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Rated 3.9 out of 5 by 419 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5 by MickZ Pet-friendly comfort This hotel, in the heart of Portsmouth is and excellent option for those of that sometimes travel with our pets. The hotel's amenities are above average, the location is easy in and out and pets are ubiquitous. September 2, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by WPB007 Hotel Owners need to spend a lot more money on the Sheraton Portsmouth's infrastructure The Sheraton Portsmouth has tanked in terms of service delivery and facilities. We encountered way too many operational errors during our stay. Someone is asleep at the wheel. We checked into a room with little light; the lamp was unplugged at the floor outlet (shouldn't housekeeping have checked that when they cleaned the room?). There was debris under our bed (shouldn't housekeeping have checked that when they cleaned the room?). Our room was run down; way overdue for a redo; the carpet was seedy! We asked for a (Platinum) late check-out at 4:00 PM, which could not be accommodated. Why? (? too few housekeeping staff to keep up with late, Platinum, check-outs (money saving?)). At 12:30 PM when we went back to our room, despite having been authorized to check-out at 3:00 PM, our room keys had been deactivated, why? so we had to go back to the Front Desk - - a nuisance, with no apology by the Front Desk Agent. The redo in the common areas (hallways, elevator vestibules, elevators) looks like the hotel owners have totally nickel and dimed the redo, and selected Walmart as an Interior Designer, Architect, and General Contractor. All one has to do is stand and wait for the elevator on the fourth floor, and you see a new, cheezy wall covering, old, very dated buttons and signs for the elevator (up/down lights), baseboard moldings from the 1970's, and so many layers of paint on the elevator frames, that it looks like they've been painted every year since 1970. Talk about "value engineering!" The hotel looks tacky, and in no way will be competitive with the growing hotel competition in downtown Portsmouth. July 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by BeerGeek96 Wonderful stay Enjoyed meeting your Beer Master and author Brian Aldrich. He steered us to some wonderful microbreweries in Portsmouth and his book is a great guide to all the beers of NH. Besides the beer :), the hotel is perfect and as guests we happened upon the employee celebration of Dan the Catering Mgr's 25th year at the hotel and were invited to enjoy the fun in the lobby. Portsmouth is a wonderful vacation destination! August 4, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Jack77 Disappointing We were part of a Tauck Tour Sept/Oct 2010. One of the specific reasons for joining this tour was the claimed standard of accommodation. We have stayed at a range of Sheraton Hotels World wide but this hotel did not meet the claimed Sheraton ratings. Sheraton should be very particular as to how it rates its hotels and the standards claimed to ensure confidence with their members. March 6, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by mellar57 WorkBreak Working in our Dover offices for a week. Staying in Portsmouth and having a chance to walk into town for dinner and strolling the town is well worth the drive to and from the Dover offices each day. August 25, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by GarvinburgX Sue's 60th Birthday celebration I have always been a fan of this property, but truly during this stay your staff went above and beyond. From the moment of check in the guest services staff asked if we were celebrating anything special? As it turned out, we were celebrating a 60th birthday! FInding this out, Sarah had a chocolate cake sent up to our room. In addition, John worked with me on the phone to sort out the rooms to be preblocked on the new renovated floor and went into the system to block adjoining rooms, which made our stay so much fun. The renovations on the second floor are spectacular and I will be coming again soon. Thank you so much Sheraton Portsmouth! August 4, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by bruct anniversary trip after placing reservation I received an e-mail from the hotel asking about the reason for our stay and our preferences and I indicated it was our 25th anniv. and when returning to our room from dinner found a tray on the bed with a nice note and a bottle of wine, choc. strawberries and cheese and crackers, a very lovely surprise. The area is also very enjoyable to visit and walk around, we will return again in the future. thank you. August 21, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by AnnC Good location The Sheraton is an ideal location to walk around Portsmouth. It's proximity to the highway makes for easy access to Maines coastal towns and New Hampshire 's beaches. The staff is both helpful and friendly. August 23, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by MilanStayJuly2014 Best Welcome Ever I have traveled the world and stayed in hundreds of hotels and the staff welcome and service at this hotel was over the top, by far the best ever. Micah, the Guest Manager, personally reached out to us and made our stay by far the most special ever. Staff like Micah are why I am a Sheraton SPG member for life. The property is relatively new and the most convenient hotel to Portsmouth. The club is well staffed and the restaurant was very good. All the staff at this hotel should be cloned and used at other Sheraton properties. Thanks again. August 14, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by LadyD54 Doubtful that I'll stay here again... I'm a handicapped veteran who travels with my service dog...she's highly trained and extremely well behaved. While I'm grateful the hotel allows pets I have to say that being on the top floor (apparent 'dog' floor) was not a treat. The rugs throughout were obviously stained and not cleaned in a great length of time. Other guests placed next to my room left their dog for hours and it cried and barked (yapped) throughout it's owners' absence...making my dog very upset; which also upset me--my sleep interrupted I left two days early...and when I complained on departure was simply told that hotel policy was to not leave a dog unattended...seriously? July 27, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by HussMan Nice Stay My wife and I went to Portsmouth for some R&R and stayed at The Sheraton. It is located close to the action and was very comfortable. Service was very good. August 20, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by KP61 All around great My reservation was a bit last minute, as we were traveling kind of off the cuff. When we arrived, they upgraded us to a suite. The suite seemed a bit dated, but it was still very nice and extremely roomy. The location was perfect, as we could walk into town for food, beverages, and great shopping. I have to give exceptional kudos to all of the staff we interacted with -- they were courteous, friendly, always called me by name, and extremely helpful. I am a corporate trainer, so whatever you are doing to train your staff is exceptional and is working! August 10, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by SGhil27 Great service When I made my reservation, I happened to mention that my wife and I were celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary. When we arrived at the hotel, a bottle of champagne and chocolate covered strawberries were delivered to our room! A very nice gesture on the part of the hotel and its staff. We were very satisfied with the excellent service provided throughout our stay. August 14, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Aislen Wonderful This was our first time staying at this hotel. We were pleasantly greeted and we enjoyed our stay. Even though the weather did not cooperate we still had a great time. Thank you for making our grand daughter/ grandmother time special. August 15, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by critter1125 Great Stay My wife and I stayed for an extended weekend in Portsmouth and couldn't have asked for a better experience. Thank you! August 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Charles43 The staff was mostly helpful but I have a concern Micah Craft at the front desk was especially helpful and friendly. We discussed traveling in North Carolina. The only issue I had at the hotel occurred when I visited the Sheraton room on the club level. The young lady working the evening of 10/22 felt it necessary to question my right to take advantage of the privileges granted to SPG members. Is it customary to interrogate everyone that comes into that room? Other than that, the hotel was great. October 24, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by BigBear56 Charges$ Excellent room, just extra charges for water yes it was in frig, parking and breakfast.Not sure if I've been charged for in room coffee that I hade.We were given a recently remodeled room which was done very nicely. As expected pillows, bed, towels all excellent and a very nice shower.Only thing was for a remodel AC was a bit loud for new(?). Didn't get to do much at hotel spent most of time away from hotel. We were greeted/ acknowledged on every exit/ return.Did enjoy 2nd floor bartender( Lynn) she was very informative. June 16, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Yp61 First class hotel in a great location We spent 3 wonderful days at this hotel. From the