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Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992) Watched a VHS copy of this in class today, i.e. not widescreen, as pictured above. Not particularly great, but worth a look for its occasional moments of intense gritty violence, total chaos, insane prolonged brawl and breakthrough performance from Russell Crowe, Romper Stomper is an uncompromising look at an crew of Australian neo-Nazi skinheads and their ongoing war with Vietnamese immigrants. There’s a tacked-on romance, the film doesn’t end where it should, but as far as the subject matter is concerned, I’d recommend this film over American History X and its syrupy, lesson-teaching ending.

Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992)

Watched a VHS copy of this in class today, i.e. not widescreen, as pictured above. Not particularly great, but worth a look for its occasional moments of intense gritty violence, total chaos, insane prolonged brawl and breakthrough performance from Russell Crowe, Romper Stomper is an uncompromising look at an crew of Australian neo-Nazi skinheads and their ongoing war with Vietnamese immigrants. There’s a tacked-on romance, the film doesn’t end where it should, but as far as the subject matter is concerned, I’d recommend this film over American History X and its syrupy, lesson-teaching ending.

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  2. xcriterionmasterx said: american history x is so good!
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