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27 June 2008 (USA) morePlot:
A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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134 New Names Invited to Join the Academy (From Rope Of Silicon. 1 July 2009, 1:08 AM, PDT)
Top Ten: Pixar
(From FilmExperience. 31 May 2009, 2:50 PM, PDT)
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The funniest thing Pixar's released to date! moreAdditional Details
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1.85 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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The magician's full name, Presto DiGiotagione is a pun on "prestidigitation", which means sleight of hand. The rabbit's name, Alec Azam, is a pun on the magic word "alakazam." moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: While testing the trick before the show, the hat on the rabbit's head shifts perceptibly to the left just as the magician's hand enters the top hat. moreFAQ
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To go with Pixar's most perfect movie, we're treated to a 5 minute short before the picture starts. Presto is beautifully animated, looking just as good as a full length animated picture would, and also, like the movie it was shown with, Wall-E, it has no dialogue, yet still comes off brilliantly. It induced more laughs than any other full length film I've seen this year.
Presto is a magician. He's late to work and forgets to feed his rabbit who he's about to use for a trick. Presto has a hat where anything that goes into the hat comes out of another hat. Rebelling against Presto, the rabbit refuses to be pulled from the hat and tries to make the magician look bad. Chaos ensues, as do many belly laughs, which have never been produced in me to this magnitude from a cartoon.
This was one of Pixar's best shorts. It was the perfect length with the perfect amount of jokes, mostly slapstick, which caused some real laughter from me, and the entire audience. The animation was vibrant and colorful, and the way it had a nice glow to it, similar to the way Ratatouille looks (I don't know how to explain it). Never has a crotch hit been more expertly thought out, and never have I laughed harder at an animation as I did with this little gem.
My rating: **** out of ****. 6 mins.