Se7en (1995) - Movie reaction! - First time watching!
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I hope you enjoy this reaction of me watching Seven / Se7en (1995) for the first time. I was happily surprised to see Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow in this together! What do you think was in the box?
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What’s in the BOOOOOX?!
definitely not a happy ending
A bunch of misc. charging cables and camera batteries
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) also by the same director, David Fincher. Excellent movie!!!
Turns out it was just a Terminator Genisys themed Lootcrate. Truly a horrifying ending 😢😳
A deus ex machina, perhaps?
The ending is actually the result, in a way, of a studio error. When they received the original script, which included the "box" ending, the studio rejected it as too dark and commissioned a new version which changed the ending to something a bit more action-oriented. But when they sent the script to David Fincher, to see if he'd be interested in directing it, somebody screwed up and they send him the original version of the script instead of the revised version. He agreed to do it, but was told by the studio that they wanted to go with the revised version, which didn't interest him particularly. Fortunately, he was able to bring Brad Pitt in, who was considered the main box office draw for the film, who, having also read the original version of the script, told the studio that he would drop out if they changed it.
The way Pitt tells it, he called up the head of the studio and told him that, the way he saw it, there were two choices. Go with the revised ending and produce a film that ends in a pretty generic action sequence, that'll probably do alright at the box office, but that nobody will really remember in a few months time. Or go with the "head in a box" ending and create a film that might not do as well at the box office (although, in the end, it pulled in over 320 million dollars on a 33 million budget, which is a success by any standards) but that people would remember for years to come. The studio head made the right choice (although they continued to try, mostly unsuccessfully, to water down the ending even after filming), resulting in a film that's rightly recognised as a noir classic.
This movie doesn't work with its ending.
So good choice indeed.
327 million. Which is an astronomical amount in 1995. Be the equivalent of a detective movie making the same amount as a Big DC movie now.
From what I heard or read somewhere, is that Pitt kinda threatened the studio, that he would leave the movie, if they don't do the "head in a box" ending
but the ending doesn't make _any_ sense. doe (spacey) allegedly has been planing/doing all this for _over a year._ but mills (pitt) and his wife are only in town since _recently._ so, how exactly could doe have anticipated, that the cop being after him would have anger issues, a beautiful wife and that he would envy him?
i mean, good for them that it was successful ... but at the end of the day that's only, because most viewers don't really think about how stupid the plot is.
@@montanus777 He literally told them that he hadn't planned on them finding him (through the library records - which was illegal at the time) so he had to change his timetable. If it wasn't Mills it would have been someone else that he had been planning to use as part of his plan. Mills just presented an opportunistic route to the same end point.
The "Pride" murder worked like this: John Doe cut off her nose. He glued the phone to her hand and told her that she could call for help and she would live, but she would be disfigured. He glued sleeping pills in her other hand, saying she could take the pills and end her life. She chose to end her life, rather than be disfigured. Forced contrition, atonement for her sin of pride.
Right, she would rather die than be disfigured. I wonder how hard it would be to find someone that prideful. Does that person actually exist?
@@chrisschweitzer5558 - honestly? Look at celebrities, influencers and anybody whose income is tied to their physical appearance. The pride victim was a model, with an enormous photograph of herself over her bed. Vanity is something we all have, and it can control people's lives.
@@epep50 Gross. No.
@@epep50 I hope you're on a list.
@@chrisschweitzer5558 Most likely, very hard. Movies tend to have a tendency to exaggerate everything, including human failings and sin.
Movies, and art in general, tends to have a cliche narrative of "we, humans, are the reals monsters and not worth saving etc", excepts that actual research, generally shows the opposite.
Maybe you could find someone who would kill themselves eventually after a while of being disfigured and not finding any social support, but immediately after a traumatic event?
Human survival instincts are extremely strong, so I doubt it, it takes a lot to kill yourselves (there is a reason why a lot of people who kill themselves where under the influence of drugs, usually alcohol, beforehand).
But hey it served the narrative of the story.
"intensive Dutch swearing" lol that made my day.
Lip movement looks like godverdomme + something else
@@nothingtobeconcernedabout7477 Waarschijnlijk een scala aan vleeswaren.
