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Adam Ross

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Publications:: The Aristocrat

Total Reviews:: 110

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Rating	T-Meter	Title \| Year	Add Date
4/5	90%	The Hunt (2013)	" ...watching an intelligent discourse on such a tricky subject makes for engrossing drama, even if it comes at the expense of our protagonist: a good man stranded in the void between moral panic and due process." — The Aristocrat Posted May 5, 2013
2/5	78%	Iron Man 3 (2013)	" This film resembles its protagonist Tony Stark: its overblown, convoluted and seemingly disconnected to anything that has come before it." — The Aristocrat Posted May 1, 2013
4/5	56%	Oblivion (2013)	" Not all of Oblivion's big ideas stick - in fact some of them threaten to send the film spiralling into its namesake - but at its best, the film achieves something that is highly elusive in modern film: it is completely and utterly engrossing." — The Aristocrat Posted Apr 21, 2013
3/5	80%	Warm Bodies (2013)	" ...the film's horror element is hamstrung by its bloodless rating, so the filmmakers often focus on the immaculate cheekbones of their leads..." — The Aristocrat Posted Apr 10, 2013
1/5	15%	A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)	" Gone is the vulnerable, smart and resourceful hero of the original. He has instead been replaced by an unstoppable killing machine who - like a pull-string toy - sprouts irrelevant catch phrases like 'I'm on vacation!' in the middle of a fire fight." — The Aristocrat Posted Mar 25, 2013
3/5	68%	Cloud Atlas (2012)	" ...few films have ever been this weird, this epic and this disjointed." — The Aristocrat Posted Mar 12, 2013
3/5	59%	The Last Stand (2013)	" ...it's refreshing to watch a film that wants to be nothing more than a blood-soaked accompaniment to beer and pizza." — The Aristocrat Posted Feb 26, 2013
4/5	88%	Django Unchained (2012)	" It would seem that this film's irreverence isn't a case of didn't-try-can't-fail dismissiveness, but rather something more innocuous: it's simply the world interpreted through Tarantino's boisterous perspective." — The Aristocrat Posted Jan 28, 2013
2/5	32%	Gangster Squad (2013)	" ...it would seem so much was spent on waistcoats that no one could afford to go to Officeworks, as Gangster Squad's script - the foundation of every film - is an absolute mess." — The Aristocrat Posted Jan 11, 2013
4/5	61%	Jack Reacher (2012)	" Unless you cast Yao Ming as Bilbo Baggins, what bearing does height have on a characterisation? Thank Christ that Cruise has an unwavering sense of self, as Jack Reacher is old school action dynamite." — The Aristocrat Posted Jan 6, 2013
2/5	13%	Red Dawn (2012)	" If your film choices are dictated by what is in the $2 pile at Blockbuster, I imagine this kind of easily justified pro-war sentiment would go down a treat, especially with a bottle of cheap whiskey." — The Aristocrat Posted Dec 4, 2012
2/5	51%	Trouble with the Curve (2012)	" It's a shame that Kevin Costner had already taken the title The Postman as it perfectly defines Curve - a film where every single plot development is telegraphed in advance." — The Aristocrat Posted Dec 1, 2012
5/5	92%	Skyfall (2012)	" Skyfall does what all of the best franchise entries do: it makes you want to see the next one immediately. Consider me (physically) shaken and (emotionally) stirred." — The Aristocrat Posted Nov 23, 2012
4/5	85%	End of Watch (2012)	" ...one of 2012's best action films." — The Aristocrat Posted Nov 6, 2012
4/5	78%	Dredd (2012)	" ...Dredd is one of the year's purest, most gratifying genre films." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 27, 2012
5/5	96%	Argo (2012)	" ...incredibly entertaining, lucid crowd pleaser. I'm [annoyed] that people may hear the synopsis and go 'Oh, that's not my thing', because Argo is everyone's thing: it's one of the year's best films." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 25, 2012
2/5	25%	Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)	" ...Shulman and Joost forget to bring the scary - that low frequency noise and telegraphed pop-up scares have worn as thin as a communal durex." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
3/5	31%	Total Recall (2012)	" This new version of Total Recall is the cinematic equivalent of a vibrator: it is whirling, sleek, shiny and utterly artificial, yet it gets you where you need to go." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
4/5	65%	The Campaign (2012)	" The Campaign is an equal split of smart and stupid. Some people may be off-put by the wild detours into vulgarity, but I relished it." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
2/5	16%	The Watch (2012)	" The only arcs these characters encounter are in their pants." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
4/5	87%	ParaNorman (2012)	" ...this is truly edgy for children's fare." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
5/5	94%	The Sessions (2012)	" The Sessions is a magnificent film. This tale of a profoundly disabled man's sexual awaking is not only a genuine crowd pleaser , but it also gives a cinematic voice to the marginalized." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 19, 2012
4/5	86%	Easy Money (2012)	" This Swedish thriller isn't just a great crime film, it's a great film, period. Based on the novel by Jens Lapidus, Easy Money is positively Dickensian in its themes and scope." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 18, 2012
4/5	67%	Lawless (2012)	" ...[Hillcoat] has an ability to capture violence in a way that breaks through a century of cinematic desensitisation - when someone gets hurt in a John Hillcoat film you feel it." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 15, 2012
