Comments on: New ‘Inception’ Photos’ Show In Camera Effects & A Very Wet Lukas Haas For Nolan’s “Existential Heist” Film

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:47:27 +0000

Davey Morrison, you're a faggot. Mutilate your genitals you queer.

By: Davey Morrison

Davey Morrison — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:59:14 +0000

Sorry for upsetting some of you so much.

I haven't seen "Insomnia" or "Following" yet. I'd like to see both. All of Nolan's other films, for me, feel a bit labored, as if he's trying to be Important more than he's trying to actually tell a great story. There's certainly much to admire in his work though, and all of his films I've seen (except "The Prestige") are entertaining, involving, and, at least to some degree, thought-provoking--but I feel like I can't immerse myself in any of these films the way I can with my favorites. I recognize that others feel differently, of course, and my opinion is no more or less valid than anyone else's (though I'll defend it).

"The Prestige", though, just reeks of high school kid angst to me. It's the most one-note bitter, angry movie I think I've ever seen. The movie has its defenders (I was surprised how many end-of-decade lists it appeared on), but I'm afraid I'll just never understand what people see in it.

"Speed Racer", on the other hand, is brilliant.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:09:59 +0000

Davey Morrison, you're a git. Spare your seed the shame and never reproduce.

By: josh

josh — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:02:11 +0000

Speed Racer was an "arthouse blockbuster," whether you liked it or not.

By: pomme

pomme — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:57:48 +0000

when i see "clash of titans" or "gi joe",i also say myself "the prestige is one of the silliest and most juvenile movie messes from the last decade"

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:42:37 +0000

Which Nolan movies have you seen, Davey? What were you doing?

How did Guy Pierce's character lack depth and emotion in Memento? Same goes for Pacino in Insomnia. And the main character in Following and...I could go on.

By: Davey Morrison

Davey Morrison — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:25:27 +0000

(Also, anyone who goes out of the way to use in-camera effects must be doing something right.)

By: Davey Morrison

Davey Morrison — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:24:13 +0000

It's actually largely due to DiCaprio that I'm as interested in the film as I am. I'm pretty lukewarm-at-best about Nolan ("Memento" and "The Dark Knight" are great, but far from perfect, "Batman Begins" is OK, and "The Prestige" is, in my opinion, one of the silliest and most juvenile movie messes from the last decade), but, while I'm not his biggest fan, he clearly has some talent. Where his films tend to fall short, for me, is in the depth of the characters and emotions–DiCaprio isn't the most accomplished actor in the world, but, seeing him in Scorsese's last several films, I feel like he's certainly one of the most committed and enthusiastic. What he lacks in sophistication he more than makes up for (in my opinion) in his extraordinary investment in his characters, and to doing projects he's genuinely passionate about (they're not all winners, but he seems to me to have pretty good taste in making his selections). In some ways, DiCaprio's rough-around-the-edges conviction is a wonderful compliment to Scorsese's generally very polished (if still remarkably expressive) style of the last decade; I think he could do the same for Nolan, who, for me, is a promising filmmaker, but one who ultimately takes himself too seriously.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:05:46 +0000

Seems like only Nolan and Peter Weir are interested in creating as many effects possible in the camera. This needs to change.