Nerd Movie Reviews

My review for Inception

I know I keep promising to write more on dating, and I will, but honestly I am not feeling it at the moment.  Maybe because it is summer and I am feeling lazy, maybe it’s because I have about a million other things going on, mostly about the Star Trek convention we are doing next month in Las Vegas (“I like to call it lost wages”-name that reference).

Anyway, I will get back on track soon, but last night I saw the movie Inception and felt compelled to write a review for it.  In a nutshell, freaking awesome.  I normally approach anything involving Leanardo DiCaprio with the same enthusiasm I would approach a dead, radioactive skunk rotting in the center of a toxic cactus patch.  I saw the trailers and more or less decided to pass, but then my best friend saw it and told me I had to go.  I am very glad I did, and in the course of two hours became a DiCaprio fan.

The story is amazing.  Clean, makes sense, doesn’t try to oversimplify in order to pander to the grunting masses that comprises most of human society, didn’t throw in some dumb hot chick for no purpose other than to show cleavage, and ends entirely appropriately.  All around great plot.

The acting was superb from all participants.  I especially like the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun (a great show) in his first adult roll.  The young hot chick (Juno) actually delivered the weakest performance, but really that is only in comparison to everyone else.  She did a great job.  Just everyone else did better.  I also like the fact that Nolan did not over play her to gain teen sex appeal.  He seems to understand the concept of supporting actresses just supporting main actors.

Christopher Nolan is great as a director and writer.  He did the Dark Knight and I guess it made enough money that he was given free reign with which to prove himself and he did.  I guess every Hollywood director isn’t a complete jackass who lets creative freedom turn into an opportunity to gratify his own overblown ego.

I realized after seeing this movie that I have been remiss in not featuring more Dark Knight shirts in my comic book t shirt section.  In fact I will definitely keep an eye out for Inception t shirts and put them up as soon as possible.

The thing I love about this movie is when a great, intelligent movie makes a lot of money (as this one is obviously making) it encourages the production of other great movies.  This summer has been pretty horrible, movie-wise.  If I see one more sparkly, shirtless, body-hairless, homo-erotic teenage vampire heart throb I will vomit.  By the way, anyone who wears a Team Edward or whatever t-shirt needs to go shopping for a life and then neuter themselves in order to keep from passing their genes on to the next generation.  This summer also has more talking cats and dogs, and the ruination of a great cartoon series, Avatar.  In fact, I think tomorrow I will write a review of the Last Airbender, which I was unfortunate enough to watch last week.

Tags: comic book t shirts, Inception