Seven

Rating:
Summary: "What's in the Box!!??"
Review: After having seen Se7en in its theatrical release back in 1995, I had forgotten how truly great this film was. The Platinum Edition, with alternative endings, commentary et al. is well worth the (money) for the 2 disc set. Standout performances include Brad Pitt,whose acting chops far outweigh his pretty boy image. Morgan Freeman is stellar, playing it close to the cuff. A particularly neat touch on the DVD is all of the seven deadlies indexed for your convenience.

Rating:
Summary: SEVEN IS 10 TIMES BETTER
Review: Seven tells the story of 2 homicide detectives (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) on the trail of a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) This movie is one of my favorites from the 90s Pitt and Freeman have great chemistry together. Director Fincher creates the perfect atmosphere all throughout. The new digital transfer is just spectacular. All of this and that surprise twist gut-wrench of a climax. The 1st disk has no less then 4 commentary tracks. The best being the one with the 2 lead actors and Fincher-very informative, while at the same time very loose and sometimes funny (kinda like the actor commentary for FIGHT CLUB w/ Pitt and Fincher). The 2nd disc is brimming with great features like deleted footage and the alternate test audience ending. These bonus scenes offer nice tid-bits and can be watched with or without director comments Other stand outs include an in depth look at the film's unique oppening credits and how they came to be. There is even an exstensive look at how the film was enhanced for this 2 disc set offering viewers comparisons between the old print and the new enhanced version. Fans of the movie will really like this set. If you have never seen Seven before, this version IS, the only way to go.

Rating:
Summary: Fincher strikes again. Best DVD since Fight Club.
Review: This is an almost-perfect DVD. Great added features, crystal-clear picture, INCREDIBLE sound. This is another DVD that belongs in everyone's collection. It's a testament to David Fincher's ability and dedication as a director that he realizes the job's not done once the film is released in theatres. More directors should put as much time and love into their films as Fincher does.

As a film, Se7en is astounding. One of the best, grittiest, darkest films ever made. Pitt, Freeman and Spacey are all teriffic here; some of the best performances I've seen from ANY actors. And David Fincher hit his stride as a director with this film. He has raised the bar for other directors for years to come.

Rating:
Summary: It would be the eighth deadly sin not to own this DVD.
Review: Wow! Who knew the experience that is David Fincher's "Se7en" could get any better. The film, in all it's murky, gloomy glory, has never looked better. The running commentaries are humorous and inciteful, but it is on the second disc that this set truly gets going. I was amazed at how much detail the production design team went into to create John Doe's world. The photographs, the notebooks, and the masterpiece that is his apartment is unparalled. The examination of the world they created for this film makes you feel as if you are watching an actual documentary on a serial killer. The deleted and extended scenes are fun, and disturbing, especially the extended shots of the Pride murder scene. David Fincher firmly established himself as one of our generation most visual and compelling directors, and has never disappointed. His follow-ups, The Game and Fight Club, are just testaments to his talent and staying power. I will see whatever he puts out, and I hope the movie studios continue to do justice to his beautiful and frightening visions with DVD's of this caliber. Now if you have made ot this far into my review, what's wrong with you? Get out there and buy this DVD. You wont regret it. So stop being slothful, be the first to get this and you'll be the envy of all your friends. It's not wrong to lust after special features like these, hell, be a glutton and buy two. Be proud of this DVD,but don't be greedy, let all your frinds watch it to, or you just might feel their wrath.

Rating:
Summary: Powerful movie, but too few "extra goodies"
Review: On disc 1, the film looks and sounds GREAT! And with 4 different running commentaries, you'll invest 8+ hours to hear it all. I'll skip the film review and synopsis - if you're reading this you have most likely already seen the film, right? Disc 2 contains only one deleted scene, but does include the "extended" version of some scenes - optional commentary gives you insight as to why cuts were made. Only moderately interesting. Lots of disc space is dedicated to crime scene photos created as props, but again not terribly gripping, at least not compared to what numerous other Special Edition DVD's have to offer. After all the goodies we've seen added to DVD's of "The Abyss", "Terminator 2: Judgement Day", and New Line's own "Magnolia", "Austin Powers" movies, and "The Sweet Hereafter", DVD buyers are used to getting more behind-the-scenes documentaries, out-takes, marketing campaigns, etc. Or maybe that's just what I was personally hoping for with this disc set. Granted, the 4 commentaries are great and insightful. But I usually expect New Line Special Editions to go the extra mile with (as in this case) second disc supplemental materials. I don't think they did in this case. So, it begs the question -- rent it or buy it? Well, if you rent it, bear in mind that with the movie itself and 4 commentary tracks you'll need to watch it 5 times total to get all you can off disc 1. So if it is a "One Day" New Release rental at your video store you'll be in for a long night. But if you are a DVD collector, it's a no-brainer -- shell out the bucks, dude. But modify your expecations.

