The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Amazing movie. Very advanced for its time. It is still very contemporary today. Very good performances. The costumes and choreography are insane.

[8.75/10] This one was an instant favorite for me. I smiled through almost the entire film and was pleasantly surprised by how funny it was! I really never knew what was going to happen next.

The costumes were absolutely stunning (the landscape, too), the makeup was gorgeous, and the performances were so heartfelt and FUN—it truly felt like everyone involved gave it their all. There were a few scenes that really made me worry for the characters, especially since I went into the film knowing very little about it. Their lives were clearly not without difficulty on a daily basis, but no matter what, the trio always came through with so much hope, love, joy, and their sense of humor intact. I suppose that's the resilience commonly found in people living authentically.

It was just a pleasure to watch. One of my favorite watches of 2025 (it's my 39th film of the year). I look forward to watching it again and sharing it with friends whenever I can! (BTW - there is a funny little post credits scene that is worth sticking around for IF you enjoyed the rest of the film. Or maybe even if you didn't, lol.)

I'll never look at those three guys the same way again... and that's a GOOD thing.

I can't be objective with this, as it's been my official "feel good" film for decades. The direction and pacing are a bit off, the jokes are not even that funny, but somehow I still end up watching it regularly. There is just something charming about these characters and the way they use humor to deflect discrimination and hard times in life that makes you love them instantly. Bernadette is my childhood hero, his character is pure genius and I loved Terence Stamp's grouchy lip-sync and stiff dance routines. Guy Pearce really got into the role, but the most convincing as an old-school drag queen was hands down Hugo Weaving.

Three decades later, the public perception of drag queens changed drastically, and this film certainly lost its edge over time, but it's still moderately fun and extremely heartwarming. After Drag Race became popular there is an invasion of glamorous, second-rate haute-couture drag queens, but I still prefer the ridiculously showy, masculine feel of the scene portrayed here. And that soundtrack!!

6 for the film + 1 for the emotional attachment= 7

It was a great movie for its time.

Might have been progressive back in the day but now it's just problematic. The Asian character being the worse offender.