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Summary: fave
Review: you have to watch it atleast twice to get it, but when you really grasp whats going on it's such an awesome movie!! and it has a great ending i loved it! and still do!
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Summary: Puzzling and Intriguing
Review: Leonard played by Guy Pearce is after John G., the man who killed his wife and took away his short term memory. He can't make new memories, everything just fades. He can remember everything that happened up to the "incident" and the "incident" is what consumes and motivates his life everyday. The movie starts with Leonard killing Teddy, rightfully played by Joe Pantoliano. The movie laid out in reverse to see not why Lenny killed Teddy but what led Lenny to kill him. The reversal of the chronology is effective in making viewers feel as if they also have no short term memory. The movie is strengthened by another supporting performance: Carrie-Anne Moss as Natalie. In a way "Memento" is similar to "The Sixth Sense": After you've watched it the first time, you can go back the second and third time and notice things you didn't see before. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The Best Film I've Seen in a Long, Long Time...
Review: Okay, first: I read a review where the person asked:"But if Leonard can't remember anything after the incident, why does he know his illness?" Leonard can recall everything up to the accident. One of his tatoos says, "Remember Sammy Jankis." Jankis had the same illness and Leonard knew him before the accident. I love this movie because it asks a valid question: Upon what do you rely to create your reality? Memories are faulty. Leonard's memory problem is acute, but studies show that everyone's memory is faulty. Of the people who are let out of jail when physical evidence turns up to clear them, most were convicted on eye witness testimony. Eye witness testimony has been shown to be among the least reliable evidence. The written word calls for interpretation. Leonard writes things down and even tattoos them on his body. But, the things he writes down are sometimes helpful, sometimes not, and sometimes call for judgment. After the murder, Leonard finds a note in his pocket that was intended for someone else, which leads him to a bar where some strange things happen.
How many debates have raged over interpretations of the Bible? Emotions cloud your reality. Leonard gets angry at Tedy and decides to set him up. We knowingly lie to ourselves. Leonard writes down false information to get back at Tedy, knowingly lying to himself because it feels good. Knowing that he won't recall the lie later. Can't trust what people say. Tedy is a suspicious character, but he gives Leonard some information that is verifiably true. Does that mean everything he says is true? How to tell? We are open to suggestion. Leonard's memories change when Tedy challenges him. Which version is right? Tedy's, or his own? Does it mean anything that Tedy's suggestion momentarily causes him to doubt his own version of events that took place before the accident? Emotions cause us to be used. Leonard wants revenge, which sets him up to be used by Tedy. Revenge is also unsatisfying. The one thing Leonard should forget, he can't. Impure motivation clouds his judgement and
causes him to be a pawn in someone else's game. Remember Sammy Jankis. Sammy -- and Leonard's -- "condition" is the human condition. The fact is -- we all go through what Leonard is going through,
but we can see it more clearly when confronted with a character
that is going through an extreme illustration of it. We are all groping through life using unreliable methods to
create reality moment by moment. Just an aside, but I loved the fact that the hotel clerk rents
Leonard two rooms. Usually that's the kind of detail where you
walk out of the film and ask, "why didn't the hotel clerk rip him off?" Great story and great attention to detail. See this film. Rob
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Summary: Confused
Review: I want to start by saying I love this movie. If I were reviewing the movie I would have awarded five stars without question. My problem is with this limited edition dvd. The menu system is a puzzle ten times as complicated as the movie's plot. After ten minutes of frustration I enable the director's commentary, what followed was a low volumed monotone Chris Nolan who put me to sleep. I think the world of this director and it would have been nice if he could have exhibited at least a portion of the excitement I felt after having unlocked the puzzle to hear him. As for the second dvd I cannot say much about it, I haven't been able to unlock a single feature. I was able to diagnose myself as a paranoid schizophrenic.
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Summary: Mind-boggling, but that's the point...
Review: I would have to say that this movie is definitely one of the best movies I have ever seen. The whole backwards-forwards concept is positively mind-bending because it is very non-linear. While watching this for the first time, I remember getting really upset with trying to figure out what exactly was going on because I would immediately forget what had just happened in the previous scene. On the second and third viewings, I realized why this was happening. Our minds work in a very linear fashion-we're used to seeing the cause BEFORE the effect. In this film, the cause comes AFTER the effect, which we aren't used to seeing.Add to that the forward plotline of Leonard sitting in the hotel room, explaining his story over the phone and we're left in a constant state of disorientation, constantly asking ourselves "Okay, what just happened here?" We end up in a predicament, much like Leonard's predicament, where we think we've gotten something figured out, only to have the rug pulled out from underneath us a minute later. An ingenius concept, if you ask me.
