| The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button [DVD] [2008] | ![The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button [DVD] [2008]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41nuuSjQgyL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: David Fincher
Actors: Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Jason Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Format: Anamorphic, PAL
Languages: English (Audio Description), English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 159 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5051892004954
ASIN: B001MYKZ6C
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: June 8, 2009
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The deservedly multi-award nominated The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button sees David Fincher team up with his Fight Club star Brad Pitt. Pitt plays Benjamin Button, a man born in an old peron's body who in turn ages backwards. While the premise may seem a little mind-boggling for some, Eric Roth (the writer behind Forrest Gump) and Robin Swicord's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story is poetic, epic and intimate all at once. Critics have moaned about its length, but for the story and the characters to become a part of you, this film could not have been any shorter. The Currious Case Of Benjamin Button is a magical tale about love, understanding and acceptance, all themes ridiculously relevant in our time. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett's chemistry lights up the screen. Together with Fincher and the outstanding supporting cast (inlcuding Tilda Swinton, Oscar nominated Taraji P. Henson and Julia Ormond), the tale of little Benjamin Button is uplifting and original. Giving away any scenes or technical effects would be ruining the magic. --Jennifer Kilchenmann
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 Powerful, Poignant and Long April 22, 2009
Jana L. Perskie (New York, NY USA)
38 out of 42 found this review helpful
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Director David Fincher and co-writers Eric Roth and Robin Swicord might well have followed Mr. Fitzgerald's lead and made their movie shorter, because the film's running time is nearly 3 hours. And that is really a long time to expect an audience to sit still...at least for this particular film, with its straightforward premise: A child is born as a very old man. The story progresses and the man progresses to lose a year every year. He grows younger with time. That's the magic which makes this enchanting tale unique...and, well, magical. (but still too long!!)
Initially, a blind man is commissioned to create a clock to hang in New Orleans' train station. Embittered by news of his son's death in WWI, and by all deaths in all wars, he creates a clock which runs backwards, so that the young lives lost might be restored.
Meanwhile, Daisy, an elderly women, (Kate Blanchett, made-up to look old and ugly...is this possible?), is on her deathbed in a New Orleans' hospital. As Hurricane Katrina rages outside her window, she asks her daughter, (Julia Ormond), to read from a secret diary. Through her diary, the dying woman tells the story of one Benjamin Button and how his life intersected with her's.
While a New Orleans' crowd celebrates the end of WWI, a young mother dies giving birth to a son. When the infant's father sees him for the first time, his misery at the loss of his wife is overshadowed by his horror as he glimpses his child. The baby boy looks like a monster. In fact, the tiny infant has the wizened face and body of a man in his late eighties. Mr. Button, the Dad, leaves his son on the steps of an old-age home where Queenie, (Taraji P. Hensen) and Tizzy (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali), a couple who work at the home, take in the boy child and make him their own. They name him Benjamin.
Imagine their surprise when the aged baby begins to grow younger. Eventually, he is able to transport himself by wheelchair, then he walks with a cane, then upright with no assistance, until he is actually able to walk quickly on his own two feet. Remember the riddle, "What has 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 3 in the evening?" Well, this is the riddle reversed. When Benjamin reaches his 70's, more or less, he meets a little girl named Daisy, whose grandmother lives at the home. The two immediately feel a sense of affinity and play happily together, in spite of the enormous difference in their ages. They are best friends, sharing secrets and listening as Daisy's grandmother reads to them.
While Benjamin's age decreases, his adventures increase. And Daisy grows older. Benjamin goes to sea and Daisy becomes a successful ballerina. They meet in New York, but Benjamin is still too old for her, in a romantic sense. One feels a sense of poignancy and wistfulness as the now middle-aged man watches her go off with someone younger. I take out my tissues for the first time at this point, and don't put them away.
Eventually Benjamin and Daisy catch up to each other in time...but you must see the film to find out what happens as they fall in love, and then fall away from each other as they continue to age on dissimilar paths.
I think this film belongs to Daisy/Blanchette, rather than to charismatic Brad Pitt, who does turn out a compelling performance. Daisy is the one who truly has growing pains - who struggles with her lack of worldly experience and develops as a character. Benjamin is born with the wisdom and tranquility that come with age and he appears somewhat detached as his life unfolds.
Although the make-up artistry and technical effects are exceptional, the storyline and the changing faces of the actors is what enthralls. The themes of the passage of time and of inevitable loss are quite moving and powerful.
So, I would suggest that you definitely see the film as, ultimately, it is well worth the disadvantage of its length. Once again, a matter of time.
Jana Perskie
 What a wonderful film! June 11, 2009
A. G. Depit (uk)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Well to start off I must say what a great film. Didn't expect much from this at all but I was blown away by the way the story unfolds. There are so many standout moments in the film but the ending has to be one of the best endings I have seen to a movie for a long time. The way it pulls at your heart strings. I think that everyone should watch this movie, it won't appeal to everyone but if you like good movie-making at its highest quality then please watch it. I would easily put this in my top ten movies of all time. I haven't seen a movie as good as this at the cinema this year and quite frankly a lot of the films this year have been very disapointing in the extreme such as Wolverine!
This is also another showcase for how much better Blu-Ray is compared with DVD. The picture quality is superb and the sound also is brilliant. The extras on the disc are comprehensive in the extreme and I just think that you should buy this!! An incredible film buy it!
Actor Brad Pitt and director David Fincher strike gold for the third time in a row! June 9, 2009
Dragonlord (Cornwall)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The other two films which Brad Pitt did with David Fincher are the modern classics Seven and Fight Club. Benjamin Button is a totally different film again in which Brad Pitt proves yet again that he is the most talented actor of his generation. I found the story to be very intriguing and at times a little upsetting. Benjamin Button when born is a baby whom is very old and as time goes by he is getting younger. This is a strange idea which makes many profound things happen in his life. The special features are extremely interesting in how they made Brad Pitt look much older and smaller then what he is in real life. The blu-ray picture is excellent and I feel Benjamin Button will become another classic over time as with the other two films Brad Pitt has done with David Fincher.
An excellent film! July 24, 2009
S. Leeves (England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I couldn't wait for this film to come out on DVD and i was not dissappointed! I thought the performances from all actors involved were truly mesmerising!! I am not a Brad Pitt fan and i thought this might spoil it for me but i have been converted! It is a long film but well worth a viewing.
Moving February 1, 2010
Mr. R. J. Wilson (PLYMOUTH, DEVON United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Once you accept the rather bizarre concept of reverse ageing, the film really grips and you get sucked in hook line and sinker. This film had a profound effect on the way I look at life and relationships and the concept of achievement in life. The acting is superb especially from Brad Pitt. Buy it or rent it but just watch it with an open mind.
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