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This weekend I saw The Queen, which you know, what can you say about Helen Mirren that hasn't already been said (awesome, awe-inspiring, holy-fucking-cow I thought it was a documentary, she was so brilliant, crap like that) and The Prestige.

Now, I had no expectations of The Prestige. None. Despite it being Chris Nolan and Michael Caine, and like other people -- because you know Scarlett Johannsen makes me gag, and Christian Bale may be Bruce, but holy fuck is he a scary one to look at. And well, damn.

Every now and then a movie comes along that towards the end you find yourself cocking your head to the side more and more until your head is at a 45 degree angle, and you're all '...the fuck?' Did they really just pull that off?'

Remember when you saw The Usual Supsects for the first time? Yeah, this is kind of like that. Not quite that shocking. I saw it coming, but still, it was very good.

So good that I yearn longingly for someone to write it for yuletide. Really. Don't make me go there on my own. Come talk to me about it in the comments if you've seen either one.

If you haven't, what are you waiting for? A goddamn invitation from the queen?!

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[slodwick.livejournal.com]

I was spoiled for The Prestige, insofar as I knew there was a "surprise" to figure out - but even so, I probably would have seen it coming; they were hardly subtle. So, while I felt a little bit underwhemled by the twist, the story was intriguing, the film was well-done technically, and the performances were superb. I really don't care for Christian Bale most times, but I really liked him in this role (dammit).

I'm really looking forward to the fic that may be generated from this one. :)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Ah, see I wasn't spoiled for it. It was more of a 'I'm here, might as well see this as well.' I knew there had to be something up since they never showed Fallon in a proper light and movies are all about the lighting, and yet I thought it was really clever. Not on the Usual Suspects level, but certainly smarter than pretty much anything else out there right now. I do wonder about the fic -- not that I would DARE write any of that wrong incesty stuff with sex in some dirty alley. No, never.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I definitely think the fact that Fallon was never shown clearly was part of it. Plus, there was Not!Scarlett's mention of the makeup/wigs, etc., and the reiteration over and over of how a great magician lives his act. I still really liked it, but generally, I don't guess the end of movies like this, so either I'm getting smarter or the movies just aren't as surprising.

God. What has Supernatural done to me that brothercest is A-OKAY?!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

God. What has Supernatural done to me that brothercest is A-OKAY?!

Why do you come here mentioning that that THING? Infidel! I was thinking maybe incest in that sort of creepy as tone of the film, but then some pick-a-brother and Danton in a dirty alley. Oh, yes.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Sanyin said it best (http://hackthis.livejournal.com/405824.html?thread=9901888#t9901888)

[rosekay.livejournal.com]

Ahaha I don't even blink at brothercest now - OH KRIPKE. I mean, with the Bordens, it's almost like jacking off right. Right? *g*

I didn't really catch on, but in retrospect, I loved the little foreshadowing with the Chinese guy and the fishbowl. Very clever.

[slodwick.livejournal.com]

Ahaha I don't even blink at brothercest now - OH KRIPKE. I mean, with the Bordens, it's almost like jacking off right. Right? *g*

Oh, GOD. You're writing that, yes? KRIPKE, INDEED.

Yeah... I think watching it the second time, knowing for certain what's going on, it will be even easier to see all the clues.

[rosekay.livejournal.com]

Umm, this is terrible! I have this inversion of the wife's "today/not today" angst in mind, except with Angier and the dirty alley sex. He assumes it's one Borden the whole time, but begins to suspect there's something else with every meeting. And this would be completely AU (and also ruin the climax of the movie oops), but at some point, Angier seeing the two of them together.

Or just claustrophobic Victorian incest and decay - living the same life, sharing the same bed, the same woman, the same child. What's a little pleasure between brothers?

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Umm, this is terrible! I have this inversion of the wife's "today/not today" angst in mind, except with Angier and the dirty alley sex. He assumes it's one Borden the whole time, but begins to suspect there's something else with every meeting. And this would be completely AU (and also ruin the climax of the movie oops), but at some point, Angier seeing the two of them together.

Oh good, if you write it then I don't have to.

[rosekay.livejournal.com]

Always room for more! Considering the nature of the source material, it might be appropriate. *g*

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I didn't really catch on, but in retrospect, I loved the little foreshadowing with the Chinese guy and the fishbowl. Very clever.

Okay, 'splain to me, because I'm obviously missing this bit. Oh, about living what you're doing? Ah yes. Oh, wait, Freddy and Alfred. Perhaps Fredrick and Alfred, since they will obviously need names.

Not that I'm writing Prestige or anything. I have Entourage/SGA to write, I cannot be dallying in alleys with twin!Bales and Hugh Jackman.

[rosekay.livejournal.com]

living what you're doing?

Yup exactly. Was the name of the other brother never revealed? I'm flaking out and forgetting.

Write it! writeit Twins! Bales! Jackman!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Yup exactly. Was the name of the other brother never revealed? I'm flaking out and forgetting.

Yup, never given. Except that Olivia called him Freddy and Sarah was all 'Freddy?!'