Buy New

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
Buy Used
Used - Very Good See details
Price: £3.70

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
Leisurezone Ltd Add to Cart
£6.55
Amazon Add to Cart
£6.79
qualityTAPE... Add to Cart
£14.99
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available for
Colour:
Image not available

 

The Social Network (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2011]

Jesse Eisenberg , Justin Timberlake , David Fincher    Suitable for 12 years and over   DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
Price: £6.70 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Only 7 left in stock.
Sold by Lifes Essentials and Fulfilled by Amazon. Gift-wrap available.
Want delivery by Friday, 24 May? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
Learn about LOVEFiLM
Amazon’s film and TV subscription service with unlimited access to thousands of titles to watch instantly, many in HD at no extra cost. Go to LOVEFiLM for title availability. Enjoy a 30-day free trial and watch across many devices including the Kindle Fire. Learn more at LOVEFiLM.com

Frequently Bought Together

The Social Network (2-Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD] [2011] + Moneyball [DVD] [2011]
Price For Both: £11.70

Buy the selected items together
  • Moneyball [DVD] [2011] £5.00

What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Product details

  • Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Rashida Jones, Malese Jow
  • Directors: David Fincher
  • Format: Subtitled, PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Dubbed: French
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.40:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Feb 2011
  • Run Time: 120 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (154 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B003NE4S9O
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 785 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

From Amazon.co.uk

They all laughed at college nerd Mark Zuckerberg, whose idea for a social-networking site made him a billionaire. And they all laughed at the idea of a Facebook movie--except writer Aaron Sorkin and director David Fincher, merely two of the more extravagantly talented filmmakers around. Sorkin and Fincher's breathless picture, The Social Network, is a fast and witty creation myth about how Facebook grew from Zuckerberg's insecure geek-at-Harvard days into a phenomenon with 500 million users. Sorkin frames the movie around two lawsuits aimed at the lofty but brilliant Zuckerberg (deftly played by Adventureland's Jesse Eisenberg): a claim that he stole the idea from Ivy League classmates, and a suit by his original, now slighted, business partner (Andrew Garfield). The movie follows a familiar rise-and-fall pattern, with temptation in the form of a sunny California Beelzebub (an expert Justin Timberlake as former Napster founder Sean Parker) and an increasingly tangled legal mess. Emphasizing the legal morass gives Sorkin and Fincher a chance to explore how unsocial this social-networking business can be, although the irony seems a little facile. More damagingly, the film steers away from the prickly figure of Zuckerberg in the latter stages--and yet Zuckerberg presents the most intriguing personality in the movie, even if the movie takes pains to make us understand his shortcomings. Fincher's command of pacing and his eye for the clean spaces of Aughts-era America are bracing, and he can't resist the technical trickery involved in turning actor Armie Hammer into privileged Harvard twins (Hammer is letter-perfect). Even with its flaws, The Social Network is a galloping piece of entertainment, a smart ride with smart people… who sometimes do dumb things. --Robert Horton

Product Description

new

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought


Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews
99 of 111 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars "Like" Button 17 Oct 2010
Format:DVD
Like many people, I was actively resistant to the idea of watching a movie telling the story of Facebook. Smarmy frat-house brats high-fiving as they hunch around a computer screen with a few "brewskis" - becoming billionaires en route - sounded like a recipe for the most teeth-grindingly awful movie ever: Porky's for Dorks, if you will. I went reluctantly.

Thank God I did though. I should have had more faith in David Fincher - he's a smart enough film maker to realise that this movie would only ever work if it focused on the genuinely extraordinary, which in this case means the birth of a new way of interacting, and the personalities that brought it into existence. This would be more than enough material to make an interesting film, but Aaron (West Wing) Sorkin's script also brings in issues of class, the generational divide, intelligence, money and the new economy. What results is a riveting, fast-paced film about the excitement of new ideas, the intoxicating rush of the succesful dot com, and the almighty high of billions of dollars, all channelled through something which all of us are familiar with and can relate to. Nothing less, then, than that rarest of beasts, a film which successfully addresses The Times In Which We Live.

The film's (already famous) opening scene shows Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) being dumped by his girlfriend, and from this we immediately learn several key things - Zuckerberg is possessed of an unapologetic, almost Asperger's-level intelligence; and he is terrible at human interaction. Zuckerberg takes revenge on his ex online, by setting up a website enabling fellow Harvard students to rate female students by attractiveness, and while this stunt earns him an academic suspension, it also brings him to the attention of his peers, some of whom have ideas for websites of their own. And so begins the story of Facebook; Zuckerberg's vision, but possibly not his idea.

