The Illusionist
Michael and I got The Illusionist this week through netflix. We watched it last night. It was really good, not just for the special effects and great acting (Edward Norton was a great pick for the illusionist) but the plot was actually decent (which seems increasingly rare nowadays.) We are going to watch it again tonight, it is one of those that you have to watch twice to make sure you didn’t miss anything when the plot twists.
It reminds me of how much I love magic. Not “magick” as in Pagan stuff (I love that too), but illusion magic - card tricks, slights of hand and grand illusion. Cutting people in half kind of stuff. I remember I had a book about magic tricks when I was a kid, I think a lot of my generation did. I am still fascinated by the great magicians to this day, Robert-Houdin, David Copperfield, Dorothy Deirtich and David Blaine (though he is more of an escape and endurance artist.)
Anyhow the Illusionist is a great movie, I really recommend it.
August 2nd, 2007 at 1:38 pm
it is an extremely good movie. I had to watch it three times to catch everything though.
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August 2nd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
*ahem* Don’t forget Criss Angel!
MINDFREAK!
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August 6th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
I really enjoyed this movie too.
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