Pause Rewind Replay Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) Since I enjoyed "The Prestige" a friend of mine told me I should see "The Illusionist". So i checked it out from the library. THE REST OF THIS POST IS ONE BIG SPOILER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Well, I spent the first hour wading through overdone backstory (OK, we got it, they were childhood sweethearts broken up by the evil aristocracy, he disappears and comes back +/-20 years later as a magician... that could have been handled in 5 minutes instead of 20) and generally waiting for something to happen. So something finally happens... the girl gets killed. The next 40 minutes are quite good... and then blows it at the ending. Surprise! The girl isn't really dead, and the scheming aristocrat is perfectly framed and blows his head off to avoid humiliation. Plus they never explained how the wrong body was ID'd as the girl, and as policeman Paul Giamatti is gazing admiringly at a departing train I was thinking "Hey, remember the innocent goy you scapegoated and threw into prison for this murder that never actually happened? how about moving your ass back to Budapest and straightening that out?? Ed Norton , Rufus Sewell and Giamatti give good performances, but the screenplay let them down IMHO. I wasn't thrilled with the ending of The Prestige either (Identical twins? Really? Sometimes it's better to just let the "villain" win) , but I was far more entertained along the way and they at bothered to explain the ending . On a scale from 1-10, Illusionist gets a 6. Prestige gets an 8. Edited April 7, 2008 by Pause Rewind Replay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I rented There Will Be Blood for a dollar from Redbox (which is awesome, BTW) and whoa...amazing film. I'm gonna buy this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 The other night I caught "Let's Go To Prison" starring Will Arnett (Arrested Development). Kind of stupid, yet I found myself laughing throughout the whole movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theworkingman Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Walk Hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theworkingman Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 There will be blood I've heard its a great movie so I am looking forward to seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Tonight, if I can NOT nod off We will watch 2 of the Ripping Yarns. "The testing of Eric Olthwaite" and "The Curse of the Claw". Funny stuff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazyyz Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 QUOTE (theworkingman @ Apr 20 2008, 08:40 PM) There will be blood I've heard its a great movie so I am looking forward to seeing it. DDL is an amazing actor. That performance rivals De Niro in Raging Bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Tonight is another in the "Yarns" series "Roger of the Raj" Very funny! . Especially the dining room scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 QUOTE (mazyyz @ May 5 2008, 08:52 PM) QUOTE (theworkingman @ Apr 20 2008, 08:40 PM) There will be blood I've heard its a great movie so I am looking forward to seeing it. DDL is an amazing actor. That performance rivals De Niro in Raging Bull I watched this movie the other night, and didn't really like it. The performances were excellent. Daniel Day Lewis was extremely convincing. But the story was just too dark and not too believeable. As I watched the movie, I kept asking myself "I wonder when the good part is coming". I dunno, maybe I missed something? One thumb up and one thumb down IMO... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn Me On Dead Man Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I saw Todd Solondz's movie Happiness yesterday. I highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilCastro Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I'm actually in class right now and we are watching 'Demolition Man' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Hunter Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Currently watching Bill Bailey - Cosmic Jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgyspice Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Tonight I am actually going to go to a movie theater and pay money to see something! This usually happens only once every few months, because I am a jaded UCLA film graduate. This is tonight's selection: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgyspice Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 OSS 117 was really funny! I recommend it, if it happens to come to an art house theater in your area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I watched 88 minutes last night. It wasnt that great, pretty predictable kinda disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turn Me On Dead Man Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I finished No Country For Old Men last night, and I must say, it was fantastic. The plot was very clever. Many people were displeased with the ending, but I thought it was thought provoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 This will take the whole weekend. Volume one of a three volume series from PBS called 'Stephen Hawking's Universe'. I saw it at the library when I took Emmy there for her bi-weekly visit. Had to check it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~RUSH~ Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 DAZED AND CONFUSED one of the best movies ever made if u havent seen it go rent it truly a favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Volume 2 of "Stephen Hawking's Universe" from PBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padfoot Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Well right now I'm watching The Fugitive, and later today Clear and Present Danger will be watched as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandalorian Hunter Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Just finished watching Brokeback Mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The Terminator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady April Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 House Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya_Big_Tree Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Tonight Im going to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadwing2112 Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ May 22 2008, 12:04 AM) Tonight Im going to see the new Indiana Jones movie. Just got back from it. Awesome. Their is also rumors of a 5th movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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