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only a little bit :)
This was released in 1996 and doesn't seem that long ago to be honest. We've owned a copy for at least half that time and never watched it yet. I think they made about another five or six in the series after that, same as with Final Destination, I think I've only seen the first one released in theaters in 2000.
Good idea though, some kid has a prophecy about an airplane disaster, gets his friends off the flight and they get picked off one by one nonetheless after the event in all kinds of fancy ways and exits.
:-S
I loved this film, well directed and creepy. Not just for horror fans, it was a good film no matter what the genre. Did you have the upbeat ending or the other one?
Silent Hill was a cracking movie as well - a good story well told. And she is hawt, always thought she'd pair up nicely with DC.
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After collaborating with other writers and also adapting existing work Christopher Nolan chose to follow up the billion dollars plus grossing The Dark Knight with an original concept of his own that had been a germ of an idea near the infancy of his film career. Proving that he was more than capable helming a big budget blockbuster by resurrecting the Batman franchise in such a spectacular and creative fashion not only making one of the most impressive origin pictures in comic book history but also following it up with a deeper more complex and overall even more impressive sequel, anything that followed would need to be special and choosing to visualise a wholly original idea with huge ambition was a big gamble for Warner Brothers despite his track record, Inception isn’t what you’d call just eye candy.
Already establishing the fact he was capable of casting quite brilliantly with previous efforts, Nolan nonetheless littered Inception with a rich cast and headed that with not just the leading man of the moment but also one of the most talented and dazzling actors of his generation. Leonardo DiCaprio had recently just come off the back of another impressive turn in his fourth and most impressive Martin Scorcesse collaboration Shutter Island. Nolan faith in DiCaprio is rewarded as he delivers another immersive performance and gives a powerful emotional reading of Nolan’s protagonist Dom Cobb. Alongside Dicaprio an impressive roster of supporting characters essayed by Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ellen Page and Tom Hardy as members of Cobb’s team, Hardy establishing his talent once again playing the charismatic Eames the forger. Marion Cotillard offers sultry support as Cobb’s deceased wife Mal, that haunts his dreams and threaten to jeopardise their operations. Some Nolan regulars such as Ken Wantanabe as the mysterious business man Saito who hires Cobb’s team after manipulating him to performing Inception a risky procedure but tempting Cobb with a prize he can't resist. Cillian Murphy as the mark Robert Fischer, Micheal Caine briefly pops up in another mentor type role and it is nice to see Tom Berenger once again on the big screen, Nolan showing an example of bringing more talent back from the dead like casting Eric Roberts in The Dark Knight.
Although the true star of proceedings is Nolan himself, first for providing his original idea, a fresh dazzling display of imagination testing the boundaries of what an audience can follow, bucking the trend of the usual dumbing down that Hollywood is guilty of more than often, great work still gets made but blockbuster cinema is not the usual arena for the intelligence on display here. Inception is a science fiction action thriller of epic qualities, a James Bond film filtered through Bladerunner. Having already changed the way the comic book genre can be interpreted, Nolan not only shows blockbusters can have a brain but also not at the expense of thrilling the audience, showing the second example of his brilliance the visual feast for the eyes. Once again utilising his regular collaborator his ever reliable cinematographer Wally Phfister, integral to Nolan’s vision and delivers once again in spades, the epic real and dream like landscapes littered throughout the film. Bond and Batman special effects extraordinaire Chris Corbould adding to the mix his usual standard of extraordinary fireworks.
Nolan also ups his game, a small percentage of people criticised the staging of the action sequences in The Dark Knight but you’d be hard pressed to knock what is on display here, an undoubted highlight must be third level of the dream sequence where Nolan takes inspiration from his favourite Bond entry On Her Majesty Secret Service, not a rip off but an interesting riff on that spectacular 007 epic with the team thrown into an exciting action fuelled scene with loud gunfire and snow covered landscapes where the tension is upped to the max. There also thrilling car chases as well as hypnotic dream world sequences visualised in such epic proportions by Nolan and his team, it is a visual marvel and easily his most ambitious to date, simply breathtaking
If you were to aim any criticism, Nolan is well known for not been considered as a director who is strong on emotion, too much of a technician, similar to that other perfectionist David Fincher. This is concerned with dazzling the eyes and confounding the mind, tugging the heart strings is not really on the agenda although Dom and Mal's element that is at the heart of the film is performed by DiCaprio & Cotillard with enough conviction for the emotion to register. He's never been particularly good at writing for women but like Cotillard Ellen Page's architect Ariadne performs well with the small amount they are given.
