Siones 2 unfinished business is a hilarious installment to classic nz comedies, with its famous nz actors and jokes that make you think for a second instead of screaming the obvious. Get 50% off hundreds of family movies when you preorder on fandangonow today. Siones wedding dvd siones samoan new zealand movie nz. Siones wedding is a 2006 new zealand comedic film directed by chris graham and written by james griffin and oscar kightley, and produced by south pacific.
Sione s wedding is a good film and, more importantly, is hilarious from start to finish. This is highly enjoyable and has quite a twist for fans of the first movie that you dont see coming. The comedy, new zealand, romance movie sione s wedding samoan wedding is directed by chris graham and stars oscar kightley, shimpal lelisi, robbie magasiva. Meet best friends michael, albert, stanley and sefa. From that description alone you can probably figure out if it will be your kind of movie. Siones wedding, 2005 feature film te ara encyclopedia of new.
This clip highlights aucklands outdoor lifestyle, the lush vegetation, and the laconic humour that often characterises kiwi male relationships. Wanganui has river queen, south auckland has no 2, and now grey lynn has siones wedding. I was trying to figure out why village cinemas had been pushing siones wedding so much lately. Through the efforts of these bumbling blokes to get the girls, the film brought to life the colour and humour of the urban samoan. Siones wedding new zealands fifith highestgrossing film was released in 2006 and starred oscar kightley. Five years ago our heroes the duckrockers thought they had figured it all out they had found themselves girlfriends to take to siones wedding and the future was looking bright.
A breakthrough pikiwi film, siones broke box office records when it opened in cinemas throughout new zealand in march 2006. Not rated 1h 37min comedy, romance 30 march 2006 new zealand. Siones wedding 2006 rent or buy on dvd at arovideo. Four raucous samoans are banned from their best friends wedding. The film siones wedding is about a group of samoan aucklanders who have to find women partners to take to a wedding. Starring robbie magasiva, oscar kightley and teuila blakely. Siones wedding is essentially an rrated, samoannew zealander take on my big fat greek wedding. Siones wedding auckland region te ara encyclopedia of. They play a group of likeable idiots, desperate to make the grade so they can attend a friends wedding. What makes this movie is this look into samoannew zealand culture and how males in that culture deal with the pressures from mainstream society and. A quartet of new zealands leading samoan performers, who were also the team behind the stage act naked samoans and the animated television series bro town, were the stars of the 2005 hit comedy siones wedding.
Nz on screen brings us the story behind siones wedding. I was trying to figure out why village cinemas had been pushing sione s wedding so much lately. Siones wedding dvd siones samoan new zealand movie nz kiwi 2006 rare oop. Sione s wedding also marketed outside new zealand as samoan wedding is a 2006 new zealand comedic film directed by chris graham and written by james griffin and oscar kightley, and produced by south pacific pictures. Mar 15, 2015 but now michaels younger brother sione is getting married, and everything is about to change.
Not too many wedding dresses here, but lots of lovely pacific styles to check out and different, lowkey bridesmaids dresses. Siones wedding is a 2006 new zealand comedic film directed by chris graham and written by james griffin and oscar kightley, and produced by south pacific pi. Its also nice to see a samoan wedding, and a church wedding to boot. A feelgood comedy about four thirtysomething mates who must each find a date to their best friends wedding or be left out in the cold.
Highly engaging local comedy set among the auckland samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies knightly, lelisi, ah hi, and robbie magasiva who find their best friend pua magasiva about to get married and insisting they all attend with serious intentions and. Sione s 2 unfinished business is a hilarious installment to classic nz comedies, with its famous nz actors and jokes that make you think for a second instead of screaming the obvious. Siones wedding represents a landmark pacific islandkiwi film. Brown boys is a movie that clearly wants to be this generations siones wedding, but lacks the slick cohesion of the naked samoan performers who inhabited that kiwi classic. The plot follows four manchildren who need to find dates to their friends wedding in order to be allowed in, as its believed this will help them avoid.
Siones wedding samoan wedding oscar kightley, shimpal. Albert cowriter oscar kightley and tania madeleine sami are now happily married, but cant quiet seal the deal with a baby. To mark the 40th anniversary of the new zealand film commission, nz on screen brings us the stories behind some of our most notable local. Siones wedding, 2005 feature film te ara encyclopedia of.
Sione s wedding was written by james griffin outrageous fortune and oscar kightley brotown, naked samoans, and directed by chris graham, and features the comedy talents behind brotown, one of the big successes of new zealand television. Sione s wedding is a 2006 new zealand comedic film directed by chris graham and written by james griffin and oscar kightley, and produced by south pacific pi. The first is when the boys are on kroad and, after seeing a group dressed as angels, sefa played by shimpal lelisi says, theyre probably drag queens. Siones wedding was written by james griffin outrageous fortune and oscar kightley brotown, naked samoans, and directed by chris graham, and features the comedy talents behind brotown, one of the big successes of new zealand television. None of the leads were famous, none of them were white, and it was a film from new zealand sans hobbits with everyone speaking in those funny accents.
