tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post7495263829640708383..comments2023-07-18T03:44:33.021-07:00Comments on The Bit Maelstrom: David Fincher's Zodiacblakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-83681191271145522612009-01-22T20:11:00.000-08:002009-01-22T20:11:00.000-08:00I love "Dirty Harry" but it's not even the same sp...I love "Dirty Harry" but it's not even the same species as "Zodiac". There's no reasonable way to compare them.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-51958519906056509502009-01-22T19:05:00.000-08:002009-01-22T19:05:00.000-08:00Hey Dirty Harry is the best Zodiac killer movie ba...Hey Dirty Harry is the best Zodiac killer movie bar none.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-6584952741845980382009-01-22T13:44:00.000-08:002009-01-22T13:44:00.000-08:00Yes, I do believe it's a Fincher movie for people ...Yes, I do believe it's a Fincher movie for people who don't like Fincher movies. Heh.<BR/><BR/>The basement scene is remarkable for being so effective, a little island of terror in an otherwise cerebral movie.blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268985416439660021.post-41930131812047840052009-01-22T12:03:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting this. As I said, I really love ...Thanks for posting this. As I said, I really love this movie--despite the fact that I never really liked Se7en or Fight Club. Or Madonna. : ) <BR/><BR/>Anyway, the writer and producer of Zodiac both expected Fincher to turn them down, having already done his serial killer film with Se7en. But Fincher was very interested when he read the script, and said that he really wanted to make the "last serial killer movie." As you noted, the violence is secondary, and the movie is much more of a police procedural and deals with the effect that the crimes had on the lives of other people. There's no big climax or resolution at the end, and it really gives the viewer a good sense of how the cops must have--and still do--feel the about this case, still unsolved after all this time.<BR/><BR/>(With all that said, the scene in the basement has to be one of the scariest I've seen.)<BR/><BR/>(and I did NOT know he did Alien 3 which I also was not a big fan of.)knoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231876226573540476noreply@blogger.com