didn't bore me for a second, I never read anything about John Nash before I saw the film so I didn't know he was off his block so to speak, so I guess instead of just watching a biopic about a mathmatician it was sort of like watching any other film with a twist that I enjoyed. Who knows, maybe if I had read about him before watching the film it might've bored the hell outta me, but I'm glad it didn't.

[Elvis_Christ]

I think his preformances have gone downhill after Romper Stomper.... he just became bubblegum and cheesy doing horrible sentimental movies with Ritchie Cunningham.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
I think his preformances have gone downhill after Romper Stomper.... he just became bubblegum and cheesy doing horrible sentimental movies with Ritchie Cunningham.



I don't have a problem with sentimental movie or Ron Howard. Who cares if he was on Happy Days as Ritchie Cunningham does that mean he can't make a good movie? What about Rob Reiner he was Micheal on All in the Family and he's done This is Spinal Tap,Misery and a few other really good films.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
I think his preformances have gone downhill after Romper Stomper.... he just became bubblegum and cheesy doing horrible sentimental movies with Ritchie Cunningham.



And what do you find bubblegum about his preformance in L.A. Confidential?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I don't have a problem with sentimental movie or Ron Howard. Who cares if he was on Happy Days as Ritchie Cunningham does that mean he can't make a good movie? What about Rob Reiner he was Micheal on All in the Family and he's done This is Spinal Tap,Misery and a few other really good films.

howard is a craftsman, a technically good filmmaker - for the masses.

i think he's proficient at making movies but his films arent for me.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by jenna26
I was bored out of my mind while watching A Beautiful Mind. My brain went numb, I swear it. I know it is technically a good movie and the acting was wonderful. But somehow it lost me. :(

Gladiator I do enjoy and L.A Confidential is outstanding, in my opinion. The acting in that movie is just fantastic all around. And I think it is Crowe's best (of what I have seen so far).


i wasnt bored but i take any 'real person' movie with a grain of salt. There is so much poetic license taken to make it cinematically appealing that i automatically dont believe anything on screen

[Vodstok]

I think he is a great actor who is WAY to fucking full of himself. When you become your own #1 fan, it''s time to get taken down a peg. Especially when you throw a fucking phone at someone....:rolleyes:



That being said, Gladiator and LA COnfidential are two of my favorite movies. And who doesnt LOVE Virtuosity? cmon... Crowe AND Denzel Washington. plus a cameo by Traci Lords. That movie had everything. Plus, Have William Fitchner, William Forsythe and Kelly Lynch ever been in any bad movies? Cmon......

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Vodstok
I think he is a great actor who is WAY to fucking full of himself. When you become your own #1 fan, it''s time to get taken down a peg. Especially when you throw a fucking phone at someone....:rolleyes:



That being said, Gladiator and LA COnfidential are two of my favorite movies. And who doesnt LOVE Virtuosity? cmon... Crowe AND Denzel Washington. plus a cameo by Traci Lords. That movie had everything. Plus, Have William Fitchner, William Forsythe and Kelly Lynch ever been in any bad movies? Cmon......


i have no problem with crowes acting - he gives a solid performance no matter what ..

i'm sick of hearing his name in the papers though ... fucking tool lost an oscar because of his bullshit - he keeps it up and he'll start losing work .. no one needs that shit.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
And what do you find bubblegum about his preformance in L.A. Confidential?

I would like to hear the answer to that also, because, in my opinion, Crowe owned that movie. And I am a big fan of several of the other actors in the film.

Now, I am a bit tired of Crowe's off screen antics myself. But there is no denying the fact that he is one of the best actors working today.

[AUSTIN316426808]

I could careless about what he does off camera maybe he is full of himself but we don't know the guy personally so we'll never know. I personally don't think he's that bad of a guy from what I've seen, I saw his ''Inside the Actor's Studio'' and he came off as a cool guy, when they got to the ''what word do you hate'' question he said and I quote ''it's a three word phrase, hollywood bad boy''.

I think urge has said this before about the media building up people only so they can take a big name that'll sell more papers and get more ratings when they break 'em down. Now obviously he's got an attitude problem or he wouldn't be throwning phones at people, pending on the performances we're yet to see this year I think he may have screwed himself out of a Cinderella Man oscar but hey everybody's got problems.

