I am rewatching "Inception" for the first time in about a decade

Agreed. I really hated it when it first came out. So fucking overrated.

OP, you've summed up its pros and cons.

I never understood the hype about it either. It must have been a better experience in theaters. "Are we awake or are we still dreaming?" Bitch, who cares?

I’m not a fan of Leo, and I find Tom Hardy disgusting. Despite that I enjoyed the film. Having Cillian Murphy eye candy did not hurt either.

Hated it! A smart film only for the idiocracy.

It is a horrible movie, just ridiculous and makes no sense.

Inshepshion.

What do dumb str8 guys see in Nolan's films?! Five of his films are among the 50 best rated films of all time on IMDB, which used to be Nolan fanboys central (until they closed down the message boards).

I didn't like it the first time. I wouldn't rewatch it. Why did you op?

To see if my opinion has changed!

You're a good generous patient man r10

It's better than "Interstellar", now that movie was awful.

Innershtellar.

And I loved both of those movies, so does that mean I am not gay?

I listened to a podcast a little bit ago that talked about the idea that "Inception" is a metaphor about making a movie. I'd be interested in seeing it again from that perspective. The roles do all seem to match up.

That might be an interesting intellectual exercise. But art shouldn't have to be explained to the viewer. If it doesn't connect with you on a gut level, then something's missing.

It was released less than a decade ago.

I said ABOUT, asshole!

[quote] And I loved both of those movies, so does that mean I am not gay?

No, it just means you have a horrible taste.

I loved it. I still do.

Wow I just watched this for first time since it came out myself and thought it was fantastic. Maybe you didn’t get it OP?

I have a love-hate attitude toward Nolan.

Dunkirk was one of my favorite films last year, and I really liked Following & Momento. Even Insomnia, while not as good as the original, was still a pretty good film.

But OMG those other movies!

Inception and Interstellar are both fantastic films. Nolan is a true auteur and if you can’t see that, you have very questionable taste.

I liked the movie, great idea, transports you into a new world, some great CGI and a great cast (including Caine, Watanabe, Cotillard, Hardy, etc.) Not quite sure what your expectations were but there are several classic scenes right up to the final spinning top.

[quote]Nolan is a true auteur and if you can’t see that, you have very questionable taste.

Yeah, you're a real Andrew Sarris with your Auteur Detector.

I've probably seen about 10X as many films as you. And as a result I'm very well aware there are a LOT of true auteurs around - from the silent era through today. And Nolan is nowhere near even the middle of the list.

Nolan tried to make a dream movie. How cute.

What are you talking about? It’s just an extended metaphor for filmmaking.

C’mon guys, you can’t tout your own intelligence while complaining that a movie with such a clear meaning is bad because it makes no sense!

[quote]What do dumb str8 guys see in Nolan's films?! Five of his films are among the 50 best rated films of all time on IMDB, which used to be Nolan fanboys central (until they closed down the message boards).

For the majority of people, the center of identity has been shifted externally. From Leave Britney Alone to identity politics, you're either with them or against them. There's no room for objective assessment to say this or that movie is good, but his other movie is terrible.

I liked it the first time I watched it. The second time, not so much. Overrated for sure. I also have an intense dislike for Leonardo DiCaprio.

It turned up on Netflix so I fell into it.

Bombastic junk!

At least it had great-looking men: Tom Hardy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, and Ken Watanabe. They made Leo look more troll-like than usual by comparison.

Ellen Page was terrible. Marion Cotillard was great in an underwritten part. I always welcome Michael Caine, even when slumming as here.

The bones for a good sci-fi series are here. Pity it ended up strictly Nolan’s creation, a sort of deadly serious, masculine version of camp, a description I read of his Batman movies here on DL.

After The Dark Knight Rises I lost all respect for Nolan's pseudo-intellectual crap. What the fuck is even the point of Inception. Then the spinning top at the end to prove it never all happened. Fucking lame.

[quote] I never understood the hype about it either. It must have been a better experience in theaters. "Are we awake or are we still dreaming?" Bitch, who cares?

I went to sleep on it, in the theater.

As much as I disliked Inception, Interstellar was far worse and more boring.

It also lacked Tom Hardy’s lips.