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August 24, 2009

Inception Or The Vanilla Minority Matrix Sky Report Revolutions Of Dark City

Inception teaser trailer, you guys:

"Whoa, I know Kung Fu."
--Leonardo DiCaprio

Clearly, there is no spoon, you guys. But also this trailer doesn't really say much about what happens in the movie. It's a crime that takes place within the architecture of the mind? OK. I do like that 'architecture of the mind' turns out to literally mean architecture. Like buildings. "The crime is in the skyscrapers of your mind." Sure. But if they're not going to tell us what this movie is about, we are going to have to make it up. I love making it up! SO, Inception is about a man named Brian (get it? SPOOKY ANAGRAMS!) who is a special agent for the CIA's Mind Crimes Division who has to go deeper into his own mind than he ever tried before, via Mind Helicopter, to investigate the murder of a Mind Hotel Concierge. But then he wakes up and it had all just been a Dream Crime.

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So is this like that other movie he's in, Shutter Island? Where he's actually the patient that's in the asylum the whole time? That book sucked.

Posted by: beunoseuno at 08/24/09 3:33 PM  | Reply
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isn't there a magical IP-address-blocker-thing?

Posted by: bird profile link  in reply to  beunoseuno's comment at 08/24/09 6:38 PM  | Reply
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sometimes you say normal things that are informative or helpful or at least contributing to the conversation. and then other times you're like this, just a big old bummer. i'm all about giving people the benefit of the doubt but you are testing my patience, man.


also, the preview of that movie made it pretty obvious that that was the twist, so i'm not going to get too mad at your spoiler, but it's a lame, mean-spirited thing to do and everyone thinks so, even god.

"spoilers stink." - god

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  beunoseuno's comment at 08/25/09 2:14 AM  | Reply
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Did you know that 2% of all newlyweds met each other of eHarmony.com! Now, Australians can use it, too.

Posted by: Godsauce profile link at 08/24/09 3:33 PM  | Reply
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*on

Posted by: Godsauce profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 3:33 PM  | Reply
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Did your account get hacked by an ad, Godsauce, or is this a joke I don't get?

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 3:38 PM  | Reply
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It's a joke that no one will ever get, because it wasn't funny.


sad baby.thumbnail.jpg

Posted by: Godsauce profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 08/24/09 3:51 PM  | Reply
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Was it ABOUT THOSE fuckin ADS in front of THE trailer? Because THAT'S WHAT I thought, and I LAUGHED.

Posted by: An American Patriot profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 3:53 PM  | Reply
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Yes! It was!


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Posted by: Godsauce profile link  in reply to  An American Patriot's comment at 08/24/09 3:59 PM  | Reply
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the odd thing is i live in australia and i didn't even get that advertisement- i got some random ad about online music downloading that involved a crocodile...

even the internet doesn't want me to meet somebody!

Posted by: Le Fou profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/25/09 8:48 AM  | Reply
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I thought it was funny. IP jokes are hard to land.

Posted by: Garmanbozia profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/25/09 9:18 PM  | Reply
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Australians are like "Where's the caar?" and we're like "Where's the car?"

Posted by: ber profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 4:16 PM  | Reply
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I love how Australians drop the r's at the end of words that have them and add r's when they're not there. So my Aussie GF would say, "Let's droive the caah daown to Floridurr for holiday." Which is probably how Florida should be pronounced, anyway.

Posted by: Kiril  in reply to  ber's comment at 08/24/09 7:48 PM  | Reply
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They claim to be able to match you with someone with a similar sense of humour. I'm willing to bet that there's nothing in that survey about fart jokes.

Posted by: stacey profile link  in reply to  Godsauce's comment at 08/24/09 7:20 PM  | Reply
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The Matrix / The Dark Knight + Leo DiCaprio x Blade Runner = ?

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link at 08/24/09 3:36 PM  | Reply
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If we LOOK AT the ACTUAL values OF THOSE variables WE FIND THEY are FUCKINGMEGAAWESOME, so I think the FINAL VALUE of this EQUATION while BE YOUR face doing THIS

FROM ALL that damn AWESOME.


(I'm not saying ANYONE HERE is Hitler BTW)

Posted by: An American Patriot profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 08/24/09 3:42 PM  | Reply
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WOLFENSTEIN!!! Thanks, An American Patriot, that rekindled a healthy dose of nostalgic longing to my simple, prepubescent gaming days, wasting hours on my 486 pc.

Damn I'm old.

