Inception

Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Marion Cotillard
Ellen Page
Cillian Murphy
Michael Caine
Ken Watanabe
Tom Hardy
Tom Berenger
Screenwriter
Christopher Nolan
Director
Christopher Nolan
Running Time
147m 57s

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming. This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime. (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Given the high reviews I was disappointed but it was good. The problem is it's more clever than entertaining. The visuals are great and a lot of time must have gone into them, my guess on the floating fight in the corridor is that they may have built the set in one of those planes which do the parabolic flights to simulate weightlessness given the effect and that it was a corridor. The lack of concrete detail of the characters I suppose is to give a possible layer of meaning that the whole thing is a dream which I'm having but there's such a thing as being too clever for your own good, it's too distancing and they sacrificed my caring more deeply for the characters for another level of complexity.

October Comics

CBR has the new DC, Dark Horse, Image and finally Marvel solicitations for October.

This is the stuff I'm thinking about in addition to my regular pull list.


SUPERGIRL ANNUAL #2
Written by STERLING GATES
Art by MATT CAMP
Cover by AMY REEDER & RICHARD FRIEND
In a special story that has direct ties to the regular monthly SUPERGIRL series, the Girl of Steel visits The Legion of Super-Heroes on Halloween in the 30th century! But Halloween proves to be just as spooky a holiday a thousand years from now as it is today, because a horrible new threat has awoken thanks to Supergirl’s arrival. And that horrible new threat’s name is – Satan Girl! Brainiac 5 has a plan, but it may come at the cost of shattering his potential romance with Supergirl!
On sale OCTOBER 27 • 56 pg, FC, $4.99 US

I get the regular series.


BRUCE WAYNE – THE ROAD HOME: BATGIRL #1
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by SHANE DAVIS
Batgirl no more? Is Stephanie Brown’s brief tenure as Batgirl in jeopardy now that Bruce Wayne has returned? Or will Bruce’s homecoming mean bigger and better things for Gotham City’s premier heroine?
ONE-SHOT • On sale OCTOBER 13 • 32 pg, FC $2.99 US

I'm enjoying the series and this has the same writer plus it's $2.99.


JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA: 80-PAGE GIANT 2010 #1
Written by MARC ANDREYKO, NUNZIO DEFILIPPIS & CHRISTINA WEIR BRANDON JERWA, ROBERT JESCHONEK, JUSTIN PENISTON, JASON STARR and FREDDIE WILLIAMS II
Art by JESSE DELPERDANG & JESUS MERINO LEANDRO FERNANDEZ, VICTOR IBAÑEZ MATEUS SANTOLOUCO, BILL SIENKIEWICZ and TONCI ZONJIC
Cover by JESUS MERINO
Presenting seven outstanding solo adventures starring members of both the Justice Society of America and the JSA All-Stars from dozens of your favorite creators! Cyclone, Doctor Fate, Jesse Quick, Mr. Terrific, Obsidian, Sand and Tomcat demonstrate that alone – or as a group – the JSA are the first and foremost Super Hero team for a reason!
On sale OCTOBER 13 • 80 pg, FC, $5.99 US

I love the JSA and hope it will be good given the price.


TUROK, SON OF STONE #1
Turok returns! All-new series written by Jim Shooter!
Jim Shooter (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), TBD (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)
On sale Oct 20
FC, 48 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
Turok, wandering warrior from a far land, rescues Andar, son of a Chiricahua chief, from the ruthless King Maxtla and his Aztec horde. Pursued into a vast cavern, prey and predators are swept away by an unimaginable force to a savage, timeless land of nightmares and miracles, where dinosaurs thunder and rampage. Beset by bloodthirsty enemies and beasts, Turok and Andar encounter an even deadlier threat—the fearsome Panther People and their mesmerizing goddess, Aasta.
Turok, Son of Stone returns, reimagined by legendary writer Jim Shooter and illustrated by hot new talent Eduardo Francisco (Victory, Executive Assistant: IRIS).
• 48-page first issue, includes the very first Turok story from 1954!

Dark Horse are great and I'm jumping on board with these new titles.


