Fried Gold wrote:
so sorry wrote:I always wonder how someone can provide an honest-to-goodness review of a movie when they are one of 7 people sitting in a theater watching it. That's some serious pressure to create a review under, no? Shit on a flick and never get invited back again. Overly praise a flick and be called a plant/studio stooge. Tough gig...
Pacino86845 wrote:This was pretty neat!
Dunno if I'd say it's the year's best, not even sure it would end up on my personal super-secret Top 10 of 2010, but damn was the film well-written. Holy crap, and on top of that all performances were terrific, nothing showy about this film which makes me a little hesitant about heaping too much praise on it. It's almost like this should be an HBO movie. Still, well done, good show from everyone involved.
Andrew Garfield's gonna be awesome as Peter Parker.
It's a very compelling story, I wonder how much of it is true. But I still don't get why Facebook is so popular and will continue to boycott it!
Long live The Zone!
Steve Heisler wrote:David Fincher is not interested in speaking.
To be fair, he's happy to talk about other people involved with "The Social Network," the story of Facebook's founding. Just nothing about himself. Please.
"I made the movie. It's done," he explains later, calling from Zurich on the set of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
So how often does he revisit his old films, for inspiration or just because?
"Never," he says emphatically. "It's like looking at high school photos."
It doesn't take much to break through Fincher's apprehension. Fincher, who was Oscar-nominated two years ago for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," livens up when discussing the ensemble of "Social Network" and reveals personal factoids piecemeal.
Nuggets include how ensemble members were selected by employing Fincher's odd but strangely sound logic. (Except for Jesse Eisenberg, who in Fincher's words was "genetically created in a petri dish to spout Sorkin.") He hired Armie Hammer for the dual role of Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss rather than twins because "you always learn there's one evil twin and one good one."
And for his decision to go with Justin Timberlake as Napster mastermind Sean Parker: "It became apparent that whoever Sean is in real life, I needed him to be somebody Jesse could look at and go, 'He's figured it out,' " he explains. "We looked at a lot of actors, but the thing that none of them had that Timberlake had was this innate understanding of the value of a seating chart."
Fincher blends the movie-real and the real-real in the name of creating an effortlessly cohesive ensemble. He also has his actors do take upon take upon take, breaking them of preconceived notions.
"Acting isn't like tennis; it's way more like basketball," he says. "The person throwing you the ball is trying to get you closer to the goal."
As for why "The Social Network" became one of the year's most talked-about films, Fincher explains: "When I think about it, the movies I've found inspiring all involve impeccable ensembles -- 'The Godfather,' 'Star Wars,' 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.' There's no weak link. Everybody is peaking at the right time."
Leckomaniac wrote:Is it Best Picture material? Not even close. But Sorkin should win, for sure.
TheBaxter wrote:well, the first SW is all about a bunch of people trying to blow up a disco ball, so i dont get your point.
Ribbons wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:Is it Best Picture material? Not even close. But Sorkin should win, for sure.
Hey, this is still my favorite film of the year (and that includes Black Swan, Toy Story 3 and Inception). The topicality, which either intrigues people or turns them off, probably helps some (also the fact that I'm a Sorkin fan), but I think it's pretty great anyway, and at the very least deserves to be in the conversation when talking about 2010's best movies.
TheButcher wrote:Motion Captured Interview:
David Fincher discusses 'The Social Network,' 'Fight Club,' and the digital age
The Garbage Man wrote:TheButcher wrote:Motion Captured Interview:
David Fincher discusses 'The Social Network,' 'Fight Club,' and the digital age
A good interview, in spite of McWeeny's stunning ability to fellate both himself and Fincher simultaneously.
Thanks, Butch.
Leckomaniac wrote:The Garbage Man wrote:TheButcher wrote:Motion Captured Interview:
David Fincher discusses 'The Social Network,' 'Fight Club,' and the digital age
A good interview, in spite of McWeeny's stunning ability to fellate both himself and Fincher simultaneously.
Thanks, Butch.
My fucking word. McWeeny is unbearable in this. I bet the interview is great, but I couldn't make it through that.
The regatta scene, cut to the Trent Reznor arrangement of "Hall Of The Mountain King," is one of the film's most striking moments. It was also the last thing that FIncher filmed on July 4th, 2010. I told him that putting off a sequence like that to the end of the shoot is always a crap shoot, and in Rinzler's phenomenal The Making Of 'The Empire Strikes Back' book, Lucas kept putting off Yoda until the very end of the shoot, never knowing for sure if he'd work.
Leckomaniac wrote:Ribbons wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:Is it Best Picture material? Not even close. But Sorkin should win, for sure.
