TexasTower
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Christopher Nolan does not disappoint in this twilight-zone like thriller. A must see... maybe more than once.
Inception
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Basketball Jones
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Saw it at the Gold Class Cinema over the weekend (side note -- that place is great, but pricey). Really, really liked it -- just well conceived and well made in almost every aspect.
Mistadobalina
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Best movie I've seen in a long time.
Was always a huge fan of Nolan as a director (memento, prestige, batmans), and he doesn't dissapoint. Now his work as a writer can be viewed as spectacularly as his work behind the camera.
A phenomenal movie.
Was always a huge fan of Nolan as a director (memento, prestige, batmans), and he doesn't dissapoint. Now his work as a writer can be viewed as spectacularly as his work behind the camera.
A phenomenal movie.
Neither my wife nor I cared for "Inception."
We saw a pretty complicated, but poorly explained, on screen story that we thought became quite tedious in the telling.
While the effects were special enough and the action was OK (although, at times, very James Bondish), we thought the climatic denouement and the final revelation were both lacking.
We hope and expect others will like this flick much more than us; however, we were disappointed.
We thoroughly enjoyed "The Sixth Sense," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind " and we tolerated Tom Cruise in "Minority Report."
We both enjoy sci fi and have seen lots and lots of it, new and old.
We thought "Memento" and "Vantage Point" each used mind-bending, non-sequential storytelling in a great, viewer challenging way.
Here we found this storytelling technique overly used.
"The Matrix" et al was interesting.
But this reality twisting tale never really engaged us.
"Inception" went back and forth between busy and frenetic and repetition or slow motion too many times to hold our interest.
I looked at my watch several times and I had absolutely no place else that I needed to be.
My wife was ready to leave, but she and I were just killing time watching a movie we expected to enjoy.
I guess, any movie that uses as much narration as this one is likely having difficulty with either complex storytelling or its length (which was two hours and 28 minutes) or both.
Sometimes narration works well.
Here, you be your own judge.
And I thought the overall sound mix too often left the dialog too soft for me to understand.
DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese very recently let me down with "Shutter Island" and here Leonardo and Christopher Nolan's moviemaking disappointed me again.
In both flicks, we simply found the juice not worth the squeeze.
BTW, did anyone else think Leo was playing the same character in both movies?
And maybe in "Revolutionary Road" too?
Please, go see "Inception" if you're so inclined.
I'm only posting my opinion because I enjoy doing it.
Different strokes.......
We saw a pretty complicated, but poorly explained, on screen story that we thought became quite tedious in the telling.
While the effects were special enough and the action was OK (although, at times, very James Bondish), we thought the climatic denouement and the final revelation were both lacking.
We hope and expect others will like this flick much more than us; however, we were disappointed.
We thoroughly enjoyed "The Sixth Sense," "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind " and we tolerated Tom Cruise in "Minority Report."
We both enjoy sci fi and have seen lots and lots of it, new and old.
We thought "Memento" and "Vantage Point" each used mind-bending, non-sequential storytelling in a great, viewer challenging way.
Here we found this storytelling technique overly used.
"The Matrix" et al was interesting.
But this reality twisting tale never really engaged us.
"Inception" went back and forth between busy and frenetic and repetition or slow motion too many times to hold our interest.
I looked at my watch several times and I had absolutely no place else that I needed to be.
My wife was ready to leave, but she and I were just killing time watching a movie we expected to enjoy.
I guess, any movie that uses as much narration as this one is likely having difficulty with either complex storytelling or its length (which was two hours and 28 minutes) or both.
Sometimes narration works well.
Here, you be your own judge.
And I thought the overall sound mix too often left the dialog too soft for me to understand.
DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese very recently let me down with "Shutter Island" and here Leonardo and Christopher Nolan's moviemaking disappointed me again.
In both flicks, we simply found the juice not worth the squeeze.
BTW, did anyone else think Leo was playing the same character in both movies?
And maybe in "Revolutionary Road" too?
Please, go see "Inception" if you're so inclined.
I'm only posting my opinion because I enjoy doing it.
Different strokes.......
Wow. What a difference of opinion.
I've walked of movies before, probably about 6 or 7 over the decades. I only asked for my money back a few times. Tim Burton consistently makes movies that drive me from my seat.
No I don't know if I'll pay to see Inception or not. I have liked some of Nolan's other movies.
I've walked of movies before, probably about 6 or 7 over the decades. I only asked for my money back a few times. Tim Burton consistently makes movies that drive me from my seat.
