Comments on: Benjamin Button Backlash? Telluride 2008 http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/30/benjamin-button-backlash-telluride-2008/ Daily coverage of what is truly interesting in the film world Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:31:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Telluride ‘08: “Benjamin” Button Preview Reactions « Fataculture http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/30/benjamin-button-backlash-telluride-2008/#comment-112766 Telluride ‘08: “Benjamin” Button Preview Reactions « Fataculture Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:41:22 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=4328#comment-112766 [...] Karina Longworth doesn’t get any of this “bad buzz” hysteria that is being hyped up: “I hadn’t heard this bad buzz––the handful of people I’ve spoken to who saw the show reel either last night or this morning had generally positive things to day, aside from some general skepticism as to what the film’s reported two and a half hour final cut will look and feel and play like.” [...] [...] Karina Longworth doesn’t get any of this “bad buzz” hysteria that is being hyped up: “I hadn’t heard this bad buzz––the handful of people I’ve spoken to who saw the show reel either last night or this morning had generally positive things to day, aside from some general skepticism as to what the film’s reported two and a half hour final cut will look and feel and play like.” [...]

]]> By: Craig Kennedy http://blog.spout.com/2008/08/30/benjamin-button-backlash-telluride-2008/#comment-112719 Craig Kennedy Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:34:49 +0000 http://blog.spout.com/?p=4328#comment-112719 I'm only skimming responses (including yours earlier) because I don't want this movie ruined for me before I see it myself. My question is, how wise is it to judge a movie based on 20 minutes? How well can you tell whether or not it's going to "hold together"? Yes, I know certain jaded types determine in the first 10 or 15 minutes if a movie is going to work or not, but I've got little use for those people. What bothers me, is that already this movie is climbing up hill with people crowing about the length and expense and this kind of buzz can stick, regardless of how ill informed it ultimately is. Once there is blood in the water, it can be all over for a movie. A similar phenomenon seems to be happening to Valkyrie...a movie I care much less about, but which has gotten repeated dinged, sight unseen, simply because the studio doesn't seem to know what the hell to do with it. The Internet is great. I love it, but sometimes it really brings me down. I’m only skimming responses (including yours earlier) because I don’t want this movie ruined for me before I see it myself.

My question is, how wise is it to judge a movie based on 20 minutes? How well can you tell whether or not it’s going to “hold together”?

Yes, I know certain jaded types determine in the first 10 or 15 minutes if a movie is going to work or not, but I’ve got little use for those people.

What bothers me, is that already this movie is climbing up hill with people crowing about the length and expense and this kind of buzz can stick, regardless of how ill informed it ultimately is. Once there is blood in the water, it can be all over for a movie.

A similar phenomenon seems to be happening to Valkyrie…a movie I care much less about, but which has gotten repeated dinged, sight unseen, simply because the studio doesn’t seem to know what the hell to do with it.

The Internet is great. I love it, but sometimes it really brings me down.

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