moment we arrived and were greeted by the excellent valet/bellmen staff everything was first class. The hotel is in a great location easily accessible from highway 95 and all the Portsmouth historic sites and restaurants are within walking distance. The rooms are large and the beds and linens very comfortable.THe housekeeping staff maintains a high level of cleanliness. We will return. July 5, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by ang1278 Great hotel I thought this was a fantastic location, and a nice looking hotel. Staff was attentive and the lobby was very sleek. My only complaint is that since I had my dog, we were put on the "dog floor", and it was less clean than I'm sure the rest of the hotel was. It looked like the floor that had yet to be renovated. There was sticky jelly and a stray peanut left on the radiator from a prior guest. But I DID appreciate no pet fee. But just because I have a dog, doesn't mean I like being in the "older" section of the hotel. I do understand why it's done, but I wish it wasn't so! July 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by sbass27 Great Location Hotel is in a great location, you can walk all around downtown from the hotel. August 11, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Debmnh The staff made the stay incredible! My husband and I can't say enough about Micah who called us before we got to the hotel and did extras for us that were exceptional! Our gold status is because of the Portsmouth Harborside hotel. I would also like to mention Vivian who goes out of her way to help and make us comfortable as well. The Valet guys were wonderful too! We will be back as soon as possible. December 15, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by allgoodnamestaken No excuse for filthy and one very rude manager The rooms on the fourth floor are in dire need of renovation and at least a deep cleaning. The second room I tried was SO bad I made the night manager come have a look, even he looked shocked at the condition of the room. It looked like a frat party had taken place recently and the maid forgot to clean up. Not sure what housekeeping is getting paid for because it is not cleaning. Even the ironing board cover was too dirty too use. I wouldn't even take my shoes off. I was a good sport when they tried to accommodate me until I came back and had no electricity in my room and the manager asked me if I tried the light switch and to go and wait for maintenance. It was then that I lost my cool. I wondered what I was supposed to do in a hot, pitch dark unfamiliar room while I waited for repair. Not sure how a fuse got blown if there hadn't been anyone in the room to trip it. I was already tired and frustrated after the parking lot I paid to park in was full, Shouldn't have to clean things like the fridge before I can use it. This was not worth the money in any way. I was surprised that after having to move twice, no parking, no electricity that there was no offer of a refund. They did offer breakfast but if the rest of the hotel was that dirty I was sure I didn't want to eat anything that came out of the kitchen. A note of apology from the gm would have gone a long way. Perhaps management should have a look at the rooms before you send people to them. After reading reviews that the property was dirty I even emailed the hotel in advance requesting someone make sure the room I was given was clean to no avail What a huge disappointment. The MOD on Friday needs some training on how to interact with guests. He was obnoxious. August 12, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Rob68 Awesome hotel My wife and I went to Portsmouth for the weekend and stayed at the Sheraton. I travel quite a bit and have to say this was one of the best stays I've had in ages. The staff did a great job and the hotel itself is absolutely beautiful! We will definitely stay there again on our next trip to Portsmouth! October 21, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Manchebo lovely Clean, elegant, spacious rooms August 9, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by lewiswedding014 Cleaning staff The Asian woman who cleaned our room was most kind as well as thorough in her cleaning. I was traveling with my son 28 who has autism. She kindly engaged him while I was out and arranged for the room to be made up at a more convenient time for us very late in the day. She not only providing fantastic customer service but seemed to really care about us in the process. Thanks. June 22, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by red2012 Great stay, good location, good staff We stayed at the Sheraton Harborside in Portsmouth on August 4. We had no problem checking in and the front desk was very attentive and polite despite how busy it was. The room was clean and you cannot beat the location of this hotel. I do have to single out one particular member of the staff. This was the club room attendant. She was very personable and polite and kept everything clean and running smoothly, she was also very professional. As we watched her interact with other guests you could see that others thought the same. We have stayed here before and experienced the same kindness. I believe that her name was "Vivian". I would recommend this hotel to others and will stay here again. August 6, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by Liz27 This hotel has a great staff We enjoyed our stay as we were extremely happy with the courteous staff. The staff provided excellent service, couldn't ask for anything better. Our room was spacious and comfortable and had a great view. August 5, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by rcc3 Unimpressive stay The room furnisings need an upgrade. They were old. The fabric on the chairs/ottoman were stained and worn. The wooden mini bar and desk were heavily scratched and chipped. The countertop in the bathroom had cigarette burn marks on it (how old could this be since hotels have not permitted smoking in rooms for quite a few years?). The bathroom was not cleaned to our satisfaction ("hairs", not ours, were in the tub and the toilet clogged for no apparent reason). We've stayed at this hotel several times in the past (but not in the last 5 years). We don't remember the rooms being this run down. August 19, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by JPA1344 pleasant suprise Made the visit to Portsmouth very enjoyable. The location was very convient for everything. The staff were very friendly. August 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Valorie An excellent experience We just returned from a girls' getaway and we were all so pleased with the hotel and staff. The renovations are lovely, the beds were SO comfy, and the rooms were quiet and perfectly clean. The location was perfect for walking to shops and restaurants. Truly couldn't have been better. August 2, 2014


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March 14, 2012
WINTER PARK, FL - The Photograph as Language exhibition showcases photographs produced during the fall semester of 2011 by a group of first-year students enrolled in the RCC course, The Photograph as Language, at Rollins College, and members of the Brain Fitness program of Winter Park. This service-learning course is offered regularly at Rollins and normally pairs students with populations undergoing therapy for the acquired language disorder known as aphasia. This semester was the first opportunity to engage in this work with a group comprised of adults with early-stage dementia.
The reception takes place on March 14, from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm at the J. K. and Sarah Galloway Foundation Community Gallery located within the Winter Park Welcome Center at the Chamber of Commerce, 151 Lyman Avenue, Winter Park, Florida.
The exhibition will run from March 4th through March 24th, 2012.
For more information on the exhibition, contact Assistant Professor of Art Dawn Roe, Department of Art and Art History, Rollins College at firstname.lastname@example.com

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Dr. Conrad Murray wants out of the pokey immediately while he appeals his conviction ... this according to court docs obtained by TMZ.
Murray -- who was found guilty of killing Michael Jackson -- has been in jail since he was convicted 13 months ago.
The Doc claims in the docs that he's not a flight risk ... partly because he has a small child who lives in L.A. Murray also says he doesn't pose a danger to the community, and believes he was wrongly convicted.
Dr. Murray has tried this before and was shut down, but he's entitled to make his case for freedom once again.
Do you remember the time Conrad? http://www.myspace.com/galyboy/music/songs/alleged-victim-87492057
Michael Jackson wants out of being dead.
Some things just aren't gonna happen
What is sad is Dr Murray still cannot see what he did in the death of Michael..if the "propofol"was not ordered,there would have been no problem,and Mchael would srill be living,He has whinned though this whole year,DrMurray TOOK AND LIFE,NOT SAVED A LIFE
F*** him!!!!! That piece of S*** got off lucky and now he is whining about being in jail. PLEASE, SOMEONE MAKE HIM THE JAILHOUSE B****
Of freaking course! Who doesn't want out of jail 'right now'? Suck it up princess.
Murray also says he doesn't pose a danger to the community, and believes he was wrongly convicted.
This is what makes him a danger to the community the fact that he cannot even comprehend what he's done wrong. Four years was not even enough.
