Bill Young, Dan Wyllie, Daniel Wyllie
Eric Bana throws more than a few body parts on the barbie -- figuratively speaking, at least -- in this shocking and humorous film about Australia's most notorious convict, Mark Read. Out to rule the ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 5, 2002
Stats: 1,971 reviews
Australian cinema is so underrated, Chopper is proof! Its hard to believe its Eric Bana when you see him now but for me this is still his best work and I like most of his films. 'Why are you stabbin' me Nev"? Brilliant!
Bana really shows what an actor he is in this. He's virtually unrecognizable, and there's no make up. It's all him.
Years before he would have his turn as Bruce Banner in HULK, Eric Bana would put on weight to play the charismatic Mark "Chopper" Read, who is something of a celebrity in his native land because of his comfortable and charming approach , violent streak, and the distinct possibili...( read more)
"When I was in prison I got slashed in the face, my ears cut off, my eyebrows trimmed and a butcher's knife here, an ice pick here - Not fun at all, etc. If you drink and drive and you're unfortunate enough to hit somebody, you ought to pray to God that you don't go to prison."
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Chopper was really insane. Interesting story about a notorious criminal who wrote 9 best selling books. Great performance by Bana.
Good movie. I am impressed. One of Eric Bana's best achievement thus far.
Something in the character of Chopper, well written by Andrew Dominik and well captured by Eric Bana (in a performance evocative of Christian Bale), is intriguing in its odd combination of violent actions and an almost child-like sensitiveness to violence. Some stylistic flouris...( read more)
Bana radiates the sort of warped charisma that explains how an ultraviolent convict could capture the public's imagination.
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