Contagion

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This had very good reviews here in Oz and isn't at all bad; in spite of the gazillion names taking part, there's no grandstanding. No hesitation in killing off an A-list celeb.

I thought the scenes of social breakdown were a bit tame, and the denouement far too optimistic.

It was, however, an eye-opener about contagion by touch. And the factoid that we touch our faces thousands of times a day.

I washed my hands very thoroughly in the cinema lavatories after the film, but of course needed to touch the door handle to leave. Bazinga.:o

I really enjoyed Contagion. Great ensemble playing from all the stars and even GP is much less annoying than usual. Also enjoyed a film where science and good sense are depicted positively and the blogging weirdo with the herbal cure comes out of it rather less well.

Considering it's meant to be about a worldwide disease, it's a bit white western people front and centre for me, so I'll probably be giving it a miss.

I'm going to watch this as my mum wants me to go with her to see it.

I'm going tonight ( if I'm brave enough to leave dd3)