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DVD : Memento [Blu-ray]Browse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of DVD and Memento [Blu-ray]. Rating:  - Great MovieMemento is a must see. It has a great twist that I can watch over and over. Rating:  - Buy standard editionThe special edition looks cool but is hard to get out of the case and also the menu while looks cool and is hard to navigate if you just what to watch the movie. Buy the regular edition, its simple and easyier. As far as the movie its one of the best movies of the decade and started off the beginng of christifer nolans tear of great movies. If you like this movie also watch the prestiege also directed buy him. Rating: - Unique FilmThis is a unqiue film and can be confusing at times because everything happens backwards. So I highly suggest watching the special features first because it helps explain the movement of the film and gets you prepared. Otherwise, the viewer may get lost. The story is about Leonard, so traumatized by a blow to the head after his wife's rape and murder, that he has lost his short-term memory sohe takes Polaroids of everyone he meets and writes notes on them so he can remember them later. He also has tattoos all over his body which are all reminders as well. This film was meant to be somewhat confusing for the viewer because it is confusing for the main character as well, who is our guide throughout this film. I really enjoyed this film and it is definitely worth the buy. I would highly suggest getting the two-disc limited edition because it has some helpful extras which make the movie a little easier to understand for the viewer Rating: - What A Ride...Definitely strange, interesting and fun!!! Very unique idea for a film!!! This movie is for the "COMPLEX THINKER" or the "DYSLEXIC MIND" ...few can put this movie together in less than 2 or 3 viewings. This film literally runs forward from the end of the movie yet backwards at the same time; adding supposed real-time moments where the main character is on the phone or reminiscing about things he remembers before his assault. Strangely enough, I got this movie the first time viewing it!! Hm? To fully get this award winning "never been done before" storyline you'll quickly discover that you're viewing the movie in reverse while the chapter's (scene's) are running forward... maybe better said as, "The last scene/end of the movie is run forward first as the movie starts - then things reverse so you start at the beginning of each prior scene (that you haven't seen yet) watch it to it's end - arriving at the last (prior) scene's start and so on"!!! Got that? Then if that wasn't enough you'll soon discover that this is a movie about a man who's short term memory has been lost (brain trauma) by an assault on him and his wife. His wife is apparently killed and he can only remember up to that moment (birth until trauma). New memories can never be formed and since he's decided to solve his wife's murder and his assault he has to write himself notes and other various extreme things so as to remember what he has discovered from day to day ...or is it month to month? ...year to year?? The day after this movie, if you aren't the thinker type you're brain will definitely hurt!!! Rating: - A Deceptive ThrillerWith his second feature film, director Christopher Nolan (Following) created a stunning thriller. Not only is Memento an incredible accomplishment as a film, but also an impressive feat for a relatively new filmmaker. The film's screenplay, which was written by Nolan and was inspired by his brother Jonathan's short story, is nothing short of brilliant. The story taps the best ideas from both classic noir and detective films of the late 1940s, as well as more contemporary psychological suspense films, and the result is a film, which is in essence a neo-noir/thriller. Skillfully, Christopher Nolan avoids the all-too-familiar pitfalls of the two genres while acknowledging their inherent strengths. Rich in atmosphere and character, Memento is a modern classic and a prime example of using an intricate narrative to heighten a story's impact. Ever since his wife was assaulted, Leonard Shelby (marvelously portrayed by Guy Pearce) has suffered from a rare disorder. His mind is incapable of creating new memories, so everything he has experienced since the attack he forgets in a matter of minutes. Left with little to live for, Leonard vows that he will avenge his wife... but this proves to be difficult without his short-term memory. Leonard relies on mementos (lists, notes, photographs, and even tattoos) to aid him in his search for the killer, but he is also forced to trust strangers. Among those that he confides in are Teddy (played by Joe Pantoliano, with an irritating smirk) a sarcastic snitch with connections on both sides of the law and Natalie (played by Carrie-Anne Moss, who straddles the line between sympathetic victim and sadistic seductress), the girlfriend of a missing drug dealer. As Leonard follows the clues it becomes apparent that the people he surround himself with are not what he perceived them to be. They are either exploiting his disability for their own gain or manipulating him to keep him from the shocking truth about his wife's death and the identity of her killer. Leonard realizes that he can trust no one, not even himself. When Memento was released, it was hailed as a visionary piece of filmmaking and it's clear that the greatest star of the film is its story, which unfolds in a series of segments shown in reversed chronological order. This method, which might have spoiled the ending in any other film, is miraculous in that it places the story's climax in the beginning of the film and then allows the audience to see what events lead up to that final act. In recent years many filmmakers have played with viewers' expectations and intentionally subverted those expectations, leading to mixed results. Often filmmakers that embrace such an unorthodox narrative to tell a story do so to individualize their films, but if their films had were to be edited into a more typical narrative structure, then they would lose their originality. Not so with Memento. Its narrative isn't just a manipulative gimmick to keep audiences interested. The story almost requires this dyslexic treatment so that viewers will gain greater insight into the protagonist's dilemma. Another unique aspect is its psychological inner workings, which suggests many things about the nature of corruption and revenge. If one were capable of forgetting their past transgressions, are they then purified by their ignorance of those transgressions or are they forever condemned to suffer the consequences of their actions... again... and again... and again? Do our memories determine who we are or does our character shape our memories to suit our needs? If only we knew; if only we could remember. Also recommended: Double Indemnity Dark Passage Psycho Don't Look Now Angel Heart Reservoir Dogs The Usual Suspects Bound Fight Club |