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[–] strypey@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

So many great movies listed here, but only one kiwi movie; Once Were Warriors. Unless you count Lord of the Rings, which was indeed made here, but not really exactly a kiwi movie. Here's a few I reckon are worth checking out, a mix of comedy, fantasy, sci-fi and biopic, with at least one film from each other last 5 decades;

  • Goodbye Pork Pie (the 1981 original, I haven't seen the 2017 remake Pork Pie directed by his son)
  • Came A Hot Friday (1985, so underrated compared to the one above)
  • The Quiet Earth (1985, based on the 1981 novel of the same name)
  • The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988, epically weird, in a Fisher Kind kind of way)
  • Heavenly Creatures (1994, Peter Jackson's first "serious" film, after his splatter comedies Bad Taste, Meet the Feebles and Braindead. Trivia: I'm in this for about 3 seconds ...)
  • Whale Rider (2002)
  • The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
  • Eagle vs. Shark (2007)
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
  • The Dead Lands (2014, notable for being entirely in Te Reo Māori, and featuring some mean Māori martials arts)
  • The Dark Horse (2014)
  • Muru (2022, loosely based on the events of the 2008 Operation 8 raids)
  • Ka Whawhai Tonu (2024, also has a lot of Te Reo spoken)
[–] Budakai@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

Gah. Quiet Earth! I still love this movie and it has some unforgettable scenes. Also the most memorable ending shot of a sci-fi movie. It was my background on PC for years.