tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225298191848335426.post2549174545888314006..comments2023-09-18T03:30:36.225-07:00Comments on The Director Is In: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11400184342122080689noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225298191848335426.post-8662509541144095732009-01-07T00:15:00.000-08:002009-01-07T00:15:00.000-08:00Yeah, I was watching the movie and thinking "DUBBE...Yeah, I was watching the movie and thinking "DUBBED!" when I heard young Daisy speak. That was annoying. I've picked up some good insights on the film from watching interviews that the cast did as a round table discussion. In addition, some of the interviews that Pitt and Blanchett that I've watched have been informative. <BR/><BR/>I wondered if there was something that I missed from watching the film, but a lot of people seem to have the same reaction. I'm considering going to see it again to see if I have a different reaction. At the very least, I'd be able to pay closer attention to the smaller details.<BR/><BR/>Ironically, my dad, who's usually a pretty picky guy who doesn't often out-and-out like new movies he watches, liked the film. My younger brother (16) thought it was the best movie he'd seen in 2008, and he picked it over The Dark Knight. <BR/><BR/>That made me proud.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225298191848335426.post-75415219332229319872009-01-06T14:16:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:16:00.000-08:00I thought the movie was enjoyable. I found the sc...I thought the movie was enjoyable. I found the scenes in the present to be distracting from Benjamin's story; sometimes they added something, but a lot of times they just took me out of the story. But throughout the movie I found myself waiting for something (I don't know what) to happen and I think that was because of the hype that surrounds it. Also I think the Hurricane Katrina reference was pointless - they never made anything of it.<BR/><BR/>I think the digital effects were a bit overdone. They both looked a bit strange when they were younger. They had a strange, almost otherworldly, glow about them. Also young Daisy's voice is strange - it is too mature and deep to be a 5 year old's.Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093416426359922803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225298191848335426.post-23655242289770688462009-01-06T10:20:00.000-08:002009-01-06T10:20:00.000-08:00Oh I'm sure it was tough, but what I wanted to giv...Oh I'm sure it was tough, but what I wanted to give him props for specifically was his performance when he was an "old" child and that wasn't even him. <BR/><BR/>I agree about when Pitt was made into a teen. That looked so cheesy.<BR/><BR/>I still could have done without the hurricane katrina reference though.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400184342122080689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8225298191848335426.post-56009014756663607542009-01-06T09:15:00.000-08:002009-01-06T09:15:00.000-08:00Your comments about the age reversal process are i...Your comments about the age reversal process are interesting. I had the opposite reaction. I thought Cate Blanchett looked completely authentic. In fact, I didn't even realize they'd altered her appearance digitally. But when Brad Pitt was supposed to be a teenager, it bothered me because he looked really fake. <BR/><BR/>Also, it's possible that Pitt still deserves the props for his performance that you originally wanted to give him. I don't know just how it worked, but if he had to give a performance that was later going to be transferred to someone else, think of how tough that could be.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082737604796435170noreply@blogger.com