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Plot Summary
The first of two consecutive films to see director Peter Weir team with Mel Gibson (the other being The Year of Living Dangerously), Gallipoli follows two idealistic young friends, Frank (Gibson) and Archy (Mark Lee), who join the Australian army during World War I and fight the doomed Battle of Gallipoli in Turkey. The first half of the film documents the lives of the young men in Australia, detailing their personalities and beliefs. The second half of the movie chronicles the ill-fated and ill-planned battle, where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps is hopelessly outmatched by the enemy forces. Gallipoli was the recipient of eight prizes at the 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
TOMATOMETER
88%- Reviews Counted: 24
- Fresh: 21
- Rotten: 3
- Average Rating: 7.5/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Weir's work has a delicacy, gentleness, even wispiness that would seem not well suited to the subject. And yet his film has an uncommon beauty, warmth, and immediacy, and a touch of the mysterious, too.
Fresh: The friendship between town and country boys Lee and Gibson is real and personal, and the final shot transcends cliche.
Fresh: Regarded as one of the very best Australian film's ever made (with Mad Max and Picnic at Hanging Rock). Mel Gibson in one of first roles, and a touching but ultimately tragic tale of war.
Customer Reviews
Better Than You Would Ever Expect
I would originally give the rating as a four and a half, but they obviously didn't have that so I just chose five stars since this movie would deserve that rating anyway. Mel Gibson is extremely cute as a young man in this movie. My dad first told me that we were going to watch this movie over the summer vacation since it was movie night for my family. Anyway, looking at the cover of the movie, I thought that the movie was going to be really lame since it was sort of old and since my dad told me it was sort of about war. Great. War. That's the type of movie I really want to watch. But being part of the family, I watched it anyway. And to my surprise, I was hooked immediately. It was very well done and very interesting. It glues your eyes to the screen. But beware: you should have a box of tissues beside you since it has an extremely sad ending. I won't ruin it; you'll see. Great movie. Enjoy. <3
Gallipoli
From Weir's direction to Jean Michel Jarre's haunting soundtrack a pure masterpiece! Mel Gibson and co give wonderful performances in this tragic true story.
Fantastic
This movie is amazing. It was very well done and I highly recommend it to everyone, especially those who catch small details.
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