Inception Ultimate Collectors Edition with Steelbook [4K Ultra HD] [2010]

Watched it twice in a row, well worth the money

What can be said that already hasn’t been said? This 4k UHD version played beautifully. It was a real pleasure to watch such a fine version of one of my favourite Christopher Nolan films. This is an action film despite the idea of it being a film about placing ideas into human minds during dream states. Luis Buñuel's film Belle de Jour (1967) is a work of pure art. Inception however is not that. It is still incredibly brilliant and while I love it to pieces it is without Buñuel's genius of suggestion without commentary. Nolan attacks us using multiple levels of ideas, words and techniques. The Hans Zimmer's exquisite music is worth turning up for alone. If you haven't seen this film then lucky you. You have a treasure to open up and behold.

After collaborating with other writers and also adapting existing work Christopher Nolan chose to follow up the billion dollars plus grossing The Dark Knight with an original concept of his own that had been a germ of an idea near the infancy of his film career. Proving that he was more than capable helming a big budget blockbuster by resurrecting the Batman franchise in such a spectacular and creative fashion not only making one of the most impressive origin pictures in comic book history but also following it up with a deeper more complex and overall even more impressive sequel, anything that followed would need to be special and choosing to visualise a wholly original idea with huge ambition was a big gamble for Warner Brothers despite his track record, Inception isn't what you'd call just eye candy. Already establishing the fact he was capable of casting quite brilliantly with previous efforts, Nolan nonetheless littered Inception with a rich cast and headed that with not just the leading man of the moment but also one of the most talented and dazzling actors of his generation. Leonardo DiCaprio had recently just come off the back of another impressive turn in his fourth and most impressive Martin Scorcesse collaboration Shutter Island. Nolan faith in DiCaprio is rewarded as he delivers another immersive performance and gives a powerful emotional reading of Nolan's protagonist Dom Cobb. Alongside Dicaprio an impressive roster of supporting characters essayed by Joseph Gordon Levitt, Ellen Page and Tom Hardy as members of Cobb's team, Hardy establishing his talent once again playing the charismatic Eames the forger. Marion Cotillard offers sultry support as Cobb's deceased wife Mal, that haunts his dreams and threaten to jeopardise their operations. Some Nolan regulars such as Ken Wantanabe as the mysterious business man Saito who hires Cobb's team after manipulating him to performing Inception a risky procedure but tempting Cobb with a prize he can't resist. Cillian Murphy as the mark Robert Fischer, Micheal Caine briefly pops up in another mentor type role and it is nice to see Tom Berenger once again on the big screen, Nolan showing an example of bringing more talent back from the dead like casting Eric Roberts in The Dark Knight. Although the true star of proceedings is Nolan himself, first for providing his original idea, a fresh dazzling display of imagination testing the boundaries of what an audience can follow, bucking the trend of the usual dumbing down that Hollywood is guilty of more than often, great work still gets made but blockbuster cinema is not the usual arena for the intelligence on display here. Inception is a science fiction action thriller of epic qualities, a James Bond film filtered through Bladerunner. Having already changed the way the comic book genre can be interpreted, Nolan not only shows blockbusters can have a brain but also not at the expense of thrilling the audience, showing the second example of his brilliance the visual feast for the eyes. Once again utilising his regular collaborator his ever reliable cinematographer Wally Phfister, integral to Nolanâ(TM)s vision and delivers once again in spades, the epic real and dream like landscapes littered throughout the film. Bond and Batman special effects extraordinaire Chris Corbould adding to the mix his usual standard of extraordinary fireworks. Nolan also ups his game, a small percentage of people criticised the staging of the action sequences in The Dark Knight but you'd be hard pressed to knock what is on display here, an undoubted highlight must be third level of the dream sequence where Nolan takes inspiration from his favourite Bond entry On Her Majesty Secret Service, not a rip off but an interesting riff on that spectacular 007 epic with the team thrown into an exciting action fuelled scene with loud gunfire and snow covered landscapes where the tension is upped to the max. There also thrilling car chases as well as hypnotic dream world sequences visualised in such epic proportions by Nolan and his team, it is a visual marvel and easily his most ambitious to date, simply breathtaking If you were to aim any criticism, Nolan is well known for not been considered as a director who is strong on emotion, too much of a technician, similar to that other perfectionist David Fincher. This is concerned with dazzling the eyes and confounding the mind, tugging the heart strings is not really on the agenda although Dom and Mal's element that is at the heart of the film is performed by DiCaprio & Cotillard with enough conviction for the emotion to register. He's never been particularly good at writing for women but like Cotillard Ellen Page's architect Ariadne performs well with the small amount they are given. After collaborating with Hans Zimmer since Batman Begins with his scoring partner James Newton Howard with the soundtrack for those films, Nolan enlists Zimmer to go it alone to provide yet another powerful score for Inception, until his work with Nolan my appreciation of Zimmer was small yes he composed some great early scores but then seem to slip into cutty cutter sound-alike phase, Nolan seems to have re-invigorated him no end that much is true witnessing the scores he's provided for Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes films. Zimmer's score drives the films action as well as emotive points, using Edith Piaf's Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien as a basis for his score using one note, Nolan was using the song as a trigger to bring people out the dream state and encouraged the use of it in the score. A regular Nolan motif is the element of ambiguousness, leaving the story open to interpretation, Inception certainly isn't short changing us on that, those who grow tired with this element of Nolan's are likely to be just as frustrated, throughout the film hints and leaves clues that may lead the imagination to interpret different meanings, the conclusion of the film never really establishes a clear definitive answer, as any other film in recent memory spun up so much debate and conjecture? Although those who are more than happy for the mystery will have no problem diving into this celluloid dream scape. Once again Nolan is unable like the Batman films to top Memento and The Prestige, those smaller more intricate films showing the man well and truly a master of his craft, there is a desire to see him venture back into more intimate film making once again although we have the conclusion of one Winged Vigilante to be concerned with first but seeing such a creative auteur in the large commercial arena making these big budget epics with lucrative returns shows Hollywood one thing, if you build it they will come.

