Comments on: DVD Review: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Fri, 08 May 2009 21:33:25 +0000

A good essay on the film, to be read with an open mind, haters:

http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/presen...

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:33:25 +0000

A good essay on the film, to be read with an open mind, haters:

http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/presen...

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:33:25 +0000

A good essay on the film, to be read with an open mind, haters:

http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/presen...

By: Arend Anton

Arend Anton — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:43:24 +0000

I love The Assassination of Jesse James, Bob.

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:50:08 +0000

While on the subject of long, lifeless Pitt movies, let's not forget THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES…zzz…

By: Malchus

Malchus — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:04:36 +0000

I wanted to like this film much more than I did. I thought ZODIAC was one of the finest films of its year and was eager to see Pitt and Fincher working together again. However, the film just didn't connect emotionally. All of the elements were there for it to be a great movie, but everything just kind of fell flat. I know many people who loved this film and cried throughout it. I just couldn't get past the feeling that I'd seen this story before. I happened to attend a screening of the film that held a question and answer hour with Fincher and the screenwriter, Eric Roth. When an audience member asked Roth how he thought people would react when they saw the similarities between this movie and FORREST GUMP, Roth claimed that he did not think there were any similarities. Not only did this raise a few eyebrows, but it made many people look back over the movie and draw the comparisons. I know I did.

By: BobCashill

BobCashill — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:44:53 +0000

I guess I'm the only BUTTON pusher here. I wept at the ending, but as a new dad, I would. (That was dark enough, thank you, and I was glad the film pushed through it, cutting off an excess of catharsis.) And I saw a misframed print, at that. I relate to its appreciation of the impermanence of things–something you really don't begin to feel in your bones till you're 40. But perhaps 165 minutes is a little too permanent.

Criterion has handled far worse movies, and had a love affair with Michael Bay for a while there. But Fincher really opened up the shop to them, and I'm sure that as Jeff noted the generous extras inform the film.

By: Lance

Lance — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:41:36 +0000

Button blew, that much I felt to the deepest core of my soul when I finished watching this overrated tripe! Know what, though? Going to the-editing-room.com and reading Rod Hilton's version of the film made me feel much, much better.

By: EightE1

EightE1 — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:28:35 +0000

My thoughts exactly, re: Criterion having anything to do with this. I think my Criterion Kurosawas, Truffauts and Fellinis just gave my computer screen the finger.

Rob
EightE1

By: Arend Anton

Arend Anton — Wed, 06 May 2009 02:13:03 +0000

Yikes…this movie got a Criterion release?

I think everyone knows my feelings on Button. I couldn't agree with you more here, Jeff.