FIRST CHOICES



The following is a list of New Zealand Feature film titles, found on VHS tape and/or DVD, that are my recommendations for "must see" or "first choices". This is a subjective list and not meant to be any sort of authoritative compulation. Most New Zealanders will have their favourites, and I do not mean to suggest that yours are not valid. These are mine, for my own reasons. However, a newcomer to New Zealand films should find some excellent entertainment from these films. They are alphabetically listed for convenience, and not meant to indicate any order of importance, nor do I mean to suggest that titles not included are unworthy of viewing. The IMDB (International Movie Database) rating has a 1 to 10 scale. The AMG (All Movie Guide) rating has a 1 to 5 scale.



An Angel At My Table - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1990 - IMDB 7.3 - AMG 4.0

Braindead - aka: Dead Alive - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1992 - IMDB 7.6 - AMG 4.0

Cinema of Unease - NTSC/PAL - 1995 - IMDB 6.7 - AMG 3.0

Footrot Flats - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1986 - IMDB 7.0 - AMG 2.5

Forgotten Silver - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1995 - IMDB 7.6 - AMG 4.0

Fracture - PAL/DVD - 2004 - IMDB 6.8

Frighteners, The - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1996 - IMDB 7.0 - AMG 3.0

Heavenly Creatures - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1994 - IMDB 7.6 - AMG 4.5

Her Majesty - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2001 - IMDB 6.9

In My Father's Den - PAL/DVD - 2004 - IMDB 7.9

King Kong - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2005 - IMDB 7.7 - AMG 4.0

Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2001 - IMDB 8.7 - AMG 4.5

Lord Of The Rings - Return of the King - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2003 - IMDB 8.8 - AMG 5.0

Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2002 - IMDB 8.7 - AMG 4.5

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1984 - IMDB 7.1 - AMG 3.5

Navigator, The - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1988 - IMDB 7.2 - AMG 3.5

No. 2 - 2006 - PAL/DVD - IMDB 6.6

Once Were Warriors - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1994 - IMDB 7.8 - AMG 4.0

Out of the Blue - PAL/DVD(SL) - 2006 - IMDB 7.7

Piano, The - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1993 - IMDB 7.4 - AMG 5.0

Quiet Earth, The - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1985 - IMDB 7.1 - AMG 4.0

Rain - 2001 - NTSC/PAL/DVD - IMDB 7.1 - AMG 3.0

Sione's Wedding - 2006 - PAL/DVD - IMDB 6.7 - AMG 3.5

Smash Palace - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1981 - IMDB 7.3 - AMG 4.0

Starlight Hotel - 1987 - NTSC/PAL/DVD - IMDB 7.2 - AMG 2.5

Utu - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 1983 - IMDB 6.8 - AMG 2.0

Whale Rider - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2002 - IMDB 7.8 - AMG 4.0

World's Fastest Indian, The - NTSC/PAL/DVD - 2005 - IMDB 8.0 - AMG 3.5




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