THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON: THE CRITERION COLLECTION
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“I was innate underneath surprising circumstances.” And so starts The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, blending from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a male who is innate in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, similar to any of us, who is incompetent to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans, from the finish of World War I in 1918 in to the 21st century, following his tour that is as surprising as any man’s hold up can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, “Benjamin Button,” is a grand story of a not-so-ordinary male and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of hold up and the dolour of death, and what lasts over time.Amazon.com
The technical daunt of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a in truth startling thing to behold: this story of a male who ages retrograde requires Brad Pitt to proceed hold up as a little aged man, afterwards freshness in to center age, and finally, wisely, turn young. How executive David Fincher–with makeup artists, special-effects wizards, and physique doubles–achieves this is one of the main sources of mindfulness in the early reels of the movie. The grounds is loosely borrowed from an F. Scott Fitzgerald story (and bears an even stronger similarity to Andrew Sean Greer’s novel The Confessions of Max Tivoli), with young/old Benjamin flourishing up in New Orleans, assembly the woman of his dreams (Cate Blanchett), and pity a couple of blithe years with her until their conflicting aging agendas send them in conflicting directions. The love story takes over the second half of the picture, as Eric Roth’s book starts to resemble his work on Forrest Gump. This is as well bad, since Benjamin’s early hold up is a splendidly picaresque journey, generally a set of midnight liaisons with a Russian woman (Tilda Swinton) in an windy hotel. Fincher observes all this with an entomologist’s eye, cool and exacting, that keeps the element from removing all gooey. Still, the Hurricane Katrina framing story feels put-on, and the movie lets Benjamin slip offscreen during the after stages–curious indeed.–Robert Horton
Stills from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Click for incomparable image)
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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button: The Criterion Collection
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What a ridiculous film. I can’t believe how much aclaim it received. It was silly, stupid and pointless. This just goes to show you that in hollywood, looks are all that matter…..because that is what sells tickets at the box-office!
Rating: 1 / 5
Heh. An Overlong, romance infested demonstration of special effects and how they benefit the film.
Special Effects?
Boo-Yah
Lots?
Yes
Realistic?
Miles from Realistic, My Friends
GOOD Special Effects Are Supposed To Be Realistic.
Now My Criticism for the rest of the film:
COMPLETE BOGUS
EVERY SINGLE PERFORMANCE WAS A LOAD OF WET POOP
The Script Was Something Found In A Screenwriter’s Trash Can
If You Still Want To View It, Rent It Before You Buy It.
Rating: 2 / 5
Oscar nomination or not, this is the most boring movie I’ve seen since MEET JOE BLACK. It’s sad to see so much talent and effort gone to waste but what exactly is appealing about this story ? Why on earth would a little girl and a seemingly old man find themselves bonded to each other in the first place ? Why don’t Guiness/Ripley or the media stop by when what you’ve got here is the ultimate freak story ?. The only fun I had throughout this movie was making a list of the similarities with Forrest Gump which run in the several dozens. The Katrina back-story could have been of interest but at the end, all they used it for is as an excuse to flood a room ! This movie has easily the best aging effects in history but you end up noticing you spend most of the time evaluating them instead of getting involved with the story which is the basic symptom that this movie fails.
Rating: 2 / 5
I haven’t read the book, but I’m sure the author didn’t portray as many sex scenes as the movie does. Certainly not for children, as far as the representation of moral ethics goes. (Maybe adults shouldn’t watch it, either.) I sat and watched innocent Benjamin go from a respectful, moral fellow to a drinking, sex addict. It’s sad, but that’s how this world likes to portray the adult society. It’s so common now that people don’t realize how much we have evolved from the Christ-centered, moral people we used to be.
As far as the acting and story line goes, it’s a fantastic story that will make you think about life.
Rating: 3 / 5
I ordered this movie from an Amazon vendor,
Never doubting the vendor would send ‘er…
But, alas, I was had…it never came in the mail,
The vendor took my money and now should go to jail.
Rating: 1 / 5