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The Best Serial Killer of All-Time


I award this film!

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a film can be the best serial killer of all-time?

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Yea if it’s based on serial killings.

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It's pretty good. I saw it for the first time a few years ago and really enjoyed it.

It has an amazingly luscious early 90s feel, which I found very nostalgic.

The best serial killer film of all time? Nah. Se7en is a better film, certainly. For that matter, Zodiac is also a better film. But Copycat is fun and, considering the fact that almost no one seems to know about it, I think it qualifies as a hidden gem.

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Okay though Se7en is worthy it has a bit too much catholicism into it and the killer died in a cowardly fashion and it lacks a hidden important element the chase of a hot leading babe.

Zodiac definitely qualifies but seeing how we never really know who he is and his killings are not that impressive and again lack of a flaming fatale.

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Who was the killer

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Dont spoil.

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I said spoiler

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No you didnt.

John Doe.

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I did so

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keep wishing.

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Funnily enough, I actually agree with you both about Se7en and Zodiac.

In fact, I would venture to say Zodiac was more frustrating than fascinating, because after a while -- especially when it became clear it was a wild goose chase -- the movie fell flat for me by the time the credits rolled.

It was a little like... what was the point?

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I think you're being generous. Real generous.

It's not a bad film, but it's not even close to being in the same league as Silence of the Lambs, for example.

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For Example,
Hannibal is fiction.

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he was very good. a bit too good.

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Thank You.

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Se7en is better.

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Read Above.

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He was a twirp.

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Im inclined to think that works in his favor for this movie. Though, I personally think Henry from Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Frank Zito from Maniac were better portrayals of serial killers.

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It works, but he's just not very menacing.

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