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greymog

06-26-2010, 01:21 PM

I just deactivated mine. Was really messed up, I'd unfriend people, as my facebook is for work initially, but the reactions got violent last month. Like threats. Facebook's ancestor is the cellphone, and really does a fantastic job of raping and humiliating ones boundaries.

I'm so glad it's over. I miss landlines.

+1 for Jawa. Call me, or walk over. It's been a long time since the world was like that. I need to make planet Earth bigger again. It's shrunk, but in an ironic way. I can be 'in New York' virtually, but I'm not allowed to go physically? It's messed up.

I'd watch this film.

Billy Pilgrim

06-26-2010, 01:23 PM

The trailer does seem a bit silly. However, I'll see anything Fincher does. I like Jesse Eisenberg as well.

Batutta

06-26-2010, 01:41 PM

I think its too soon for a Facebook movie.

I wouldn't say that, really. It doesn't seem to be about Facebook as much as it is about all the fallout between the friends who created it. It's based on a book, and I'm sure Fincher saw interesting movie potential in it or he wouldn't have made it.

greymog

06-26-2010, 02:08 PM

Just saw the trailer. Yeah, I'll watch.

Dalton Boettcher

07-02-2010, 08:19 AM

I read a copy of the screenplay a few months ago. The concept sounds dumb but it's a compelling story and well written. I'm pretty pumped knowing that Fincher's directing.

Richard J. Johnson

07-02-2010, 10:28 AM

I need to see a trailer with actual human beings in motion and acting before I decide on this one.

Paul Hudson

07-02-2010, 11:48 AM

I need to see a trailer with actual human beings in motion and acting before I decide on this one.

Now there is a novel idea Richard. I'll wait.

Blaine

07-02-2010, 11:58 AM

Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay and I'm a fan of his work. Between him and Fincher, this should be good.

Scott F

07-04-2010, 10:18 AM

Put me down for this one and also the one about the birth of internet porn!

:thumbsup:

Batutta

07-15-2010, 05:32 PM

Actual trailer with scenes. Yeah, I'm seeing it--

http://movies.yahoo.com/premieres/20889647/standardformat

Batutta

09-25-2010, 09:36 AM

Getting outstanding reviews. Currently at 100 percent on RT.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-social-network/

Jawa Ex Machina

09-25-2010, 09:51 AM

Yeah people say it's better than Inception. Not sure I'll buy that until I see it, but it's Fincher so I'll give it the benefit of a doubt.

Jordan Scott Price

09-25-2010, 11:27 AM

I have a hard time believing any film with Justin Timberlake can be classified as "good."

Fincher is the only thing that's keeping my interest here. I'll wait on more reviews...or just to catch it on Netflix.

Batutta

09-25-2010, 11:31 AM

I have a hard time believing any film with Justin Timberlake can be classified as "good."

He's getting good reviews as well...I quite liked his performance in Black Snake Moan.

Jordan Scott Price

09-25-2010, 11:36 AM

I saw the first fifteen minutes of...what was it...Edison Force? And I almost threw up.

P.S. Batutta, is that Galaxy Quest in your profile pic?

Batutta

09-25-2010, 11:40 AM

P.S. Batutta, is that Galaxy Quest in your profile pic?

By Grabthar's Hammer, it is.

Jordan Scott Price

09-25-2010, 11:43 AM

By Grabthar's Hammer, it is.

One of my favorite lines in that movie, by Alan Rickman, of course:

"By Grabthar's...Hammer............................... ..............................................

What a savings."

Batutta

09-25-2010, 11:46 AM

One of my favorite lines in that movie, by Alan Rickman, of course:

"By Grabthar's...Hammer............................... ..............................................

What a savings."

Just to prove a point...I never would have believed Tim Allen would be in anything called a good movie until I saw Galaxy Quest, so maybe you should give JT a shot, considering the circumstances and that he has a rather small role.

