"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was outstanding.

It was truly magical. The acting was great all around. I imagine there will be at least 3, possibly 5 acting nods. The makeup and special effects were astounding. It is sure to get a Best Picture nod, as well. If it doesn't win for makeup, then nothing should win.

I also saw "Valkyrie", which I thought was very well done. Cruise is a little on the batty side, but he really does resemble Von Stauffenberg, a person who has interested me since I was 20. I can put aside his battiness to enjoy his films. It was raw, and well-acted, including many character actors who I enjoy seeing, including Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard.

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get away with it, too. No one would realize someone was shot until the movie was over and the theater emptied. Dammit, I wish I'd have thought about this before I saw Quantum of Silence, I could have taken care of the idiot that kept opening his cell phone and flashing the light in my eyes.:grr:

In 2010 if the 2 year separation remains consistent... :silly:

Not only that, Brad Pitt apparently spent his time in the Lower Ninth Ward wisely -- learning how to do a New Orleans accent! (How NOT to do it: Dennis Quaid, "The Big Easy".) This was that rarity of rarities: a New Orleans movie that was simply set there, rather than every other shot being of a parade, or someone eating gumbo, etc., etc., ad nauseam. That being said, the early streetcar scene, with the Bushman from Philly, may well (based on the architecture) have been shot on my old street, S. Carrollton, and later, the couple most certainly did dine, as have I, at the Clover Grill on lower Bourbon (a couple of blocks down from the "Human Zoo"), which is still there.

Semi-spoiler: Do see it -- but try for the matinee: the run time is a grueling three hours, which seemed almost as long as the whole time I lived in NOLA!

But, it was hardly noticed. The makeup made Brad look like he did in Thelma and Louise, and the makeup on Cate in the hospital bed was just amazing. It looked so authentic.

are usually beyond terrible and they always depict us all sweaty. We do have air conditioners here.

That's longer than it takes to read the book.

Not so sure about Valkyrie.

I was aware of the three hour run time going in, but it really seemed to pass quickly, because the story and acting were engrossing.

If it receives award recognition, I think it will be well deserved.

I enjoyed it, but I didn't think it was anywhere near great. You're right though, makeup was really good, as was the cinematography and costuming/propping for period(s).



I liked Gran Torino much more, actually. Of course, being a Clint Eastwood film, it won't win any awards for cinematography. That man actually has open contempt for the camera and lighting department, I do believe.

of David Lynch's cinematography, specifically regarding people's movements and presence in a scene. I felt that many times, people were just moving around in BB. Sometimes in a Lynch film, a character becomes enormous.

(Yes, I'm going to post that in each and every Benjamin Button thread I see.)

I think I only counted 5. Of course, it was a long film, so I had to make one trip during the film.

I don't think I'm interested in the movie, which significantly changes the original story (in fact, I'd say they are two completely different stories).