Protraph Lack of good storyline.

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

leethomas-11621 Like peeling an onion, this documentary attempts to unravel a mystery that has baffled Australia for over 80 years - where is Lassiter's reef, a mysterious gold-find believed to be in the centre of Australia. The director Luke Walker has been exhaustive in his search to uncover all he can. Luckily, the son of the reef's discoverer is still alive and he is a fascinating character in himself, as was his father and the other people that populate this film. A film that will fascinate anyone interested in solving mysteries. The landscapes are gorgeous. The part finally played by the indigenous people is powerful. Walker is a wonderful guide - and easy on the eye too! Extra features on DVD release well worth watching too. Alternate title: Australia's Lost Gold

andrealr-79284 In Australia's Lost Gold, director Luke Walker found himself more interested than he expected when he ventured out to Australia chasing the same tale Bob Lasseter had been chasing to save his father's name. We start with Bob and join him on his search of the gold that his father, Harold Lasseter spent years trying to convince people existed. Then the film takes us back into time encompassing many forms of media using animation, interview footage, maps, and personal interviews from local Aborigines. So when they travel, you travel too! I eventually found myself getting anxious and waiting for Bob and Walker to pick their next location to look! The best part of it was seeing how personally Walker took on the search with Bob. They shared hope, frustration, and above anything else an undoubtedly remarkable chapter in an ongoing legend.

SophiaWhite232 Australia's Lost Gold has officially been added to my list of favorite independent films! I love independent films like this that intertwine culture and history with a great story line. It's exciting to be able to explore and learn about different cultures through film. Audiences have the opportunity to visit places around the world that they may never have the opportunity to visit. Australia's Lost Gold explores the famous Australian legend of undiscovered gold in the Central Australian Desert. I don't know many people who get the opportunity to visit Australian deserts in their lifetime but as I was watching the film, I felt like I was there. Throughout the documentary, director Luke Walker does an outstanding job of immersing his audience into the Australian culture. From personal interviews with townspeople to the interactions with Aborigine's from the desert, you really feel like you get an understanding of the people that live there. Thanks to Luke's superb directing, the film is packed with great shots of the country's landscape that allows the audience to see what "down under" really means. In addition to the beautiful culture portrayed in the film, the story-line is just as intriguing. It's an exciting plot that takes you on the quest for not just undiscovered gold, but the truth. I definitely recommend watching it if you're looking for a great new movie to add to your list.

john dunne I signed up to IMDb in order to review this documentary and hopefully save someone else from wasting their time. How almost nine hundred people can give this an average of over nine out of ten makes me question if the maker of the film has a very large extended family because as documentary's go this is incredibly dull. I wont spoil it but after the first ten minutes I spent the next hour and a half saying to myself this cant be all there is to this story, it was. The only people who seemed to be mesmerized was the crazed old man and the filmmaker, sunk cost bias, by the end I actually felt sorry he wasted two years of his life on this. Want some suspense from a doc try "The Staircase" and avoid this.