My favorite part was the complete lack of reaction from the cats during that XD
@@Sara_Feingold They're immune by now.
Same here
"Ernest Hemingway once wrote, 'The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.' - I agree with the second part."
The world is a sick and twisted place because bad guys do whatever they want while the good guys rarely punch the bad guys in the throat like they deserve... because theyre good guys. The bad guys always have the advantage. Thats why theres always more misery than goodness in the world. Psychos are a minority but they run almost everything.
We could end this if an AI ran the world and dealt with the scum the minute they start doing shit. All those sociopaths in suits, nothing would protect them, no lawyers, no money, no armed guards, no president, no army. Until that happens, the world will be a very not fine place.
@@lolmao500 ok that sounds pretty weird, especially because AI is made by humans so who says AI is perfect by judging what is wrong and what is not?
@@SuperMegaImbaLord We will test that AI well, and it will emulate empathy during its process. :)
@@sevaschurev2986 but empathy is part of the human condition. We know that there's empathy because apathy exists. That's why I think Alex Garland's film Ex Machina shows us what would happen if an AI really understands human nature. In order for a machine to appreciate the ethics and morals it need to understand the darkness of our nature. And if they do that they will never help us. No one would. That's why we are how we are. In a way we are just doomed. And if an AI becomes a reality it will show us how doomed we were all the time. We are imperfection itself. By making a creation it will have that same imperfection. It's just Frankenstein. That very beginning would mean our end.
That end quote wasn’t planned but the company who funded the movie wanted a slight less unhappy ended. That quote was the compromise.
That struggle on Brad Pitt's face at the end is some of the best acting I've ever seen.
It really is
"This is not even my desk." Thank you for including that, may be the best part of this movie 🤘😂
6:43 “This is not even my desk.”
You’d be surprised how many people leave that out of their reaction.
One of the greatest lines in the movie.
And one of the few times in this film you can laugh. A great line and a very welcome one.
You mentioned that you are interested in true crime. David Fincher, the director of Se7en (and many other great movies) also directed Zodiac, which is a fairly accurate adaptation of true crime events. It also features some actors you might enjoy seeing in different parts than you have seen them before.
Zodiac is really damn good movie!!! make sure its the extended directors cut though!
jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo.
Yes to this Mary! Zodiac is amazing
Its a series but i believe he was also the showrunner for Mindhunter. Correct me if im wrong
Also, check out Gone Girl and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
They just discovered who the real Zodiac killer was. Gary F. Poste. He died in 2018.
I saw this in the theaters at the late night showing. When we left the theater, we walked out into a foggy rainy night. I felt like I was still in the movie. I felt dark and dingy and soulless for awhile.
I think we may have seen it in the same theater, because I had the exact same experience. :)
I too saw it when it came out. I was in a lousy mood, thought a movie would pick up my spirits, Pitt, freeman? I'm in. I left the theater (it was a dark drizzly night for met too) in a worse emotional state than I walked in with.
You still are, and always have been.
Stood in firelight, sweltering. Bloodstain on chest like map of violent new continent.
Felt cleansed. Felt dark planet turn under my feet and knew what cats know that makes them scream like babies in night.
Looked at sky through smoke heavy with human fat and God was not there. The cold, suffocating dark goes on forever, and we are alone.
Live our lives lacking anything better to do. Devise reason later.
Born from oblivion; bear children, hell-bound as ourselves; go into oblivion.
There is nothing else.
Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long.
No meaning save what we choose to impose.
This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is not God who kills the children. Not fate that butchers them or destiny that feeds them to the dogs.
It’s us. Only us.
Streets stank of fire. The void breathed hard on my heart, turning its illusions to ice, shattering them.
Was reborn then, free to scrawl own design on this morally blank world.
Same!
Brad Pitt was actually injured badly in the chase scene. The bandaid around his arm was not just a prop
I love how movies really take hold of you emotionally. That's why I watch. Good work!
This and Fincher's Zodiac are 2 of my favorite crime films.
Yup ill recommend Zodiac as well. So great !
Zodiac was terrible compared to se7en....look at this girls reaction at the end of THIS movie. Don't start a channel Visual.