Jordan Scott Price

09-25-2010, 11:52 AM

Just to prove a point...I never would have believed Tim Allen would be in anything called a good movie until I saw Galaxy Quest, so maybe you should give JT a shot, considering the circumstances and that he has a rather small role.

.

KyleProhaska

09-28-2010, 08:34 AM

Still rockin a 100% at Rottentomatoes.com with 29 reviews...awesome.

Jawa Ex Machina

09-28-2010, 08:42 AM

Still rockin a 100% at Rottentomatoes.com with 29 reviews...awesome.
This one isn't doing as well. (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/one_missed_call/)

Nektonic

09-28-2010, 06:00 PM

Still rockin a 100% at Rottentomatoes.com with 29 reviews...awesome.

Wow. I'm shocked a movie about Facebook is doing this well critically.

The only thing that could get my ass in the seat for this one is the fact that it is a David Fincher film.

Brandon Rice

09-29-2010, 11:48 AM

Looking forward to seeing this, for sure.

Michael Anthony Horrigan

10-01-2010, 04:13 PM

Loved it! I was actually wishing it was longer when it ended.

Great acting and superb storytelling.

MAH

Batutta

10-01-2010, 05:49 PM

Great filmmaking all across the board. As good a telling of this story as you could possibly ever see...and therin lies my one problem with it. The first 1/2 of this film is ridiculously compelling -- propulsive, sexy and fun. After that it starts to lose steam and then pretty much runs out of narrative gas by the last quarter. I don't think there was anything the filmmakers could have done as they can only bend reality so far, so I chalk it up to the limitations of the source material. The film eventually bumps up against the limitations of the story it's telling. But everything from the writing, directing, acting, cinematography, editing and soundtrack was all done to perfection. Even Justin Timberlake turns in a great, sleazy performance. The cast of this film reminds me of the cast of The Right Stuff. That film was chock full of stars and character actors who wound up dominating 80's movies -- Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Scott Glenn, Lance Henriksen, Barbara Hershey, Sam Shepherd, Jeff Goldblum...I think we're going to be hearing a lot from all the cast members of The Social Network, some of whom I'm seeing for the first time. I'm sure Armie Hammer will take some superhero role in the future. I guess The Flash is all that's left and he wouldn't be a bad fit. He was going to play Bruce Wayne in the cancelled Justice League movie that George Miller was set up to direct. It is a complete cosmic injustice that he looks like he was chiseled from marble, and is also the heir to a fortune. Yeah, life's fair.

David Jimerson

10-01-2010, 06:41 PM

http://i.imgur.com/LvP3j.jpg

dust'n the callipygous

10-02-2010, 11:39 PM

saw it last night. gotta agree with batutta on this. the beginning was really good, and it wasn't until the end when it started running out of gas. facebook is still a relatively new thing, so i'm sure the story will continue evolving. i'm only a year younger than zuckerberg, so i'm right at the age of everyone who jumped on the facebook bandwagon from the beginning. i remember when it first became available at my college, and exploded in about a week. it was odd seeing the little bits and pieces that have changed since facebook first came out--things that i'd forgotten all about. like when they dropped the "the" and how his roommate's face used to be on the masthead.

but back to the movie. the acting was all very good and the parts well-cast. the rowing sequence with the tilt-shift lenses was fantastic. i wanted to see another 30 minutes. definitely worth seeing.

oh, and $6.9 billion... i can't even fathom that much money

Batutta

10-03-2010, 07:36 AM

After ruminating about the movie more, I think the issue for me is that because of the flashback, Rashomon type structure, i knew where the movie was going way before it got there, so the betrayals that compromise the last third of the movie had less emotional impact than they should have. The structure works well in the first half, giving it a lot of energy and narrative efficiency, but it ended up having a price in the end...One thing I forgot to add about Armie Hammer's performance, the twinning effect was completely seamless. And the performance helped sell it further. An amazing effect, even more impressive than Benjamin Button.

dust'n the callipygous

10-03-2010, 02:09 PM

That was just one guy? Wow...