I think MJ is arguably the best performer who ever lived on earth. With that said, the people who blame Conrad Murray ultimately for his death, are fools. He got caught up in a lifestyle, that included a mega-star being his "friend". Maybe he's guilty from a law book reference, but MJ was a hardcore drug addict. He even praised Demerol in a song, that u can't remember the name of. Hardcore drug addict! Secondly, from books I have read, I have come to my own conclusion, that yes, MJ, had a love affair with the young boy, who's father was a dentist. I'm not googling for accuracy, but I think his name was J. Campbell. MJ paid him 20 million, give or take, and the family changed names, and headed east. So ya, child molesting, drug addled,and weird as ****, but he sure can sing and dance!
Because he still doesn't believe he committed a crime he should have more time added until he shows some remorse for his actions.
How about; every time he complains about his treatment they add one year? Works for me.
Michael Jackson inducted into the Dance Heritage Coalition
(17-12-2012) Founded in 1992, the Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC) is the sole national non-profit organization in the USA dedicated to do***enting, preserving, and creating access to materials do***enting America's dance legacy. Since 1999 the list of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" included 100 dancers. Noone had been added to the list since....until last week. Michael Jackson was among new 12 honorees.
The other honorees include: Jacques d'Amboise, Jane Dudley, Garth ***an, Frederic Franklin, Loie Fuller, Carmen de Lavallade, John Martin, Sophie Maslow, Daniel Nagrin, The Rockettes, and Maria Tallchief.
They were nominated by a national survey and vote in 2012. The original intention was to add 10 new Treasures to the original 100. However, in recognition of extremely close voting and in honor of the year 2012, it was decided to bring the number up to 12. Afterwards the nominees were confirmed by the Dance Heritage Coalition (DHC) Board of Directors. The 12 figures are celebrated online along with the initial list of 100 in an Online Exhibition of Dance Treasures.
The list of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures" encompasses individuals, organizations, and dance styles, and is intended to heighten public interest in the magnificence and richness of America's dance heritage and the imperative to do***ent and preserve it for future generations. "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: The First 100" was created by the DHC in 1999 from nominations submitted nationwide and vetted by a panel of experts; the Treasures formed the basis of the DHC's traveling exhibition, which visited seven locations from 2004 to 2009. With the closing of the touring exhibit in 2009, the commemorative materials have been expanded and collected on the DHC's website. A separate webpage is devoted to each of the Treasures, with essays, resource lists and curated visual materials. New pages for the 12 latest honorees have now been added to the online exhibition, which was launched in July 2012.
Michael Jackson's entry in the press release pf the DHC reads as follows:
Michael Jackson - The pop star who created the best-selling album of all time ("Thriller"), he has long been recognized as an exceptional dancer who combined elements from various vernacular dance styles to create a signature vocabulary and stage persona; his choreographed music videos broke ground in the development of this form.
People in hell want ice water! Please "Dr." Conrad!
Whatever **** Michael! Hes 1 less child Molester that we don't have to worry about.... thanks Doc!!!
Let Dr Conrad out... he saved a lot of kids..... fyi just because you make good music and can moon walk doesn't make you less human... he's a ****ing CHILD MOLESTER!! HE COULDN'T Live WITH HIS DEMONS SO HE HAD TO STAY HIGH!! PEOPLE ARE SO Naive!!!
And what responsibility does Michael Jackson have for his own death? This man made some pretty darn horrible mistakes, but MICHAEL JACKSON was making the orders. The Doc has some enormous responsibility, but it seems ironic and wrong that he's in jail forever since Michael was pulling all the strings. Any Doc working for Mike would have done whatever they were told. It's not like even though Docs are licensed they'd really be the ones in charged when hired as a private doc. Anyway, regardless of the responsibility, I feel mercy for this dumb man.
Appeals don't work like that, MISTER Dumbass. You do your time while trying to come up with a reason why you should have another trial. Just do your time and wait til you are released. Because you MURDERED someone, you are extremely LUCKY that you are not doing life!


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Unfortunately for me, the only people I could trust to run my guild while I'm away are taking some time off to play SWTOR with me as well in December. All my best officers are coming with me and we could be gone for months. I'll be damned if I was to come back in a couple months to find I was booted from my own guild by some low-ranking Joe Schmo just cuz he was the only person left online to mooch my guild. Sorry, but screw that noise. I'll be letting the entire guild know very shortly that the guild will be put on an indefinite break this Christmas and I'll be removing every single member. It's just not worth the risk in my opinion.


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I ordered this the day..., April 15, 2011
I ordered this the day after receiving my two "normal" Kuru Togas. As far as pencils go, this is definitely the nicest pencil I've seen at this price. The construction is very good and it has a very nice weight and balance to it. The Kuru Toga mechanism, put simply, is something that no pencil I buy from now on will be without (unless something better comes along). 100% recommended.
Very nice. I haven't..., April 15, 2011
Very nice. I haven't used many 0.3mm leads (the 0.3mm Kuru Toga is my first 0.3mm pencil) but I can say that this is definitely strong lead. My concern with the 0.3mm was that it would be easy to break, but not so with this stuff. Very good.
This is, put simply,..., April 15, 2011
This is, put simply, great lead. I compared it to my previously-trusted Pentel lead, and while the difference isn't dramatic, it is noticeably harder to break. Very good overall.
I ordered this alongside..., April 15, 2011
I ordered this alongside the 0.5mm KT, and I can say the exact same things - it's great. One 'gotcha' with the 0.3mm though is that the lead is so thin that the rotation doesn't do quite as much as on the 0.5mm. It still works, though the difference isn't quite as dramatic. I've read that certain types of lead wear more slowly which makes a difference (I have the HB AIN lead currently) so that may help as well.
All I can say is wow...., April 15, 2011
All I can say is wow. I heard about this pencil on the Minimal Mac podcast, and I decided to give it a try since I have an issue with chiseling lead, even on 0.5 mm lead. The mechanism is very nice; it does exactly what it's intended to do. It's not really that much of a difference in reality, but it just makes writing that much smoother and more even. It won't work miracles, but the benefit is really in the details.


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The Maze Runner63%
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An astonishment, an engineering feat, and, finally, a folly.
the new yorker is a pretentious magazine for dbags. it is the worst magazine i have ever read. they think they are so smart. not just the movie reviews but the magazine as a whole
Jul 19 - 07:14 AM
If the magazine were as pretentous as you say, I have no idea why anyone involved would not have loved this film. Maybe it was too pretentious even for them?
Jul 19 - 09:47 PM
The whole gravity thing is not a plot hole. Plot is different from movie-world physics. If you're going to split hairs over the physics of a dream, you need to realize that you are involving yourself in an argument that only hurts your ability to enjoy a good story. Yeah, very smart...
Obviously the gravity deeper in the dream was a flaw in the physics, but that was done because otherwise it would have *ruined the story*. And let's be honest, the scenario led to probably the best existential escape sequence in film history.
I'd say that the reason gravity fell out in the hotel is because it was the dream built by someone who was at that time in a deeper dream, so they couldn't compensate. After all, the snow area was the mark's dream, and he stayed there the whole time, thus being able to keep up his own physics.
Tada! Dream logic sustained!
Jul 26 - 03:35 PM
The whole gravity thing is a waste of time. Get over it they were dreaming, since when is anything ever impossible in a dream?
