So I have had a busy few days watching some movies, so that means it is time to get all caught up while the movies are still fresh in my mind.
So first up is the big movie of this past weekend, Inception, which was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who I have enjoyed most of his movies. I was a huge fan of Memento and I was not a huge fan of his Batman movies, I thought Dark Knight was ok, Heath Ledger was amazing, but I was really turned off by the Batman voice, which seemed to pop up in every film starring Christian Bale. So enough with my past with his stuff, let's talk about Inception. Let's just say I was hooked after seeing the first teaser trailer, the amazing images and score had me very interested. I saw a few more trailers and really stayed away from reading anything about the movie, I wanted to go in seeing this movie knowing as little as possible. All I kind of knew going in, is that my brain would be going on a strange trip and that I was going to be spending a lot of time trying to figure out what the hell was going on.
So the movie has an amazing cast with everyone giving some great performances. Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard and many more make up the cast that helps tell the story of a man who can go inside your dreams and steal secrets, but that is just the icing on the cake. They spend a lot of time talking about how the world of dreams work (time and how they start), which was very interesting to me. There is also a story about a man trying to deal with the loss of his wife and a son trying to repair a relationship with his dad. There is more to the story than what I have said, but I really don't want to spoil anything for you in this movie. This is a movie that really need to make sure your paying attention while your watching it, plus it's gonna be a movie your gonna see a few times just to see what you may have missed the first time. Plus once you talk to some people who have seen it also, the discussions that come up, just make you want to dive into the world even more. There are some very intense scenes, but there are also some great little comedic bits to make you laugh every once in awhile. Besides the amazing cast, the cinematography (including the special effects) and score (including the great music from the teaser trailer) were also amazing, really added to the overall enjoyment of the film, especially when seeing it at the IMAX. But I do want to point out that the IMAX version really has no scenes that take advantage of the IMAX screen, it comes down to your just seeing it on a very big screen with a very good sound system.
Now I do want to point out a few negative things, first I have to admit that this movie is a little slow at the beginning, I think the time they use to sort of set up the big job in the movie, seemed to really drag. But it's not long before the really picks up, the so payoff at the end is way worth the wait. And the only real other thing I would like to point out, there were a few times in the movie, where I found it difficult to understand Ken Watanabe's character with his accent and the score fighting for your attention of your ears. I know that is kind of a weak thing to bring up, but maybe it was just me, I don't know.
So I am going to say that you should go out and see this movie (I have a feeling this is going to be very high on my top ten list at the end of the year), it's a great ride and yes your brain is going to be confused as you walk out the theater, but to me, that shows a sign of a great movie. So round up some friends and go see this movie, and then go out for dinner or drinks afterwords and let the discussions keep you entertained. And if your a person that really remembers your dreams when you wake up, or have some crazy dreams, this is just going to be more fuel for the fire.
Official IMDB page:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/
and Official page:
http://inceptionmovie.warnerbros.com/
So after talking about a great movie, it's time to talk about a few movies that were not so great. The first being, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Nicholas Cage (sorcerer) and Jay Baruchel (as his apprentice), and is based on one of the shorts from Fantasia. It's a tale of good vs evil, but in the world of magic. I had very little interest in seeing this movie, but I figured that if I am going to be more serious about this review thing, I am going to have see some bad movies. But the good news about going in not really wanting to see it, I feel it leaves my expectations low, so I think I am very likely to change my mood about the movie if it is good. Well there was really nothing in this movie to change my mind, it was just bad overall. I had some trouble with Baruchel, every time he talked, I always pictured him as Hiccup from How to Train a Dragon, which at times was kind of distracting. Some of the special effects were ok, but in a world where most of think of Harry Potter when it comes to magic, this was a step in the wrong direction. They had some one liners throughout the movie, but I really didn't find any of them to be that funny or nothing that you didn't see coming. And for those that are planning on seeing this movie, there is a little bumper after the credits, but what was included, I wasn't really surprised with what I saw. So I would suggest stay away from this movie, if your in the mood for some movies about magic, why not throw in a Harry Potter movie, the next one is coming out soon. I really hope that Nicolas Cage is going to be in a movie, and I am going to be very impressed with his performance, the only highlights I saw briefly looking at his films were Face/Off and Leaving Las Vegas.
So next up, I decided to go see the next movie in the Millenium trilogy, The Girl Who Played With Fire. If you have been keeping up with my reviews, you know I recently watched the first movie and I thought it was decent, so I was hoping that this would be just as good if not better. I still have to say that I have not read any of the books, so I am going into this with just the movie as my source material. So this movie basically starts off about a year after the previous one, and our journalist is back to work at the magazine after serving his sentence in jail, and our hacker lady is off traveling the world. But after a series of murders that all lead to her doing it, they must once again combine their talents and try to clear her name. This really seemed to be almost the same as the first movie, slow paced at the start (this one seemed to take even longer to get going, but there was no real payout at the end), and there was not a whole lot in this movie that tied the two movies together. It also seemed like at this point in the trilogy, that all we are going to see is the two of them working together to solve some big case each movie, and if you really want that, I guess you can watch CSI or any of the Law and Order shows. But I really have a feeling that I should read the books, I am sure I will really enjoy them. So I think I will still see the 3rd movie in the series, just to kind of see how it ends, maybe they do a good job of wrapping it up all into one final movie, I hope. So I am going to say that if you saw the first movie and want to see what's next, go see this movie, just go in with low expectations, and I am sure you will think it was an OK movie. Or you could always just read the books, cause we all know that 9 times out of 10, the books are always way better than the movies.
So after all these newer movies, I figured I would go back and watch a movie I missed in the theaters, Bruno. This is the next movie from Sacha Baron Cohen, the man who brought us Borat a few years earlier. Now if you watched Borat and you were laughing your ass off, I am sure that Bruno is going to do the same. Bruno is a story of a gay man who used to be at the top of the fashion world, with his own TV show, but after an incident at a fashion show, he is blacklisted and decides to head to America to become famous. And like in Borat, Bruno shows us just how ignorant and stupid some of us are. If you are offended by gay jokes and their lifestyle, this may not be the movie for you. I laughed out loud at a few scenes and there was also a few times where I was thinking "oh my god" too. But overall I enjoyed it. And for those that think Sacha Baron Cohen is out of his mind, let me just point out that you may think he is crazy, but just remember who he is married to, Isla Fisher, so I really don't think he is that crazy or weird.
And as far as new trailers, the only one that really stuck out, was the trailer for the movie called "Devil". I know I wrote off M Night after seeing Airbender, but he only wrote this movie, so I think I may give this one a shot. You can check it out here:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1736574489/
So that is it for this batch of reviews, until next time...
Go out and see a movie!
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