Quigley Down Under
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VHS Movie Reviews of Quigley Down Under
Movie Review: Fun Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is simply a fun show to watch. A little heavy-handed in its portrayal of the Aborigines, but for the most part, Quigley Down Under is sassy and exciting. The music is vibrant and the camera work in the Australian outback is stunning. Tom Selleck and Laura San Giacomo have a good chemistry together and the great Alan Rickman is delightfully oily as the villian.
Tom Selleck as a scruffy cowboy with a chip on his shoulder? What's not to love!
Movie Review: Quigley Down Under
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. I think this would be viewable for any and all from 12 years up. ThanksMovie Review: The American Wild West Meets The Aboriginal Dreamtime
Summary: 5 Stars
An American sharpshooter (Tom Selleck) with a powerful, experimental rifle takes to the high seas in the late 1800's and sails across the Pacific Ocean to Australia. His name is Matthew Quigley and he has been hired by Elliot Marston (Alan Rickman) to rid the wealthy landowner down under of the numerous packs of dingos (wild dogs) attacking his livestock. At Least that's what Quigley thinks he's being hired to do.
Shortly after arriving on this foreign shore Quigley learns the horrible truth about his assignment. The cruel and despotic Marston doesn't like Aborgines wandering through across his land and has decided to solve the problem by exterminating them. Quigley has been hired to carry out the job. His refusal to take the job marks the beginning of an epic battle between Marston and his men against Quigley as he fights to defend the indigenous population.
Action/Adventure in its truest tradition, with the lines clearly drawn between the forces of good and evil. You will find yourself rooting out loud for the "good guy" before the movie is through!
Along with the typical action sequences you expect to find in a good Western, there are also plenty of poignant and sad moments which center around both the plight of the aboriginal culture and the personal tragedy shared by Crazy Cora with Quigley in one of the most tender moments of the movie.
Great performances by all. Tom Selleck was born to play this role and anyone familiar with Alan Rickman knows that nobody is better at playing the "bad guy" than he is. And let's not forget Laura San Giacomo as Crazy Cora who supplies both the comic relief and eventual love interest of Matthew Quigley.
This was a tremendously original concept for a film which was carried out to perfection. This is not only one of my favorite Westerns, but one of my all-time favorite films.
Movie Review: Quite boring
Summary: 2 Stars
This is one of those movies that's so boring it's a chore to watch. I'm just seeing snippets between internet surfing and reading. Selleck looks okay, but he just doesn't have what it takes to carry this kind of film. Far as I'm concerned, his show was a bore too. The only memorable part is some disturbing footage of the young lady shooting a pack of dingos and that was painful to watch. The stuff with the aborigines - just the usual pile of Hollywood dung.
I recomend this movie for people who are infatuated with Tom Selleck. There seems to be quite a few of them. Everyone else should find a real western to watch.
Movie Review: I'm still amazed I'm giving it five stars
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was fun with a great setting. Tom Selleck took his role research seriously and Laura San Giacomo was memorable as the crazy whore with the sad secret. Alan Rickman was well cast as the deplorable rich landowner with the sniveling bravado and the posse of cruel but incompetent mercenaries. The scenes of Aboriginal magic were very well done--eerie, yet with a feeling of integrity that threw the greed of some of the white men in the movie into perfect contrast.
The ending was very satisfying. I was amazed to check myself and find how totally absorbed I'd become. Since I'd started off the movie guffawing sarcastically at Tom Selleck swaggering off the ship in his Quigley sharpshooter gear, I chalk it up to good storytelling to say I was a changed woman as the last scene rolled.
I was also gratified to see that they really did film it on location, near Alice Springs, rather than an American desert or Hollywood back lot; and the shore scenes were done in Victoria--which is a long way from Fremantle, WA (Western Australia) but at least it was still on the Australian continent.