A school teacher plans to spend his Christmas vacation in Sydney, but loses all of his money by gambling on the way. Stuck in a small town, he is taken in by a rough group of locals.
I think this film deserves special mention because I consider it to be one of the "unsimulated nasties". Other films in this category include Severed Ways (2007 unsimulated defecation) and Cannibal Holocaust (1980 genuine animal slayings). This film depicts a real kangaroo hunt. Although the hunters were licensed and legal, the kangaroos really did get shot and killed on camera. I'm used to watching some nasty stuff, but actually killing kangaroos pushes my boundary. The plot generally depicts a vacation gone wrong and this character's descent from upstanding school teacher to low-life vagabond. The audio was a little bit on the rough side, with too much dynamic range causing some lost dialogue. The video was grainy (what do you expect from 1971 cameras), but exposure and composition were good. I thought that the film's depiction of alcoholism was quite accurate. The main character re-encountering the sheriff was well written. In the beginning, John was just passing through town and the sheriff gets him started with drinking and gambling. In the end, he's worn out from these things and the sheriff buys him beer to cure a hangover. I would recommend this for those who can see past the nastier elements to the good film within or who enjoy those crude bits. I rate it awesome. Watch it!
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