Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright

[@Bleste011]

I remember a few years ago when the restored version of Wake of Fright got released in Australia i was really surprised. It's bleak, themes of isolation and self destruction are so well executed. One of the best Aussie films ever made and Donald Pleasence's Australian accent was spot on. Shows he was a very fine actor.

[@petermargrave7846]

I was the boom operator on this film and remember it very well

[@Eddie4518]

peter margrave I live with the directors daughter

[@MrKenny1878]

You made a great Movie man.

[@mickfriday]

Just watched this for the first time on Amazon prime, had no idea what it was just stuck it on for something to watch and was blown away, what a fantastic film! Not at all easy to sit through yet impossible to look away and in a world of shitty superhero movies this film was exactly what I needed, if only they could still make em like this! And I never saw the boom in shot once! 👍🏼

[@picklesmuthrdottir1376]

It looks like those sets were hot as hell. Good on you!

[@gavinfoster9118]

You're a lucky guy to be associated with one of the best movies that l have ever seen. It really stays with you for the rest of your life Saw it for the first time 45 years ago Still with me!

[@costellomhor]

First film since "Once Upon A Time In The West" (bout a decade earlier) that I started watching half-arsed to spend the time, but switched off about 20 mins in cos I realized: "Fuck me this deserves a proper sit down and 100% attention". Brilliant, brilliant film.

[@thebossman80s]

Costello Mhor did you get round to watching it yet

[@solomonmakesfilms829]

@@thebossman80s read his last sentence

[@bentodd2975]

Pleasence is superb showing versatility that makes him one of the finest actors of the century.

[@dicksealion4983]

One of the finest films i've ever seen

[@ragnare]

No argument there. Brilliant movie but absolutely soul-crushing.

[@jimreily7538]

Julie Hobbs Which towns ?

[@markofsaltburn]

Are you sure? By the end he is transformed and even ready to go back.

[@devonrexcatz]

My favourite movie. I've watched it about 30 times. First saw it at a Melbourne drive-in at its first release.

[@northbuster290]

I watch it once a month generally.

[@devonrexcatz]

@@northbuster290 Oh really? It's a movie I never get tired of. You obviously feel the same.

[@trickolas78]

Great film but the kangaroo scenes need to be removed

[@devonrexcatz]

@@trickolas78 When I first saw it as a young teenager, I was traumatised. Now I cover my eyes.

[@lexx2847]

Incredibly, the kangaroo hunt is even more distressing in the novel. I read it around the same time I read George Orwell’s even grimmer Burmese Days (which has a horrifying chapter involving a tiger hunt) and wanted to just crawl into bed and never come out after that.

[@TimChuma]

"Dedicated to the endangered Australian kangaroo" hahahahah there is more of them than people almost now

[@SamDavies94]

Picked up the recent masters of cinema release. Watched it tonight, it's incredible!

[@kh2475]

One of very few films where heat is conveyed properly, doesn't feel like other films of the era, with their shrieking women and bad camerawork. I didn't think I'd watch all the way through, but I could easily watch it again.

[@scottsimmons7897]

Poppycock. Everyone is being overly sensitive about the kangaroo hunt and the movie itself. It was a dark dark movie but not really frightening or scary at all. It is one of the greatest film made.

[@theskinnyopinion]

Grenadier on beans 'All the little devils are proud of hell'. You seem to have missed the point of the film , mate.

[@markofsaltburn]

Grenadier on beans "People are just too sensitive these days". Like you were just then, you mean?

[@poontang3zizo]

Wake In Fright is simply put - a nightmare

[@lowtit]

so not one to watch with a mind crushing hangover then?

[@odinssverd]

He didn't say whether he liked it or not.. oh well. I watched it at home in Sydney recently and thought it was bloody good :P

[@hodwatt5901]

I'm pretty sure he did like it.

[@thebossman80s]

Doesn’t matter if anyone else likes it. Critics are entertaining but not be and end all

[@XgeorgiebrooksX]

Brilliant movie. Makes my top 5 of all time with ease. Possibly my top 2.

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

love wake in fright it is one of my favourite movies and a great Australian classic movie worth watching and true authentic Aussie accent by Donald pleasence

[@freddielee1831]

One of my all-time favourites. Truly remarkable film.

[@swift12y]

I am so happy that you reviewed this film Mark! It is a journey into hell, but there is a kind of redemption at the end!

[@Jake-kn3xg]

Too convenient, I actually watched this this morning, abit gritty for a morning film, but really good, felt abit bewildered after though.

[@Andrew-yb1uv]

Just watched it. What a brilliant film. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697]

one of my favourite Australian classic movies and great review by mark kermode

[@Severian19671]

One of those films that drags you through the same hell as the main protagonist. Unforgettable. Especially if it's your first time in The Yabba.😉

[@connorhall5435]

I bet this is one of the worst films to watch when you're hungover.

[@malcolmmaccallum2573]

You'd most definitely end up taking hair of the dog and going on an even worse binge if you did!

[@davidvan-leur70]

This movie is a classic

[@swift12y]

One of the best films ever!

[@danwroy]

The way he cuts to a clip and then describes the film I wonder if he's seen it. These are all second-hand opinions.

[@shogunblade]

I hope this movie sees a release in the U.S. I really want to see it now.

[@kemp10]

its on youtube just type it in the search bar

[@Zeitgeist6]

It's on Netflix if you have it.

[@miiiikku]

Hits close to home.

[@arconeagain]

People always focus on the kangaroo hunt, when in actual fact, there are some much more disturbing things happening in this film. Is this an indication of denial, the kangaroo scene being a convenient distraction or out. I mean, as much as this is about humans.

[@BillyBombastic]

Fantastic film. saw it last year.

[@SlowJoman]

such a good watch

[@ninfilms]

Great piece of cinema.

[@malcolmmaccallum2573]

Superb film well worth checking out.

[@arconeagain]

In other words, he couldn't hack it.

[@charliebrown4624]

This is so Broken Hill.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

An unsparing, black comedy of a rural male hell. Pleasance should have received the Nobel Maniac Prize for this film.

[@welshman07]

Great film..

[@napalmslayer]

Imagine watching this film drunk.

[@stupot7281]

I guess you don`t like then..........

[@cosmiczeuk]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Well put Mr!

[@trickolas78]

Australian male experience - lots of homosexuality in this film. About right for Australians

[@roathripper]

the void - his fave subjrct lol

[@markwardel6751]

A more butch version of The Man Who Fell To Earth

[@JimmySlacksack]

its a pity the main actor is so unlikable

[@SamDavies94]

Picked up the recent masters of cinema release. Watched it tonight, it's incredible!