FORMAT: DVD
Even as a die-hard fan of trailer compilations and a lover of Australia exploitation (affectionately known as “Ozploitation”), I can’t believe it has taken me this long to get around to watching this. It packs over two and a half hours of Ozploitation trailers onto one disc, and the fun comes at you in a fast and furious manner. The sheer length and non-stop onslaught of titles can be a little overwhelming, even for someone who has sat through as many trailer compilations as I have. Perhaps sensing the possibility of giving the viewer too much of a good thing, the makers of the Ozploitation Trailer Explosion wisely separated the collection into three distinct categories. That at least helps break things up a little bit. My advice is to watch one section a night and it’ll go down a lot smoother.
“Sexploitation and ‘Ocker’ Comedies” gives us a glimpse of Australia’s wild and colorful softcore comedies of the ‘70s. There are trailers for Mondo “documentaries” like The Naked Bunyip, The Love Epidemic, and The ABCs of Love and Sex Australia Style. We also get trailers for such comedies like Alvin Purple, The Adventures of Barry Mckenzie, Fantasm, and all of their respective sequels.
The next segment, “Horror and Thriller” features some of the best-known exploitation titles to come from Down Under. Even if you’ve never seen some of these titles, I’m sure you’ve at least heard of the likes of The Last Wave, Patrick, Long Weekend, Thirst and Road Games. And if you’ve only heard of these films, this is the perfect sampler to whet your appetite. This was for me the most successful stretch of the collection, mostly because I’m a dyed-in-the wool horror fan.
“Cars and Action” is the final section, and it offers up a fun smattering of… well… cars and action. We get trailers for such Australian action flicks as The Cars That Ate Paris, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Stunt Rock, and BMX Bandits. The Mad Max movies are notably absent from this sequence, but you do get to see a young Mel Gibson in the trailer for Attack Force Z.
Overall, this is a blast from start to finish. While I have seen a number of the films featured here, I discovered at least half a dozen flicks to add to my ever-increasing watchlist. What more can you ask for from a trailer compilation?
The complete trailer line-up is as follows: The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Libido, Alvin Purple, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Love Epidemic, Wompers, Plugg, The Box, The Great McCarthy, Eliza Fraser, Don’s Party, Oz, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The ABCs of Love and Sex Australia Style, Felicity, Dimboola, Centrespread, Pacific Banana, Outback, Fright: Night of Fear, Inn of the Damned, End Play, Summerfield, The Last Wave, Patrick, Long Weekend, The Night, the Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares, The Survivor, Dead Kids, Road Games, The Killing of Angel Street, Heatwave, A Dangerous Summer, Next of Kin, Cassandra, The Cars That Ate Paris, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, The FJ Holden, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Turkey Shoot, Freedom, Midnight Spares, BMX Bandits, The Return of Captain Invincible, Sky Pirates, Fair Game, Dead End Drive-In, and The Time Guardian.
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