No I don't know if I'll pay to see Inception or not. I have liked some of Nolan's other movies.
Basketball Jones
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Roma--
Pay to see it. Trust the good reviews.
Pay to see it. Trust the good reviews.
TheGallopinGoose
2,500+ Posts
Very good film, but I fell asleep about halfway through.
My son and i always rate movies from 1 to 10. We are usually very close in our ratings. It had been a couple of years since either of us had rated a movie a "10".
I was very excited when I received a call from him, and he proclaimed this movie a "10".
I immediately purchased a couple of IMAX tickets and headed to the flick.
Immediately, the film revealed that you must pay close attention. That was the immediate hook. I thought, "this is going to be good".
At around the halfway mark, I noticed what most people are missing. The people that just don't get this movie have a hard time explaining why. I listened as the actors revealed EXACTLY what they were going to do . . . and then they did it.
Do you see it?
There were no surprises in the entire last half of the movie. I waited for something exciting to happen . . . a sci-fi shocker . . . a twist . . . anything.
SPOILER:
I was told the following:
1. That there were dreams within dreams.
2. The time-span within each level of dream would have to be coordinated. we were told how it would be done, and they did it.
3. L.D.'s wife was going to mess things up.
4. The SPECIFIC actions that were going to take place to make them "come back".
The "ONLY" shocker was that one of the actors got shot. Even with him getting shot, this disturbed nothing in the openly delivered plot . . . so, this meant nothing.
The plot played out EXACTLY as it was described. How boring.
I have never seen a movie do this. I was thinking . . . this plot is not going to end exactly as it was revealed to us . . . BUT IT DID.
With all of the discussion about how good this movie was, I honestly believe that I missed something wonderful. Am I wrong in saying the following:
I am confused that I just saw the most unconfused movie that confused many.
Again, they precisely told how the movie was going to end and it did just that.
I was very excited when I received a call from him, and he proclaimed this movie a "10".
I immediately purchased a couple of IMAX tickets and headed to the flick.
Immediately, the film revealed that you must pay close attention. That was the immediate hook. I thought, "this is going to be good".
At around the halfway mark, I noticed what most people are missing. The people that just don't get this movie have a hard time explaining why. I listened as the actors revealed EXACTLY what they were going to do . . . and then they did it.
Do you see it?
There were no surprises in the entire last half of the movie. I waited for something exciting to happen . . . a sci-fi shocker . . . a twist . . . anything.
SPOILER:
I was told the following:
1. That there were dreams within dreams.
2. The time-span within each level of dream would have to be coordinated. we were told how it would be done, and they did it.
3. L.D.'s wife was going to mess things up.
4. The SPECIFIC actions that were going to take place to make them "come back".
The "ONLY" shocker was that one of the actors got shot. Even with him getting shot, this disturbed nothing in the openly delivered plot . . . so, this meant nothing.
The plot played out EXACTLY as it was described. How boring.
I have never seen a movie do this. I was thinking . . . this plot is not going to end exactly as it was revealed to us . . . BUT IT DID.
With all of the discussion about how good this movie was, I honestly believe that I missed something wonderful. Am I wrong in saying the following:
I am confused that I just saw the most unconfused movie that confused many.
Again, they precisely told how the movie was going to end and it did just that.
Third Coast
10,000+ Posts
While I'm certain everyone that doesn't like it isn't in the "doesn't get it" category, it's not unusual for a film such as this to be polarizing.
CanaTigers
2,500+ Posts
There was a lot to like about it. My only complaint was why this and just about every other movie seems to hinge the story on romance.
Third Coast . . .I re-read my posting, and I did a terrible job explaining "it".
Here I go again:
What people didn't get is that they actually got it. What they got was not anything AMAZING.
The movie was presented in three parts:
THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
The first part of the movie teased us into believing that the rest of the movie was going to be a complicated scenario that only geniuses would be able to understand.
THE SECOND 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
The characters specifically explained their roles. The potential conflict with the wife was introduced and explained perfectly how it was going to play out. We were introduced to THE PLAN. We were spoon-fed all details.
At the time, we did not know that they would not leave out any detail. We were educated on the layers of dream and what it would specifically take to be removed from each level. THE ENTIRE PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO US, but we were unaware of this. We just believed that there would much more than the precise details that had already been provided to us.
THE LAST 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
They played out the plan just as it had already been detailed to us WITH ZERO SURPRISES . . . the top spun . . . and the movie was over.
Here I go again:
What people didn't get is that they actually got it. What they got was not anything AMAZING.
