tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post7187120751362343635..comments2023-10-25T04:58:06.517-04:00Comments on The Projection Booth: Inceptionrob humanickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-59420687606779557412010-08-19T17:32:40.883-04:002010-08-19T17:32:40.883-04:00I though the movie was garbage, save for some visu...I though the movie was garbage, save for some visually appealing scenes ... ridiculous dialogue, a ridiculous fortress battle that went on way to long (were we actually supposed to care how well his subconcious was protected, and if any of the "good" guys were killed during the attack?) and ridiculous acting ... can't believe this is at 87% on rottentomatoes.com ... garbageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-42578130564019000742010-08-15T01:46:51.121-04:002010-08-15T01:46:51.121-04:00I just saw the movie a few hours ago.
I've be...I just saw the movie a few hours ago.<br /><br />I've been reading quite a few reviews because I am trying to figure out why everyone thinks it's such a masterpiece. <br /><br />I suppose that no matter what philosophical or logistical ambitions Nolan had, they were all for naught if he can't make us care about the characters. The whole crew just appeared to be plot-steering David Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022350549000109542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-48734773342322247282010-08-14T00:07:38.167-04:002010-08-14T00:07:38.167-04:00Why are you all attacking the person who wrote thi...Why are you all attacking the person who wrote this review? I don't agree with what he said at all, but I must say if he really did write it for attention and to stand out he succeeded. Look at all these comments! If you hate the review so much than why let the world know that you read it?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-86093305402066035262010-08-13T15:00:42.127-04:002010-08-13T15:00:42.127-04:00Adolescent mishmash fodder; noisy, overblown, ridi...Adolescent mishmash fodder; noisy, overblown, ridiculous. As much depth as a street puddle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-64377095480772830982010-08-09T18:55:17.857-04:002010-08-09T18:55:17.857-04:00Just got back from seeing this film and enjoyed it...Just got back from seeing this film and enjoyed it quite a bit. But your review (as well as other critical ones I've read) makes intelligent points in a reasonable manner. You've put your finger on some of the misgivings I have about it.<br /><br />It's a shame the internet is teaming with people who can't engage sensibly in a debate of any sort and instead just berate people for Jonhttp://www.drfulminare.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-16936889943180053892010-08-09T08:32:28.503-04:002010-08-09T08:32:28.503-04:00I just want to comment on a criticism I have seen ...I just want to comment on a criticism I have seen in comments here, and in your own review: the lack of dreamlike, surreal elements in the film's dreams.<br /><br />I have to watch it again, but as far as I remember, the dream's environment is consciously controlled by one of the dreamers, and populated by another. For the heists to work, the dream's environment needs to be anchored Philippenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-6875583986442684792010-08-08T02:19:29.915-04:002010-08-08T02:19:29.915-04:00It was the basic idea of the movie itself that was...It was the basic idea of the movie itself that was brilliant for me--dreams within dreams and the internal dynamics thereof. Watching Nolan's idea play out in the film was what was interesting and novel. The creative value of the basic structure was sufficient to qualify Inception as a great work. I have never seen a movie like it before, and its originality in conception are the core of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-14492091132445317532010-08-04T18:00:43.317-04:002010-08-04T18:00:43.317-04:00I found the movie unfortunately boring and told wi...I found the movie unfortunately boring and told without any emotion. Who the heck were we rooting for? What made the other company worse than the other. If anything, I found the two full of snobby CEOs, who I could care less about.<br /><br />I have heard rumors of this film topping all others. My only comment is that I prefer movies that get you involved, that make you think about them Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-10101180298965258252010-08-03T15:31:26.616-04:002010-08-03T15:31:26.616-04:00I'm in total agreement with this comment - htt...I'm in total agreement with this comment - http://projectionbooth.blogspot.com/2010/07/inception-2010.html?showComment=1279434444574#c2338633554099804519 <br /><br />I had really high hopes for this movie. I expected something much more intellectually stimulating and unique - but instead I got something meant much more for mass audiences. I guess with something this expensive that is to be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-21961721155542605562010-08-03T09:53:27.686-04:002010-08-03T09:53:27.686-04:00I think the brilliance of Inception is that Nolan ...I think the brilliance of Inception is that Nolan has created a film that can be denigrated by Anonymous posters and amateur critics who need to call others dumb to feel good about themselves because they feel they have it all figured out, yet also be enjoyed by viewers who feel the literal plot was but one way to interpret it. There's something for everyone to love or hate. That's the Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-62058225072814296682010-08-03T06:04:57.700-04:002010-08-03T06:04:57.700-04:00The reviewer is right. "Inception" is a ...The reviewer is right. "Inception" is a dumb film that allows dumb people to think they are intelligent. It's a movie for adolescent bores in bars who've just discovered a superficial understanding of quantum mechanics and "lecture" their companions. <br /><br />It's a movie full of plotholes and contradictions, and poor abbreviated filmmaking, and the "It'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-39880379939756446402010-08-03T02:53:37.739-04:002010-08-03T02:53:37.739-04:00(***spoilers***)
Re: limbo escape, based on Nolan...(***spoilers***)<br /><br />Re: limbo escape, based on Nolan's logic there are two ways to get to limbo. One is by burrowing deeper and deeper by choice. The other is by dying in a dream while heavily sedated. Apparently getting to limbo by choice means one can escape by choice. It's Nolan's world; he makes the rules, as arbitrary as they may be.<br /><br />What I find interestingCabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-26304370793994151532010-08-02T17:59:49.173-04:002010-08-02T17:59:49.173-04:00I agree with the reviewer and i am surprised at th...I agree with the reviewer and i am surprised at the hype this movie created. The endless fighting scenes were an overkill and a very literal way of depicting a mind supposedly guarding itself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-367841198633586952010-08-02T08:12:03.038-04:002010-08-02T08:12:03.038-04:00anonymous 5:37pm
