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Folks, Harry here with a looksee at this CROCODILE DUNDEE III flick, with a report from The Walkabouter. The Walkabouter is an ol mate of Dundee's. They used to go talk to dirt together. And a clod of dirt recently passed along the latest adventures of Major Dundee (wait... that's a different movie) I mean this Alligator bloke... so enjoy...
Ay mate
You posted some ditty on or about that there CROCODILE DUNDEE III the other day, and let me be day wanker to
confirm that there are plans underway to make a new film, though I don't
think it has quite the full steam ahead status yet that your previous report seemed to have indicated. However, the film is
tentatively set for a February-March start with a moderate budget (on or just
under $20 million).
Sure, it's been a quite some time since the last adventure with "Crocodile" Mick Dundee
(nearly a dozen years ago), and while the last film was also a hit, I
don't think it stands on anyone's top ten list for 1988 or any other year as well.
Well, this film, written by Paul Hogan, Matthew Berry, and Eric Abrams, is
tentatively titled CROCODILE DUNDEE IN HOLLYWOOD, and by the title you can
pretty much guess what it's about to a degree.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD
When I heard about the project, I feared that Paul Hogan would be a little
too long in the tooth, and the premise a little too familiar. Much to my
happy surprise, the script is pretty good. In fact, I really enjoyed it. It
has the same "fish out of water" charm as the first film, with some nice
character development and humorous moments, without becoming too tired and
repetitive. I didn't care for "II", largely because it added nothing new and
didn't take the characters anywhere. Fortunately, this one does.
The film starts out years after the last movie, with Dundee living with Sue
Charlton (Linda Kozlowski's character) -- and they have an eight year old
son, Mikey. Life seems pretty simple: now that an animal protection act has
outlawed the slaughter of crocodiles within the territory, Dundee must now
capture the crocs...alive. Sounds easy? Well, the opening is a classic and
funny little scene where Mick and Jacko (a fellow croc hunter) are chased up
a tree by a hungry crocodile as a nearby tourist group looks on.
Sue is asked by her father to return to the States, to take over the Los
Angeles bureau of her family's paper after the man who ran it was killed in a
mysterious auto accident. Though she's reluctant to take the job and leave
her family, Mick convinces her by offering to come along with their son --
reasoning that the boy should be entitled to choose what path he wants,
rather than forcing him into his own profession.
And so, it's off to L.A., where Sue uncovers the late journalist's lead
involving a smuggling operation with a B-grade Hollywood production company
as a front (what they're smuggling hit me as a clever surprize, and I won't
give it away here).
Meanwhile, Mick and son explore the various things southern California has to
offer -- movie studios, earthquakes, many (charming) celebrity cameos, and
even gay bars! Mick even lands a gig as an animal (read: monkey) trainer
for the movie studio Sue is looking into. While the premise -- an outsider
comes to Hollywood for the first time -- may seem old hat, Hogan has given us
enough new material with wit to make it worthwhile.
CROCODILE III should please the fans of the series -- it gives the title
character the same naive innocence as the first movie, and manages to have
some heart as well as humor. Perhaps it may have been too long in the coming
for this new film to grab a new generation of moviegoers -- but who knows?
But, for now it is time to slice open my last pickled wallaby,
The Walkabouter
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Dec 30, 1999 2:55:24 AM CST
I knew it! The Earth is doomed Dec. 31st when the clock strikes
by uncapie
Does this mean that Satan is taking over Hollywood with all these remakes and sequels? WELL HE'S PRETTY FUCKING LATE IN MY BOOK! What's next? "He's Fenster, I'm Dickens!" with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck?! The politically correct version of "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."? "Please, you evil T.H.R.U.S.H. agents! Stop doing that or else we'll use harsh language!" "Non-Smokey the Bear"-the cartoon series? "Please Don't Eat the Dasies" starring Brooke Shields and Pauley Shore? "GOMER PYLE, U.S.M.C" starring Ben Stiller! The world ends at midnight! As "The Warrior" says: "SEE YOU IN HELL!"
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Dec 30, 1999 3:10:10 AM CST
Let's just rerun 1999's movies for 2000 and call it a year, eh?
by rimbo
Ya know, I missed a lot of 1999's better movies (Three Kings, for example) because of, well, life. I was hoping that Hollywood would just rerun 1999 for another year so that I could see what I missed. Well, time to pull out the ole Blockbuster card, because if this is the drivel we get for 2000 it's gonna SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.
