Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Edgar Soberon Torchia Among the fans of Rodgers and Hammerstein, and professionals and admirers of musical theater, Welcome to Woop Woop must be anathema. For those indifferent to musicals and who have never heard a song by R&H, or watched The Sound of Music (perhaps a rare breed), this must be a strange sexual comedy because they miss half of the jokes. It can be quite enjoyable for people who have had a minimum of exposure to musical plays, and songs like "Shall We Dance" or "Chop Suey". But for those who can sing along "Do-Re-Mi" or have seen "The King and I" at least twice, this is great fun. There is surely a "gay touch" behind all the proceedings that may not appeal to everyone (no wonder coming from the man who directed The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and with a leading actor who had an early career in Gregg Araki's films), but that is one of the best aspects about it. Schaech plays a young American lost in Australia, trapped by a sexy girl into Woop Woop, a closed community ruled by her father, a tough ex miner who loves R&H and runs a company of dog food, the only industry in hot, dry, dusty Woop Woop. Enjoy.

cole_mars I remember seen this horrific film in New York at a screening for the press. After about 30 minutes I was in pain, I had contortions all over my body, the garbage that was shown on the screen was making me puke, people around me were also in disgust. Now, this coming from the director of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, was really surprising. What's with the police shooting at birds? Is that supposed to be funny? What about all the trashing of Australian culture? Was the director on a bad trip? Oh man, I feel sorry for actors like Rod Taylor ending up in this awful mess, very embarrassing... Do yourself a favor, do not even think of watching this "movie" without first getting very drunk or stoned. Otherwise drink a lot of Pepto Bismol.

amatthews-1 This is a film classic, in the mode of 'There's something about Mary'. Rod Taylor gives the performance of a lifetime. The ethereal counterpoint provided by the Rogers and Hammerstein scores is strange and wonderful at the same time. It's a comedy, a very dark comedy. It's a love story ... F#*($K me blue, F*@#(K me raw, to the strains of The Sound of Music. It's great entertainment. It's Deliverance meets Rogers and Hammerstein. It's Sex and Drugs, and Broadway show tunes in the Australian outback. A combination your not likely to have sampled before, but one you will wish there was a sequel for. If TV sitcoms are your thing, you just won't get this film. It's bizarre, shocking (if you shock easily), wildly funny, and atmospheric. Is there something about this film that is uniquely Australian? Probably not, this had to have been a bizarre and disturbing dream, or a psychotic episode scripted. It's great entertainment, and certainly an escape from reality. It's a 10

jenro95 I saw "Welcome to Woop Woop" a couple of weeks ago on HBO, on the recommendation of my American neighbour. He loved it! And he's right. I watched this film grinning from ear to ear, and if it were not for my neighbour's enjoying it so much, I'd have thought that only Australians would get the drift of this film."Welcome to Woop Woop" is resplendent with Australian iconography, and if you don't know the space you may have a hard time understanding the references. As an Australian, I can tell you those references are spot on! The language, being out in the bush, the actors Rod Taylor and Barry Humphries (Dame Edna) and so many others, the stereotypical Aborigine. Cockatoos, dunnies(outhouses), the VW van, the backyard tip (dump), the brand of beer (it's real), Rogers and Hammerstein films, kangaroos as Aboriginal spirits, kangaroos as dog meat (true, not good, but true), even the main character's dog ( a Blue Heeler, Australian Cattle Dog), and the reference to the beach. They have nailed this film. 10 stars!