The movie was presented in three parts:
THE FIRST 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
The first part of the movie teased us into believing that the rest of the movie was going to be a complicated scenario that only geniuses would be able to understand.
THE SECOND 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
The characters specifically explained their roles. The potential conflict with the wife was introduced and explained perfectly how it was going to play out. We were introduced to THE PLAN. We were spoon-fed all details.
At the time, we did not know that they would not leave out any detail. We were educated on the layers of dream and what it would specifically take to be removed from each level. THE ENTIRE PLAN WAS PRESENTED TO US, but we were unaware of this. We just believed that there would much more than the precise details that had already been provided to us.
THE LAST 1/3 OF THE MOVIE:
They played out the plan just as it had already been detailed to us WITH ZERO SURPRISES . . . the top spun . . . and the movie was over.
I think UTDude makes some important points: This is a film where the exposition is almost constant. We are not allowed to discover anything for ourselves. Even the special effects, while solid, do not reveal anything new in the way of cinematic experience. The Matrix managed to leapfrog the problem of having to verbally explain alot of the new world being presented by narrating while visually revealing and by presenting new special effects coupled with an unusually strong and stirring visual style. Inception tries to do these things but only partially succeeds.
I also have to say that I found myself wondering why there is so much gunplay, so much rat-a-tat-tat. Seemed unimaginative.
There is also no villain, no antagonist.
Feh. The idea is interesting, I suppose, and some of the execution was good, but this was mostly mind-*******, which is to say, wank. Doubt I'll bother to watch it again and I can't say that I recommend it, especially with other films likw 'Winter's Bone' likely to go ignored if I don't pimp it as much as possible.
Inception Rates: Go See Winter's Bone
I also have to say that I found myself wondering why there is so much gunplay, so much rat-a-tat-tat. Seemed unimaginative.
There is also no villain, no antagonist.
Feh. The idea is interesting, I suppose, and some of the execution was good, but this was mostly mind-*******, which is to say, wank. Doubt I'll bother to watch it again and I can't say that I recommend it, especially with other films likw 'Winter's Bone' likely to go ignored if I don't pimp it as much as possible.
Inception Rates: Go See Winter's Bone
Personally I loved it. However, during the snow fight dream, when they decided to go a level deeper, my girlfriend turned to me a said "Oh my god, ellen paige just made this movie 30 minutes longer." We left the theater with very different opinions on the movie. Her review was that she was tired of watching a van fall into a river for an hour.
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Loved it. Disagree on nothing new in the end. The revelation about inception to Mol was unexpected to some degree and really the crux of the movie.
Agreed the fight scenes were overdone.
Agreed the fight scenes were overdone.
Third Coast
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I understand Dude and I will keep that in mind when I see it.
The reviews seem to be either great for the most part, with a smattering of not so good and a few that absolutely disliked it. This really sounds like a film I personally will like and I will be very surprised if I don't, but I'm not going in expecting to be blown away by it. If I am, all the better.
The reviews seem to be either great for the most part, with a smattering of not so good and a few that absolutely disliked it. This really sounds like a film I personally will like and I will be very surprised if I don't, but I'm not going in expecting to be blown away by it. If I am, all the better.
RockyBalboa
500+ Posts
The anti-gravity fight scene was one of the coolest ever. I'm stunned at the negative reviews. This was one of the best five movies I've seen in the last ten years.
Absolutely outstanding.
Absolutely outstanding.
SWHorn
500+ Posts
I'm shocked to see the reviews on both ends of the spectrum. I didn't find the movie to be horrible or great. It was okay. I can't possibly fathom how people would rate it as one of their top films (and I've heard this from several), nor can I really see a reason for hating the movie (other than it being a bit boring).
I would recommend it for netflix, but honestly, like others have said, I found myself looking at the time. It was rather draggy.
I would recommend it for netflix, but honestly, like others have said, I found myself looking at the time. It was rather draggy.
SPOILERS!!!!!!!
I thought the floating fight scenes and the escape to gravity were interesting and entertaining.
Best part of the movie for me.
This cleverly conceived flick about the inception of a thought by a team of mental espionage agents, who build a specific memory into a victim's mind after they've all collectively dropped into their individually connected subconsciouses, went one cerebral level too deep (or perhaps a suspension of belief bridge too far) to hold my cinematic interest whenever the James Bondish gun battles against the snow patrol and in the stronghold's tunnels ensued; plus the slo mo (actually almost no mo) depiction of that van falling into the river was excessively protracted IMHO.
