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Memento [Blu-ray] [2000] [US Import]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

An absolute stunner of a movie, Memento combines a bold, mind-bending script with compelling action and virtuoso performances. Guy Pearce plays Leonard Shelby, hunting down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The problem is that "the incident" that robbed Leonard of his wife also stole his ability to make new memories. Unable to retain a location, a face, or a new clue on his own, Leonard continues his search with the help of notes, Polaroids, and even homemade tattoos for vital information. Because of his condition, Leonard essentially lives his life in short, present-tense segments, with no clear idea of what's just happened to him. That's where Memento gets really interesting; the story begins at the end, and the movie jumps backward in 10-minute segments. The suspense of the movie lies not in discovering what happens, but in finding out why it happened. Amazingly, the movie achieves edge-of-your-seat excitement even as it moves backward in time! , and it keeps the mind hopping as cause and effect are pieced together.

Pearce captures Leonard perfectly, conveying both the tragic romance of his quest and his wry humour in dealing with his condition. He is bolstered by several excellent supporting players including Carrie-Anne Moss, and the movie is all but stolen by Moss' fellow Matrix co-star Joe Pantoliano, who delivers an amazing performance as Teddy, the guy who may or may not be on his side. Memento has an intriguing structure and even meditations on the nature of perception and meaning of life if you go looking for them, but it also functions just as well as a completely absorbing thriller. It's rare to find a movie this exciting with so much intelligence behind it. --Ali Davis, Amazon.com

On the DVD: this amazing movie looks crisp and clean in a good anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) picture accompanied by Dolby 5.1 sound. The menu is almost as baffling as the movie itself, but once you master the navigation you'll find interviews, biographies, a tattoo picture gallery and the shooting script among other extras. Most mind-boggling of all, however, is the "Memento Mori" option in the special features menu, which allows you to play a specially re-edited version of the movie in chronological order, beginning with the end credits running backwards! --Mark Walker


Momento
Review date: 2008-09-24 Rating: 10 out of 10

This was the film that made me realise how much I love movies. But, I once saw a version of this movie in chronological order and it wrecked it. The brilliance is in the backwards storytelling.

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Intruiging
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 10 out of 10

Some films have an intriguing premise but don't deliver on it. Christopher Nolan's Memento delivers in spades!

The story of a man searching for his wife's killer but unable to retain any short term memories is obviously intriguing.
Nolan adds twists by telling the story in reverse and having our "hero" aid his memory with tatoos and instant photos.

By the end of the film the viewer's head is spinning and we don't know what to make of the previous 90 minutes. Thank God for rewind buttons on DVD remotes!

The film is about memory. Nolan brilliantly plays with the viewer's own memory. At first we feel sympathy for Leonard, trying to piece together enough information from his disabled memory to get revenge on his wife's murderer.
At the conclusion we realise that in the course of the film we may have played tricks on our own memories. Were the assumptions we made in following the story completely wrong? Were our sympathies misplaced?

A lot of the film hangs on the performance of Guy Pearce in the main character and he is brilliant. Carrie Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano are also excellent in the main supporting roles.

Quite simply, one of the best films of the last ten years. You have to watch it!


A bit something and nothing!
Review date: 2008-04-22 Rating: 6 out of 10

I can't say that I hated or loved this film just something in between.

The storyline in itself is actually quite gripping and there are some clever aspects which make you think. All in all when it came to the end though I thought it was a bit disappointing. It seemed to lack the spark of a well executed production.

If you can cope with the fact that it's very disjointed by starting at the end and then jumping to the beginning continuously (You'll see what I mean if you hire it), and you have a couple of hours to kill, then by all means hire it. I wouldn't expect a masterpiece however!

Don't believe the hype.
Review date: 2008-04-02 Rating: 2 out of 10


I was very disappointed by Memento to be honest. I'd always been told it was a fantastic movie which needed to be seen to be understood and to be fair that's not quite true. The basic premise is that the main character, after an incident involving the death of his wife, can no longer form new memories and while searching for his wife's killer must tattoo important clues on his body. The only real problem is that if you tried this you'd very quickly run out of skin while this guy manages it with half a dozen very artistic tats and a polaroid camera - but hey thats Hollywood. Oh and the film plays in scenes from end to beginning. It's not fantastic either. You figure out very quickly what's happening, the time jumps become very irritating and only Carrie Anne Moss and her character's devious manipulation of the protagonist saves this otherwise tedious film from a comatose inducing level of boredom. The final decision made by the main character (not to give too much away) is completely unexpected not because it's clever but because it's completely out of character and makes no sense. It raises more questions than it fails to answer. I'll let you decide for yourself but if you must see this film don't believe the hype or you'll be disappointed too.

confusing
Review date: 2008-04-01 Rating: 6 out of 10

though a brilliant idea for a story, it stil left me confused and perturbed and i wish it had been a bit clearer. Guy Pearce was good in his part, but the storyline failed to grip me and resulted in me watching it in two parts.

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Actor(s):
Jr. Mark Boone
Jorja Fox
Stephen Tobolowsky
Joe Pantoliano
Russ Fega

Creators:
Jr. Mark Boone (Primary Contributor)
Russ Fega (Primary Contributor)
Wally Pfister (Cinematographer)
David Julyan (Composer)

Director(s):

Recording label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
EAN: 0043396154162
Binding: Blu-ray
Number of items: 1
Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen,
Release date: 2006-08-15
Universal product code (UPC): 043396154162
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Running time: 113 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2000
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)

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