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  • Jarid in Cedar
    CS Institutional Memory
    • Jun 2009
    • 13234

    #1

    The Prestige

    I watched this again today, and I was reminded on how much I enjoyed it. Great ending.
    "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

    "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

    "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

    -Rick Majerus
  • doctorcoug
    To Win is to Honor Him
    • Jun 2009
    • 2273

    #2
    I thought it was a unique story, which was refreshing. I also think it was a disturbing end.
    "Don't expect I'll see you 'till after the race"

    "So where does the power come from to see the race to its end...from within"

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    • Jarid in Cedar
      CS Institutional Memory
      • Jun 2009
      • 13234

      #3
      Originally posted by doctorcoug View Post
      I thought it was a unique story, which was refreshing. I also think it was a disturbing end.
      Given that I am a disturbed person, this would explain my gravitation to the same.
      "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

      "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

      "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

      -Rick Majerus

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      • Katy Lied
        Senior Member
        • Dec 2008
        • 9435

        #4
        My favorite Chris Nolan. Also my favorite Chris Bale.

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        • Jarid in Cedar
          CS Institutional Memory
          • Jun 2009
          • 13234

          #5
          Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
          My favorite Chris Nolan. Also my favorite Chris Bale.
          Bale was magnificent.
          "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

          "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

          "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

          -Rick Majerus

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          • All-American
            Right, as Usual
            • Nov 2008
            • 15682

            #6
            Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
            Bale was magnificent.
            For a long time, I didn't like him in it because I thought his English accent sounded so fake.

            Then I found out.

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            Turns out he was British all along. Who knew?
            Last edited by All-American; 08-08-2010, 03:41 PM.
            τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσιν

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            • Katy Lied
              Senior Member
              • Dec 2008
              • 9435

              #7
              Weird picture of him. He looks like a wizened hobbit. Maybe he just got done with that role where he loses about 125 lbs.

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              • Donuthole
                Official Outgayer
                • Nov 2008
                • 25282

                #8
                Meh. Cop-out ending, IMO.
                Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss

                There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock

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                • Jeff Lebowski
                  Corporate lackey for Jesus
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 69778

                  #9
                  Originally posted by All-American View Post
                  For a long time, I didn't like him in it because I thought his English accent sounded so fake.

                  Then I found out.

                  Turns out he was British all along. Who knew?
                  Don't feel bad. I did that once with Keira Knightley and YOhio humiliated me for it.

                  I still can't forgive her for Pirates 3.
                  "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                  "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                  "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                  • Jarid in Cedar
                    CS Institutional Memory
                    • Jun 2009
                    • 13234

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                    Don't feel bad. I did that once with Keira Knightley and YOhio humiliated me for it.

                    I still can't forgive her for Pirates 3.
                    Pirates of the Carribean was much like The Matrix to me. Stunning opening chapter, that went straight down the toilet with Vol 2 and Vol 3 was an abomination.
                    "The first thing I learned upon becoming a head coach after fifteen years as an assistant was the enormous difference between making a suggestion and making a decision."

                    "They talk about the economy this year. Hey, my hairline is in recession, my waistline is in inflation. Altogether, I'm in a depression."

                    "I like to bike. I could beat Lance Armstrong, only because he couldn't pass me if he was behind me."

                    -Rick Majerus

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                    • ERCougar
                      Junior Member
                      • Nov 2008
                      • 10978

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
                      Pirates of the Carribean was much like The Matrix to me. Stunning opening chapter, that went straight down the toilet with Vol 2 and Vol 3 was an abomination.
                      +1 on both series.
                      At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
                      -Berry Trammel, 12/3/10

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                      • TheBYUGuy
                        Friend of Rodin
                        • Sep 2009
                        • 1442

                        #12
                        I watched this again the other night. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed it.

                        One thing that bothered me, however, was the part where Angier's wife drowns in the tank. Why didn't they unlock the tank at the top and pull her out? They spent all that time trying to crack the tank with the ax and could have just unlocked the tank the way they showed. It was a plot-advancing mistake to be sure, but it didn't matter what knot was tied.

                        Still a fun movie.

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                        • Katy Lied
                          Senior Member
                          • Dec 2008
                          • 9435

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                          I did that once with Keira Knightley and YOhio humiliated me for it.
                          I did this with Forest Whittaker. He totally looks american. What a surprise.

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                          • falafel
                            loves to talk on things
                            • Mar 2009
                            • 38021

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
                            I did this with Forest Whittaker. He totally looks american. What a surprise.
                            Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                            Dig your own grave, and save!

                            "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                            "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                            • All-American
                              Right, as Usual
                              • Nov 2008
                              • 15682

                              #15
                              A lot of people made the same mistake in 2008, when they thought that Barack Obama was American. Do'oh!
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