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Comment on Dexter – Season 2, Episode 7 – “That Night, A Forest Grew” by Clang

Clang — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:10:15 +0000

Hey, I also like your website!
Shame on me, I started to watch this perfect show just a few weeks ago.
Can someone explain this last sentence “Oh, you got your light fixed”? Didn’t get it…

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by Chris

Chris — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:36:13 +0000

I appreciate your enthusiasm for the film and the effort you’ve made to interpret it. I went into the theater with high hopes but came out disappointed. That disappointment stemmed from one place: for a movie that uses dreams as a stage to hash out ideas there weren’t more than a couple of scenes in the entire film that had a dreamlike quality to them. For me this was the dealbreaker. It also suggested to me that the idea behind the film was too big to properly address from an art direction standpoint and for this reason (that the filmmaker had to sacrifice vision in favor of narrative, an unfortunate choice given film is a visual medium) the film doesn’t qualify (in my opinion) for discussion of ‘best film ever’. Nice try though. I’d like to see more film makers push themselves as Nolan did here. An “epic” failure beats a boring success any day.

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by ukimiku

ukimiku — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 07:16:29 +0000

I think at least one of the character names is not nondescript: Mol, pronounced the same as “Mal” (Latin for “bad”) clearly represents self-destructive forces within the protagonist, influences that are “bad” for him because he cannot align his conscious and those unconscious wishes. They are unconscious because he cannot control them consciously. In Jungian terms, Mol might represent the protagonist’s Anima.

Regards

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by Kyle s

Kyle s — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:31:28 +0000

My theory is that he is in reality, but more importantly that it doesn’t really matter if he is in a dream or not as he is finally reunited with his kids, making everything else meaningless. I think this is what Nolan was after as Cobb spins the totem to check, but sees his kids and walks away, not caring whether it falls or not…he has found peace.

Also I thing this movie is a masterpiece as well, and to add to this belief even the music follows the rules of the dream state…if u slow down the classical sounding music that is used for the kicks, u get the signature inception heavy bass notes. Towards the end in each level, if I remember correctly, u can hear the music slows down, following the idea that time slows down in each level.

Maybe a better example of this “songception”…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVkQ0C4qDvM

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by Bob Loblaw

Bob Loblaw — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:54:09 +0000

Hi just chiming in on your earlier argument about weather Dom is in reality or not, about a year too late.

You said that you did not believe Dom was in a dream because he met characters that he did not know before. This however assumes that it is Dom’s dream. When he went to get Eames you saw how he was chased by random people. It is assumed that these are American police hunting him because he killed his wife. But does this make sense? When was the last time street clothes police forces would hunt a man, in presumably a foreign country. It seems more likely that these are someone’s subconscious security hunting him. This would mean he is not the one populating the dream and therefore he would be able to meet new characters.

And for example of physics altering, as he tries to push through a small gap to the street it seems like the walls begin to narrow in on him…

Comment on Rescue Me — Season 6, Episode 10: “A.D.D.” by KM

KM — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:19:22 +0000

I totally gotta agree with you on this one. Damians accident really should’ve ended the season, like Teddy’s shooting of Tommy did for Season 5. Rescue Me is a fantastic show, one of my favourites, but Season 6 kinda surprised me with this. Ending the season with Janet’s pregnancy results seemed kinda … vague, and bland, not at all like the beachhouse fire for Season 3, Michael’s death for Season 4, or like I said, Teddy attack on Tommy for Season 5.

Here’s hoping Season 7 goes out with a bang

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by Mike

Mike — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:27:49 +0000

Very good points. I was late seeing the movie, and very skeptical after the hype. But I think it really is the best movie made. Absolutely rich briliance. Perfect point: it remains incredibly engaging though it is very ambiguous — think of how many interpretations remain completely viable. For instance, I am positive that the whole thing, beginning to end, is a dream. My wife disagrees, and think the “dream” starts in Mombasa. The movie provides support for either view, and remains emotionally gripping either way. Fantastic stuff.

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by terra

terra — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:02:33 +0000

i agree the best movie i ever watched!

Comment on Inception – The Best Movie Ever Made by Archis

Archis — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:45:18 +0000

My opinion * * * * *
This movie holds all the things to be wanted.
Perfect direction.
Perfect editing.
The music by hans zimmer was in one word gr8.
The movie will take u 2 another wrld.
Great ending.
Best actors.
best idea concept.
best of all

Comment on Heroes – Season 1, Episode 23 – "How to Stop an Exploding Man" by Media Maven

Media Maven — Thu, 12 May 2011 21:06:50 +0000

It only gets worse Aanika. Get out while you can! Season 2 is decent, the rest are just awful…