stubbietubbie Filthy weeb Member 1,870 Member For: 12y 3m 25d Gender: Male Posted 07/05/16 04:56 AM Share Posted 07/05/16 04:56 AM Watched Spotlight last night, the film that won Best Picture at the Oscars but isn't really what I'd consider the best of last season (The Revenant probably, but the Academy voting system is an outdated, convoluted mess) that probably only really won for the subject matter. It's about the Boston Globe Spotlight team investigating child molestation by priests of the Catholic Church, and the rabbit hole that leads them down. It's an important subject, and one that I know is a sore spot for some on this forum, but I'm going into the politics of it all. It's an ensemble cast led by born-again star Michael 'Batman' Keaton, growling his most unconvincing Bawstin accent (in fact, pretty much all Boston accents done by those who aren't actually from there stood out - heck they even mention it in the film), Mark 'The Hulk' Ruffalo shows a new side to his acting we haven't seen (which duly earned him a Best Supporting Actor nom), Rachel 'Mean Girl' McAdams again showing she's a really good, consistent actress (who also got a Best Supporting Oscar nom) who I feel is grossly underrated, and their boss Liev 'Momentary Sabretooth' Schreiber who's understated performance it seems goes disappointingly unnoticed. Directed by Tom McCarthy, it's by no means a bad film, it's pretty decent, but you get why he was passed over for the Best Director Oscar. It's a safely made film with few flourishes to make his mark known. But considering the material constraint was probably the wise decision and McCarthy intentionally muted his approach. I struggled appreciating the end though. All the way through it's investigate investigate investigate and then when it still feels like more work needs to be done "oh, we're done." It abruptly tied up its loose ends (but still left others unfinished) - but it won Best Original Screenplay anyway. Again, I attribute that to the subject material. It's decent, but not the best. I'm being harsh, but I really shouldn't and the score certainly won't reflect that. 4/5. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1589183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 6m 17d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 07/05/16 12:23 PM Share Posted 07/05/16 12:23 PM (edited) Krampus Comedy/Fantasy/Horror "A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home." Christmas story gone bad, worth a watch! Rated PG-13 but actually has some pretty freaky bits that I enjoyed. Do recommend for a laugh. Not for the little kids though. Loses points because the characters didn't take it seriously and get their shit together as early as they should have. 7/10 Edited 07/05/16 12:28 PM by -Stever- Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1589230 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 12y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 07/05/16 08:15 PM Share Posted 07/05/16 08:15 PM the last move I talked about in here got me unfairly banned for 40 days so Ill be very careful not to hurt anyones politically correct feelings from now on. watched this one last night, it was not as good as I was expecting, turned from funny/crass to chick flick, 2.5 out of 5 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1589244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Posted 09/05/16 11:48 AM Share Posted 09/05/16 11:48 AM On 02/05/2016 at 6:00 AM, Pixy Angel said: x2 for Deadpool watched last night Expand I thought it was pretty good, I'm a big fan of Ryan Reynolds though. Loved him in Van Wilder. On 07/05/2016 at 4:56 AM, stubbietubbie said: Watched Spotlight last night, the film that won Best Picture at the Oscars but isn't really what I'd consider the best of last season (The Revenant probably, but the Academy voting system is an outdated, convoluted mess) that probably only really won for the subject matter. It's about the Boston Globe Spotlight team investigating child molestation by priests of the Catholic Church, and the rabbit hole that leads them down. It's an important subject, and one that I know is a sore spot for some on this forum, but I'm going into the politics of it all. It's an ensemble cast led by born-again star Michael 'Batman' Keaton, growling his most unconvincing Bawstin accent (in fact, pretty much all Boston accents done by those who aren't actually from there stood out - heck they even mention it in the film), Mark 'The Hulk' Ruffalo shows a new side to his acting we haven't seen (which duly earned him a Best Supporting Actor nom), Rachel 'Mean Girl' McAdams again showing she's a really good, consistent actress (who also got a Best Supporting Oscar nom) who I feel is grossly underrated, and their boss Liev 'Momentary Sabretooth' Schreiber who's understated performance it seems goes disappointingly unnoticed. Directed by Tom McCarthy, it's by no means a bad film, it's pretty decent, but you get why he was passed over for the Best Director Oscar. It's a safely made film with few flourishes to make his mark known. But considering the material constraint was probably the wise decision and McCarthy intentionally muted his approach. I struggled appreciating the end though. All the way through it's investigate investigate investigate and then when it still feels like more work needs to be done "oh, we're done." It abruptly tied up its loose ends (but still left others unfinished) - but it won Best Original Screenplay anyway. Again, I attribute that to the subject material. It's decent, but not the best. I'm being harsh, but I really shouldn't and the score certainly won't reflect that. 4/5. Expand Watched this with the wife a while ago, we both enjoyed it, agree with the rating Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1589553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 20y 3m 14d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 11/05/16 11:10 AM Share Posted 11/05/16 11:10 AM Dirty Grandpa 8/10 Holly 5hit balls fukblocker very funny 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1589959 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimberley Scott www.australianflag.org.au Donating Members 6,763 Member For: 19y 10m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 12/05/16 01:32 PM Share Posted 12/05/16 01:32 PM On 07/05/2016 at 8:15 PM, bloodycrashboy said: the last move I talked about in here got me unfairly banned for 40 days so Ill be very careful not to hurt anyones politically correct feelings from now on. watched this one last night, it was not as good as I was expecting, turned from funny/crass to chick flick, 2.5 out of 5 Should get another 40 day ban for your rating scale. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1590162 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 13y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 12/05/16 01:35 PM Share Posted 12/05/16 01:35 PM The salt is still strong Was this you by any chance? Even if not very funny https://imgur.com/a/Gjcb5 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1590163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodycrashboy Feeling the Love :-) Bronze Donating Members 4,421 Member For: 12y 2m 10d Gender: Male Location: Not in Cairns anymore Posted 12/05/16 06:50 PM Share Posted 12/05/16 06:50 PM On 12/05/2016 at 1:32 PM, Kimberley Scott said: Should get another 40 day ban for your rating scale. Expand opps, should read 2.5 out of 10 On 12/05/2016 at 1:35 PM, MattyP said: The salt is still strong Was this you by any chance? Even if not very funny https://imgur.com/a/Gjcb5 Expand no MattyP, I don't live in the US for a start Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1590182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyP MattyP Cruise Control 6,317 Member For: 13y 1m 6d Gender: Male Location: Central Coast Posted 12/05/16 10:56 PM Share Posted 12/05/16 10:56 PM I know I just love that ultimate troll Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1590195 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 9m 25d Gender: Male Posted 13/05/16 08:37 AM Share Posted 13/05/16 08:37 AM On 12/05/2016 at 1:35 PM, MattyP said: Was this you by any chance? Even if not very funny https://imgur.com/a/Gjcb5 Expand Saw that a while ago, poor Brendan.... 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/41177-movie-reviews/page/175/#findComment-1590263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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