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Summary: A Masterpiece Reworked
Review: After watching Memento after it became available to domestic theaters, I became an instant fan. Its witty cinematography combined with the philosophical perception of reality made this movie a masterpiece "in my mind". I found myself among the few lucky fans having procrastinated the original dvd, and I can saftely say my patience greatly rewarded. This DVD immediatly had an appeal to me with its Psychiatric Report design, and the mental evaluation menu system. For the easily destracted, you should fell comfort in knowing the first cd is incredibly easy to function, and is not at all time consuming. However, Disc 2 does involve deductive logic; some questions relating directly to the movie, others are more subjective. Its not the content of the questions which can cause a hasel, but more the amount you have to answer in order to unlock the goodies. However, I love this DVD and feel extremely comfortable with its design and creativity. I strongly suggest this DVD to anyone who prefers originality over practicality.
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Summary: Great Freakin Movie
Review: This was an amazing movie. I didn't have a clue what it was about when I bought it. After watching it, all I have to say is genius. This movie isn't for the faint of heart. If you have no attention span, don't buy this movie. But if you love a movie that challenges you, get this movie.
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Summary: DONT BE FOOLED
Review: Buy this DVD.
Any reviewers who want to lead you to believe that you should not buy this version of the DVD do not have the brain capacity to understand the basic plot of the movie if they cannot comprehend the underlying simplicity of the DVD menus. Those who claim that they have wasted "hours of their time" simply trying to play this DVD..... i am speechless. I own both editions of Memento on DVD and the l.e is far superior. With the additional evaluation of such added materials such as production notes, sketches, theatrical trailers, hbo documentaries and much much more, the benefits derived from the l.e. supercede the 5 or 10 seconds it may take to use the new, improved, and super cool new menus.
A great movie and wonderful edition, dont be fooled.
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Summary: What tha hell?
Review: Remind self, return rental "Memento". Confused at first, maybe even angered at editing tricks. Then got really into storyline, the "who do you trust" aspect. Guy Pearce was really good, really carried the film. Enjoyed it overall, but liked "Usual Suspects" more. Makes me look at Tom Hanks 'Mr. Short Term Memory' skits on SNL in a new way.... What tha hell? Why did I rent this? Movie jumps back and forth, editing tricks abound, story(guy with no short term memory looking for his wife's murderer) seems to be starting from the end and working its way back to the beginning. Maybe its trying to be clever; give the ending first, then explain everything as the story progresses backwards to the very beginning. Interesting.... Just sitting here, bored. Let's check out Amazon.com's DVD section. Hmmm. Recommendations. "Memento". 600+ reviews, average of 4 1/2 stars, good to great reviews stressing originality. Sounds good, might rent it and check it out. DVD edition looks cool.... (note: if you find this review remotely confusing, DON'T even attempt to see this movie! See, I'm going backwards in my review like the movie...starting with the last event first, then regressing back to the beginning to show how/why I ended up watching the movie. Similarly, the film takes you back to show how it led up to the final...oh never mind. Just rent Bio-Dome with Pauley Shore instead.)
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Summary: Hold this movie up to a mirror....
Review: Memento is a story told backwards. The main character is a man without any short-term memory - he can't remember what he did 10 minutes ago, and everyone is a stranger, no matter what they've done. Each scene begins with our hero blinking his eyes and trying to figure out where he is and what he is doing. Each moment is a little mystery to him, and to the audience. A system of notes and tattoos that he has given himself add meaning to his life, as he is in fact pursuing his wife's killer. Each scene is actually the scene before the last, given in reverse order, and each explains what you saw before while introducing a new mystery. It all wraps up into a mind-blowing ending, the biggest mystery of them all. It may sound confusing, but it all works, and Memento is fascinating to watch 2, 3 times or more. Once you've figured out the mystery of who everyone is and what is going on (which can take you a couple of viewings) then you can watch this film just for its wonderful insight into human nature. The way people change in this story has to be seen to be believed. This is the absolute best film for peering into the mind of the mentally ill, 'cause for our hero, nothing is wrong except his one weakness, and he tries to compensate for it with intelligence and routine. The DVD is a good (not great) effort, and I recommend the "Special Edition" over this one. The largest sin is that individual scenes are poorly indexed, so that you can't watch the film "in order" and figure out what happened. It does include a wonderful short story by the director's brother which I highly recommend you read, as it provides the "backstory" for the character and gives a slightly different but equally fascinating looking into his life.
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