Zodiac Killer....A coward that just walked up to random people and shot them .....in a time with no cameras on every street corner.....and wrote stupid letters to police while he hid like a rat for a couple months in a hole and do and again....yeah genius master plan compared to se7en
@@thezombiechannel7278 yeah but he a real killer seven John doe killer aint one..most serial killers don't tend to be a "genius" like seven killer
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Yooooooo!!! It’s hard to imagine but no one knew anything about this movie back in 94 (or whatever it was) and the ending just walloped everyone. The entire theater left *speechless* as we exited. On top of that, it more formally introduced David Fincher as a director to pay attention to.
This movie left me just feeling drained for 3 days after I saw it.
The screenplay was floating around Hollywood for some time and became widely known as the "head in the box" movie. There were some idiots with New Line Cinema who tried to convince Fincher to remove the "head/box scene once production began. Why? That's a head scratcher honestly (no pun intended) but try they did.
And failed they did as well.. In the end it was an united front with Fincher and Brad Pitt (Producer) that won the battle to keep that scene in the movie. Things got contentious and nasty with Pitt even threatening to jump ship.
I payed attention to Fincher with Alien3. It's fashionable to piss on that movie but i think it's a really good movie and i could tell the director was a promising talent. Seven was just confirmation my initial suspicion about him was right.
Spacey didnt to any press prior to the movie's release and his name isnt in the opening credits either.
This was an EPIC reaction by you! Absolutely love how passionate and angry you got! Great to see this side of you. Dont fuck with Marijchu!
Also… not the first time this has happened but love it when this happens:
**super stressful scene** “WHAT’S IN THE BOOOOX?” **RUclips cuts to Invisalign commercial** 😂😂😂😂
Love the subliminal flash of Tracy's face when Mills is struggling with the decision of killing John Doe. Masterful filmmaking.
I love how the kitties continue to sleep while Mary screams "LIE!"
Your cats are so chill, they hardly moved the entire video.
That was the Best reaction ever! I wish I knew what you swore in Dutch at the end. Lol
I used to hate this film. The events are so uncomfortable and the climax is so dire that I honestly had to ask myself what I watched movies for. Ultimately, I realized that a movie capable of creating this feeling, however shocking, was something special. I think the only other film that did this to me was Requiem For A Dream, a film I still describe as "the greatest movie I've ever seen that I never want to see again".
I feel the same way about Requiem For A Dream.
With Fincher it's ALL about mood. The tone of his films are unmistakably him. From the cinematography and color pallet, to the shot composition, he's a true master at drawing you into really feeling the story. And yeah, when it comes to Se7en, it's a dark place to be. Not to mention that ever since he started working with Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, the soundtracks to the films have been stellar.
I assume you haven't seen 'Grave of the Fireflies' then?
The Hours is that movie for me. (Though I'll likely never watch Requiem again, either.)
@@sntxrrr I'm glad I'm not the only one to think that. I've said that about _Grave of the Fireflies_ ever since I first saw it. And to be fair, I've never watched it again. I can't.
This was the film that convinced me that Brad Pitt could act. Before this, everything he did was fluff that banked on his good looks... but THIS performance was incredible.
@Ivan Ribeiro Was... ok. Not a brilliant performance, and Tom Cruise's terrible turn as Lestat might be making you see Pitt's performance more favourably. Actually, the best performance in that was from Kirsten Dunst, who was excellent, especially as a child actor.
There was that early movie where Brad Pitt played a teenager who was allergic to sunlight and wore a full black leathers and face cover suit on a motorcycle. Never saw his face once!
@@STNeish I don't know... thought he did a really good job in legends of the fall... that film was a huge production and he did well.. not as good as Hopkins but, I mean it's a very small list of who's better than Hopkins..
Really? I didn’t think this was a particularly good performance. Now, his work in 12 Monkeys, on the other hand…
12 monkeys came out a months after this.
i recommend "MISERY" a Film adaptation of the Stephen King novel and a Psychothriller.
I watched this in a half-packed theater the night it premiered. The Sloth scene drove the audience nuts but the box reveal? Every person there held their breath.
The law, the supernatural, religion and one of the best villain monologues - The Devil's Advocate please Mari
Devil's Advocate is such a good movie!
I came into the comments to say exactly this! So I second The Devil's Advocate. Awesome movie!