After collaborating with Hans Zimmer since Batman Begins with his scoring partner James Newton Howard with the soundtrack for those films, Nolan enlists Zimmer to go it alone to provide yet another powerful score for Inception, until his work with Nolan my appreciation of Zimmer was small yes he composed some great early scores but then seem to slip into cutty cutter sound-alike phase, Nolan seems to have re-invigorated him no end that much is true witnessing the scores he’s provided for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes films. Zimmer’s score drives the films action as well as emotive points, using Edith Piaf's Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien as a basis for his score using one note, Nolan was using the song as a trigger to bring people out the dream state and encouraged the use of it in the score.
A regular Nolan motif is the element of ambiguousness, leaving the story open to interpretation, Inception certainly isn’t short changing us on that, those who grow tired with this element of Nolan’s are likely to be just as frustrated, throughout the film hints and leaves clues that may lead the imagination to interpret different meanings, the conclusion of the film never really establishes a clear definitive answer, as any other film in recent memory spun up so much debate and conjecture? Although those who are more than happy for the mystery will have no problem diving into this celluloid dreamscape.
Once again Nolan is unable like the Batman films to top Memento and The Prestige, those smaller more intricate films showing the man well and truly a master of his craft, there is a desire to see him venture back into more intimate film making once again although we have the conclusion of one Winged Vigilante to be concerned with first but seeing such a creative auteur in the large commercial arena making these big budget epics with lucrative returns shows Hollywood one thing, if you build it they will come.
9.5/10
Roger Deakins does his usual brilliant photography-this really gets me excited for Skyfall.
Having not seen the original I cannot draw comparisons, however the remake (scored by Bill Conti) is a thoroughly entertaining caper. Pierce Brosnan stars as Thomas Crown and is utterly convincing as the smarmy, arrogant yet likeable playboy. However Renee Russo is arguably the star of the show. Her sexuality sizzles off the screen and she and Brosnan make a believable couple.
Perhaps a little too "stylish" at times but nonetheless very entertaining.
8/10
Impressive review, this!
Well done, sir. You make me want to see the film again - now! And I've already seen it four times, including two times in the theatre.
Also I found some Bond influence in the train (but that a common motif in the 18th century) and sometimes it reminded me also of Thunderball.
You must understand that Holmes and Moriarty are intellectual rivals. They both know each others every moves, and Holmes had the advantage because he knew about Moriarty at the end of the first film and was able to chart his methods and criminal history. The first film has a supernatural aura that Holmes was plodding through towards the actual truth, while in this one the plan is simple and he knows Moriarty's moves. I much rather enjoyed the whole mental chess game going on, matched with the fact that both Holmes and Moriarty were such exact intellectual rivals for each other. Blackwood was just a wacko who used fear and reputation to control. He makes a big scene, and is exposed to the Parliament he was ready to kill. Moriarty can topple a government in a week and make massive profit, all the while appearing to be at a book signing, smiling at fans. Now THAT is a villain.
Back on topic here, I got Sherlock Holmes 1(Downey's) on Blu Ray for a literal steal. 9 bucks at Walmart. I loved the film all over again and it is one of those films where you catch something new every viewing. I put the subtitles on to get all the dialogue, because some is read too fast or muffled at times. The action was solid, the mystery very interesting, and Holmes is very entertaining along a very intelligent Watson, which I am glad to see. Watson should always be portrayed as intelligent, and when he looks as if he is acting a bafoon, I despise the interpretation. Holmes and Watson work very formidably together, and some of the funniest moments is when they split up and fight off men charging them. Holmes finishes his and leaves Watson fighting off his. Robert and Jude have great on screen chemistry as the pair, and the interpretation of Irene is quite good. Rachel McAdams is stunning, and plays the role well. The sets are very late 1800s England, and add great atmosphere. I can't wait to get to the special features, of which I believe there is a featurette on Conan Doyale. I love studying the genius, and can't wait to see the behind the scenes and picture by picture with Guy. All in all, Holmes is always top tier for me.
