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The Prestige

starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall
directed by: Christopher Nolan

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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Prestige
EAN: 0786936705157
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
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: 1233
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Theatrical Release Date: October 20, 2006



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Description:
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 greatest magician 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: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - The Prestige: Prestegious
If you truly want to be entertained, and you appreciate magic (as in: professional stage magic and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Best magician movie I've ever seen!
Superbly done film from beginning to end. The cast is outstanding. The plot is very imaginative. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good Film, And Better The Second Time
I've seen this film twice now - about a year ago and then a few weeks ago on Blu-Ray (which looks super) ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Listen To Michael Caine...
At the beginning of THE PRESTIGE, Michael Caine asks us an important question, then tells us the three main ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Nolan's Genius
Once again, Christopher Nolan sets the perfect mood for the "The Prestige" as he did in "Memento" and "Insomnia." ... Read More

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