A big dose of high-energy anarchic violence can’t disguise the fact that this is a rather pathetic and sardonic attempt to make a statement about the nature of prejudice-fueled sadism. Angst for the sake of angst has no value in a film, and this offers little more than just that.

Crowe is amazing but the story is a bit too hard-boiled that it winds up sympathizing with its lead character's views, however unintentionally.

Pulls no punches in a depiction of skinhead culture in Australia in the 90s. Crowe and co feel realistically out of control. Things spiral rapidly. Pretty grim and violent but if you can handle that it’s a fairly solid film. Watched on DVD.

Painfully realistic for a european, excactly the same situation down under. Only difference: Europeans blames everything on pakistani or turks or anyone else who are not excactly like themselves.

One of the best indie films of all time! I think this film struck gold with its cast, who really brought the film to life. But obviously it's it's lead Russell Crowe who shines the most. I read that apparently he was repeatedly advised by his agent not to take the part , but refused and took a risk . And you can really see why he shot to super stardom afterwards

do we need another racist film? the worst of his films!

Some romping. Some stomping.

1001 movies to see before you die. I can see why this was chosen, but I don't need to see it again. It was a harsh look at skinheads in Australia and when the immigrants push back. I guess there was a moral that anarchy does not lead anywhere. It was on Amazon.

Crowe plays the disgusting neo-Nazi skinhead with a particular intensity, but apart from that what is there to really take away from Romper Stomper? 'Violent racists suck'? The narrative is raging and repulsive (which is the intention), featuring increasingly dark transformations to its characters, but it starts off from such an irredeemable place anyway that it's difficult to see much to it beyond a particularly vivid sense of exploitation. Yes, it's rewarding to see a group fueled by hate dissolve when others get fed up with their behavior and implode as vitriol proves to be an unsustainable fuel for any tight-knit group, and you can't really ask for much more in the way of thematic complexity because none is really demanded by the source material. But at the same time, the audience is left waiting for the shoe to drop on some sort of distinctive element or twist, but none reveals itself; the film expects to be carried largely by atmosphere and shock value. And despite the straightforward condemnation of this lifestyle, the sad reality is that disturbed people have continued to somehow lionize these characters, visualizing them as bizarre heroes and inspirations for their own stupid crime sprees. The comparisons to A Clockwork Orange minus any distinctive worldbuilding features are pretty apt, particularly when considering the shared presence of an upper-crust household raid by social undesirables. (2.5/5)

Cult classic not best seller.

A significant Australian film. While overt neo-nazi gangs are still a tiny minority we now have much broader online communities of white supremacists. The structure depicted in this film, a strong charismatic leader providing a sense of belonging to a congregation of morons, is typical for any sized group (although these days it seems not to matter if the leader is an uncharismatic moron too!). The skinheads in this film are so pathetic you almost sympathise with them, which is quite deliberate. The violence is constant from start to finish and may be triggering even though it is to some extent sanitised and ambiguous. Worth watching for Russell Crowe's outstanding performance if nothing else.

Contrary to popular belief, not one of Crow's earliest films. By '93 he'd been acting 20 years. Sometimes I wonder why films like this are made. There's no redeeming value, little light to shed on the subject matter, and little of interest here, unless you enjoy a useless, mindless, violent existence.

An almost surreal yet insightful look into the brutal and marginalized world of white skinheads in Australia. Crowe is convincing, and the action leaves you on the edge of your seat.

The movie has a Clockwork Orange/American History X feel to it. A little bit of a lesser version of both. But that's not a terrible thing, as those two are excellent movies. The film is dark, disturbing, and features a terrific performance by Russell Crowe.

Slightly weird role for russel crowe to start out his career, i kind of liked it, very violent

I think it loses itself about halfway through, but two things will stick with me, Crowe's performance and the breaching of the skinhead hideout, which were both brilliant.

Not a great movie but worth seeing Russel Crowe’s character.

It's clockwork orange without the learning that has. Another look at racism in a different guise. It's not big and it's not clever. This film balances a fine line indeed!

Although the acting was first rate, this film is dark and disturbing. On a positive note, the subculture Romper Stomper depicted, was not shown to be something appealing or desirable.

A gang of violent neo-Nazis from Footscray, Victoria, Australia, attack two Vietnamese Australian teenagers, who are friends of Tiger (Tony Lee) in a subway tunnel at Footscray Station. The gang is led by Hando (Russell Crowe) and his friend and second-in-command, Davey (Daniel Pollock). They meet drug addict Gabrielle (Jacqueline McKenzie) the day after her sexually abusive, highly affluent father Martin (Alex Scott), has her junkie boyfriend beaten up. However, Gabrielle starts a romantic association with Hando. Some of the gang's skinhead friends visit from Canberra, one of whom has joined the Royal Australian Navy and is home on leave. After a long night of drinking, fighting, and sex, two members of the gang go to their local pub. Unbeknownst to them, the owner has sold it to a Vietnamese businessman. Upon seeing the new owner and his sons, they inform Hando. Hando and his gang arrive and savagely beat the new owner's sons. A third Vietnamese youth phones for help, before Tiger and several armed Vietnamese men descend upon the skinheads. The Vietnamese outnumber the skinheads and force them to retreat to their rented warehouse, where the Vietnamese ransack the building before setting it on fire. The gangs violent lifestyle will eventually split them up and the consequences will be harsh... David Stratton of SBS The Movie Show praised the acting style in the film but was appalled at the level of violence, and as a consequence refused to give it a rating while fellow Movie Show critic Margaret Pomeranz gave it five stars. Stratton also described the film in Variety as "A Clockwork Orange without the intellect". Director Geoffrey Wright was so upset by Stratton's rating that he later poured a glass of wine on Stratton during a chance meeting at the 1994 Venice Film Festival. Stratton would many years later clarify his rating stating: "I think Romper Stomper was a very well-made film and an extremely well-acted film, and I thought Geoffrey Wright had a lot of talent. What troubled me about Romper Stomper was that it was made in a time, I think 1992, when there had been some racial problems with young Vietnamese people, particularly in Melbourne, and...I thought the film could stir up more violence..." When I saw "Romper Stomper" back in the early 90s I remember being hit by the violence and the destructive nature of the characters which evidently becomes the destruction of their lifestyle and lives. It´s not always spot on acting wise and the cinematography is a child of the 90s, but in general are Russell Crowe, the late Daniel Pollock and Jacqueline McKenzie strong in their performances and create interesting nuances in the storyline. The insight that love is the true path in life and not violence might at one hand feel a bit outdated as a topic, but works on the other hand well in this storyline. "Romper Stomper" is as current today as it was in 1992.