Se7en

[calzephyr]

Not to sound like a broken record, but there's a whole swath of 90s movies missing from my personal catalogue because I was either too young or too broke to watch them. It's hard to spend $8 on a movie when you're only making $7.28 an hour part time!

I didn't know much about Se7en before I watched it on Tubi this afternoon except that it starred Brad Pitt and was about a serial killer working through the seven deadly sins. I didn't even know it starred Kevin Spacey or Morgan Freeman! Sometimes the less you know about something the more wonderful the surprise is.

Freeman and Pitt play a pair of mismatched detectives in this, suspenseful, neo-noir thriller. I really enjoyed the orchestral soundtrack and colour grading as well as the pacing. I find too many movies these days are a blur as they hop from scene to scene, so the story's slow unfolding was very enjoyable as well.

Now, this is a very squishy and dark movie and I feel it dances slightly into horror territory. It's such a visual feast though with the constant rain, grittiness and practical effects. Definitely one I would watch again since it contained so much detail.

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Comments

You didn't know...

[frith]

I remember Se7en. I went to see it because a close friend was raving about how good it was. It was memorable, but as you said, very squishy and dark. I don't plan on ever seeing it again. ^_^;

Re: You didn't know...

[calzephyr]

Yeah, the sloth victim was....ugh...ughhh!.

[daryl_wor]

Wow, I almost remember this one. But I do anticipate more people returning to older films due to pacing being more human for want of a better word. This century, so far, feels like we finally are hitting walls for speed.

[calzephyr]

Absolutely. I find there's just too much to process in newer movies. I've really come to prefer practical effects over CGI fests.