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Australian director Peter Weir had made several excellent films before The Year of Living Dangerously was released to critical acclaim in 1983, but it was this moody tale of romance and politic...( read more 
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MCT:March 10, 2008
Another intriguing political film from Weir. Visually intricate with unusual and stunning performances, especially from Linda Hunt.
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MCT:February 25, 2008
Thanks (or no thanks) to excessive brainwashing during my childhood through school education and media, I can never watch any film about Indonesia in the 60's without fear. Those years were the years of turbulence, murders, killing and anarchy, when you don't know which is friend and which is foe. Which is why I get scared each time I watch this film. The film looks and feels so authentic, both in physical appearance (even though the film wasn't apparently shot in Indonesia at all) and in atmosphere. We can actually feel the insecurity, the fear and despair oozing out of the film. In fact, I even felt all sweaty like I've been sweltering in heat watching this film, even though I watched it in the comfort of a cool air-conditioned room. So realistic is the depiction of the heat of the tropic and the crowded squalor of the capital (although one thing bothers me still - the drivers sit in the wrong side. Here in Indonesia we drive on the left side of the road, and I'm sure it was like that as well in the 60's. But as I said other than this the town portrays Jakarta quite realistically).
There's a love story here, between Guy (Mel Gibson), a young Australian journalist, and Jill (Sigourney Weaver), a British diplomat. There's also a tragic story of an idealist, Billy Kwan, half Australian half Chinese photo journalist, who was played brilliantly by Linda Hunt. (I didn't realise Billy's character was played by a woman when I first watched the film. She deservedly won an Oscar for her performance.) But foremost the film portrays a country beset by socio-political problem: poverty, rampant corruption and abuse of power. In between these a handful of foreign journalists and diplomats live detached lives in hotels and big houses, reporting but not always empathising with the people.
It is definitely not an easy film for me to watch, and I get really uneasy when I do, but until now I've watched it several times. -
MCT:January 7, 2008
a movie in a similar vein to the Killing Fields, but with an element of romance. an up-and-coming Gibson gives a great performance and the resonant Linda Hunt definitely earns her Academy Award as the enigmatic Billy Kwan. not over-the-top or overly dramatic, but still a great film.
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MCT:August 8, 2007Intense, finely made film. Gibson is very good in this, made before he become a blowhearted parody of himself. Linda Hunt is great in her oscar winning part and sigourney weaver is fine as always in a less showy role.
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MCT:July 13, 2007
Mel Gibson plays Guy Hamilton a journalist in Indonesia, caught between a political uprising, love for the beautiful Jill (Sigourney Weaver) and his odd new friend Billy Kwan. It's worth noting that Linda Hunt won just about every thing from the Oscar, AFI Award to the Golden Globe for her role as Billy Kwan.
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MCT:June 10, 2007
This is with pre-insane Mel Gibson. Sigourney is bloody amazing as always but Linda Hunt steals the show and won an Oscar for it.
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MCT:June 4, 2007part of this flick was filmed in my country YAY!.... have I watched it?..... ummm... no?..... but I wanna...
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MCT:June 3, 2007
A typically beautifully shot Peter Weir film, this romance set to the backdrop of political upheaval in Indonesia is thoughtful, atmospheric and intelligent. When was the last time you could say that about a film starring Mel Gibson...?
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MCT:June 2, 2007Too boring and slow, but it's a Peter Weir film. I didn't actually watch it all the way through, so maybe it picked up. But a film should not be that slow.
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MCT:May 6, 2007Mel Gibson shines as a reporter from Australia in 1965 Indonesia with the government in turmoil. A well acted film, Linda Hunt is really awesome as her portrayal of a man, she played that role with conviction and with great skill. This is a classic film from 1983.
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MCT:April 19, 2007
A young Mel Gibson, a young Sigourney Weaver, and Linda Hunt stealing every scene. Worth watching again.
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MCT:April 7, 2007
This true story has been augustly brought to the screen, with brilliant performances, by Mel Gibson and Linda Hunt. It is a must-see, for those who haven't seen it.
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MCT:January 9, 2007
ahhh i was so annoyd, bcos this film NEVER comes on tv and i cnt find the dvd. then 1 day it came on and i missed the 1st hr! but the parts i did c wer great!
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MCT:October 26, 2006
Another sleeper of a flick that I saw on cable that is strange romance / drama about journalists covering a political crisis.
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