The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Just saw the film last night and liked it. It's got some very poignant moments and is a thoughtful reflection on life and love. The aging backwards is an unusual technique but not a distracting one, as some would have us believe, and ultimately the film stays with you, and you leave the theater reflecting on your own mortality, grateful for the time you do have...

Just saw the film last night and liked it. It's got some very poignant moments and is a thoughtful reflection on life and love. The aging backwards is an unusual technique but not a distracting one, as some would have us believe, and ultimately the film stays with you, and you leave the theater reflecting on your own mortality, grateful for the time you do have...

More like the Curious Case of Benjamin Gump. Both have silly names, a whimsical element of a feather vs. a hummingbird. An annoying hippy girlfriend who gets sick. An annoying dancer girlfriend who gets hit by a car. Both have a wonderful single mother who dies. Comedic element: life is a box of chocolates, "I've been struck by lightning 7 times." Shrimp boat vs. tug boat. Lt. Dan and the army vs. Captain in the Navy. Running cross country v. motorcycling cross the world. One movie I can't recall all the details, the other, I wish I could forget them. Long, laborious, overly sentimental, implausible, boring.

Mor

I have never in my life sat through a more boring (painfully boring) movie in my life. It's absolutely rude and completely unnecessary to ask any audience to sit for 3 hours through such mediocrity. I thought I would pull my hair out. I was with a group and didn't want to appear rude by simply leaving, if I was alone I would have. The idea of someone regressing in years is interesting but unfortunately this movie was ..."the Pitts"!

We just returned from watching it. We found the story line hard to follow. The movie was slow, long and to be quite honest, just plain boring. Pitt has done much better movies, and this will be one he won't want to talk about in six months.

A Family of Six in Vermont

My feeling is, if you haven't seen the movie, frankly shut up. Don't be a moron about how it "looks like it misses the point" if you haven't seen it. I saw the movie this afternoon, and it was fantastic. This is the first movie that I've actually seen in a theater this whole year. It's the first movie that looked more worthy than a DVD rental, and I was right. It was a wonderful movie that will receive many nominations, I'm certain.

The original F. Scott Fitzgerald story (a truly imaginative work of genius) has been posted as a free audio download on the Mister Ron's Basement podcast. It is Episode #1246. Google Mister Ron's Basement to get the link :)

It's still just a story where a guy ages backwards, right? I mean what's that different from that piece of crap "Jack" where a kid ages really fast?
The story was amusing, but this movie looks like it totally misses the point. There looks to be very little humor. And where do they get off making this a 3 hour opus? I mean I feel like the kid screaming "The Emperor has no clothes."

another fairytale flawed fantasy from the factory called hollywood

do we have nothing but fantasies to fantasize upon with our own fickle minds devoured by the feeble economy

feeling sad for the forthright doom of quality meaningful existential cinema that flourished in the days of masters like ford like how green was my valley and grapes of wrath

an era gone with the wind

I saw a sneak preview of the movie today and I was mostly amazed with the cinematography. The subtle shadows, the "feel" of bygone days. I was also impressed by Benjamin Button's "mother." I think her performance was Oscar-worthy. She gave the best performance of any of the cast, in my opinion. It's going to be a great holiday movie to see. It was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time.