Zodiac (2007)

[BrokenVisage]

I saw this movie over the weekend and thought it was excellent. I went into it not knowing anything about the real California killings and had no idea it was based on the book by Graysmith, so I didn't know what to expect or how it was going to end. And even though it was a longish movie (~3 hours) it does an excellent job of grabbing your attention throughout, so it doesn't drag an anchor as it goes on.

The greatest aspect of the movie though is how they portray the police and newspaper publishers. Since the killings happened in several different jurisdictions there's so much red tape and legal proceedings involved with information/evidence gathering, but the film makers pulled it off quite nicely in telling the story. The acting is really top notch in this department though, the cops especially do a wonderful job in showing just how tough crime investigation can be.

You probably won't find much of Fincher's usual impressive camera tricks and style, but it definitely has that dark feeling of one of this movies. Anyone who is into crime dramas or stuff like Se7en should check this one out, I consider it another bullseye by the great director.

 

[Cabages]

Pretty good movie. Saw it on a plane. Longish, but I can understand why.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Thanks for the reminder. I have been meaning to watch the movie but had forgotten about it until now.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: theprodigalrebel
Thanks for the reminder. I have been meaning to watch the movie but had forgotten about it until now.

It's out on DVD tomorrow. Looking forward to receiving it from Netflix.

 

[anxi80]

good movie. and man oh man the attention to detail was incredible. im going to wait until the deluxe directors cut dvd comes out early next year though.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: anxi80
good movie. and man oh man the attention to detail was incredible. im going to wait until the deluxe directors cut dvd comes out early next year though.

YES.. the attention to detail was superb, and there were just so many names and places and changes in location/time that it really helps you follow the movie and what's going on.

 

[UncleWai]

The acting was overdone.

 

[davestar]

i thought the movie played more like a documentary than an actual narrative. there was little dramatic tension or story arc.

by comparison, Traffic played like a documentary yet also had dramatic tension and a decent story arc.

 

[Legendary]

Se7en

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

excellent movie.

 

[sniperruff]

the ending was weak sauce. it kept you waiting for something dramatic and nothing happened.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
the ending was weak sauce. it kept you waiting for something dramatic and nothing happened.

Dude put SPOILER on top of your post at least. Yeah nothing really happens, but it's based on what happened for real so what do you suggest they do short of making something up? If you pay attention you'll understand it doesn't matter anyway, Graysmith knows it was Leigh and at the end he gets his wish of just being able to look at the person who did it. That was powerful enough for me, it basically ended minutes later anyway.

 

[NuclearNed]

Great movie - I saw it this weekend. Yesterday I read the Wikipedia entry for the Zodiac Killer; apparently, the movie was fairly accurate and true to life. I was amazed at the similarities between this case and the Jack the Ripper case, which I read a lot about over the years.

 

[torpid]

Saw it a few weeks back. Not your usual fincher film. I like his work a lot, but this movie really pleasantly surprised me with the way it was more about policework and journalism. Good film. There were several highly suspenseful moments. It helped that I had no idea of the history of the zodiac.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I liked it a lot, but wouldn't call it his best work - I still think Se7en and Fight Club were more impressive artistically.

 

[txrandom]

Spoiler

I saw it a few days ago. It was a good movie if you are interested in the Zodiac. Otherwise it is pretty bad movie especially since the guy is never caught.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: txrandom

Spoiler

I saw it a few days ago. It was a good movie if you are interested in the Zodiac. Otherwise it is pretty bad movie especially since the guy is never caught.

Spoiler

That doesn't make it a bad movie at all. It reflects true events. In real life you don't always catch the bad guy and there's not always a happy ending. I thought it was an excellent movie.

 

[cherrytwist]

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: anxi80
good movie. and man oh man the attention to detail was incredible. im going to wait until the deluxe directors cut dvd comes out early next year though.

YES.. the attention to detail was suburb

Sorry, this made me LOL

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: cherrytwist

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: anxi80
good movie. and man oh man the attention to detail was incredible. im going to wait until the deluxe directors cut dvd comes out early next year though.

YES.. the attention to detail was suburb

Sorry, this made me LOL

Oops.. that should probably be subdivision.

 

[HombrePequeno]

I thought it was good but it was about a half hour too long. Fight Club and Se7en were definitely better.

 

[ThePresence]

***SPOILERS***

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage

Originally posted by: sniperruff
the ending was weak sauce. it kept you waiting for something dramatic and nothing happened.

Dude put SPOILER on top of your post at least. Yeah nothing really happens, but it's based on what happened for real so what do you suggest they do short of making something up? If you pay attention you'll understand it doesn't matter anyway, Graysmith knows it was Leigh and at the end he gets his wish of just being able to look at the person who did it. That was powerful enough for me, it basically ended minutes later anyway.

That's debatable. We don't know that he did it. There's compelling evidence both ways.
From Wiki: Ultimately, Allen's handwriting did not match the Zodiac's, his fingerprints did not match those suspected to be Zodiac's, no concrete evidence linking him to the Zodiac killings was ever found, and recent DNA testing on suspected Zodiac letters in 2002 did not provide a match. [/quote] It's not so cut and dried that he was the guy.

 

[RaiderJ]

Definitely more of a documentary than a typical movie. I was going in expecting something like Se7en or Fight Club and was disappointed.