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Originally Posted by Angra
Hey, i thought Cronos was dull as well.
And Svankmajer...
Well, except for "Little Otik" that i admit was a pretty good little weird horror flick, i can't say i'm a fan. Seen "Alice" and "Faust" as well, and i found them both so damn surreal and weird it became annoying. "SAid the rabbit", pronounced SHUT THE FUCK UP, GIRL!!! :mad:
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Yeah, I did not dig Alice either - Honestly, I shut that one off, too. I thought it was pretentious and the cuts to her narration drove me bloody crazy. Would have been fine if it were a 10-minute short with the weird animation.
Haven't seen Little Otik, but I do want to.
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Inception (2010)
Fantastic. I am kicking myself right now for watching this film on our shitty little bedroom television instead of seeing it in the theater because, quite frankly, this was an incredible movie. Nolan once again shows that he is capable of directing and creating a really believable and intense tale. I was completely mesmerized by this film from the art direction right down to the caliber of the actors - DiCaprio and Gordon-Levitt, and Cillian Murphy all on screen - Geez, it's a fangirl's wet dream.
My only issues with the movie is that there was some pretty annoying exposition that I think could have been visually revealed instead of slowly explained by DiCaprio as though he were teaching a retarded second grader the A B C's (I mean, COME ON - The movie takes place mostly in a DREAMSCAPE - Why do we need someone to TELL US WHAT IS GOING ON - SHOW US DAMNIT... In that regard, I am reminded of Shutter Island, which handled a similar reveal with art and beauty)... That and the movie took it self REALLY REALLY SERIOUSLY - I MEAN END OF THE WORLD SERIOUSLY - Which obviously is meant to build intensity and emotion, but still, there's a point where you're just being assaulted... Also, I'm not utterly convinced that I can take Ellen Page seriously as an actress, especially when he role is mostly to be a vehicle of exposition (for those of you who will bring up Hard Candy, YES, I thought she was incredible in that film - LEAVE ME ALONE)... But I guess weak writing isn't really her fault.
All and all, I am being incredibly nit-picky because, quite frankly, I thought this movie was great. It's one of those films that I left feeling as though I've been punched in the gut - In a good way... One of the best films of the year, which has me comparing it to my other two favorite films of the year, Black Swan and Shutter Island... All three of these movies make me want to shove them in the face of ney-sayers who claim that this has been a terrible year for movies. Watch those three and your mind will be changed very, very quickly.
HIGHLY recommended... If you have the chance at this point to see it in the theater, it is well, well worth it. If not, go with blu-ray, and not the crappy boob tube in your bedroom.
4.5/5