The Prestige [Blu-ray]: Amazon.ca: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Samantha Mahurin, David Bowie, Andy Serkis, Daniel Davis, Jim Piddock, Christopher Neame, Christopher Nolan, Aaron Ryder, Charles J.D. Schlissel, Christopher Ball, Christopher Priest, Jonathan Nolan: DVD

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5.0 out of 5 stars "The secret impresses no one. The trick you use it for is everything", Jun 19 2007

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M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Prestige (Version fran�aise) (DVD)

"The Prestige", based on a novel by Christopher Priest, is a movie that surprised me. I had heard that some people liked it, and that some people hated it, but I didn't expect "The Prestige" to be the kind of film that makes you want to watch it again immediately, just to be certain you didn't miss anything. And that is exactly what happened in this case...

This film, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a drama set in late 19th century London that has some ingredients that can only be described as fantasy. All the same, the spectator won't be able to shake off the feeling that what he is watching is real, due to the excellent way in which the actors, the director and the scriptwriters managed to bring Priest's novel to life.

The title of this movie has to do with one of the three acts of which every outstanding magic trick consists. The first act is "The Pledge", when the magician shows you something seemingly ordinary. The second act is "The Turn", when the thing that seemed ordinary is turned into something extraordinary. The last act is "The Prestige", the act that crowns the magic trick and makes it unique. Magicians live and die for "The Prestige", and that act is somehow at the center of this story.

The main characters in this film are two magicians, Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman), that due to a tragedy go from friendly rivals to fierce enemies. The quest of each one of them is to best the other, no matter the cost, notwithstanding the means. Who is the best magician, who can really achieve "The Prestige"? And will he live to boast about it?

On the whole, I can say that I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie, and that I would gladly watch it a third time. Highly recommended...

Belen Alcat

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME MOVIE! FULL OF SUSPENCE AND MAKES YOU WANT TO WATCH IT AGAIN TO LOOK FOR CLUES YOU MISSED., Jan 15 2010

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I had watched the movie The Illusionist, I thought that movie was alright. Then a friend told me this movie, the prestige, Which was similar but also really good. I bought it for my husband for christmas and we absolutely enjoyed it. Full of suspence, great plot and totally unpredictable ending. makes you want to go back and watch it again to look for clues through out the rest of the movie to how it ends. VERY GOOD MOVIE.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't like the ending, but still an excellent movie, Jan 8 2009

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Brian Conway "class-nerd" (Toronto, Ont. CAN) - See all my reviews
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Very few movies capture my attention the way "The Prestige" did when I saw it in the theater. Great acting, great twist, and even though I didn't care for the ending, and parts of the movie were a bit of a stretch (Nikola Tesla, a real historic inventor, appears as a character in the movie to create a science fiction-like machine), this is one of the few movies I've seen in a while that didn't make me sorry to pay fourteen bucks to see it.

Definitely worth buying.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, Picture and Audio were decent
Wow. Love this movie, if you've never seen it, then you have to buy it. For $10 it's a steal and the movie is a 9/10. Read more

Published 1 month ago by A. Assaf

3.0 out of 5 stars Another Magician Story
It is easy to compare this story with The Illusionist (released same year), they are both about magicians, both at the turn of the century. Read more

Published on Jan 11 2010 by Sid Matheson