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any thumbs up or thumbs down for Kick Ass?will arrive today
watched Hot Tub Time Machine on sunday, terrible. turned it off after 1 hr.
if i was locked down with a wife and had to watch movies with her then it wouldn't have mattered that it was suckfest 2010. either way, you have to watch it. i went mountain biking instead.
Quote from: PoetWarrior on July 19, 2010, 10:19:02 PMQuote from: Mr. KK on July 19, 2010, 09:36:42 PMPoet-What other films have you seen that explore dream world time-altering concepts better than Inception? I would very much like to watch several films with similar premises to Inception that aren't so superficially plot driven. Inception asked the right questions, it just was at the wrong location. A tough question. Ultimately, what Inception is about, to me, is the question of: what is reality?. I'll have to think about what titles are out there. I don't keep any logs or lists.My main complaint about Inception is not just that it doesn't thoroughly explore that question, but that it also fails on the surface as a movie about dreams. Dreams are awesome, crazy experiences that this movie didn't even try to tap in to and that seems like the easiest thing they could have done.I absolutely agree about "what is reality?" being the focus, but I think in the movie that was primarily shaped by their manipulation of time. He found a way to live an entire life in a place completely of his own making in an afternoon with his lover. Was his motivation for having her question whether the dream was real to escape because he felt the dream world's pressure coming back on top of himself, because he wanted more time with her or less?The motivations of people and the incredibly complex decisions and actions that we take I think are an interesting component as well. Because it is difficult to know, particularly when he had been in that dream for that long, "who" was motivating his decision. Was his sub-conscious making a play and he then conceptualized his motivation differently? Was the seed of inception planted in his own mind to take actions that would lead to her death based on wishes within his own mind, cognizant of the consequences?I too am incredibly frustrated that the most interesting aspects of the movie come in small non-"plot" essential minute scenes and do not constitute the majority of the dialogue or action on screen. While this is an improvement upon that crappy (but fairly easy to look at) film with Jennifer Lopez, I think that many of the most interesting questions could be explored at length in an interesting and watchable movie. I think a movie about a relationship in similar circumstances to mr/mrs cobb would be outstanding.
Quote from: Mr. KK on July 19, 2010, 09:36:42 PMPoet-What other films have you seen that explore dream world time-altering concepts better than Inception? I would very much like to watch several films with similar premises to Inception that aren't so superficially plot driven. Inception asked the right questions, it just was at the wrong location. A tough question. Ultimately, what Inception is about, to me, is the question of: what is reality?. I'll have to think about what titles are out there. I don't keep any logs or lists.My main complaint about Inception is not just that it doesn't thoroughly explore that question, but that it also fails on the surface as a movie about dreams. Dreams are awesome, crazy experiences that this movie didn't even try to tap in to and that seems like the easiest thing they could have done.
Poet-What other films have you seen that explore dream world time-altering concepts better than Inception? I would very much like to watch several films with similar premises to Inception that aren't so superficially plot driven. Inception asked the right questions, it just was at the wrong location.
Quote from: Mr. KK on July 20, 2010, 08:24:29 AMQuote from: PoetWarrior on July 19, 2010, 10:19:02 PMQuote from: Mr. KK on July 19, 2010, 09:36:42 PMPoet-What other films have you seen that explore dream world time-altering concepts better than Inception? I would very much like to watch several films with similar premises to Inception that aren't so superficially plot driven. Inception asked the right questions, it just was at the wrong location. A tough question. Ultimately, what Inception is about, to me, is the question of: what is reality?. I'll have to think about what titles are out there. I don't keep any logs or lists.My main complaint about Inception is not just that it doesn't thoroughly explore that question, but that it also fails on the surface as a movie about dreams. Dreams are awesome, crazy experiences that this movie didn't even try to tap in to and that seems like the easiest thing they could have done.I absolutely agree about "what is reality?" being the focus, but I think in the movie that was primarily shaped by their manipulation of time. He found a way to live an entire life in a place completely of his own making in an afternoon with his lover. Was his motivation for having her question whether the dream was real to escape because he felt the dream world's pressure coming back on top of himself, because he wanted more time with her or less?The motivations of people and the incredibly complex decisions and actions that we take I think are an interesting component as well. Because it is difficult to know, particularly when he had been in that dream for that long, "who" was motivating his decision. Was his sub-conscious making a play and he then conceptualized his motivation differently? Was the seed of inception planted in his own mind to take actions that would lead to her death based on wishes within his own mind, cognizant of the consequences?I too am incredibly frustrated that the most interesting aspects of the movie come in small non-"plot" essential minute scenes and do not constitute the majority of the dialogue or action on screen. While this is an improvement upon that crappy (but fairly easy to look at) film with Jennifer Lopez, I think that many of the most interesting questions could be explored at length in an interesting and watchable movie. I think a movie about a relationship in similar circumstances to mr/mrs cobb would be outstanding.Finally saw this movie and I thought it was great. I will say I didn't think "what is reality" was the focus of the film, but more the idea of guilt/forgiveness/letting go of guilt. More evidence to this is that Nolan often seems to weave this subject into his films. I thought the key for Cobb was reaching the point when he could finally let go of his wife, and more importantly forgive himself for "causing" her death b/c at the end of the day she was still the person who had to choose it. And it showed that now forgiving youself not only has ramifications on you, but eventually everyone around you.
has anyone seen Food Inc?
have you seen "king of kong" pretty f'n good documentary.
Quote from: asava on August 09, 2010, 11:21:38 AMhave you seen "king of kong" pretty f'n good documentary. That one's amazing. The douche baggy guy and his little buddy are on my most hated people list of all time.
Quote from: steve dave on August 09, 2010, 12:32:25 PMQuote from: asava on August 09, 2010, 11:21:38 AMhave you seen "king of kong" pretty f'n good documentary. That one's amazing. The douche baggy guy and his little buddy are on my most hated people list of all time. oh dude if i ever meet billy mitchell i'm gonna beat him up for sure.
Quote from: asava on August 09, 2010, 12:33:10 PMQuote from: steve dave on August 09, 2010, 12:32:25 PMQuote from: asava on August 09, 2010, 11:21:38 AMhave you seen "king of kong" pretty f'n good documentary. That one's amazing. The douche baggy guy and his little buddy are on my most hated people list of all time. oh dude if i ever meet billy mitchell i'm gonna beat him up for sure. On my Netflix instant streaing queue. Pry will check this out this week sometime
"I remember a lot of celebration; hugs, kisses and a lot of hooting and hollering," Mitchell said of setting the latest "Donkey Kong" record. "Once that died down, I stood there looking at 'Donkey Kong Jr.' and thought ‘There’s one more thing I have to take care of.' "....Mitchell isn't exactly known for being a humble sorta guy. He stopped playing "Donkey Kong" as soon as he had knocked Chien out of the No. 1 spot. Asked why he stopped, Mitchell reportedly said: “Some say I’m being cocky. Some say I’m being lazy. I say, I’m being Billy Mitchell."
Quote from: pissclams on August 09, 2010, 07:23:32 AMhas anyone seen Food Inc? It's really good. Will make you second guess eating certain things.
