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Movie Reviews of Magic
Movie Review: WELL IT'S ABOUT TIME !!! 6.5 stars
Summary: 5 Stars
I could not have done this DVD better myself. Being one of the skeptics of this release, being one who has treasured the film, way back from an edited for tv broadcast to the full length Embassy Video on Beta (!) to a laserdisc to a really sorry but beautiful looking vhs of the edited for tv version. I have been probably this films biggest champion. My friend told me this DVD was coming out and passed for fear that this was just another rehashing of the "Clean" Edited version. Well I saw what great extra features were on it and I thought Ok. Give it a shot. I was worried because who has ever heard of Dark Sky films? I thought surely 20th Century Fox would have put the proper version.
But from the main menu to the Fats and Friends Documentary to the fact that this is the full length 107 uncensored version, I have been in a surreal state of Bliss. Finally having a definitive version of this movie. Even all the posters and lobby cards I collected are here in the photo gallery! The conversation with the Ventriloquist supervisor for the film was excellent. Fats himself even makes a personal appearance in the discussion! Funny stuff guys. Ok go buy it, and yes I do feel that leaving the film's soundtrack in 2.0 was a good decision. If IT ain't broke don't fix it.
Thank you Dark Sky films
Movie Review: Horror that comes home with you
Summary: 5 Stars
I have become convinced over the years that Anthony Hopkins could do one of those motivational infomericals and he'd still be creepy.
Here is an inexplicably obscure movie in which Hopkins is a lovelorn puppeteer with a tenuous grasp on reality. By itself, his dwindling sanity provides more chills than most modern horror, because few people can depict madness like Hopkins. Add a leering puppet to that dawning lunacy and, well... This is the kind of movie that makes you want to look over your shoulder every thirty seconds.
I saw it as a young boy and could not sleep that night. I kept imagining I would look up from my pillow and see Fats the dummy grinning from the foot of my bed. I revisited the movie decades later and the creepy crawliness of the film was not diminished. Fats still evokes childish fears and Hopkins is still a master of delivering that kind of unease. It's a lethal combination.
Magic is a movie that should be more frequently discussed in horror circles. If you haven't seen it, it's a must. If you saw it years ago, it's worth a second viewing. You'll still want to look over your shoulder every now and then to be certain Fats isn't behind you with that hideous, wide-eyed grin and some really vile intentions.
Movie Review: A Truly Wooden Performance...
Summary: 5 Stars
Corky (Anthony Hopkins) breathes life into his dummy sidekick, Fats, and hits the bigtime as a ventriloquist / magic act. Well, almost. You see, Corky has a little problem. It seems that he's allowed his own second personality to "be" Fats! This would be fine if Fats were normal, but alas, he's a homicidal nut! Corky flees the spotlight after refusing to take a medical exam as part of a big network contract. He travels to his old hometown, then to an old inn in the Catskills, run by childhood sweetheart, Peg (none other than Ann Margret). Corky finds peace, quiet, and happiness in Peg's arms. Unfortunately, His agent, Ben Green (Burgess Meredith) tracks him down. Time for Fats to spring into action! Poor Ben! To make matters worse, Peg's hubby shows up, gets drunk, and acts a fool. Fats has a surprise in store for him as well! Corky, unable to control Fats, becomes the submissive second banana of the duo, and must cover up Fats' evil deeds. Meanwhile, Peg has decided to run away w/ Corky. Little does she know that Fats has a plan for her too! MAGIC is a suspenseful treat for all lovers of good horror movies. That Fats is one creeeepy dude...Movie Review: Hopkins' Menacing Stage Act
Summary: 5 Stars
For fans of Anthony Hopkins' intensity and versatility as an actor, this late-seventies thriller is a shining obscurity. Hopkins plays troubled loner Corky, his years of preparation as a slight-of-hand magician thrust back in his face by a drunk and distracted debut audience, who then redirects his efforts into a ventriloquism act with an engagingly demented dummy-sidekick, Fats. The resulting sudden thrust into national fame causes a very real split within Corky, who has given away far too much of his sublimated soul to his wooden partner, and then finds himself totally dominated by his own creation -- who, it turns out, doesn't draw the line at murder when threatened. Ann Margret plays Corky's now world-weary and vulnerable high school infatuation, and Burgess Meredith is the veteran agent who is the only one to recognize the truth about his client: "Ya ain't in control, kid!" Side note: Hopkins threw himself totally into his role--all of the ventriloquism and slight-of-hand are his own.Movie Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie at the show when it first debuted. I'm an Ann-Margret fan and that was the original reason I wanted to see this film. After I saw it the first time the movie just haunted me. I saw it several times after that. Anthony Hopkins is EXCELLENT in this picture. I kinda like FATS too. It is a very emotional movie and I actually cried at the end not wanting to see either 'one of them' die. The haunting melody to this movie has haunted me throughout the years and I wish I could find a soundtrack to this picture. Richard Attenborough did a stupendous job directing this movie. I videotaped this picture when it was first shown on tv, then finally purchased it on Beta Then VHS. I've been waiting for it to come out on DVD and will be the first one to get it. This is a MUST SEE movie. If you like Anthony Hopkins you will love his performance.