Postmaster

10-03-2010, 02:44 PM

Good chance to see that RED material on the big screen.
Looks pretty nice imho.

Frank

Jordan Scott Price

10-03-2010, 08:10 PM

OK, Batutta, I will see this movie. I am making plans to see this movie. I haven't seen anything since Inception almost two months ago.

I have a review of my films and crap this week at school; then I have 2 weeks of DP'ing two different shoots and sound recording on another; then I have a bunch of tests and crap; then two weeks of editing 25 hours a day to finish projects; then planning my winter shoot.

Sweet! I'll get to see the film December 10th.

:S

Stephen Mick

10-03-2010, 08:13 PM

See. This. Movie.

Jawa Ex Machina

10-03-2010, 10:55 PM

See. This. Movie.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zRXM-aOz3Eg/TEQnc9JM6RI/AAAAAAAAANk/TaVEKNnTevU/s1600/hypnotoad.gif

Jordan Scott Price

10-03-2010, 11:16 PM

What the hell?

Alan H. Chang

10-03-2010, 11:34 PM

I watched it this past Thursday midnight showing and I enjoyed it very much. I don't even have a Facebook account!

Billy Pilgrim

10-04-2010, 01:16 AM

I loved the hell out of this. I'll definitely see it as many times as I can while it's in theaters. There's only one scene I didn't like that much (when we first meet Sean Parker. It sounded written, if that makes sense.) I've been a fan of Eisenberg since The Squid and the Whale, and this is definitely his best performance. It was very electric, just full of power and energy. Andrew Garfield was also outstanding, and Justin Timberlake was excellent too.

Jon Starr

10-04-2010, 08:05 AM

Great film. Very well written and thought out. Can't believe the "facebook" movie is actually a great piece of cinematic work.

Also, Justin Timberlake has to be one of the most talented individuals out there. Whatever he does he does well.

Sad Max

10-04-2010, 11:42 AM

Saw it Saturday. Good stuff. Makes me feel vaguely icky when I log on to Facebook, now.

Doddle Guys

10-04-2010, 02:02 PM

I got to see opening night at the NYFF, great movie, sorkin's dialogue was incredible and the story is actually very good. I recommend to everyone even if you don't have Facebook. it's a really great movie.

Billy Pilgrim

10-04-2010, 02:24 PM

Does anyone else feel that this is a great sister film to Fight Club? Both involve two guys creating a community of sorts (fight club and facebook) that grows to something bigger, while one guy is left more and more out of the loop. Both are very male-centric. Both are scored to techno-synth music. Both involve a flash-back structure. Both involve charismatic men (representing the super-ego) guiding man-boys desperate to find themselves, in the wrong direction. Sean Parker is to Mark Zuckerberg what Tyler Durden is to The Narrator (Edward Norton's character). I think they'd make a great double-feature. The only major difference is that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't seem to learn anything, as opposed to The Narrator, who takes responsibility for things he wasn't even aware he was doing and seems to be going in the right direction by letting go of Tyler and fight club/project mayhem.

Sad Max

10-05-2010, 06:16 AM

It's funny, you're the second person to ask if I see connections between Social Network and Fight Club.

No.

Jawa Ex Machina

10-05-2010, 09:17 AM

It's funny, you're the second person to ask if I see connections between Social Network and Fight Club.

No.
He broke rule number 1.

*Glances knowingly to select members of the board.*

Batutta

10-05-2010, 10:13 AM

It's funny, you're the second person to ask if I see connections between Social Network and Fight Club.

The first rule of Facebook...Talk about Facebook, please!

azharrison

10-13-2010, 08:00 PM

I just saw this film last night. Excellent dialog, even though there was a lot of technical jargon throughout, it was handled very effectively via montage. Pacing was superb. I think someone earlier in this thread said that the ending fell flat, I disagree. I think the end was a pretty accurately reflected the story. He created facebook, everybody sued him, he settled out of court for millions, fade to black. Of course he went on to earn billions, but that would have been tedious to include. Sorkin's screenplay was outstanding, I can't wait to see this movie again.

dalethompson

10-13-2010, 08:38 PM

Uh oh, it's down to 97% on Rotten Tomatoes :(

The Social Network is one of those films I don't want to like but chances are when I see it, I'm probably going to end up liking it. Sorkin and Fincher, yeah, you've got two of the most talented storytellers in film right now. I'm guessing even without Eisenberg and Timberlake, this film would still be pretty compelling. How could it not be? Facebook is the social phenomenon that defines the internet now.

