The Subterranean Stadium

2015 "It’s Not Crazy, It’s Sports"
7.2| 0h22m| en
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Errol Morris takes us to a long-running basement electric football league.

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MonsterPerfect Good idea lost in the noise
FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Michael_Elliott The Subterranean Stadium (2015) *** 1/2 (out of 4) Director Errol Morris made a string of commercials for ESPN about how far some sport fanatics are willing to go. These commercials were so successful that the company asked him to make a series of short films that take a look at the more comical side of fans.THE SUBTERRANEAN STADIUM takes a look at a group of men who gather together once a week to play electronic football. The documentary starts off talking about what exactly it is and then we begin to hear from the men who play it. Their stories talk about how they got into the sport, why they formed a league in 1981 and why they continue to play it after all these years. The group of guys are called eccentric several times throughout this short but in the end Morris manages to get the point across that these guys just love one another and this sport gives them a chance to see one another. I really thought their story was quite unique and there was just something touching about watching how even though some of their lives haven't gone the greatest, they can still meet up and play this sport.