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The Odd Angry Shot
| Genre | Military & War/Vietnam War |
| Format | Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Color, NTSC |
| Contributor | Graham Kennedy, Tom Jeffrey, Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, Graeme Blundell |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 32 minutes |
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Tom Jeffrey's classic Australian film, THE ODD ANGRY SHOT, is set in the late 1960s during the brutal war Australians shared with the United States: the struggle for Vietnam. Harry (Graham Kennedy), a hard-edged Special Air Service Corporal, meets a new company of soldiers during his second tour in Vietnam. There's the naïve Bill (John Jarratt), the easy-going Bung (John Hargreaves), the blunt Rogers (Bryan Brown), the pragmatic Dawson (Graeme Blundell), and the youthful and innocent Scott (Ian Gilmour). Because of their training as professional soldiers from Australia's toughest Army unit, these men believe they can deal with any situation. They pass the time playing practical jokes, getting into drunken brawls and humoring themselves to keep their minds off the war. But, when the first odd angry shot rings out, and an enemy mortar barrage hits their camp causing many casualties, the men realize their protective shield of humor is no defense at all against the harsh realities of armed combat.
Bonus Features:
- New High-Definition 1080p [1.78:1] Transfer from Original Vault Materials
- Audio Commentary Featuring Producer/Director Tom Jeffrey, Producer Sue Milliken and Actor Graeme Blundell
- Stunts Down Under with Buddy Joe Hooker - Featurette
- Original Theatrical Trailer
Product details
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 2.93 ounces
- Director : Tom Jeffrey
- Media Format : Widescreen, Multiple Formats, Dolby, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 32 minutes
- Release date : August 13, 2013
- Actors : Bryan Brown, John Hargreaves, Graham Kennedy, Graeme Blundell
- Studio : Synapse Films
- ASIN : B00DC6HWRI
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #160,702 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #14,772 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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I would have given the movie 5 stars. However, the picture quality left something to be desired. The format is Blu-ray, the quality certainly is not. It looks like the VHS tape was simply transferred to a Blu-ray disc.
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Thoroughly recommend Ed.
As a Vietnam film, it is unusual on two counts. The most obvious is that it is about Australian soldiers, rather than their more numerous US counterparts. It comes as a surprise to many outside Australia and New Zealand to discover that those countries had forces committed. The other is that the film concerns young regular soldiers of the Australian SAS, rather than the conscripts more usually associated with that war (incidentally, Australia also sent conscripts - known as "nashoos", for National Service - to Vietnam).
Made with the assistance of the Australian Army, and filmed at their jungle warfare centre, the film achieves an authentic tone through attention to the minor details of service life on operations. The strength of the film lies in its emphasis on the personal. There are few histronics and no "Green Berets"-style set pieces. Instead, the growing strain of the tour is reflected in the behaviour of the patrol who are the focus of the film. The cast, at the time mostly unknown except for Graham Kennedy, deliver tremendous performances.
Inevitably, as the film is Australian, there are some classic one-liners (which I won't quote) and moments of comedy. The beer-call with US Special Forces, and the homemade present for the Padre are two that stand out. For a British viewer, at least of a certain age, it can be disconcerting to see "British" kit - Landrovers, SLRs, '58 pattern webbing - in a Vietnam setting (in the early '80s when I first saw the film, this had the effect of making it seem both incongruous and more immediate).
The film is a thoughtful exploration of the experience of active service, and a tribute to those who have undergone combat. It does not have start-of-the-art CGI effects, but it doesn't need them, because the focus is on the soldiers. It is both a very Australian film and one containing universal relevance.
Not to be missed by anyone with a serious interest either in Vietnam or war films.
p.s. One complaint. Why, oh why, have the distributors of the DVD gone for a US war-movie montage cover instead of the classic artwork from the original movie poster, repeated on the VHS release? A major disappointment.


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