Inception 8/10
- Wasn't as surreal as I was expecting. I was a bit disappointed at the whole "just buy the fact that people do this group dreaming thing" bit. No backstory to flesh that out or anything. Still very good overall. That was the only real criticism I could find for it. The ending was very well done, as well. Actually watched this one today while at my son's IVIG infusion at the hospital, not on the flight to China.
District 9 8/10
- This was obviously more of a discussion on man's innate tendency to mistreat anything different than himself (ie, racism, ethnocentrism, etc), but taken to a whole different level. Excellent special effects, great premise. Not centering it on the US or Europe was a nice touch, as well.
Inglorious Basterds 6/10
- The whole "alternate history" thing was interesting, but it wasn't Tarantino's best work. Not by a long shot.
Defiance 6/10
- I generally enjoy films based on historical events, but this one had a few too many trite bits of dialogue to make it fully enjoyable. The overall historical story is incredible, but the writing for the film left quite a bit to be desired.
First 1/3 of True Grit 8/10
- I definitely want to see the rest of this. The dialogue was unbelievable.
Long flight to Beijing.
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