But anyway with all the celebrity crap aside I'm a movie fan and he's a great actor so I like him and every movie he's been in that I've seen so far.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by urgeok
howard is a craftsman, a technically good filmmaker - for the masses.

i think he's proficient at making movies but his films arent for me.


That's understandable ''To each his own'' but I'm sure you'll agree that the backgrounds of actors and filmmakers have nothing to do with the work they do now, I know his films aren't for everybody nobody's films are for everybody but almost everytime a discussion including Ron Howard pops up here the fact that he was Ritchie Cunningham is brought up like it's actually relivant to what he does now.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
I could careless about what he does off camera maybe he is full of himself but we don't know the guy personally so we'll never know. I personally don't think he's that bad of a guy from what I've seen, I saw his ''Inside the Actor's Studio'' and he came off as a cool guy, when they got to the ''what word do you hate'' question he said and I quote ''it's a three word phrase, hollywood bad boy''.



He did come across well on Inside the Actor's Studio; I was impressed myself. Except he always looks so pissed off all the time. :p Really I also could care less what he does, but my problem is having to hear about it. I mean, when he threw that phone, it was on my local news. This is news?!? I mean, if he was going on a phone throwing spree across the country then maybe it would concern me.....:rolleyes: But really now. And the cynic in me believes that he knows exactly what he is doing when he pulls these stunts.

[Elvis_Christ]

He just seemed cheesy to me in LA Confidential. His accent soundxed fucking awful too. But as I said I'm gonna have to check it out again.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by jenna26
He did come across well on Inside the Actor's Studio; I was impressed myself. Except he always looks so pissed off all the time. :p Really I also could care less what he does, but my problem is having to hear about it. I mean, when he threw that phone, it was on my local news. This is news?!? I mean, if he was going on a phone throwing spree across the country then maybe it would concern me.....:rolleyes: But really now. And the cynic in me believes that he knows exactly what he is doing when he pulls these stunts.



while you and I(among others)may not care about what he does in his personal life there are alot of people who do so you can't blame the news for covering the story, you have to blame society for indulging in the bullshit.

you mention that the cynic in you believes he knows exactly what he's doing but you've got to realize that he may have threw his oscar right along with that phone. Yeah he got some press and a few headlines and will he still be nominated? yeah probably so but he may have very well screwed himself out of his thus far deserved oscar which would do alot more for him in the long run than a few headlines.

[urgeok]

i thoink the bottom line is that they - like us - are people ..
some (many) are giant assholes.

he's good at his job, but he's lousy at being a human being ..

just like a lot of people i've met in real life ..

[Vodstok]

Originally posted by urgeok
i thoink the bottom line is that they - like us - are people ..
some (many) are giant assholes.

he's good at his job, but he's lousy at being a human being ..

just like a lot of people i've met in real life .. Well said.

[Elvis_Christ]

I hate all the celebrity gossip bullshit. I personally don't need to know this sort of thing. People are such vultures. No wonder he has an attitude towards the public and press wouldn't you if you were hounded like that? I know I wouldn't hesitate to get all Sean Penn on some of those motherfuckers if I was in the same situation.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
while you and I(among others)may not care about what he does in his personal life there are alot of people who do so you can't blame the news for covering the story, you have to blame society for indulging in the bullshit.

you mention that the cynic in you believes he knows exactly what he's doing but you've got to realize that he may have threw his oscar right along with that phone. Yeah he got some press and a few headlines and will he still be nominated? yeah probably so but he may have very well screwed himself out of his thus far deserved oscar which would do alot more for him in the long run than a few headlines.

I can blame my so called serious local news station for running this story. If other people want to hear this, there are many, many other "news" programs and publications that run this crap. Some may say too many.....:rolleyes:

And I also know that celebrities have to stay in the spotlight and a lot of people are fascinated by bad boy antics. Yes, I agree that in the long run the Oscar would do more for his career, but I also know that it is just so darn convenient that he has a big movie out and suddenly he is in the news.......again. Funny how that works.:D

But if that is the way it is, more power to him. If he is just an ass, that's fine too. If he is really a decent human being that gets pushed a little too hard at times, that's great. I will enjoy his performances without worrying about it, because it doesn't impact my life in one way or another.

