The Prestige [Blu-ray]

The Prestige [Blu-ray]
by Christopher Nolan

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Actor: Christian Bale, James Lancaster, Michael Caine, Ricky Jay, Russ Fega
Director: Christopher Nolan
Brand: Prestige
Cinematographer: Wally Pfister
Cinematographer: Hans Bjerno
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 130 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-20
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone

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Movie Review: Listen... do you want to know a secret?
Summary: 5 Stars

Do you promise not to tell?

The first part is called the pledge.
The second act is called the turn.
The third part is the prestige.

This movie, "The Prestige" starts out looking like any other formula rival movie you know pretty much how it's going to end; yet you are intrigued with the details of the journey. We have seen twists and turns before and are no stranger to them so we expect twists and turns during and at the end of the movie or do we?

Two friends who are aspiring magicians take part in a tragedy that will change their lives. Do these magicians really care about anybody or anything or are they just intent on doing one trick better and knowing the other persons secrets? Who is to say what magic really is?

During this movie is almost impossible to take your eye off the ball. So you may not realize the a lot of the best acting was done by Michael Caine as Cutter the man who helps most everybody throughout the movie.

Now I know there's still a few of you out there that are intrigued with the details of the presentation such as Blu-Ray. However it's time now to realize that we raise just one more tool and is now commonplace. However, I can tell you that you will not be disappointed.

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Summary of The Prestige [Blu-ray]

Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Scarlett Johansson are pure magic in THE PRESTIGE on Blu-ray Disc?. Dubbed "wildly entertaining" by Rolling Stone, this riveting tale is more astounding than ever in this dazzling new format. Two young, passionate magicians 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 - including deceit and sabotage - to learn each other's secrets. Experience their obsessive rivalry in eye-popping 1080p and resounding 5.1 48 kHz, 24-bit uncompressed audio. But remember, nothing is what it seems, so be prepared to watch over and over again as Blu-rayT High Definition teases and tantalizes your senses!

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

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