This dvd is region 4 and will not work on overseas dvd players unless you have a multizone player. What makes this movie is this look into samoannew zealand culture and how males in that culture deal with the pressures. Siones wedding is a feelgood comedy about four 30something guys who must each find a girlfriend before their best friend siones wedding or be left out in the cold. Siones wedding is a good film and, more importantly, is hilarious from start to finish. Nz on screen brings us the story behind sione s wedding. It was produced by john barnett and paul davis, directed by simon bennett, coproduced by south pacific pictures and new zealand film commission with music by don mcglashan and written by oscar kightley and james griffin. When bolo goes missing, their minister brings the boys back together and sends them on a quest. Sex, stereotypes and siones wedding 2 elevenhoursahead. Brown boys is a movie that clearly wants to be this generations sione s wedding, but lacks the slick cohesion of the naked samoan performers who inhabited that kiwi classic. Sequel to the awesome siones wedding 2006, picking up five years later with the duckrockers dealing with marriage, parenthood, money and a missing bolo david fane albert cowriter oscar kightley and tania madeleine sami are now happily married, but cant quiet seal the deal with a baby. Jan 19, 2012 sione s 2 unfinished business is a hilarious installment to classic nz comedies, with its famous nz actors and jokes that make you think for a second instead of screaming the obvious. Siones wedding dvd great 2006 new zealand movie region 4 australian pal release ships from sydney summary. Highly engaging local comedy set among the auckland samoan community which charts the misbehaving antics of four laddish buddies knightly. Michael had come to accept that commitment wasnt for him and he was always going to fancy white girls.
Mar 10, 2011 shooting will start soon on a sequel to hit kiwi comedy film sione s wedding. South pacific pictures is a new zealandbased production company and has an international reputation for producing worldclass television and film. Stanley, always the weird one, had managed to find. Details about siones wedding dvd siones samoan new zealand movie nz kiwi 2006 rare oop. Through the efforts of these bumbling blokes to get the girls, the film brought to life the colour and humour of the urban samoan community in auckland, the worlds largest polynesian city. Watch siones wedding 2006 online full movie youtube. As aucklanders, you all have an obligation to and watch this movie at the theatre. To get in, they have to prove themselves as mature individuals by getting and keeping girlfriends. Sione is their boy, the kid they used to look after, who grew up while they were still partying.
With oscar kightley, iaheto ah hi, shimpal lelisi, robbie magasiva. Siones wedding dvd siones samoan new zealand movie. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Recently there were complaints on the gayexpress website about the movie, siones wedding 2, being homophobic. A movie which i can honestly say has something for everyone. Not only is it the first great nz comedy i dont want to rag on the also great came a hot friday, but this is funnier, its the first to authentically capture a local flavour.
The original had marriage as its central focus, but death could play a key part in the sequel to the hit kiwi film sione s wedding, which was being shot on the streets of auckland this week. I, like many others, thoroughly enjoyed siones wedding. A quartet of new zealands leading samoan performers, who were also the team behind the stage act naked samoans and the animated television series bro town, were the stars of the 2005 hit comedy sione s wedding. The comedy, new zealand, romance movie siones wedding samoan wedding is directed by chris graham and stars oscar kightley, shimpal lelisi, robbie magasiva. After i paid for my ticket to todays film, sione s 2, it struck me that i was about to see a rare commodity in nz cinema, a sequel. Wanganui has river queen, south auckland has no 2, and now grey lynn has sione s wedding. The original had marriage as its central focus, but death could play a key part in the sequel to the hit kiwi film siones wedding, which was being shot on the streets of auckland this week. Samoan wedding is a rowdy, bawdy new zealand comedy that perceptively depicts the universal with the particular in an. Siones wedding, 2005 feature film te ara encyclopedia. Still in hot weather territory, but our very own pacific this time, theres siones wedding. Find where to watch sione s wedding in new zealand. Siones wedding samoan wedding 2006 rotten tomatoes. But now michaels younger brother sione is getting married, and everything is about to change. Siones wedding also marketed outside new zealand as samoan wedding is a 2006 new zealand comedic film directed by chris graham and written by james griffin and oscar kightley, and produced by south pacific pictures.
Siones 2 unfinished business is the sequel to the 2006 film siones wedding. Though not perfect, the comedy was fresh, and whilst the culture was primarily samoan, it felt quintessentially kiwi. Shooting will start soon on a sequel to hit kiwi comedy film siones wedding. Albert had finally hooked up with his coworker tania. Through the efforts of these bumbling blokes to get the girls, the film brought to life the colour and humour. Siones wedding siones wedding is a feelgood comedy about four 30something guys who must each find a girlfriend before their best friend siones wedding or be left out in the cold. They get one last chance find dates to the wedding or be left out in the cold. Unfinished business is a 2012 new zealand comedy film and the sequel to the hugely successful 2006 film siones wedding. Apa is starring in netflix latest teen romantic movie the last. Nzedges eclectic selection of new zealand videos on nz on screen and youtube.
Sione s wedding new zealands fifith highestgrossing film was released in 2006 and starred oscar kightley. The story is about four guys who are into hiphop, women, and hanging with the fellas. I saw this film at its recent premiere in auckland and all i have to say is that this film tries to set itself up as something like the blues brothers with the whole were on a mission from god schtick when its really the equivalent of dude wheres my car with david fane playing the missing car. I, like many others, thoroughly enjoyed sione s wedding. These critics argue that there are two offensive jokes in the movie. Samoan wedding is a rowdy, bawdy new zealand comedy that perceptively depicts the universal with the particular in an amusing, affectionate. Sequel to the awesome sione s wedding 2006, picking up five years later with the duckrockers dealing with marriage, parenthood, money and a missing bolo david fane. One that celebrates samoan new zealanders, set in the largest polynesian city in the world auckland. After i paid for my ticket to todays film, siones 2, it struck me that i was about to see a rare commodity in nz cinema, a sequel.