I had a few comments on your com...anonymous 5:37pm<br /><br />I had a few comments on your comments:<br /><br />My major issue with the film is that there seem to be major holes in the logic of the universe Nolan has created. We are told that the characters are in danger of being stuck in limbo forever if they die, but are shown that Cobb and his wife escape limbo simply by killing themselves.<br /><br />Cob and Saito are in Jesse Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-14621867460538736242010-08-02T03:48:39.174-04:002010-08-02T03:48:39.174-04:00I guess you can put me in the camp that there'...I guess you can put me in the camp that there's no sense in criticizing a film for what it wasn't. Unless you can re-make the film yourself, you can only critique it for what it was. This was a big budget Hollywood movie with a fairly original idea mashed up with traditional caper and action movie mechanics. I left the theater feeling Inception owed a good bit to The Matrix as well as Cabfrancophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408854685852702400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-28934760389565443492010-08-02T02:17:43.121-04:002010-08-02T02:17:43.121-04:00I fully agree with your critique!I fully agree with your critique!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-25850282716661228142010-08-01T20:25:32.236-04:002010-08-01T20:25:32.236-04:00I saw the film. It wasn't anywhere near as goo...I saw the film. It wasn't anywhere near as good as Memento and you need repeat viewings because the dialog whizzes by faster than light. Half the time the concepts are contradicted in its cleverness, such as the floating sequence which was ridiculous even though it was cool. If the dreamers don't even feel the insane movement of the car weaving through traffic or hear the gunfire, there Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-61889106025799834362010-08-01T01:39:42.687-04:002010-08-01T01:39:42.687-04:00you're dead right, mister reviewer. It's a...you're dead right, mister reviewer. It's a pile of wank. In fact, you don't go far enough. This movie is a stupid person's idea of what an intelligent movie is. Absolutely rubbish, start to finish, interspersed with the odd bit of eye candy. Christopher Nolan is the laziest story teller of modern times, and Legendary Picture is the most heinous producer of hackery that cinema has Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-29351806848692426462010-07-31T20:09:07.134-04:002010-07-31T20:09:07.134-04:00You're spot on. I've found it a little dis...You're spot on. I've found it a little disheartening that so many 'intelligent' people have loved this film.<br />I wasn't confused at any point watching it, I realized I was being fed rubbish as an explanation for the far-fetched set pieces. Mainly I was bored and kept checking the time.<br /><br />I'm reminded of this quote from Don Marquis:-<br />If you make people Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-75595983668162014472010-07-30T20:40:29.124-04:002010-07-30T20:40:29.124-04:00I'm glad someone was finally brave enough to p...I'm glad someone was finally brave enough to point out the flaws of this movie. After all the hype and comments about it having an 'intelligent' and 'gripping' plot, I for one was very disappointed when I saw it and in the second hour found myself often looking at my watch. To me, the concept and the plot were synonymous -- and that made the movie entirely predictable once youKJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-1113912485788111952010-07-29T18:34:15.682-04:002010-07-29T18:34:15.682-04:00@Anon 3:47 pm: That "how dare he" commen...@Anon 3:47 pm: That "how dare he" comment is yours, and in no way expressed in my own words. That being said, I found most of Nolan's attempts at visual euphoria to be leaden and uninspired -- what little did evoke wonder out of me was quickly shut down by the script's inability to let the characters shut the fuck up. A second viewing is still in order.rob humanickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03393593631883026810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-45682882625145702402010-07-29T18:01:43.221-04:002010-07-29T18:01:43.221-04:00I agree with this review.
I really wanted to like ...I agree with this review.<br />I really wanted to like this film, as I study dreams and find myself drawn to films of a psychological nature.<br />However I found this film lacked any emotional resonance whatsoever. I had no interest in the task the team had, why care if some multinational company gets broken up?<br />The wife/kids issue should have been touching, but it seemed contrived and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-52721475453137840632010-07-29T15:19:36.716-04:002010-07-29T15:19:36.716-04:00"frequently neutering any accruing sense of v..."frequently neutering any accruing sense of visual wonder"<br /><br />yeah, when Paris was folded on top of itself that's what I thought. How dare he use special effects to express impossible things. This review is shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-20110410824311072382010-07-27T15:47:30.273-04:002010-07-27T15:47:30.273-04:00I found that I wanted this movie to be over long b...I found that I wanted this movie to be over long before it was. I felt the same with Dark Knight. Nolan has issues with not knowing when a movie should end. Also the "Mal" story line did not add to the movie. It made it more convuluted. It would have been a better movie if it concentrated on the main group and their relationships and backgrounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38035217.post-82887737252673834242010-07-25T09:26:57.993-04:002010-07-25T09:26:57.993-04:00I enjoyed the movie. It was entertaining and thoug...I enjoyed the movie. It was entertaining and thought provoking. I respect Christopher Nolan for attempting to convey a simple yet complex idea to a mass audience. I had difficulty following the story at times but managed to connect the dots after several in-depth explanations from friends who are, admittedly, more clever than me. This movie was refreshing and frustrating at the same time. It gaveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com