In Reply to: Watched 'The Presteige' last night... posted by mkuller on March 6, 2007 at 10:32:30:
I was very disappointed with the cheap sci-fi resolution. I expected something that at least made a little sense - an explanation of a magic trick, not an actual working human cloning machine! You actually saw that coming?
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- I didn't find it predictable at all. - Dalton 11:31:26 03/06/07 (19)
- The trick in The Illusionist wasn't explained either -- and I don't think it possible. Although... - clarkjohnsen 12:04:02 03/06/07 (12)
- David Copperfield... - mkuller 14:14:44 03/07/07 (1)
- Presitge gave me this idea - Duilawyer 18:15:56 03/07/07 (0)
- yes, it was - tunenut 14:17:47 03/06/07 (9)
- Yes that was the explination. The problem was - Analog Scott 10:15:12 03/07/07 (0)
- Wouldn't work; they had to drum up a fake explanation to do a trick demanded by the plot. - clarkjohnsen 14:29:18 03/06/07 (7)
- as far as plausibility I would not argue, - tunenut 14:44:21 03/06/07 (6)
- Another optical point -- - clarkjohnsen 08:08:20 03/07/07 (5)
- once again, I think that's not the point - tunenut 09:31:48 03/07/07 (4)
- Ten or so years ago there was a great TV show -- forget its name -- modelled after Mission Impossible. - clarkjohnsen 09:36:34 03/07/07 (3)
- If you remember the name please post... - tunenut 09:37:32 03/07/07 (2)
- Started with an "M"... name of a car... nt - clarkjohnsen 10:10:43 03/07/07 (1)
- Re: Mercury, Maybach, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Mini (series?) - grinagog 23:29:53 03/08/07 (0)
- Spoiler alert... - mkuller 11:36:09 03/06/07 (5)
- The only big surprise was ............ - GGA 16:09:18 03/07/07 (0)
- Re: Spoiler alert... - Dalton 11:53:43 03/06/07 (3)
- I thought Bowie was very good. More laid back than prior - Duilawyer 18:38:03 03/06/07 (1)
- And... - mkuller 18:44:41 03/06/07 (0)
- I'm with you Dalton well said nt - Jimmy NYC 12:52:42 03/06/07 (0)