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I still haven't enjoyed this film very much. Perhaps in 2005 it would be better for me, but I've seen enough of a smart-ass Fanning and Officer Washington now for it to be enjoyable.
And I really hate this editing style. It doesn't fit the film imo, or any film.
Is that the inspiration for your name? I find the second half of the film far superior to it's beginning. But I really just don't like the editing style. It adds a uniqueness to the film, but I feel like it was someone just trying to put their stamp on a film.
Yeah, that's Tony's way of filming; you either love it or hate it. Personally, I loved it for this film, but I think it was 'Domino' or something that he tried the SAME exact style for, and failed.
Same goes for Michael Mann: you either love his style or don't, and I'm the former.
It's just that it's so twitchy, but Creasy's character is just the opposite of that: calm. If he made a movie about Schizophrenia, he'd win an Oscar. But the style of the film doesn't match it's tone, mood, or story very well.
And the same with Mann; not all films translate the same style very well. That's a basic fact of film making.
I'm going to go watch it again.
I love finding films that I can literally watch over and over again with the same excitement as the first time. It seems I have that one film every summer that I do that with: last summer it was 'Miami Vice,' the summer before was 'The A-Team,' and this summer it's 'The Matador.'
I was surpised that...
Today they'd show far worse (allbeit with a higher rating), but something like that in 1940 and even as coyly handled as it is, I thought they'd have put the mockers on it.
32. Ginger Rogers
1. Swing Time (1936)
2. Carefree (1938)
3. Shall We Dance (1937)
4. 5th Avenue Girl (1939)
**5. Kitty Foyle (1940) NE**
6. The Major And The Minor (1942)
7. Top Hat (1937)
8. Stage Door (1937)
9. Follow The Fleet (1936)
10. Heartbeat (1946)
Shall We Dance is one of my favorites.
Just recently I discovered the wonderfully named blog, <a href=http://jwhueyblog.blogspot.co.uk/>Gingerology</a>;
What's the meaning of the 47? Your favorite number, or Creasy's age when he
Wow, what a reaction. What is it about? I may add it to my list.
Definetly. Thanks to this and a bunch of other films, Dafoe went (for me), from being the baddie in the god damn awful Speed sequel to one of my favourite actors.
Great movie, very inspiring and entertaining. I think Rocky Balboa is the only sequal that's equal, although I enjoy the complete saga (even Rocky V).
I think Rocky 3 is almost as good as Rocky 1 too.
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<center><font color = darkblue size = 6>THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (2008)</font></center>
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Some say this film is so ridiculously sweet, watching it feels like bathing in sticky syrup. Allow me to disagree. Yes, once more we find Brad Pitt breaking hearts and once more we're invited to cry rivers, but The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is more than just a romantic fairy tale.
I'll cut to the chase and explain what I find most appealing about this film right away. I love how even a 'reverse life' follows the same logical pattern of a normal life. Subject is born a feeble human, in great need of guidance and assistance. Subject slowly but effectively begins to discover the many secrets of the world and ultimately reaches that best, healthiest and most independent part of life, full of joy yet full of challenges but also full of energy to defy said challenges. However, subject also finds life gradually steering away towards a certain death, necessitating heavy decision making and generating emotional confusion. Loss of mental and physical capacity makes that final part of one's life all the more painful.
With this fictional biopic, Fincher is able to move us and make us think about how we would cope with this somewhat strange scenario, were it possible in real life. Multiple characters offer different perspectives from which one can conduct this thought experiment. Weather one is in the position of Benjamin, his parents, his love interests or his offspring, there's always a fascinating but also heartbreaking journey to make with this film. It's original and moving, and above all, presented with complete artistic supremacy, by David Fincher.
The film not only dumps some intriguing names on our casting list, the actors and actresses actually do perform very well. Those performances alone make any viewing of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button worthy of your time. Then there's the ultimate gem: the splendid use of CGI when both ageing and de-ageing Brad Pitt. Fincher already managed to wow us with his tremendous CGI work for Zodiac but this time even the Academy agreed. The effects are so amazing one simply had to hand the Oscar for best visual effects to this film.
Granted, not everything in this film is perfect. Some minor strokes feel a bit redundant or off, although it would come down to nitpicking in the end. I'm not sure the whole hurricane threat has any relevance to the plot of the film, nor am I completely agreeing with the complex character of Cate Blanchett. That said, these are luxury details at best and hardly worth the flavours of criticism since nearly everything else in the film works very well for me.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button is not a film I tend to watch as often as, say, Seven or The Game, mostly because I strictly speaking don't like to watch bitter-sweet love dramas. Instead, I like to cherish this film, watch it only when I truly feel like it and keep it close at heart in the meantime. That said, I don't think it's quite as strong as some of Fincher's other films. While impressive and original for sure, it's a biopic and biopics always tend to drag a bit in the end, at least in my book. Plus, impressive isn't quite the same as entertaining. It's a good film, for sure, but does it leave me excited and thrilled, happy and immediately craving more? Not exactly. I do, however, advise everyone to watch the film at least once and give it a couple of thoughts afterwards. It's definitely worth it.
<font color = red>Final score:</font> 7,5/10
DD's David Fincher retrospective score card:
Seven: 9,5/10
Zodiac: 8,5/10
The Game: 8/10
Panic Room: 8/10
Alien³: 7,5/10
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button: 7,5/10
Fight Club: 7/10
A post-apocalyptic boring ,dark,slow paced film. 5/10
Which was marketed, as per usual, as a wastelandic action-packed film.
And yes, I just made up the term 'wastelandic.'
What did you think of it?