Hey, this is still my favorite film of the year (and that includes Black Swan, Toy Story 3 and Inception). The topicality, which either intrigues people or turns them off, probably helps some (also the fact that I'm a Sorkin fan), but I think it's pretty great anyway, and at the very least deserves to be in the conversation when talking about 2010's best movies.
Hey, it is for sure one of my favorites of the year, but in my mind the Best Picture is clearly BLACK SWAN. I just think that film works entirely whereas this film, while great, has moments that didn't quite work as well as others.
The Garbage Man wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:The Garbage Man wrote:TheButcher wrote:Motion Captured Interview:
David Fincher discusses 'The Social Network,' 'Fight Club,' and the digital age
A good interview, in spite of McWeeny's stunning ability to fellate both himself and Fincher simultaneously.
Thanks, Butch.
My fucking word. McWeeny is unbearable in this. I bet the interview is great, but I couldn't make it through that.The regatta scene, cut to the Trent Reznor arrangement of "Hall Of The Mountain King," is one of the film's most striking moments. It was also the last thing that FIncher filmed on July 4th, 2010. I told him that putting off a sequence like that to the end of the shoot is always a crap shoot, and in Rinzler's phenomenal The Making Of 'The Empire Strikes Back' book, Lucas kept putting off Yoda until the very end of the shoot, never knowing for sure if he'd work.
Way to go, champ. I'm sure David Fincher will take your profound wisdom on shooting schedules to heart in the future.
There are not enough eye-rolling emoticons in the world...
MasterWhedon wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:Ribbons wrote:Leckomaniac wrote:Is it Best Picture material? Not even close. But Sorkin should win, for sure.
Hey, this is still my favorite film of the year (and that includes Black Swan, Toy Story 3 and Inception). The topicality, which either intrigues people or turns them off, probably helps some (also the fact that I'm a Sorkin fan), but I think it's pretty great anyway, and at the very least deserves to be in the conversation when talking about 2010's best movies.
Hey, it is for sure one of my favorites of the year, but in my mind the Best Picture is clearly BLACK SWAN. I just think that film works entirely whereas this film, while great, has moments that didn't quite work as well as others.
Lecko--just to clarify, you'd be cool with "The Social Network" getting nominated for Best Picture, no? You just don't think it should win?
I've yet to see "Black Swan" and one or two others I suspect could be in contention for my year-end list, but dammit I'm working to catch up!
Ribbons wrote:Maybe not, but one can try:
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...too much?
Cpt Kirks 2pay wrote:No. Why would I wanna see that rubbish for?
But, let's put it this way, if the best director, actors, scriptwriters and crew in the world made a film about Hitler and the Nazis which carried a Pro-Nazi message - and it turned out to be the best film ever made in terms of technical, entertainment and persuasive quality, how would you all view it, despite it's unlikeable premise?
You'd all like it still wouldn't you? As it's such a well told story. How can you NOT like well told stories?
Well, because it don't matter if it's a well told story, the fact that it's not a GOOD story or premise DOES make a BIG difference. Well it should. But here with this Hitler and Social Network film it doesn't as you guys still like it. That's why you guys are wrong.
Cpt Kirks 2pay wrote:No. Why would I wanna see that rubbish for?
But, let's put it this way, if the best director, actors, scriptwriters and crew in the world made a film about Hitler and the Nazis which carried a Pro-Nazi message - and it turned out to be the best film ever made in terms of technical, entertainment and persuasive quality, how would you all view it, despite it's unlikeable premise?
You'd all like it still wouldn't you? As it's such a well told story. How can you NOT like well told stories?
Well, because it don't matter if it's a well told story, the fact that it's not a GOOD story or premise DOES make a BIG difference. Well it should. But here with this Hitler and Social Network film it doesn't as you guys still like it. That's why you guys are wrong.
The Garbage Man wrote:I hate Facebook as much as anyone, but get it through your head Kirks: The Social Network is NOT ABOUT FACEBOOK. The website is incidental to the actual story - they could have been making toilet plungers for all it matters. Ultimately the meat of the story is a drama about a guy who's intelligent but incredibly socially awkward and ends up fucking over everyone who actually cares for him in the pursuit of popularity.
The Garbage Man wrote:I hate Facebook as much as anyone, but get it through your head Kirks: The Social Network is NOT ABOUT FACEBOOK. The website is incidental to the actual story - they could have been making toilet plungers for all it matters. Ultimately the meat of the story is a drama about a guy who's intelligent but incredibly socially awkward and ends up fucking over everyone who actually cares for him in the pursuit of popularity.
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