Inception

Now that the second trailer for this movie is out and it seems to make a bit more sense, who thinks this could be interesting?

http://inceptionmovie.warnerbros.com/

I've been a fan of Christopher Nolan since Memento (before the whole Batman thingbob). This looks like it could either be really smart, interesting and exciting...or total light-headed rubbish.

Nice, I may have to break my "no theater" rule for this one. <3 Nolan's movies.

Reminds me of Dark City. Looks interesting. Should be some cool visuals, at least.

Looks like they're set up for the "you didn't know this was a dream all along" Vanilla Sky type thing. And I second DW's visuals assessment. Not that awesome visuals is anything special anymore... :(

meh, should have left it alone at the 1st trailer

Review

I didn't read the whole thing to protect myself from spoilers, but that's a pretty good review. They're saying it's better than Nolan's The Dark Knight, which is obvious hyperbole, but I'll probably have to check it out now anyways.

Yep looks like a good 'un.

Memento was very :up:

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Originally Posted by Angel_Mapper

Nice, I may have to break my "no theater" rule for this one. <3 Nolan's movies.

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No theater rule ???? Are you serious? I hardly ever watch movies outside of a theater.

I don't like to watch trailers by the way; too often they consist over everything that's good in a lesser movie. Making watching the actual thing a bit of a drag.

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Originally Posted by Hazir

No theater rule ???? Are you serious? I hardly ever watch movies outside of a theater.

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I think the last movie I saw in a threatre was Watchmen, and before that the Lord of the Rings movies. *shrug* Different people enjoy different things, whoda thunk it.

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Originally Posted by Nessus

I think the last movie I saw in a threatre was Watchmen, and before that the Lord of the Rings movies. *shrug* Different people enjoy different things, whoda thunk it.

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I happened upon a trailer for The Adjustment Bureau on Apple Trailers yesterday, if it sounds sort of familiar, perhaps Adjustment Team sounds more so...

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Originally Posted by Nessus

I think the last movie I saw in a threatre was Watchmen, and before that the Lord of the Rings movies. *shrug* Different people enjoy different things, whoda thunk it.

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Can you imagine Watchmen having the same impact on a small screen? As for the Lord of the Rings, I wouldn't have sat out the 'Return of the King' if I'd seen it at home. It was simply too f-ing slow moving and at home the special effects wouldn't have looked as awesome.

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Originally Posted by Hazir

Can you imagine Watchmen having the same impact on a small screen? As for the Lord of the Rings, I wouldn't have sat out the 'Return of the King' if I'd seen it at home. It was simply too f-ing slow moving and at home the special effects wouldn't have looked as awesome.

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That's the point. I doubt The Girl Next Door or Cruising would have anything substantial added to them by a "theatre experience".

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Originally Posted by Nessus

That's the point. I doubt The Girl Next Door or Cruising would have anything substantial added to them by a "theatre experience".

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You'd be surprised, the fact that you went out, sit in a theatre sort of helps the film; you are more inclined to even give slow starters a chance.

I don't think that's really a problem for me

Maybe I should add that I live within walking distance of 3 cinemas (soon 4) and have got a card which gives me unlimited access to 2 of them (soon 3). That probably colours my perception.

Yes, it was the riches that kept the rest of us from being as you are

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Yes, it was the riches that kept the rest of us from being as you are

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I wouldn't be surprised if Flixy and/or Ziggy have got the same card.

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Originally Posted by Hazir

I wouldn't be surprised if Flixy and/or Ziggy have got the same card.

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Planned to get one, but didn't because I am out of the country soon. Will probably get one when I get back (you are talking about pathé unlimited, right?) It's a really good deal! BTW, I am still bummed that every time I go to pathé Tuschinsky I end up in the new part of the building and not in one of the old halls :down:

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Originally Posted by Hazir

No theater rule ???? Are you serious? I hardly ever watch movies outside of a theater.

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I hate people.

I've read a lot of great reviews for Inception, really looking forward to seeing it. Memento is one of my favorites. :up:

Indeed. I saw Memento three times in theaters when it came out. Granted this was a decade a ago and I was more easily convinced into wasting money like that. But I still have the ticket buried in my wallet.