One of the things I like is the sort of Faustian moment at the midpoint, where Mills has the gun pointed to his head and says "NO!" The killer doesn't shoot him, and it's almost as if he was face to face with the devil himself, and in saving his own life he condemns his wife and baby without knowing it. I don't think it's a conscious decision by the writer (maybe it is), but it sort of plays like that when you watch the movie a couple of times.
The kitties holding hands took all my attention.
As always, excellent reaction. This movie was excellent is all areas. At the end we are simply left feeling abandoned. You're the best Mary. Look forward to more.
"Manhunter" great crime/thriller. Directed by Michael Mann, co-starring Hannibal Lector
Mary you are really good at guessing.
Jacob's Ladder. You will love it. Very complex and layered mystery/ horror. Pretty incredible.
Thanks, Mary (and your precious kitties)! 📦 I love this one... and the ending is still traumatic, even after 26 years.
ZODIAC also directed by David Fincher 👍👍
Mary you are spot on with your film summary and theme possibilities.
Wow girl...I never seen such a passionate, real, moving reaction to this movie as yours.
you should react to "a few good men" =) with Tom cruse, jack Nicolson and demi moor, also kevin backon =P and others =)
Yesss
@@TackJorrance Thanky your =)
The two last victims were the killer, envy, and Mills, wrath.
I took it that the last two victims were Mills wife, envy, and the killer, wrath. The killer promised two bodies.
@@mikell5087 he told mills to become wrath and he did out of grief. His wife wasn't envy because she wasn't guilty of envy, the killer was.
@@mikell5087 did you not pay attention to what John Doe said? "I guess envy is my sin."
@@nebose114 Confused by the modus operandi here. The first killings, or the first revealed, gluttony and greed, were supposed to refer to the victims, but in the last two killings envy and wrath are supposed to refer to the perpetrators? I assumed a false consistency?
This is Movie is in my Top 10 Favourite List.. From your human emotional reactions I can see that you saw the sentiment behind the movie and also enjoyed the amazing Acting, Script and Direction
The last line of the movie is so powerful.
this movie was a game changer. I remember when it came out.. everyone lost the minds.
Great reaction, Mary. It’s so interesting to see your growth as a film viewer. Great job calling the ending to the extent you did; I certainly didn’t (but I was only 18, having seen it shortly after it came out).
Just looking at my movie shelf, here are a few movies, and one show, that fit in a similar crime thriller sub genre. I’d naturally love to watch you react to any of these, but I think you’d enjoy them in your own time as well.
Red Dragon (prequel to Silence of the Lambs)
The Bone Collector
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (the Swedish one)
From Hell
Identity
Kiss the Girls
True Detective (first season)
you should have a kitty cam!!!! awww they're holding hands! 3:27
This movie is a cinematic masterpiece. One of my all time favorites. Glad u finally got to watch it.
Another couple great crime thrillers (with Morgan Freeman funny enough) are Kiss The Girls and Along Came a Spider. Freeman is in both, playing the same detective, and they're based off of crime novels. Both are great movies, in my opinion, and are very much in the same vein as Se7en and Silence of the Lambs which you recently watched.
I saw this movie years ago and vowed I would never watch it again. Primarily because I felt exactly as you did at the end of the movie. The only reason I was willing to watch it again is because I really enjoy your reactions and your perspectives.
Love your cats! This is one of my favorite movies, and I'm so glad you liked it.
Haha, you're really going with the heavy stuff to start off the Halloween season! To keep with that trend you should consider another David Fincher movie, Zodiac. It's easily my favorite movie of his
Same here.
This movie came out when I was in high school. It was so original and disturbing when it came out. As good as “Silence of the Lambs” is, this movie is far more shocking.
Mary yelling “LIE!!!” made the reaction!
True detective season 1. It's a movie in episodic form. Absolute perfection
Best TV ever!
Mills would have an excellent defense. Most likely he would be charged with manslaughter and acquitted.
Yea temporary insanity.
Kinda messed up tho is it not? If the act of living has value then killing under any circumstance should be equally wrong.If not then you are admitting different lives have different values, no equality.
