Inception

multiweb (Marc) · #1 28-07-2010, 08:25 AM

Saw it last night. Great story line. Very well constructed and clever film. Would recommend.

bloodhound31 · #2 28-07-2010, 08:51 AM

Yep me too. The brain was firing on at least 7.99 cylinders from the opening scenes all the way to the end. A top watch. My bro took me last night (his third time) and says you get more out of it each time.

I never really had anything against Leonardo DiCaprio, as many seem to, but I can say that after seeing him in "Blood Diamond" and now this, I am liking his talent immensely.

Baz.

multiweb (Marc) · #3 29-07-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by bloodhound31

I never really had anything against Leonardo DiCaprio, as many seem to, but I can say that after seeing him in "Blood Diamond" and now this, I am liking his talent immensely.

Very talented actor for sure. He seems to chose his scripts very carefully too. I guess he can afford to be choosey now.

iceman (Mike) · #4 29-07-2010, 08:59 AM

Yeh looks very good. I'm keen on seeing it myself.

Octane (Humayun) · #5 29-07-2010, 09:58 AM

Seeing this one tonight with work colleagues.

Margaret and David both gave it 4.5/5.

H

Liz · #6 29-07-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

Seeing this one tonight with work colleagues.

Margaret and David both gave it 4.5/5.

H

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Oh, excellent, Margaret and David have set the mark.
Nearly saw it today, but home to computor instead .......

Matt Wastell (Matt) · #7 29-07-2010, 07:19 PM

Looks good - I will be seeing it on Friday of next week - I do not go to the movies often but am looking forward to this!

Octane (Humayun) · #8 29-07-2010, 10:28 PM

Just got back from seeing this.

Holy, moly!

Unlike anything I've ever seen. Christopher Nolan is one twisted man! That's a good thing -- this movie is sensational.

H

PCH (Paul) · #9 31-07-2010, 01:12 PM

I agree with H in as much that it's unlike anything I've ever seen. But the similarities stop there.

None out of ten from me I'm afraid folks. This movie was total plop from start to finish. I expect better of LdC. What's more. I defy anyone to tell me what the plot was

Tip: if you want to waste 17 buckeroonies, just throw it down the drain or give it to the streetkids. At least that way you'll still have the 2 plus hours to do something useful with

Octane (Humayun) · #10 31-07-2010, 02:29 PM

I thought the plot was obvious...

It's a film about making film, told from the director's perspective.

The characters are metaphors; there's an actor, a producer, a director, a screenwriter, a technical creative associate...

H

PCH (Paul) · #11 31-07-2010, 02:49 PM

H,

wow, are you sure? I must be thicker than I thought

Oh well. All I'd say is that I'd be surprised if many in the audience see it that way. At least I hope they don't, - I don't mind being thick, as long as I'm not too much thicker than average

spearo (Frank) · #12 31-07-2010, 04:40 PM

Folks....
Its a Swedish surrealist film noir:

The sub plot is : Dead Fish

frank

bloodhound31 · #13 31-07-2010, 11:39 PM

Does anyone just ENJOY a movie anymore, instead of picking it to bits?

I thought it was great. Just the escape from reality I need once in a while.

Octane (Humayun) · #14 31-07-2010, 11:41 PM

waa waa. All I did was mention how the plot came across to me.

Like any (good) art, you can infer meaning from it. This doesn't equate to picking it to bits. Picking it to bits would be to detail all the flaws.

I enjoyed it.

H

PCH (Paul) · #15 31-07-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by bloodhound31

Does anyone just ENJOY a movie anymore, instead of picking it to bits?

I thought it was great. Just the escape from reality I need once in a while.

Yes, but fair play Baz, - it helps if you understand what it's about and that was my point, and is what's being discussed here.

However, it's your thread Baz and I hope I didn't upset the applecart too much by saying it was er ... plop I think I said.

I'm just a little amused that those who seem to have understood it, have it down variously as swedish film noir and something about film maker's metaphors. And H, you didn't just 'mention' your interpretation (of the plot), you said you thought it was "obvious".

But hey, each to their own, and we're all entitled to our opinions.

(But it was plop

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PCH (Paul) · #16 01-08-2010, 12:14 AM

Interestingly, rottentomatoes.com gives it very many good to great reviews. But there was at least one, right at the end, written by someone who expresses my opinion beautifully. If I may quote from that site ...

"It is irritating for an hour, being so gloomily lit that you need fog lights, then it opens up into a marvellously inventive, somewhat silly but enjoyable heist movie, with a good cast doing things I doubt even they could explain. "

That would be pretty accurate imo

spearo (Frank) · #17 01-08-2010, 08:26 AM

I think we need to let Sheldon know that the "Swedish film noir" thing was ...
wait for it...

A JOKE !

I haven't seen the movie.

For what its worth the commercials seem good with lots of cool CGI but really really not at all suggestive of a Swedish film, much less of a "noir" genre...We need as "Sarcasm" emoticon I think...

Baz is right just enjoy it for entertainment value.

Most if not all movies can be overanalysed.

frank

shelltree (Shelley) · #18 01-08-2010, 09:49 AM

I'm excited about seeing this. I always get excited when a new film comes out that actually involves testing the mind and human discovery. It's a shame they always have such awe inspiring ideas and they are so caught up on small sequences they had running through their mind that they fail to involve the plot until the very end and it always turns out to be extremely predictable.
Which is a shame because a lot of people will sit in a movie and consider what could happen next and some of their ideas for a plot twist would probably be miles ahead of those who wrote it to begin with.

Anyway, I could ramble on for hours but I'll spare you all

I still think it looks like a movie worthwhile spending 17 bucks or whatever ridiculous amount of money it is nowadays to see a movie at the cinemas. Plus Leonardo DiCaprio is actually a pretty fantastic actor and it has Michael Caine in it!!

Esseth (Alan) · #19 01-08-2010, 11:52 AM

Have not seen it yet so i will not scroll through as i do not want to see any spoilers, looking forward to it and i will be going soon as i won a double pass from the Sci-fi channel.

Woo go me

bloodhound31 · #20 01-08-2010, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Octane

I enjoyed it.H

It WAS good wasn't it?

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Originally Posted by PCH

However, it's your thread Baz and I hope I didn't upset the applecart too much by saying it was er ... plop I think I said.

No overturned applecarts here dude, not my thread either BTW....

Baz.