The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

[Brian in Mesa]

Pitt & Blanchett Aboard Fincher's Button
Source: Variety
May 4, 2005

Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett are in talks to star in the long-gestating adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which David Fincher is directing from a script by Eric Roth.

Variety says Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures are co-financing the project, with Paramount handling domestic rights and WB taking international. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall are producing.

The story centers on an elderly man who gets younger as time passes and encounters complications when, at age 50, he falls in love with a woman who is 30.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Release Date: December 25, 2008
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Director: David Fincher
Screenwriter: Eric Roth
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking)
Website: BenjaminButton.com

Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas, Tilda Swinton

Plot Summary: "I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life 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 tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

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[sundevilscott]

On a scale a of 1 to 100 this movie was 1000. It is the re-encarnation of Forrest Gump. If gump was a 10 then this is at a minimum of a 9.

Brad Pitt was phenominal.

 

[D-Dogg]

I am very interested in this movie. Looks and sounds amazing.

 

[Jersey Girl]

On a scale a of 1 to 100 this movie was 1000. It is the re-encarnation of Forrest Gump. If gump was a 10 then this is at a minimum of a 9.

Brad Pitt was phenominal.

Wow.

I am definitely interested in this one. Looks good and I believe it is getting good reviews, from what I have heard.

 

[UncleChris]

On a scale a of 1 to 100 this movie was 1000. It is the re-encarnation of Forrest Gump. If gump was a 10 then this is at a minimum of a 9.

Brad Pitt was phenominal.

DITTO!!!! A wonderful movie. 5 out of 5 stars.

 

[D-Dogg]

Plus, bill simmons hated it so it must be good because that douche has terrible taste.

 

[UncleChris]

Plus, bill simmons hated it so it must be good because that douche has terrible taste.

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[Jersey Girl]

Okay. I am going to see this tomorrow. Further details to follow.

 

[Shane]

2 hours and 48 minutes? Holy hell this is gonna have to wait for video unless I get a wild hair.

 

[DeAnna]

Some people have the attention span of a gnat. Wanted to go see it but was overruled because "it was too long."

 

[sundevilscott]

2 hours and 48 minutes? Holy hell this is gonna have to wait for video unless I get a wild hair.

I had no idea it was that long and to be honest with you it did not feel that long at all.

On a side note how do you do a spoiler tag?

 

[Dback Jon]

I had no idea it was that long and to be honest with you it did not feel that long at all.

On a side note how do you do a spoiler tag?

Spoiler

,,,,, [/spoiler ] without spaces

 

[DeAnna]

I eventually did get to see it - fantastic film. Didn't feel long at all since I was riveted to the screen the whole time.

It is basically a sad love story.

Spoiler

While I didn't agree with him when he left Daisy and his daughter, later on I saw why he was right.

The digital technology where they used Brad's head on some old man's body was awesome.

 

[Brianellsworth]

I thought it was good but man it was long and kind of slow for me. Still worth seeing though.

 

[sundevilscott]

Spoiler

With everything that happened to me over the last couple of years, the end of the movie really affected me. I am not sure why I didn't think about it ahead of time and add it up when he would die.

 

[Mulli]

Ugh, we all left this saying it was a blatant redo ripoff of Gump. How do you make a three hour movie from a short story. With a bit of editting it could have been good.

Way too many tangents that were unnecessary.

 

[CaptTurbo]

Enjoyed it. Always enjoy Pitt even if he is a 1 trick pony.

 

[Mulli]

Button vs. Gump.

Spoiler

1)Main character is "special" in some way: check. 2) Set in the South: check. 3) Mother is really really nice: check, 4) Main character is involved in several major moments in American history: check, 5) Male and female leads meet as kids: check, 6) as soon as male lead might be ready to get together with female, she is not ready: check, 7) she finally comes to him: check, 8) Male lead has a "commissioned" friend: check (Lt. Dan/Captain Mike)......

 

[DeAnna]

Button vs. Gump.

Spoiler

1)Main character is "special" in some way: check. 2) Set in the South: check. 3) Mother is really really nice: check, 4) Main character is involved in several major moments in American history: check, 5) Male and female leads meet as kids: check, 6) as soon as male lead might be ready to get together with female, she is not ready: check, 7) she finally comes to him: check, 8) Male lead has a "commissioned" friend: check (Lt. Dan/Captain Mike)......

Same scriptwriters but Gump didn't age backwards and

Spoiler

didn't die as an infant at the end. Gump actually lived on as Gump Jr. but I never believed it was really his child.

 

[Mulli]

Katrina references were really dumb.

 

[Mulli]

Same scriptwriters but Gump didn't age backwards and

Spoiler

didn't die as an infant at the end. Gump actually lived on as Gump Jr. but I never believed it was really his child.

So eight to three? :iwin:

 

[Mulli]

Spoiler

tugboat takes out a UBoat? COME ON!

 

[Folster]

I thought it was fantastic and also saw the resemblence to Gump. The make-up artists were unbelievable. Brad Pitt looked so young in the ballet studio, and I still don't know how they put Pitts head on Ben's little, old body. His acting and expressions effectively captured the little boy trapped in the old body. Pitt's performance was Oscar-wothy.

 

[Shane]

Movie was totally overrated IMHO. It definitely felt like you were watching a 2 hour and 45 minute movie. Acting was good but not Oscar worthy IMHO.