ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Ghoulumbe Better than most people think

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

rebekah-copas When a teenagers, in the early 1980's, one friend spent a few weeks convincing the rest of us, that her mother's best friend made a movie for herself and her sisters, as surrogate daughters. Before she had me convinced, the film clip of one of the songs was on Countdown, the most watched Australian pop music show of those years. And it didn't sink in what a big thing this film is, until my friend said that Gillian Armstrong also directed "My Brilliant Career". I would have loved this film anyway, without knowing my friend and her sisters needed this much love in their world. "Starstruck" is like 'Rocky Horror Picture Show', meets 'The Princess Bride', and they hit the sack right away before a first date. It is testament to Gillian Armstrong's ability as a director, and producer, that such an ambitious script gets the treatment it deserved, despite the obviously low budget. Yet somehow, the low budget just served to make it feel all the more Australian, as though it all happened just over every Aussie's back fence. The light is unmistakably Australian, and contrasts are exaggerated somewhat by the red, blue, yellow color scheme on set. Definitely worthy of joining the lists of what student film makers need to see, for the value of how to treat the script with respect to the writer's concept.

kellysf I have not seen Starstruck since it's original run in the theaters but I love this movie and hope to see it again soon. I was really into new wave music at the time, especially what was coming from Manchester and Birmingham, and Dublin. I liked some Aussie bands like the Sharks but mostly I liked Aussie movies which were just starting to make an impact in America in the early 80's. Movies like Breaker Morant, Mad Max, Walkabout, Young Einstein, Gallipoli, and Starstruck. Although I have never been to Australia I have been intrigued by the quirky sense of humor I find in Aussie films. Strictly Ballroom a decade later was much in the same tradition, it had the same spirit as Starstruck. What happened to Aussie cinema? It seems that there are many Australian actors like Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe who take themselves so seriously and mostly act in Hollywood films playing non Australians. Even Peter Weir is no longer making Australian movies. I say bring em back!

inframan This is one of my all-time favorite movie musicals - I've seen them all and have most of them on laserdisc. This one is exceptional in that it mixes all the best elements of classic musical comedies: plot, melodies, humor, characterization, sets and costume with the best of modern pop/rock music. I must have seen it 30 times and I always look forward to seeing it again. The production numbers are among the best in all filmdom!

Shikima Not all movies are supposed to be dignified and realistic and noble. I found this one noble though, and completely dorky, and cheesy, and fabulous. It makes me cry when I watch it again. The Nana character is endearing. The writing is clever without calling attention to its cleverness. The apartment-roof swimming pool scene is brilliant.