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Eagle vs Shark

New Zealand

2007

88 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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DIR Taika Waititi

EXEC Emanuel Michael

PROD Cliff Curtis, Ainsley Gardiner

SCR Taika Waititi, Loren Horsley

DP Adam Clark

CAST Loren Horsley, Jemaine Clement, Joel Tobeck, Brian Sergent, Craig Hall

ED Jonathan Woodford-Robinson

PROD DES Joe Bleakley

MUSIC The Phoenix Foundation

SOUND Dave Whitehead

Sundance (World Dramatic Competition), San Francisco (New Directors), Berlinale (Generation), Rotterdam, SXSW

Synopsis

Love blossoms for Lily over the double Meaty Boy burgers at mid-day when uber-computer nerd comes in and leaves with free extra large fries. After gatecrashing Jarrod’s party and proving her skills on the console kicking butt, Lily goes down to Jarrod’s home town so he can settle an old score with a past school bully. Jarrod goes into training helped by the fiancee of his dead brother, so Lily turns to his family for company and comfort, who warm to her after a frosty start. Lily reconciles father and son, and uncovers the true fate of the dead brother. Jarrod meets his nemesis and goes on to recognise and declare his love for Lily, having shunned Lily throughout the film. —IMDb

Director

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Taika Waititi

Taika Waititi (born August 16, 1975), also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand-born film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor named as one of Variety’s “ten new directors to watch” in 2007. His 2010 film Boy has done very well in New Zealand, eclipsing several records, and he was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night. —Wikipedia 

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ALICE X

25Mar12

Pretty dragging. I agree, the 'cuteness' it invokes is nauseating at times. Is Napoleon Dynamite the epitome of contemporary nerdiness? I can see him hovering over Jarrod's body. Technically wise though (cinematography, soundtrack).

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Rock and Bull

28Feb12

This was almost nauseating at times. Why are so many Indies movies like this?

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    Tommy

    28Feb12

    Sadly, it's what people think indie films are.

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Henrik Schunk

17Jan12

One of the most beautiful films I have ever seen

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Sunny!

12Jan12

Has a lot of cute and touching moments (mostly due to the Lily and father characters), I just wish they would have given Jemaine's character a bit more substance.

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