Inception

Originally Posted by Fuuma

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They design the levels but the subconscious of the dreamer directs what is going on. Not that it matters, its a scenario, he could have written something else if he wanted. To have a dreamworld that is a 5 star hotel and that's about it is pure crap. It was ok to leave the mechanics imprecise, who cares. He just wasn't able to run with the idea of dreams in any interesting form.
i understand the complaints and all... but **** this summer i was dragged to see: the A team ******* twighlight movie (even though i didn't see the 1st two) grown ups so i'll take this movie and be happy that i could finally actually enjoy something this summer. i saw it on a IMAX screen so it really did make it a better experience. cristoper nolan just likes to do this kind of thing (the prestige/memento/even the dark night) where he'll make you think rather than just sit back and observe. after watching this i was pissed that Lost couldn't of just ended like that.

I'll agree that the setpieces did seem rather arbitrary. Didn't get the reasoning behind the Goldeneye tundra dreamscape at all. Did I miss some explanation for that?

Originally Posted by AndrewRyanWallace

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It was really awesome. Still sinking in, but really just wow. There were plenty of problems but it was overwhelming enjoyable and mind-bending.

What problems are you specifically referring to?

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

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A little disappointed that JG-L didn't have more of a character. He was just sort of window dressing.

Why is there a fascination w/ this guy? He's just that kid from the TV show about aliens

Originally Posted by dmbp

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JG-L is an exceedingly handsome man in the movie. Not man crush status, but close.

Originally Posted by Fuuma

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He just wasn't able to run with the idea of dreams in any interesting form.

I kind of agree, but I think he had to keep it reasonable given the average level of intelligence that a moviegoer has.

If this had been another "Memento," (Chris Nolan's last movie like this) you wouldn't have many ticket sales due to mass confusion. I think Nolan and his producer had this in mind. So it's not as if Nolan couldn't make it interesting, it's that he kept it somewhat tame yet intriguing enough to attract a wider audience.

Overall I liked the movie, but the only thing I thought was poor was the endless amount of shooting and chasing ... as that kept going on, I was just thinking "okay, okay ... enough of the shooting, get me to the next plot twist or story-turning-point... I get the whole idea of "oh **** we need to keep moving because they're after us""

Nolan could have made the chases more dramatic and clever rather than an endless train of henchmen firing endless amounts of bullets...

I will probably watch it again before looking at any internet spolier discussions regarding plot and ending. Because I think I get what was happening, but I want to confirm if I got it all right.

If others are feeling this same way, then Nolan succeeds on a massive scale... getting return viewership is the future of blockbusters imo

Originally Posted by aizan

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urusei yatsura 2: beautiful dreamer would be my preference.

You see, Leonardo DiCaprio is riding on top of a giant turtle...

Originally Posted by furo

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Why is there a fascination w/ this guy? He's just that kid from the TV show about aliens
He's also at least DiCaprio's equal as far as actual "acting" goes when given the opportunity. I'm not sure why he's been doing big budget stuff where he's basically just been hanging out and collecting a paycheck (G.I. Joe? Maybe it sounded like a lot of fun... ), but he's done some really great work on stage, screen, and television. Manic, Mysterious Skin, Brick, (500) Days of Summer, The Lookout, Stop-Loss, check them out.

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

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He's also at least DiCaprio's equal as far as actual "acting" goes when given the opportunity. I'm not sure why he's been doing big budget stuff where he's basically just been hanging out and collecting a paycheck (G.I. Joe? Maybe it sounded like a lot of fun... ), but he's done some really great work on stage, screen, and television.

Manic, Mysterious Skin, Brick, (500) Days of Summer, The Lookout, Stop-Loss, check them out.


the best part about The Lookout is that it involved the whole premise of Memento (trauma inducing brain damage which affects memory), and 500 days of summer which uses the out of sequence story telling, both tricks of the Nolan Movie trade.

i guess the kid from 3rd rock from the sun really has grown up...

Originally Posted by Station

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Ellen Page is an architecture student, so she's not going to have them all whizzing around a pinball machine, naked, with blocks of edam for feet.
dude i would pay double to see that movie

Originally Posted by LawrenceMD

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the best part about The Lookout is that it involved the whole premise of Memento (trauma inducing brain damage which affects memory), and 500 days of summer which uses the out of sequence story telling, both tricks of the Nolan Movie trade.

i guess the kid from 3rd rock from the sun really has grown up...
people have seen the lookout? nice

Originally Posted by Riio

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people have seen the lookout? nice

Several times.

Originally Posted by Riio

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dude i would pay double to see that movie


people have seen the lookout? nice

my wife loves crime movies/mobster movies/serial killer movies/ ect... so whenever something looks interesting we rent it.

latest movie we watched: The Prophet. The french prison movie that was very good.

I think the best thing in the whole movie Inception were the zero gravity fight/escape/action scenes.

I saw it ( at least the first 35 minutes) today at the Edwards cinema here in Houston, Tx.

It was incomprehensible BS.

I saw the manager and got passes for any future movie since I felt I had wasted the admission price.

"Dinner with the Schmucks" opens on July 30th. That will be better.

BTW: I went with a female MD friend who is extremely smart ( obviously much smarter than I ). She thought it was silly pretentious crap too.

You both sound like a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by Tokyo Slim

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You both sound like a lot of fun.

Thanks, we think so.

We both hated The Matrix movies which this crap reminded us of.

And we loved "The Sopranos". Maybe it's a generation thing.

loved it

Anyone else love how halfway through the movie, it turned into a level from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?

Originally Posted by TRINI

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Anyone else love how halfway through the movie, it turned into a level from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2?

yes