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Alex 06-11-2007 09:20 PM

Spoiler:
No, he knew. That is what was so creepy about it. Every night's performance was an act of suicide. And a painful one.


By the way, that whole element of the movie is not in the book. A lot of people complained about the significant changes to the book in translating it to the movie. I liked both and understand the reasoning. The book's version would have been too hard to do without a lot of exposition of voiceover.

If anybody wants to read the book I'd be happy to send it along.

€uroMeinke 06-11-2007 09:38 PM

Sigh - I feared that's how it ended, and so like it a little less. Where the illusionist annoyed me with CGI Magic to make you think the trick is real (and not just the trick), this annoys me in the introduction of a lame fantasy element to complete the story - it would have been much better as another elaborate trick. I mean, if you had that Tesla Machine magic tricks would be the last thing you'd do with it.

CoasterMatt 06-11-2007 09:43 PM

I'd transfer my pictures from wireless device to wireless device, effortlessly.

Strangler Lewis 06-11-2007 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex (Post 142525)
Spoiler:
No, he knew. That is what was so creepy about it. Every night's performance was an act of suicide. And a painful one.


By the way, that whole element of the movie is not in the book. A lot of people complained about the significant changes to the book in translating it to the movie. I liked both and understand the reasoning. The book's version would have been too hard to do without a lot of exposition of voiceover.

If anybody wants to read the book I'd be happy to send it along.

Spoiler:
According to p. 147 of the searchable screenplay on Amazon, Angier didn't know whether he'd be committing suicide or murder.

Alex 06-11-2007 10:16 PM

What page? I don't remember anything being said about this in the movie.

Spoiler:
But he did know that the body walking into the box would die. Whether the consciousness died with it or transferred to the next body would be a different issue.

If there is ambiguity in the movie, there is none in the book.

Ghoulish Delight 06-15-2007 02:17 PM

You know those movies that have a cast of a few really excellent actors, but that just don't really make sense together and thus, despite the talent, make for a terrible movie?

I fully expected Mad Dog and Glory to be one of those. De Niro, Uma Thurman, Bill Murray. I love all 3, but Bill Murray just seemed out of place in that cast list.

Much to my surprise, it's a really well put together film. I quite enjoyed it.

Gemini Cricket 06-15-2007 02:25 PM

It's been awhile since I've seen MD&G. I guess I should check it out again. I don't remember what I thought about it.
:)

Cadaverous Pallor 06-15-2007 02:34 PM

DeNiro's performance in Mad Dog and Glory was just wonderful, and is worth a viewing. I didn't like Uma as much, but then, I always have mixed feelings about her acting style. Murray was well cast, except for the part where he has to act physically tough. I don't think I could see Bill Murray holding his own in a fist fight.

Alex 06-15-2007 02:38 PM

Mad Dog & Glory is one of those movies I need to see again. I saw it in the theater my freshman year of college so I was 18. And I hated it. But it was critically successful so I suspect I was just an immature punkass.

To me it is Uma Thurman who sticks out since the other two can act.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 06-15-2007 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke (Post 142528)
Sigh - I feared that's how it ended, and so like it a little less. Where the illusionist annoyed me with CGI Magic to make you think the trick is real (and not just the trick), this annoys me in the introduction of a lame fantasy element to complete the story - it would have been much better as another elaborate trick. I mean, if you had that Tesla Machine magic tricks would be the last thing you'd do with it.

Hence why The Prestige was a better book. Vague spoiler:
Spoiler:
It was used for more than just magic, in the end.


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