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[travisezell]

By the way, I think The Prestige may have been totally awesome. At first I just thought it was really good, with end-of-Victorian-Era magicians warring with each other in a story where my gut instinct was, it's moving too fast. But the more I think about this film the more I keeping coming back to, "Damn, that was good. That was so cool when he

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[springheeledjim]

I just saw The Prestige last night. There was so much to love about it, and overall, i certainly enjoyed it, but i *really* think the script needed another rewrite. There were so many bits that were great ideas and concepts, but i just think it could have been pulled together a little neater.

But don't get me wrong, great flick. I mean, shit, warring magicians, turn of the centruy science... so damn cool!

[travisezell]

It's fascinating to compare the plot of the novel to what the Nolan brothers made the film into. I can't decide which sounds cooler, but they're definitely different in some key areas. (Though I read that Christopher Priest, the author, signed off on the film before production.)

Yeah, I have to admit, steampunk is cool, and this borders on steampunk.

[springheeledjim]

I skimmed that description as i was thinking about reading the novel. one of the spoilers is something that I wish the film would have done, so i may go ahead and pick up the novel (obviously, i dont want to spoil anything here). Who knows. It might be nice to read something fantastical rather than what i have been reading lately.