Once I see a really awesome trailer, I go on a quest to see the movie. So once I saw the trailer for Maximum Choppage Round 2, I went on the search to try and see a film that wasn’t in the mainstream. I finally got my chance in 2010 at the Australian Film Festival. The only problem was that it was in Coogee and I lived in the western suburbs and I also had a uni class on at the same time. That didn’t stop me though.
MC2 is a well made film of its calibre, the action sequences were intricate and fast paced with awesome sounds effects. Mixed with comedy that made me laugh out loud it is an action/comedy film that is a breath of fresh air from the mainstream Hollywood action films, which have not been faring well lately.
MC2 just recently aired at The Loft in Newcastle. A 2 and half trip from Sydney. Did that stop me? Nope not even the fact that I would be stuck in a car for almost 6 hours with Maria Tran (Shoot I’m almost out of petrol! – On the freeway mind you) and Chop Ok (Is Newcastle in Sydney? –honestly!). It’s nice to see that the film is traveling around and spreading the magic, encouraging guerrilla film making between awesome and passionate friends possibly nurturing the next generation of film makers especially in an area such as Newcastle where there is obviously talent but a lack of outlets to express this.
I hope that MC2 will be the pioneer in the crusade to get more awesome Australian films made and into the mainstream.
