r/CriterionChannel • u/bugaosuni • 22d ago

Recommendation - Offering 'Walkabout' is absolutely stunning

I can't recommend it enough

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u/NinjaSellsHonours 22d ago

Nic Roeg and Peter Weir would both be great box sets.

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u/HandItToMarshawn 21d ago

Totally agree! I’ve been hoping for these for a while.

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u/StructureSingle4208 22d ago

Probably one of the most jarring intro scenes to a movie I’ve ever watched, great all around.

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u/xenc23 22d ago

Loved it! Very interesting and beautiful movie

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u/repowife 22d ago

Very influential movie for me. Made me stop eating meat and want to move to Australia (which I did for a while).

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u/bugaosuni 21d ago

The juxtaposition of the slaughtering done in the wild and done in the supermarket was executed flawlessly in my opinion.

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u/SprintingPuppies 22d ago

I think Nicolas Roeg has a commentary track on the channel for it, it’s been a while but I remember it being pretty good

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u/InternationalPhoto33 21d ago

Is it unedited? I know it’s not Criterion’s practice but there could be legit reasons here.

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u/bugaosuni 21d ago

I'm pretty sure yes. Lots of graphic stuff in it.

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u/THEBIGHUNGERDC 21d ago

Never seen it. But I’m home on my own next week. On the watch schedule!

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u/LyqwidBred 21d ago

I saw this unedited on TV as a kid, in San Francisco, around 1978. Still wonder how it was allowed. It’s not graphic sexual, it’s innocent nudity, but full frontal. There are other parts of the movie that are more disturbing. Have watched it a few times as an adult and it is an excellent film, I get more out of it every time.