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Haahhaha. The smart thing would be to make Crocodile Dundee into a TV Sitcom. I doubt another Croc movie would do any business at the U.S. box office. Maybe down under it would do okay, or beat TPM, ET & Titanic ... I don't know what you mates watch down there, but I think Yahoo Serious actually continues making movies that get released there! In the U.S., he was immediately deported after 'Young Einstein'. All I know is, America ain't shelling out dough for another Dundee, but a TV sitcom could be a hit. I could see that airing on ABC.
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this movie will kick but its about time
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"Crocodile Dundee" wasn't that good, "Crocodile Dundee II" was a steaming pile of craaaaap. "Crocodile Dundee III" can go to Hell. That whole continent should get a Booting.
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Why is there so much antagonism directed towards Australia from you guys lately? Is it because Hollywood has decided that we offer better studios, better technicians, and better talent? This may seem a little egotistical or harsh but honestly when people start criticising your entire country because of a couple of movie ideas we tend to get a little defensive. You don't see us insulting your continent for releasing pretty much 95% of all the shit we see at the movies down here (independence day, The Lost World, Godzilla, Patch Adams, The Astronauts Wife, Armageddon etc). Crocodile Dundee may not be Citizen Kane but at least it has charm and heart which is a lot more than I can say for the patriotic drivel of Saving Private Ryan (beginning and ending with a shot of the American Flag fluttering in the wind? Give me a break, could Spielberg please be cornier or more ham-fisted - you won't see any of that shit in an Australian movie) Check out TWO HANDS and then say that Australian movies suck. The dingo didn't steal our baby you ignorant bastards. -
What I always liked about Crocodile Dundee is it has always
had a light hearted atmosphere. It
knows it's a silly action comedy
and plays it for all its worth. The second film was to much a rehash of the first film. I not sure that a third installment could offer much new. This movie
does have a chance strictly because people still like Paul Hogan. The fact that Paul is basically playing Dundee in current SUV car commericials is sign that people do want to see more of the character. -
You're all a bunch of racist motherfuckers.
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After all, they gave the Aborigines a great big rock. There! I've taken my cheap shot at Harry on the HOUSE talkback, and slammed the Aussies here. My work is done.
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Anybody who has seen Steve Irwin on Animal Planet or the Discovery channel will tell you that he is the TRUE crocodile man!!! Go Steve!! Ain't he a little ripper??
Have fun,
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...and tell me it won't be a disaster. I really like Paul Hogan and I hate to see him take another one on the chin like this.
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Dec 30, 1999 11:05:36 AM CST
Crocodile Dundee 3, House 5, and all the other 80's rehash is al
by spike lee
Think about it. Somebody who loves say the Breakfast Club is going to write a script about the cast at their twentieth reunion and put it on a web site so everyone can read. Ten years ago, when a script was written with no chance of being produced it was placed on a coffee table, but now it is on script a rama.com. Just because a script exist does non mean it is going to be made. The only reason why Crocodile Dundee 3 is even being considered is because of the success of the Crocodile Hunter IMHO.
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....Then we made "Those Darn Amigos", a box office failure. Nobody wants to see a film about 3 wealthy spanish landowners on a weekend in Manhattan. WE STRAYED FROM THE FORMULA, AND WE PAYED THE PRICE!
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I realize you're defending your country, but please don't bash America in the process. Australians wouldn't put a shot of their country's flag flapping in the breeze in a film ,ala Private Ryan, because they haven't experienced anything close to the magnitude of WWII (sorry, but it's true). Speilberg threw that in out of respect for the soldiers and what they fought for. I'd hardly call it fluff... uhhh, I can't really argue with you about the glut of crappy American "blockbusters" though. On behalf of all Americans, I humbly apoligize for Independence Day.... Don't let the Yanks on these boards get to you. They're just trying to get some laughs. At least I HOPE they are! And just to stay on the topic of the story, this movie is a pretty bad idea.
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Dec 30, 1999 12:29:16 PM CST
"'Bullfrogs'? That's an odd name. I would have called them 'Chaz
by powerslave
This is either a good idea, or CD3, along with planned sequels for 'Dirty Dancing' and 'House,' means the Seventh Seal is about to crack, and Bill and Ted are playing Twister with Death. Repent while there's still time! On the subject of CD3, wouldn't Edward Norton be perfect as Mick Dundee? Sorry, just had to get that in.
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Well said, and "The Kerrigans:" go shove your head up a 'roo's arse!
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Wow! Get David Fincher to direct; Ed Norton, Ray Park, and Natalie Portman to star in; and film it in New Zealand! Better yet, screw Fincher, get Joel Schumacher to direct! He's a genius! Oh, shit... the pills are kicking in. Me go sleepy now.
