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Summary: Spacey, Pitt and Freeman have outdone themselves!!!
Review: Two detectives, one on the verge of retiring, and one a hot head, have teamed up to track down a sadistic, and tireless serial killer. Every twist and turn more gory and vicious than the last. The really creepy thing about this whole movie is that there are men like Spacey out here in this world, and the sad thing about it is that we don't know who they are until they are caught. Seven was a non-stop thrill ride!! Every second more intense than the last.
Rating:
Summary: SE7EN IIIII II
Review: The most real, gruesome, and outstanding movie I've seen for a while. 2 great Detectives who team up to capture a criminal mastermind, who is trying to make a world wide point of sin, proving that we tolerate sin too much, that people we love are greedy, sowerful, lustful, full to the top sinners. Revolving around the seven deadly sins John Doe [the killer] pins each sin against the sinner forcing them to die by the dreadful sin that they live. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are absolutley great as the detectives, almost complete opposites yet fulfilling eachothers gaps, Freeman as the brains, and Pitt as the eager self centered young one. Kevin Spacey was stand Outish, pulling a great performance as always, and Gweneth Paltrow as the great and loving wife. Directed by David Fincher who also did Fight Club with Brad Pitt, holding the best chase scene I have ever seen in a movie, gripping suspense [especially the end] and spine tingling thrills and a great shot of the killer through the reflection of the puddle coming towards Pitt, the end is very suspensful every time I see it, it doesnt get old, leaving you with a memory you'll never forget, "The Lord Works in Mysterious Ways" so says Doe who believes himself to be doing God's good work. The DVD version is absolutley ausome, for those of you who like behind the scenes stuff, this has alot of it, and the original Theatrical Trailor, I recommend this movie to the ones who can stand those off-setting gruesome shots, but the movie itself is terrific and mind blowing suspense!
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Summary: Films are not meant to have "redeeming value".
Review: To quote Shakespeare.....
"...the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and
now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to
show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very
age and body of the time his form and pressure".Neither Art nor Movies have any business being in the
"redeeming value" business. That was for the Middle Ages
where the Lord of the Manor's brother was local priest and
the illiterate peasants could be kept in line by paintings
and sculptures depicting the suffering of Christ and by firey
sermons intending to reinforce the social order and tell them
that they would have it better "in the next life". That "Seven" has as some reviewers say, "no redeeming value"
is for me one of its strongest and most telling points.
I love also that it was pretty much unpredictable. All those
reviewers who claim to have seen the ending, must be better
movie watchers than I. Because they forget the one law of
American movies - IT MUST HAVE A HAPPY ENDING. Because if something has a happy ending, WE CAN MAKE A SEQUEL. Spacey was excellent in this movie. If you know the ending, the
dialogue with Pitt in the police car is just too much.
This movie really does hold a mirror up to the mind of a killer
and it is disturbing and the images are disturbing and the
murders are disturbing. But that is what it is trying to show.
As to it being too slow. The pace is absolutely correct, slow,
slow, mundane, "the life of a simple man" and then SPLAT!
horrific murders. The juxtaposition of the banal and the
visceral make this movie work - in spades. In the special edition DVD, I don't remember flipping the disc.
Are other reviewers referring to an earlier release? If all you
have to complain about the movie is flipping the disc, I think
that says something about you, not the film. The special edition DVD is so cool. The second disc of bonus
features is beyond excellent and the alternate endings were for
me, a revelation. But I do think the ending in the movie is
perfect as released.
Rating:
Summary: You Must See This
Review: Much praise has already been heaped on Morgan Freeman and Brad Pit for their exceptional performances in this film. The director has been lauded for the crispness and flow of the narrative and for keeping the viewer on the edge of his/her seat throughout. As a writer myself, I would like to laud the scribe who penned this refreshingly clever masterpiece. How neat, a series of murders based on the seven deadly sins. Ho hum. We sit and wait to see how each sin will be illustrated. Ho Hum. Ah, but what happens when the villain surrenders with two murders (two sins) yet to go? Now the viewer is INTELLECTUALLY engaged . . . for the first time in literally years of watching run of the mill Hollywood thrillers.
Rating: 
Summary: Crime/Mystery with a Philosophical Twist
Review: Directed interestingly, acted well, written heavy-handedly. Aside from the use of color, the directing has nothing on any other high budget action movie. Of course, these are well directed for their purpose. Morgan Freeman acts very well, Paltrow acts as she always does, and Brad Pitt is Brad Pitt. He wasn't always convincing, but this I'll blame on the writer giving him an impossible, unconvincing character. The writer was preaching, and he preached an interesting movie. But if you want to see the same message preached more intelligently, watch David Lynch's "Blue Velvet." To give "Seven" its due, it preaches less blatantly than BV, but also less brilliantly. In the end, it is slightly more intelligent than the average big budget movie, but it is not perfect. It's worth watching, maybe twice, but not buying.
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Summary: The Head In The Box" Movie!
Review: Every once in a while a film comes along that is so well written, acted and directed that it transcends it's genre.
This is the case with David Fincher's "Seven," a superb film that transcends the fact that it's merely about two cops tracking a serial killer. The performances by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are flawless, not to mention a superb cameo (by an actor who'll remain nameless for the benefit of those of you who still haven't seen it) as the psychotic "John Doe".
