INCEPTION poster now online!

[Michael Chris]

The first teaser trailer is awesome. The second supposedly just blows it out of the water. I'm seriously getting excited for this movie!

POSSIBLE SPOILERS (NO FOOTAGE, JUST DESCRIPTIONS): http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/12/21/description-and-reactions-to-the-new-inception-trailer/

 

[Harvey]

I'm very curious about this film. Nolan has proven himself to be a steady writer and director. Even his lesser films (Insomnia, The Prestige) are well above par.

That said, the most interesting thing about these posters to me is the cast list. Hopefully we'll get a proper trailer soon.

 

[The Nth Doctor]

I'm very curious about this film. Nolan has proven himself to be a steady writer and director. Even his lesser films (Insomnia, The Prestige) are well above par.

Interesting. What you considering his lesser films, I call them his best (along with The Dark Knight, of course). But at the end of the day, all of his films have been very good. Inception doesn't look like it's going to buck that trend.

 

[Michael Chris]

INTERNATIONAL TRAILER!!

IN FRENCH!!

http://makingof.com/happening_now/media/inception/-inception-french-trailer/234/944

 

[Admiral_Young]

Dan's going to go gaga when he sees this. Wow that looked spectacular, and Ellen Page was hot in that trailer.

 

[JacksonArcher]

I'm very curious about this film. Nolan has proven himself to be a steady writer and director. Even his lesser films (Insomnia, The Prestige) are well above par.

Interesting. What you considering his lesser films, I call them his best (along with The Dark Knight, of course). But at the end of the day, all of his films have been very good. Inception doesn't look like it's going to buck that trend.

I very much agree. Insomnia is his best film besides The Dark Knight in my opinion. I could never get into Memento because of its gimmicky premise, and while I greatly enjoyed The Prestige, I couldn't resonate that well with it. Batman Begins is just fantastic but a little less "Nolan" ... probably the most accessible of his films.

The trailer for Inception, even while in French, was just extraordinary. It appears if purely on a visual level the film is going to be mind-blowing. I really think this might be Christopher Nolan's most unleashed film in terms of letting his creativity and imagination just take over. For people who complain that Nolan's style is "too realistic", I think this trailer disapproves that. So many incredible visuals just in one minute alone.

2010 can't come here fast enough.

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

considering "The Dark Knight" is in BOLD

 

[Kegg]

Not too up on what the film's about, but a quick glance informs me it's a sci-fi thriller. It's sci-fi, it's Nolan, I'm game.

Personally, loved The Prestige, but I felt The Illusionist had better music... because I am a shameless Glass fanboy, naturally!

I could never get into Memento because of its gimmicky premise,

Et tu, JacksonArcher?

 

[Broccoli]

Personally, loved The Prestige, but I felt The Illusionist had better music... because I am a shameless Glass fanboy, naturally!

The Illusionist was fucking awesome, up until the last five minutes which made absolutely no sense.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Never really got into The Prestige...Insomnia is great though and haven't watched Memento yet.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Memento is my favourite non-Batman Nolan movie. Insomnia is probably my least favourite, with the possible exception of Following. Haven't seen his debut, Doodlebug.

I like the second Inception poster a lot more than the first. And what a cast! Interesting that it features quite a few of the people he's worked with before - Cillian Murphy, Ken Wanatabe, Michael Caine. That's been a bit of a recurrence in his career - The Prestige had Caine and Christian Bale, while Mark Boone jr was in Memento and Batman Begins.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Michael Caine is only reported to have a bit role in the movie...Nolan has said this himself, but yes the cast he's using is one of the fascinating things about this film. The visual way that this story seems to be told, outstanding.

 

[T'Baio]

I'll weigh in on Nolans' films, from best to worst, IMHO;

The Dark Knight
The Prestige
Batman Begins
Memento
Insomnia

The Dark Knight is a brilliant film, The Prestige is great, Batman Begins is really good, Memento is great on first viewing but only good after that, Insomnia, ironically, put me to sleep. I think Nolan did a little too good a job making me feel Pacino's exhaustion.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Saw the trailer attached to Sherlock Holmes and thought it was outstanding! This film seems like it's going to a visual feast!

 

[JacksonArcher]

No love for Insomnia?

 

[T'Baio]

*pats JacksonArcher on the back*

There, there. It's only because it's ill conceived, not a lack of directorial talent.

There, feel better?

 

[JacksonArcher]

Yeah, I feel so much better.

Kegg wrote:
Et tu, JacksonArcher?

I could just never get into Memento. The whole concept of the film starting from the end and going backwards to the beginning felt gimmicky to me, like I said, and not the brilliant story device that Nolan had intended. I could never get a feel for the characters or even the story because I felt like I was trying to catch up from the last thing that happened.

Insomnia works for me so well because I could really get into the mind of Detective Dormer. Just like Nolan puts you into the minds of criminals in Batman Begins when Batman attacks thugs, and you sense their fear, Nolan achieved the same in Insomnia. I felt Dormer's exhaustion and guilt. I guess I enjoy stories much more when I feel like I'm in the main character's head, and both Insomnia and Batman Begins both do a brilliant job of doing that, which is maybe why I consider those two his best films.

 

[Kegg]

You know Dark Knight was on TV. I switched on planning to watch a couple of minutes, and I think I wound up sitting around for half the movie. Sure, I glibly mumbled to myself about how after all the politicking and the Chinese banks we finally get a Batman/Joker showdown in a party, but it's really quite an accomplished and entertaining movie. I figure even after the fanboyism has dissipated (I don't think it has yet, really) this movie is going to stick around.

I could never get a feel for the characters or even the story because I felt like I was trying to catch up from the last thing that happened.

You are, which is the genius of the story construction, I think. It's basically a narrative which only makes dramatic sense when told in reverse; our perceptions about the leads are slowly turned on their head that way and then, of course, we get the final twist to add onto the rest.

This was the first Nolan film I saw and definitely the one that made me decide watching other Nolan films was worth my time. I still think it's one of his most taut works, also.

 

[JacksonArcher]

You are, which is the genius of the story construction, I think. It's basically a narrative which only makes dramatic sense when told in reverse; our perceptions about the leads are slowly turned on their head that way and then, of course, we get the final twist to add onto the rest.

I dunno. I guess I don't really consider the story to be that essential. I mean, yes, story is important, but if the characters aren't rich and developed, then I have a hard time caring about what else happens, and in my opinion I couldn't care less about the characters in Memento because they all felt like plot devices to me.

This was the first Nolan film I saw and definitely the one that made me decide watching other Nolan films was worth my time. I still think it's one of his most taut works, also.

Hell, I think Following is better than Memento, since it best utilizes his non-linear form of storytelling yet concurrently makes you invested in the characters.

 

[Captaindemotion]

^Apparently the DVD of Memento allows you to watch the movie in chronological order, i.e. the opposite sequencing of the film proper. Perhaps you should try that and see if it overcomes your dislike of the original narrative method.