UNCANNY X-FORCE #1
Written by RICK REMENDER
Pencils by JEROME OPEÑA
Cover by ESAD RIBIC
Blank Cover also available
Variant Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by ROB LIEFELD
“AGES,” PART 1
Wolverine promised Cyclops that X-Force would disband -- he lied. A secret society has resurrected En Sabah Nur, putting into motion events that will turn this age of heroes into an Age of Apocalypse! To hold them back, Wolverine and Archangel bring together Fantomex, Deadpool, and Psylocke to form The Uncanny X-Force! Stained by their history, they are the only ones capable of making the hard resolutions necessary. A band of likeminded friends and mercenaries set to one purpose, one big ugly task -- kill Apocalypse by any means.
32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

If this drops to $2.99 next month I'll get this, it probably won't but X-23 did.


IMAGE FIRSTS: HAUNT #1
story ROBERT KIRKMAN
art GREG CAPULLO, RYAN OTTLEY & TODD McFARLANE
cover TODD McFARLANE
OCTOBER 6
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00






IMAGE FIRSTS: MADMAN #1
story MIKE ALLRED
art & cover MIKE ALLRED
OCTOBER 13
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00








IMAGE FIRSTS: GØDLAND #1
story JOE CASEY
art/cover TOM SCIOLI
OCTOBER 20
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00








IMAGE FIRSTS: DEAD @ 17 #1
story JOSH HOWARD
art & cover JOSH HOWARD
OCTOBER 27
32 PAGES / FC
$1.00










All the ones I don't have.

Toy Story 3

Cast
Tom Hanks
Tim Allen
Joan Cusack
Ned Beatty
Don Rickles
Michael Keaton
Wallace Shawn
John Ratzenberger
Screenwriter
Michael Arndt
Director
Lee Unkrich
Running Time
103 minutes

Toy Story 3 is a comical new adventure in Disney Digital 3D that lands the toys in a room full of untamed tots who can't wait to get their sticky little fingers on these "new" toys. It's pandemonium as they try to stay together, ensuring "no toy gets left behind." Meanwhile, Barbie comes face to plastic face with Ken (yes, that Ken). (Disney, Pixar)

Fantastic. There were some distractions, including the 3D glasses, while I was watching and up until the incinerator scene it probably would have been 4 stars but from then on it became quite extraordinarily sad and beautiful.

Eclipse

Cast
Kristen Stewart
Robert Pattinson
Taylor Lautner
Bryce Dallas Howard
Cameron Bright
Billy Burke
Ashley Greene
Kellan Lutz
Peter Facinelli
Dakota Fanning
Anna Kendrick
Screenwriter
Melissa Rosenberg
Director
David Slade
Running Time
124 minutes

In Eclipse, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life. (Summit Entertainment)

I liked it more than the second one it seemed to have more of a reason to exist. Not sure compared to the first one which I liked a lot but can't remember that well now. A strange thing was the back stories on the supporting Vampires which were good but only getting round to it after 3 films seems kind of strange and late in the day. The number of characters was confusing, talk of a love triangle between the Werewolves in particular. The build up to the battle was good and tense although the fighting itself wasn't tremendous but was OK. Overall I enjoyed it.

Shrek Forever After

Cast
Mike Myers
Cameron Diaz
Antonio Banderas
Eddie Murphy
Walt Dohrn
Screenwriter
Josh Klausner
Director
Mike Mitchell
Running Time
93 minutes

Shrek is feeling over-domesticated in the fourth installment. He has lost his roar. It used to send villagers running away in terror. Now they run to him and ask him to sign their pitchforks and torches. To regain his ogre mojo, he strikes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin. The pact goes awry and Shrek must confront what life would be like in Far Far Away if he had never existed. That translates into Donkey being forced into cart-pulling duty, fat and lazy Puss in Boots trading his sword for a pink bow and the underhanded Rumpelstiltskin ruling the kingdom. (Dreamworks Animation)

I almost gave it four stars and looking back gave the last one three. I think probably this one was better but can't remember that one or the first two at all now. There were scenes and moments which were really great but overall it didn't maintain that standard but it was entertaining throughout.