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[YT Edit] Crocodile Dundee II (1988)
Added 2025-01-22 02:17:09 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here is the YT edit for Crocodile Dundee II, which will premiere shortly. Enjoy!
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I actually saw that one. Don't remember how or why. Maybe in school? Fascinating story. Nice that the Baz Luhrmann movie included Aboriginal characters.
Chris Thom
2025-01-27 23:43:26 +0000 UTCOne of the reasons the bad guys seem so 'dumb' is because they are used to being at the top of the food chain. They have never met anyone like Mick who thrives in survival situations and has amazing adaptation abilities. Rico has been a rich city man so long, controlling people with his power, influence and money - none of which work on Mick. So Rico is now the one out of his element. The third one IS more goofy but also sweet. The fam (you read that correctly) travels to back to America so Sue can help out her father tie up some loose ends regarding a death of an employee. There, Mick learns that L.A. is an ENTIRELY different beast than New York - and stumbles onto the notion that there may be something more to this employee's death than first seems...
Emily Gray
2025-01-24 18:21:41 +0000 UTCShe certainly hasn't, and certainly should! (The 1979 one, right?)
Clarence Newman
2025-01-23 22:27:08 +0000 UTCFor those who haven't seen it, I recommend her full reaction (Patreon exclusive) to "Rabbit-Proof Fence" (2002) (a movie having Australia history) that she selected for Australia Day in 2022 . Such an emotional reaction with a good outro. Plus, awesome movie.
Clay F
2025-01-23 20:50:27 +0000 UTCI think you already watched it, but "Mad Max" was made in Australia.
James Melton
2025-01-23 14:53:44 +0000 UTCThese Crocodile Dundee movies are a true staple of 80s cinema . Just good old reliable 80s fun.
Ria Grix
2025-01-23 00:04:55 +0000 UTCIt’s not quite Australia but if you’d like a sweet little movie to watch set in New Zealand I’d recommend “love birds” staring the excellent Sally Hawkins
LDC7080
2025-01-22 22:20:54 +0000 UTCFrom what I just see on the PiB, she appears to be a keeper
Bill Maurer
2025-01-22 17:43:38 +0000 UTCI concur wholeheartedly
Bill Maurer
2025-01-22 17:43:11 +0000 UTC"No film buffs will be permanently harmed watching this movie." Of course not. Because they'll refuse to watch it. :-P :-)
Happy Hanukkah
2025-01-22 15:39:54 +0000 UTCAh, beauty is a fleeting thing. Carly is a kind and caring soul, which never fades with time.
Joe
2025-01-22 15:08:27 +0000 UTCDisclaimer: This movie is for entertainment purposes only, no film buffs will be permanently harmed watching this movie (haha).
Joe
2025-01-22 14:58:11 +0000 UTC"Why, Ike, whatever do you mean?"
Happy Hanukkah
2025-01-22 14:49:09 +0000 UTCThe next Paul Hogan movie they should watch together is Almost an Angel I think they would really like that movie
Edward Robson
2025-01-22 14:45:32 +0000 UTCRegarding "full responsibility," I am reminded of John Profumo. Instead of the dry Wikipedia, here's a (non-partisan) write-up by Mark Steyn (which even provides a tie-in to Churchill): https://www.steynonline.com/8297/the-girl-in-the-swimming-pool
Happy Hanukkah
2025-01-22 14:36:12 +0000 UTCSlim Dusty’s offering on the Gallipoli campaign: https://youtu.be/MGlpxviu8PY?si=CkZNXfwrlh39Toqw
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 14:21:15 +0000 UTCIt was brave, for sure. It appears almost romantically quaint today. It’s my understanding that the English ships attempting to bombard Turkish defenses, on paper, should have been able to, given the caliber and number of guns aboard the fleet and the thickness of the walls of the defense. The failure of the fleet’s guns was related to the location of the fort and the rather direct flight path of the guns. The naval rifles weren’t capable of lobbing their shells against the fort. My memory is hazy but the Turkish guns were more howitzer-like, the waterway was quite constricted and the fort was more similar to the Vauban type of defenses: low, squat, thick angled walls that could withstand the direct fire of the naval guns while the Turkish guns lobbed their shells from behind the defenses. I don’t know that this plays into your point or not. Perhaps the British Admiral on the scene had taken this into consideration. Thinking in the Royal Navy on this matter dated to Nelson’s famous quote “A ship is a fool to fight a fort’ laid down well over a hundred years prior to Gallipoli.
