Comments on: At The Movies: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By: coffee

coffee — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:31:54 +0000

Cate Blanchett with a southern accent FTW; but Benjamin Button kept dragging on, always pausing dramatically on Brad Pitt’s face, a lot like Meet Joe Black, FTL

By: the r

the r — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:05:14 +0000

i disagree…terribly boring movie…he does NOTHING for the duration of the movie. the “romance” was manufactured and considering the amount of money spent on CGI it could gone an infinite number of directions…forrest gump and HIGHLANDER was better than this 2/5

By: Sean Deez

Sean Deez — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:24:15 +0000

sorry we were born into French over on this side of the boarder

By: Freddie C

Freddie C — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:23:12 +0000

yeah there wasn’t as many LOL moments, as opposed to recent episodes (ie the Steve Martin episode. Steve and Tracy Morgan RIP that episode).

HAHA really? the only Spanish phrases I can say quickly are the essential ones, such as “Una cerveza mas, por favor”

(“One more beer, please” for those who wasted their time taking French in high school)

By: Sean Deez

Sean Deez — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 06:08:03 +0000

man.. when Jack saw her at the gathering.. and she’s wearing that dress.. my.. god

and how good was that episode? probably one of the least funny ones they’ve done, but certainly telling..

oh, and the Spanish jokes were great.. just start talking fast spanish eh? that’s how you won me over

By: Freddie C

Freddie C — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:54:43 +0000

LOL, Deez, I JUST finished watching that episode.

I think she has a learning disability, which affects her ability to effectively master English. I mean really, if I spoke only Spanish and I saw these words:

tough
though
thought

i’m saying, “tuff, thuff, thufft”

and who cares? she’s gorgeous, and accents add a good 3 points on the 1-10 scale. that makes her a 14. holla.

By: Sean Deez

Sean Deez — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:44:50 +0000

Fred.. I couldn’t understand a fucking word either.. I was thinking “Damn, they need subtitles for this.”

The strike by lightning guy was needed comedy for a rather intense emotional film

Clarity can be an issue with films. Selma Hayek.. hot as hell, is one of the most unclear English speakers… ever. I noticed this on 30 Rock last night.

Yeah, it was a great flick though

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:25:52 +0000

Damn… a modern day Forrest Gump? I gotta check it!

By: Freddie C

Freddie C — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:35:56 +0000

Chris –

I’m all for realism, and I’m well aware that’s what people sound like when it’s time. but I’m willing to suspend my disbelief so I can understand what she’s saying. I mean, I just watched a guy age backwards. Is it a stretch for me to believe someone dying can be a little more coherent?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:21:59 +0000

Great rating…I actually would have put it a little higher. I saw 9 movies in 2 weeks for the Holiday movie marathon. This was the best of a pretty decent Holiday release schedule. As far as the deathbed scenes, when someone is on their “last leg,” their speech can get a little “muddy.” Kate Blanchett was bananas in BOTH of her roles in that movie.

By: Bulldog

Bulldog — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:57:44 +0000

I saw this movie last week and it is allready one of my favorite movies.

By: Freddie C

Freddie C — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:23:29 +0000

Word B, this movie was pretty damn good. My only beef was the cutting to the present-day of Daisy on her deathbed. I didn’t understand a word she said. She sounded like a raspy version of RZA’s ODB impression from Chappelle’s “Wu-Tang Financial” skit. Those scenes needed subtitles, on the real.

other than that, good movie. I like the humor they work in with the guy who was struck by lightning and Captain Mike.

great write up Deez