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How do you rank these Christopher Nolan movies then?
I know that 4Corners wanks regularly over the guy, but how do you rank his nine movies?
Here's how I see 'em, in order of ascendance:
9. Interstellar.
I do like this director, he makes reasonably thoughtful movies that still appeal to the mainstream. This one comes last, not because it's ****, but because the others are better.
8. Inception.
Okay, maybe a little low, but this is pure "smoke and mirrors", an overrated mess that uses dreams as a pure gimmick to disguise the thinness of plot and the two-dimensional characters whose motivation changes from scene to scene. Please don't tell me this is really "deep" and I don't get it. It isn't.
7. The Dark Knight Rises.
Got a spinal injury? Don't worry, get someone to punch it back into place and it'll be as good as new. Lost a fight? Don't worry, do exactly what you did before and it'll work next time. Then use a helicopter to carry off a nuclear warhead. Actually, this was pretty wank, wasn't it?
6. The Prestige
Since I've got older, my memory's got more and more ****ed. This could be the best film Nolan's ever done, but I don't remember it that much. Wasn't Bowie in it or summat?
5. Following.
Okay, this is maybe a little high. On a purely technical standpoint, including acting, it's obviously by FAR the worst film Nolan's done. This was his semi-pro debut, with a budget so low he even got his uncle in to play one of the parts. The actors involved are not real professionals, and so you have to "buy in" to the "wooden Green Teefs" ethos of it all. But, as with Nolan at his best, it has a really clever plot.
4. Insomnia
Again, this could be crap or it could be great. I THINK I liked it. Why can't I remember? Al Pacino and Robin Williams, right?
3. The Dark Knight
This is where he started doing "the voice", innit? Yeah, it's good this one. Overrated as ****, obviously, but good.
2. Batman Begins
Yeah, really. Suck it.
1. Memento.
I really need to watch this again, but...
Here's how I see 'em, in order of ascendance:
9. Interstellar.
I do like this director, he makes reasonably thoughtful movies that still appeal to the mainstream. This one comes last, not because it's ****, but because the others are better.
8. Inception.
Okay, maybe a little low, but this is pure "smoke and mirrors", an overrated mess that uses dreams as a pure gimmick to disguise the thinness of plot and the two-dimensional characters whose motivation changes from scene to scene. Please don't tell me this is really "deep" and I don't get it. It isn't.
7. The Dark Knight Rises.
Got a spinal injury? Don't worry, get someone to punch it back into place and it'll be as good as new. Lost a fight? Don't worry, do exactly what you did before and it'll work next time. Then use a helicopter to carry off a nuclear warhead. Actually, this was pretty wank, wasn't it?
6. The Prestige
Since I've got older, my memory's got more and more ****ed. This could be the best film Nolan's ever done, but I don't remember it that much. Wasn't Bowie in it or summat?
5. Following.
Okay, this is maybe a little high. On a purely technical standpoint, including acting, it's obviously by FAR the worst film Nolan's done. This was his semi-pro debut, with a budget so low he even got his uncle in to play one of the parts. The actors involved are not real professionals, and so you have to "buy in" to the "wooden Green Teefs" ethos of it all. But, as with Nolan at his best, it has a really clever plot.
4. Insomnia
Again, this could be crap or it could be great. I THINK I liked it. Why can't I remember? Al Pacino and Robin Williams, right?
3. The Dark Knight
This is where he started doing "the voice", innit? Yeah, it's good this one. Overrated as ****, obviously, but good.
2. Batman Begins
Yeah, really. Suck it.
1. Memento.
I really need to watch this again, but...
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