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 14:15:23 +0000 UTCWell, it also failed because, after the landing, the Admiral who was supposed to immediately take his fleet into the Dardaneles and bombard the Turkish position disobeyed orders and waited 10 days and then asked for new orders. If he had followed through with the plan, the positions were defended by less than 100 men and would've fallen immediatedy. This would've resulted in the Aussies taking the fort and the surrounding battlements AND having a clear shot all the way to Istambul. This would've likely forced the surrender of the Ottoman Empire and could have either ended the war right there or caused the Germans to sue for peace. Instead the 10+ day delay allowed the Turks to fortify and reinforce all the high ground positions until the Austrialians were stuck in what strategists call a "kill box." Like many plans and life, timing is everything. I will add that, despite the Admiral disobeying direct orders and holding his ships back creating the debacle, Churchill took full responsibility for the failure and resigned his position. This is much more than what politicians do today when they say "I take full responsibility," which, for them, means a week of bad PR, calls to resign but they ignore all this and keep their jobs. However, Churchill went even further and asked for his Army commission back as a Captain and demanded to be deployed to the front. He was and served under fire facing the German front in some of the worst shelling and conditions in Belgium for two years. That was his sense of "taking full responsibility." I cannot imagine any politician from any republic or democracy today doing the same.
Above Average Dave
2025-01-22 14:05:31 +0000 UTCThat follow on landing actually took place in Southern France, was largely unopposed and the soldiers that participated in it nicknamed it the ‘champagne campaign’ given that the greatest danger to the soldiers was the hangover they faced from the freely flowing champagne offered by the grateful French.
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 13:41:53 +0000 UTCHe was. From my understanding, he was, though, due, in part to his experience in WWI. He was concerned about landing an Army that would have to traverse the same killing fields soaked in blood in WWI. My argument, though, is that in addition to that very valid fear was, in his mind, a desire to, if you like, ‘replay’ the Gallipoli landings. The Gallipoli disaster was, easily arguable, the lowest point of his political career. No successful Mediterranean landing could, obviously, undo the disaster in WWI. Given how closely he was associated with that, it doesn’t seem unreasonable that Churchill would want to arrive at a place where he could say, “Sure, Gallipoli failed but the WWII landing I supported worked. After the Normandy landings succeeded, a follow on landing was supplied and organized for. Churchill advocated for a landing in the Balkans for the specific reason of placing a Western Army in a position to oppose Soviet advances into Eastern Europe.
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 13:38:19 +0000 UTCChurchill was for reason obsessed with "the soft underbelly of Europe.".
TheSingulatarian
2025-01-22 13:26:48 +0000 UTCAdded to my queue. 👍
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 11:07:40 +0000 UTCIt is heavy duty in being an emotional story/history, but the movie is rated PG (not PG-13, not R) and thus no language, no sex/nudity, no drugs, etc.
Clay F
2025-01-22 11:05:19 +0000 UTCWinston Churchill was the Secretary of the Navy for England during WWI. His American counterpart was one Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Churchill was looking for a way to break open the horrid fighting in the trenches and to get Turkey out of the war with a high risk amphibious landing in the Straits of Dardanelles. The landing force was comprised of a mix of Australian and English soldiers. The landings, themselves, went ok but the operation quickly failed for some really basic reasons like lack of drinking water for the troops. It’s interesting that the Aussie ‘diggers,’ cut from the same cloth as. ‘Mick Dundee’ suffered less than the English ‘Tommies’ due to their knowledge of surviving in the Outback. They were able to dig their own water wells, for instance. The whole force suffered under the same sort of mindless British tactics that destroyed an entire generation of European boys in the trenches. It’s a wonderful but terribly sad movie.
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 11:01:45 +0000 UTCNossir. It's a Patreon only and I don't tend to watch the full reactions unless I have the DVD. I've never seen it before either. What's the ambience of it? Heavy duty or something I can watch with my wife?
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 10:52:23 +0000 UTCMel Gibson’s movie is named after the disastrous battle that came close to ending Winston Churchill’s political career. It’s pronounced Guh-LIP-oh-lee . The failure of the operation, promoted by Churchill caused him to lose his job and almost ended his political career. During World War II, Churchill was initially against the Normandy landings. He favored a landing somewhere in the Mediterranean. Historians have long theorized that the failure of the Gallipoli operation colored his thinking. Throughout the very late 19th century and most of the 20th century when England went to war, Aussie ‘diggers’ served bravely and proudly in the British Royal Army. The disaster at Gallipoli did much to further independence movements in the Commonwealth. Australians asked themselves the very reasonable question, “Why send our boys to fight and die under stupid English officers in failed attacks that accomplished nothing but adding to the horrendous butcher’s bill?”
Lamar Smith
2025-01-22 10:42:56 +0000 UTCClarence, I just rewatched her reaction to Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002). Have you seen that reaction? Such an emotional reaction with a good outro. Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) (as you may know, a movie having Australia history) is the movie she selected for Australia Day in 2022. Awesome movie.
Clay F
2025-01-22 10:38:18 +0000 UTCThanks again for this Reaction Ladies. I don’t want to repeat everything I said in the full length reaction! So, just thank you. It’s a silly little film, which combined with the first movie, means a lot to me, both in memories of travelling, movie nostalgia and helping me relax in the mornings before work. You two are the best😘
Mark White
2025-01-22 10:07:20 +0000 UTCBritain's the size of a Texas Walmart car park, Mark. I can hear you typing! 😃
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 09:41:31 +0000 UTCClarence, you can buy Bullroarers online! Maybe if I get one and you do, we could call each other! 😂 do you think you could hear me from Norfolk?!😂
Mark White
2025-01-22 09:38:45 +0000 UTCI'd love to go there, Mark. I'm just waiting for them to deport all the spiders.