[bwind22]

I havent seen Cinderella Man but I heard its good (from a girl so I'll wait to reserve judgement on that.) I thought Beautiful Mind and The Insider were both incredibly slow moving and over-rated. LA Confidential wasn't bad, but there are much cool cop movies out there. Gladiator was a pretty sweet movie. The fight scene with the tigers was really well done! Romper Stomper was pretty badass too.

Romper Stomper and Gladiator are his 2 best movies, IMO.

(On a semi-related-neo-nazi-movie note, American History X is also awesome! Way better than anything Russell Crowe has done! Ed Norton's the man!)

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by bwind22

(On a semi-related-neo-nazi-movie note, American History X is also awesome! Way better than anything Russell Crowe has done! Ed Norton's the man!)

No fucking way :rolleyes: American History X was lame diluted hollywood bullshit. Ed Norton is so unbelievable as a skinhead it looks like they just tattoed swastika's on some sissy yuppie from the suburbs.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
No fucking way :rolleyes: American History X was lame diluted hollywood bullshit. Ed Norton is so unbelievable as a skinhead it looks like they just tattoed swastika's on some sissy yuppie from the suburbs.

I disagree. I think he was completely believable. The look in his eyes when the police officers arrested him; it was chilling. I think it was an outstanding performance and a great movie overall (especially the end, which is heart wrenching), even though the movie did have a few weak moments. But I found nothing at all weak about Norton's performance.

[Elvis_Christ]

A lot of people say that but I just found it weak especially compared to Romper Stomper or Pariah, those characters were more real and gritty and portrayed the reality of what that culture would be like in reality.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
those characters were more real and gritty and portrayed the reality of what that culture would be like in reality.



assuming and hoping that you're not a neo-nazi then how would you really know that?

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by jenna26
If other people want to hear this, there are many, many other "news" programs and publications that run this crap. Some may say too many.....:rolleyes:




which is exactly why they have to run the story as well, people know the story is on other news shows but they just wait until the one they regularly watch comes on to hear about it but if they decide not to run the story then they'll lose that viewer for the night and most likely alot more then if they continue to neglect the celebrity stories then they could lose said viewers for good and they can't afford to let that happen.

So just like I said before you really can't blame them for running the story, it's their job to get ratings and make money and when they run those stories that's all they're trying to do.

It's like telling a carpenter that they shouldn't make a certain style of chair because you don't like it while the majority on the other hand does, you couldn't blame him if he continued to make that particular style of chair because all he's doing is trying to make a living.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
A lot of people say that but I just found it weak especially compared to Romper Stomper or Pariah, those characters were more real and gritty and portrayed the reality of what that culture would be like in reality.

Having never seen Romper Stomper, I will say this....I think there are probably many different "realities" of the culture. Meaning, there are probably may different types of personalities involved. They wouldn't all mold into one stereotype. That's why I like American History X because it showed clearly that some people just lose their way. Sometimes hate comes from very unexpected people and unexpected places.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by bwind22


Romper Stomper and Gladiator are his 2 best movies, IMO.




Romper Stomper better than L.A. Confidential,Beautiful Mind and The Insider?


To each his own.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
which is exactly why they have to run the story as well, people know the story is on other news shows but they just wait until the one they regularly watch comes on to hear about it but if they decide not to run the story then they'll lose that viewer for the night and most likely alot more then if they continue to neglect the celebrity stories then they could lose said viewers for good and they can't afford to let that happen.

So just like I said before you really can't blame them for running the story, it's their job to get ratings and make money and when they run those stories that's all they're trying to do.

It's like telling a carpenter that they shouldn't make a certain style of chair because you don't like it while the majority on the other hand does, you couldn't blame him if he continued to make that particular style of chair because all he's doing is trying to make a living.

But no one in Georgia is watching the local news at noon for updates on Russell Crowe's behavior. It is supposed to be about serious news and that is not serious news. It was a slow news day, that is all. Because I do not hear about every other celebrity arrest on my local news, in fact, it was the first one I ever heard about on that station that didn't happen in the state. So if they are supposed to be keeping up with these stories to keep viewers, well they are falling sadly behind....lol....