Rating:
Summary: Seven - Platinum Series DVD - The new standard in DVD
Review: The New Line Platinum series DVD of Seven is the best DVD to be released to date. This 2 disc set sets the new standard by which all other DVDs will be judged. Not only is the film one of the best thrillers of all time, but the DVD itself is astounding. The picture quality is the best I have ever seen. The entire film (both video and audio) was reworked specifically for DVD. The picture was improved dramatically in both color and sharpness. It looks better than the original film release. The sound was remixed into a near field mix designed specifically for home theater, not a movie theater. The detail and accuracy of the soundtrack is incredible, it both the DD (EX 6.1) and dts (ES 6.1 discrete). This will be the new system show of disc for some time, not for its thundering bass, but for it visual superiority, and audio clarity and detail.

Rating:
Summary: One of the worst movies of all time.
Review: Bad acting from great actors. A predictable movie with gore for the sake of gore. The characters are so cliche it makes you want to gag more than the bodies they discover. Someone actually spent time porting this total trash to a DVD, and I thought I had a bad job. Save your money and your time, click on the next button.

Rating:
Summary: Not For The Weak Of Heart
Review: "Seven" is a great film, a true masterpiece. The film really has 3 plots. The 1st being 2 cops tracking down a serial killer who has killed his victims according to the 7 deadly sins. The second plot is about the growth of the relationship between the 2 officers who do not trust each other or like each other, yet are connected by their devotion for the capture of the killer. Now, the 2 know that this is no ordinary case, and they know it is going to take a lot more than guns and fingerprints to track down this killer. The third plot is how they know that the killer is more than just the average Joe, that this guy picks his victims with no remorse and no sense. The cops know that the person they are tracking is not someone wo will leave a fingerprint at the scene, but they know that this person truly is evil, and they know that they can't win. They know that in order to capture this guy, they must dive into his mind, and try to figure out what makes this guy click. Besides the above information, this is a very tough, gory, brutal, and violent film. This film exceeds the violent content of "Silence Of The Lambs" and the very shocking, horrifing conclusion will leave you breatheless and exhausted. A great film with outstanding performances

Rating:
Summary: Mucky grandeur.
Review: The plot mechanisms of *Seven* are undoubtedly clever: a maniac somewhere out there is murdering people, one by one, in order to illustrate some pithy points about the good ole Seven Sins (Gluttony, etc., etc.). This surprisingly old-fashioned mystery device is imbued by director David Fincher with some of the most ghastly palettes I've ever seen in a movie: lowering grays of the sky, horrible rusts of the buildings of the inner city, cavernous greens of barely lighted interiors, et al. The photography contributes to make *Seven* one of the most morose movies ever filmed. Another contributing factor is Morgan Freeman's stunning performance as the head detective on the case, seven days from retirement, and deeply depressed. The fact that Freeman makes this character, which is really a cliche, so compelling speaks volumes about his talent. (Is this guy EVER going to get an Academy Award? Talk about a Deadly Sin!) Brad Pitt is -- for once -- perfectly cast as his cocky partner, providing a nice shallow contrast to Freeman's gloomy depths.

The movie loses ground, I think, after it prematurely reveals to the audience who the killer is (Kevin Spacey, doing his "Kevin Spacey" thing; in other words, Phoning It In). Most of the second and third acts involve a rather tiresome cat-and-mouse game. Nothing we haven't seen a thousand times before -- although, granted, the STYLE in which this is done keeps us morbidly watching. And the ending succeeds in its aim, which is apparently to leave a very bad taste in your mouth. (One removes the DVD from the player as if it's a dead wolf spider or something.)

Not the "classic" some make it out to be, *Seven* is nonetheless recommendable work by a director who really knows how to put grand muck on film. Definitely recommended over his later film, the execrable *Fight Club*.

Rating:
Summary: Gross
Review: This film is absolutely gross. It has some of the most disturbing imagery in any modern film. People who are chained to beds and over days have parts of them gradually cut of and the like.

Some horror films have elements of the absurd or are poorly constructed so that the repellent features don't seem real. Seven is one of the most well crafted skillfully scripted films made in recent times so that it is absolutely effective.

The atmospherics and skill with which it is made cover over the plot holes. I saw the film and found that the imagery kept coming back for weeks and made me feel sick. However if you like that sort of thing there is no question it is effective.