The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (DVD) Reviews

I did not expect to enjoy this movie quite as much as I actually did and it was a pleasingly entertainin bit of film making that swept me along with some good performances and a pleasing story line that had me bouncing around with my emotions ranging from happiness to sadness and even reaching for a tissue to mop up the odd tear as ...  Read the complete review

The film begins in an American hospital where an old lady Daisy (played by Cate Blanchett) is dying and her daughter is by her side. Daisy asks her daughter to read from a diary which tells the story of Benjamin Button (played by Brad Pitt) and how she came to know him. The rest of the film then recounts the story of Benjamins life with Daisy ...  Read the complete review

Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born with several aging diseases which means that he ages backwards and becomes younger, which leads to a rather extraordinary life. His mother dies durning childbirth and he is abandoned by his father, so he is brought up by Queenie, a black women who works at a senior's home. Daisy (Cate Blanchett) and Benjamin ...  Read the complete review

(film only review) I had a look at the other Dooyoo reviews of this film the other night before I watched the DVD and read a few of the better ones before deciding whether or not to add my own two penn'orth to the points of view. I found I disagreed with quite a few points raised and so decided to add my own opinion. Firstly ...  Read the complete review

This film received a lot of hype so i thought i would check it out. It is a really good film the plot is very original and the film is deep and emotional. Brad Pitt does an amazing job, his performance is touching, real and he really embraces his characters personality and emotions. It couldn't have been easy to imagine what the character must ...  Read the complete review

I saw adverts for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button before it came out and was quite interested in seeing the film. I didn't actually get round to seeing it at the cinema but recently I have finally watched this film on DVD. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button was released in the cinema in February this year and then released on DVD ...  Read the complete review

I wanted to watch this as soon as I saw it advertised, mainly because of Brad Pitt who I think is one of the best actors around with his ability to change his own persona to become someone else (yes I know this is the idea of acting...but many actors can't do this and act as themselves with a different name and life story). So when I saw it on the ...  Read the complete review

A very curious film that basically I don't understand how it ever came to production. Without ruining the entire plot of the film I can safely say that it is so farfetched and completely pointless that it doesn't really grab you at all. Brad Pitt is the main draw to this film and undoubtedly his performance was brilliant but I felt that his ...  Read the complete review

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is based on the 1921 short story of the same name written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is about a man named Benjamin Button that ages backwards - he is born as a baby-sized old man, complete with wrinkles and arthritis, then grows "backwards" into a middle-aged man, then a young man, and then a baby. If ...  Read the complete review

I don't watch tv but my sister was watching one day as i stuck my head round the corner and a trailer for this came on. After just seeing the trailer alone i was intrigued to what this film was about and really wanted to see it for myself. I watch alot of films, but not really many hit the mark with me and not really many i worth saying ...  Read the complete review

i bought this film when it came out on bluray after id seen the trailer and liked what i saw. First thing to say is that the makeup artists/special effects people did an amazing job with this film. You see Benjamin (played by Brad Pitt) age in reverse and the close up shots are amazing, especially considering i was watching the blu ray ...  Read the complete review

I was excited to see the film from the first time i saw the trailer,the idea seemed pretty unique and i was waiting for it to release.Finally,caught up with it just before the oscars,and i thought it would be one of the fore-runners. As much as it sounds interesting on paper,it is probably not that interesting,mainly due to the duration ...  Read the complete review

Curious Case of Benjamin Button: This is an American fantasy drama film released in 2008. It was directed by David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club and Zodiac) and written by Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) and Robin Swicord ( Memoirs of a Geisha). So far, this film has grossed $333 million. and it was loosely based on a short story by Fitzgerald ...  Read the complete review

I'll begin by saying, great film. Brad Pitt has done it again, made what should have been a very dull film into something quite entertaining, just like with Meet Joe Black. I was enthralled from start to finish and Pitt showed just how versatile he can be with a very difficult character to depict. Cate Blanchett does wonders as supporting ...  Read the complete review

This film is based on a story about a person born an old man, who gets "younger" as he gets older. When I saw the trailers I was not impressed, but I was baffled as to how, or even why someone would go about making this film. Before you see the film, it really is hard to imagine. Story As an old woman lies dying, ...  Read the complete review

Definately a must see DVD. There are many genre's that this film could be classified under, there were parts that made me laugh, parts that made me cry adn definately parts that made me think what if this really happened. The film is about a baby who's mother dies in childbirth, as the father looks at the baby he is horrified by his ...  Read the complete review

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has an unusual story line in that the main character Benjamin ages differently to normal human beings. The story follows the life of Benjamin from his birth as an elderly man. Benjamin and Daisy the main characters meet in a home for the elderly when Daisy comes to visit her Grandmother. This is ...  Read the complete review

It must indeed be a very strange world when you are born old and gradually become young, but then you really wouldn't know anything different so perhaps it might not quite be as strange as I first envisaged. It's not the sort of thing you really give much thought to unless of course your name happens to be Benjamin Button ( Brad Pitt ). When he ...  Read the complete review

When Benjamin Button is born, everyone shies away from him in disgust - instead of a pink healthy baby, he is what looks like a little old man. Thankfully, a kind woman called Queenie who runs an old people's home takes Benjamin in and brings him up. He is at home amongst the elderly because he has much of their attributes. As he grows though, he ...  Read the complete review

My feelings about this film are split in two: On the one hand it is a melancholy story, told in a protracted and often tedious manner. On the other hand, it is certainly a curious tale which is often beguiling, and the filming is competent and sensitive. The special effects used to age Brad Pitt are incredible - you just ...  Read the complete review