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An extraordinary movie about an extraordinary man, the highly acclaimed and award winning Chopper is the boldest and grittiest Australian film in decades. Brimming with dangerous excitement and stunning innovation, the sensational debut of rock video director Andrew Dominik is an exhilarating sharp shock to the system revealing the no-holds-barred story of the notorious Oz criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read.
Told in flashback as Read serves one of his many prisons sentences, this extreme biography charts the brutal carnage and wicked sense of humour of a man who supposedly committed nineteen vicious murders and got away with it. Mixing startling facts from his nine best-selling books, including 'How To Shoot Friends and Influence People,' with stylish pulp fiction to paint an astonishing portrait of a larger-than-life legend, Chopper is funny, fascinating and frightening and features a show-stopping central performance from Eric Bana, Australia's top stand-up comedian.
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Blast
David from Dublin, 25 Apr 2007
I found this very entertaining but yet a tad disturbed (a bit like the main character). Eric Bana plays the lead very convincingly and deserves the plaudits he received. A good example of life on the inside and the resulting outside.
4 people out of 6 found this review helpful
Art House Scum
Tim from Cork, 20 Apr 2007
This is a film that tells main characters (Chopper) story from the point of view of reality, his reality and sometimes a witnesses reality. It's themes are comparable to low budget British films such as Scum or I.D. which also contain mindless violence but, where these films fail Chopper succeeds.
Brilliant acting by Eric Bana, great lighting, directing and editing create a surreal atmosphere and develop the character into a very real person.
3 people out of 4 found this review helpful
oz mayhem
Perry from Leitrim, 16 Sep 2008
quite a funny movie about Aussie crim who reckons he's a legend in his own lifetime. quite violent. nice recreation of 70s/80s Melbourne with daggy footy stars and various low-life characters
0 people out of 0 found this review helpful
Chopper
Shane from Galway, 07 Mar 2009
Has its good moments but overall I was a tad disappointed especially as I had heard so many good things about it.
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OK
John from Mayo, 19 Feb 2008
I was disappointed with this film as I'd heard great reviews of it. Its ok but I expected better
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Not as good as people say
Paul from Dublin, 27 Feb 2008
Alright film, pretty good performance from Eric Bana
0 people out of 1 found this review helpful
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