It certainly is a film that deserves at least a second viewing. Every plothole I initially found ceased to exist the second time through. It was then that Nolan really impressed me.
I do understand where you're coming from, though. Hype and expectation can really kill a film. I remember seeing...
I have a love/hate relationship with mixing levels for theater, as my left ear is overly sensitive to sound pressure. Nasty little clicks and pops.
Inception was a very intelligent, well thought-out film. That may or may not have been inspired by Donald Duck. :eek: I'm still waiting for...
Second. It was a very busy film, in terms of plotlines. A lot to conclude in a runtime of two hours. And the pacing suffers because of that. But certainly not a bad film.
And the trailers … talk about hype. Venom, Venom, Venom. But they did their job.
"Just once in a while let us exalt the importance of ideas and information. Let us dream to the extent of saying that on a given Sunday night the time normally occupied by Ed Sullivan is given over to a clinical survey of the state of American education, and a week or two later the time normally...