Oct 3 - 08:05 PM
Sorry for this reply on a very old comment, but how did you miss that the gravity "disappeared" because the van was spinning?
Oct 31 - 04:04 PM
the complexity of 'inception' is astounding and may be intimidating to some, but if you look past all the technical jargon, there is a lot of heart surrounding Cobb's regrets concerning his wife, and the design of the final inception theory and how they want the idea to take on their subject .. Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Memento) has created a thriller that reveals its genius through a second or third look, not demanding multiple viewings, designed to make sense one the first if you are capable of committing all your attention .. 'inception' is a brilliant technical achievement that sets the bar for screenwriting, editing, and linearity .. not one shot is superfluous, indeed every single sentence is there to further the plot, and things never become so confusing as to alienate the viewer .. Nolan is surely one of the greatest filmmakers of our time, weaving reality and fantasy unlike anyone else in the industry today .. the style is uniquely Nolan, and I'm hard pressed to say I've seen more original sequences with memorable imagery, the exploding dream, the spinning hotel corridors, the inverted city streets, the freight train running through downtown, the list goes on and on .. this is essentially a post modern heist movie, with metaphysical themes like the nature of existence and what constitutes our realities and how we define them .. what's most impressive is probably the dream within a dream within a dream sequence, where things make more sense than they should, the suspension of disbelief so ultimate in the proceedings we have to remind ourselves that it's only a movie .. i didn't find the film as pretentious as many have, i think the technology around dream sharing is as plausible as anything else in science fiction films .. i found the ideas presented here to be in logical order, the ideas around dreams all made sense, how architects create the dream, how time seems longer in the dreams, how the subconscious fills them with projections of itself, how we hide away our secrets in metaphorical safes and fortified compounds .. the idea that ideas can be the most powerful weapon is very intuitive, ahead of its time, and speaks volumes about our day and age, how propaganda rules and a single idea can change the collective conscious in paradigm shifts .. 'inception' also sports some unique emotional inquiries into the relationships between fathers and sons and the idea of soul mates, maybe even reincarnation in a bit of a stretch of analysis .. simply put, this is one of the best films i have ever seen and surely Nolan's masterpiece, much better than The Dark Knight in my humble opinion ..
Mar 7 - 10:31 PM
What on earth are you talking about?
Jul 29 - 08:59 AM
No argument Sam D, but you got to admit, he made some good points.
Jul 20 - 08:22 AM
he didnt make any "good points". he expressed perfectly normal opinions, but none of his criticisms were anything i agreed with.
Denby didnt bring up any plot holes or glaring mistakes to back up his opinion that this movie was bad. all i saw in his review was him whining about how he couldnt keep track of what was going on. i thought writers for the new yorker were supposed to be smart. if i can understand every level of the movie after seeing it only once, why the hell cant he?
he also seemed unable to suspend disbelief for even a moment, which is strange considering he decided to go see a scifi film. hell, even non-scifi films require some suspension of disbelief.
Jul 24 - 06:13 PM
His point was that the movie did not evoke any emotion, nor had anything interesting to say. I for one agree. I enjoyed it, but it does lack substance.
Aug 25 - 11:04 PM
Since you understood it...............maybe it tells you that you are in need of help.......?
Jul 9 - 11:08 AM
Oct 26 - 04:40 PM
All these New York critics can piss off
Jul 24 - 04:20 PM
All of this overly zealous and demeaning analysis of the oh-so-terrible flaws of the movie detract from the shine of this creative, intricate movie. So, okay, there were a couple plot holes, but really? So the hell what? What all the critics out there don't seem to get is that the movies are created to enjoyment and entertainment. They are not little "Where's Waldo" pictures that ask you to find all the holes and mistakes. The movie was not too complicated to understand on the first watch if you were actually paying attention. Moreover, it is the complex ideas that envelop the movie that stimulate the mind, and widen our perceptions of the world around us. This was something spectacular to watch, introducing an different idea of existentialism that I could not have dreamt on my own, and this film most definitely accomplished its task of creating an enticing plot to satisfy (most of) its viewers.
Jul 25 - 06:47 PM
Sorry, Richard, but the point isn't that critics are nitpicking, but that the movie is riddled with flaws. Now don't get me wrong; Inception is without question an astounding and incredible film. Flat out amazing. Thank god it was made. But that doesn't mean we should just ignore the film's many problems, most notably, the ending. A truly terrible ending. As a devoted movie-goer, I was nothing short of offended. The 2.5 hours I spent wracking my brain and investing myself in the narrative came down to WHETHER IT WOBBLED?!?! Seriously?! You're going to build an entire movie around, Did It Wobble?!?!?! I almost stood up and booed. No joke. Again, this is coming from someone who loved the movie, recommends it to everyone, and can't wait to see it again.
Jul 29 - 09:43 AM
The "wobble" thing is just the "kick" that we need to re-think the plot, and I think this is what it's all about.
Sh*tty explanation I agree, but as a French-speaking person I can't do better.
Jul 30 - 05:54 PM
Haha yes you're right. I think the writers were caught in the dilemma of 'They all lived happily ever after' and 'They woke up and it was all a dream', therefore did the generic 'No one knows what will happen...' The ending was rather predictable I have to say - kept me entertained throughout no doubt.
Jul 31 - 04:15 AM
(Another old comment reply, sorry)
The wobbling was supposed to make you ask yourself whether he actually did exit limbo or was trapped in there while Saito escaped. It isn't revealed because Cobb accepts it as reality and/or doesn't care any more.
About 90% of the plot holes people keep whining about aren't plot holes at all. People just weren't paying attention.
Oct 31 - 04:09 PM
It does not matter if it wobbled or not..The dradle belonged to his wife.It was not his totem.
Jan 2 - 05:35 AM
I thought the ending was brilliant: suspenseful and it keeps you suspense through the credits. It looked clear to me, though, that it was about to topple, so my conscience is clean. That really made you want to boo though? You would likely have been alone in the theater. What did you expect: closure? DiCaprio's character will never get it, regardless of whether it's a dream or not. I think the point of the ending was fantastic: his character left the room before he could learn what would happen to his totem because he didn't really CARE one way or another. His wife had wracked her brain over that very thing, and it killed her in the end. He won't allow it, for his children.
Feb 28 - 07:24 PM
You'd have a hell of a better time dropping some acid, than waste your time on this crap. Take your own trip!
Jul 9 - 11:07 AM
It's definitely not pretentious to tell people who are more educated and probably smarter than you that they're the worst ever
May 29 - 04:21 PM
Hehehe... Educated film reviewers. Now I've heard it all.
Oct 31 - 04:11 PM
First off, saying that The New Yorker is bad because you don't like it, is just as bad as saying that the movie was awful simply because you did not enjoy it. Denby came up with a valid opinion, I respect that he had the balls to say it outright; The New Yorker is far too successful for your words to even make sense. Second, just because the movie had a complex plot and you were able to follow it, it doesn't make the movie "good". You don't have to be so proud of yourself because you could follow a movie's plot, no matter how complex and "brilliant" it may seem, watch it a few times and even the most simple people can catch on. Stop priding yourself on how well you could understand something, and instead develop opinions of your own, you all seem to be as deep as a glass of water. You have no mind of your own to even develop some other opinion simply because your feeble minds were able to catch on to a story that made you feel intelligent.
Sep 2 - 01:26 PM
thank you.
