The Prestige's Prestigious films to immerse you

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Oh I don't know. My grandfather told me that that's what they used to call cheese in the RE (Royal Engineers) because that's what the doctor would tell you to eat if you had the runs.
 
Indeed. Leave it to teenagers to come up with crude definitions for otherwise harmless words.
 
Now, im going to ignore your childish infatuation with me and try and stay on subject.



Prestige never denied that it was a gay film, from what i've read he's sees the film as an equally compassionate relationship between two male lovers opposed to a solely passionate and physical affair. The former can encompass a far broader spectrum of emotions than simply two men shagging.



I'm sure there are more people in the World who Prestige speaks to than the 3 or 4 people posting on this thread. Again, i don't recall him ever referring to the film as an "ode to male camaraderie", that's you twisting his point to make your argument more resonant. I said earlier what i think his view of the film is and it doesn't include denying the gay themes in it.



I was just going to ignore this bit but you were the one who deflected the thread to your profound learnings of a person you've only spoken to on the internet. I'm sure you can manage to look back and see it was in fact you who called me a 'homophobe' first of all thus deflecting the discussion of film to a personal attack.



Why can't you just accept that some would read a film in a different light to you? Surely you can appreciate that people from alternate situations to you are going to see things differently. This is just you being narrow minded and arrogant again.
 
I love you for choosing Room for Romeo Brass. Shane Meadows is a top man, true to his time and place.
 
Not much, to be honest with you mate. I mean, he has made some entertaining films, but both Sin City and The Faculty stand out in his filmography as far as i'm concerned. I was close to adding From Dusk Till Dawn onto the list, but Tarantino really winds me up in that film to the point where I can't score it higher than I would like to. I do like the geezer though. He seems aware of his limitations and seems skilled in almost every area in film be it editing, marketing, scoring. The guy can take up any task, gotta give him that credit.
 
Hmmm i quite liked Kidulthood, which was a surprise to me. Think gonna have to but Adulthood on the fastlane when it comes out
Have you seen Infernal Affairs btw?
 
Not much, to be honest with you mate. I mean, he has made some entertaining films, but both Sin City and The Faculty stand out in his filmography as far as i'm concerned. I was close to adding From Dusk Till Dawn onto the list, but Tarantino really winds me up in that film to the point where I can't score it higher than I would like to. I do like the geezer though. He seems aware of his limitations and seems skilled in almost every area in film be it editing, marketing, scoring. The guy can take up any task, gotta give him that credit.
 
There is no metaphor for the film. There just isn’t. It’s about gay love. Adidasss sums it up perfectly in the above posts.
 
I think the problem is, instead of using Gay as a generic term like, say, Noir or Western- Prestige was saying "it's not a 'gay film'" in the sense of not being part of New Queer Cinema. Don't think there was ever any denying that Brokeback Mountain was a gay film.
 
That he is, luv. That he is. Legendary director in my view. Is Romeo Brass your favourite out of his filmography?
 
Mate, seriously, whatever other films you're planning on seeing, make sure you watch this. I don't want to overhype it too much incase you're disappointed, but I was completely engrossed throughout. Maybe i'm a bit biased because I met the director at the Fright Festival, but it's definitely one of the best and most intelligent horror films I have seen in a LONG time.
 
Lol yeah mate, I was very well aware that Wolf Creek wasn't going to be popular amongst most MoFo...but Scarface?! I think it's a film that deserves the praise it gets and is in no way overrated. I know that theres a sense of glee to the violence, but I feel it only furthers the theme of excess. I haven't seen the original, to be brutally honest, but I doubt i'll like it as much as I like this. This made it onto my Top 100 for a reason, yo.

I'm surprised you didn't like Wolf Creek all that much. I would have thought that you'd love it because you seem to like them gritty, survival horror types.

SPOILERS FOR WOLF CREEK







My only beef with Creek is it's unsatisfactory resolution. I know it's supposed to be paritially based on a true story, but I felt that with all the nastiness that Mick had put the characters through, a more conventional ending would have sufficed with Mick deservedly getting his comeuppance. It just seemed like McLean tried too hard to avoid cliches towards the end. It worked well until then.

And yes, do watch Switchblade Romance again, mate. You might find that the twist undermined the chase and tension scenes a little bit. I found them to be a lot less effective because of the knowledge, but was still gobsmacked at the technical achievement in producing those scary scenes.

And of course, it's worth making it onto your list just for the talented and gorgeous Cecile de France.



Speakin' of horrors, what did you think of All The Boys Love Mandy Lane?
 
Well, compared to The Man Who Fell To Earth and Performance i find it less interesting. As a film, though, i find it a bit uneven. I can't quite pinpoint what it is, i mean, i do like the film a lot but don't find it more than good. The setting, shooting and editing is all good but i don't find much there. Sure, the chemistry is good and everything but the whole 'horror' bit (term used very lightly) always feels a bit contrived or from a different film.
 
Great list so far Prestige.... you've been added to the top 100 list... sorry I missed adding you earlier...

If I've missed any one else, please let me know....
 
I've not seen Brokeback but am willing to give Prestige the benefit of the doubt that there could be more to it than just homosexual relationships, kinda like Lost in Translation.

Interesting to see Eden Lake, only just saw the poster for it at the cinema on Weds. I've been tempted to put Layer Cake on mine as well.
 
I've seen it twice. The first time when it came out and then again a few years later. I think that I disliked it more the second time, though I'm not entirely sure why. Maybe, on a small screen in my front room, it was a lot more personal and, therefore, even more grim. I really don't know.

Yes, Begbie and, to a lesser extent, Sick Boy really got to me, but I've never gotten the Begbie thing as I just can't see anything remotely attractive or likeable about his character. Renton is probably the least repulsive and has the most character, but then it's his story, he's the narrator and I think that it's essential that you like him in order to like the film and I just didn't.
 
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