And then there was Leo portraying his character like this was Shutter Island, Part 2 with me having so much repetitious screen time to watch and notice.
Other than all that and the overall sound mix, which got the explosions, gunfire and vehicle crashes just right but left much of the movie's dialog unintelligible at the lower level of my hearing range, I had no issues or complaints.
I'm glad other viewers liked this film more than I did.
And I hope anyone who thinks they'll enjoy it goes to see it.
Different strokes for different folks.
I thought the floating fight scenes and the escape to gravity were interesting and entertaining.
Best part of the movie for me.
This cleverly conceived flick about the inception of a thought by a team of mental espionage agents, who build a specific memory into a victim's mind after they've all collectively dropped into their individually connected subconsciouses, went one cerebral level too deep (or perhaps a suspension of belief bridge too far) to hold my cinematic interest whenever the James Bondish gun battles against the snow patrol and in the stronghold's tunnels ensued; plus the slo mo (actually almost no mo) depiction of that van falling into the river was excessively protracted IMHO.
And then there was Leo portraying his character like this was Shutter Island, Part 2 with me having so much repetitious screen time to watch and notice.
Other than all that and the overall sound mix, which got the explosions, gunfire and vehicle crashes just right but left much of the movie's dialog unintelligible at the lower level of my hearing range, I had no issues or complaints.
I'm glad other viewers liked this film more than I did.
And I hope anyone who thinks they'll enjoy it goes to see it.
Different strokes for different folks.
The Greatest
500+ Posts
hornfans rarely disappoints when it comes to hating on something. Inception is currently #3 on the IMDB top 250 (though it will almost certainly fall down the list a little as it gets more votes) and yet about half of this thread either disliked it outright or found it boring. even if you didn't think it was the greatest movie of all time, i'm not sure how anyone couldn't have at least enjoyed it or seen it was a very well made movie.
Good post, buckhorn.
"Inception" is arguably one of the best movies I've ever seen that, when I saw it and for for my personal enjoyment, was too quietly spoken, too repetitive, too slow moving and/or, perhaps, a layer too complex.
In addition, I found it too long with too little payoff.
The "layers" of Middle Earth required three movies to do that story justice.
I think "Inception" and "Shutter Island" could have been combined similarly using rewrites with more back story, character developement and explanation.
Just kidding, I should be more careful what I suggest to those who make movies.
I had hoped for a more enjoyable, satisfying movie experience.
The concept of "Inception" was quite clever.
And, for me, it was well made except for all of the stuff that disappointed me.
I guess the disappointing stuff was well made too and doubtless more enjoyable for anyone who wasn't disappointed.
So, I freely admit there was a bunch of well made, though for me often disappointing, stuff to enjoy.
And I did my best to do just that.
I kept watching, hoping "Inception" would better reward my interest.
But this clever flick came up short for me in my final evaluation.
Just my opinion, please see it for yourself.
"Inception" is arguably one of the best movies I've ever seen that, when I saw it and for for my personal enjoyment, was too quietly spoken, too repetitive, too slow moving and/or, perhaps, a layer too complex.
In addition, I found it too long with too little payoff.
The "layers" of Middle Earth required three movies to do that story justice.
I think "Inception" and "Shutter Island" could have been combined similarly using rewrites with more back story, character developement and explanation.
Just kidding, I should be more careful what I suggest to those who make movies.
I had hoped for a more enjoyable, satisfying movie experience.
The concept of "Inception" was quite clever.
And, for me, it was well made except for all of the stuff that disappointed me.
I guess the disappointing stuff was well made too and doubtless more enjoyable for anyone who wasn't disappointed.
So, I freely admit there was a bunch of well made, though for me often disappointing, stuff to enjoy.
And I did my best to do just that.
I kept watching, hoping "Inception" would better reward my interest.
But this clever flick came up short for me in my final evaluation.
Just my opinion, please see it for yourself.
Better than The Matrix. This movie blew me away. It was like all five seasons of Lost crammed into 2.5 hours.
They did have to improvise on their plan and the whole Id thing served as a nice villian. Kind of like Forbidden Planet.
The director supercedes all other directors in his ability to lay down complexity and awe to the point where I would believe any Hugo or Nebula Award caliber novel is within his grasp.
They did have to improvise on their plan and the whole Id thing served as a nice villian. Kind of like Forbidden Planet.
The director supercedes all other directors in his ability to lay down complexity and awe to the point where I would believe any Hugo or Nebula Award caliber novel is within his grasp.
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