Solid 5/5
you should watch it, its pretty good. And there's been 4 scream films.
I've seen it 4 times too. I had to watch it twice to fully understand it, then I just wanted to see it again, and again. Great film.
I didn't complain - but neither praised - the interaction between Holmes and Moriarty. Actually I think it's great and the performance of both actores is excellent. But I expected a more complex story... that's all.
I would be completely honest. First of all, the trailer for this showed up and it was thrilling and exciting. Then, I hear all you Brits say it's one of the best films of the year in September. So my enthusiasm for this film was so stewed for a good 4-5 months before they finally opened it in the US.
And frankly, I was not disappointed.
I went to this whole thing blind: never read the novel (but John Le Carre is a name you can't possibly ignore in spy fiction) nor the 1979 mini-series with Sir Alec either. The spy story overall was fantastic - the thrill, the mystery surrounding the candidates for the mole made it all better when one of the twists came into play. Oldman's played Smiley quite well, but I think Cumberbatch stole the show. Very underrated actor, but his facial features are subtle and expressive. I want him to be in a Bond film in the future. Mark Strong also was good, but Tom Hardy didn't look right.
Overall, a 9/10. I thought that the editing might be a little bit choppy and the music was meh. The ending was also somewhat cliche, and I thought ending it with Strong's character rather than Oldman might've been better. Otherwise, great plot, great actors, and perhaps setting the genre for Skyfall and future Bond? Time will tell.
And I do hope they adapt the Le Carre's next two books in the series as well.
I completely agree. Jared Harris was excellent as Moriarity though. Now if only the Bond equivalent of villain ie Blofeld could return!
The movie kept going at full steam while the first one had its moments of rest. I was glad for the break to get some breather in an otherwise excellent movie. Lets hop Guy Ritchie will do a third.
A busy period for any Sherlock Holmes fan with the new novel, new tv series season 2 and the cinematic movie. For all different Holmes fans there is something to be savored. I would say to J. Deaver, read the house of Silk and see how a better than average continuation novel is written.
What new Holmes book is out? Is it a young Sherlock I've seen posted about?
Entertaining 70s film.
Bruce lee died soon after from a reaction to taking a headache tablet.
Very bizarre.........
Day of Anger
The Big Gundown
God's Gun
Terence Hill;
Trinity Is Still My Name
God Forgives...I don't!
Charles Bronson;
Death Wish II-V
Clint Eastwood;
High Planes Drifter
Pale Rider
Other movies I've watched ;
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Sherlock Holmes : A Game of Shadows.
Robocop
The Great Silence (another spaghetti western)
Django
Anaconda 3
Goodfellas
Big Ed... and maybe some other I can't quite remember.
just watched this last night - awesome.
As a lifelong horror fan, I feel ashamed to admit that this was only the 2nd time of seeing this superb vintage horror. Like Dracula 2 short years before, it stands up very well for a film that is quickly approaching the big 8-oh.
"We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there. Murders of great men, murders of little men, just to show we make no distinction. We might even wreak a train or two. Just these fingers around a signalmans throat."
That would be Anthony Horowitz "House of Silk".
Gray Lady Down (1978)
A neat little 70's submarine disaster film. Keach leads a rescue attempt to help the crew of a downed sub. Also stars Charlton Heston, David Carradine & a pre-Superman Christopher Reeve.
Weather Wars (2011)
Not a good sign that this was one of those ScyFy original films. Still, Keach does what he can with what little he's given as a disgruntled scientist to takes revenge the senator who cut his funding, by creating an Avengers-esque weather control device.
Stacy Keach
1. The Squeeze (1977)
2. Doc (1971)
**3. Gray Lady Down (1978) NE**
4. Antigone (1972)
5. Battle Fore (1978)
6. Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)
7. Mission Of The Shark (1991)
8. Class Of 1999 (1990)
9. The Return Of Mickey Spillanes Mike Hammer (1986)
10. Intimate Strangers (1986)
11. Unshackled (2000)
12. Meteor (2009)
**13. Weather Wars (2011) NE**