Futchibon

11-01-2010, 06:24 AM

You have to wonder how accurate this film is.....

For starters, it is completely innacurate during the scene with Justin Timberlake and the Stanford girl when she says "Sean Parker created Napster".

Shawn Fanning created Napster, while Parker came on board as his business partner. The most you could get away with is "Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker cofounded Napster", which is a little generous to Parker, but to not mention Fanning at all?

The book "The Accidental Billionaires" which the script is based on, was written with Eduardo Saverin as the principle consultant....any wonder that he comes across at the good-looking, sweet guy done bad while the others come across as a**holes? I don't accept this version of events as accurate at all...

Having said that, as a (fictional) film it works really well. Easily the best movie since INCEPTION. But just trying to work out whether TSN or Inception was the best flight of imagination :)

Sad Max

11-01-2010, 06:07 PM

It's really only 'inaccurate' from a storytelling standpoint if one posits that Stanford girls never make mistakes and only offer factually accurate statements every time they open their mouths.

Which may be the case; I have never dated one.

Futchibon

11-02-2010, 02:59 AM

I disagree. Napster is so ingrained in youth culture that it would be a bit like having a character say "Paul Allen founded Microsoft". EVERYONE knows Bill Gates was a founder of MS, not so many know Gates and Allen co-founded it. But no-one would ever just say that Paul Allen founded it. Same thing - no-one would ever just say Sean Parker founded Napster.

Bad writing and made the filmmakers look completely out of touch.

Brandon Rice

11-02-2010, 09:20 AM

haha I bought it :) Sean Parker seemed to be the "face of the company" and usually that person is credited solely with the founding, even if he isn't the sole founder.

agcohn

11-02-2010, 11:54 AM

haha I bought it :) Sean Parker seemed to be the "face of the company" and usually that person is credited solely with the founding, even if he isn't the sole founder.
In my experience, Shawn Fanning was much more of the face of Napster than Sean Parker.

I mean he was the one featured on the cover of Time Magazine:
http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/2000/1101001002_400.jpg

Brandon Rice

11-02-2010, 11:56 AM

Never saw that TIME mag :P

dvxhutch

11-02-2010, 01:47 PM

+1 for Fanning.

Isn't it ironic that a movie all about how the founder of Facebook may have treated poorly some of the other contributors, is itself ripping off Shawn Fanning by not giving him any credit for founding Napster?

Billy Pilgrim

11-02-2010, 07:59 PM

I don't care which Shawn/Sean is responsible for Napster, I still love the film. And I don't really expect a narrative dramatic feature film to be completely accurate. The film never once uses the "based on a true story" tag, interestingly enough. I think it's a great story, told an in an outstanding way.

Jarrett P. Morgan

01-13-2011, 06:24 PM

vcassel

01-13-2011, 06:38 PM

Quick question:

after watching this I noticed that the ENTIRE time people's heads were chopped off at the top. I have seen this some in some movies, but not so consistently. Any specific reason or just that they wanted that framing?

I would tend to think that I would leave a bit more room up there (but that is me coming from a stills background)

Thoughts?

SPOILER?:
(BTW, I did think it was a good, interesting movie. I love the way they told the stories via the court cases. And the actor who played Mark (idk his name) was great.)

I've only seen it the once, and I don't remember the framing, but are you sure this wasn't used just on the close-ups and medium close-ups when it's conventional to cut a bit off the top in order to frame in thirds?

