Goodbye Pork Pie (1981)

Yep great Kiwi movie in it's day, got people back into the movie theaters showed life the way it was, if you were unhappy with things the way they were you could just drop everything jump in a car and go. sadly it is showing it's age a little now, but is still great entertainment the mini speeding through the streets of wellington is just great, then driving through the wellington railway station just great.As for those big Aussie tanks the cops use to use, they always had trouble catching smaller cars on the Windy narrow roads, only ever good for the straits. The sad thing is Geoff Murphy didn't make any more comedy ones after this bit of a shame. got some great actors, Kelly,Bruno,Don & co. Lots of kiwi jokes. just a great entertaining movie, i saw it on DVD so bought it, a must have. Shame that movies like this for good old entertainments sake are seldom made anymore.

I'm saddened to report that the region 4 2 disc DVD release has been cut by about 12 minutes, a series of cuts so severe that it renders some subplots completely meaningless.presumably this has been done by the Director, but i still feel somewhat cheated that a original version isn't available on this "not so special edition"However the region 2 DVD is complete,although the picture quality isn't as good. the fact the region 2 is full frame isn't too bad as the film was shot that way and theatrically matted to 1.85my advice is that if you want to see this Kiwi classic the way you originally remember it get the Region two version

A truly entertaining road movie from the early 80's, recently launched on DVD. From beginning to end, Goodbye P P is full of moments that charm and make you feel good, blended with those episodes of genuine depth that are (I think) hard to achieve in a film that sells itself for it's frothy facade. The acting is pretty good, the camera work very well done and overall a throughly enjoyable dash through beautiful New Zealand. There are certain sections of the flick that can seem rather dull but then again, I haven't seen a film that lacks these entirely.Despite some dubious scenes (a mini out running an Oz V8 being one of them), the action sequences are believable, helped by the film and editing crews' skills.Watch it and enjoy a surely to be cult classic.What I found most intriguing about the whole thing was how dated everything appeared compared to early 80's UK. For those car buffs out there, check them out and you'll see what I mean but don't let that distract your attention from the subtle camera moves and as I said earlier, the quality of the acting.

I had never heard of this film until I searched amazon.com for my name (I'm easily amused). An actor with the same name as myself (Kelly Johnson) was the result of my search and his first film was "Goodbye Pork Pie." I purchased it straight away. I was so excited to find I actually enjoyed the film. It's quirky and crazy, a lot of fun, has great (oftentimes wacky) characters and takes you on a wild ride through New Zealand. It offers a new view of NZ if you've only seen films such as one of those "Lord of the Rings" or "Whale Rider" (a gorgeous example). The fact that it was made in 1981 enhances it's excellence. Highly recommended as an alternative to Hollywood-style humour. Adios Pork Pie!