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Title: The Illusionist.
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 02:48:09 AM

Just finished watching it. Really good.

[spoiler]The death trick was pretty obvious because of how little of the actual murder they showed, but it was still a good movie.[/spoiler]

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 07:30:28 AM

It was.

But, I preferred The Prestige.

Didn't we have an The Illusionist thread? (http://www.overwritten.net/forum/index.php?topic=135.0)

Didn't we have a thread already on these two movies w/ comparisons?!?!?!? (http://www.overwritten.net/forum/index.php?topic=556.0)

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 08:12:36 AM

Sorry haven't been paying attention to the movie boards. Will merge.

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 08:25:18 AM

Norton was great in that movie, as usual. He usually is great, anyways.
That was Jessica Biel's best role....period....

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 08:41:57 AM

I agree with the comments on Beil. [spoiler]This is the first movie I've seen where she wasn't dressed in tight clothing showing off her lovely rear end... though she had to in the final scene... it just wouldn't have been right[/spoiler]

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: Quemaqua on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 10:45:32 AM

Yeah, I loved this movie.  I'll definitely be picking it up on DVD at some point.

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: Cobra951 on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 10:52:49 AM

I watched this recently.  I liked it, but I'm not sure how I feel about the special effects being used to portray the illusions.  On one hand, they have to give modern audiences the sense of awe an audience from that period would have experienced with tricks which might be obvious to us now.  But on the other hand, it's . . . sort of cheating?  Not sure.  Good movie regardless.  The weird thing is that I saw The Prestige like a week earlier.  Now that movie goes a bit far afield in the magic realm, no?  Why do movies with similar themes seem to crop up close together all the time?

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: Pugnate on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 10:56:53 AM

I just finished the Prestige. Holy effin' shit.

Chris Nolan rocks.

I have to say I liked The Prestige more, but it is a matter of preference. I think they both rocked. Two of the best movies I've seen in some time, and in one night too.

Title: Re: The Illusionist.
Post by: MysterD on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 01:40:56 PM

Quote from: Cobra951 on Sunday, April 22, 2007, 10:52:49 AM

The weird thing is that I saw The Prestige like a week earlier.  Now that movie goes a bit far afield in the magic realm, no?  Why do movies with similar themes seem to crop up close together all the time?

It's always that way -- everything seems to go in cycles, very often. Especially if there is a very successful movie, you'll find 1,000 more in the same genre come out.