Usually, a lot of upper space above the characters indicates an oppressive heaviness on the characters; the opposite indicating a carefree quality or lightness to the film. A filmmaker's visual strategy can run against these conventions and be easily grasped by an audience as long as it's consistent.

Jarrett P. Morgan

01-13-2011, 07:49 PM

I've only seen it the once, and I don't remember the framing, but are you sure this wasn't used just on the close-ups and medium close-ups when it's conventional to cut a bit off the top in order to frame in thirds?

Usually, a lot of upper space above the characters indicates an oppressive heaviness on the characters; the opposite indicating a carefree quality or lightness to the film. A filmmaker's visual strategy can run against these conventions and be easily grasped by an audience as long as it's consistent.

I did note that it was to include the rule of thirds, but you could still back the camera up (or zoom out I suppose) and reframe including the rule of thirds. I am not sure, but I guess it is just from my stills background that I would shy away from doing that. Maybe I just haven't noticed it in enough other movies for it to "feel" right to me.

Billy Pilgrim

01-15-2011, 04:17 PM

vcassel

01-15-2011, 04:34 PM

I did note that it was to include the rule of thirds, but you could still back the camera up (or zoom out I suppose) and reframe including the rule of thirds. I am not sure, but I guess it is just from my stills background that I would shy away from doing that. Maybe I just haven't noticed it in enough other movies for it to "feel" right to me.

It's a typical framing convention for close-ups and medium close-ups depending on where in the face the compositional focus needs to be--usually the eye in the upper left of the screen, but sometimes the mouth.

Excuse my possibly talking down to you by saying that cinematography and photography are the same but different. In cinematography you have additional layers of context that photography simply can't aspire to. You have a lot more freedom to crop in a close-up in order to focus on an emotional reaction to something that happened in a two-shot or master. It's all the shots together that count, not the single one.

Scott F

01-15-2011, 04:48 PM

Maybe I just haven't noticed it in enough other movies for it to "feel" right to me.

Nah, they got it right. These guys are professionals, you think they'd hire someone who didn't know how to shoot the thing? :Drogar-Kriz(DBG): Check out the book Cinemetography by Blain Brown for more on why they give actors haircuts.

All kidding aside, I saw this last night. Enjoyed it and will probably watch it again tonight. It's an interesting tale, and I daresay a tough subject to make into a film, as it's an unfolding story.

It wasn't absolutely riveting, but I believe someone mentioned they could have watched another half hour or so. I felt no need for the film to end and was kind of bummed when it did.

Jawa Ex Machina

01-16-2011, 07:01 AM

Quick question:

after watching this I noticed that the ENTIRE time people's heads were chopped off at the top. I have seen this some in some movies, but not so consistently. Any specific reason or just that they wanted that framing?

I would tend to think that I would leave a bit more room up there (but that is me coming from a stills background)

Thoughts?

SPOILER?:
(BTW, I did think it was a good, interesting movie. I love the way they told the stories via the court cases. And the actor who played Mark (idk his name) was great.)
I haven't seen the film since it didn't show in my hometown, but I used to work as a projectionist.

If you saw it on 35mm, it could be that the film was just loaded one peg off, and the projectionist working that night was either too lazy or too busy to check it when the 35mm trailers or when the actual film started depending on the routines of that particular theater.

It's a simple mistake to make.

Scott F

01-16-2011, 10:47 AM

^ Every once in a while I've seen films where boom mics are visible in the shot. (American Gangster) Jawa, I guess that might be if it was loaded one peg off the *other* way?

Jawa Ex Machina

01-16-2011, 11:32 AM

^ Every once in a while I've seen films where boom mics are visible in the shot. (American Gangster) Jawa, I guess that might be if it was loaded one peg off the *other* way?
Yeah. If it happens, just let the projectionist know somehow by talking to the staff. It's a quick and easy fix, turning a knob slightly. They don't have to stop the film or anything.

Sometimes the projectionist that loaded the film before that one loaded it wrong and adjusted with the knob. If the next projectionist doesn't check this when he's loading the film (because he's in a hurry or lazy or simply forgets), you get these problems. Or he just simply loads the film wrong himself. That's also a simple mistake to make because you have to meassure by eyesight.