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Dec 30, 1999 1:48:13 PM CST
Australian films - don't knock 'em till you've tried them
by virtual viking
Speaking as an American (born, bred, and bloody proud of it), but also as a citizen of the world, I think this Aussie film-bashing is unjustified. Just look at some of the great films: Mad Max and the Road Warrior, The Quiet Earth, Muriel's Wedding, Priscilla: Queen of the Desert, plus a slew of others which have been critically acclaimed but are generally unknown in America.
I'll admit it: I loved Croc Dundee, and I even liked the sequel. The idea of Paul Hogan strapping on the "knife" and taking on Hollywood may seem a bit far-fetched at we are two days from the year 2000, but from the script description above, he's not trying to be the exact same character he was. He's a little older, a little wiser, and has a family now. At least he's not pulling a Bill Shatner-as-Jim Kirk, trying to pull the same feats of (stuntman-enhanced) derring-do as if time has stood still.
The bottom line is that Paul Hogan is like most other B-grade actors in this business: he has one or two defining parts that have been his bread-and-butter for years (the aforementioned Shatner, Mark Hamill, Bruce Willis, "Ah-nuld", and shitloads of others), and every now and again he has to go to the well and pump some more money out of it. If the movie is good, we'll go see it. If the movie sucks, we won't. Whether it's from Australia, America, Antartica, or East Elbonia shouldn't matter, except to draw a few rubes into the theater who go "Hey, Vern, listen to them for'ners talk funny!" -
script rewrite.
THAT'S a script rewrite.
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Australians didn't experience WWII??? Why don't Americans learn about any other history apart from their own? (Geography as well). As for Croc Dundee 3, the script sounds like it would have been a great sequel to the original, but the second movie really turned me off.
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I'm sorry, I can't be as calm as pop-rivet about this. Yes fuck you Godai, learn something about WORLD history before you flap your stupid in-bred yankie tounge around. WORLD WAR TWO get it? "WORLD" means not just the U.S. that might be a shock to you, but the U.S. doesn't entail the whole world as you would like it to. Australia played a major part in the first and second world wars, and its social and econimical impact on this country was just as, if not more profound that the wars impact on the U.S. Maybe you didn't hear groans from all the movies patrons around the world at the start of Saving Private Ryan. I liked the movie, but it was not made for people outside of the U.S. The flag flapping like that alienates everone not american.. and heightens you ignorant U.S. bastards thinking that you did it all. You don't have any exposure to other points of view, and you become more arrogent and pig headed for it. I really do pity you ignorant poor bastards that are the americans. Learn some history that isn't just about you for a change. and no CD3 please.
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Hey hey hey! Enough of the country bashing already. Read The Great Escape- great WWII book, and half the characters are Aussie. Australia rocks! I'm American, and I think Australia is the coolest country. Not nesesarily the BEST, but definately coolest :) Just my 2 deinar's worth. I'm outa here.
BTW, Croc 3 will be cool as long as it's better than 2.
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No, really... I don't know if this is going to be any good, but damn! couldn't they have made this A DECADE or less ago??? And Godai-Kun... c'mon already. I have to go with Free-wig and Pop-Rivett on this one. EVER HEAR OF TOBRUK? PORT DARWIN? EL ALAMEIN... No? That's ok. This is a place for films, not history, but lets try to stay within our element in the future, please.
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After the usual initial outrage at some of the ridiculous comments made on these here boards, I have finally calmed enough to try and present a reasonable and rational response to some of the incorrect statements posted about Australian films and history.
Asmodeus. You're a fool. Australia has a much better ratio of quality films to crap ones than the US, even proportionally.
Godai-kun. I found your comments about Australia 'not experiencing anything close to WWII' extremely offensive. And it is most certainly NOT true. We were in that war BEFORE the United States. And if you didn't know that, you probably didn't know that we were in WWI also (ever see Peter Weir's 'Gallipoli'? - Now there's a good war film). We also had troops in the Vietnam war (I think ourselves, the New Zealanders, and the Koreans provided support to the Americans), and how often do you see THAT mentioned in any of the plethora of hollywood films on the subject?
