The Social Network

Another film I saw this week was The Social Network - the best film I have seen in quite a while. I was surprised when I heard some people saying that it looked rubbish as its an Aaron Sorkin (West Wing and Charlie Wilsons war), and David Fincher (Seven, Fight Club) film and it was only ever going to be good!

The film - a story about the founders of Facebook - is increcibly well written, incredibly well cast and incredibly well acted - as well as including some incredible cinematography. Part boardroom drama, part conspiracy thriller, the film shows the backstabbing legal row among the various nerds, geeks, brainiacs and maniacs about who gets the credit and the cash. Jesse Eisenberg is AMAZING as Mark Zuckerberg and Justin Timberlake is perfect as the smooth, and slimy Sean Parker. It's full of brilliant, witty one liners, its tense, clever, cutting and contentious. As a massive Facebook-lover, I was completely sucked into this film in everyway and even found myself slightly sympathising with the most unlikeable young billionaire of my generation.

Fu*king BRILLIANT film. You have to see it. 5 popcorns.

Paranormal Activity 2

One of the films I watched this week was Paranormal Activity 2. The first one would probably be in the top 3 scariest films I have ever seen, following The Shining and The Orphanage. I cried in the cinema when watching it and slept with the light on for 5 nights afterwards. I'm 27 by the way. Anyway, when I found out the sequel was going to involve a dog AND a baby, needless to say I was preparing myself for more sleepless nights.

So the film is scary, but for me, didn't have nearly as much impact as the first one and it felt a bit like director Tod Williams was using the same tricks. But, it did replicate some of the suspenseful dread of the first film and build on the original storyline - it was quite clever how they made them fit together. You do have to have seen the first one to have seen it. Its pretty scary, and worth a watch - 3 popcorns.

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Mysterious Skin and The Mist

Wanting to indulge in my love for Joseph Gordon Levitt, this weekend I watched a brilliant film called Mysterious Skin. When a teenage hustler, played by JGL, and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together they discover a horrible, liberating truth.

Covering paedophilia and gay prostitution, at times very graphically, its pretty dark and uncomfortable to watch. But brilliantly acted, and very sensitively directed, this film is really worth watching - but maybe not with your mum. Very harrowing but also very beautiful.. a definite 8/10.

 I also watched The Mist. At first I thought this might be a sequel to 1980 film The Fog , but its not.

Based on the novel by Stephen King, Thomas Jane stars in the film - when a freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives. I thought it was brillliantly done and in the same kind of ilk as the remake of Dawn of the Dead (though with not as much money put into it) which I also loved. Unusually dark and gritty, with ace B-movie writing and direction from Darabont and a collection of full-on performances from a great cast - definitely one to watch. The ending is fantastic.I like the crazy preacher bitch the best.

Also 8/10/