So the subject matter might be a little odd, especially for an actor -director team known for their gritty thrillers - but if you were thinking twice about David Fincher's The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, then this theatrical trailer should certainly help make up your mind.  Following a very special boy who is born old and ages backwards, Benjamin Button examines life through a character who must struggle with decrepitude as a child and can enjoy the spoils of youth as a mature man. Add to that Cate Blanchett, who plays Benjamin's impossibly graceful sweetheart, aging the normal way round. The trailer shows us just some of the stages of the miraculous transition of Benjamin from a wrinkly baby to a young man with an old man's face - until we reach that perfect moment pinnacle, the mid-point, where Brad and Cate's characters are the same age. Based on the story by F. Scott Fitzgerald and spanning from the end of World War I until the 21st century, this will be an epic of bizarre and beautiful proportions. Check out the theatrical trailer here.

Emily Phillips

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Ah, Sweet and sad at the same time
Brad looks to have grown of age as an actor now (no pun intended) following his brilliant turn as Jesse James. You can alway feel safe with Blanchett and it's good to have David Fincher back. ... Read More Taz69 About me
21:10, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
That last shot of Pitt he looks so young it looks like it's been lifted straight off A River Runs Through It or something. ... Read More dunkah About me
16:08, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
Look's great, but don't spoil the ride!
It's going to be a visual and acting feast, only I can't help thinking that in trying to show audiences what the central plot is (He's old, then he's young!) they're kind of showing us THE WHOLE STORY in all the trailers. Unless there are 25 mins of teenage to adolescent Pitt they've kept hidden, it's a bit of a shame. Just tell us that he's aging backwards and we'll find out on the night! Ah well, trailers are all like this nowadays. Not enough people wanna go to the cinema every week (Like a s... Read More Mopictures About me
14:46, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
Look's great, but don't spoil the ride!
It's going to be a visual and acting feast, only I can't help thinking that in trying to show audiences what the central plot is (He's old, then he's young!) they're kind of showing us THE WHOLE STORY in all the trailers. Unless there are 25 mins of teenage to adolescent Pitt they've kept hidden, it's a bit of a shame. Just tell us that he's aging backwards and we'll find out on the night! Ah well, trailers are all like this nowadays. Not enough people wanna go to the cinema every week (Like a s... Read More Mopictures About me
14:27, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
Epic
Thsi looks really good. Kind of has that epic story feel of Forest Gump about it. And if it's anywhere near as good as that film, then we are in for a treat! ... Read More TheHazman About me
14:19, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
Look's great, but don't spoil the ride!
It's going to be a visual and acting feast, only I can't help thinking that in trying to show audiences what the central plot is (He's old, then he's young!) they're kind of showing us THE WHOLE STORY in all the trailers. Unless there are 25 mins of teenage to adolescent Pitt they've kept hidden, it's a bit of a shame. Just tell us that he's aging backwards and we'll find out on the night! Ah well, trailers are all like this nowadays. Not enough people wanna go to the cinema every week (Like a s... Read More Mopictures About me
14:15, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
Beautiful
This looks absolutely brilliant!! I love anything that Fincher and Pitt do, but this just looks amazing!! Its gonna be so sad at the end though, there is only one way it can end. ... Read More Tyler Soze About me
14:13, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
I'm gonna get tears in my eyes, I just know it... ... Read More muchobenny About me
11:40, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
this is going to be amazing
this film looks so fantastic, and Fincher is one of my favourite directors ever. HOW could it not be one of the greatest films of our lifetime? ... Read More Hughezy About me
10:29, 25 November 2008 | Report This Post
this is going to be amazing
this film looks so fantastic, and Fincher is one of my favourite directors ever. HOW could it not be one of the greatest films of our lifetime? ... Read More Hughezy About me
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