Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

wow.David Fincher worst movie gets a 13 oscar nominations AND a criterion DVD.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Titty fucking Christ....that is amazing....I...omg...HOW? A movie this big AND good at the release date..wow...

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Its easily better than The Game and Panic Room....
But I guess this is a matter of opinon. Sorry to hear you and others didnt like it. I thought it had flaws but was very moving and the ultimate points it was trying to make were made rather beautifully.

Wonder if we will see other releases do this with the seperate 1 disk Studio release and 2-disk Criterion edition thing...
I love the idea. Wonder if Columbiahouse will get the 2-disk Criterion version...?

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

I honestly wasn't going to buy this when it came out, but Criterion got me again! Damn you!!!!!! =)

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

DVD active have now updated with the 1-disk cover art...
Its not bad actually. The 2-disk is a bit classier though if only cause its more mysterious and less cluttered. Frankly I was hoping Criterion would give us a variation of this image for the 2-disk release:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...HL._SS500_.jpg

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

don't really care for all that black for the 2 disc but am picking it up either way..can't wait! However, I haven't seen this movie in the theater so it will be a blind buy for me. I've never owned a Criterion release before so this will be my first..yay!

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

I'm all over the Criterion on release day.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

As much as I usually enjoy the extras on Fincher's big-big-big editions, Button was so abysmally bad that I don't think I'd have any interest at all in perusing them.

I can only hope that this collaboration with Paramount leads to Criterion getting access to more quality catalog releases.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Congrats to Criterion on going all shock 'n awe!

Hopefully they'll get their act together with the Blu-ray packaging before introducing themselves to the masses. Maybe they'll even use the extra proceeds to do right by those of us with existing Blu releases.

Will probably pick this one up. Good news all around, IMO.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Wow. Lots of threadcrapping going on here.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

I was hoping the first Fincher film in the CC would be The Game.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Well, technically, it was. ;)

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Quiet, you.

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/d.../MrPeabody.gif

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

That's what I was thinking.

I have no interest in this but I must say that that is some awful artwork coming from Criterion.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Is criterion doing the Blu Ray as well?

EDIT: Nevermind, I see that they are... NICE!

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

well considering the dozen threads a year where everyone praises and eat up everything criterion puts out - we should let it slide for this rather shocking surprise release. like i said before - good for criterion. if getting the rights to release Button will secure the company some cash to move around to some more longer awaited obscure releases - im not gonna complain. the elitist in me wants to be outraged. but they DID release armageddon and we've done a good job taking that one with stride and a smile.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

People that hates this movie, loved the freaking slumdogs, oh yes we want a movie to makes us happy and forget about our crappy life... not a long interesting movie that introduce us some amazing characters along the way, making us think what life is all about, Slumdog is the most overrated movie ever, Crash is a masterpiece next to it.


Thank you, Criterion I'll be getting a copy from your site, and another one from maybe amazon. Bring on more Fincher, Thanks.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

People bitch and moan whenever Criterion releases a mainstream movie. They did it with The Rock and Armageddon. I even saw people bitching when they released Dazed and Confused. Criterion has to make money. They are a business after all. If they can release a couple of mainstream movies a year, to fund all the other releases they do, thats fine with me.

As for the Benjamin Button disc, I wish that Criterion would use the 1 disc art, instead of the crappy art they came up with.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

Sorry, I know this is off topic but had to throw it out there-

How about a Criterion release of Fincher's "The Game" on the same day to coincide with this release?

Wouldn't that be awesome?

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

I'm kind of surprised that people would prefer the 1 disc art to the 2 disc art. The 2 disc is much more elegant and simple. Just taken straight from the theatrical posters. I like it a lot. There's no need to stick some screencap from a movie scene in the middle of the faces like that.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

That's what I though as well. Also is a great time to release the rest of his films on blu-ray. It was pretty weird to me when I read ; from academy nominee, David Fincher, saying his name alone makes you excited, too bad from now on they will start with, from the director of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, academy award nominee....

Still Thanks again Criterion for this release.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

This is quite pleasant surprise and really unexpected. The Criterion release is just too hard to pass. Yeah a Criterion release for The Game would definitely make my day!

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

i'm in for the criterion.

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

I know! All I see is a vase.
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-conte...oncriteron.jpg

Re: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 5/5/09
 

will normal retailers like Target and Walmart have this Criterion? Best Buy will likely, but most others usually do not, but since this is more mainstreamed...