The Curious Case of Watching Benjamin Button

[Bevo-Stevo]

Just saw the movie. Not a real pick-me-up. I feel so old. Almost too many themes to absorb. I imagine that in time I'll feel differently and that I will realize it's about being thankful for what you have and the time you have regardless of the circumstance you're in. Just kind of down right now, though......morose even. Anyone else have the same feeling after seeing it?

 

[CanaTigers]

I thought it was a well made, well acted, long and mostly boring movie. I wasn't upset that I took the time to watch it but wouldn't sit through it again.

 

[TheGallopinGoose]

The guy who gets hit by lightning over and over was the biggest redeeming quality for me.

 

[Hornin Hong Kong]

i hated it and fell asleep half way through

 

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[ptownhorn]

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[FAST FRED]

Here's the review I posted several months ago:


Saw "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and really enjoyed it, much more than I expected I would.

My wife disliked it almost totally, much more I would have expected, suspected or detected had I not asked her.

It was long and the fact that I was able to watch it at home, where I could pause at my convenience, doubtlessly contributed to my favorable opinion.

My wife says she developed no interest in and felt no sympathy for the characters, disliked Brad Pitt's voice and accent and thought it was a rehash of several movies that she and I agreed it brought to mind.

I looked favorably upon those cinematic similarities and she didn't:

The nostalgia reminded us both of "The Way We Were."

We found the scope of the movie and the narration like "Forrest Gump."

We agreed the sadness and tragedy in the love story and the inevitable result of Benjamin's condition were comparable to the outcome of "Titanic."

The overall vibe and style were reminiscent to me of "Little Big Man" and to her of "Fried Green Tomatoes."

We did see each other's points about this flick and those movies being similar.

I wished I'd had subtitles available to help me get all the dialogue and she said she'd rather have heard nothing and simply watched the pretty pictures with the sound off.

I thought the cinematography, locations, set decoration and special effects made pretty pictures myself, but I also liked the screenplay, the direction and the overall movie making.

We agreed to reconcile our differences and immediately began watching "Frost/Nixon."

 

[Dionysus]

I fell asleep. It didn't help that Brad Pitt is one of the worst actors ever to be delivered to the viewing public under the pretense of established talent. He's a male Andie McDowell. Also, the editing of this film was clumsy and appeared to be done in a hurry.

 

[Gone To Texas]

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