Bad Boy Bubby (UNCUT) [1993]

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Transcends it's limitations with ease.

Deeply disturbing

Avoid this at your peril

Bad Boy Bubby (UNCUT) [1993]
Starring: Nicholas Hope; Ralph Cotterill; Claire Benito; Carmel Johnson
Director: Rolf de Heer
Manufacturer: Eureka Entertainment Ltd
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000NY155M
Release Date: 2007-04-23

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Transcends it's limitations with ease........2007-09-08

There is a pivotal point about 30 minutes into this film where what seems to be a potentially heart-rending film about sufferers of domestic/sexual abuse features a jarring moment of completely misplaced humour that threatens to derail the entire project. By this time you are also painfully aware that despite an astounding central performance by Nicholas Hope, almost everyone else in the film has the acting ability of a first year drama student. That the film goes on to transcend both of these unfortunate aspects to rank alongside some of the greatest movies I have ever seen is testament to the belief and (for want of a better word) 'balls' that the makers have displayed throughout this remarkable movie. The film frequently teeters on the edge of pretention and even condescencion without ever succumbing to them and prevails with a final hour that takes in religious pondering, racism, environmental concern and an unbelievably prescient commentary on the cult of celebrity without ever forgetting that it's essentially the tale of one man adrift in a strange world. You will sit through the final credits shocked, damaged, possible even offended but certainly not unaffected and very probably uplifted by a movie that you will not forget for a long time. A stone cold classic in every sense.

Deeply disturbing.......2007-05-24

You know how you feel when someone tells you a joke that really shouldnt be funny because its so wrong, but you cant help but laugh?

This is Bad Boy Bubby.

Avoid this at your peril.......2007-05-18

I wanted to switch it off after 20 minutes but please bear with it. I'm not easily offended, but the slow opening scenes of cruelty and incest were nearly too much. It's about a simple man called "Bubby," held captive by his deranged mother in a room for his entire life of 35 years. He only knows his mother, his poor cat and the four, filthy walls of the room. His absent father turns up unexpectedly and Bubby's world is turned upside down.
I don't want to say much else as it will ruin it. But I must say that any film where a person robs a petrol station with a dead cat must be viewed. If you are religious avoid this, as its underlying message is that "it is our duty to think god out of existence" and that "we are merely just a bunch of complicated atoms that don't live or die, just change shape or form."
This film will make you cry with laughter, writhe with disgust and above all consider life, religion and society. A true cult classic with a good moral message and by far the best film I've ever seen.

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Bad Boy Bubby
Pure Genius
Possibly one of the best films ever made....Maybe THE best!
Buy this film!
A film for those who like to delve deeply ....?

Bad Boy Bubby [1993]
Starring: Nicholas Hope , Claire Benito , Ralph Cotterill , Carmel Johnson , and Syd Brisbane
Director: Rolf de Heer
Manufacturer: Blue Underground
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0007NMHOC
Release Date: 2005-04-26

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Bad Boy Bubby.......2006-02-25

I've just watched the first hour of this film and I have to say I'm not that impressed. A friend recommended it to me, I was expecting something as good as WITHNAIL AND I or CLERKS, but so far it hasn't got that MUST WATCH IT AGAIN STRAIGHT AWAY quality.

Pure Genius.......2005-12-02

Give this film a chance have an open mind prepare for a few shocks,this is an outstanding film i found it to be one of the funniest films i've seen but also at times quite shocking but hey this is an Aussie film and we all know their humour? the acting is topclass. Buy it rent it you must see this film A+

Possibly one of the best films ever made....Maybe THE best!.......2005-05-01

...That's not a joke. This is possibly one of the best films ever made. In the UK (or US) Hardly anybody has heard of it...In Australia (A country renowned for filmmaker who think outside the box) -people sit in pubs and quote bits as we Brits may quote parts from 'the life of Brian' (or something equally ingrained into our pop-culture).

It's no suprise really that this isn't a film that's recieved the recognition it deserves. For a start there's the the title 'Bad Boy Bubby'...You'd expect something idiotic and trashy...Blood?..Chainsaws?...low production values? stupidity? ...No...This is about as considered and well crafted as film making can get.

The film is a beautifully crafted, intelligent and eloquent 'essay' on quite number of taboos that we quietly have to deal with everyday-yet simply don't find reflected back at us by the screen (And for very obvious reasons)

For a start...Dont watch this film if you're religious! (Please...I'm afraid you will simply find it offensive)...for those of you that aren't religious...consider the implications that, having watched the film- why it's film that has been 'quietly tucked away'...and realise that it's quite a few years yet before the importance and significance of the movie will be 'palatable' to the mainstream. (If ever!...and that's not an understatement...the film very simply puts a number of things our 'culture' takes for granted into a certain persective...and naturally...there's a lot of people who'd really rather not think it.)

If you dont want to think about the possibly that severely disabled people need to fall in love. Dont watch this film.

If you have spent your life laughing at fat people...or pushing as much of your own personal hatred and anger onto others...don't watch this film...you wouldn't understand...actually...forget that....lock yourself in a room for a month with the film and learn some damn humility.

If you want a dose some of the most absurd humour and pathos backed up by the simple beauty of 'a childs logic'...If you're looking for a clever, well concieved snapshot of the human condition-with no special effects...well...this could be one of the most important films you could ever watch.

They should show this in schools...it'd be a far more 'human' society.

Anyway, I really could rant on about this for months...please-Just somehow get a copy of this film (steal if you have to...from the collection plate if you can)

Buy this film!.......2002-02-02

I saw like the first 40 minutes of this late one night on tv (but fell asleep), that was about 4 years ago. A friend of mine got the video not really knowing what it was - the box kinda made it sound cheesy "He's been in his room for 35 years....It's time to let him out!". Man, who thought up that slogan....terrible!
Anywho, absolutely brilliant film, overall it kinda reminded me of a Forets Gump before it's time (although Bubby went through a lot more psycological events compared to Forest).
I don't really want to give anything away, just buy the film, it's an absolute masterpeice.

A film for those who like to delve deeply ....?.......2001-10-02

I saw this film one late Friday night just by chance -you know - when you just happen to turn a film on and decide to watch it just for the hell of it. My God! I was silenced by the whole content of Bad boy bubby(pretty unusual for me) At first I thought it was pretty disturbing but could not stop watching - hence the brilliant effect it has on you and your psyche. I love the mockery of society - language, values and culture encapusalated in Bad boy bubby, especially the birth of a 'cult' figure in Bubby. This film takes the viewer on a journey of weird and moving emotions.
I urge you to watch this film but be prepared and DO NOT turn it off in the first hour. FANTASTIC.

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