Sep 9 - 12:13 AM
Omg, thank you. This is exactly how I felt. Everyone is afraid of looking "stupid" That just shows how insecure people are about their intelligence.
Jul 1 - 09:28 PM
I agree.
Jan 7 - 02:34 PM
If it wasn't for this, it would have gone up to 85%
Jul 19 - 07:44 AM
check again.
(although, maybe by the time this is seen, the score will probably have been ninja altered by new yorkers)
Jul 19 - 11:36 AM
I wonder how much higher Inception would be if not for most of the New York critics trashing it.
Jul 19 - 08:00 AM
I gotta say man, living in NYC I'm a bit embarrassed at how the NY critics are trashing this the same way they trashed Dark Knight, what their major hatred (jealousy?) is for Nolan is beyond me... it's pathetic
Jul 19 - 08:05 AM
although our major newspaper NY Daily News gave it 5/5 stars
Jul 19 - 08:07 AM
It's crazy how I can hate a magazine and a writer so much but AGREE with them so whole-heartedly. Inception was a mess, an overworked tangle too complex to be enjoyable. It tried to be bigger than itself and make everyone watching it so confused that to say they didn't like it would be admitting they're stupid. It's the most complicated movie imaginable, and with all the classical Hollywood plot-holes and time distortions (Levitt's last minute to wake everyone up took half an hour, you can't do that when timing is the central theme for the entire concept of the movie) this movie was a bust. Cool special effects, cool idea, but overworked and overthought. Tone it down a little next time Nolan.
Jul 20 - 08:06 AM
Mark D. you forget that it took half an hour for our time but not for their time. as the audience, we get to see whats going on at all levels of the subconscious. time goes slower for the people at lower levels of subconscious, and if we as the audience can see whats going on at the lowest level (and thus the slowest time), then technically thats the speed for which we should be gauging the timing.
in other words, it might have taken half an hour for us viewers to see levitt wake everyone up, but its only because we got to see everything else that was going on simultaneously at the lower levels. if they put up only levitts scenes and not the mountain scene or the limbo scene, i can bet you it would have only taken a couple minutes.
levitts timing was not a plot hole. a real plot hole would be why there was gravity on the mountain but 0 gravity in the hotel, unless the host dreamer can alter his own dream gravity
Jul 24 - 06:21 PM
Jul 25 - 06:41 AM
"Mark D. you forget that it took half an hour for our time but not for their time. as the audience, we get to see whats going on at all levels of the subconscious. time goes slower for the people at lower levels of subconscious, and if we as the audience can see whats going on at the lowest level (and thus the slowest time), then technically thats the speed for which we should be gauging the timing.
in other words, it might have taken half an hour for us viewers to see levitt wake everyone up, but its only because we got to see everything else that was going on simultaneously at the lower levels. if they put up only levitts scenes and not the mountain scene or the limbo scene, i can bet you it would have only taken a couple minutes.
levitts timing was not a plot hole. a real plot hole would be why there was gravity on the mountain but 0 gravity in the hotel, unless the host dreamer can alter his own dream gravity"
If you really want to read this much into a film, I think you'd be better off locking yourself in a closet with a copy of "A Brief History of Time." "Inception" was a fun little action film set in the psuedo-science of some screenwriters imagined dream machine. Ever since Star Wars, nerds have been looking for alternate universes to lock themselves into so they don't have to worry about their upcoming SAT exams. I don't remember the sci-fi fans of my day losing there minds over the methodology behind shrinking a submarine in "Fantastic Voyage." Look, you just watch the movies and say, "That was cool." But to stand there defending to your last drop of blood why times moves at different paces on the different "dream levels" is really taking things a bit too far....
Jul 26 - 02:38 AM
They clearly explained why at different levels of dream time moved at different paces, it was very clever in fact, and very plausible. I'm sure everyone knows that when you dream it feels longer than how much time has actually passed. It's the same in the movie... Not that hard to understand.
Jul 26 - 10:25 AM
You see the problem is that this is the kind of movie that you have to pay attention to in order to know what's going on sooo.....
Aug 9 - 09:46 PM
I know the reason, because the spiderman to godzilla to transformers come down to nyc, but nolan takes batman to Chicago. Thats the major grudge they have against nolan
Jul 19 - 07:29 PM
Jul 29 - 09:03 AM
Totally right.
Dec 29 - 04:46 PM
hahahaha, is this post intended as satire?
Jan 30 - 12:46 PM
aha awesome that makes a lot of sense if thats true
Dec 18 - 03:00 PM
I know the reason, because the spiderman to godzilla to transformers come down to nyc, but nolan takes batman to Chicago. Thats the major grudge they have against nolan
Jul 19 - 07:43 PM
It might have something to do with them actually recognizing the incredibly faulty moviemaking represented by this (and Dark Knight).
The ones who make me sick are the folks who would find praise with doggy felatio snuff flicks if Nolan had anything to do with them.
Jul 19 - 09:49 PM
like (thumbs up)
Jul 20 - 08:44 AM
Holy fuck, that might be the greatest idea I've heard in years. Nolan should DEFINITELY direct "doggy felatio snuff flicks". Hell, I'd gladly pay these shitty theater prices to see that on the big screen.
Jul 16 - 10:56 PM
What a moron. He obviously has no concept that making movies is a for profit venture. Making movies that fit his criteria of good would be unwatched by most Americans, therefore, money losers. And how long would they continue to be made? Does he invest his hard earned money or time doing that? No, he just snarks about successful people doing what he can't. Those who can do, those who can't ***** about those who can.
Jul 19 - 08:22 AM
So... you're admitting that Nolan doesn't try to make good movies, then back that up with the logic that no one does/should? That's like defending a friend of yours by saying he's retarded.
Jul 20 - 08:12 AM
I like what he says about the neutrality of rooting for one company over another. I think this was partially solved by Leo's need to get back...but his actions are not sympathetic in the way that his mission is for no good cause in a more global sense. I also laughed at the part when Ariadne asked whose subconscious they were entering, and I also have a couple of other gripes about the film.
However, to ask Chris Nolan to do his next movie more simply is ridiculous. Why would we want something more simple next time? As a serious film goer I would beg of Chris Nolan to continue doing exactly these types of films. This is the problem with Hollywood today. Inception gets a 9/10 from me. Bravo Mr. Nolan.
Jul 19 - 08:52 AM
I actually enjoyed that Nolan made fun of the fact that his movie's second half gets very complex, as indicated by Ariadne's confusion as to whose subconscious they were entering.
Jul 19 - 02:38 PM
I too would ask Nolan to make simpler films. I have no issue with complexity...I do however have issue with directors taking on topics too complex for their talents.
Nolan has some ability...but the number of times he breaks (ignores) his own rules in this film is pretty pathetic. More pathetic is that you folks don't even notice...leading me to wonder how many of you had any idea what was going on in the film.
Nolan consistantly bites off more than he can chew in his inane effort to look smart and sophisticated...not surprising he only succeeds with the same kind of attention seeking intellectual wannabees he himself so obviously is.
Jul 19 - 09:52 PM
Thank you for summing up all my thoughts so concisely... perfect.
Jul 20 - 08:20 AM
funny kid. besides the differing levels of gravity between levels of subconscious, where were the rules ignored? I had a lot of issues, but thought through and made sense (given the rules of the movie) of most of them.
instead of being a pretentious, condescending prick, how bout you list some of the mistakes out and support your opinion?