Mitigating circumstances are not a defense. People being acquitted for crimes they commit because the jury feels sorry for them is something that happens in fiction, like A Time to Kill. Murder is murder; most people who intentionally kill another person think they have a pretty good reason to do it, and they don't all go free because of it.
@@michaelw8262 Actually it does happen iRL. There are many cases, especially women getting off for murder in cases where pity is a factor. Such as he beat her and she snapped, etc. There are also temporary insanity cases, etc. It is very plausible he'd not receive a murder charge, because lets face it- the police, DA and the general public would be on his side. Despite the credo, justice really isn't as blind as it thinks it is.
At 9:45, Mills didn't actually 'read' the books because he was too frustrated in trying to understand them. He discretely has a co-worker find and bring him the CliffsNotes versions (the black and yellow covers) which are study guides that simplify all of the details. They're very popular for students that need to read complex literature for assignments without having to actually digest and retain all of the information. So, essentially, he 'cheated' to impress Somerset.
Mary, I might be a broken record, but if the plea is out for movies that might affect you like Seven (not that one wants to go through this every week, but for a rainy October day…), then I recommend Seconds (1966). Psychological Thriller; film techniques ahead of its time; emotional journey; inevitable total-nightmare ending that can’t be anything else.
Anyway, great reaction to Seven. I didn’t think you would watch this film, given the you of last October, so - it’s cool, because you’re watching good and interesting films that are hard to watch. I have a tough time watching Horror and scary Thrillers for the first time, too. It’s not knowing where the scariest, or goriest, parts are, that is so dreadful.
Seconds is a masterpiece. A forgotten masterpiece. A brillian, amazing movie. Everything about it is brilliant. It has an early film score by Jerry Goldsmith which he did right afterThe Sand Pebbles and they are both amazing.
Great video! The director of this, David Fincher, also did another brilliant movie that has a similar tone "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" that would be a great movie to react to BUT there are a few scenes of horrific violence that might make it hard to watch. "Constantine" with Keanu Reeves would be great. "An American Werewolf in London", "Hellboy(2004 version)", "The Lost Boys" and "Shaun of the Dead" are all really fun classics and not as serious.
I saw this in the theaters when it was first released, and I have never watched it again. It's the kind of thing you only want to go through once.
If you want something similar, Prisoners is a very emotionally torturous film with impeccible acting and an ensemble cast.
Hi Mari, this reaction was fun to watch. It's funny to hear you say you loved this movie while being so pissed off by it. I remember how disturbed and hollow I felt inside after seeing this for the first time. For another suspense thriller, and since you've already seen The Shining, I recommend Doctor Sleep, the sequel to The Shining made in 2019. It's really good.
You can tell when Mary is excited about a viewing and when she’s nervous. Let’s gooooooo (excited); Let’s gowwwwww (nervous) 😂
The Haunting of Hill House (before Bly Manor and Midnight Mass); each is a series. Or, The Others....
Yes, please watch The Haunting of Hill House!
"What we do in the shadows" is a really good scary comedy.
Bat Fight!!!
@@spddracer Get up and stand on the ceiling like a man!
"We're werewolves, not swearwolves".
i have watched hundreds of movies in my 5+decades and this one was the only one i EVER saw in a theatre where the end of the movie came and no one, NOT ONE person said anything. everyone just got up in a daze and left. My head wasn't right for at least 3 days and it took a few years to realize why. The impact of this movie is made not just from the amazing acting or the twisting storyline but from the realism. The story that Morgan Freemans character tells to the captain about the guys eyes getting stabbed out just nails home that every bit of this movie could easily be and probably has been at some point, very very real. "Ernest Hemmingway once said, the world is a wonderful place and worth fighting for...I agree with the second part."
Platoon had the same reaction from the audience
Zodiac! Zodiac is a must, also by David Fincher!
Loved the editing in this vid! As usual, it was a fun watch! You have a huge heart.
You gotta watch True Detective season 1. It's 8 episodes and in the same vein of se7en and silence of the lambs.
That would be a great reaction. True Detective is so good!
This is the best cat reaction video in the history of reviews! I wanted to cuddle them the whole time.