If this does well everyone is going to be talking about/renting Memento and acting like they fracking discovered it. Fucking hipsters.

Memento was awesome.

Meh, theaters. I only go to them for the visually special movies. Truly special, not just "ooo, CGI." :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Flixy

Planned to get one, but didn't because I am out of the country soon. Will probably get one when I get back (you are talking about pathé unlimited, right?) It's a really good deal! BTW, I am still bummed that every time I go to pathé Tuschinsky I end up in the new part of the building and not in one of the old halls :down:

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Any of the big blockbusters will get you into salon 1. It looks impressive but actually it's a bit outdated; the screen is relatively small. Number 2 and 3 are not that special. TBH I prefer De Munt most of the time though they seem to have a problem with cleaning; I once had a mouse running over my foot.

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Originally Posted by Hazir

I once had a mouse running over my foot.

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Is that part of a 4D experience?

Nearest cinema to me is 20miles away, so i don't bother going much. :sour:

Anyone who prefers going out to the movies needs to man up for a proper home theater setup :|

1) The wife claims the experience is a large part of going out to a movie.
2) Advocating for conspicuous consumption? President Bush would be proud of you. :p

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Originally Posted by Hazir

Any of the big blockbusters will get you into salon 1. It looks impressive but actually it's a bit outdated; the screen is relatively small. Number 2 and 3 are not that special. TBH I prefer De Munt most of the time though they seem to have a problem with cleaning; I once had a mouse running over my foot.

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Ah okay. The lobby and outside look awesome, so I figured the old salons would be impressive too. Only been at De Munt once (had free tickets for an avant-premiere!:)), but it was clean then. Of course, that was a sunday morning at 10.30 :p Pathé in Eindhoven is pretty good, and there's an arthouse cinema with tiny salons but excellent movies :)

And there's apparently an avant-premiere for Inception too, maybe I should check that out :)

Oh, and they're apparently putting animated shorts before some movies soon :D

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Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer

Anyone who prefers going out to the movies needs to man up for a proper home theater setup :|

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I'd have to go to the movies a lot more often to make that interesting. And going out is part of the fun, it's more special I suppose. Going to a bar is usually also more fun than drinking at home, and going to a restaurant more fun than eating at home.

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Originally Posted by ']['ear

1) The wife claims the experience is a large part of going out to a movie.
2) Advocating for conspicuous consumption? President Bush would be proud of you. :p

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1) There are two industries that marketing has more than earned its keep. Movie theaters, and diamonds. :down:
2) For anyone considered a movie fan (lets say once a month), staying in comes out cheaper way before most extended warranty plans run out. At least for an American family when an average ticket is > $10, and 3D prices are toying with $20. This also ties in to how staying at home allows you easier access to more of a selection, especially indies or controversial subjects.

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Originally Posted by Flixy

I'd have to go to the movies a lot more often to make that interesting. And going out is part of the fun, it's more special I suppose. Going to a bar is usually also more fun than drinking at home, and going to a restaurant more fun than eating at home.

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special = marketing
bar is a social thing. Movie watching is not. One thing I never understood about taking a new date to a movie, sitting beside each other for almost 2 hours, not interacting at all, except to see how awkard that next arm movement is going to be.
And why is a restaurant more fun? Because its less work? Which doesn't show anything here. Or because the food is better than what you can muster up? Which would be the whole point of a good HT, so at minimum there is no quality difference.

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Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer

Anyone who prefers going out to the movies needs to man up for a proper home theater setup :|

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Get back to me when you can purchase an IMAX size screen with 3D and the usual IMAX sound system in addition to the room to store it all and run it all in, and on the cheap...

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Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer

One thing I never understood about taking a new date to a movie, sitting beside each other for almost 2 hours, not interacting at all, except to see how awkard that next arm movement is going to be. And why is a restaurant more fun?
Because its less work? Which doesn't show anything here. Or because the food is better than what you can muster up? Which would be the whole point of a good HT, so at minimum there is no quality difference.

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From now on i'm calling you Victor Meldrew.