Posted by: Mr. Tribbles profile link  in reply to  An American Patriot's comment at 08/24/09 4:22 PM  | Reply
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Not to be that guy but that's clearly the end of Bionic Commando on NES (even older than you probs, mine was a 386).

Posted by: trevormail profile link  in reply to  Mr. Tribbles's comment at 08/24/09 4:43 PM  | Reply
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Darn, you're right - upvote for you, Sir. I clearly had my Nazi-fighting computer games from ages ago mixed up.

Posted by: Mr. Tribbles profile link  in reply to  trevormail's comment at 08/24/09 5:20 PM  | Reply
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Bidness is a-boomin'!

Posted by: Kiril  in reply to  An American Patriot's comment at 08/24/09 7:42 PM  | Reply
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i'm feeling like it's more the matrix + dark city.

just saying.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  Napoleon Complex's comment at 08/25/09 2:16 AM  | Reply
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I don't want to be the douche arguing about this movie I've never seen, but everywhere I've seen this trailer, I've heard the Matrix-ripoff thing. Honestly, it's looks like they're falling in those scenes, not fly-fighting or whatever. But yeah, this trailer doesn't show much at all. I can't decide if I like that, though. While I hate trailers that feel like they give away too much (Funny People) and I know it's a teaser, I wish it could at least divulge a little more of the plot.


I trust Christopher Nolan, though. I haven't seen something of his I've disliked yet, so I'm hoping this will somehow be cerebral and escape the deja-vu trappings of other films this teaser suggests.

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link at 08/24/09 3:38 PM  | Reply
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I agree with you; Nolan is a solid if not underrated Director. He should deliver.

However, my guess for the overall plot is Johnny Mnemonic + Minority Report + The Cell.
Dicaprio is going to Mind Break into your Mind Files. And then take off in his Mind Helicopter.


Posted by: Detroit Dutchgirl profile link  in reply to  Max the King of All Wild Things's comment at 08/24/09 4:02 PM  | Reply
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Actually, I think the Matrix comparison has at least as much to do with the idea of a photo-realistic alternate reality that takes place within the protagonist's mind. Plus or minus realistic laws of physics.

Posted by: Gabe profile link  in reply to  Max the King of All Wild Things's comment at 08/24/09 4:27 PM  | Reply
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Okay, fair. i suppose where I'm coming from is that the knee-jerk reaction is from the whole fighting thing. So way to see it on another level! And really, if this is basically like the Matrix minus all the fetishes, I'm totally on board.

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link  in reply to  Gabe's comment at 08/24/09 7:08 PM  | Reply
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remember how good memento was?


spoiler alert: it was really good.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  Max the King of All Wild Things's comment at 08/25/09 2:18 AM  | Reply
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That's the one movie of his I haven't seen! It's okay, though, as I have it on Netflix right now and will probably watch it tonight. Thanks for the spoilers!

Posted by: Max the King of All Wild Things profile link  in reply to  caringiscool's comment at 08/25/09 10:30 AM  | Reply
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oh. em. gee.


bro.


okay, i don't want to hype it too much, because that's not fair and can lead to disappointment, but DUDE. DUDE! dude.


let me know what you think when you see it. i'd be interested to hear.

Posted by: caringiscool profile link  in reply to  Max the King of All Wild Things's comment at 08/25/09 11:26 AM  | Reply
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Boom goes the mindomite, and down come the skyscrapers, apparently.

Posted by: Captain Boring of the S.S. Shut Up profile link at 08/24/09 3:45 PM  | Reply
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Poseiden Adventure Reloaded.

Posted by: Jeb profile link at 08/24/09 3:47 PM  | Reply
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This is clearly the video form of the angst that I feel when i can't get my facebook inbox to load properly.

Posted by: Fizz profile link at 08/24/09 3:52 PM  | Reply
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I think this movie is about a guy who thought he was the king of the world until his partner called him on her hamburger phone and reminded him that his ex-girlfriend fucks Tom Brady every night (FACT.).

Posted by: Ron Jenkins profile link at 08/24/09 3:55 PM  | Reply
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Kuhdooz on the Dark City reference. I was grateful to see the word Inception at the end of the trailer the other night. I thought it was going to be a Dark City remake.

Posted by: Trevor profile link at 08/24/09 3:57 PM  | Reply
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Dark CITY IS fucking GREAT. More people SHOULD KNOW about IT'S awesomeness.

Posted by: An American Patriot profile link  in reply to  Trevor's comment at 08/24/09 3:59 PM  | Reply
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*ITS awesomeness. I am upholding your honor by correcting your grammar!