Zim

01-16-2011, 09:19 PM

The film did well at the Golden Globes tonight

Brandon Rice

01-17-2011, 07:41 AM

Yeah I was pleased... one of my faves of 2010

Richard J. Johnson

01-18-2011, 07:34 AM

I know I'm in the minority here; but found it quite boring. I thought "Black Swan" was much more interesting. But that's just me.

kyne

01-21-2011, 02:09 AM

Social Network is very much interesting flick.I really like the movie..

WildTrackDave

01-21-2011, 09:04 AM

I'd be ok with this going home with the best pic and best director oscars this year. I think Fincher deserves it. I loved Fight Club, Se7en, Zodiac, and CCoBB.

Scott F

01-22-2011, 06:34 AM

The Social Network came out on DVD this week and I've been watching it about three times a day, every day since Tuesday.

I took this post from another thread. When I originally saw it I found it absurd……but having bought the bluray, I really can't believe how this film has grown on me.

There's some really nice BTS stuff on disc two that I'm just getting into. A good 90 minute piece on the making of where you see the interactions of Fincher, Sorkin and the actors. Check it out!

Billy Pilgrim

01-22-2011, 11:31 AM

I took this post from another thread. When I originally saw it I found it absurd……but having bought the bluray, I really can't believe how this film has grown on me.

There's some really nice BTS stuff on disc two that I'm just getting into. A good 90 minute piece on the making of where you see the interactions of Fincher, Sorkin and the actors. Check it out!

What can I say? Some films are just very re-watchable for me. The only thing the DVD is missing are the trailers, but they're probably still floating around the internet. One of the rare instances where the trailer does the film justice.

KyleProhaska

01-23-2011, 08:43 AM

I agree, the film is extremely re-watchable. I've watched it many times now, with the commentaries on/off, the BTS were fantastic as well. There's so much more to what makes The Social Network my favorite film of 2010 than just how amazing the film is. I think Fincher will find this film of his slowly but surely working its way into the homes of many as it catches word and continues to pick up awards (like it could gather many more anyways!). Fincher has said many times he would prefer not to become super famous or make a big hit because of all the bad that can come with it, but I don't think he'll have a choice on this one. It's no 800 million dollar blockbuster, but it's still a masterpiece for him...and that's enough to leave a lasting mark.

Ogrus

01-23-2011, 03:43 PM

Boring crap about a nerd that made a website...
Half way thru the movie fell asleep

Billy Pilgrim

01-23-2011, 09:23 PM

Boring crap about a nerd that made a website...
Half way thru the movie fell asleep

I agree, it is a brilliant and interesting film about an anti-social nerd who, rather ironically, finds success creating the most popular social networking website in the world, destroying his relationship with his only true friend in the process. It simultaneously tells a dramatic human story and comments on the way social networking websites have changed the way people interact with each other.

Scott F

01-25-2011, 04:14 AM

I enjoyed Social Network so much I decided to rent a film along similar lines: Pirates of Silicon Valley. Guess what? It doesn't really hold up from what I remember 11 years ago. I enjoyed the acting and characters, but there's not enough content and the film has many shortcomings. (made for TV, dammit, every scene is constantly dipping to black!)

So I got to thinking, this would be a great remake. the mac/pc story is obviously compelling (and like Facebook, still unfolding as we type) I think it would be cool to see Pirates redone in a much longer, edgier, big screen rendition. And really try and drive home the (alleged) betrayals and wrongdoings. (And give the film better visual effects.) :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)

You know, you watch a typical bio pic, "Gee this Howard Hughes guy, boy was he eccentric." And that's great. But when you're dealing with something that's unfolding around us, I just find whats going on with the technology boom and the internet fascinating. And worth making movies about.