Perfect

I managed to see this for a second time a couple of weeks ago, after I was unsure of my initial feelings of it upon first viewing. Thankfully, a lot of the issues I had with it are cleared up after this second watch. Nolan's mind-bending marriage of science-fiction, Bond film and heist movie livens up a nigh on awful summer blockbuster season with a dizzying, breathtaking combination of visual bravura and rich thematic depth. Upon first viewing, elements of the plot felt more than a little dense and convoluted (the opening confrontation between Cobb and Saito left me utterly lost as to who's dream was who's), but now, after seeing it again, all the pieces fit together. DiCaprio gives for my money what is his best performance, one which marks the culmination of his maturity as an actor. He really gets to grips with his character, expertly conveying great emotional depth as well as carrying the entire weight of the narrative of his character's journey on his shoulders. He's aided by a fantastic supporting cast, all of whom are utterly memorable in their own way (Tom Hardy is fast becoming one of my favourites nowadays), and in between the dream jumping, it's ultimately a very personal, human tale of family and redemption. Nolan here has almost outdone himself, exploring questions of guilt and regret within a wonderfully surreal, reality-altering world that swells with imagination. The only real stumbling block in his direction, and this is something that he's always had trouble with, is his handling of action sequences: the zero-gravity set-piece is absolutely terrific, with truly jaw-dropping choreography and stunt work, but when it comes to more conservative sequence, he's nowhere near as sure-footed, with the final product lacking clarity and feeling awkwardly artificial and episodic. That's really only a minor complaint however in the long run of things. It remains a truly excellent film, bordering on real greatness. At the moment I still think it's not quite the masterpiece some have claimed, but that may change upon further viewings. It's vying for the top spot just now in my top 5 films of this year. Great stuff.

Best film ever. Gets the brain working really well 😁

A movie packed with fine performances, high production values and interesting plot. Visually stunning but left me completely bewildered and unsure whether I could follow the complicated, surreal plot

Produit conforme a la description et pour ceux qui connaissent pas, un classique et un super bon film 😉

Fantastic movie, highly recommend getting it. This movie shouldn't be streamed, you should own it. Don't know if the 4k version is worth it tho, I mean it looks good but it's obviously not on the same quality level as a modern movie that is actually shot in 4k. Standard blu ray might be more than sufficient if you want to save some money, tho I can't confirm since I don't have the standard blu ray.