Posted by: Napoleon Complex profile link  in reply to  An American Patriot's comment at 08/24/09 10:43 PM  | Reply
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darnit, i was hoping for one last drum/thunderclap noise at the end! #darnit

Posted by: woozefa profile link at 08/24/09 3:58 PM  | Reply
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All right, you guys! Where did you put the log in link at the top of the page!? I couldn't log in last week and now I can't do it this week too. I recently moved and have a different internet provider, I feel that might be the matter. I've missed out on a lot with you guys, and I want to connect again.

Posted by: Bobby Seger at 08/24/09 4:00 PM  | Reply
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I think it's just an Internet Explorer problem, download firefox if you can.

Posted by: Gary Meadows profile link  in reply to  Bobby Seger's comment at 08/24/09 7:37 PM  | Reply
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If the crime is in Leo's mind, do the mind criminals speak with a bad British accent?

Posted by: sen_tankerbell profile link at 08/24/09 4:00 PM  | Reply
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did they not already make this movie, except with j.lo instead? and it was called the cell? and it was ridiculous? sort of like this trailer?

Posted by: southernbitch profile link at 08/24/09 4:03 PM  | Reply
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Excuse me if I'm picking some nits here, but where did this "architecture of the mind" line that you're talking about come from? The trailer says "Your mind is the scene of the crime," so I'm confused about your criticism? Is the "architecture" tagline used elsewhere?

Posted by: drewmo profile link at 08/24/09 4:03 PM  | Reply
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Sorry, yeah, it's the one-line description on the Yahoo page where I got the trailer. I guess I just internalized it:

http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5806716/15196822

Posted by: Gabe profile link  in reply to  drewmo's comment at 08/24/09 4:17 PM  | Reply
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Regardless of how kind-of-derivative this trailer looks, it could have ended at 'From Christopher Nolan' and I would have been sold.

Posted by: Marcus profile link at 08/24/09 4:06 PM  | Reply
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From the architecture of the mind of Christopher Nolan...

Posted by: mrthu  in reply to  Marcus's comment at 08/24/09 4:14 PM  | Reply
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What the fuck is this?

Posted by: IDIOT PILOT at 08/24/09 4:10 PM  | Reply
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This is supposed to be in reply to An American Patriot. I did put it there, but now it's gone. Weird.

Posted by: IDIOT PILOT  in reply to  IDIOT PILOT's comment at 08/24/09 4:17 PM  | Reply
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BAWOOOOAAAAOOOO: The Movie

Posted by: Baby Giraffe profile link at 08/24/09 4:13 PM  | Reply
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At this point, this movie looks like more of a "game-changer" than Avatar.

Way to waste 12 years, Cameron.

Posted by: EtWB profile link at 08/24/09 4:16 PM  | Reply
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TALK ABOUT A TRAILER THAT GIVES TOO MUCH AWAY, AMIRIGHT?!?!

Posted by: Weeam profile link at 08/24/09 5:33 PM  | Reply
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Whatever it's about, Nolan hasn't made a bad film yet, so you can pretty much guarantee it's gonna be great. It looks like some pretty freaky shit, like his first short Doodlebug.

Posted by: simonsays profile link at 08/24/09 5:37 PM  | Reply
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Hey, when did a TEASER trailer ever tell us anything about a movie? 99% of the time we get a title flying at us, no images from the film whatsoever.

BTW. The Inception trailer was better than a normal teaser.

Posted by: Kyle at 08/24/09 7:12 PM  | Reply
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I refuse to speak badly of anything involving Marion Cotillard. Sorry.

Posted by: dictums profile link at 08/24/09 7:14 PM  | Reply
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Maybe she's not so bulletproof: she believes the 911 attacks were an "inside job."

"Speaking on the cinema discussion programme Paris Dernière in February 2007, Cotillard had said: "I think we're lied to about a number of things", even claiming the Americans had destroyed the Twin Towers themselves because the were an outdated "money sucker".
Expanding her conspiracy theory, Cotillard said it would been "a lot more expensive" to rebuild the towers "which is why they were destroyed", with the loss of thousands of American lives.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1580414/Marion-Cotillards-911-conspiracy-theory.html

Posted by: Garmanbozia profile link  in reply to  dictums's comment at 08/25/09 9:27 PM  | Reply
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I love it when movies are billed as "From X (director)". It always makes me feel like the whole film was inside Christopher Nolan somewhere and he just barfed it out one day.

Posted by: Teh Cazbar profile link at 08/25/09 12:14 PM  | Reply
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Looks like Christopher Nolan at his most self-indulgent. I love it. Great trailer.

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