Movie Mania

Just when I thought that the time of really good movies has come and gone and that we are stuck with the same heap of regurgitated rubbish, out comes another masterpiece. This is one of those movies that you won’t forget for a while.
Set sometime in the late 19th/early 20th Century, The Prestige starts off with a tradegy that leaves you wondering why one of the stars is removed so early in the movie. This “wondering” sums up the rest of the movie, though it is done so beautifully that you never fail to enjoy the scene in front of you.

Yes, the plot revolves around the rivalry between two magicians, bent on outdoing or sabotaging the act of the other. But the “magic” is just the medium to present the actual tale. It could just have been a movie about the rivalry between Edison and Tesla yet still have the same effect. I won’t go into a lot of detail as not to spoil this wondering, but I’ll give it a 9 out of 10.

Excellent performances from Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale and Michael Cain. Not forgetting the surprises of David Bowie and …gollum…gollum… Andy Serkis.

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I’ve been meaning to post about this for quite a while. This has to be the best movie I’ve seen during the past year and I’m just waiting to have the time to see it again. It is one of those movies that can keep you on edge without resorting to “gimmicks” such as excessive violence, alternative storylines or eye-popping special effects. I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time.

What makes this such an excellent piece of work? Granted that the star-studded cast has a lot to do with it, but I’ve seen my share of time wasters that had excellent actors, yet were bad enough to almost ruin their careers. A good movie needs more than that and The Departed seems to have the best of everything. A simple, yet powerful storyline, excellent directing, musical score and just enough action sequences to make it palateable.

Any awards that this movie wins would be more than justified.

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This has to be the most controversial movie since Life of Brian. You might not like the “candid camera” brand of humor, or vulgarity being used to make people laugh, but it sometimes works and this is one of those times.

The first time I watched it, I didn’t realize that most of it was for “real”. I thought everyone was an actor and that they knew what was going on. But that isn’t the case. This movie leaves us cautious of anyone with a camera, no matter how harmless they may seem at first glance.

Whatever your point of view on it, you have to agree that Sacha Cohen has guts. This movie reminded me a lot of Michael Moore and his bold way of proving his point, regardless of whether he is right or wrong. And what point does Borat prove? I’ll leave that upto you.

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