Christine (2017)

WoodStoner1 Wade Wilson Posts: 25,541	Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 9:52:33 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WoodStoner1 on May 23, 2017 9:52:33 GMT -5 Has anyone watched/is watching this? It's a movie about the Christine Chubbuck incident...it's on Netflix at least...
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Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 10:11:33 GMT -5

Post by GuyOfOwnage on May 23, 2017 10:11:33 GMT -5

As someone who has researched the case extensively, they did an amazing job with this film. Rebecca Hall put in an Oscar-worthy performance, and they captured the ignorant and uneducated attitudes about mental illness in the 1970s perfectly. Some details were changed around for dramatic effect, as you'd expect with a movie like this, but at the heart of it, they stayed true to her story. I can't recommend it enough.

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Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 15:59:06 GMT -5

Post by BorneAgain on May 23, 2017 15:59:06 GMT -5

Rebecca Hall was incredible in this. Subtly heartbreaking in expressing Christine's desire for friends and loved ones; deeply uncomfortable in how her behavior drives people away. Not to mention very effective direction and a solid script that really does examine the blood and guts news culture starting to grow at that point. Its a testament to its quality that even knowing what happened to her and the climax still hits like a ton of bricks emotionally.

For a film that could have easily been exploitative and voyeuristic in the subject matter, it instead really demonstrates why Chubbuck had a life worth looking at beyond just those infamous 60 seconds in 1974.

Capt Lunatic Unicron Buttah in mah ass, lollipops in mah mouth Posts: 3,241	Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 16:49:16 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Capt Lunatic on May 23, 2017 16:49:16 GMT -5 it was released in 2016 Jeez, the ONE thing I'd expect the TS to be knowledgeable about would be the year.

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Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 17:16:23 GMT -5 via mobile

Post by WoodStoner1 on May 23, 2017 17:16:23 GMT -5

May 23, 2017 17:05:33 GMT -5 mizerable said:

May 23, 2017 10:08:38 GMT -5 A Platypus Rave is Correct said:

I thought this was going to be a reboot of the King movie

That's one reboot I hope never happens.

The Carpenter movie is perfect.

So expect it in theaters next summer.

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WoodStoner1 Wade Wilson Posts: 25,541	Christine (2017) May 23, 2017 17:27:52 GMT -5 via mobile Capt Lunatic likes this Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WoodStoner1 on May 23, 2017 17:27:52 GMT -5 May 23, 2017 16:49:16 GMT -5 Capt Lunatic said: it was released in 2016 Jeez, the ONE thing I'd expect the TS to be knowledgeable about would be the year. Ha-ha.
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metylerca King Koopa Loves Him Some Backstreet Boys. Don't be alarmed. Posts: 12,480	Christine (2017) May 24, 2017 9:17:44 GMT -5 via mobile Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by metylerca on May 24, 2017 9:17:44 GMT -5 I saw it last October. Left the theater unimpressed, but tense. I knew the Chubbuck story, but felt tense as the plot progressed. Last fifteen minutes are perfectly shot. Rebecca Hall is great, the rest of the cast, ehhh.