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Joe Six Pack
PostedJuly 18, 2010
DaveDaMovieGuy
from Chicaga
I'm not going to really review Inception. There's not a lot to add that hasn't already been said: Great flick, smart, and visually stunning. I like Chris Nolan, so, that was expected. What I'd like to talk about is the audience reaction to the last shot in the movie:
*Spoilers*
Cobb spins the top. It's spinning for some time, and just as it may begin to wobble, the screen cuts to black. And the audience, to a person, yells "awww!"
What's amazing isn't the smart, heart wrenching storytelling, or the amazing visuals or effects , its 1) the fact that the studios took a chance on this picture, even with Chris Nolan and 2) the audience really got it. They did. And that's great.
You can argue that after "The Dark Knight's" billion dollar plus world wide payday, Nolan could more or less film himself in the water closet, straining for two hours, and the studios say "yeah, okay, send it out." That's a possibility. But, honestly, the fact that, despite all of Hollywood's talk about "Joe Six Pack" living in the Midwest, despite all of the cynicism about the short attention span and limited IQ of the American public, the audience gets it. The audience gets it, and that's great.
You know, yes, you can argue about "Matrix's b*st*rd son" or the very literal nature of the dream worlds, but, for all of that, with 21 some million on the first day, people are getting it. And that's just cool.
So, yeah, I loved the movie, yeah. And yeah, I love that the studio's made it, but what makes me happier, is that so many people got it, and loved it. So, I'm a big fan.
By, the way:
*More spoilers*
Its funny that the kids are dressed in exactly the same clothes, at exactly the same age, in exactly the same position as when he left, huh? Things that make you go "Hmmm..."
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Surprisingly good.
PostedApril 26, 2009
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I have never seen more than a few seconds of any of the HSM movies, and as I am not a 13 year old girl, I had very little wish to see Zac Efron in anything. Ever. So, I went into this movie with very low expectations to say the least.
Well, I was pleasantly surprised. This was a funny, smart, unpretentious little movie that made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion. The always solid Leslie Mann was great, and Thomas Lennon was perfect, but this movie depended entirely on Zac carrying the movie. And he did well.
The direction was solid, the writing was smart and took a middle aged look at High School while still treating it with respect. I definitely recommend, and I'm glad I saw it.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Super Anti Hero
PostedJuly 2, 2008
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Overall, I really loved this movie. I've read the negative reviews, and I honestly have to say, while, yeah the second half of the second act had some clunky mythology bits that could have been better thought out (are they pointing to the Isis/Osiris/Horus myth with this story?) I think the momentum from the first half of the movie carried it through to a really strong third act.
And it was funny. Smith did really well, C. Theron was nice, and I liked (the director) Peter Berg's shaky cam. It was just enough to give the flick the verite style it needed.
So I was cool with it. I definitely recommend.
So I was cool with it. I definitely recommend.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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