Australian Reviews

David Stratton, SBS Movieshow. August 18, 1998

3 1/2 STARS
Calls "Woop Woop" a mixture of Wake in Fright, Razorback and The Adventures of Barry MacKenzie. David also enjoys the of the leads and "some great moments of hilarity."


Jim Schembri, The Age. August 14,1998

1 1/2 STARS
Says that Woop Woop has all the locations of Priscilla but only 5% of the laughs. It moves slowly, and he also warns against looking for any social commentary.


Herald Sun, August 8, 1998.

3 STARS
This review was undecided and calls the film a "delightful, disgusting disgrace".


Adrian Martin, The Age. August 13, 1998

. 2 1/2 STARS
Adrian says that although he has heard the negative word from Cannes, the film itself "is not really so bad". He thinks it is confused and that some pieces are "like the battle hymn of the One Nation movement".

Max Brown, Sunday Times. August 2, 1998.

5.5 out of 10
Says that the first five minutes are the only thing saving the film from being a complete disaster.


Matthew Myers, Werribee Banner. August 5, 1998

2 out of 10
Despite good performances, Matthew says that the film is a "hell ride of crude jokes, toilet humour and a plot similar to Mad Max II, Dead End Drive In, or heaven forbid, The Postman."


NW. August 17, 1998

1 STAR
She calls it a "desert disaster, while he can only mutter "woof woof"."


Luke Buckmaster, In Film Australia. Accessed October 6, 2001

NO RATING
As if Australia hasn't produced enough quirky films, along comes Welcome to Woop Woop. Filmmaker Stephan Elliott, famous for his direction of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, takes the Australian stereotypical'yobbo'image and exaggerates it to the point where it becomes annoying rather than funny.

it "seems to have something to say about society's desire to be politically correct but I doubt many will be able to take it seriously.

Welcome to Woop Woop is pointless, poorly made and pretentious."


Steve Baker's Film Reviews. Accessed September 26, 2001

Welcome to Woop Woop is somewhat different.
"A magnificent musical score, exuberant acting and an inspired set allow Elliott to establish and maintain a wonderful and bazarre fantasy world.

... makes fun of a mob of ill educated and unfortunate Aussies who live in an Orwellian theme park complete with Hollywood music...

... Working class Australians are the heroes of Elliott's films... it seems overdue for Australiana, and ordinary Australians to reappear prominently in our cinemas at a time when our culture is under such a serious threat from the ravages of globalisation and the attendant unemployment.

Perhaps they mirror the way alot of middle class urban Australians are feeling these days. They've lost their freedom to a despot but at least Daddy'O stays in town and (so far) doesn't export their profits overseas."


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