Robby,

I totally agree with you on every aspect about this film! I loved
it and I hope Edward and Paul are recognized at the Oscars for it.
Can't wait for it to come out on DVD!

XOX
Wendy



--- In talkpaul@yahoogroups.com, "the_roguester" <roguesun@...>
wrote:
>
> The best film of this year, last year, ANY year, 15 October 2006
>
> Author: Rogue-32 from L A.
>
>
> The Illusionist is the best movie I've ever seen, plain and
simple.
> It's perfect in ways I never knew a film could be perfect. Instead
> of trying to come up with adjectives to describe the experience, I
> will suggest instead - or rather implore - that you vigorously
> ignore any comments that will give anything away about this
> magnificently masterful (OK, OK, those are adjectives) film and
just
> go see it.
>
> And no, I am not just saying this because Paul Giamatti (whom I
have
> a group for at Yahoo - a not-so-subtle plug:
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/talkpaul/) co-stars in it and
> turns in yet another seamless, brilliant performance, and no, I'm
> not just saying this because I've always been a huge fan of my
> fellow Leo Edward Norton, who had me at hello years ago when I
> caught him in Primal Fear; this is an actor who has grown
immensely
> with every role he's tackled since then, and his performance in
this
> movie - along with Giamatti's - is Oscar-worthy.
>
> The Illusionist succeeds on levels that are far beyond the scope
of
> any words, in any review. From the opening credits, there is a
spell
> being cast, a palpable otherworldly feeling which permeates every
> frame of this masterpiece. What I'm saying is, the film starts off
> great and gets even greater. If you love movies like you say you
> love movies, this is the movie for you.
>