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 09:38:11 +0000 UTCClarence, it’s called a Bullroarer, (or as the aborigines call it “wifecaller”!) I stood in that exact spot in 98 when I was in the Northern Territory and the tender age of 21. It was the time of my life! Amazing landscape/views but its tough out there! Couldn’t do it now! 😂
Mark White
2025-01-22 09:26:57 +0000 UTCThat moment when the tracker the bad guys hired to find Mick first hears who he'll be tracking. He stays long enough to clarify which Dundee they're talking about, then just turns and walks off. Reminds me of the scene in Butch Cassidy when the gunslinger realises he just accused The Sundance Kid of cheating. To coin a phrase....."That's not a reputation.....THAT'S a reputation!"
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 09:15:37 +0000 UTCAs a consolation, Bill, I believe the sisters owe you a reaction to The Searchers.
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 09:08:53 +0000 UTCLoved watching this again. A polarizing little flick for some reason, and I've never understood why. There's no point in critiquing it, because it has no substance. It's just a bit of light-as-air fun with likable characters that's supposed to be enjoyed for 90 minutes while the bullshit of life takes a break. The good guys always win, the bad guys always lose, and if you view it in the right way, you come out of it feeling a little bit better about your day. (Cannonball Run is another example, by the way.) And I don't care what anybody says. Mick standing on top of the escarpment, summoning the troops by spinning that whizzy thing around is the most beautiful bit of cinematography and sound editing since the collapse of Sauron's tower. Goosebumps, I had. Full body goosebumps with a side order of Dragooooooo!! I may be exaggerating. But I love me some Mick.
Clarence Newman
2025-01-22 08:55:37 +0000 UTCThis movie got panned by critics when it came out but I've always liked it. It's not a classic but it's worth a watch or two. Glad you enjoyed it. My wife is Australian and liked the movies as well. Hope you'll get there one day. It's an amazing place (although the plane ride is loooooong).
Michael Siegel
2025-01-22 05:47:14 +0000 UTCReal ones know Carlos Carrasco as Popeye from Blood In, Blood Out. "Gimmie some chon chon!" 😂
Stranger2Reality
2025-01-22 05:42:55 +0000 UTCCongratulations to her and he's one lucky guy
Bill Maurer
2025-01-22 04:50:20 +0000 UTCShe just got engaged.
Anthony Carlson
2025-01-22 04:49:31 +0000 UTCCarly is gorgeous
Bill Maurer
2025-01-22 04:38:38 +0000 UTCNot as good as the first movie, but still a lot of fun. I never bothered with the sequels after this though.
Stranger2Reality
2025-01-22 03:56:54 +0000 UTCAbove everything else, Stephen Root played the author of "Super Karate Monkey Death Car."
Happy Hanukkah
2025-01-22 03:42:23 +0000 UTCHoly moly that IS Ortis from Speed!! He's so thin! lol My mind is blown... Also Leroy Brown is Charles Dutton, Dillion from Alien 3 and the tv show 'Roc'.
Ace Degenerate
2025-01-22 03:37:56 +0000 UTCLuis Guzman played one of the henchmen from Columbia. You would know him as jacopo from The Count of Monte Cristo. The other Columbian henchmen played Ortis from Speed. One of the young girls when Mick was showing off his throwing skill played Ashley Banks in the fresh prince of bel air.
Stephen Last
2025-01-22 03:22:48 +0000 UTCAustralia.....You need to watch "Quigley Down Under" Tom Selleck, Alen Rickman, western, action, and romance 😉
Johnny Salinas
2025-01-22 02:54:16 +0000 UTCI guess we'll have to wait until next Australia Day for you to follow up Lawrence of Arabia with The Lighthorsemen (1987). Giddy-up! 3:45 Welcome to 90-degrees world! :-) Speaking of Popcorn To Go, I'll ask again here to increase my odds of getting through: is there any possibility of having a "pay annually" option for the PTG channel as well?
Happy Hanukkah
2025-01-22 02:54:00 +0000 UTCThanks Crocodile Cassie, I look forward to seeing your Knife.
Clayton Johnson
2025-01-22 02:41:52 +0000 UTCThanks, Cassie! Hope everyone has recovered from their various maladies. And don’t worry, as time goes on, the kids will stop bringing sickness home to spread to the fam. And by “as time goes on” I mean”when they have their own places.” 🤣
Above Average Dave
2025-01-22 02:38:33 +0000 UTCI commented something about Australia in one of the chats earlier… I think this is a sign. A sign, that you should watch Dolores Claiborne from 1995 😂🤙🏼😘💚❤️🖤🧡🩶🤍💜🩷🩵💙
Jared Stark
2025-01-22 02:24:06 +0000 UTC
