Brockovich: "The greatest act of courage is, in the face of all adversity, to do what is right"
Law firm Shine Lawyers has launched an ad campaign based on the idea that it can give its clients the power to right wrongs.
The campaign, which centres on one man’s suffering, features American lawyer and TV show host Erin Brockovich and the song ‘I won’t give in’ by Australian artist Mark McDuff.
Shine Lawyers MD Simon Morrison said in the release: “A lot of law firms are focusing on the services they provide and what they do, rather than the courage it takes the individual to come forward and make something right.”
“By righting wrong in their own lives, our clients are taking an important step toward safeguarding the rights of everyone,” he said.
The agency behind the ad was Brisbane-based Brain Heart.
Law firm Shine Lawyers has launched an ad campaign based on the idea that it can give its clients the power to right wrongs.
The campaign, which centres on one man’s suffering, features American lawyer and TV show host Erin Brockovich and the song ‘I won’t give in’ by Australian artist Mark McDuff.
Shine Lawyers MD Simon Morrison said in the release: “A lot of law firms are focusing on the services they provide and what they do, rather than the courage it takes the individual to come forward and make something right.”
“By righting wrong in their own lives, our clients are taking an important step toward safeguarding the rights of everyone,” he said.
The agency behind the ad was Brisbane-based Brain Heart.
- 9/16/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
We'd love to see a knock-down celebrity boxing match between authentic croc hunter Steve Irwin and "Crocodile Dundee"'s Paul Hogan, but in the meantime, a big-screen version of the Animal Planet poster boy doing what he does best will suffice quite nicely.
As long as it's just him (and wife Terri) in action.
Unfortunately, the producers of "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course" have deemed it necessary to supplement the Irwins' documentary-style exploits with a lame, parallel narrative involving a fallen U.S. government spy satellite and dumb CIA operatives who are convinced that Steve and Terri are actually enemy agents.
Crikey!
Aside from the fact that all the made-up stuff is poorly written and embarrassingly performed (with stiff Aussie actors doing various approximations of an American accent), it's also totally unnecessary and only serves to detract from Irwin's colorful wildlife close encounters.
Fortunately, it's the latter element that shines through the clutter, and with its positive message (the Irwins are donating their fees from the production to conservational causes) and Steve-o's amiable rapport with the camera lens, the film should nicely build on its ready-made TV audience and take a healthy bite out of its July 12 opening weekend.
That would certainly be good news for MGM, whose trademark Leo the Lion logo has been replaced by a snapping crocodile in the picture's honor.
As he has demonstrated on all those one-hour TV shows and similarly themed specials, Irwin has a way of getting nerve-jangingly up close and personal with some of Mother Nature's more formidable creatures, be they chomping crocs, venomous snakes or lethal tarantulas, all of which are dealt with here, as well as an orphaned joey.
And as carried out on the expanse of the big screen, those encounters are even more entertaining/terrifying than they are at home.
Annoyingly, director John Stainton (who is responsible for all of Irwin's TV work), keeps interrupting them with that clunky space junk plot. And because Steve, Terri and their faithful pup Sui basically have no interaction with the assembled actors until the very end, the packaging can't help but feel a bit like that infamous "Godzilla" movie with those laughable Raymond Burr inserts.
Emboldened by his experience on the likes of "Mosquito Coast" and "Beyond Rangoon" (as well as "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles"), cinematographer David Burr gets in nice and tight with the camera lens, while composer Mark McDuff nicely underscores all the peril with some well-placed orchestral blasts.
THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE
MGM
MGM presents a Best Picture Show Co./Cheyenne Enterprises production
A John Stainton film
Credits:
Director: John Stainton
Screenwriter: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Story: John Stainton
Producers: Arnold Rifkin, Judi Bailey, John Stainton
Director of photography: David Burr
Production designer: Jon Dowding
Editors: Suresh Ayyar, Bob Blasall
Costume designer: Jean Turnbull
Music: Mark McDuff
Cast:
Himself: Steve Irwin
Herself: Terri Irwin
Brozzie Drewett: Magda Szubanski
Sam Flynn: David Wenham
Agent Bob Wheeler: Lachy Hulme
Ron Buckwhiler: Aden Young
Agent Vaughan Archer: Kenneth Ransom
Jo Buckley: Kate Beahan
Deputy Director Reynolds: Steve Bastoni
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating PG...
As long as it's just him (and wife Terri) in action.
Unfortunately, the producers of "The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course" have deemed it necessary to supplement the Irwins' documentary-style exploits with a lame, parallel narrative involving a fallen U.S. government spy satellite and dumb CIA operatives who are convinced that Steve and Terri are actually enemy agents.
Crikey!
Aside from the fact that all the made-up stuff is poorly written and embarrassingly performed (with stiff Aussie actors doing various approximations of an American accent), it's also totally unnecessary and only serves to detract from Irwin's colorful wildlife close encounters.
Fortunately, it's the latter element that shines through the clutter, and with its positive message (the Irwins are donating their fees from the production to conservational causes) and Steve-o's amiable rapport with the camera lens, the film should nicely build on its ready-made TV audience and take a healthy bite out of its July 12 opening weekend.
That would certainly be good news for MGM, whose trademark Leo the Lion logo has been replaced by a snapping crocodile in the picture's honor.
As he has demonstrated on all those one-hour TV shows and similarly themed specials, Irwin has a way of getting nerve-jangingly up close and personal with some of Mother Nature's more formidable creatures, be they chomping crocs, venomous snakes or lethal tarantulas, all of which are dealt with here, as well as an orphaned joey.
And as carried out on the expanse of the big screen, those encounters are even more entertaining/terrifying than they are at home.
Annoyingly, director John Stainton (who is responsible for all of Irwin's TV work), keeps interrupting them with that clunky space junk plot. And because Steve, Terri and their faithful pup Sui basically have no interaction with the assembled actors until the very end, the packaging can't help but feel a bit like that infamous "Godzilla" movie with those laughable Raymond Burr inserts.
Emboldened by his experience on the likes of "Mosquito Coast" and "Beyond Rangoon" (as well as "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles"), cinematographer David Burr gets in nice and tight with the camera lens, while composer Mark McDuff nicely underscores all the peril with some well-placed orchestral blasts.
THE CROCODILE HUNTER: COLLISION COURSE
MGM
MGM presents a Best Picture Show Co./Cheyenne Enterprises production
A John Stainton film
Credits:
Director: John Stainton
Screenwriter: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Story: John Stainton
Producers: Arnold Rifkin, Judi Bailey, John Stainton
Director of photography: David Burr
Production designer: Jon Dowding
Editors: Suresh Ayyar, Bob Blasall
Costume designer: Jean Turnbull
Music: Mark McDuff
Cast:
Himself: Steve Irwin
Herself: Terri Irwin
Brozzie Drewett: Magda Szubanski
Sam Flynn: David Wenham
Agent Bob Wheeler: Lachy Hulme
Ron Buckwhiler: Aden Young
Agent Vaughan Archer: Kenneth Ransom
Jo Buckley: Kate Beahan
Deputy Director Reynolds: Steve Bastoni
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating PG...
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