Working with an intelligent script by Andrew Kevin Walker (who also punched up some of the dialouge for "Fight Club", Director David Fincher gives us an intelligent thriller that remains relentless and uncompromising.
The DVD package is sensational...the two discs include commentary by Pitt, Fincher and Freeman, exteneded and deleted scenes, a segement that details the creation of John Doe's creepy notebooks and a host of storyboards and publicity material. Example:the commentary reveals the studio wanted to make the film with a less distrubing, more hackneyed ending, but Fincher, Pitt and Freeman would only do the "head in the box" version. Note...hats off to Brad Pitt for creating the line in which he mis-pronouces the Marquis De Sade as "The Marquis De Shar-Day"!
"Seven" is the "Citizen Kane" of serial killer movies.
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Summary: Serious. Intelligent. Involving.
Review: "Seven" is a mature and intelligent thriller that does not give much value to graphically violent content unlike movies like "The Exorcist". It is a dark-edged, gloomy, "rainy"( it rains throughout the movie), mentally disturbing, psychologically horrific thriller about two differing detectives who are trying to get hold of a psychopath who is utilizing the seven deadly sins as his means of ugly insanity. According to researchers, people who watch violent films do tend to be violent in some way. There are concrete reasons for people to sway towards violence after watching violent films. Too much of film violence might make the viewer desensitized to it. Another theory is that, as violence in films sometimes is portrayed as the best solution to people's problems, we might think of violence as the only way out. Violence can also be the means of revenge. Or it could be a way of identifying with heroes who use violence. Whatever may be the reason, the fact is, rate of violence in society is increasing with respect to time and scientists, educators, and psychiatrists are labeling film as one of the key factors. Their greatest fear however is not the effect of violence but the perception of violence that has changed over the years. People try to justify violence nowadays more than ever before and unfortunately religion has become the most common scapegoat. "Seven" is a true and explicit example of that change in attitude towards violence. The interesting aspect of the movie is the clever manner in which the director dealt with suspense as well as intelligence. The director did not bother to include the acts of crimes. Instead he emphasized on the aftermath of crimes. The director's motive is clearly an attempt to define the "most intelligent criminal" in John Doe and to plunge the viewer into a complicated position of denial, reasoning and confusion. Camera angles, lighting, soundtracks and frame play big roles in "Seven". The dark edge and the gloom of the movie is emphasized by using minimum light. Flashlights used by the detectives in the shadowy, dark, rainy city makes the movie mysterious and suspenseful. The small frame of the camera makes the atmosphere seriously spooky. The camera varies from high angles to low angles. The pounding soundtracks by Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie and Howard Shore are immensely effective because of their electrifying tempo. "Seven" is rated R for language, violence and a lot of hostile visual images. It is surely not for under-aged and sensitive viewers. It is nerve-breaking and can have a disturbing effect on the viewer, but if the violent content was removed "Seven" would lose it's value as a thriller. Violence is a must for a movie of this category. But the question is: How much violence? and, What kind of violence? "Seven" deals with violence very intelligently with the emphasis on the mental aspect of violence more than anything else. But that edgy violent attitude can sometimes be more disturbing than violence itself. "Seven" plays with that attitude and plays it well.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: "Seven" is one of the most profound movies of our time. A serial killer is enacting all seven deadly sins through a series of grisly crimes. It is a riveting tale with a surprise ending. The social commentary in this movie is powerful. We as a society have experienced much in the way of moral decay. John, the killer, had decided that we were too sick to be saved and launched his own intricate and twisted crusade against us. Definitely a must see.
Rating: 
Summary: Why downgrade subtitle options?
Review: While this movie is one I want to own I cannot give up my original DVD, which has spanish subtitles, in order to up grade to alternative endings, better quality, and all the other bells and whistles.
Rating:
Summary: Seven out of five stars
Review: One of the best movies on the 90's. This movie is a not for the weak or naive. The movie starts out slow and grabs you and gets you sucked into a violent world that we wish did not exist. evrything about this movie is orginal and it has spawned countless clones that just don't come close. This movie was not made to make money but to give you the killer's point of view so this is not your good guys win kind of movie. Some of the best performances by Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, and Kevin (wait I won't tell you who the killer is) and a fantastic job of directing by David Fincher. The opening title sequence is brilliant. While I am no fan of Gwyenth Paltrow, I will tell that the tension between her and Brad Pitt resembles the tension of Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut.(note that both couples have gone there seperate ways). Morgan Freeman shines in this movie as a Veteran Detective ready to retire and Brad Pitt is a new detective ready to conquer the world of crime. The murders in this movie revolve around the seven deadly sins NUFF SAID. Things to look for in this movie a great appearance by Richard "Shaft" Roundtree, a scene that made me jump out of my chair(can't tell you when), Pitt really did injure his hand in this movie which only makes it more authentic, and a shocking & original ending which never happens in movies anymore. I have seen this movie on VHS, VHS Widescreen, Laser Disc, & DVD the only way to view this movie is on DVD New Line Platinum Series. DO NOT watch the early crummy version on DVD that you need to change sides on the DVD halfway into the movie.
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