On to SPR. The first 20 minutes or so of that film remain the pinacle fictional representation of war captured on celluloid. That cannot be debated. From there on, however, the film (IMHO) quickly disintegrates into a poorly scripted, narrow sighted, simplistic film, with token peripheral characters and at times a plot that plunges into boyhood fantasy. For example, the allied sniper shooting the nazi sniper through his rifle scope? That's just 'Dan Dare' stuff (or G.I. Joe, whatever you have over there). SPR is an overrated film about the American experience in WWII. It is not the 'greatest war film ever made' (no that you ever said it was, but others have), despite it's opening sequence. Please go and study up in the facts before making brash comments on something as important as a subject like that. And please understand that the rest of the world does not view things in the same way as the US. More importantly, the American way is not always the right way.
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Dec 30, 1999 11:01:42 PM CST
Ahhh...someone was talking bad about Australia...NOW I get it...
by all thumbs
You can always tell when some asshole has been on the Talk Backs spouting stuff that's atrocious or just really offensive to some of the AICN crew when you have to reread all the messages in order by looking at their time because the posts are messed up.***I think whoever said go ahead because "it's not MY money" said the best thing that COULD be said about this movie. I weep for Australia if this movie gets made. I weep for my friends visiting from Australia who will have to repeat bogus Aussie phrases from the movie along with the "Foster's" beer commercials. I weep also for the amount of time, space and money used on a film that has "straight to video" written all over it. The reviewer must have been sniffing glue when he read the script...or else he doesn't know how to make it sound appealing.
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I didn't mean to offend anyone with my comments about Austalia regarding WWII. God knows I don't want to become "that asshole on the talkbacks". While I still personally believe WWII had much more of an effect on the U.S. (and vice versa) than it did on you Aussies,I realize the subject is up for debate, and I did not mean to belittle your contribution to the war effort. It was a brash reaction to a silly arguement that I responded to while I was eating breakfast.... To Uncle Monty: Thanks for educating me of my folly in an intelligent manner. Again, I apoligize.... To mmm Free Wigs: Screw you for adressing my mistakes with immaturity and expletives! I'm assuming you're Australian. Do your country a favor and don't speak on its behalf. I may have been misinformed, but at least I was civil.
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Umm...we don't mean to bag out Americans but we tend to get a little pissed when we start getting crapped on about one movie idea. by the way you might want to check your war history before declaring that we haven't had an experience like Americas involvment in WW11. We were there as well and in fact I do believe that we were there before America. Fair enough America may have saved the day and all but if you check the history of the ANZACs you would know that the opening scene of Saving Private Ryan is pretty much what happend in WW1 when the Australian and New Zealand forces stormed the beach at Gallipoli, why don't you have a watch of this great film with Mel Gibson in it if you haven't already and you will see exactly where we are coming from.
As for the person who is refering to us shoving our heads up 'roos' ass, that just shows your ignorance and your letter just backs up the stereotype that Americans are arrogant bastards.
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Wow, what a great write-up on Paul Hogan by...Paul Hogan. This is complete bullshit. I'm really excited now, Paulie. You made this sound great. Maybe I'll check it out at 3:00 AM on a Tuesday on Cinemax one morning. I liked Paul Hogan about ten years ago, but I thought he graduated from the Harry Knowles School of Selling-Out after those Subaru commercials. And His performance in FLIPPER was electrifying. Poor guy.
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I wasn't telling all Aussies to stick their heads up kangaroo's asses, just you, fuckstick! And if memory serves me correctly, we entered WWII late because we had decided to be a neutral country, something all other countries seem to wish we would do, judging by their griping. And the "flag waving" in Saving Private Ryan wasn't there for American audiences, it was there for American VETERANS. So there. Nyah.
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That shot of the sharpshooter nailing the Nazi sniper through the scope (which you find so disturbing) actually happened in Vietnam. Oh, and Mel Gibson is American by birth (New York).
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And "Crocodile Dundee III" will still suuuck. Uncle Monty, I didn't crack on Australian Films in general... sheeeit, I love Mad Max films, and a great many American films stink on ice; I was bagging on your whole goddamn country. Hey, you aren't still under British rule, are you?
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But hey I'll try anyways. I think in general there is a lack of interest for a movie like CD3. Its not just this movie but if you made another Rocky, Rambo, Dirty Dancing, Ferris Bueller, or anyone of those movies there's just no interest. They were alright for their time but maybe new ideas are needed more than anything. A sequel to maybe Die Hard or Terminator could be alright because those types of movies were good to begin with and can still be considered good 20 years from now. Look at a movie like Psycho or Avengers when they tried a remake, it failed. A Psycho remake was unnecessary, and Avengers was bad because there wasn't that much interest in the first place. Now the first Crocodile Dundee was decent, the sequel wasn't that good which means that it didn't have the potential for a sequel so a 3rd movie isn't necessary. Leave the original and sequel as it was because I think they were okay, and the samething with Mad Max. Probably the coolest series, but really we don't need a 4th, especially when the guy who was/is Mad Max isn't returning.
