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Snowtown Trailer: Your Best Friend Is A Killer, And You Might Be Too

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (15)

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One can’t help but wonder if Snowtown is coming a little too soon. It’s based on the true story of Australian serial killer John Bunting, whose murders took place less than 20 years ago, meaning many of the families and loved ones of the victims are still around. It’s bound to open up some wounds. That said, the trailer looks damn good, and early reviews in Australia for it have been uniformly positive. It looks positively chilling.

Bunting was convicted of 11 murders in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is currently serving consecutive life sentences for all of them. He married a woman named Elizabeth Harvey, and drew her son, James Vlassakis, into his web. He preyed predominately on people he suspected of being pedophiles or gay, groups he unfortunately did not differentiate between.

Australia has proven to be a source of some truly stunning film making in the past few years, and this one doesn’t look like it’s going to break that trend. Check the trailer:










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Comments

I was lucky enough to see this film at one of the sold out screenings at the Adelaide film festival. I think the fact that the murders happened so close to home, and were so recent really made the film more impactful for me. That being said, I think the film will play well for any audience. Be warned however, it is an extreamly intense film, several people left the theatre and the woman in front of me had her head in her lap swaying back and forth, until her friends decided to help her out of the theatre. Daniel Henshall is brilliant as Jon Bunting and may be able to pull off a Jackie Weaver at next year's Oscars.

Posted by: returnofthesmith at April 7, 2011 10:43 AM

Judging by the header pic, the killer is one of the grown up children from Cat on a Hote Tin Roof.

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at April 7, 2011 10:48 AM

This looks absolutely chilling. I feel pretty on board for this.

And Mrs. Julien, now that you've said that, I can't un-see it.

Posted by: Sassafrass Green at April 7, 2011 10:56 AM

Looks excellent. I don't always know how I feel about the "too soon" argument. Although in this case, as I understand it, many of his victims were selected because they had almost no family or were estranged from them.
This story has always fascinated me because nothing I've read suggests he had mitigating factors such as schizophrenia: he really does appear to have been inherently evil.

Posted by: PaddyDog at April 7, 2011 10:58 AM

If it even comes close to being as amazing as Animal Kingdom, I'm in.

Posted by: Mel C. at April 7, 2011 11:05 AM

Movies about recent serial killers are made all the time. Why is this any different? Because it's made well? If the friends and families of the victims don't want to be confronted with their loved ones' deaths, maybe they should've done a better job of saving their lives in the first place, eh? These people need to grow up an---

*lightning strikes Kballs dead*

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2011 11:17 AM

Dances on Kballs grave!

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at April 7, 2011 11:29 AM

Thanks for the Reanimation Dance, Mrs. Julien. I can only repay you in nickels and farts I've trapped in jars over the years. But don't worry, I'm like the Fort Knox of Toot Trapping, so you're in for a real treat.

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2011 11:36 AM

Are they in the same jars? Were you mad at the nickels and punishing them for some infraction?

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at April 7, 2011 11:51 AM

Why don't you come with me and find out . . .

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2011 12:05 PM

I would, but Tracer and I are preparing for a flame war over on the Beck thread.

Say, would you be willing to offer your jars up to a good cause?

Posted by: Mrs. Julien at April 7, 2011 12:12 PM

Sure! I think you'll find what you're looking for in the Mexican section down aisle #24. I would show you the special Curry stash, but that's for family only.

Posted by: Kballs at April 7, 2011 1:13 PM

The above thread is like a weird family holiday you're invited to, and the night goes strangely, horribly wrong.

Posted by: LBeees at April 7, 2011 8:57 PM

Us Aussies specialise in grim crime dramas.

Posted by: Mit_Huffman at April 8, 2011 7:05 AM

That we do Mit. That we do. We had a few incidents where we also did a pretty good film about traveling transvestites, one hilarious film about a family about to lose their house to an expanding corporation (Tell 'im he's dreamin') and also about some fat chick getting married. But basically we've got a well of crime and shitty behaviour to mine.

You forgot to mention the most disgusting bit, which was he kept all the bodies in bins of acid. Nice and respectful.

Posted by: Laurie at April 8, 2011 9:36 AM