Inception, the movie, was the feature film at the STARLIGHT THEATER here in Nantucket tonight. It starred Leo DeCaprio and yes, he was handsome, and he can act, but even with those two things going for the movie, it SUCKED. It was about the manipulation of the architecture of the mind. It manipulated the Kitty and I right out of the theater about half way through this stinker. If we had not bought a glass of Chardonnay to drink during the movie it would have been an even quicker exit. Sometimes it takes a while to realize you are witness to a train wreck. In this movie, it was obvious from the first scene and just got worse. Unless we missed Angelina (not in the movie) juggling naked in the second half...there would have been no reason to stay. The movie started at 7 pm. I had to queue-up at 6 to get the tickets as the theater only has 90 seats and the first ones go the those who dine at their attached cafe. After buying the tickets, I lined up again to get seat selection at about 6:30. So I had an hour invested in this process before the movie even began. I actually begrudge the waiting and lining up less that having to watch any part of this film. People have told us that this is a highly regarded movie whose script was kept from production for ten years until it was picked up and Leo agreed to star in it. Don't believe it. If they nominate this for anything but an in-flight movie, there is no hope for Hollywood's common sense.
Inception, the movie, was the feature film at the STARLIGHT THEATER here in Nantucket tonight. It starred Leo DeCaprio and yes, he was handsome, and he can act, but even with those two things going for the movie, it SUCKED. It was about the manipulation of the architecture of the mind. It manipulated the Kitty and I right out of the theater about half way through this stinker. If we had not bought a glass of Chardonnay to drink during the movie it would have been an even quicker exit. Sometimes it takes a while to realize you are witness to a train wreck. In this movie, it was obvious from the first scene and just got worse. Unless we missed Angelina (not in the movie) juggling naked in the second half...there would have been no reason to stay. The movie started at 7 pm. I had to queue-up at 6 to get the tickets as the theater only has 90 seats and the first ones go the those who dine at their attached cafe. After buying the tickets, I lined up again to get seat selection at about 6:30. So I had an hour invested in this process before the movie even began. I actually begrudge the waiting and lining up less that having to watch any part of this film. People have told us that this is a highly regarded movie whose script was kept from production for ten years until it was picked up and Leo agreed to star in it. Don't believe it. If they nominate this for anything but an in-flight movie, there is no hope for Hollywood's common sense. 
I think common sense moved away from Hollywood a long time ago. Perhaps we can hold out some hope for Salt starring your aforementioned Angelina. Or maybe it sucks too. I'm eagerly awaiting two premieres in August - Wall Street 2 and Eat Pray Love. There's a 50% chance they'll be disappointing one is a sequel (and directed by a commie) and the other is a book adaptation. Yawn.
ReplyDeleteI am making home movies of Nantucket with all of its warts and wonders. It will be a best seller on my personal computer and neither Leo nor Angelina will get 20 million in the process. On the other hand, it may cease to be amusing once I release it and nobody lets me know if they watched it. With REAL movies, the feedback is ticket and DVD sales. With documentaries released through blogs and such, you have no idea if you are broadcasting into a vacuum. Anyhow, it should be fun.
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