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Najemikon

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Re: Overrated Movies
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2008, 08:11:10 PM »
The Mememto DVD has an option to watch it in order! I think the reverse idea is brilliant because it isn't a gimmick and instead weaves the story together. Essentially, the viewer is put in the same situation as Leonard. Genius! Overrated my ar...

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Re: Overrated Movies
« Reply #16 on: January 17, 2008, 02:01:14 AM »
The Mememto DVD has an option to watch it in order!

I know. Have you watched it that way? I did once. Neither did it anything to understanding the proceedings of the film (weird enough, innit?) nor was exciting (as mentioned a few posts above). However, watching it chronologically at least sets the sequence the events happen straight...

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Re: Overrated Movies
« Reply #17 on: January 17, 2008, 09:46:29 AM »
Only bits of it. Makes you realise why they had to make it entirely from Leonard's point of view because he just looks like a complete pillock in some scenes! I don't mean to suggest that people with poor memories look like pillocks, by the way, but they certainly aren't great movie characters in this way.

Someone ought to redo Bourne, but with this instead of amnesia!