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Movie Reviews of Magic
Movie Review: I still wear the scars from this one!
Summary: 4 Stars
I've never been so bone-chillingly afraid of ANYTHING in my life. When I was six, the TV spots, known to me & my sisters as "The Dummy Commercial" aired during our nighttime television viewing time. The first exposure left me petrified. Each succesive airing made me run as far from the TV as possible. In recent years I collected the nerve to rent the film on VHS, hoping for some kind of reckoning with 'Fats'... but the mood of the film was bland compared to my intensely frightened memories. Now, at last, the film with all the press material, including that startling TV spot is available on DVD. My heart thumped in my chest as I brought home this DVD and explained to my roommates the significance of what they would soon watch with me. I made them leave the room as I cued up the spot, turned off the lights and asked them to be seated. I started the commercial and watched both of my 30+ roommates freeze. I confronted that harshly lit face and did not look away. I studied every detail. As a 33 year old man, I'm still afraid of the 'Dummy Commerical'.Movie Review: Love is kinda crazy
Summary: 4 Stars
Corky is an introvert who does not relate very well to people, so he learns to express himself through use if his alter ego, Fats the Dummy. Turns out people love Fats and, by association, Corky. Certainly Corky must realize people understand Fats and Corky are on and the same, right? Perhaps not, for Corky relies increasingly more on Fats to say and do what he himself could easily do, if only he had the confidence to do so. Fats brings Corky fame and fortune, but we all know money cannot buy happiness. Turns out Corky's fame is just the solution for his childhood romance, Peggy Ann Snow, whose wanderlust has not been satisfied by husband Duke's rooted, staid life. Does loser-turned-celeb Corky have what it takes to sweep the once popular Peggy off her feet and take her away from it all? Anthony Hopkins gives a chilling performance as Corky / Fats, and Burgess Meredith shines, as always, as Corky's agent, Ben Greene. Ann-Margret has some very good moment as Peggy, though ultimately her performance is uneven. Very good film!Movie Review: Magic
Summary: 4 Stars
Corky Withers is a young failed magician who makes a successful comeback as a ventriloquist. On the verge of stardom, Corky disappears for fear a deep dark secret will be revealed. Hiding in a small town, he finds comfort in the arms of a now married high school crush. As the shocking secret emerges and the truth is exposed, all hell breaks loose. This movie went bye almost unnoticed as it was released just weeks after director John Carpenter's famed and now classic horror, "Halloween." To its credit, "Magic" was directed by Oscar winning director, actor, producer Richard Attenborough. The movie is a slow mover but a chilling novel turned screenplay by William Goldman and brilliant performances by Sir Anthony Hopkins, the always beautiful Ann Margaret, and multi-talents of Burgess Meredith is the true "Magic" that makes this film work. Couch Potato Review 3 Potato 4.
Movie Review: Highly under-acknowleged. A great '70's thriller.
Summary: 4 Stars
Magic is a first-rate thriller, with a typically excellent performance by a young Hopkins, who actually does his own ventriloquism for the film (his voice for Fats is great). The dummy is one of the most interesting ever designed (looks a bit like an intelligent and potentially sinister Alfred E. Neuman), and its moveable parts include several minor, accenting "facial muscles," giving the 'persona' of Fats a disturbingly realistic aspect. The supporting players are in excellent form, too. The film has a moody and claustrophobic quality which is perfect for the tale. Attenbourough's direction is top-form as is Kemper's cinematography. Can't comment on the dvd, for have not yet purchased it. Only just recently recalled this film, and thought on how much I should like to see it again, so was checking if Amazon stocked it. Am ordering it straightaway.Movie Review: Sadly, I already imported this from Korea
Summary: 4 Stars
I imported this as it was "region Free" from Korea and have been enjoying it for well over a year. I would rebuy this movie IF it were in 5.1DD here (but it ISN'T), and my gut tells me that the extras (as usual) are just filler not totalling more than 20 min. I bet.
Anyway, this movie has been out of circulation for far far too long. There is just a vibe about it. Fats is awesome and Anthony is of course in another dimension when it comes to actors. I must add this movie has the distinction of having my "all time favorite scene" in it; it is the scenario which plays out when Greene (Burgess Merideth) walks in on Corky when he is having an arguement with Fats, the ensuing 5 mintues or so of celluloid should be bronzed as an example of how acting is DONE.
Now, can I get "Sybil" starring Sally Fields??