tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post4527550293986212014..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Magic -film reviewMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-4652600600472643232015-05-26T22:09:34.475+01:002015-05-26T22:09:34.475+01:00Great movie and fairly faithful to the novel, but ...Great movie and fairly faithful to the novel, but yes, the opening section of the book, which leads to a wonderful surprise for the reader who has not seen the film, is basically un-translateable to film - really worth picking up Martin and not too hard to find. But then I would say that - I'm a huge Goldman fan. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-77064658442613374532015-04-30T02:05:45.473+01:002015-04-30T02:05:45.473+01:00My problem with Magic is that I kept comparing it...My problem with <em>Magic </em> is that I kept comparing it to the ventriloquist's dummy segment in <em>Dead of Night</em>. <em>Magic </em> is quite a good film though - just not quite up to the standard of <em>Dead of Night</em>.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-21005323759463312192015-04-30T01:50:08.867+01:002015-04-30T01:50:08.867+01:00Several notable performances in "Magic."...Several notable performances in "Magic." The novel is well worth a read.Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15939423667606169794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76168188126648251472015-04-29T22:39:02.155+01:002015-04-29T22:39:02.155+01:00This scared me a lot when I saw it. This scared me a lot when I saw it. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com