Tomorrow, When the War Began (2012)
Ellie Linton, a teen from an Australian coastal town, leads her friends on an excursion to a camp deep in the woods, dubbed "Hell." Upon their return, the youths find that their town has been overrun by an enemy army, and their friends and family have been imprisoned. When the hostile invaders become alerted to their presence, Ellie and her friends band together to escape -- and strike back against -- this mysterious enemy.
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Perfect cast and a good story
Instant Favorite.
Fresh and Exciting
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
Didn't realize these were a written series originally. That said, I thought is was a pretty descent storyline- remarkably similar to Red Dawn, but still well written. It would have been good to see more defiant acts and action along the way, or at least the implication of a sequel.
TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN is another bland young adult film based on a novel which seemingly has no originality whatsoever. A group of teenagers go camping in the woods in Australia when their country is invaded and World War 3 begins. They then fight back, guerrilla-style. Yep, it's the same old story of RED DAWN, that 1980s hit about Russia invading America, playing out yet again and just as insipid as the RED DAWN remake. The acting is fairly weak, aside from an ever-feisty Caitlin Stasey who has grown up a lot since NEIGHBOURS. The endless emoting quickly sours the viewer while the refusal to name the invading countries smacks of political correctness (I'm guessing the coalition is made up of China and North Korea). Worst of all is the bland direction, with nothing you'll remember and nothing to stand out from beginning to end.
Why, in all Australian films to Dune Buggies always have to make an appearance in the chase scenes. In almost every Aussie film sine Mad Max has this happened. The storyline left a lot to be desired. There were certain parts of the movie that were truly cringeworthy. This is a movie definitely aimed at and made by teenagers.
I liked the story line, with a similar story line to Red Dawm, the location of the story was based in Australia not the USA. The suspense was good and most of it was filmed well. A few things didn't sit right, but otherwise good outcome. The set, the characters, graphics was fairly convincing.