SnoReptilePlenty
Memorable, crazy movie
Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Verity Robins
Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.
bill501-2
I've rarely been so disappointed with a BBC miniseries. This is a romance, almost a romantic colony with most of the plot revolving around who is sleeping with whom tonight and the resultant conflict. About the only historical effort came from the costume department. But, Banished is not even a costume drama. I give it four stars only for some of the acting.
jessief-48529
Now being viewed in Canada on Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Unfortunately the CBC has nasty habit of interrupting dialogue mid-sentence for commercial =more$$$. The remainder of scene is then deleted. Don't quite get the neatly barbered look of many characters and the structured hair mess of others. A $300 haircut looks VERY out of place after 5 episodes. The British ideal of 'holding down the fort' certainly displays English ideal of inability to assimilation to surroundings. "The supply boat will bring supplies to feed us." How many months do they starve before they explore for sustenance? The plot may lack continuity through out episodes though the female treatment seams to help gloss over inconsistencies.
luke-eberhardt
I have to be lucky I was exposed to Australian history at quite a young age even for it to be taught in a fascinating manner. I have since maintained a healthy passion for Australia's Colonial History in particular, mainly between the first fleet of 1788 and pre-1901 federation anything before then was Indigenous culture and outsiders Exploration.'Banished' is particularly inspired by historical events after the landing of the first fleet, and really examines the life and times of the convicts and naval authority of the Penal Colony that would become known as Sydney.I can honestly say the overall quality of the series was really impressive. There's enough compelling drama and insight into the lives of the convicts and settlers, mostly fighting for survival and civil rights and disobedience challenging the authority. I also loved the genuine sense of historical authenticity reflected in the series' production design, costumes and aesthetics along with some fantastic performances from a talented ensemble cast I admire.Although the series merely mentions the presence of 'Natives'. It absolutely doesn't show it, which is questionable due to the local Aboriginal tribes feeling the political upheaval of the British Colonists settling on their land. Aborigines now more refer to the First Fleet's colonization as an 'invasion'. I do have enough respect for screenwriter Jimmy McGovern who created this show, along with many other respectable screen writing credits. Even after developing 'Redfern Now' which focused on the lives of Aborigines in Modern Australia he would've had some sense to delve deeper into pressure of the colonist's conflicts with the Aborigines faced at the time.However, I did really enjoy the series for what it is. If you enjoyed this I recommend 'The Timeless Land', 'The Term of His Natural Life' (1983), 'Against the Wind', 'The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant' and the more recently critically acclaimed miniseries 'The Secret River'.
Norma Stitz
Absolute crap. Not in the least bit historically accurate. Dying of starvation after 2 days? Convicts being married and allowed to sit together every night? Soldiers picking 1 woman each? Asking the woman for sex, instead of the usual rape of those days?? Is this a moralistic and PC take on this period of Australia's history. Wolfe Hall was Oscar material compared to this to-sh, and Poldark is shaping up very well too.Horrible unappealing but very "wordy" characters. Absolute mince. For the common people who have never read a bloody book in their lives.And another historical note that is incorrect and jars is the fact that everyone has fantastic teeth! I have watched 2 episodes of this and I've wasted 2 hours of my life that would have been better spent staring at my navel or watching paint dry.
