Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 01-18-2007, 08:43 AM

Was it released at the end of '06 or not until '07? I thought it was the earlier, and I was shocked it got no Globes nominations. Maybe it was ineligible. Clearly one of the best movies of the year, whichever year it was released.

My pick of the week: The Illusionist with Edward Norton as a 19th Century magician / wizard. A romantic gem. It's on DVD. Rent it.

Alex · 01-18-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

My pick of the week: The Illusionist with Edward Norton as a 19th Century magician / wizard. A romantic gem. It's on DVD. Rent it.

I think there was some discussion of it here when it was theaters but I didn't like it at all. Mostly I found it extremely boring since the "surprise" of the movie was telegraphed from just about the beginning of the movie. Some movies with "surprises" are good regardless of whether they're blown but this is not one of them. Plus there was zero chemistry between Norton and Biel and Rufus Sewell is lame as is his standard.

The Prestige is vastly superior. I recommend renting that when it is on DVD and ignoring this one.

01-18-2007, 08:43 AM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Was it released at the end of '06 or not until '07? I thought it was the earlier, and I was shocked it got no Globes nominations. Maybe it was ineligible. Clearly one of the best movies of the year, whichever year it was released. My pick of the week: The Illusionist with Edward Norton as a 19th Century magician / wizard. A romantic gem. It's on DVD. Rent it.
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