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BrentonInception - Thank you Chris Nolan
July 18th 2010 00:29
Inception. Best movie of 2010 (for me) so far. Better than Toy Story 3, better than Kick Ass and yes…I’ll say it, better than Iron Man 2 (not better then Robert Downey Jr though. RDJ pwns all)
Christopher Nolan must be pretty smug with his perfect movie record. The man can do no wrong! He’s easily one of my favorite directors.
The film was action-packed, thought provoking, had plenty of visual eye-candy, and was intelligently told. In a filmmaking industry where CGI is commonplace, it’s not very often I actually blink and say “whoa” at the visual effects.
The score was hauntingly beautiful (thanks to Hans Zimmer) and the cast was spot on! I can go on and on about this film.
This movie solidified my admiration of Leonardo Dicaprio. He was the silly heartthrob from Titanic until this movie. Shutter Island began the reconciliation process between him and my opinion of him.
There were times in the film where I did get a little confused and the term “convoluted plot” kept creeping into my mind. But I just visualized Chris Nolan weaving this massive plot. Occasionally he’d let a few threads get away from him, but he somehow nabbed the escaping thread and worked it into the whole. If I wanted to get nit picky I’d inspect those threads and find a few plot holes, but it’s really not important to the overall impact.
Well…the extended action scenes in the Alps were a tad annoying and a shade gimmicky, but other then that it was perfection.
In short- go see this movie!
Ps: And I love Cillian Murphy! I’m so glad he gets cast in Christopher Nolan movies and Danny Boyle films – two of my favorite directors.
Christopher Nolan must be pretty smug with his perfect movie record. The man can do no wrong! He’s easily one of my favorite directors.
The film was action-packed, thought provoking, had plenty of visual eye-candy, and was intelligently told. In a filmmaking industry where CGI is commonplace, it’s not very often I actually blink and say “whoa” at the visual effects.
The score was hauntingly beautiful (thanks to Hans Zimmer) and the cast was spot on! I can go on and on about this film.
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This movie solidified my admiration of Leonardo Dicaprio. He was the silly heartthrob from Titanic until this movie. Shutter Island began the reconciliation process between him and my opinion of him.
There were times in the film where I did get a little confused and the term “convoluted plot” kept creeping into my mind. But I just visualized Chris Nolan weaving this massive plot. Occasionally he’d let a few threads get away from him, but he somehow nabbed the escaping thread and worked it into the whole. If I wanted to get nit picky I’d inspect those threads and find a few plot holes, but it’s really not important to the overall impact.
Well…the extended action scenes in the Alps were a tad annoying and a shade gimmicky, but other then that it was perfection.
In short- go see this movie!
Ps: And I love Cillian Murphy! I’m so glad he gets cast in Christopher Nolan movies and Danny Boyle films – two of my favorite directors.
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Comment by JohnDoe
Film & TV on DVD
I was equally impressed with the film too.
From my own review:
"Inception is a smartly scripted, visually astonishing accomplishment that reminds not all bigscreen behemoths need to be dumbed down adaptations of existing works. Constructed with eye of the needle care and calculated pacing the film’s delicate stealth seeps originality taking an intangible truth and manipulating it to maximum effect.
Compelling and riveting, Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) proves once more he is a consummate storyteller. Focused and avoiding the pitfalls of over complicating a simple “idea” to deliver complex, intellectually stimulating entertainment that never plummets into incoherence. An architect of the cerebral cortex, instead of a frustrating paradox of riddles the film is a fluid exercise in the tapestry of structure."
Comment by Anonymous
Cinema Three
Projecting Projectionist - Film Reviews from a Small Town Theatre Employee