All the performances are remarkable, though the three main male leads - Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, and Justin Timberlake - are nothing short of outstanding. Doubtless the real story was duller, more ragged and more painful, but in focusing on the emotional truth of the story Fincher and Sorkin have created a brilliant and entertaining fable for our times. Shame that women barely figure in it at all, apart from as heartless bitches or sex objects, but you can't have everything. Recommended.
Was this review helpful to you?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars An intelligent take on a type of person 22 Mar 2012
Format:DVD
Reading through some of the reviews that slate the film, I was left wondering whether people knew anything at all or read any review before writing their reviews. To me they seem to miss the point. This is not a guns and explosions thriller with CGI scenes all over it. It is actually an intelligent exploration of how someone who is highly intelligent and gifted in one sphere of life (programming), can be border line stupid in another (social skills and interacting with people). It is obvious at times that this is derived from a stage play and that some scenes are completely invented to link scenes or add what the director feels is necessary extra detail. Often they are not. To my mind the film is at its strongest when keeping the scale small and focusing on the interplay between the Zuckerberg "character" and others - which of course is what the play does. Criticisms about characters talking too quickly are again missing the point. Highly intelligent people will often seem to race ahead in their conversations, especially those who are gifted in computing and maths - as the two central players here are. They are also both young people, who again will often seem to gabble away when talking.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Brash & noisy, but unexceptional 27 Nov 2011
By Lendrick VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
I was sceptical when I saw that a film was being made of the Facebook story, but given the rave reviews I sat down to watch this with high expectations. I'm now a bit mystified by those awards, it's an OK film but no more than that.

Basic problem is there isn't much of a story to tell, and we mostly know how it ends up. Creating a social networking site isn't exactly abolishing slavery, so it is hard to get too excited by Zukerbergs project.

Nearest we get to dramatic tension is his falling out with co-founder Eduardo Saverin but that's never fully played out, or adequately resolved, perhaps due to the non-discloure agreements in place. The other main theme is the dispute with the Winklevoss twins, but they are portrayed unsympathetically. Consequently much of the film is a bunch of well to do kids sitting round tables with lawyers, arguing about whoes idea facebook was, not really riveting watching.

To try and liven things up we get frequent doses of loud music, sex & drugs, with a rather unpleasant sexism running through much of it. While the loud music makes some of the dialogue difficult to follow.

The central performances are good though, so overall it is quite watch-able, if insubstantial.
Comment | 
Was this review helpful to you?
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?   Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Has anyone got past the first 20 minutes of this film? I was so looking forward to watching this film but this Director missed an opportunity to make a record of an interesting... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Berwyn G Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Stunning just couldn't switch off and have had to have it ripped out of my hands such was the compulsion to watch it.
Published 1 month ago by S C Cousins/sccousins@btinternet.com
5.0 out of 5 stars Want this to be the true version !
This film is great... everyone in it plays a great part... I so want it to be how it really happened. Its a very compelling story nonetheless... really worth seeing
Published 1 month ago by Katie
4.0 out of 5 stars THE SOCIAL NETWORK
Very well made movie. Adapted from the Ben Mezrich book "The Accidental Billionaires".

It's put me off Facebook for life.
Published 1 month ago by John Griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Superior!
s i m p l y d o e s n ' t g e t a n y b e t t e r !
Published 3 months ago by Christian Edlmayer
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic film - believe the hype
I bought this because, like The Departed, it's one of those films I just want to watch again and again, and I still derive the same amount of enjoyment from it each time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ezra
4.0 out of 5 stars An Entertaining Movie
Wasn't too sure if I would like this when my wife said she wanted to watch it but I was pleasantly surprised.
Well worth the watch to see the birth of Facebook.
Published 4 months ago by funkyfearny
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent purchase
Crisp sound and visuals make this purchase worth every penny. The extra features are enjoyable. The film itself is another Fincher's fine piece in par with 'Fight Club'.
Published 5 months ago by Ve Handojo
5.0 out of 5 stars Best film ever
An inspiring film. Had me on the edge of my seat. It really allows a look behind the creator of Facebook and his success.
Published 5 months ago by Charlotte
5.0 out of 5 stars the social network
A story of our time and a very good story it is. Can't fault the acting performances or the production. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rodney Mitchell
Search Customer Reviews
Only search this product's reviews

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
new limited edition blu ray 0 6 Mar 2011
Has it spanish subtitles? 8 22 Feb 2011
See all 2 discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
   
Related forums


Listmania!


Look for similar items by category


Feedback


Lifes Essentials Privacy Statement Lifes Essentials Delivery Information Lifes Essentials Returns & Exchanges