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- 88New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickYou might not want to watch all of "The ABC of Love and Sex Australian Style," "Turkey Shoot" or "The True Story of Eskimo Nell," but the clips on view in "Not Quite Hollywood" are a hoot.
- 83The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThink of Not Quite Hollywood as a vividly illustrated catalogue of astonishing smut.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatPlays like a fever dream that won't quit until you lose consciousness or your lunch, whichever goes first.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyAussie genre pics of the 1970s and '80s get a rip-roaring salute in Not Quite Hollywood, complete with endorsement by Quentin Tarantino as chief onscreen fanboy.
- 80Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe rise of video and the death of the drive-ins would eventually bring the curtain down on the Aussie schlock industry, but for two glorious hours, Not Quite Hollywood returns us to a time when the price of admission was cheap and the thrills even cheaper.
- 80Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternA survey of the week wouldn't be complete without a left-handed salute--not to be confused with a backhanded compliment--to the gleeful rubbish of Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
- It's a kicky, slightly exhausting look at a bygone era of low-rent moviemaking, whose colorful trove of film clips should delight fans of cinematic esoterica, nostalgic schlock and high octane drive-in fare.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterBeyond mere titillation -- and some good-natured laughs at the expense of genre cliches -- Not Quite Hollywood has a sociological edge.
- 70The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAn affectionate, rollicking guide to the drive-in classics of Australian filmmaking from the 1970s and ’80s.
- 70The New YorkerAnthony LaneThe New YorkerAnthony LaneAlthough Not Quite Hollywood was clearly put together with fanatical love, the suspicion remains, as often with genre cinema, that these trash-rich movies are a lot more fun to hear about, and to watch in snatches, than to sit through.