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[Dashing Bob S]

Can't believe the fawning reviews this yawnfest has gotten. A Harvard buddy movie (think Trainspotting without the drugs or Football Factory without the violence but for Yank toffs with computers.) it's crisp and pacy enough but soon degenerates into a Grisham for TV afternoon movie.

A waste if the medium of film to show nerds sitting at computers - it's doesn't make for good drama.

[marinello59]

Can't believe the fawning reviews this yawnfest has gotten. A Harvard buddy movie (think Trainspotting without the drugs or Football Factory without the violence but for Yank toffs with computers.) it's crisp and pacy enough but soon degenerates into a Grisham for TV afternoon movie.

A waste if the medium of film to show nerds sitting at computers - it's doesn't make for good drama.

Doesn't sound promising. Think I will wait until the release next year of ''hibs.net - The Movie.'' Anybody heard anything about the casting yet?

[bighairyfaeleith]

Doesn't sound promising. Think I will wait until the release next year of ''hibs.net - The Movie.'' Anybody heard anything about the casting yet?

I heard the admins were all fighting over the royalties so likely to never happen. Bunch of pricks TBH:wink:

[Hibbyradge]

Doesn't sound promising. Think I will wait until the release next year of ''hibs.net - The Movie.'' Anybody heard anything about the casting yet?

I heard a certain ex-Yam centre forward auditioned for the part of Marinello59, but was rejected for not being realistic enough. :agree:

[SRHibs]

Can't believe the fawning reviews this yawnfest has gotten. A Harvard buddy movie (think Trainspotting without the drugs or Football Factory without the violence but for Yank toffs with computers.) it's crisp and pacy enough but soon degenerates into a Grisham for TV afternoon movie.

A waste if the medium of film to show nerds sitting at computers - it's doesn't make for good drama.

Well, with David Fincher directing it, I'm inclined to see it no matter how bad the plot potentially sounds.

It's really easy to oversimplify any movie to make it sound bad -

Requiem for a Dream - a movie about how drug use and addiction are bad, how original.
American History X - racism is bad, never seen that before.

Just because the most obvious themes in a movie are boring/typical/uncreative doesn't mean we can't enjoy them or find some kind of deeper meaning in them.

[IWasThere2016]

Went on Sat nite - thought it was excellent personally, with some great performances especially Eisenburg

[SRHibs]

Really enjoyed it. Was extremely well-acted by all.
Maybe it's just a generational thing that made you dislike it DBS. Facebook ain't for the oldies so much. :wink::duck:

[IWasThere2016]

Really enjoyed it. Was extremely well-acted by all.
Maybe it's just a generational thing that made you dislike it DBS. Facebook ain't for the oldies so much. :wink::duck:

I don't have FaceBook - being an oldie - but I still enjoyed it

[Sylar]

Went to see this last night and couldn't disagree with you more DBS.

The movie is sharp, well directed and brilliantly acted - if Jesse Eisenburg isn't nominated for the Oscar, I'll be surprised.

Nice to see that they actually filmed on the Harvard campus - for anyone who ever heads over to the Boston area, be sure to pop along to Cambridge and check out the campus - it's a beautiful place!

[Liam_Hibs]

Personally thought it was brilliant. A lecturer at uni told me to go as I'm doing Web Design. He said it could 'Inspire us'. It didnt really work the way he planned, however I enjoyed the film :greengrin

[Hibbyradge]

Definitely worth seeing.

Well acted, a very intriguing story and remarkably fast paced.

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