Sir Len Southward: The Man, His Machines, The Museum

December. 01,1998      
Rating:
5.5
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A documentary about Sir Len Southward OBE and his collection of vehicles at his Southward Car Museum in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, among the largest car museums in the world.

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Reviews

Afouotos
1998/12/01

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Borserie
1998/12/02

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

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FirstWitch
1998/12/03

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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Curt
1998/12/04

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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