Loose plot but Paul Hogan shines as Dundee and it's just an all around feel-good film that one can't help but put a smile on your face. Seen this a few times over the years but still holds up. **3.75/5**

_"For a minute there, room service took on a whole new meaning."_

I'm not sure about this film. Maybe it's because I didn't know what to expect. And because of somewhat thinking it was going to be about an Australian guy wreaking havoc and kicking ass, like an action film, but what I got wasn't that. And I was thrown for a loop.

It seems like the "purpose" of this film was comedy. And I guess I can see that aspect, although the comedy seemed pretty subtle, for the most part. The problem is that it didn't seem that way to me. That probably stems from me not knowing what to expect and all that: and further amplified _because_ of that.

So, this film's comedy was not my kind of comedy or (most of) it didn't age well at all. Maybe I would've found this film funnier had I been around when it came out. I think it's a little bit of both. Some instances stood out, for sure. Instances that some people would deem 'problematic.' _Very_ problematic. I can't relate when it comes to taking them in a personal way, but I can understand how they're "distasteful."

Even though this is a comedy film, and there was less comedy in this part of the film, I feel like I prefer the first half better: the Australian half. Once the setting moved (back) to NYC, there was a tone shift, and I'm not sure if it was for the better.

The best part of the film was undoubtedly the performances by Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski; their chemistry with each other, and their characters. Some may consider the progression of that relationship to have been quick and cliché, and I suppose that's true, but I didn't mind it. Circling back to my previous sentence: the chemistry made up for it.

Another aspect I'd say was decent was the soundtrack. It wasn't that big of one, although the film wasn't that long. But it got the job done. The tones, mood, and feel were appropriate. Proper expression. Kudos to the composer, Peter Best.

But, yeah. This film wasn't what I was expecting. That was neither good nor bad. Having put that aside, I thought this film wasn't that bad. Yet it doesn't seem that rewatchable, and I wouldn't call it a good film. I guess it's in the middle somewhere. Not being what I expected could've played a factor in that. I don't know.

Other thoughts:

- Mark Blum resembled Judge Reinhold, Det. 'Billy' Rosewood in the _Beverly Hills Cop_ films, a little bit. But the more I think about it, the less it seems. At the very least, there IS a "weird" similarity there.

- That red dress Sue was wearing was _certainly_ sensual and alluring. I feel like a dress _a lot "less" than that_ would be considered too raunchy in a general sense by some people, whether or not they'd still wear it. And, well, I think we can all agree that the red dress was "more." Not only that, but I'd imagine there's also that factor of "pulling it off." In most cases. Any dress or article of clothing; only wearing certain things if they can pull it off. Linda Kozlowski did. Tremendously so.

He went walkabout.

New York reporter Sue Charlton hears of a guy in the outback of Australia who survived an attack by a crocodile. For research she meets up with "Crocodile Mick Dundee" and spends time with him out in dangerous Bush Country. Finding a rapport during their time together, Sue convinces Mick to go back with her to New York, which brings interesting results as Mick becomes a big hit by treating the Big Apple, and all that comes his way, the same as he would the Outback.

Crocodile Dundee has a standard fish out of water comedy premise, yet with a number of truly funny sequences and an appealing turn from Paul Hogan as Dundee, it became a monster smash hit that the cinema watching public lapped up with glee. In a decade that is often considered or debated to be the worst for film, it may just be that cinema goers were desperate for a pick me up movie? Possibly, but undoubtedly Crocodile Dundee most assuredly is that type of escapist piece. However, to give that credence would, I feel, be doing it a disservice, for in spite of the rickety concept and the obviousness of where we will ultimately end up, it has bundles of earthy charm, a charm that many can identify with.

As Dundee goes about his way, meeting pimps, transsexuals and muggers et al, they are not only very funny scenes, they are also points of reference to the ever changing way of the Continents. Not that the film doesn't come dangerously close to falling into a sugary rom-com mire, but with a strong performance from Linda Kozlowski as Sue, and Hogan introducing an icon to 80s cinema, Crocodile Dundee safely hits the target that it was surely aiming for. Besides, the love story here is very easy to get on side with, to support it and hanker for this opposites attract coupling to work out.

Two sequels would follow, the first one was a retread reversal and just about passable, the second one, after a gap of 13 years, was bad and evidence that the joke had long since passed. Crocodile Dundee 86 holds up well as the escapist piece of cinema that it is. A nice film to revisit every other year, for it be simple, warm, and yes, I'll say it again, damn funny. 8/10