Laser Rangers 2019 May Meeting

May Minds Bend

Date: May 11, 2019
Time: 4:15pm
Location: David Sooby’s home theater with 51-inch Samsung HDTV, a 5.1 Surround Sound Dolby Digital sound system, a full set of audiophile-grade speakers, and upgraded seating for about 15 people without crowding.
Captain Laser: TBA
Food: Brain Food
Costume:

Short features will be shown before each feature. Don't miss them!

Paprika

(2006, 90 minutes) Directed by: Satoshi Kon

Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Tōru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tōru Furuya, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all Hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it. -IMDB

Watch the trailer here!




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After the first feature, please join us for a potluck dinner. Bring something to share. It can follow the theme, or be something you prefer.
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Feature Presentation!
Inception

(2010, 148 minutes) Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O. -IMDB

Watch the trailer here!






The home of the Laser Rangers is located about four miles north of the Kansas Speedway, NW of the intersection of I-70 and I-435 on the Kansas side of the Greater Kansas City area.

IMAGE CREDITS: The information for all of these shows come from the invaluable IMDB. The movie posters come from Wikipedia or the movie's respected distributors. 

The movie screen frame image used for the Laser Rangers contact information is courtesy of Psychology Today Online. Many thanks to these websites!

Jan Gephardt Reviews "Inception"

Taking the 50-Word Review Challenge!

The movie: Inception
The director/screenwriter:  Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page
The reviewer: Jan Gephardt
Available from: Barnes & Noble Books

I enjoyed Inception a lot more than I expected to: interesting characters, brisk pacing, the ambitious screenplay tightly written—with eye-popping SFX.

I’d heard it described as confusing, but the basic premise and the cues to show which “dream level” we’re in seemed clear (dreams are like floors in an apartment building: start on the “roof” and go down or up a level via sedation or receiving a “kick” to send the dreamer back).

My quibble: we never learn how the “Jedi mind-meld” mcguffin machine puts everyone in a shared dream reliably.  But it’s a nice, meaty movie to provoke discussions!

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IMAGE: The poster for Inception is from Collider.com.