Inception

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:05 am

I've heard from a few people on NCEuro... what does THSCC think about Inception?

I for one think it's one of the best movies in a LOOOOONG time... in my top five all-time at the moment

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:10 am

Easily the best movie I will see all year. I went in with high hopes and came out impressed. The story, "gimick", cast, etc... were all great.

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:18 am

One of the VERY few movies where I felt like clapping at the end (but I didn't, cause ya just don't do that here in New Bern LOL.)

The ending was simultaneously open-ended AND extremely satisfying... very hard to do IMO.

Jason Tower · **Joined:** Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:31 pm **Posts:** 1173

i have a dream...of seeing this

of course your OP raises the question, what are the other four movies in your top 5?

Matt McGrain · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:15 pm

I never go to the movies but I think my wife and I are getting a baby sitter for this one. I've heard it's awesome and from others mediocre. We'll see...

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 1:25 pm

Jason Tower wrote:

i have a dream...of seeing this

of course your OP raises the question, what are the other four movies in your top 5?

Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
Star Wars
The Usual Suspects

With these following VERY closely:
Jaws
Grosse Point Blank
The Matrix
Vanilla Sky
Die Hard

clinehall · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:10 pm

I am generally not a movie fan (If I am going to sit still for that long it has got to be really really good), and certainly not a Tom Cruise fan but I must agree that Vanilla Sky was a great movie. I guess I am going to have to go see Inception, even though I understand it 2:30 long. Is it necessary to see it on the big screen to get the full effect or can I wait for dvd?

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:48 pm

clinehall wrote:

I am generally not a movie fan (If I am going to sit still for that long it has got to be really really good), and certainly not a Tom Cruise fan but I must agree that Vanilla Sky was a great movie. I guess I am going to have to go see Inception, even though I understand it 2:30 long. Is it necessary to see it on the big screen to get the full effect or can I wait for dvd?

Definitely needs to be seen on the biggest screen you can afford to see it on! I hope maybe to catch it on IMAX at some point.

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:53 pm

clinehall wrote:

I am generally not a movie fan (If I am going to sit still for that long it has got to be really really good), and certainly not a Tom Cruise fan but I must agree that Vanilla Sky was a great movie.

I think most people forget, or don't realize, that Vanilla Sky was a Cameron Crowe flick. You could damn near fill a top ten list with his movies alone if you include writer and/or director credits. (Singles, Say Anything, Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Elizabethtown)

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:05 pm

Fast Times at Ridgemont High definitely top 5. Ferris Bueller's Day Off also.

throw in

Full Metal Jacket

Apocalypse Now

Platoon

Saving Private Ryan

The Dirty Dozen

The Devil's Brigade

Patton

M*A*S*H

The Godfather II

The Godfather

Goodfellas

Casino

Scarface

any Bond movie

most John Wayne movies

maybe i should categorize by genre.

i don't do favorites very well :roll:

Steven Carter · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:28 pm

can't leave out :

"The Natural"
"Rudy"
"Gladiator"
"Braveheart"
"The Sting"

Hard to have a top 5...too many genres!

steve remchak · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:35 pm

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Raising Arizona

Terminator series

i haven't seen a new movie in years. my wife is the new movie buff.

Stacy King · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:38 pm

Steven Carter wrote:

Hard to have a top 5...too many genres!

Like I told Tower... my top five (or ten) is basically based on the fact that I can watch them at any time of day, no matter what kind of mood I'm in, even if I've just watched it six other times... if I've got nothing better to do, and one of them is on, I'll watch it again, and again.

There are plenty of movies that might have some spectacular scenes, (acted, or visualized)... but to be in my top ten, I shouldn't have to suffer through an hour or more of a movie just to experience the good parts.

EDIT... one piece of criteria should be that you shouldn't "forget about" a movie when talking about any top whatever list... but yeah Raising Arizona should have been on my list above.

Robert Goodwin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:26 pm

1. Caddyshack
End of discussion
That is all.....

clinehall · **Posted:** Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:19 am

I guess my favorite are movies are the ones I own so here is my extensive list.

Lemans

Grand Prix

Caddie Shack

Worlds Fastest Indian

I also own Days of Thunder but that story is on this forum already.

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