Archive for the ‘Movie Reviews’ Category
The Prestige: A Movie About Magic and Stealing Someone’s Act
Posted by: leodini on: February 15, 2007
Right off the bat, I’d say go see the movie. Despite its out-of-sequence story telling, it’s a stylized movie about rivalry and deception. That the story happens to two renowned magicians of their time is a bonus for us lovers of magic.
Illusion builder Harry Cutter (Michael Caine) opens the movie by explaining the meaning of [...]
The Illusionist: The Magic of Love
Posted by: leodini on: February 14, 2007
Hollywood’s penchant for magic-themed movies set in Victorian era puzzles me. They did it in The Prestige. They did it again in The Illusionist. Now I’m twice puzzled.
Still, since The Prestige and The Illusionist are films about magic, the Pinoy magician that is me went to see them.
I’m a certified sucker for anything that [...]
The Da Vinci Code: More Talk, Less Actions
Posted by: leodini on: May 19, 2006
OK, the movie has nothing to do with parenting, but given the public attention it gets, I figure the movie will be of interest to many. Besides, the movie is the rage topic of the day worldwide. It will be ostrich-like of us if no one even mentions it here.
Having said that preamble, [...]
