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Housos Vs. Authority

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Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) 11/01/2012
2.5/5
It's a paean to the virtues of the versatile thong -- ubiquitous footwear, and a handy offensive weapon. Go to Full Review Luke Buckmaster In Film Australia 03/13/2013
Paul Fenech has been lobbing comedy grenades for eons. Whether he intended it or not, his latest movie is one of Australia's most brutal satires of lower class suburbia. Go to Full Review Simon Foster Screen-Space (Substack) 11/07/2012
Dawes is the film's rough diamond; underneath her vulgar facade, she takes Shazza on a (comparatively) strong emotional arc and, to her credit, somehow manages to engender audience empathy. Go to Full Review Matthew Toomey ABC Radio (Australia) 11/03/2012
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The tiresome nature of the comedy wears thin very quickly. It's just the same easy jokes over and over again. Go to Full Review Jim Schembri 3AW 11/02/2012
3/5
Very faithful, very funny, very crass big-screen version of [the] brilliantly low-brow TV series...as far as a film doing justice to the TV show on which it is based, Housos vs Authority leaves the abomination of Kath & Kimderella for dead. Go to Full Review FILMINK (Australia) 10/18/2012
The comedy swings between overreaching gags and genuine laughs, and while the narrative is also lacking, it's a surprisingly enjoyable romp. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/13/2020 A hilarious take on the Australian version of Compton. It's rude, it's vulgar, it's funny enough to laugh your a** off! See more 01/22/2015 I don't know why I keep watching this revolting tv show and now the movie. I actually grew up in a suburb not unlike Sunnyvale, so theses caricatures are not unbelievable to me. Though it's exaggerated, there really are people like this out there and I think that's why I find myself watching it. It's like a love hate thing. I loathe it, but I relate to it. Need I add, I couldn't get out of "my" Sunnyvale quick enough. I am not, and never was a bogan. In that way, it is unfair to lump all state housing people into this category and I wonder about the ethics of making this show. This is realistic, ugly, scummy people. Not characters you would care about at all. Just bottom of the barrel, vile human beings. It's not funny so much as one big cringe. I rated it fairly highly as it is successful for what it is trying to portray. Except for Frankie. No way he would get all those girls to do all those things. I think ... I couldn't say if it is funny. Not to me, it's not. It does drag out too long at the end and goes beyond ridiculous, though. See more 06/23/2014 One of the most unintelligent, hysterically funny & more truthful than people think film about Australia's Housing Commission World. Filled with tons of Aussie Stereotypes that are sadly true in many cases. This is a film that only will appeal to Aussie audiences since we have first hand experience with these minorities. It's loud & proud & I find it a lot of fun...not for the faint hearted. See more 10/28/2013 That was really good for an Australian film! See more 10/24/2013 It was just like Fat Pizza and it was pretty funny. The main bogan chick was pretty annoying but it was hilarious to see all the gang back. See more 09/21/2013 ok its like 3 episodes of housos thinly strung together around a flimsy through line - not that there's anything wrong with that - still funny and fully sick See more Read all reviews
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