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Come on, who is gonna argue with me when I say that Paul Hogan is only funny enough to last through one movie (maybe two at a stretch)?
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No matter how despondant I get over the crapfest that is the Spring 2000 movie slate, at least I can look foward to Crocodile 3, and all the ramifications that it will bring. Honestly, who would waste eight bucks on this franchise after the sequel debacle? Paul Hogan's career is in the toilet where it belongs, another film will be a waste of effort and resources. The Crocodile films died with Part 2 as far as I'm concerned, and any movie studio that finances this crap should be prepared to take a massive loss of profits. Better luck next time SHITFUX!!!
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Be glad it's only PAUL Hogan making another movie and not HULK Hogan.
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Down here in Oz I have consistently come across 'anti-Yank' sentiments. Of course, these are from people who probably vote for Labor or Liberal depending purely on the charisma and looks of the leader or how long the current party has been in power. I would suggest that the U.S. has the same general populace prejudices that, for the most part, don't spill over to real life. The U.S. bashers over here still no doubt watch 'Friends' or 'The X-Files' every week. Nonetheless, many of you might be aware of the Fox Studio opening and the remarks by Russell Crowe and Bryan Brown. Crowe made some good points, but he wasn't replying to Brown's criticism. This was, essentially, how odd it was that a studio opening event in Oz - a studio that would alse be using Oz talent etc. - should be totally focused on American film, even including Oz stars doing themselves up as U.S. stars. My point is that most Australians quite like a lot about U.S. culture - what we don't like is the Americanisation of other cultures (or at least many of us don't like this being pointed out. Most people seem quite happy to accept it otherwise, as they munch on McDonalds burgers and wear those crap, baggy basketball clothes. Bastards!), the cornball sentimentality and the 'we are the policemen of the world/ most wonderful nation on the planet and the rest of you are inferior by-products of dog-doo-doo' attitudes. These things may be a mythology and largely constructed from the movies and the occasional loud-mouthed, rude tourist, but Talkbacks like this don't exactly help. I'm reminded of a Time magazine thing about great people of the century, or somesuch, which placed the American GI at the head of the list. I am sure the rest of the world where 'Time' sells and whose armies have also fought and died might have found that a little annoying. As has been pointed out here repeatedly, Australians have fought in many wars. We make good and shit films too, although they do tend towards certain genres - gritty and urban or glitzy and oddball, you know the drill. We don't make a great deal of good telly - certainly there has never been a good Oz sitcom. However, our cultures aren't so far removed from each other, even if one has a superiority complex and the other a definite inferiority complex (oooh - I can't forget those cringeworthy 'SA Great' columns in the Adelaide Advertiser...Or our need to have rude or pissed U.S. TV stars come over to do the often Godawful OZ TV awards - the Logies. Wo can ever forget Matt LeBlanc's 'Australian TV rocks!' comments? Uuurrgghhh!) My only other points are these: 'Gallipoli' is a nice film, but one that exhibits a plethora of anti-British sentiments. It perpetuates the belief that the Poms were solely responsible for the events - not entirely true - and that, therefore, ALL Poms are culpable and complete bastards. Hardly, then, a film to hold up as an example of how un-sentimental and fair-minded we are in our films and beliefs when compared to 'Saving Private Ryan'. Which leads me to my other point - how Hollywood has also demonised the English. Want a villain? Get one of those ex-pat Poms into a film! Gosh, if anyone was going to be kicking up a fuss about how they are perceived, the worth of their culture, film and otherwise, it would have to be the English... Oh, and please ignore 'Crocodile Dundee' and steer completely clear of the new Yahoo Serious film (yes, you heard me). Go and watch 'Two hands', 'The Interview', 'Praise' etc. and get those dumbed down images of lovable, wierdo Oz larrikins out of your heads forever.
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I want to know who the hell out there really thinks that we, the hip fierce kids of the millenium would want shit like this (technically It's not the millenium but you get the picture)
Is there a glitch in Harry's system or what! I would die a happy camper if I never saw the likes of "Crock-a-shit Dundee" ever again!
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A gut feeling tells me it will be as successful as "Beverly Hills Cop III" and "The Next Karate Kid" and the lead actress from the latter will win an Oscar. And Croc 3 will be totally devoured by a sequel to "The Silence of the Lambs" then we will never hear from Paul Hogan again, at least in the cinema because he will continue to invade our TV screens in those Delicicous Subaru Commercials. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
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