Curious Button

[infrogmation]

mshollie and I saw the film version of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" yesterday. We enjoyed it-- a well done work of cinema.

We went to a matinee at the Prytania-- unusually for a weekday matinee, the theater was filled up. Of course it was the day after Christmas, and 2nd day of a film with lots of local content.

Very good and extensive use of New Orleans settings. I recognized many New Orleans locations-- and was amazed at one shot of a 1920s street scene that use part of one corner and a couple buildings elsewhere in town cut & pasted together with period auto traffic going by to make a new seemless cityscape. The special effects were impressive without deliberately calling attention to themselves, and the cinematography just beautiful. Hey, any film that has Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and a 1932 Packard limousine is going be damn good looking :-)

Comments

[mshollie.livejournal.com]

Did you know I got struck by lightning seven times? Once while I was out walking my dog.

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

I'd keep my distance from lightning rod guy....

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

Apropos of nothing, miwasatoshi just passed through town.

[infrogmation.livejournal.com]

Your town or mine?

[pentomino.livejournal.com]

your town; he's from my town.

he's a birder.