Spirits of the Air: Gremlins of the Clouds

1987

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi

12
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 67% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 67%
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 873 873

Plot summary

A religious brother and sister endure alone together in the post-apocalyptic Outback, until the sudden arrival of a stranger who helps them build a crude plane to fly out of the desert.

Director

Alex Proyas Photo
Alex Proyas

Top cast

Michael Lake Photo
Michael Lake as Felix Crabtree
Melissa Davis Photo
Melissa Davis as Betty Crabtree
Norman Boyd Photo
Norman Boyd as Smith
Rhys Davis Photo
Rhys Davis
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
816.31 MB
946*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 1
1.54 GB
1408*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by joverton-19326 7 / 10

Australian post-apocalyptic dreamscape

It's like concept art of a post-apocalyptic wasteland graphic novel come to life. One of the most unique films I've seen, visually stunning with some incredible performances which I found captivating. I wouldn't call it a crowd pleaser but it is engaging, beautiful and unique with amazing artistic direction - including costuming. I'm not great at writing reviews but I felt this film deserves a lot more attention not only in the Australian film world but the arthouse and dystopian circles as well.I gave it a 7/10 because it is obviously low budget and the plot is somewhat thin but if I was rating for enjoyment alone it would be 10/10.
Reviewed by Jeremy_Urquhart 7 / 10

Great visuals and music

Filmmaker Alex Proyas is probably best known for movies like The Crow, Dark City, and I Robot. I think Spirts of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds was his debut feature, and if you can get past the clunky title, there's a fair bit to like here.It's sort of a post-apocalyptic story set in the Australian outback, centring on a mysterious stranger who starts living in a remote house with a brother and sister and alters their lives in various ways, but the plot's pretty loose overall, and not too important.It's a really beautiful looking and sounding movie. So many shots are very bold and visually striking, and many look as though they could be album covers (in a good way of course). I thought the musical score was excellent too.Less can be said about the acting and some of the dialogue. I guess it's okay for a smaller movie like this, but they definitely pale in comparison to the look and sound of the film.It might've been better as a short film, as it does feel pretty slow and drawn out at points. Also, it peaks in the opening credits, where the music and visuals take centre stage, but it remains a pretty good watch throughout thanks to the well-realised vision.Proyas was already a very confident director even this early in his career, and this film works pretty well despite its flaws.
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