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Simply the Best Movie Ever Made
PostedAugust 20, 2010
MarkMW
from Williamsburg, VA
I can't say much more than that.
I mean, you got great performances by Leonardo DiCaprio (not surprise that he does a good movie) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and supporting actress Ellen Page of "Juno" fame.
But, seriously, Leonardo DiCaprio needs an Oscar for this movie. The movie itself should win every Oscar category. Except Best Original Song since I could not recall an original song in the movie.
There is absolutely NOTHING you can find wrong with this film. Except that it is VERY hard to follow, as many people have said. I, myself, had to look some things up just to get a better understanding of the movie.
The basic plot is Leo plays this guy who breaks into peoples dreams and steals ideas from their subconscious. His backstory is that his wife is dead and the American authorities think he did it. So he lives in... I don't think it was mentioned where he was living. But it was outside America. But now he has a chance to have his name cleared if he can do one thing: Inception.
Inception means to plant an idea in someone's mind, rather than steal one from their mind, which is extraction. Leonardo DiCaprio hires a college architect named Ariadne from a college where his father-in-law Miles teaches.
So, Leo has Ariadne basically build the world of the dream of the man whose mind they will plant an idea inside: an oil company heir named Robert Fischer Jr.
During the dream sequence(s) which, yes, lasts most of the remainder of the film, something goes wrong. I'm not telling. You won't get me to spoil it for you. You'll have to sit through the two-and-a-half hours of it. But, believe me, it's a good two-and-a-half hours. At least the best two-and-a-half hours I've had.
Overall Grade: 92%
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Truly Amazing
PostedAugust 20, 2010
MarkMW
from Williamsburg, VA
THEY MADE IT LOOK LIKE A VIDEO GAME!!! HOW AWESOME WAS THAT???
Plus, the movie was X-TREEM-LY funny. And I know it was funny because I wasn't the only one laughing in the theater. People were laughing every 2-5 minutes. This movie is so good.
I had low expectations because here we have Michael Cera playing the loser trying to win the love of a hot girl. He's been playing that same guy since his rise to stardom in "Superbad." Think about it: "Youth in Revolt," "Year One," "Nick and Norah," even "Juno." And so far he hadn't completely nailed any of those roles. At least not until now.
You see, in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," you are witnessing Michael Cera as funny as he's ever been since "Superbad." You also get a great performance from female lead Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Scott Pilgrim's dream girl, Ramona Flowers.
And on top of all that genius, you put a MUSICAL genius to make the music of Scott Pilgrim's band, Sex Bob-Omb: Beck. Yes, the Beck who made 90s hits such as "Loser" and "Where It's At," and now is doing all sorts of genres of music. When doing the music for Sex Bob-Omb, they sound a bit punky alt-rock-y. Which is good. God, I wish Sex Bob-Omb were a real band. Or at least Beck could do an album with music inspired by the sound he gave the band in the movie. That would be great 'cuz I'm a big fan of Beck.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" makes "The Godfather" look like "Gigli."
Overall Grade: 84%
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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