The greatest movie ever made..!

the audience applauded

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

This movie is very good. I saw it on TV several years ago and truly enjoyed it. I recently discovered it available on DVD in Australia so my husband and I ordered it. Problem: It won't play on our system. I researched and found a site Digicast Production Pty LTD {digicast.com.au}out of Victoria, Australia. Their article says any DVD's or VHS created for sale in America must be converted to NTSC compatible for viewing on American equipment. I am currently trying to decide on getting a refund from purchaser or seeing if they will convert a copy and forward it to us. My point is - be careful when purchasing something of this nature from other countries unless you know your equipment will play it or you request the seller to make sure your copy is NTSC compatible. This is frustrating mainly because I've wanted this movie for many years and on DVD I can watch it anytime I want to. I copied it to VHS all those years ago but now it is hazy. i'd rather have an original. ES, Ivey,Georgia

First I'll apologize for my poor English. I hope you can understand my writing anyway. :-)I would love to buy this series "Against the wind". I totally fell in love wide the story about how Irish and English convicts were shipped of to Australia to work in slave like condition for rich English immigrants, and not to forget the tittle song Six Ribbons song by Jon English who plays the lead role Jonathan Garrett. I really hope that the series will be available on DVD soon. I'll be the first in line to buy it for sure. So if any of you know where to get hold of this, please tell.

In the late 1800's,a young Irish lass is found guilt of theft and transported to Australia for seven years. In the new colony of Paramatta, she encounters the brutality of convict labor, the corruption of the military force and the true spirit which still inspires the Australian culture today.This mini series showcases the most beautiful bushland and some of the most notable faces in the Australian showbiz industry today. The filmography of the transportation is beautifully done as is the scenes of the early colony. A simply beautiful series which is now available on DVD. A must see...

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.