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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?!

Comments

[antheia.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing it tomorrow, and am really looking forward to it (I just finished the book, which I'm given to understand is very very different). And, I already know someone that wants to write fic from it, so. *g*

[shaney.livejournal.com]

The Prestige has to be one of the best movies I've seen this year! :D

[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. :)

[kismeteve.livejournal.com]

Helen Mirren is my hero.

I think I'm going to have to see The Prestige again. Maybe it was the fact that I was sitting in the third row and was sitting at a weird angle, but I feel like I kept missing things. I think I got it (and '...the fuck?' Did they really just pull that off?' is right), but I think a second viewing will clarify things, especially the whole Tesla thing.

Whoa run-on sentence.

[rosekay.livejournal.com]

I tend to be gullible/flaky and never see these things coming, so The Prestige pretty much blew me away. I've always been a Christian Bale fan, but he was particularly effective here. Cheekbones you could slice yourself on and a weird ear for accents. I swear he's used a different one in every role I've seen him in. It's so hard to pull off Cockney, but he rocks it.

And gahh his wife. You don't mean it today - that makes the days you do mean it better.

Also that shot of the hats with the cats scurrying through them was the perfect angle of subtle creepiness. In more scattered reactioning, David Bowie! I didn't see that casting coming.

[evalinece.livejournal.com]

I read the book before seeing it, and while I still loved the movie, the book is just so much better. They changed so much, and it was probably necessary to make it into a successfull movie, but a lot of the magic went out of it. And in the book you actually *like* the characters, instead of just understanding why they did what they did. They're more human and interesting. So definitely read the book :)

[lyra-sena.livejournal.com]

bypassing all the comments to say I can't wait to see The Prestige; what I find amusing is that I was all "Hugh Jackman! Must go see" and yet everyone else seems to be fixated on Bale...

[torchthisnow.livejournal.com]

Damnit, I knew I should have gone to see The Prestige instead of stupid ass Marie Antoinette this weekend.

[screaming-mimie.livejournal.com]

Agree completely, saw the twist coming, but didn't ruin the movie at all.

[ignited.livejournal.com]

I ended up being spoiled for parts of it, but I didn't mind -- took a while to find out the twist and I left the theater feeling electric. It's just... Wow. Excellent. I definitely need to see it again.

Plus, Bowie. Bowie was awesome. Bales and Jackman, that was nifty, but Ziggy AND Gollum make me a happy camper. Also, leaving the theater putting on Bowie's songs immediately on the ol' CD player. Maaagic.

[issaro.livejournal.com]

okay, hon, wtf was that? Really? W. T. F. Not that it wasn't good. It was awesome but am I supposed to be liking one of the boys? Because really? I didn't *like* either of them. I did squee like a crazy fan girl to see the Bowie though. Bowie!!! Although was it just me, or was the Bowie like some weird ass mesh of Tom Skerritt (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000643/) and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005484/>Alan Thicke</a>? Whatever, trevor. It was Bowie and he rocked and that is all.