The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Packaging; Widescreen) (US Version) DVD Region 1

At once epic in scope and intimate in detail, David Fincher's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON is certainly the director's most emotional film to date (though FIGHT CLUB and SEVEN don't offer much in the way of competition). Loosely based on an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, this romantic drama tells the tale of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt), born in 1918 in New Orleans as a baby with wrinkles, cataracts, and arthritis. Benjamin will age backwards, getting younger as he watches those around him growing older. Included in that group are his adoptive mother, Queenie (Taraji P. Henson), and Daisy (Cate Blanchett), the love of his life whom he meets when she is just a little girl and he is an old man. They age in reverse, but despite Benjamin's globe-trotting adventures, their lives repeatedly intersect. The script from Oscar winner Eric Roth bears more than a few hallmarks in common with his earlier work on FORREST GUMP: both adaptations cross decades and continents. But BENJAMIN's script or even the fine acting aren't its most impressive accomplishment; the technology--both CGI and makeup--used to make Benjamin and Daisy age are remarkable, and makes the film entirely believable, but they're certainly aided by fine performances from both Pitt and Blanchett. The triumph of technology only serves to underscore the beauty of this film and of the love story at its heart.

4 stars out of 5 -- "Pitt's performance is amazingly unadorned and natural..." - Mark, Keizer (Box Office Critic), Box Office

3 stars out of 4 -- "The movie looks amazing....The technical wizardry sweeps you away....[Fincher's] astutely restrained direction fuses ferocity and feeling and creates a world you want to get lost in." - Peter, Travers (Rolling Stone Critic), Rolling Stone, 01/08/2008

3 stars out of 4 -- "Set in a visually stunning realm of heightened reality....BUTTON is never dull, and the conclusion is graceful and poignant." - Claudia, Puig (USA TODAY CRITIC), USA Today, 12/26/2008

"[A] triumph of technique....Mr. Fincher has added a dimension of delicacy and grace to digital filmmaking." - A. O., Scott (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 12/26/2008

4 stars out of 4 -- "Pitt and Blanchett are outstanding. Fincher's meticulous attention to detail is unerring..." - Jenni, Miller (Premiere Critic), Premiere, 12/24/2008

"[A]n extravagantly ambitious movie....The movie has been in the works for years, pored over by Fincher like a favorite fairy tale from his childhood." -- Grade: A- - Lisa, Schwarzbaum (Entertainment Weekly Critic), Entertainment Weekly, 01/01/2009

5 stars out of 5 -- "That the trick never feels tricksy is partly down to Pitt's gentle, sympathetic performance....A film for the ages..." - Ian, Freer (Empire Critic), Empire, 02/01/2009

4 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n epic of rare scope and scale....Bold and brilliant..." - Jamie, Graham (Film Critic), Total Film, 02/01/2009

"[A]n epic tale that contemplates the wonders of life -- of birth and death and, most of all, love....Superbly made and winningly acted by Brad Pitt in his most impressive outing to date..." - Kirk, Honeycutt (Hollywood Reporter Critic), Hollywood Reporter, 11/24/2008

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Artist Name(s):	Cate Blanchett (Actor) | Tilda Swinton (Actor) | Guy Ritchie (Actor) | Elias Koteas (Actor) | Julia Ormond (Actor) | Gilles Bourdos (Actor) | Elle Fanning | Ceán Chaffin | Allen Daviau 凱特白蘭琪 (Actor) | 蒂達史雲頓 (Actor) | Guy Ritchie (Actor) | Elias Koteas (Actor) | Julia Ormond (Actor) | Gilles Bourdos (Actor) | 艾莉芬寧 | Ceán Chaffin | Allen Daviau 凯特白兰琪 (Actor) | 蒂达史云顿 (Actor) | Guy Ritchie (Actor) | Elias Koteas (Actor) | Julia Ormond (Actor) | Gilles Bourdos (Actor) | Elle Fanning | Ceán Chaffin | Allen Daviau ケイト・ブランシェット (Actor) | ティルダ・スウィントン (Actor) | Ｇｕｙ Ｒｉｔｃｈｉｅ (Actor) | Elias Koteas (Actor) | Julia Ormond (Actor) | Gilles Bourdos (Actor) | Elle Fanning | Ceán Chaffin | Allen Daviau Cate Blanchett (Actor) | Tilda Swinton (Actor) | Guy Ritchie (Actor) | Elias Koteas (Actor) | Julia Ormond (Actor) | Gilles Bourdos (Actor) | Elle Fanning | Ceán Chaffin | Allen Daviau
Director:	David Fincher 大衛芬查 大卫芬查 デビッド・グロスマン David Fincher
Producer:	Greg Kinnear | Frank Marshall | Barry Levinson 格力堅尼亞 | 法蘭馬素 | 巴利李維遜 格力坚尼亚 | Frank Marshall | 巴利李维逊 Greg Kinnear | Ｆｒａｎｋ Ｍａｒｓｈａｌｌ | バリー・レビンソン Greg Kinnear | Marshall Frank | Barry Levinson
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Release Date:	2009-05-05
UPC Code:	097363337249
Country of Origin:	United States
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Color Information:	Color
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	PG-13 (MPAA)
Publisher:	Paramount Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	110 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1019614950

Director: David Fincher

DVD Features:

Region [unknown]
NTSC
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish
Subtitles - English, French