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Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

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Lakecat
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10-01-2006

Friday, December 26, 2008 - 6:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lakecat a private message Print Post    
Just cking in to see if anyone has seen it,and what they thought.My newspaper review was not thrilled,but sometimes a "real" person has a different viewpoint.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 11:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Not a lot of reviews from imdb.com yet, but it looks like a winner! 8.7/10 1,524 votes.

The critics love it too - rottentomaotes.com shows Reviews Counted: 116
Fresh: 85
Rotten:31
Average Rating: 7.3/10

Yankee_in_ca
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08-01-2000

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 2:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yankee_in_ca a private message Print Post    
Reviews have been mostly favorable, and we had planned to see this this weekend, but almost every friend I know who's seen it was underwhelmed.

We may go see Slumdog Millionaire tonight instead.

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 4:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Slumdog Millionaire is the second best film I've seen this year (Milk is first, but I still haven't seen Wire Man or whatever it's called, which is supposed to be exceptional, or The Wrestler, which will allegedly make me think Mickey Rourke is an amazing actor). Button is very very good, but it's not in the same league as those two. Then again, I don't think it means to be.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 4:19 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Best film I've seen this year is Gran Torino. Very intense movie, great acting.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Sunday, December 28, 2008 - 7:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
I thought the love affair was a little lacking in intensity. Somehow I wasn't invested in the two of them together. Benjamin's story is very compelling, but it didn't seem enhanced by the story with Daisy. Other than that it's very good.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 6:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
I saw this yesterday with my BFF and we both thought the movie was very well done. You are correct that Benjamin's story is very compelling. I'm not one to cry, but this movie had me wiping a tear or two during the last half of the movie.


Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
I saw it too and I agree Kitt -- there was just something lacking for me in the romance. I'm not sure I found her all that likable?? Not sure what it was. But I did enjoy the film, shed several tears.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Friday, January 02, 2009 - 8:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
I saw this tonight and I thought it was good but long. But I must say that Brad was smokin' hot. I did cry a bit at the sad ending.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 10:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Yes HOT!

Ketchuplover
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 10:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ketchuplover a private message Print Post    
I saw it today. Loved it :-)

Terolyn
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05-06-2004

Friday, June 05, 2009 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Terolyn a private message Print Post    
Liked it, but the ending bothered me.

Can't get past him "Growing down". The being born old I can handle, but to me if he had just keep getting younger looking and his mind getting younger (emotions etc) then it would have been more reasonable. Bones don't shrink like that.