5/5	88%	Blue Valentine (2010)	" [Director] Cianfrance is not interested in the Hollywood fairytale, he want to show that love can scar." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 5, 2012
4/5	63%	Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)	" Like most guy-centric films these days, this film is ragingly homophobic and misogynistic, and you know what? These are some of the best parts. It is a testament to the wit of the writers and the charisma of the cast that we are never turned off." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 5, 2012
3/5	21%	Taken 2 (2012)	" The aversion to violent detail makes it appear as though Mills is applying light chiropractic manipulation rather than giving someone an involuntary dirt nap." — The Aristocrat Posted Oct 2, 2012
2/5	40%	Mental (2013)	" ...due to a mortifyingly miscalculated lead performance and haphazard writing, Mental is often as funny as a burning orphanage." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 30, 2012
3/5	53%	The Mechanic (2011)	" [Simon West] goes for headshots, stabbings and other dispatches that are the antithesis of modern PG-13 action filmmaking." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
1/5	49%	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)	" Edward is cold and controlling: the archetype of an abusive partner and Jacob just acts like a rapist in training, he keeps trying to kiss Bella against her will." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
2/5	94%	Samson and Delilah (2010)	" Director Warwick Thornton's artistic choices alienated me as viewer and made me pray for the end." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
2/5	33%	Terminator Salvation (2009)	" Everything that made the Terminator films great is absent in this film. The violence, the terror, the basic fear is gone ... In this film, children defeat a terminator." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
4/5	61%	The Reader (2008)	" The film's exploration of the Holocaust's fallout on subsequent generations is harrowing." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
3/5	43%	Robin Hood (2010)	" I thought [Robin Hood] was going to be the best film of the year ... [it] never gels. " — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
4/5	98%	Let the Right One In (2008)	" Let the Right One In eschews all the crap that has plagued vampire films for years. This is a dark, serious and twisted film. " — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
4/5	99%	Toy Story 3 (2010)	" ... this is [Pixar's] prison film, and they load it with suspense, clever references, invention and action. " — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
4/5	95%	Star Trek (2009)	" ... it pleases me to report that the new film from Director J.J. Abrams pulled me (a Trek newbie) in like a Romulan tractor beam." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
5/5	51%	Observe and Report (2009)	" This is one of the best comedies of the decade, and I suggest you check it out immediately - just don't take your grandmother." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
2/5	27%	Fast & Furious (2009)	" The tagline for this film is: 'New Model, Original Parts'. It should be: 'Are you dumb enough to pay for the same film twice?'" — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
3/5	73%	Iron Man 2 (2010)	" I was predisposed to like Iron Man even if it starred David Hasselhoff wrapped in tinfoil ... Is it worth your time? Definitely. Is it the calibre of Spider-Man 2 and The Dark Knight? Afraid not." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 29, 2012
3/5	70%	Men in Black III (2012)	" The effects and direction make this a pleasant diversion, but with a bunch of clunky one-liners and half-baked scenes this is a film that won't be remembered long." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
5/5	71%	Margaret (2011)	" ... it should be commended for attempting to tackle something as basic - and insurmountable - as a single human emotion." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
5/5	74%	Prometheus (2012)	" Very few films can create a genuine sense of wonder and discovery, and Prometheus manages it for its entire 124 minute running time ... almost entirely a sensory experience." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
2/5	81%	Beauty (Skoonheid) (2013)	" ...Beauty is my least favourite type of film. An 'arthouse' film with a repulsive protagonist, Beauty is slow and, eventually, vile." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
2/5	34%	Battleship (2012)	" It's not satire, it doesn't play on two levels like Starship Troopers, it's just s---... As a piece of miscalculated, American wankery, it is almost unparalleled." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
4/5	78%	Brave (2012)	" While Brave is a mile ahead of other animated features hitting our screens, it does feel like a lesser Pixar work." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
3/5	41%	Rock of Ages (2012)	" Tom Cruise is monumentally good in this film. If this film was called Stacee Jaxx it might have been my film of the year. " — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
4/5	92%	The Cabin in the Woods (2012)	" Just take my word on it, this film rocks. If you are disillusioned with the state of modern horror (and you should be) this is just the shot in the arm the genre has needed." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012
3/5	44%	American Reunion (2012)	" The cast are more likely to attend rehab than the Oscars ... but despite my scathing preconceptions, American Reunion is actually pretty funny." — The Aristocrat Posted Sep 27, 2012

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