Let's Get Skase (2001)

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

Getting Christopher Skase was really a big deal in Australia back in the 1990's. This film brought back quite a few memories of the public's outrage at Skase's escape from the Australians who wanted his blood. The file footage, especially the 'Denton' stuff (what a great show that was) gives "Let's Get Skase" a very solid base to start this box office under performer.After the file footage "Let's Get Skase" goes about in a fairly predictable manner for those who have seen a few Oz comedies since "The Castle". Lots of oddball "loser" types fighting against a mightier and arrogant power. Thankfully as the film goes on one can't help but enjoy watching the determined Aussies, led by bulls@@t artist Peter Dellasandro (Lachy Hulme) and angry Danny D'Amato (Alex Dimitriades), trying to get their hands around the neck of the Oz holy grail, (that being Christopher Skase).The acting is pretty hammy at times but suitable for the film. I loved the appearance of the slimy character Beneheim Bencini (George Shevtsov). For my money he is the creepiest looking and sounding actor in Australia (and a good one too, check out "Love Serenade").The timing of the film's release in relation to Skase's death, as mentioned in other sources, meant that you would be seen as an out and out weirdo to see it at the time. However, at a time when funny Oz films seem to be as rare as a sweet smelling fart, it is a film definitely worth checking out.

How did I miss this at the movies?This is one of the funniest movies I have seen in ages. Who is Lachy Hulme? Hilarious. And Craig MacLachlan - I wanted to kill him - he is a sick human being. Brilliant.Thankfully I own this on DVD because it is a great movie that I have now watched maybe a dozen times.A cult classic.

This is a really solid film. From the first moment, it is obvious that Hulme's character is a bull**it artist, and that he was not to be taken seriously. Excellent one-liners come at you at a fast and furious past, as does the action which is perfectly paced and well handled by director Matthew George. Good, well rounded effort, I recommend it to all.

This film is a ripper! I loved it. after we finished watching it, me and my girlfiends watched it again, it was great. The dvd comments are really good too. I have never watched them before. And Alex is such a spunk. He is my fave actor. Anyway, great film.