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Summary: Defeinately a worthy buy!
Review: This is a truly genious movie, together with that, this DVD captures the entire concept of the DVD! It has some really awesome features (but I'll leave you to explore the for yourself) and sound and picture quality that is truly a master worty! THUMBS UP!!
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Summary: A dark, and brooding classic
Review: An excellent film that lets the viewer know that hooror, and terrow could be living right next door, and or sitting beside you on the bus. No it is not for the faint of heart, or the easily distrubed, but Pitt, and Freeman do a superb job as police detectives playing a game of cat and mouse with a psychotic with a flair for literature. The DVD is excellent, and provides the viewer with tons of extras. Are they needed to enjoy the movie? The answer is of course no, but only fills the desires of the DVD techno-phile. The set is a sort of best-of-both-worlds for average viewer, and true DVD-phile. Rent it, buy it, whichever you prefer, but watch this movie, and remember what it was like to be scared.
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Summary: A great DVD for your collection
Review: This movie kicks a$$, and is well deserved for a New Line Platnium Edition. There's plenty of commentary from Fincher and the stars, plus deleted scenes, trailers, and alternate endings. My only complaint is that there should have been a "making-of" featurette, but this is by far David Fincher's best movie to date.
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Summary: here he comes
Review: david fincher is just the best director, this is a great film, if you ain't seen it (why are you reading this?) you should buy it. this isn't finchers best film, that goes to fight club, and the game is also great.
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Summary: Like, Wow
Review: Yeah, this is amazing. The first time you'll see this movie you'll just stare. When I first saw it I watched the credits, not to see who was who, but just because. The ending is so amazing that I did that. The rest of the movie is pretty great. This movie is odd though because the entire film is just building up to the ending and if you just saw the last scene the end would mean nothing. The storys about and new cop to the NYPD(Brad Pitt) and a retiring cop(Morgan Freeman) As the story goes along they discover that a killer is going to kill 7 people based on the Seven deadly sins. It's a great plot. The acting seems out of place. Detective Somerset seems to be a guy of great wisdom, while Brad Pitt just seems to ...though the movie. The Extras are pretty bland. They could have been onto one disc. The endings are pretty bland and the exact same. The rest is just boring. The movie is alone is worth the DVD and the extras are just kinda, there. So, if you haven't already seen the movie than a DVD is a way to start, but if you already own the VHS version than ya might wanna buy another one of David Fincher's movies.
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Summary: Criterion could not have done better
Review: The Se7en New Line Platinum Series edition is a high-water mark in the release of modern film classics, and puts some recent Criterion releases to shame. This is a film that deserved a thoughtful release, and it got it. Se7en is a film that works perfectly despite (or rather, because of) the formulaic set-up: rookie homicide detective Mills (Brad Pitt) is paired with a crusty old veteran, detective Sommerset (Morgan Freemen), who is in his last days before retirement. This, of course, is exactly when a Brilliant Serial Killer With a Diabolical Plan decides to commit a series of ghastly murders. Naturally, films in this genre need to have a "hook", a conceit that gives the murders a possibly predictable pattern. This way our intrepid detectives can engage the killer in a battle of wits, a Race Against Time to save lives before the Master Plan is completed. In this case, the title says it all - the serial killer is patterning his crimes after the seven deadly sins. But here is where Se7en veers off course, and, in the process, becomes a real masterpiece of the genre. This familiar, well-worn surface is a deception. Se7en wants you to relax, thinking you know the territory, and then pull the proverbial rug out. I won't tell you what happens or who the serial killer turns out to be (just in case you are one of the few people on Earth who doesn't know by now), but even if you figure it all out beforehand, it won't do you any good. You will still sweat. You will still squirm. You will still peek through your fingers - which is a shame, since the feature on DVD #1 was transferred from the original camera negative under the supervision of director David Fincher. In the commentary track, Fincher himself says that this is probably the best that Se7en has ever looked. When you uncover your eyes again, you can then get lost for many hours in the formidable collection of supplemental material on DVD #2. Most fascinating is a detailed look at the creation of the prop journals featured in the serial killer's lair. It is not often that we stop to consider that someone actually has to create the stuff we see on screen, and that they often labor for weeks to get something just right - only to have it handled for a few moments by an actor and then discarded. In all, the Se7en New Line Platinum Series edition is a valuable addition to any serious film collection.
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Summary: Bravo New Line
Review: First of all, I have to say, what a movie! This definitely is one movie to talk about. This movie exploits the seven deadly sins at their extremes. This picture has great acting as well as great storyline. Brad Pitt and Morgan Freedman do an excellent job, not to mention the "John Doe Killer," when he finally makes his appearance. The musical score was well done and the video transfer and all the work that they put into this picture is shown beautifully. As each of the scenes are done to crystal clarity, colors redone to the directors fitting, shots readjusted, you won't see a more stunning quality picture on other DVDs. The sound effects, especially from the constant rainfall and natural surroundings will astound you. Excellent use of the Dolby Digital EX and DTS ES systems. The rain definitely must be mentioned, for it almost plays it's own role as a character. Often times I found myself double taking and rewinding just to make sure that the sounds I heard were from the movie and not from real life. The Supplemental DVD also has to be noted for it's upstanding part in this Platinum Series. There is so much to this dvd that you'll spend a full weekend just trying to get through this all. Commentary on how they redid and re-adjusted everything for this DVD was intriguing. If you liked the movie or had interest in the movie, buy this DVD. You will not be disappointed. With a mind blowing plot and beatiful video transfer and musical score to accompany it, you can't go wrong. Not to mention the extra Supplemental DVD. Well worth your money and your time.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I will always think of this movie when I hear someone say what's in the box?
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Summary: Great except...the alternate ending
Review: First off i love this movie, it's simply great, nuff said. Secondly the packaging for this DVD is also great, the notebook (DVD case) is really cool and inventive. The picture and sound quality of the DVD are also very impressive. So the only negative thing i can really say is that some of the extras on this DVD aren't really that great. Some of it is cool like the commentary by Fincher and the John Doe notebook. But the thing that really got to me was the so called "alternate endings". Now the only alternate ending they have on film is really not different than the original. It is simply a more rushed version that was made for screening audiences before the movie was actually released. Once the screening audiences responded well to the movie, the studio proceeded to fund a more polished up ending (w/ helicopter scenes, etc.) In my case this alternate ending was one of the main reasons i bought the DVD, and it ....wasnt what i expected.... and really let me down. After the initial disappointment i proceeded to watch the other alternate ending. Which was in storyboard form, and was radically different than the final ending that was used (although it was way cheesier and made no sense - listen to fincher's comments on it). Also, the 7 extra scenes aren't really that cool either. But i guess they weren't that bad. Overall i'm still giving this DVD 5 stars because i love the movie, and all the essentials of the DVD are great - like the picture / sound quality & the packaging. The extras are just that; extra. They're nice to look at, but in this case you'll probably only watch them once or twice. But they don't take anything away from the overall package that you get, which is a great movie and DVD with SOME cool extras.
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Summary: Talk about your dark drama
Review: If you like "kiss the girl", you'll love this movie. Or was it the other way around? Anyway, this movie is one of the best in its gendre. The basic plot of the film was psycho starts killing spreed base on the 7 sins. Detectives got on his tail, killer ends story by setting up the final sin for detective to commit... Haven't had the chance to take a look at the bonus disc, but I'm sure it'll be a thriller by its own account. Note: Best view will 6.1 Home Threatre. Or headphone if you don't have the setup.
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