It really fascinates me how integral Detective Mills is to John Doe's plan, more specifically Mills' personality. His constant up beat attitude, his desire to make the world better, to never give up on people, he had to be a good person for John Doe to envy him. If it was only detective Somerset on the case, John Doe never would have someone to envy, and his entire year long plan wouldn't have worked.
Makes me wonder, was John Doe somehow behind Detective Mills' transferring to this exact precinct?
"if you kill him, he will win" always gives me the chills. Never has a villain so perfectly checkmated in any movie. And you knew, you *knew*, there was no real hope Mills could stop himself when Doe reveals the pregnancy, but you still hope, because... Doe can't win. But he does
Great reaction. 12 Monkeys and Fight Club. Both good movies with Brad Pitt at his prime.
I would highly recommend a movie that is not well known to patreons, but which is an excellent movie. The "Train to Busan" is regarded as one of the best movies in its genre (zombies). Unlike the typical zombie movie with excess gore and standard plot, this South Korean film was an international hit, with multiple character development (making you empathize with them), a very good main character arc, a great performance by a child actor, social commentary and keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout. Even skeptical zombie connoisseurs (to whom it was suggested to view it) loved this movie. Your patreons probably don't know of this excellent foreign film to vote for it, so you might consider viewing this.
Train to Busan was an excellent film!
The world is a fine place and worth fighting for. I agree with the second part.
One Of The David Fincher's Gems & It Ranked At #26 In The 100 Scariest Movie Moments On Bravo
Yours cats are a crucial part to your reactions! Loved your intro to this one haha
Humans are actually pretty good at tuning out steady reoccurring noise like that. I had a previous job where my coworkers and I didn't really notice the sound of the engines until a passenger would mention them.
Wow Mary, you have an amazing reaction to this movie and I love it, The Usual Suspects is another great movie, also stars Kevin Spacey
Poor Mary, never going to look at a package delivery the same way again 📦
I’ve been wanting someone to react to Pumpkinhead for Halloween if you’re up for it
This movie is about the futility of justice. It's very nihilistic. John Doe wins in the end. He completes all seven of his murders, dies and becomes infamous. The part that gets me the most is that the only time they ever get ahead of John Doe, when they find his apartment, they do it by breaking the law.
If you want good crime dramas, try: Kiss The Girls (1997), Cape Fear (1991), No Country For Old Men (2007), Fargo (1996), and A Simple Plan (1998).
Great reaction. It was directed by David Fincher and, based on your reaction, I suspect you’re going to love much of his work.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World would be an amazing one to watch!
YYYEEESSS!!!
Yes, please!!
It sure would!
Watching your reaction is as close as I will ever come to seeing this movie again. I watched it in the theater and once was enough. John Doe's reaction to lust convinced me of that.
Hi Mary, I almost skipped watching this reaction because I had already seen this film and this is a tough one to watch. I am so very glad I watched your reactions and comments for Se7en . I agree with everything you were talking about.... when I first watched this film I was also screaming at Somerset to lie and make something up . This felt a lot like my first time I watched Se7en and it took days for me to push this film out of my head .
I do have an enormous amount of respect for the people involved with this film.... my mom got me watching horror films when I was about 6yrs. with the old Dracula and Werewolf black and white movies to start with so by the time Se7en came along I thought for sure that I would have no problem after seeing most of the Friday the 13th movies and Texas Chainsaw movies.... Se7en would be cool. To me this film was as far from cool as possible .
The graphics alone do not make this an easy to watch film but the ending as expected as it is.... still feels like a gut punch. I do see that the ending would not have been as impactful if Somerset would have just lied and they walked back to the car but Mills would have still seen the box once they were back at the car and most likely still would have killed John Doe either way . This is one of the very few horror movies that actually make me cry . I am very glad you did a reaction and commentary for this film and I am very glad I watched it . Thank you
Loved your reaction. I remember to be deeply disturbed after watching this in the cinemas back in the days. And the all the people around me had white faces and it was absolutely silent in the cinema. Never experienced that before. If you want more of that kind, I would recommend sticking to David Fincher movies. He is such a mastermind and brilliant filmmaker.
Loved your review! This is one of the darkest movies I have ever seen. The weather being so bad really added to that. If you haven't seen it I recommend The Conjuring for Halloween. Another would be the Alfred Hitchcock classic Psycho. Please keep the scary movie reactions coming!
