Memorable, crazy movie

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Just watched this again, and as always only wished for more, IE Season 2,3 etc A Brilliant work. Would this be worthy of a re-make or adjunct to the original or just lost in time and translation? I get to the end of the series, episode 13 and each time want the next episode which doesn't exist (13 episodes in total). I thought I saw the Actor Frank Gallacher (Will Price) leaving a coffee shop the other day ? Unfortunately not as the internet seems to say he passed in 2009. Thank you to all who were involved. You all made a difference. . Also commendations to Sindre Kaspersen. . Brilliant commentary. You want to decide before you watch it, read this review . Spot ON .

You will be happy to know that this series is now available on DVD in Australia. From memory I got mine at EZY DVD. It is nostalgic to see this again but it soon becomes very clear how far we have come in making good TV. This is a good series and even though it seems very dated (which has nothing to do with it being a period drama) I think younger people of today would still like it. My daughter loved it and she is fourteen. She eagerly sat through all the episodes one after the other. It has a very young Jon English, Gerrard Kennedy (was he ever young?) and keep an eye out for Bryan Brown in one of his earliest roles. He played Mary's boyfriend who is killed in the first episode.

All choked up. Just took delivery of the new DVD 4-set I vaguely remember parts of this series as a kid at the age of 8-10, I think. The opening sequence has stayed with me in one way or an other for the past 25+ years.. Yet, Freedom! yet thy banner, torn, but flying, streams like the thunderstorm against the wind... with the classic windswept western Irish landscrape as a backdrop to the Byron quote, fantastic stuff. Stuff you just don't see these days. The production was broadcast in Ireland a couple of years after it was made in Aus, but it feels like it was made for the Irish.I've just watched the 13 episodes and its just a delight to see a 70's TV drama today, one that never achieved any 'cult' status. While watching LOST at the same time the simplicity of the ATW narrative is disarming. It's so refereshing to see material that hasn't been over-produced and yet imparts such a realistic sense of time and place. No steadycams here.I just love the actors in ATW, esp. Jon English - pure rock and roll, but parts played by Cpt Greville, Cpt. Wiltshire and Will Price all put in great performances. No offence to Mary, Polly and Dinnie .. its just that the stage Ourish accents are a problem for us Irish.But where did all this great talent end up- esp. Frederick Parslow, he's quite Hollywood, as is Warwick Sims.. both seem to have moved out of TV/film acting since the late 80's - pity.Great to have seen the full series again and not to have been (bitterly) disappointed..Highly recommended.C.

I did a Google search to find out if there was any hope of Against the Wind ever coming out on DVD. I found a letter from the director that gave the following information. Because this was one of the first mini-series on Australian television and well before the invention of the DVD, no contractual arrangements were made for any other format production. To bring it out on DVD, they would have to go back and contract with every person associated with the production. This is never going to happen so unless it is re-run on television, we'll never see it again. Now, if anyone has any ideas on who owns the copyright to the mini-series, perhaps fans could petition them to run it again on television. I wonder, though, if there is even an intact copy of the series in existence.