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Goodbye Pork Pie | 
 enlarge | Director: Geoff Murphy
Actors: Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman, Shirley Gruar, Bruno Lawrence
Studio: Pegasus Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £5.99
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Rating:  8 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 0
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050232705681
ASIN: B0001XLWNU
Theatrical Release Date: January 1984
Release Date: April 5, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 An outstanding New Zealand film... June 19, 2001
sal46@student.canterbury.ac.co.nz (Christchurch, New Zealand)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This film is one of the best Kiwi films I've ever seen. It is an action packed movie about a stolen yellow mini traveling the length of New Zealand. The story is well thought out, and it dispalys some of the most beautiful New Zealand country side. The car chases are realistic, and put the yanks with their efforts to shame.
A totally mad New Zealand film April 8, 2001
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
A classic film following the yellow Mini driven by the "Blondini Gang" to Invercargill on the southern tip of New Zealand. Hilariously funny and well worth watching. Some great car chases that easily outclass the rubbish you find on American films. I have never yet met a New Zealander that does not know of this film. It took me 18 years to find this on video after the first time I saw the film on TV in the mid 1980's and it was well worth the wait !
At last on DVD, but........ April 21, 2004
M. Flury
3 out of 12 found this review helpful
Briefly, this film is a story is of a Mini being driven across NZ andhaving bits sold off it. I will concentrate on the DVD release in myreview.
The DVD itself has a couple of shortcomings. The first is a lack of anysubtitles and the second is that the soundtrack listed on the back asbeing in stereo is a mono soundtrack, which has been processed to give apseudo-stereo effect, which makes it sound strange.
Listen to the end of the car hire office scene where the Mini leaves thecar hire showroom and drives off. Rather than a smooth stereo pan fromside to side, the sound is squeezed into one channel and then pannedacross to the other side to give the effect of a passing car. It justdoesn't work and I for one would prefer the original mono soundtrack. Themusic is in mono as well, a bit odd when the master tapes were recorded instereo.
However, it seems to have had extra bits added to it, such as extendedscenes. The scene where Gerry is being sick over a fence, the VHS versioncuts straight to this, but the DVD has extra footage in between this andthe previous scene, making the film longer. The 'extras' are non-existentreally, but remember this film was made on a tight budget.
The print itself is in good condition, the VHS film had very slight weakcolour in places.
I would still give it the full 5 stars due to the low 5.99 asking price.
 highly disappointing February 28, 2006
Anne (Spain)
2 out of 13 found this review helpful
After reading other spectator reviews, I was convinced it would be well worth watching, as action, adventure and impressive scenery as well as a good plot seemed to offer a positive and promising result. Alas ! I was really disappointed, as were my sons, who were waiting in hopeful expectation for this so called masterpiece. The script and dialogue was weak, and there were a lot of sleazy details. Not that I´m a prude, but there were many tasteless scenes which did nothing but debase the plot. All in all, a load of rubbish and extremely disappointing and I wouldn´t rush out to buy it. In fact, after seeing it once, anyone is welcome for my copy, which I´m quite happy to get rid of.
Pork Pie Rocks March 25, 2004
M. Flury
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first watched this on TV around 1987. Loved them selling bits off the Mini and having to push start it!Note this will be available in the UK on Region 0 DVD from 5th April 2004!
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