Just got back from seeing it and I have to agree with JP (what? did I just say that!? ) that it was probably the closest thing to a perfect movie. It was just brilliant storytelling, great action scenes, thought provoking concept (at least to me....dreams are very interesting to me), wonderful performances by Leo and Marion. The only negative thing I have to say is that at times, I couldn't hear the dialogue - either the music, or sound effects were too loud, or I couldn't understand the accents (Tom Hardy and Ken Watanabe). Loved Zimmer's music - I also found it surprising that it didn't sound Zimmer-esque. If I didn't know Zimmer did the music beforehand, I would've never guessed it was him.

I'm glad it's making a lot of money because I was worried it wouldn't. And I'm glad to see that there's good word of mouth about the movie.

Anyway, more about it tomorrow! Brilliant job, Mr. Nolan. Hopefully he gets his Oscar nomination that he so deserves.

Toups, glad you liked it--but did you think some emotional involvement was missing? In the end that was my prob--it was at heart just a SUPER complex Hesit movie--there was no real weight to their mission (I know saving the world wouldabeen cliche). That's why I can't call it a "perfect" movie--my brain was always involved but I'm not sure my emotions really were.

And can I just say that Tom Hardy is LOVELY.

Toups, glad you liked it--but did you think some emotional involvement was missing? In the end that was my prob--it was at heart just a SUPER complex Hesit movie--there was no real weight to their mission (I know saving the world wouldabeen cliche). That's why I can't call it a "perfect" movie--my brain was always involved but I'm not sure my emotions really were.

I was emotionally involved with Mal/Cobb - why did Cobb feel so guilty about Mal dying, why was Mal a "bad person" in his subconscious. I thought Mal's suicide scene was great; Mal/Cobb's final scene together was phenomenal ("your just a shadow..a shade) - beautifully acted by Leo and Marion.

But I get understand what you're saying. If it had that beat that you were talking about or if it almost made me cry, I would've given it a 10/10 instead of a 9/10.

What did you think of the final scene? I loved the last shot of Cobb's totum spinning, and it's wobbling a bit, about to fall....and then cut to credits! LOL I loved how Nolan left it for us to interpret whether the reunion was a dream or not, whether it was our inception. God, I thought that was so brilliant. Some people think it was a dream because his kids were wearing the same clothes. I thought it was real because he (and we) finally saw their faces.

I'm going to go see this movie again in couple of months. I loved it so much.

And can I just say that Tom Hardy is LOVELY.

I liked him too his this movie! I'm also starting to really like Joseph Gordon-Levitt a lot. He just looked so cool in this movie - I think it was the hair. LOL He definitely had one of the most coolest scenes in the movie - the non gravity scenes with the wicked fights sequences.

I have no idea whether it's true, but this is just hysterical!

http://www.observer....in-inception-me

Any truth to it?

this guy, (rex reed apparently), thinks he's too clever by half. Much of his information is only half-right, like he was texting through the movie only bothering to half-listen while waiting to tweet his annoyance with Nolan to anyone who will listen, as anyone who goes against Nolan right now for such a "brilliant" movie will certainly be paid attention to for "going against the fanboys." He's a bigger hack than he claims Nolan is just for this wank of a review.

It's a good movie. Flawed (Exposition, anyone?), in all the areas Eric mentions, but definitely worth your ten bucks more than most of the other shite that's out there. I'd rather see an ambitious failure than a mediocre flick, though.

As for the end, you decide...

I am thankful there was exposition because I would've been more confused. It definitely helped me a lot in understanding the plot, what 'inception' is, how it works, etc.

Just read a great interview where one of the actors gives his POV/Answers: Inception’s Dileep Rao Answers All Your Questions About Inception

And yay for the movie making $100 million in 7 days.

Rex Reed is pretty much a joke in the industry--a big joke considering how long he's ridden his ride. I DO think he raises some good points though. Like some, I see reading criticism as not a reason to deride--but to actually see what's wrong and improve. I love the movie--but like I said, it feels hollow in the core.

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/07/24/behind-the-scenes-of-inception-a-movie-about-movies%E2%80%94and-the-mind-of-its-maker/

In the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, which features Inception on the cover, Nolan says that the metaphor for cinema developed organically as he wrote the script over a 10-year period. Cobb’s crew of mind-hackers don’t infiltrate people’s “real” dreams—they actually build ersatz dreams and place them inside people’s heads, in the same way moviemakers craft worlds that are transmitted into our brains via movie projector. Nolan explained that each member of the team serves a role that has a movie analog. The Architect (Ellen Page) would be the production designer. The Forger (Tom Hardy) would be the actor. The Point Man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) would be The Producer. The Extractor (DiCaprio) would be the director. And The Mark (Cillian Murphy) would be us—the audience. “In trying to write a team-based creative process, I wrote the one I know,” says Nolan.

There’s actually a great deal more of Nolan in the film. Inception is also a reflection of his artistic life. The various dream scenarios are implied homages to his favorite movies (including 2001: A Space Odyssey) and filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock, Ridley Scott, and Michael Mann. He also says he can relate very much to his hero, Cobb, who is at risk of becoming lost in dreams and must fight to reconnect with reality and return to his family. “I can lose myself in my job very easily,” says Nolan. “It’s rare that you can identify yourself so clearly in a film. This film is very clear for me.”

Pretty cool metaphor!

One of the most bizarre and unique movie experiences I've ever had. My head literally hurt at the end trying to absorb everything and make sense of the previous 2.5 hrs.... I am still thinking about it. My only complaint is I felt the majority of the acting performances were weak, especially Ellen Page. I felt the cast had a pretty clear lack of chemistry and as a result I feel it took away from the film. Overall though the story, the direction, the score were very well done. 7/10

I just read that the guitar work was by Johnny Marr! Too cool. And here I thought he only guested when the Pet Shop Boys were involved.

My take on the movie has weakened--just cuz of that emotional element missing. Yet, I do think it's one of the best movies of the year.

I really enjoyed the movie, great acting, great music, and innovative plot. Hollywood needs to start being more creative like this, instead making remakes.

Rex Reed is pretty much a joke in the industry--a big joke considering how long he's ridden his ride. I DO think he raises some good points though. Like some, I see reading criticism as not a reason to deride--but to actually see what's wrong and improve. I love the movie--but like I said, it feels hollow in the core.

It's funny how the joke in the industry thing wouldn't have surfaces had he written in under pseudonym. And many would've agreed. LOL. Here's another one:

<span style="font-size:120%;">Christopher Nolan doesn’t have a born filmmaker’s natural gift for detail, composition and movement, but on the evidence of his fussily constructed mind-game movies—Following, Memento, Insomnia and the new Inception—he’s definitely a born con artist.

Armond White for NY Press</span>