Visioneers
Uh Zack Galifianakis can't do anything wrong, this movie is brilliant although kind of slow. It almost has a feel that there's some bigger message behind the people exploding and what not and being stressed out from work.
edit: although i heard the hangover really sucked.
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Visioneers is great. The Hangover is great.Originally Posted by skt
I wouldn't say Inception is always easy to follow. The first twenty or thirty minutes are pretty confusing if you haven't seen the film before, which is clearly a deliberate move on the part of the director - (SPOILER)it's pointed out several times in the film that it's impossible to remember how a dream began, so beginning in the middle without any real explanations for what's happening at first makes sense given the subject matter.
The first 30 minutes or so of Inception is like, pure exposition. It's all just explanations, set up, and laying down the rules for everything to follow. Pretty straightforward. It's only in the dream levels that things start getting a little confusing. And even then, it's not terribly hard to keep up.
Definitely not as confusing as Memento, which keeps you in a constant state of "wtf?" until you finally have that "ah ha!" moment at the end.
I thought The Hangover was awesome. Laughed myself silly.
See, I felt like the exposition didn't start until about twenty minutes into the film. It opens with Saito and Cobb's shared dream without explaining the logic of shared dreaming at all until later on in the film. It may not have been as confusing as Memento but I wouldn't say it's straightforward, at least until you've seen the film once. Of course, if you went in already understanding the film's mechanics of shared dreaming and had a bit more background on what the film was about, it would probably be easier to understand, but I went in having seen nothing but the trailer.
Maybe it wasn't the first twenty or thirty minutes that were confusing - I have a hard time keeping track of elapsed time in cinemas. But in the first several scenes I definitely got the impression that I didn't understand even half of what was going on. (Note: I have yet to see the film a second time, which I need to remedy).
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Book of Eli
Pretty much like every other post-apocalyptic movie out there except with a religious theme. A bit cliched in a few other regards and most of the characters were pretty shallow but I still managed to enjoy it enough to not fall asleep during.
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I've only watched the film once, and I had like a self-imposed ban on exposure to this film. I'd literally plug my ears when I heard anyone talk about it.I read awhile back that Nolan wanted people to go into the film without knowing too much about it, so I tried to stick to that. I avoided watching TV spots, trailers, interviews, etc. For the longest time I didn't even know the movie was about dreams. I knew who was in it, and who was directing. And that's pretty much it.
The fact that the film opens up on a scene with virtually no context wasn't confusing to me. It was a fairly common film and television device to do an opening like that and most audiences should be used to it. It's generally understood that what is happening in that first few scenes is something you aren't meant to understand immediately, but that you will come to understand it as the movie plays out.
I don't necessarily equate the lack of immediate answers from the very beginning to mean that the film is confusing. It's just part of the storytelling that the audience is meant to pick up the pieces as the story unfolds. I guess I would define a movie as confusing if I'm unable to keep up with what is happening and why. And things only really start getting jumbled toward the end of the film. Who is in who's dream, and how many kicks are there and etc etc.
I think that the film becomes MORE confusing, the more you think about it. But while you're sitting there watching it, and not analyzing it, it's not that hard to follow along. Suspension of disbelief takes care of quite a few elements which may cause ??? later on when you're analyzing what you saw. (SPOILER)Like the architect. While I was watching the movie, it seemed to make sense. But afterward I was like, "wait, how the smurf does someone build a dream in someone else dream? What?" But if you're not trying to go too deep into it, I honestly don't think Inception is confusing. Multi-layered for sure. But again, lots of explaining going on so that the audience is aware of what is happening.
Memento on the other hand left my brain feeling like it got all tangled up. NO freakin' exposition at all. Brilliant movie though.
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Iron Man
About what I expected with the exception of a non-annoying Gwyneth Paltrow. Could've used more Jeff Bridges though.
8/10
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Inglorious Bastards - Not as good as people kept telling me it was. Its still pretty fun and has some great dialogue and scenes but this felt more random than usual Tarantino fare. I guess I just never "got it" so the film was largely unenjoyable for me. I'm kinda happy I didn't see it in theaters.
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Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
The Soloist: 7/10. Overall, a very solid movie despite being increasingly slow after the hour mark. Downey Jr., as typical for the majority of his more recent roles, does a very solid performance that balances comedic timing with dramatic nuance. Jamie Foxx's performance was also extremely good. My only real beef with the movie was the pacing.
Visioneers: 8/10. Very, very good. Galifianakis role was almost exactly like his stand-up comedy and only a slight difference from his role in The Hangover (which was good). It possessed the amount of awkwardness that I expect out of Galifianakis.
Futurama: Bender's Game: 6/10. First time watching the entire thing and I was kind of disappointed in it. It lacked the feel of the earlier episodes and seemed more like they were trying to prove that they did not deserve to be cancelled. Had more in common with the more recent episodes (which aren't as good) than the "better", earlier ones. Still enjoyable, but meh.
Big Fan: 8/10. I really like Patton Oswalt's comedy and his turn as an incredibly pathetic New York Giants fan didn't really disappoint. The movie fell short in few scenes but ended on a pretty strong note. It continues to amaze me how well the majority of comedians do in incredibly dramatic roles.
I broke down and decided to get Netflix finally. Been streaming movies all day.
<div style="font: 16px Candara, Skia, Corbel, 'Trebuchet MS', Georgia, Geneva, Helvetica, Lucida, 'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif; color: #38bcee; text-align: justify;">What makes it a mindsmurf is the fact that a lot of what we know about the mechanics of the world is based on the testimony of people who may be unreliable sources of information, and also the fact that it's difficult to know for certain what's a dream and what isn't.</span>
Alien Vs Predator Requiem
Kind of a disaster really. It further ruins the mythology behind these two franchises and is just a badly directed mess anyway. Ill happily sacrifice the Predator series to these abominations but the Alien series has far more class (excluding Resurrection of course) and deserves better. Hopefully Ridley Scott can get this series back on track with his prequel.
Barry Lyndon
Finally managed to watch this movie which now means I have seen every Kubrick film. First and foremost I would like to say that this movie is way too long. Once your stretching past 3 hours your really numbing my ass. I found the film mostly dull to be honest. Wish the plot would just snap to it rather than dragging on and on and on. Did find some parts quite amusing and some of the shots used in the film were enjoyable to look at. I can appreciate the film but it wasn't for me.
Watched the Ernest Green Story earlier today. It was like all of those civil struggle movies I've seen. Never seen a bad one yet.
I have finally watched Twilight, so I can mock it in good conscience.
It was two hours of angst, cheesy dialogue, and awkward, long staring.
Stephanie Meyer should be lynched for letting this slimy abomination slither out of her mind and onto paper.
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