Jul 24 - 06:26 PM
New reply on an old comment sorry, but the reason the gravity is different is because JGL's character is spinning in the van, making the hotel gravity go wonky, but Hardy's character is completely still, making the snow area have gravity.
Aug 28 - 05:31 PM
I agree, then again, if you conclude that the whole thing was a dream anything goes right?
Jul 27 - 10:39 PM
Jul 29 - 09:06 AM
u went too far in saying nolan is an attention seeking wannabe, obviously u have some connection to the psychology of it so im gonna say ur an attention seeking wannabe urself and u dont know what ur talking about, and im also shocked that u found so many errors in the movie, and that u cant find errors in ur life, like the fact that u insult someone because of a frowned upon emotion, that u also elicit urself
Dec 18 - 02:55 PM
You hate fun, don't you?
Jul 19 - 09:02 AM
An elaborate and emotionally complex film is not spoiled by a few obscure details that are unclear. I respectfully disagree.
Jul 19 - 09:07 AM
one last slap from the tasteless and unprofessional critics of NY.
Jul 19 - 09:30 AM
XD I honestly agree with these negative reviews. I'd give the film like a 6/10, it was good, but not this perfect masterpiece everyone's claiming it is.
Jul 19 - 09:36 AM
you guys are all sheep. Someone doesn't like a movie and you immediately assume they are a pretentious know-nothing *******? You can't possibly accept that it really wasn't the "brilliant masterpiece" every critic and their mother seem to be jizzing onto it. Sorry, and I'm not just saying this to start a flame war, but the guy is right, the film had a lot of problems. Mainly, it was an unending slog (punctuated with only one truly original and exciting action sequence) with boring characters (except for Eames and Arthur) and a story needlessly convoluted with never-ending explanatory dialogue only written in attempts to not lose every single audience member. What's the dream, what's the reality? Who gives a **** when it's this damn boring?
Jul 19 - 09:36 AM
he isnt pretentious, the new yorker, as a whole is
Jul 19 - 09:42 AM
Lemme guess...you like "The Money Pit"?
Jul 19 - 10:18 AM
never seen it.
And just as i suspected, you have no counter argument, which I'm sure is a trait most unimaginative fanboys share. Although, granted, my response wasn't poetry, I at least provided reasons as to why the film was a dud. All you guys can do is pour more lube into your palm and stroke.
Jul 19 - 10:30 AM
yeah saying that you're not trying "to start a flame war" totally covers you on this one. it's like i can say anything i want no matter how misinformed or insecurely aggressive but as long as i say "all due respect" no one can point out that i'm a confused, thus angry little mindicant. it's gotta suck missing out on everything this movie is to so many other people who still enjoy open-minded films meant to please.
Jul 19 - 10:32 AM
Jul 19 - 10:48 AM
*Spoiler Alert
Sheep? I need you to explain how Cobb's character was boring. Also, how was it an unending slog? I was so engaged that it barely felt like an hour. I disagree totally with the unending explanatory dialogue as well. The dialogue had to establish a logical base for the dream world (the time scales, the physical layout, the dreamer, etc). Once this was set, the movie took off and it had plenty of time to do so to establish three different stories. We have Cobb fighting his past, the team fighting to plant the idea, the struggle between the son and his Maurice (his father) and the turbulence of the dream worlds fighting against everyone to boot. The ending brought it together so well. I just truly don't see why anyone would not like this film. It first created a new world (the unending explanatory dialogue that I thought was interesting and efficient), then ran with it in the most clever way (by clever I mean the inception concept to begin with, and the way they planted the idea was phenomenal). Don't call me a sheep just because I'm agreeing that this film is a masterpiece. I just wish you could have been equally as satisfied as I was when I walked out of the theater. I feel bad for you because I can't imagine what movies you do like if you don't like this one.
Jul 19 - 10:48 AM
Kenneth E.
I think you are absolutely correct. This film is so amazing. Its so sad to see people leave the theater disappointed after watching Inception. This is the best movie I have ever seen. The writing is so deep. At the very end it connects everything. Throughout this whole movie I was not bored at all.
"Don't call me a sheep just because I'm agreeing that this film is a masterpiece. I just wish you could have been equally as satisfied as I was when I walked out of the theater. I feel bad for you because I can't imagine what movies you do like if you don't like this one."
I so agree. It really does hurt me inside when people don't like this movie. They don't know what their missing out on.
Thank you so much for your comment. It was so clear. And if I didn't mention it... I agree. :)
By the way "LordXeno"?
Your a idiot. All the people agree with him, he didn't have to have a response to his comment for people to agree with him. People pretty much said the same thing. Go bore someone else with your stupidity.
Jul 24 - 07:37 PM
"DoctorXeno" I'm sorry. Not.
Jul 24 - 07:37 PM
Also, hahaha nobody really responded to your points but threw in some crap and passed it off as arguements.
Jul 19 - 10:49 AM
Oh VICVEGA06, you really couldn't figure out what was a dream and what was reality? I thought it was straightforward. Honestly, if you couldn't tell what was a dream and what was reality, then maybe you should watch it again. It's ok if you didn't catch it the first time. Stop sucking, and enjoy the film, then get back to me.
Jul 19 - 10:54 AM
There we go, the entire reason this movie got so many positive reviews. Anyone who says that it was too complex or even that they didn't like it are branded as stupid. It's a big-budget film, it has plot-holes and inconsistencies just like any other movie and combining that with the grossly complex theme then dressing everyone in the same winter camo in the end makes it a mess. If you say you weren't confused for at least a good half hour then you're a goddamn liar.
Jul 20 - 08:49 AM
Except that that's actually true. If you did understand this movie, or found it too complex, then you are stone-cold retarded.
Honestly, I felt they put in too much explanation and repeated some of the "rules" too many times. That people STILL had a hard time following it is truly pathetic and laughable.
Jul 24 - 01:52 PM
Another point: I get the feeling the entire movie is designed to make people have to watch it more than once. That combined with initial reviews saying "the general populace might not be smart enough to get it" all amounts to what may be an underhanded marketing scheme. The producers' own little "inception."
Jul 20 - 10:33 AM
Mark D. your subconscious must have been trained previously against invaders, because you seem determined to reject Nolan's new masterpiece.
really though, i didnt think it was too complex to enjoy. i should take back my first comment that linked one's ability to understand the complexity of the movie to their level of intelligence. i can understand if you just didnt like that level of complexity in a movie. i thought it was cool though
Jul 24 - 06:33 PM
What is dream and what is reality in this film is clearly open to interpretation. Personally, my view is that the entire movie was a dream, but I've seen other theories.
Aug 25 - 05:48 PM
VICVEGA your argument has no merit. you claim that were all sheep, that we mindlessly follow one action, when you've already mindlessly been enslaved to needing to see Action in every single ****ing film.
and to top it off you're rude and unintelligent.
Jul 19 - 11:40 AM
"You've already mindlessly been enslaved to needing to see Action in every single ****ing film!"
-what in the world gives you the authority to make this statement? I would say out of all the films I see, action flicks are one of my least viewed genres. For instance, this summer I've only seen Exit Through the Gift Shop, Mic-Macs, Toy Story 3, Winter's Bone, and Inception. And the summer before that, you can bet your bottom dollar I wasn't in attendance for Transformers, Terimanator 3, Wolverine, GI JOE, or any of the other big action tent-poles of the year. Call me pretentious, but like most people on these boards, I value quality, and call me what you will based on my entirely valid opinion, Inception didn't do it for me.