Love all your reactions Mary! I also love this movie and I highly recommend “The Usual Suspects” as well and “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington
* Dale and Tucker vs Evil
* Shaun of the Dead
* The Cabin in the Woods
* Poltergeist
* The Exorcist
* Alien
* A Nightmare on Elm St.
* Friday the 13th
* Halloween
And so so so many more.
I love your reaction, I caught this movie in the theaters after I worked the late shift and had to hitchhike home, I was scared of who was going to pick me with the idea of a serial killer in the back of my mind, I end up walking the whole seven miles home, intense.
There it is, my favorite movie of all time. Did you realize that Sommerset represents "the seven heavenly virtues"? ( patience, Humility, kindness, temperance, diligence, chastity and charity)
Since you watched the Shining, you should check out the sequel: Doctor Sleep. Great flick.
Are you kidding? Dr Sleep was fan service garbage. Despite the great casting, acting, and production value the story writing was awful. Opinions are subjective and we all have them but this movie was awful.
@@epep50 i think it's pretty great, and it does the book ending justice
he (detective mills ) could clearly get off with temporary insanity here i believe so i think mills got away with and don't blame him for doing , most of us would in that situation i think ! love your reaction you are always a joy to watch .check out the movie Sleepers also with pitt and a bunch of other awesome actors another great crime phycological thriller i believe you will really enjoy . look forward to your reaction . take care Mary
Cutting back and fourth from one of the grittiest, darkest movies ever, to two fuzzy cozy fluff balls lounging around made this one of my favorite reactions ever.
The film, Fallen, starring Denzel Washington, John Goodman, and Donald Sutherland is another rollercoaster ride movie that portrays a detective investigating a series of brutal crimes. I won't go into further detail here, as to not spoil anything should you ever decide to give it a viewing 🤘
You're very good at describing the emotions following movies like this
I remember seeing this in theaters when I was 14. Welcome to the world of David Fincher films gritty, harsh, and well written.
I taught at a school where there was a pastor on staff, and he taught a class using this film to discuss the bible, ethics and the Seven Deadly Sins. It still resonates with a lot of people.
Maryween great intro! I voted for this one! Your fur babies are adorable, they were holding paws in their sleep❤️
You should watch "The Game", another Fincher film, often overlooked but very compelling and somewhat heartfelt. Thanks, Mary, for your reactions.
An interesting Netflix series on serial killers is Mindhunter.
Did you notice that the police boss was the drill instructor in Full Metal Jacket?
R. Lee Ermy
Also the instructor in Space Above and Beyond
Congratulations, you are the only person I know of who figured it out so early.
Excellent reaction. You are a hundred percent right about most films having an emotional climax followed by a simmering down period of 5 or 10 minutes. That simmering down period is called the "denouement." It happens in "Seven" as well, but it only lasts about 10 seconds. It's like John Doe achieves his goal, throwing the audience into emotional pandemonium, then we see Mills in the back of the police car, Somerset saying he'll return to the job, and a little Somerset voice-over narration suggesting he thinks the world is still worth fighting for (Fincher wanted to remove the VO at the end, but someone at New Line wanted to keep it so there would be just a sliver of hope at the end). Then we are left with just credits and David Bowie to comfort us. (BTW, the end credits descend from the top of the screen down, as though even the filmmakers themselves have abdicated salvation).
Fincher has describe going to see the movie at a theater with a regular audience. He said at the end, a couple of ladies stood up and left. On the way out he heard one say to the other, "The people who made this film should be killed." Well, at least he knew it was effective.
In terms of tracking the beats of a movie, you've gone from self-professed neophyte to film scholar in just a matter of months. Suddenly, I'm remembering all the debt I've incurred from film school. Hmmm...
Anyway, If you enjoy crime dramas, I would recommend another David Fincher helmed project called "Mindhunter," on Netflix. It's a series that dramatizes the real life formation of the behavioral sciences unit of the FBI. It was established primarily by two detectives and a psychologist who did their research by interviewing real-life serial killers who were in prison. The show dramatizes this, so the killers are played by actors, but the scenes are absolutely riveting and terrifying. Definitely worth a peek.