movies

[thrill]

Saw Tinker Taylor Solider Spy over the weekend ... wow. Holy [expletive] could anyone follow that story line? I have no [expletive] what happened. Most confusing (and bad) spy movie I have ever seen.

What was confusing about it? One of the 5 guys was a double agent for the Russians and George had to find out which.

[JL21]

Janet Reno was awesome in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

[jim]

Saw Tinker Taylor Solider Spy over the weekend ... wow. Holy [expletive] could anyone follow that story line? I have no [expletive] what happened. Most confusing (and bad) spy movie I have ever seen.

What was confusing about it? One of the 5 guys was a double agent for the Russians and George had to find out which.

I missed that.

[cpebbles]

My problem with Inception is similar to my problem with Memento. If you strip away the cool storytelling gimmick - which I really enjoyed in both cases - I just didn't give that much of a [expletive] about what was happening to these people. The only character in Inception that stood out to me was Joseph Gordon Levitt's. I suppose Marion Cotillard's too. The rest of them are just kind of there. I liked it a lot, just didn't think it was great. It's weird, but I think both of Nolan's Batman movies are his most successful work. They set a lower bar, but do a better job of meeting it.

BTW, stripping away the "gimmick" with Memento completely negates the point of the movie. The movie forces you into Leonard's shoes, having to figure out what is happening without the context of what happened earlier. It bothers the hell out of me when people complain that it's confusing or that it's just a gimmick movie. You're missing the point if you try to strip it away.

EDIT: It's like saying "If you strip away all the dream sequences and hallucinations of Black Swan and just show what really happened, it's a really boring movie."

[The Third Man]

Yeah, that's a lame criticism. Memento is great, my favorite Nolan.

[AdmiralKird]

Alright I made this other post about Inception and Memento, both good times, but I deleted it to instead make you watch Ridley Scott's Prometheus, the first full trailer.

It's pretty [expletive] awesome looking. Holy crap. Watch in HD or die.

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That looks awesome.

It's been awhile since I've seen a sci-fi movie that actually looked plausible from the trailer. Although it appears to have a bit more sci-fi horror than I'd like, ala Sphere.

Edit: Waaaaait. It's set in 2085. FAIL.

[ghostrunner]

Yeah, that's a lame criticism. Memento is great, my favorite Nolan.

OK, first, that's kind of a lame thing to say. I mean - I don't get it when people say the Coen's look down on their characters, but it's a valid opinion. I don't know if criticism can be lame, unless we're talking a critic like Gene Shalit who drops puns throughout the review and doesn't actually do any criticism.

Anyway, I think you're both missing what I said.

If you strip away the cool storytelling gimmick - which I really enjoyed in both cases - I just didn't give that much of a [expletive] about what was happening to these people.

It's the stuff outside the gimmick I didn't care for. That's less true of Memento I guess - I'd say I probably found that more engaging between the two.

[Maclowery]

Stop being a Debbie Downer, Kird. Admit it, that was one of the best trailers you've ever seen.

(fine, in a week, or something)

I went from sorta-whatever a week ago to Top-of-the-List today for that film in just two minutes of trailer. Good job, editors.

[Leroy]

The wife and I went to our first movie together in years. She wanted to see Act of Valor.

I would like to say it profoundly reached me and what I think about the Seals, or the military for that matter. But I already knew what those bad asses go through, so it really just reinforced what I think about those men and women.

[AdmiralKird]

Stop being a Debbie Downer, Kird. Admit it, that was one of the best trailers you've ever seen.

(fine, in a week, or something)

I went from sorta-whatever a week ago to Top-of-the-List today for that film in just two minutes of trailer. Good job, editors.

It was a good trailer. I'm not really familiar with the alien franchise though.