Should I watch the first hour of 'Inception'?

Jim Nazium · #1 09-25-2011, 04:03 PM

I was flipping around the channels last night and stumbled on 'Inception' with about 30 minutes left. I came in when the guys on the motorcycle are shooting at the van, before it gets to the bridge. After watching for a few minutes and liking it, I faced what is for me a common dilemma: keep watching and spoil the ending of what might be a good movie, or turn it off and wait until I can watch the whole thing, which I might never get around to it, and it might not be that good anyway.

I chose the former (kept watching). Having done so, is the beginning worth watching?

hover · #2 09-25-2011, 04:10 PM

Yes.

Otherwise you'll not understand the "why", only the "how". And the very last scene will have no weight.

Oh, and you missed more than an hour.

elgecko · #3 09-25-2011, 04:18 PM

Absolutely, the movie doesn't really make sense without it...and pay close attention!

fmoore200 · #4 09-25-2011, 05:04 PM

I'd say yes, for the reasons mentioned above. However, I found the movie entertaining but I kept feeling like this movie thought it was smarter than it really was. The acting is stellar and on point. The casting was well done, but it came off a bit pretentious to me. Like it was ground breaking cinema or something.

Joe Nerve · #5 09-25-2011, 05:11 PM

I fell asleep in the first hour of that movie, and therefore hated it. I'm not too sure I'd have liked it if I didn't fall asleep.

ShredderMaximus · #6 09-25-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fmoore200

I'd say yes, for the reasons mentioned above. However, I found the movie entertaining but I kept feeling like this movie thought it was smarter than it really was. The acting is stellar and on point. The casting was well done, but it came off a bit pretentious to me. Like it was ground breaking cinema or something.

Yeah, I agree. I've always been a huge fan of mindf*** films, (Videodrome, EraserHead, American Psycho (gnarliest book I've ever read too btw) Requiem for a Dream, A Scanner Darkly, etc etc)and just considered this entry level MF, just tries too hard to push a premise thats really not as complex as it makes itself seem. IMO Shutter Island was a muuuuuuuuuuuuch better movie, though Inception was a good movie.

J. Crawford · #7 09-25-2011, 06:54 PM

If you can make it through what feels like 6 hours of film and the ever present mass confusion of "a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream... within dream... within a dream" then yes, watch the beginning.

It was a great movie, don't get me wrong, but you really have to prepare yourself if you want to watch and fully comprehend it.

silentmike · #8 09-25-2011, 07:03 PM

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It was a great movie, don't get me wrong, but you really have to prepare yourself if you want to watch and fully comprehend it.

Really? They explain the premise of the film about 10 times. It's not that hard to understand!

lbanks · #9 09-25-2011, 07:13 PM

I thought the film was stupid and boring, but I only watched the 1st 10 minutes of it. Angered me in the same way the '2012' angered me. But, I like very few movies; they all seem like something I saw before, with better graphics and stupid plot twists.

ShredderMaximus · #10 09-25-2011, 08:44 PM

Man, 10 minutes isn't nearly enough time to be judging a movie by!

And btw, it was light years better than 2012, but thats still not really saying much, tbh.

Big_Daddy · #11 09-25-2011, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by lbanks

I thought the film was stupid and boring, but I only watched the 1st 10 minutes of it. Angered me in the same way the '2012' angered me. But, I like very few movies; they all seem like something I saw before, with better graphics and stupid plot twists.

10 minutes? Just wait and it explains itself. You can't possibly judge a movie based on the first ten minutes.

lbanks · #12 09-26-2011, 05:11 AM

You can't catch my attention in ten minutes, I have no more time for you... if you're a movie. Lord of the Rings caught my attention, so did the Bourne movies. I'm old and have no time for plot development and that stupid stuff. (And I was totally uninterested in 'Avatar' until I saw the 'Robot Chicken' version. And still thought the movie was stupid))

Roscoe East · #13 09-26-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by lbanks

I thought the film was stupid and boring, but I only watched the 1st 10 minutes of it.

Okay, that made me laugh out loud. Really loud.

i_got_a_mohawk · #14 09-26-2011, 07:50 AM

Watched it in the cinema, nearly fell asleep. Dull film and trying too hard to try and be 'complicated'.

Some of the acting and visuals were nice tho.

**jmattbassplaya** · #15 09-26-2011, 08:17 AM

I enjoyed the movie. It was the first thing I've seen in theaters in a loooong time that made me have to think.

Strohsx · #16 09-26-2011, 11:14 AM

Meh I thought the entire movie sucked but hey you might as well.

Bloodhammer · #17 09-26-2011, 11:17 AM

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Meh I thought the entire movie sucked but hey you might as well.

Considering all the terrible re-makes that have cropped up, I thought it was pretty decent for what it was.

And Leo did A LOT better than in Gangs of New York. At least he had lines in Inception...

electracoyote · #18 09-26-2011, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Nazium

I chose the former (kept watching). Having done so, is the beginning worth watching?

Not any more. Especially if your time is so limited that you can't carve out two hours to watch a movie the way it was intended to be seen.

Kind of a shame. Pretty decent flick IMHO.

MatticusMania · #19 09-26-2011, 11:19 AM

I think many people went into this movie expecting to be blown away. Its a good film, with an interesting plot, and cool visuals, nothing more.

That said, Id recommend the OP watch the first half.

MatticusMania · #20 09-26-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by electracoyote

Not any more. Especially if your time is so limited that you can't carve out two hours to watch a movie the way it was intended to be seen.

Kind of a shame. Pretty decent flick IMHO.

Youve never caught a scene from a movie on TV, found it interesting, and kept watching? Ive seen a couple movies this way, by chance. Sometimes its hard to look away when something catches your attention.