Scott F

01-25-2011, 04:16 AM

Everts

01-28-2011, 03:39 AM

I agree, it is a brilliant and interesting film about an anti-social nerd who, rather ironically, finds success creating the most popular social networking website in the world, destroying his relationship with his only true friend in the process. It simultaneously tells a dramatic human story and comments on the way social networking websites have changed the way people interact with each other.

Dont know how much of this movie is based on real life. But for me the movie was about a guy who was trying to get rid of people standing in his way ...or that he did not need anymore.
He never had any friends he made Facebook to impress a chick(, which is universally OK !:) who called him an A- hole. You can even see his face polarized on the site. Is this part true !?
How much "airtime" did facebook get the site probably just 5 minutes or less. The effect that is Facebook doesn't come over very strong in the movie.

Teeheeheehee :thumbsup:
:)

Great movie though !

VGurcu

01-30-2011, 05:51 PM

If Fincher is gonna be remembered with this mediocre & badly written movie it will be a shame as he deserves better.

I agree, it is a brilliant and interesting film about an anti-social nerd who, rather ironically, finds success creating the most popular social networking website in the world, destroying his relationship with his only true friend in the process. It simultaneously tells a dramatic human story and comments on the way social networking websites have changed the way people interact with each other.
Billy, i think you are talking about what this movie should have been about, rather than what it is. ;)

Billy Pilgrim

01-30-2011, 08:53 PM

Billy, i think you are talking about what this movie should have been about, rather than what it is. ;)

No, I meant exactly what I said. But I guess that's the funny thing about taste. Some people think Transformers 2 is the greatest movie they've ever seen. Others probably think 1941 is Spielberg's best film. No one is wrong. I personally would put The Social Network in my top 3 Fincher, along with Fight Club and Zodiac (which a lot of people also seem to hate, for some reason). But that's just me, I guess.

David Jimerson

03-15-2011, 08:46 PM

Makes me feel vaguely icky when I log on to Facebook, now.

That was my reaction, too.

Batutta

03-16-2011, 04:46 AM

Some people think Transformers 2 is the greatest movie they've ever seen. Others probably think 1941 is Spielberg's best film. No one is wrong..

No. These people are wrong...oh so very wrong. :)

Gord.T

03-16-2011, 04:21 PM

I hate facebook. So, given that, is this movie worth watching? Should I rent this peice of s**t?

Billy Pilgrim

03-16-2011, 04:40 PM

Facebook itself is more of a Macguffin in the movie. Its existence drives the story, but has little part in it. It's not Facebook: The Movie, but rather a talky character drama. So...maybe? I don't know your taste.

Jawa Ex Machina

03-16-2011, 05:21 PM

I hate facebook. So, given that, is this movie worth watching? Should I rent this peice of s**t?
I hate facebook too. So much that I let someone else handle the MARIANNE affairs on that site because I don't want to register an account.

I like Fincher, but the more I think about the film the less it did for me. But that doesn't have as much to do with facebook as it does the writing.

here be spoilers:

I thought the main character was completely unsympathetic and his friend (played by Andrew Garfield) should have been the protagnist (and maybe would have if it wasn't, you know, "the Facebook movie").
Because Zuckerberg was established as a complete douche without redeeming qualities even before the film has faded in from black, I could never care about what happened to the guy. The one thing that was supposed to make us feel for him was the fact that he actually seemed to like this chick, but the fact that he was such an asshole to her and deserved losing her, kind of made that not work. He didn't seem to ever miss her, or realize what the problem was.
Hell, I still don't understand his problem. Is he autistic or something?

Anyway, didn't like him, didn't care about him or what happened to him, so couldn't connect to the story.

Sad Max

03-16-2011, 05:49 PM

Maybe it's because I know a number of people with autism spectrum disorders, but I didn't find the Zuckerberg of the film to be a douche, or an assh-le, or even completely unsympathetic. Yeah, I think you hit it, re: him being autistic or something. I don't know whether the Zuckerberg of Saturday Night Live has Asperger's or anything related, but the Zuckerberg of 'Social Network' is most persuasive to me as a character, if he does.