Jul 19 - 01:36 PM
I don't wanna start anything but you're an idiot.
Jul 19 - 01:43 PM
oh my. please make us fall to our knees at the sight of your amazing film experiences!
please. so let's skip to the part i give a f**k. i have as much of a right to say you have no intelligent film understanding as you do to say we are sheep and stupid etc etc etc.
ergo - if you don't talk crap, i won't either.
Jul 19 - 08:39 PM
*sigh* I feel sorry for you. You couldn't/can't see the beauty of it.
Jul 25 - 02:57 PM
Thank you for have the guts to carry a satchel of common sense into 17-year-old Fanboy Town.
Jul 26 - 02:41 AM
"Unending slog" and "boring characters" are there for something, man. You just can't assume that Nolan left so many "plot holes" without noticing them. What if the inception is on Cobb ? What if Mall never killed herself ? What if creating answers on our own is the purpose of the whole damn thing?
And why does Saito keep repeating sentences that Mall told to Cobb, and him only ?
Jul 30 - 06:45 PM
Thank you New York for another one of your negative reviews. Because of your lousy credibility, I will definitely be seeing this.
Jul 19 - 12:02 PM
"For long stretches, you%u2019re not sure whether you%u2019re in dream or reality, which isn%u2019t nearly as much fun as Nolan must have imagined it to be."
I think some reviewers really miss the point all together. I really don't think the point is to make you wondering if you are in a dream or reality while watching the film. During the movie it's very clear what is meant to be a dream and what is not. The movie is exactly what it's advertised to be, a crime caper and the mind is the scene of the crime. Only the very last scene is meant to make you question everything you just saw. Brilliant if you ask me.
Jul 19 - 12:49 PM
thank you Steven J.
You have just explained in so few words why it was a fantastic movie.
Jul 25 - 03:02 PM
new york critics get on my nerves.
Jul 19 - 12:50 PM
damn new yorkers wouldnt even know a good movie if it him them in the head are you joking me david your freaken article was horrible u should be fired....
Jul 19 - 12:53 PM
i agree, he didnt state anything a reviewer should state when reviewing a movie , he only pointed out supposed flaws and not anythign good
Dec 18 - 03:14 PM
Your ratings are usually on the money, yet you fail to achieve on one of the most spectacular movies of all time.
Jul 19 - 01:15 PM
But isn't he right that dreams do not work this way? That they are not like fragments of action movies? And that we do NOT care if Cobb returns or not to his two children that we do not care about? He is also right, imho, that Memento was Nolan's best film because it was relatively simplest, as I think Prestige is a pretentious lie and TDK is an overrated, pretentious bore.
Jul 19 - 01:17 PM
Jul 19 - 01:19 PM
key word:movies
Jul 19 - 01:19 PM
David - the level of emotional engagement i think might be somewhat subjective, as is the preference for a more surreal movie over a 'literal minded' one.
But I am curious to know what you think of the fact that some (many?) viewers did not find the movie perplexing and had no trouble discerning the different levels of dream states presented.
How would you explain it?
Jul 19 - 01:18 PM
However you wish to take my responses, unintelligent, rude, angry, what have you, that's your business. My only intention is to point out the hypocrisy in praising blindly and too quickly a rather run of the mill film with a nice sheen and immediately branding any opinion other than "RIVETING! BRILLIANT! MIND-BLOWING!" as pretentious and purposefully against the popular grain.
Oh and Kenneth, I was never confused as to wha wast a dream and what was reality (I'm pretty certain even regardless of what I think, Nolan deliberately left it ambiguous for EVERYONE) I was merely borrowing a phrase/theme that clearly lends itself to the film.
Jul 19 - 01:24 PM
Damn dude, you suck.
Jul 19 - 02:32 PM
If it makes you feel superior to tell me I suck, and that I am an idiot for not liking a movie you so avidly endorse and defend, have at it you dirty ****-rag, it won't change the fact that I am no more correct in my opinion then you are. It just really gets to you that you can't be the only one that's right cause you're just a pigheaded fanboy (who probably thinks he's some sort of expert due to a useless cinema studies focus at some community college) with a ten mile erection who is just so damn excited to have finally gotten in it up since TDK.
Jul 19 - 03:19 PM
you need to get out more. it must be getting pasty on that greasy chair of yours
Jul 19 - 08:42 PM
This really coming from someone so angry about another person on the internet disagreeing with them?
Jul 22 - 11:54 AM
Hey chief, you started out calling me a sheep. I don't like it when someone calls me mindless because a movie was kickass. Furthermore, I just don't think you justified your opinion very well. Everything you mentioned that sucked, was phenomenal. Watch it again, that's all I'm saying.
Cinema studies focus at a community college? I enjoy good movies, I didn't minor in it, cum guzzler. Try a Phd student in math. Not that it matters, but check your facts bro before you go shooting your load all over your ****ing keyboard.
Jul 20 - 05:50 PM
VICVEGA06 so your intention is " to point out the hypocrisy in praising blindly and too quickly"
ok fine WE GET IT.
I think that most of us would understand and accept that you don't like the movie as long as you UNDERSTOOD IT. It seems to me that you didn't.
I would like to hear a list of reasons why you didn't like it and please don't put something stupid like. "I didn't like the scenery"
my question is: did you get the point?
the point of the movie isn't to figure out what's dream or what's reality. It's something so much bigger. Do you know what that is?
...in other news THANK YOU NOLAN, I left the theater feeling like I was on drugs.
Jul 25 - 03:24 PM
I'm sorry, but I could not have read a more retarded diatribe lined with derogatory bullsh*t. It seems so nonsensical that one could even conjure a string of dick insults to attempt to prove the one they are replying to is inferior in any sense. That makes me quite sad; and brings out my misanthropic side. Perhaps you should run a few needles through your eyes in order to compensate for the worthless gibberish your pathetic mind thinks as "clever" or "intricate". Where's your sense of moral standard? Oh wait, this is the internet.
Jun 17 - 04:23 AM
It seems that the reviewer is to old for the movie in this case. He talks about Hans Zimmer bringing us to "near deafness" meaning he needed to tone down his hearing. He must also have no idea what a good movie sound track is, just listen to "Time", the piece at the very end of the film. It makes us feel exactly how we were supposed to feel, there were no words, it was just the music. I could keep going on how bad this review is, but that would take too long.
Jul 19 - 02:56 PM
Jul 29 - 12:42 PM
Sorry Shawn, no one is interested in what your opinion is. You just simple do NOT pass the test.
Aug 8 - 07:42 AM
in new yooork... people act like ****ing wankers, they won't inspire youuuu
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Kristin Lehoullier, who was planning on running for one of the four available seats on the School Committee this election year, said Monday that she withdrew herself from consideration for a spot on the governing body for the East Greenwich School District, citing work-related reasons would have hindered her ability to properly participate on the School Committee if elected.
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The Southeastern Conference schedule brought Georgia its quickest turnaround all season between league games this week.
The Bulldogs might want to lobby for more the way it worked out this time.
Georgia had to labor to do it but grabbed its second win in a span of 49 hours by pulling away from Texas A&M for a 62-50 win Saturday night in Stegeman Coliseum.
Coupled with a victory over LSU Thursday night, the Bulldogs now have a modest two-game winning streak after losing three straight.
