Memento - I liked this movie the first time I saw it, but I think I will need to watch it a second (or possibly a third) time to really figure out what happened.
Basic - This movie is overloaded with plot twists to the point of absurdity
The Usual Suspects - I got the big twist at the end, but didn't catch all of the details of the story
The Fountain/2001 - I had no idea what was going on in either of these movies until I later read about the symbolism present in them
Primer - I have seen this movie twice and still have no idea wtf is going on once they get the time machine working
Basic - This movie is overloaded with plot twists to the point of absurdity
The Usual Suspects - I got the big twist at the end, but didn't catch all of the details of the story
The Fountain/2001 - I had no idea what was going on in either of these movies until I later read about the symbolism present in them
Primer - I have seen this movie twice and still have no idea wtf is going on once they get the time machine working
Basic and Primer are both good examples of movies that it's not even worth putting effort into to understand. Basic was a complete clusterfuck at the end and I only made it halfway through Primer when I stopped caring.
I understood Prestige after first viewing. Memento required a second viewing however. Both movies are excellent. Looking forward to more of Chris Nolan's work.
CrackRabbit
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I watched both of these in the same night, on an all-nighter Red Bull-fueled rush. My head was spinning by the end of it all.
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After seeing it for the first time, I realized the director was simply too ambitious and didn't tie up a lot of the loose ends. A major WTF movie when I was younger was The English Patient.
I also didn't really understand The Departed until the second time because Matt Damon and Dicaprio look alike.
BrokenVisage
Lifer
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ultimatebob
Lifer
- Jul 1, 2001
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What WAS the plot of that movie, anyway? To me, it just seemed like a lot of pointless killing by a psycho with a really screwed up system of professional ethics.
Originally posted by: MotionMan
The part with the Bolivian Army threw me off.
Actually, not unlike The Usual Suspects, there are so many things that you do not catch (or understand) until you watch it for the second (or third) time.
MotionMan
The Sting as in Paul Newman and Robert Redford? That seemed pretty straightforward to me.
Nerva
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Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Originally posted by: MotionMan
The part with the Bolivian Army threw me off.
Actually, not unlike The Usual Suspects, there are so many things that you do not catch (or understand) until you watch it for the second (or third) time.
MotionMan
The Sting as in Paul Newman and Robert Redford? That seemed pretty straightforward to me.
the one with bolivian army is butch cassidy and the sundance kid. the sting when those two do the wire con to avenge a fellow grifter
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Originally posted by: MotionMan
The part with the Bolivian Army threw me off.
Actually, not unlike The Usual Suspects, there are so many things that you do not catch (or understand) until you watch it for the second (or third) time.
MotionMan
The Sting as in Paul Newman and Robert Redford? That seemed pretty straightforward to me.
Maybe I am the only one then.
Move along - nothing to see here.
MotionMan
MotionMan
Lifer
- Jan 11, 2006
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Originally posted by: 3cho
Originally posted by: Saint Michael
Originally posted by: MotionMan
The part with the Bolivian Army threw me off.
Actually, not unlike The Usual Suspects, there are so many things that you do not catch (or understand) until you watch it for the second (or third) time.
MotionMan
The Sting as in Paul Newman and Robert Redford? That seemed pretty straightforward to me.
the one with bolivian army is butch cassidy and the sundance kid. the sting when those two do the wire con to avenge a fellow grifter
REALLY? I thought they were from the same movie.
Silly me.
:roll:
MotionMan
Jacob's Ladder was a great movie. Unfortunately I had previously read "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge", a short story that was the inspiration for this movie. When I read that the story was the inspiration for the movie, I had the movie figured out from the beginning, which detracted from the experience somewhat. I think it would have taken me a lot longer to figure everything out if I didn't know the theme of the movie ahead of time.
Nevertheless, there are still a few loose ends in the movie that I believe are open to the viewer's interpretation, and it's a great psychological thriller. Definitely see this one if you enjoy that genre.
Another similar movie was The Jacket, although it wasn't too difficult to figure out the first time.
I got the gist of the general story and got a feel of the mood, but I think it took an online summary/review for me to really 'get' it. Now, it's my favourite movie.
Mulholland Drive
Saw parts of it 2 or 3 times before giving up and going online for a summary.
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