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In response to "I hated Memento though. -- nm" by Dano

Even so, I would expect you of all people to appreciate the courage of making an overly complex, arthouse-y film rather than some generic action flick

Posted by David (aka David) Jul 18 '10, 15:59

In point of fact, I think that if this same premise had been made by an unknown director and obscure actors, you'd champion it just the way that you have Primer.

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The plot was more complex than a generic action film, but the characters weren't. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 16:04 6
- Spoilers - David Jul 18, 16:06 5
  - Primer knew it was just a puzzle and therefore was 70-something minutes long instead of 2-1/2 hours. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 16:09 4
    - Inception needs at least 2 hours due to all of the moving parts and you know that I'm normally someone who doesn't feel that way about movies. - David Jul 18, 16:11 3
      - If I had cared about any of the characters, the length wouldn't have been a problem. Eames was the only character I liked but I didn't care about him. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 16:20 2
        
        he steals the movie from all the stars -- nm - chuckles Jul 18, 16:23 1
        
        or should i say . . . extracts - chuckles Jul 18, 16:27

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Even so, I would expect you of all people to appreciate the courage of making an overly complex, arthouse-y film rather than some generic action flick

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