IT'S THE VIBE || THE CASTLE || FIRST TIME WATCHING || Movie Reaction

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Fun fact, Costas Kilias, who play Farouk, is actually a Magistrate (ie. kind of a lower court judge) in Victoria. "He say plane fly overhead, drop value. I don't care. In Beirut, plane fly over, drop bomb. I like these planes"

"Straight to the pool room" "ah the serenity" and "tell 'im he's dreaming" are just part of the Aussie vernacluar now as is so much else from this movie. It's just the vibe down here. Great choice.

Such a brilliant Australian story. "Tell him he's dreamin'" has found it's way in to our lexicon. One thing Australia is known for (but something that is sadly fading) is being a classless society, whether you are people of basic means and education (like the Kerrigans) or highly educated, successful and affluent (like Laurie, the QC), no-one is any better than anyone else. At the end of the movie the narrator says "Laurie even went fishing with Dad, he thought it was just to be polite, but he goes all the time". I can verify the sentiment shown as I know an elderly couple who were not well-off and the husband was a real knock-about bloke. When his wife was battling cancer they had one of the countrie's leading specialist (thanks to Medicare). The highly skilled surgeon and the husband became mates and did go fishing together for years after the wife died. The Castle might be simplistic, the dialogue basic, but the sentiment at the heart of the story is so Australian and so lovingly told.

I noticed there are several changes between the original version and the version for international distribution. - "Travel...from Melbourne to Sydney" was originally "Airbus...Brisbane via Sydney" - "...rob the gas station" was originally "...rob the petrol station." - "Meatloaf" was changed from "Rissoles." - "Sunshine Tech" was changed from "Sunshine Tafe." - "Three weeks later, Dad went to the High court of Australia, which is the highest court of Australia" was the change from "Three weeks later, Mr Hammill, Dad, and Dennis went to the High Court in Canberra." Much of the soundtrack music was also replaced, which is a shame as the original music added a lot of charm.

Favorite quote." How's the serenity ". I had the privilege of meeting Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in the late 1990s and he was as much of a humble gentleman in private as he was on screen. R.I.P. Bud 1923-2009.

I think another Aussie film worth watching is "The Dish" (2000).

Im an Australian lawyer. When I was a litigator, if the other side screwed up, everyone would mock them quietly - "its the vibe". Similarly, if a client wanted us to do something that wouldnt work - behind their backs: "its the vibe".

This is one of the most quoted movies ever, at least in Australia. Nearly 30 years on, and I regularly hear Castle-isms in everyday life. I do still use several myself!

This movie has informed so much of my family's language. A nice calm evening (how's the serenity), driving fast (see that? Back there), any time my kids bring something home from school (this is going straight to the pool room). It's a classic and one of the best Australian movies ever made.

This is actually one of Adam Sandlers favourite comedies. Thanks for reacting to it. Edit: the film took five weeks from original inception to final cut. The screenplay was written in two weeks, shot in ten days and taken to rough cut in two weeks

Don't take offense when an Aussie is making fun of you/giving you a hard time. Take it as a compliment, we only make fun of people we like.

8 years after this Eric Bana was playing the lead role in a Spielberg historical drama. Amazing.

“See that chimney there, fake” why is it there? “Charm adds a bit of charm”

@4:53 In the original version, they are eating rissoles. Since the US wouldn't understand this, they dubbed the line with meatloaf.

You missed one of Eric Bana's best lines! "The food, was a credit to the airline" Hahahaha

Mabo refers to one of Australia’s most famous cases that overturned the idea of “Terra Nullius” which allowed the British to colonise land claimed by no other nation. It paved the way for Aboriginal land rights, and so is a strangely relevant legal joke due to the idea that you can’t just come in and take someone’s home…

Bud Tingwell's mastery of the thespian arts was self-evident in the demanding role of Gramps in that highbrow segment drama, 'Charlie the Wonder Dog'—the shining light of The Late Show.

Regarding the accent, it's not the Melbourne accent - it's everywhere. Just the standard bogan accent, one of the strongest forms (but not the very strongest)

Straight to the pool room.