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Am I The Only One Who Likes Zodiac Better than Se7en?


Recently I've been more interested on serial killer movies. I knew that Fincher had two quintessential serial killer movies, Zodiac and Se7en. Se7en, particularly, had been in my watchlist for a long time since it has a big score here on IMDb. However, upon watching both movies, I liked Zodiac much more than Se7en. I felt that Zodiac's story was definitely more interesting and the movie's style was, in my opinion, much better (the choice of music, camera angles, scenes). Adding to that, the murders, albeit few, were more shocking and unexpected than the ones in Se7en, especially since I hadn't done any research on the Zodiac Killer before. I wasn't intrigued in the story for the most part of Se7en. I wasn't quite as "glued" to the screen as much as I was with Zodiac. Not only that, but Zodiac felt much better paced than Se7en, the almost 160min. running time was smooth, and the movie didn't get boring in any part

So, is anyone in the same boat as I? I felt that Zodiac felt much more slicker, intriguing and cooler than Se7en. Fincher really nailed the 60s/70s vibe with Zodiac.

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The series of Fincher's previously commercially and critically acclaimed films were basic training for his masterpiece, "Zodiac".

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I love both of them and have given them both a 10 on imdb, but Zodiac for me just edges out Se7en.
I saw Se7en without knowing anything about it except for the basic premise and I was blown away, but Zodiac is an exceptional film. I've seen it twice now, and reading these posts on the message boards makes me want to see it again today.
On the second viewing I was able to appreciate Zodiac so much more as I noticed the subtle humor in some of the dialog and the idiosyncrasies of Dave Toschi and Robert Graysmith.
Zodiac is a masterpiece.

I'm walking here!

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SE7EN: 4/10
ZODIAC: 6/10

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