Mit "Inception" hat Regisseur Christopher Nolan ein Meisterwerk geschaffen, wie es kein anderer geschafft hätte. Mit Darstellern, die auf der ganzen Linie überzeugen, einer Optik, die jedem Grafik-Designer das Wasser im Mund zusammenlaufen lässt, und mit einer Story, die verschachtelt und gut durchdacht ist. Ich widme mich lediglich dem Film und der Qualität des Films, nicht dem Bonusmaterial. Zur Story: Dom Cobb, gespielt von Leonardo DiCaprio, stiehlt als "Extractor" die Gedanken, Geheimnisse und Ideen von Menschen. Dazu versetzt er seine Opfer in einen Schlafzustand, um so in die Träume einzudringen und die gewünschte Information zu entwenden. Diese Form der Spionage ist eine sehr komplexe Technik, und Cobb ist der beste seines Fachs. Doch sein Beruf birgt Gefahr: Da er ein begehrter Industriespion ist, ist er ständig auf der Flucht. Und nun bekommt er einen Auftrag, mit dem er sein Leben wieder ins reine rücken kann: "Inception". Dabei wird kein Gedanke gestohlen, sondern der Zielperson wird ein Gedanke eingepflanzt. Dies ist jedoch ein immenses Vorhaben, da so der Charakter der Person komplett verändert werden kann; die Person könnte den Gedanken auch garnicht erst annehmen. Daher wird ein Team aus Experten benötigt, um die Inception richtig zu erfüllen. Dabei wird nicht nur das Team von Cobb auf eine harte Probe gestellt, sondern auch er selbst: den Cobb, um Genau zu sein seine Vergangenheit, wird zu einer echten Bedrohung. Die Geschichte des Films wird dynamisch erzählt und nach und nach wird der Zuschauer in die traurige Vergangenheit von Dom Cobb geführt. Der Film hat eine Menge Actionszenen, u.a. Schusswechsel und Verfolgungsjagten, die den Spannungsbogen stets auf hohem Niveau halten. Die Schauspieler setzten die Ideen von Nolan grandios um vor allem Leonardo DiCabrio und Ellen Page glänzen in Paraderollen. Die Story ist tiefgründig, aber nicht zu komplex. So geht die Geschichte des Films nicht in der bombastischen Visuallisierung und dem genau so bombastischen Sound unter. Optik & Sound: Hier glänzt der Film auf der ganzen Linie. Die Effekte, die Kameraführung und der Ton sind Punkte, in denen Inception der Konkurrenz nicht nur davonläuft, sondern schon in den Zug steigt und allen davonrauscht. Schließlich gab es nicht grundlos Oscars für visuelle Effekte, Kamera, Ton und Tonschnitt. Schon in der ersten Traumszene zeigt der Film, dass er ein optischer Gaumenschmaus ist. Der Soundtrack zum Film ist ebenso Perfekt wie die Optik. Doch dieses Feuerwerk an Effekten muss man selbst gesehen haben. Fazit: Inception ist ein Film, dessen Idee grandios umgesetzt wurde. Mit einmaligen Effekten, einer Runde Spitzenschauspieler, bombigen Sound und einer komplizierten wie genialen Story ist es durchaus ein Film, der das Prädikat "besonders wertvoll" verdient hat. Doch der Film ist nicht perfekt. Man muss dem Film die ganze Zeit folgen, um nicht von der Story überrumpelt zu werden. Somit ist es kein Film, den man sich ansieht und währenddessen ein Sudoku macht, da man so keine Freude mit dem Film haben wird. Auch wurde häufig schon gesagt "der Film ist schlecht, da er viel zu kompliziert und die Handlung wirr und unsinnig ist". Dies kann ich nur verneinen. Der Film regt zum nachdenken an und ist in keinster Weise "unsinnig", sondern nur keiner dieser "0-Prozent-Hirn-100-Prozent-Action-und-schöne-Frauen"-Filme. Statt dessen bekommt man einen "100-Prozent-Hirn-100-Prozent-Action"-Film, der trotz seiner bahnbrechenden Story verkannt wird. Meiner Meinung nach: Ein Film, der die Latte für gute Filme deutlich anhebt und mit einmaliger Qualität ind Bild und Ton brilliert.

Qualità del bluray ottima, il film è un cult sia per gli appassionati di fantascienza che di Christopher Nolan.

Un Blu-ray eccellente: la qualità video in 4K HDR è fantastica, colori vividi e dettagli nitidi, mentre l’audio è chiaro e pieno, davvero coinvolgente. Il packaging è semplice e classico, come ci si aspetta da un Blu-ray, ma l’esperienza complessiva di visione è ottima. Perfetto sia per collezionare che per guardare il film in alta qualità.