Product ReviewsInception (Blu-ray/DVD, 2010, 2-Disc Set)

A brilliant movie, but dont count on the digital copy.

First off, the bad. I bought this version for the digital copy, only to receive an illegible code, and a version of the DVD with no digital copy. Attempts to contact WB for support have gone nowhere, as their site freezes (on multiple PCs and Macs) when you request support.

Now the good. This movie is absolutely incredible. Inception is defined by brilliant acting, excellent screenwriting, and mind-bending depth; all of which is wrapped in a plot which is perhaps the first original concept to come out of the movie industry in years. Were it not for the digital copy issues, this movie would be a 5/5 without question.

Without a doubt, this movie is worth every penny. Even without the DVD version or bonus features, it would still be worth it. Just know that you are buying a DVD and a Blu-ray, and not necessarily a digital copy.Read full review...

A very dark and twisting movie

Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Dom Cobb, dream thief. He enters your mind while you are asleep and creates the illusion of reality to get what he wants. He is hired to complete the ultimate task, Inception, to plant an idea into someones mind that does not already exist in such a way that the person thinks it was a real idea in the real world.

This was a very dark movie with many twists and turns that many may find hard to follow. However if you sick with it, by the end of the movie it will all make sense.

I would recommend this movie to anyone who loves to watch a plot unfold and twist to till the very end.

Also starring in the move are: Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, Tom Hardy. Dileep Rao, Tom Berenger and Michael CaineRead full review...

Excellent release.

Excellent release. Christopher Nolan continues to be one of the most inventive directors in Hollywood and this film stands as firm testament to that fact. Film is well packaged and packed with plenty of extras with interesting insights into the film making process.Read full review...

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One of my fav movies.

`Inception' is a hard movie to judge. Basically, it is a mind-bender, and as such should be judged by two criteria: How good of a mind-bender is it? And, How much does it create a realm of its own with phenomena and rules of causality that work consistently?

In my mind `Inception,' despite some derivative elements, is an inventive movie that provides mind-enveloping reactions well after the viewing is over. Much like Lynch's `Inland Empire' before it, the movie coalesces well into one's imagination and lingers in the mind for days to come.

Being brief with the story is difficult, and I'm sure by now you've probably digested a great deal of material elsewhere. Washed up on an Asian seashore, American businessman, Cobb (Di Caprio) meets with an elderly leader to obtain a contract and defeat his enemies. To accomplish this, he offers to perform an "extraction," a means of obtaining secrets from a person`s subconscious during one's dream life. In the midst of their negotiations, an entire village riots and takes over the building where they meet, and Cobb and his sidekick, Arthur, (Gordon-Levitt) fight and flee to save their lives....

In this beginning scene the lines are partially drawn between dreams and awakening, but the surrealistic landscape also provides Nolan ample opportunities to provide his trademark action-adventure for his science fiction saga.

Cobb later meets an old professor (Caine) who sagely links him to a prodigy student, Ariadne, (Page) who can assist him with his next assignment and help straighten out his perspective and proper use of inceptions, or the use of subliminal persuasion, participating in another's subconscious perceptions and manipulating them during their dreams. In their first assignment together, he plans to have a rich man's son and heir, Robert Fischer (Murphy) change his mind about his father's will, so he will be able to either obtain or sabotage his inheritance.

There are dreams, and there are dreams within dreams, and one of Cobb's plans is to have three levels of dreaming going on at once to have the most persuasive power on Fisher.

Intertwined are revelations from Cobb's subconscious, revealed with Ariadne, who joins him on his subliminal journey and witnesses some of his life-changing events with his wife (Cotillard). In a partial revelation, Cobb admits he included his wife in some of his dream work with complications that has created strife in their relationship.

As you might imagine, problems develop that make the operation work less neatly and easily as planned, so discerning what level of dreaming and what level of reality are taking place also becomes blurred. The exposition and details are laid out more concretely than Lynch's worlds, but the caveats others have placed about paying attention are well founded.

Besides the mood of mind-benders like Lynch's `Mulholland Drive,' Nolan has borrowed and alchemized elements from inventive movies like the truly excellent Japanese anime' adventure `Paprika' and movies like 'The Cell,' but the results are truly new and effective.

I have to admit my biases. I love mind-benders, and it's no accident that Christopher Nolan and David Lynch are at the top of my list of favorite directors. This creates a problem because if you love mind-benders as a rule, it is sometimes difficult to separate effective works from those that don't work as well.Read full review...

Great cast, original concept

For me this movie was worth owning because I enjoy the cast, the script is well written, and the story is multilayered. I appreciate any movie that will leave me thinking long after I've watched it, every time I watch it. In fact, this is 1 of 2 movies I watched again immediately after the credits rolled.(The other Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I was like, 6).

Definitely set aside some quiet time to pay close attention and follow the story. The details matter and if you miss one, you will fail to recognize the masterpiece this movie is. It is visually stimulating with a slight melancholy undertone throughout. Sci-fi as it is, the heartbreak you discover is very real and I imagine incredibly haunting for those who dare to empathize.

The twist is carefully, subtly, and painfully folded into the story as opposed to a shocking, brick in the face, sudden exposure that is only entertaining for the first watch. Too, the ending is quite controversial, and has evoked various interpretations. I still have not reconciled my thoughts around it, and I don't mind that perhaps I never will.Read full review...

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Very entertaining and keeps you thinking.

Like in all detail movies, you need to really pay attention. Dreams are crazy so the more you watch, the more you can follow and understand it. It is very intertaining and the actors are perfect in their role.Read full review...

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Been a while since I have seen a movie that envelops...

like this. I am a huge sci-fi buff and I must admit that I had apprehensions when going in mostly because I have never been a fan of Decapio. But I am happy to say that my apprehensions were way off. I cant remember the last time I watched a movie that grabbed me like this.

Its the type of movie that you really have to pay attention to. If you kind of watch it casually you will miss a lot of detail and a lot may simply not make sense. Watching it a second time will provide even more detail than what you got in the first.

I wont go into too much detail as many of the other reviews on this forum already cover that but the movie is based on the idea that you can forcibly enter someones dream or have them enter someone elses and extract data by manipulating their subconscious - extraction. But, the plot actually centers around trying to do something much harder: plant an idea in someones mind so that their subconscious runs with it thinking it was their own idea - Inception.

The concepts are simple but what makes the movie so involving is its interpretation of how the mind works in dreams. And the idea of a dream inside of dream and how the mind perceives time while dreaming. This is where it gets complex and most interesting. As the movie progresses, it really starts to increase pace and you find yourself deeper and deeper involved in order to keep up.

It might not be for some but I think most people will enjoy it. People who like cerebral scifi will love it!

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Fascinating movie, plays on deep psychological themes. Nolan does it again!

This movie will take you for a ride! Much like interstellar, you can watch it over and kver again and glean new things each time!

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A nice collector's edition.

I bought this movie as a collector's edition as a timeless movie! The hologram cover is very nice and it has the totem on the cover too. I will keep it sealed and watch my dvd version from time to time. I also bought this movie in celebration of getting "Tenet" at about the same time.Read full review...

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Very compelling

This has got to be my favorite director. This is one of Christopher Nolan's greatest accomplishments the characters are multidimensional and you learn to care for them. It's not one of those movies where you sit down, watch it, then go on with life. You really think about it. The movie really makes you think about what you just witnessed. This is a true masterpiece and is highly recommended; a true must see!Read full review...

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