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Truly Dark Masterpiece

posted 5 years ago by Drooch (5333)
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Fincher’s black heart, artistic eye and smart brains spewed forth something beautifully nasty in this unforgettable slice of 90’s nihilism.

The film throbs with dread as the detectives descend further and further into John Doe’s head, never showing us the horrific violence, but cueing our imaginations to fill in the extraordinary suffering of the victims by showing us the gruesome remains of his ‘work’.

But the worst is saved for last, when you realise that the fleeting moments of tenderness and humanity in the film are there not as relief from the blackness, but as its greatest weapon, in a twist ending that will scar your mind forever.

We’re well overdue another thriller from Fincher.

[–] tph890 (490) 5 years ago

Great post!
“Gone Girl” is another great thriller directed by Fincher, and fairly recent.

[–] Drooch (5333) 5 years ago

I love Gone Girl but that’s got to be getting on 5 years ago now, and Fincher doesn’t seem to have any thrillers in the pipeline. He’s pretty much the only director making big studio thrillers these days and we’re lucky to get two per decade from him, and right now he seems to be working on TV episodes. Sad state of affairs.

[–] tph890 (490) 5 years ago

True.
I’ve heard good things about Mindhunter though. Maybe he just hasn’t come across a good script yet. There’s still hope!

[–] Drooch (5333) 4 years ago

Mindhunter had great moments and compelling characters but was weighed down by bloated side-plots and weirdly abandoned threads, and now the series has been cancelled.

[–] Obifuntoknowme (1149) 5 years ago

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[–] Jones70 (6862) 4 years ago

Man I agree I wish more movies this great came out nowadays.

[–] spurtle467 (1558) 4 years ago

We're well overdue a classic serial killer thriller from anybody. We were blessed in the early part of the 90's with Silence and this. Nothing has lived up to either since in what is 25 years ago now.

[–] Drooch (5333) 4 years ago

Zodiac was excellent, and Gone Girl was a good effort.

[–] Obifuntoknowme (1149) 4 years ago

Agreed.

[–] raymondoz2007 (2098) 4 years ago

Dexter is coming back

[–] Obifuntoknowme (1149) 4 years ago

Excellent and very well written review, I enjoyed reading it. I agree wholeheartedly that we are overdue another Fincher thriller like Seven.

Love this film and must watch it again soon.

[–] Drooch (5333) 3 years ago

It’s happening!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Killer_(upcoming_film)

[–] Obifuntoknowme (1149) 2 years ago

Very much looking forward to it.

[–] Melton (5560) 4 months ago

Was very meh, a major step down from Se7en.

Come on Fincher, find a really good book to adapt like Gone Girl.

Can’t believe we’re starving for decent thrillers - Hollywood used to churn these things out 🤦🏻‍♂️