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on 6/29/2009
Kind of a tough choice...but I'm going with The Prestige here.
on 8/18/2009
Christopher Nolan has made three of my top five films. These are two of them. Memento is just *that* much better.
on 8/21/2009
Didn't really love Momento as much as most. The Prestige is on my top 5 films according to Flickchart.
on 10/19/2009
I walked out of 'The Prestige' with eyes wide and head spinning. 'Memento' had close to the same effect, but not strong enough to win out here.
on 1/11/2010
Nolan is awesome. Memento blew my mind just a little more than The Prestige did though.
on 1/17/2010
While I can appreciate the care Christopher Nolan put into Memento and how expertly crafted it is, I consider The Prestige to be the more enjoyable of the two and, for that, I chose it.
on 4/12/2010
I think Memento was the movie that got me "into" movies. The Prestige is awesome, too but it didn't have as much an impact as Memento did (which is my numner 1).
on 6/18/2010
Both are in my top 20 (along with Dark Knight), but the winner here, for me, is Memento. If I watch The Prestige again, however, I may change my mind.
on 7/17/2010
Inception has just come along and displaced both of these, knocking The Prestige out of my Top 5. God, I love Nolan's movies.
on 7/18/2010
Changed my mind after re-watching The Prestige. Lol. And I saw Inception opening day. I don't know when I'll see a better movie.
on 10/23/2010
Both are great, definitely, but Memento is something I'd never seen before. The Prestige, well, there are other movies similar, the Illusionist comes to mind, so Memento wins.
on 10/5/2011
I am johnmason's evil alter ego, here to say that, no, Inception is not, in fact, as good as either of these. I'm still back and forth on this particular pairing, but they're both better than Inception.
on 11/15/2011
When you ask people what their two favorite Nolan films are, most will probably say The Dark Knight and Inception or The Dark Knight and Batman Beings, but these two are mine. Both such incredible films that had a deep impact on me, but Memento wins this one. Just so original and well made with so many twists and turns and just very unforgettable.
on 1/22/2012
Both movies were so engaging.But the last 20 minutes of the Prestige left me a bit disappointed.
on 7/28/2012
After I watched The Prestige for the first time today, I decided to immediately follow it with Memento, since I loved The Prestige and had never seen Memento anyway. Turns out Memento is even better! I love movies with good twists, but this movie is nothing BUT twists. And that's not a bad thing, it's a complement. Amazing movie, I guess I'm on the Christopher Nolan bandwagon as well now.
on 11/23/2012
Probably The Prestige, both are brilliant but I like the messages in Prestige more, it got me thinking a bit more. Also felt more connected to the characters in Prestige. Both are great though.
Based on one viewing The Prestige is better, but based on multiple viewings Memento wins.
on 12/31/2012
I like The Prestige better but it has absolutely no rewatch value, so for that reason Memento wins.
on 2/2/2013
I felt cheated a bit by prestige, I thought things were going flawlessly until, suddenly, clones. I don't know if I'd rewatch it again, probably... The ending of Memento makes a rewatch a requirement.
on 2/6/2013
Both films have pretty perplexing twists to them, but Memento is more engaging due to its characters.
on 2/27/2013
Two of Nolan's most clever movies. Having said that, Memento wins by a mile.
on 3/7/2013
Two of the most brilliantly structured narratives ever made. The Prestige is so carefully constructed and works on so many levels, Memento's reverse narrative is brilliant as it reveals more twists at appropriate times than if you saw it in straight forward linear time.
on 7/21/2013
Definitely Memento! I love The Prestige but Memento was cleverer, more unique and had me engaged throughout the entire thing, thanks to the small yet fleshed-out cast. I don't know why but it's my favorite Christopher Nolan flick.
Memento. Loved Prestige, multiple viewings might make it even better for me. But I think Memento is Nolan's best.
on 9/14/2013
Switching over to The Prestige, but both are brilliant.
on 9/15/2013
Memento wins in the battle of the solid Nolan flicks.
on 11/23/2014
Two amazing Nolan films. I'm going Memento
I love both but I've always preferred The Prestige over Memento.
on 1/3/2015
The Prestige
on 5/29/2015
The prestige wins this close match up. This 2 are Nola's best IMO
Both are the best films of the century's Ed Wood. Really, Nolan is the next Ed Wood.
on 7/1/2015
Prestige wins this for me.
on 7/25/2015
both excellent movies, but man, Memento's ending impact was very powerful while Prestige was surprising but a bit empty....
on 12/28/2015
Both are excellent films and in my opinion are Christopher Nolan's best films, but I think Memento is the better movie. Memento changed the way a film could be made and told.
on 3/8/2020
Prestige is better than Memento
I prefer The Prestige
on 8/9/2021
I feel like I have to rewatch memento but for now I'm gonna go with the prestige Which is my favorite nolan movie
on 7/4/2022
Memento is a phenomenal film, arguably a masterpiece. But I do think The Prestige did it better. It's a total mindfuck, but it's also expertly crafted. There isn't nearly as much exposition in this film as there is in others. It blends several different time periods perfectly, and has some truly amazing twists. It's by a long shot my favorite Nolan movie, and I doubt that'll ever change
The Prestige is an extremely entertaining film but Memento is once in a lifetime brilliant.
on 11/1/2022
Two of the greatest movies of the 2000s, I'm taking Memento
on 5/27/2023
Memento was his best film until TDK. Used to be high on The Prestige but have cooled off on it, Memento is cooler and more creative
