The Illusionist (1 Viewer)

[roxy]

Norton is great, and Giamatti isn't too bad, even if his facial expressions are a bit Disney Movie at times.

Anyway, well worth a look.


Eh, yeah. That's about it.

 

[Lili Marlene]

A) Not as good as the Prestige
B) Kind of a crap ending
C) I enjoyed it overall though

and I stand by it while also agreeing with what you said

 

[sexypornolady]

Graham Norton?

 

[roxy]

Graham Norton?

no, Norton antivirus

 

[La La]

Graham Norton?

and that's paul giamatti (im guessing) in case you didnt know

 

[sexypornolady]

God sorry, no, I was actually thinking of Norton antivirus after all.

 

[rape the drummer]

Yeah I saw this, twas alright....the ending surprised me even though i should have expected it oddly enough. Norton is my favourite actor so anything he's in i'll automatically like I suppose, Giamatti is one of my favourites as well.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

great 2nd unit directing in this.

 

[Wilbert]

It was good but ultimately a bit meh.
Beautiful looking film but when a 19th century magician is doing stuff that can't even be done today, its a bit hard to take seriously.

 

[Lili Marlene]

It was good but ultimately a bit meh.
Beautiful looking film but when a 19th century magician is doing stuff that can't even be done today, its a bit hard to take seriously.

explain that last bit please

Would you say the same about the Prestige?

It's something related to some work i'm doing at the moment so just wondering where your coming from

 

[Bellatrix]

What was Edward Norton's accent?

I think if filmmakers are going to base their story in a specific location, like Austria, they should hire indigenous actors and film in the relevant language.

I though The Illusionist was pretty terrible.

 

[rape the drummer]

i thought the accents veered between austrain and a kind of posh english at times, especially when the ed norton and princess characters were young 'uns...bit annoying alright.

 

[Lili Marlene]

I think if filmmakers are going to base their story in a specific location, like Austria, they should hire indigenous actors and film in the relevant language.

Seriously?

That would be a pretty big shake-up for Hollywood

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

explain that last bit please

Would you say the same about the Prestige?

It's something related to some work i'm doing at the moment so just wondering where your coming from

im not gonna speak for wilbert here but ...


SPOILERS*********





The reason the prestige worked was because it effortlessly spanned genres. the illusionist was a more linear story but got sidetracked with the romance.
at the end of the illusionist when the detectives character is given ed nortons book of secrets it shows with diagrams how he did the tricks. i know its just a movie but thats a little hard to swallow. a growing flower, ghosts appearing and dissapearing, i think thats what wilbert is getting at.

 

[Corey]

It was pants. Glossy, shiny pants.

 

[Bellatrix]

That would be a pretty big shake-up for Hollywood

I think it's unlikely to become standard practice in Hollywood. Still, Verhoeven did it really well in Zwartboek and it's infinitely preferable to seeing an American actor phone in a "with zis Rocher you are really spoiling uz" accent.

 

[mr pharmacist!!!!1]

I think it's unlikely to become standard practice in Hollywood. Still, Verhoeven did it really well in Zwartboek and it's infinitely preferable to seeing an American actor phone in a "with zis Rocher you are really spoiling uz" accent.

"see you at the paaarty RICHTER!"

"you are wan ouuugly moderfucka"

 

[Bellatrix]

"see you at the paaarty RICHTER!"

I don't want to outlaw all dodgy accents. Just the unintended ones.

 

[Wilbert]

explain that last bit please

Would you say the same about the Prestige?

It's something related to some work i'm doing at the moment so just wondering where your coming from

SPOILERS MAYBE

I think the prestige is different in that at its heart is a trick that doesn't work in real life. That is where the leap of faith and the suspension of disbelief comes in. In the world the film creates it is not too difficult to go along with. They offer the trick as a result of science. Now, you and I know that science cannot do what happens in the film but they offer an explanation and the whole film seems consistent.

In The Illusionist, we see that Norton is a magician and is not in possession of supernatural powers. The Orange Tree manuscript he gives Giamatti is proof that his tricks are just that, tricks. His alarm when Giamatti is looking at his props confirms this also.

When Norton starts to do his public seances and we see ghosts walking through the audience that are so convincing that nobody is shocked until someone puts their hand through them, the film becomes confused. Until now we have only seen Norton do elaborate but technical tricks. Are we supposed to believe that he can summon the dead to appear? He can't because the main focus of these illusions is proved to be very much alive so it is a trick but to make people appear in a puff of smoke like he does is ridiculous. Don't even get me started on the butterflies!

 

[rape the drummer]

I thought they were meant to be projections? controlled by the asian dudes? no?