I don't think so, nothing you wouldn't gather from the trailer. We mostly discuss the portrayal of dreamscapes in both movies, not the plot. Inception is basically a heist and we never really talk about that, to my knowledge.

Nice commentary. Enhanced a movie that, at times, can be difficult to revisit. It just pulls all kinds of old haunts/loves back to the foreground. Film has a long history of approximating 'Dream-like' states. For 'Inception,' I felt that if the "Lasagna" (good line) was made any more difficult or random, like real dreams, the movie does not become a huge Blockbuster. I guess I should give the American audience more credit, but I think that the structure of each level of dreams allowed more people to follow the plot. Strictly as a heist film, "Inception" certaintly works IMO.
For another look at dreamscapes, I recently watched "Dreamscape" with Dennis Quaid. Where Psychics are used to enter peoples' dreams. Some to be used for good (erase horrible nightmares) and bad (assasinate Freddy-style). Many of the Dreams look like Tim Burton designs. Difference is the 'Magic beans,' which in this case is the old standby of telepathy  to enter your dreams.
Just thought it was funny a picture from 26 years ago could compare to this Summer's Biggest hit.

Thanks sir.

I don't know about the joke, but I know it's funny as hell and I plan to repeat it until it becomes annoying.

This isn't so much a movie reference -- at least not an intentional one on my part. It's more akin to urban legends of the Phantom Hitchhiker. Usually the story involves taking a hitchhiker to his/her destination only to find that the passenger has vanished once they arrive and turns out to have been a ghost.

Some versions of the story invert the trope and have the protagonist hitching a ride from a ghostly driver. Examples of this are the Stephen King story (and 2004 adaptation) RIDING THE BULLET, and the "Large Marge" sequence from PEE-WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE.

The variation I'm riffing off became part of my mental folklore collection most probably from the story "The Guests" in the original Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark:

A couple traveling through the woods at night stay with an elderly couple in their secluded cabin and have a lovely time. In the morning they leave an envelope with some money on the dinner table and continue on their way. In the next town the owner of the restaurant where they have breakfast is shocked by their story and informs them that the house burned down and the elderly couple died in the fire. The couple returns to the house only to find a charred shell, and among the ashes finds the envelope of money they left that morning. *TWILIGHT ZONE MUSIC*

Perhaps ironically, this has never been the subject of a Twilight Zone episode, at least not so far as I can tell by going through the Wikipedia episode guide. The 80s revival episode "The Call" perhaps comes closest, and you could make an argument for "Kentucky Rye." There are a number of episodes where characters confront ghosts and situations from the past, but what distinguishes them from this particular legend is that they know they're dealing with ghosts from the get-go.

It would have been twenty years ago TODAY.

#fakeBTTFdates

The guys get to the point early on, and get to how the movie supports the point, that it's okay. The ep didn't go so far as to invoke Sartre and Camus so I will, if for no other reason than to earn my douche points for the day:

TLDR: Jeff you say that like its a bad thing, lul.

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I either went for the worst-little-existentialist multiplier on my douche points or tried for an elaborate, "It doesn't matter, maaaannnnn!" setup.

I'll let you pick.

Camus can do, but Sartre is smartre!

/isalsoadouche

Ah, another of my favorites.  And another of my pillars of hopeless romanticism.  Not much to say other than that.  As for the Inception comparisons, having finally seen it, I have to say I prefer Eternal Sunshine.

Psh, whatever. Narc.

Oh, it's from "It's a Wonderful Life," when George is running around seeing the town as if he'd never lived. He asks where the Building and Loan building went and someone in the crowd says, "It went out of business 20 years ago!"

So there you go.