Of course, I did hear an awful lot about Ben Affleck for awhile there....:rolleyes: But he did happen to be in the state at the time, so that kind of made sense.:D

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by jenna26
But no one in Georgia is watching the local news at noon for updates on Russell Crowe's behavior. It is supposed to be about serious news and that is not serious news. It was a slow news day, that is all. Because I do not hear about every other celebrity arrest on my local news, in fact, it was the first one I ever heard about on that station that didn't happen in the state. So if they are supposed to be keeping up with these stories to keep viewers, well they are falling sadly behind....lol....

Of course, I did hear an awful lot about Ben Affleck for awhile there....:rolleyes: But he did happen to be in the state at the time, so that kind of made sense.:D


Well obviously you know more about your local news than I do I was just giving the explanation that best fit the discussion but if it was a slow news day(which in this wonderful world we live in I don't know how there could be such a thing) and they usually don't do those stories then I guess I can see why you were upset(for lack of a better word) about it.

why didn't you just say that before?:D

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
assuming and hoping that you're not a neo-nazi then how would you really know that?

No I'm not a neo-nazi :rolleyes: and its something I truely fucking hate with a passion but have run into a few in my time and beleive me there nothing like Edward Norton was portraying. They would've torn him to pieces.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
No I'm not a neo-nazi :rolleyes: and its something I truely fucking hate with a passion but have run into a few in my time and beleive me there nothing like Edward Norton was portraying. They would've torn him to pieces.



I wasn't trying to imply that you were one, guess I shoulda worded it better.

[jenna26]

Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Well obviously you know more about your local news than I do I was just giving the explanation that best fit the discussion but if it was a slow news day(which in this wonderful world we live in I don't know how there could be such a thing) and they usually don't do those stories then I guess I can see why you were upset(for lack of a better word) about it.

why didn't you just say that before?:D

Well, I think that was my point, they could have found something else to fill that time with but chose not to and that is what bugs me. Maybe even something positive going on in the area? hey, what am I saying? sorry I must have lost my head for a minute there. :rolleyes:

[jenna26]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
No I'm not a neo-nazi :rolleyes: and its something I truely fucking hate with a passion but have run into a few in my time and beleive me there nothing like Edward Norton was portraying. They would've torn him to pieces.

I know a couple as well and one is a full of shit Satanist (that is what he claims to be anyway and is hated by the same people he throws himself in with) who tries really very hard to be scary.......but really isn't.....

The other guy, well yeah he really is scary, in a purely physical sense.

But both are so completely ignorant and over the top that they are walking caricatures of themselves. Lol.

[Elvis_Christ]

^^ They sound like couple of real dicks.

We had a bunch of skinheads live down the road from us a few years ago. One guy had a Swastika on his tattoed on his cheek & Nazi on his forehead and was built like Schwarzenegger. We were nearly always drinking because it was our first time out of home and these guys would see us and want to join the party. Kinda scarey because I was young but now I'd probably tell them to fuck off nowdays. It was quite funny one night seeing three or four carloads of skins with shitloads of dope plants in the back with them.... real smart :rolleyes: I'm suprised they weren't pulled over.

[luke_dm5]

I don't know if this has been cleared up yet, but Romper Stomper is AUSTRALIAN, not british. It is set in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, which is in the inner west.

[zwoti]

Originally posted by luke_dm5
I don't know if this has been cleared up yet, but Romper Stomper is AUSTRALIAN, not british. It is set in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, which is in the inner west.

nobody said it was british :rolleyes:

[AUSTIN316426808]

Originally posted by luke_dm5
I don't know if this has been cleared up yet, but Romper Stomper is AUSTRALIAN, not british. It is set in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray, which is in the inner west.



Where it was filmed is really irrelivant to whether it was good or not and where the hell did you just pull British from nobody even started the conversation of where it was much less came out and said it was British. Next time you're bored may I suggest that you just punch a wall instead of making irrelivant posts.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
Definatley. What was the UK Skinhead film with Tim Roth in it? I've heard its really good Made In Britian or something?

^^ They probably got mixed up because of me and zwoti talking about the above.

[luke_dm5]

Yes, I did. Sorry guys.