Guard Kenny Gaines' big second half after being shooting 0-for-4 and being shut out in the first half proved to be key.
"I was praying in the locker room that I wouldn't go 0-for tonight," Gaines said. "Just let me hit one."
Gaines finished 5-for-13 and helped deliver coach Mark Fox his 200th career win.
"This is about our team, this is about the sixth league win," said Fox, who is 200-116 in 10 seasons at Nevada and Georgia, where he is 77-73.
"Congratulations to Coach Fox," center Donte' Williams said, "but I feel every game is important if it's 201 or 199."
Gaines scored all 14 of his points after intermission, including a pivotal 3-pointer with 3:46 to go to give Georgia a 52-47 lead. The Aggies had just crawled to two down after Gaines had been whistled for fouling guard Jamal Jones on a 3-point try ("I definitely did give him a high five," Gaines admitted) and Jones sank all three en route to a game-high 17 points.
Gaines added a 17-footer for a 54-48 lead and Charles Mann (10 points) scored on a breakaway jam after a steal from Brandon Morris (10 points) as the Bulldogs scored 10 of the game's final 12 points.
"Kenny made some critical plays when it mattered, but it certainly wasn't one of his better days," Fox said.
Forward Nemanja Djurisic limped off the floor with 1:42 to go with an ankle injury, but Gaines said he was "walking fine," but expected him to get treatment.
"We'll keep our fingers crossed," Fox said.
Georgia (12-10, 6-4 SEC) remained tied for fourth in the SEC with Tennessee and LSU.
Fox said he subbed liberally because of fatigue in part because of the second game in three days.
Gaines said that turnaround also brings "mental fatigue," because of getting a scouting report the day after a victory.
"What was fortunate was we were at home both games and we didn't have to travel in between," Fox said. "Certainly, we had a much better week than we did a week ago and for that I'm proud of these kids."
Texas A&M (13-10, 4-6) lost for the sixth time in the last seven games.
Hours before the game, Fox said he had to get on his team in gameday shootaround for the first time all season because he didn't sense his team wasn't focused and shooting not at full speed.
It may have carried over to the game when three of Georgia's starters—Gaines, Mann and Marcus Thornton–went without a point in the first half but Georgia still led 25-23.
"Kenny, I don't think he was concentrating, dialed in mentally," Fox said. "He made some plays early that I just thought, `What is he doing?' Give him credit for slowing down, taking a deep breath and maturing and making some really big baskets for us."
Said Gaines: "I was trying to rush a couple of shots. I had a lot of energy in the first half and I was just trying to expend it everywhere."
He said his offense picked up after he channeled his energy to the defense.
Georgia clamped down in the second half, too, holding the Aggies to 29.6 percent shooting and 33.9 percent for the game.
The Aggies, which briefly led by one twice in the second half, were 1 of 19 on 3-pointers and SEC assist leader Alex Caruso fouled out with no points and one assist.
"We just couldn't make a shot," Texas A&M coach Billy Kennedy said.
Williams had three blocked shots (he thought it was actually four) and nearly had a double-double, finishing with 10 rebounds and nine points.
"Donte' got scored on once or twice in a row, he got an and-one done on him and another dude that came in and I kind of got up in him and I was like `Bro, block their shots," Morris said. "If they're calling fouls on you for walling him straight up, you might as well get a foul trying to block him. He took that and he got mad and it carried over to the game. He was out there swatting everything left and right. I told him he looked like a little Anthony Davis."
Georgia swatted away the adversity it began the week with by getting a pair of wins.
"It was a bump in the road," Morris said. "We had adversity to face and I feel like we took it on and bounced back pretty good this week."
Notes: The Bulldogs will play three of their next four on the road, starting Wednesday at Mississippi State at 9 p.m. … Georgia is now 3-0 against Texas A&M all-time, all since the Aggies began SEC play last season. … Gaines had a career-high seven rebounds.


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Perhaps you're one among the many who've returned to the gym in the New Year, inspired to get fit, powered by an improved diet and optimistic goals. It's interesting to see so many people getting back on track at this time. I even spotted a friend unexpectedly wearing a Jawbone Up wristband, one of the many fitness monitoring devices that have gone from novelty to a mainstream exercise and health tool, in and out of the gym.
Up by Jawbone: One of the bigger players in the fitness band category is Up by Jawbone. A couple of my friends recently started wearing Up wristbands and because they are designed well, I didn't recognize them as a fitness band at first. The hunter green and onyx colors are my personal favorite because they actually look like modern bracelets. For those unfamiliar, the basic functions of Up are to monitor your sleeping, eating and fitness habits. The biggest drawback to me is that it doesn't have Bluetooth connection. Even though you can track all the data in the app, you have to physically plug it into a device.
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fitbit is releasing a bracelet in the spring!!!
No mention of Nike either?
yeah, I am really looking forward to the fitbit band...no altimeter, but I'd rather the band than a clip on.
I love my Fitbit! I've had it for almost a year and it really motivates! They keep improving it with wireless sync and a phone app, all very easy to use. I highly recommend using something like this - we can all stand to move a bit more!
I really wish one existed that could track swimming, I haven't looked too much in to these, but I'm fairly certain that none of them are even moderately waterproof.
The post specifically says the Amiigo works swimming.
I have been wearing an Up for about a month now. It does motivate me to get more walking in each day, and the sleep tracking is helpful. I've managed to switch off the sleep mode while sleeping a few times (I guess it gets caught on the blanket or something?). It doesn't calculate it's own charging time so it logs me as being inactive for 4 hours instead of recognizing that it wasn't worn. For me it doesn't track food in any meaningful way since I have to enter all the information manually which I stopped doing about day 2. I'm kind of over it now and probably wouldn't buy a replacement.
I am SO excited for the Amiigo - I love that the price is similar to a fitbit or jawbone but it'll do so much more... (Note for Android users - this will only work with phones that have bluetooth 4.0/bluetooth smart, which is hard to find! You might need to upgrade your phone to actually use the Amiigo...)
This list is missing the Basis band as well - www.mybasis.com. It costs $199, so it's really in another price bracket, but might be worth a look for those who are seriously interested in monitoring health indicators...
Yeah, the biggest drawback to the Up is that you can't use it with an Android. =/
I have two friends who have been using a fitbit for a year, and I finally broke down and asked for one for Xmas. So far it has been really working for me. I love that it can clip on to the middle of your bra. I never notice it's there. I did see that they are coming out with a wristband model, but I still love my clip!
I have the fitbit one, which you can clip anywhere - it's fantastic and extremely motivating. The loss of the display functions and the altimeter on the upcoming wristband makes it a no go for me.
Thanks for writing such an interesting article. I thought I would flag an app I am involved with called Moves. The app is different to the devices above as it doesn't require a companion wrist band, it is free and currently available in the IOS store. It simply runs in the background of your device and tracks, steps, cycling distance and miles travelled on public transport. Over 1 million people have already downloaded this app and you can find it here- http://www.moves-app.com
Update: the Up band broke completely after 8 weeks, and for it's last couple weeks of life it was inconsistent in it's tracking. I had tossed all the packaging, so no way to return for a rebate.
Update: the Up band broke completely after 8 weeks, and for it's last couple weeks of life it was inconsistent in it's tracking. I had tossed all the packaging, so no way to return for a rebate.


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