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Author Topic: The Prestige Andrea Werft Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Englewood, CO USA Registered: Jul 2004 posted 10-26-2006 06:33 PM                     I am surprised this one is not on here yet....great movie. Not to mention a lot of hotties. Christian Bale for the ladies and of course Scarlett Johansson for the guys. This movie actually doesn't point things out and tell you what is going on like you are an artard like usual hollywood movies. This one makes you think and leaves it to you to figure out!  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-29-2006 06:06 PM                        Today 10/29/2006, 11:45AM, Regal Cinema World 8 in Eugene, House #8. Attendance around 20. Soft image didn't look focused very well. Good movie, liked it. There's a lot going on, not everything is explained along the way, so ya gotta pay attention. Also the story jumps around all over the timeline. There's some insider stuff about magicians and specific tricks, but the movie is mostly about 2 rival magicians who will stop at nothing to outdo each other. 3.75 out of 5 stars.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 10-29-2006 06:33 PM                    I thought this movie was very well thought out, and intelligent. I liked the trailer a lot and thought the story idea was pretty interesting. However, I felt it was just a little too dark. They could have lightened it up just a tad, and it would have been way better I think. Also, my feelings for the two main characters were all over the place. First one guy was an ass, and I sympathized with the other guy, then it reversed, then eventually you realize that they're both pretty dark characters, and I wasn't left with anyone to root for at all... except maybe the daughter. An intelligent plot, but pretty much a downer of a movie. I left feeling a bit depressed. And what the hell.... are ALL of the steady cams in Hollywood broken or something? WHY, OH WHY do we have shakey hand held shots in so many scenes? Oh, and speaking of that, I noticed the Deja Vu trailer in front of this movie. It looks like another Tony Scott seizure-cam fest coming up.  |  IP: Logged Kevin Raisler Film Handler Posts: 52 From: Warsaw, IN, USA Registered: Jun 2003 posted 10-29-2006 11:02 PM                    Overall I liked this movie, the timeline is a trip, and it kept my attention throughout. I also liked the fact that they introduced some of Tesla's technologies into the plot. overall I'd say 7 out of 10 stars for me.  |  IP: Logged Jared Thornton Film Handler Posts: 58 From: las vegas, NV, USA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 11-02-2006 05:23 AM                     Very well done film, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Holds up nicely on repeat viewings as you look for things you may have missed the first time through. 3 1/2 stars  |  IP: Logged Lilian Burch Film Handler Posts: 19 From: Bethesda, MD, USA Registered: Nov 2006 posted 11-05-2006 03:29 PM                     Just saw this movie. I liked the twists and turns but I guessed 85% of the ending. The filmmaker tries to tie up all the loose ends at the end but still left a few things unexplained or unaccounted. Nevertheless, an enjoyable movie and probably requires another viewing.  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 11-13-2006 06:31 AM                        I loved this movie, and the fact that 99% percent of the audience actually thinks they figured out the movie early on. Being that this film is about misdirection, I quote from the film "are you looking closely"? The end was given away five minutes from the start, and the writer and director team intended it that way. They wanted the audience to pay very close attention, so that they can misdirect you with what they hid in plain site. Think of it this way; You are given two cups of coffee, and told that one of the cups has poison in it. You must choose which cup does not have poison in it, so that you don't drink the poison. What you missed is that the coffee was also poisoned while you were paying attention to the cups. And then again, not all poison is poison to humans. The entire film was misdirection from the start, intended to make everyone think they figured it out, throwing twists to misdirect you from what they were really doing. It demands multiple viewings. It is very good. Ciao  |  IP: Logged Steve Wilson Expert Film Handler Posts: 109 From: Paoli, IN, USA Registered: May 2004 posted 11-26-2006 09:44 PM                        I missed seeing this movie locally and had to drive 50 miles to see it. Wish I could see it again tommarow, it was great, but I still am confused. May have to make that 50 mile trip again, just to see what I missed. Thanks for the heads ups! Steve  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-24-2007 03:31 AM                        I just watched this movie on the much-heralded "DVD" format that the world has recently chosen to embrace. I did not lean forward and "watch closely"... instead I watched it like I do with any other movie. The movie wasn't bad, but not really something I'd want to see again. I had a lot of it figured out by the end, but when the credits started to roll (or flash or whatever) I did not feel confused or that I had missed something somewhere. Everything has been explained to me by the movie itself. What was I supposed to miss? The non-linear editing tried to throw me off and the absence of any tripods on the set tried to make me run to the bathroom and vomit so that I would return having missed key parts or something. Cheap. Would have been better if Tesla had broken out into song. Also, Batman and Wolverine should have had a battle in full costume. With Alfred the butler saying nonsensical things on the sideline like he does in every movie he's in.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 02-24-2007 05:47 PM                     I can think of a few songs from the Labyrinth that would have been good in this movie. Yesterday 2/23/2007, 9:45PM, Studio Movie Grill Plano, Chris Hipp's Laptop. Sound format, 2.0 with $8 panasonic headphones. Attendance around 1. Not bad.  |  IP: Logged System Notices Forum Watchdog / Soup Nazi Posts: 215 Registered: Apr 2004 posted 01-11-2016 10:29 AM                 It has been 3242 days since the last post.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schulz Expert Film Handler Posts: 122 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: May 2007 posted 01-11-2016 10:29 AM                     R.I.P. - David Bowie (1947-2016) Your portrayal of Nikola Tesla in this film has always been one of my favorite supporting roles. You completely disappeared into the character so much so that nobody even caught on that it was you until we saw your name in the credits and even then still not believing it until we re-watched the movie. David Bowie, a true master of his craft whether it be his amazing songwriting and music, or his great acting skills. He will be sorely missed.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-11-2016 10:18 PM                        Anytime an old thread like this comes up it's always fun to go back and see who participated in it. Where are some of these people? Where's Dave Williams? Where's David Stambaugh? Oh yeah, RIP Mr. Bowie and congratulations on a classy career.  |  IP: Logged Ari Leedsw Film Handler Posts: 53 From: Stoughton, MA Registered: Feb 2016 posted 02-22-2016 11:42 AM                     Wow, I had NO IDEA, that was Bowie! This was a GREAT FILM, I'd give it at least 9/10. This is the type of thoughtful, dramatic motion picture sorely lacking today. Is it just me, or have movies gotten far, far stupider even in ten years?  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 02-23-2016 02:32 PM                        This movie gets better with each viewing. Several years ago I decided to acquire this on the much-heralded "Blu-ray" format the world has chosen to ignore in favor of highly compressed streaming delivery. I totally missed that Wolverine was a new Wolverine each time and that he'd also die each time. Batman's story was still the same and Alfred was still a codger who dispenses nothing but good advice. This movie is better than Interstellar and also his dream movie.  |  IP: Logged

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