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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:21 pm |
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Rafael
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:29 pm |
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It's like asking who is your favorite child.
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:10 am |
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Hey, brother
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I feel like I really shouldn't vote until I see Following. We have it on DVD, but I still haven't taken the time to watch it. At the moment, I'd say I'm tied between Dark Knight and Inception.
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Darragh Greene
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:44 am |
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I'm tied between Memento and The Dark Knight, so taking a guess at what most will vote for, I'm going to give my vote to the former.
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Ross
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:09 am |
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I've never even heard of the Following - what's it about? I remember being underwhelmed by Insomnia, but the rest are great. I went with TDK because I like how Batman looks with the radar lenses on and it finally made me forget Tommy Lee Jones as a giggling "Harvey Two-Face".
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:02 am |
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Ross wrote: I've never even heard of the Following - what's it about? I remember being underwhelmed by Insomnia, but the rest are great. I went with TDK because I like how Batman looks with the radar lenses on and it finally made me forget Tommy Lee Jones as a giggling "Harvey Two-Face". I haven't seen it either but it's Nolan's independent film debut -- he made it himself for $6000 to some acclaim and put himself on the map. It's about a writer who likes to follow people around and one day, follows the wrong guy.
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Hanzo the Razor
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:03 am |
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Rafael wrote: It's like asking who is your favorite of Christopher Nolan's children.
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Darragh Greene
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:04 am |
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Dr Indifference
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Nolan's dad is cast in it.
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Joe Mayer
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:32 am |
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I gotta go Momento. It really showed some new possibilities when it comes to the use of film. It was incredibly original. The Dark Knight was amazing. But there wasn't anything groundbreaking there. Plus, a lot of its greatnest had to do with the actors. If you put different people in The Dark Knight, it becomes a different movie. Heck, that is proven just by the scenes with Maggie Gyllenhaal compared to the scenes with Katie Holmes in the first one. No matter what, they were two different characters.
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:41 am |
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1. Memento 2. The Dark Knight 3. The Prestige 4. Insomnia (I haven't seen this in awhile so I don't know if it holds up, but I liked it at the time) 5. Following 6. Inception 7. Batman Begins
The thing is I like those last two movies. They're pretty decent. Just not as good as the rest.
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:04 pm |
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It scorched
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I have been unable to cast a vote in this poll. Like Rafael, it's not that I can't see anything wrong with any of his movies, it's just that they are so dear to me they are like children.
I can eliminate some -- it's between The Dark Knight, Memento, and The Prestige. After that, it goes Inception and Batman Begins. I thought Insomnia was just okay by Nolanian standards. Obviously, I haven't seen The Following.
I should have just posted "The Following" and made most everybody jealous.
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Rafael
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:52 pm |
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Do I get something because I've actually seen it? 
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Li'l Jay
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:59 pm |
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It scorched
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Yes, you are the coolest. But you could have ranked higher by claiming it was the best.
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:06 pm |
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Inception...best movie of last year.
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Darragh Greene
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:15 pm |
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Dr Indifference
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Li'l Jay wrote: Yes, you are the coolest. But you could have ranked higher by claiming it was the best. Move over, Rafael, for I've seen it too. And it's not the best. Would it have been cool to lie and claim it was? I. think. not. 
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Rafael
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:19 pm |
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But have you seen Doodlebug, eh?
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Post subject: Bestest in the Westest -- Chris Nolan Films Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:36 am |
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I like Memento best because it stays a bit more in the real world than his later films and yet is a fantastic puzzle.
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