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Bush Christmas: Home Alone (In The Outback) Meets Lost World~
Review created: 12/24/05
by: jankp -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
characters, story, everything
Cons:
nothing to mention
After the Second World War, Australians found a breath of fresh air with 1947 s pioneering Bush Christmas, written and directed by Ralph Smart (The Overlanders). The 80-minute movie from Children s Film Entertainment made plain that the government and private sector had ignored the indigenous film industry, paying tribute to a vanishing, wild Australia. An abandoned (ghost) town even plays a major role towards the end. It may be shot in black-and-white, but it s done majestically and sharply with a loving eye for the beauty of untouched Australian bush country. The nostalgically-narrated...
Review ID: 10000000000480406

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Don't Rush to See Bush Christmas
Review created: 01/05/08
by: bilbopooh -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
inoffensive, Chips Rafferty
Cons:
dull, black and white
Once upon a time, a girl excessively fond of Christmas movies raided Netflix in search of fun holiday films. Recovering from her disappointment that there was no separate section set aside especially for yuletide delights, she improvised and did a keyword search. And so it was that she stumbled upon Ralph Smart's Bush Christmas, a 1947 children's film in which five kids brave the outback and risk missing Christmas dinner in hopes of tracking down a bunch of nasty horse-thievin' blokes. The 80-minute-long black-and-white movie reminded me of something you might see on the Wonderful World of...
Review ID: 10000000006844520

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