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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: Blu-ray
Brand: Touchstone
EAN: 0786936726695
Format: Color, Widescreen
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 20, 2007
Running Time: 130 minutes
Sales Rank: 1476
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
TouchStone The Prestige (Blu-ray)
Award-winning actors Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson star in 'The Prestige', the twisting, turning story that, like all great magic tricks,stays with you. Two young, passionate magicians, Robert Angier (Jackman), a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden (Bale), a gifted illusionist, are friends and partners until one fateful night when their biggest trick goes terribly wrong. Now the bitterest of enemies, they will stop at nothing to learn each other's secrets. As their rivalry escalates into a total obsession full of deceit and sabotage, they risk everything to become the greatestmagician of all time. But nothing is as it seems,so watch closely. And be prepared to watch it again and again.
Amazon.com:
The Prestige attempts a hat trick by combining a ridiculously good-looking cast, a highly regarded new director, and more than one sleight of hand. Does it pull it off? Sort of. Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman play rival magicians who were once friends before an on-stage tragedy drove a wedge between them. While Bale's Alfred Borden is a more skilled illusionist, Jackman's Rufus Angier is the better showman; much of the film's interesting first half is their attempts to sabotage--and simultaneously, top--each other's tricks. Even with the help of a prop inventor (Michael Caine) and a comely assistant (Scarlett Johansson), Angier can't match Borden's ultimate illusion: The Transporting Man. Angier's obsession with learning Borden's trick leads him to an encounter with an eccentric inventor (David Bowie) in a second half that gets bogged down in plot loops and theatrics. Director Christopher Nolan, reuniting with his Batman Begins star Bale, demonstrates the same dark touch that hued that film, but some plot elements--without giving anything away--seem out of place with the rest of the movie. It's better to sit back and let the sometimes-clunky turns steer themselves than try to draw back the black curtain. That said, The Prestige still manages to entertain long after the magician has left the stage--a feat in itself. --Ellen A. Kim
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Now You See It, Now You ... See It Again
There have been many movies devoted to the misdirection, sleight of hand crowd. Magic is a favorite theme of writers, actors, and film makers for the obvious reason that this craft so closely parallels their own, the spinning of illusion to make audiences forget for a moment what a dull, hard place the world can be by believing, however briefly, in something that is patently false. It is a very participatory act, the engagement of the audience in the implausible construct is essential - indeed; ... Read More
Rating: - extra credit goes to NOLAN
you'll select where you favor on the internet and/or in print to reinforce your position regarding this film . i don't blame you , as that's what i've done as well . i saw the "THE ILLUSIONIST" perhaps four months before i saw this film . while i feel there are a lot of things to recommend both pictures , i highly prefer this excellent film . i was already pre-disposed (i suppose you could say) to this decision as an owner of the fascinating "MEMENTO" . we like what we like owing to our own unique ... Read More
Rating: - Very Well Done
I'm an avid movie fan and was not at all disappointed with this one. I like stuff with twists and turns that keeps your imagination and intellect busy and reeling. This was a fantastic movie and I have literally thought about it over and over. It's definately one to watch many many times. Do not blink or go to the bathroom. Definately enjoyable and twisty.
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Rating: - It Takes Two
NOTE: If you're wondering whether the Blu Ray purchase is a worthy one over the DVD, it is. The picture quality is consistenly completely smooth with a wonderful sense of depth that really shines through. The audio, meanwhile, is subdued but wonderfully so. The uncompressed surround is terrific. Now that the tech specs are out of the way, onto the bulk:
Ever since Christopher Nolan's little seen movie entitled Following, I knew we had a director worth keeping an eye on. Following ... Read More
Rating: - The Masterpiece set in Steampunk ...
What can be said so early in the game about one of the greatest films ever made? Are you watching carefully? Did you miss something? Yes ... you heard right.
The Prestige is not the greatest film ever made, but it does belong in that special group of films that breaks the mold, sets a framework to be emulated and creates something within the film that is greater than the film itself. More questions than answers are put to the viewer as the movie progresses and the film has qualities ... Read More
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