Fincher is the Lumet of his age, and The Social Network is his Network. I just can't go past it. It's an immaculately packaged film. (Or video, as the case may be).

Strange bump.

DoubleD wrote:I'm I the only one who finds Gwyneth sexy as Pepper Potts?

Sexiest. Monotone. Ever.

Watchmen stinks. A misguided adaptation - in fact I'd say that it should never have been adapted at all. The story is fundamentally a comic book about how books are told - the point is missed entirely when you make a film of it. Moore is right to bitch about it when it comes to such a singular work...

Personally I don't think a film deserves to be dwelled on when it can't get the fundamentals right.

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IWatchFilmsNotMovies wrote: JNH.

Are you serious?

He's been Gilroy's composer of choice on his last two films.

I quite like it when a filmmaker brings his collaborators onto a franchise, like Mendes with Skyfall. Or Nolan to a degree with Batman Begins, sans Julyan.

It's a solid performance, but it's not superb. There really nothing special or unique about it. You don't watch Jim Gordon and think "Wow, only Gary Oldman could have played this character in this way." Its a fairly generic take on a character that many actors could have easily done just the same. ...

dadosaboya wrote:As for Cronenweth, unfortunately he passed in 1996. His son, Jeff, is a kickass cinematographer, though - Fincher's collaborator on Fight Club, The Social Network, TGWTDT.

Gah, I meant Jeff. Got them mixed up. That's what I meant by sentimental value, anyway.

Here's hoping the source material is infinitely better than Farragut North.

Good Night and Good Luck is still one of the best films of the last 10 years. Clooney may never hit those heights again, but I think he's genuinely talented behind the camera.

Zemeckis has talent. Whether he applies it or not is the big question. Not a great percentage of the time.

This really looks like something out of the mid-90s in terms of style, tone, whatever. Fearless-meets-Philadelphia, I guess.