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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 13589" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Yup. Guy Pearce is a hunk.</p><p></p><p>If you get a chance to see Guy in a totally different role, get out "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". It stars Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving as drag queens and Terence Stamp as a transsexual, who all go ono a road trip in a bus, heading for a gig at Alice Springs. There is more to the journey than meets the eye - it's an opportunity for discovering where they're going as individuals, too. We get a chance to explore their pasts as well as see a possible glimpse of their future.</p><p></p><p>It's brilliantly acted, hilariously funny although it's not really a comedy, a lot risque and very Australian. Very much 'fish out of water' stuff.</p><p></p><p>The extra big joke of the casting - they're all known for straight roles.</p><p></p><p>Guy Pearce was very good in LA Confidential (as was our Russ).</p><p></p><p>We first came across Guy Pearce in one of our soapies, "Neighbours". The Poms grabbed it from us and they love Guy Pearce too.</p><p></p><p>Someone in the US tried to make a US version of "Priscilla" with Patrick Swayze. It was called "To Wong Foo - Thanks for Everything, Love Julie Newmarr" (a title guaranteed to endear you to every person whose job it is to put the movie name up on the marquee in those little letters). It flopped. Badly. I saw it. I know why.</p><p></p><p>And just a short digression on bad movies and movie reviews, I believe the shortest ever bad review was for the Broadway production (1954-55) of "I Am A Camera". The reviewer, Walter Kerr, wrote, "Me No Leica."</p><p>[reference: "No Turn Unstoned" by Diana Rigg]</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 13589, member: 1991"] Yup. Guy Pearce is a hunk. If you get a chance to see Guy in a totally different role, get out "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". It stars Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving as drag queens and Terence Stamp as a transsexual, who all go ono a road trip in a bus, heading for a gig at Alice Springs. There is more to the journey than meets the eye - it's an opportunity for discovering where they're going as individuals, too. We get a chance to explore their pasts as well as see a possible glimpse of their future. It's brilliantly acted, hilariously funny although it's not really a comedy, a lot risque and very Australian. Very much 'fish out of water' stuff. The extra big joke of the casting - they're all known for straight roles. Guy Pearce was very good in LA Confidential (as was our Russ). We first came across Guy Pearce in one of our soapies, "Neighbours". The Poms grabbed it from us and they love Guy Pearce too. Someone in the US tried to make a US version of "Priscilla" with Patrick Swayze. It was called "To Wong Foo - Thanks for Everything, Love Julie Newmarr" (a title guaranteed to endear you to every person whose job it is to put the movie name up on the marquee in those little letters). It flopped. Badly. I saw it. I know why. And just a short digression on bad movies and movie reviews, I believe the shortest ever bad review was for the Broadway production (1954-55) of "I Am A Camera". The reviewer, Walter Kerr, wrote, "Me No Leica." [reference: "No Turn Unstoned" by Diana Rigg] Marg [/QUOTE]
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