The
Settlement
(1983)
Johnny's
comments:
The
Settlement is a drama
about two drifters
Kearney and Martin (Bill
Kerr and John Jarratt),
who go from town to town
looking for work and
when there's none, they
rig bare knuckle fights
or perform light scams
on easy targets. When
they land in Cedar
Creek, things are about
to change dramatically
for the two. Although
there's no work and the
local cop has warned
them to move on as soon
as arrive at the pub.
They bunker down at an
abandoned farmhouse just
outside of town and then
Kearney gets sick.
Joycie (Lorna Lesley), a
barmaid at the local pub
is sympathetic to them
and after rejecting the
advances of her boss who
then fires her, she
joins Kearney and Martin
and helps Kearney get
better. But, you know
what happens in small
towns, they talk and
there is a general
disapproval of how they
are living, particularly
when it becomes known
that Joycie was possibly
once a prostitute. And
then push comes to shove
and the town wants them
out. Gentle drama that
doesn't seem to have any
lofty ambitions, but is
affable enough to get
by. The three leads are
a fun watch and their
opposition is suitably
nasty. Nothing special,
but not bad either.
And, damn, I can't work
out who the unknown girl
is below, but she looks
sort of familiar and
sure is pretty. The
credits to The
Settlement are pretty
awful only going about
10 deep before just
listing names and that
doesn't help. Ah well...
Trojan
Warrior
(2002)
Johnny's
comments:
Trojan
Warrior is a 2002 action
comedy about a crook who
rats out some big cheese
and gets a bounty on his
head. His friend (former
kickboxing champ Stan
'The Man' Longinidis)
attempts to help him
survive the weekend with
all of Melbourne's
crooks desperate for the
bounty. Trojan Warrior
is utterly silly and if
you're not in the mood
for it, you'll hate it,
but I liked it even if
it becomes 'spot the
Melbourne identity'
after a while (including
a baffling Chopper Read
cameo playing a
character named Erik
Bana???). Did I say that
Trojan Warrior is
completely silly?
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