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analysis w/e 14.5.11 |
DVDs out 9.5.11 |
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May 11 2011 
DVDfever co uk
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Medusa
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Romper Stomper
tells the tale of a gang of ruthless, violent Nazi skinheads fronted by Hando (Russell
Crowe) and Davey (Daniel Pollock) and it follows them as they go about their daily
business terrorising anyone and everyone, particularly the ethnic minorities. However, anyone
that gets in their path when they're not wanted is a target.
Hando's not too keen on the fact that within the last few years, a part of
his town has turned into 'Gook' Central. He and his cronies have their beef
with the Chinese community and it's not 'sweet and sour'.
Deep Blue Sea Clean living, alcohol-free lager and pretty flowers - none of that can be found in this film that is packed full of bad language, extreme violence and broken bones, but the Chinese are not going to take it lightly.
When I first saw this film on video a few years ago, the picture was a fullscreen version, often looking zoomed in with some cramped shots at times with people falling off the sides of the screen and it even looked geometrically-distorted a lot of the time, plus drop-outs in the print and a jump nearly 42 minutes in as the skinheads take over a warehouse but when I heard of a DVD I thought we'd get a pristine anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen edition.... ...but we didn't. It's exactly the same :( The average bitrate is 5.17Mb/s, hovering around that mark throughout the film. The sound quality is passable. It's a stereo soundtrack with a few surround moments but they're few and far between and usually consist of screams as people get their heads kicked in.
Extras :
Chapters :There are 16 chapters to the disc which is okay given the short length.
Languages & Subtitles :English language only, in an Australian accent, but no subtitles whatsoever apart from burnt-in ones to translate the Chinese dialogue.
And there's more... :There's not too much in the way of extras, but there is an 18-strong Photo Gallery made up of PR group shots and other shots from the film. The Theatrical Trailer is also included.
Menu :A static and silent representation of the front cover in the main.
Overall, this is an absolutely fantastic film that deserves to be seen by everyone with a strong stomach but I'd only recommend a rental on this DVD, given that the picture is rather suspect, the sound is nothing to write home about and the extras are scant. However, you must see this film as Russell Crowe is one of the finest actors around, only making a name for himself more recently with L.A. Confidential, The Insider and Gladiator, while Jacqueline McKenzie is an absolute doll and check out my Deep Blue Sea DVD review online.
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2000.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B 37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier. PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
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