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I know we’ve yapped about Fincher here and there over the years and he has a new movie coming out in a couple of weeks and Rob even did a very fun mini-show mostly based on his work but it would be so much hard work to find all that stuff now so here’s a thread to keep it all in.
Also, because I finally saw Zodiac after putting it off for years (literally) and holy shit you guys were right. What a fucking amazing film. For so long I’d think to myself, “A lot of people really recommend this movie but I don’t feel like watching a brown film tonight so I’ll get something else and get Zodiac next time.” Then next time would never come. The unsolvedness of the case and the brown-ness of the late 60s and 70s had me convinced I’d be underwhelmed and/or bummed out by it.
And sure the subject is a bummer, but the filmmaking is as close to perfect as it gets so even the sourest parts of the story are never less than engrossing and for the most part it’s utterly thrilling. Even Jake Gyllenhaal was wildly watchable! In the last third of the movie RDJ fades into the background and Jake is the main guy and theoretically that’s no good for me but in reality it works great. Gyllenhaal did a great job.
Everyone did really. There were moments where I thought Chloe Sevigny was about to drop the ball but she didn’t. That was a tricky character because no matter how real-life it is, it’s still pretty much film cliche to have the wife who suffers her husband’s obsession but they made it feel close enough to fresh that the movie held strong around it.
The pacing and rhythm is brilliant and the whole thing is so well shot there’s a joy in just taking in the composition. Almost every film, even those I love, there are moments I might call “flaws” but as of right now I don’t think Zodiac has any.
- Women sense my power and they seek the life essence.
I’m so happy to hear that you liked it. I think that it’s his best film. Never been a fan of Mark Ruffalo until this movie. It’s also cool to see the making of stuff – how tons of shots used CGI and almost all of it is photo-realistic, or at least done in such a stylistic way that you’re just swept up by it. When RDJ says “Holy Fucking Crap” it cracked my shit up – I’d never heard that before.
I could go on and on. I loved Se7en too, but this movie firmly cemented my opinion that no matter what the subject matter is, I will watch anything Fincher does.
glad to hear you finally watched it, Bucho. and glad you enjoyed it. such a great film.
i’m with Rob. Fincher is on my list of directors whose films i will always watch.
My essence still senses Bucho's women.
@rob 48462 wrote:
When RDJ says “Holy Fucking Crap” it cracked my shit up – I’d never heard that before.
Is that when he gets the card with the bloodstained fabric in it? Loved his reaction at that point. His whole performance is so much fun. The scene on his boat, the scenes at Graysmith’s desk, the scene with the blue drinks … all gold. I read a review which said RDJ doesn’t need to have the best lines in the script to have the best lines in a film. His delivery is just that good.
I didn’t notice much CGI, and the stuff I assumed was CGI (like the time-lapse building and the old school GTA-eye view on the cab) was done brilliantly. I might even say perfectly. In fact I will say perfectly. There. I said it.
I loved Anthony Edwards in this movie too.
- Women sense my power and they seek the life essence.
The murder in the taxicab. Almost all of the backgrounds were CG.
Oh, and yes – when he gets the card. RDJ’s just awesome.
That was cool. I find it strange that I’ve seen most of his movies but have never noticed the camera angles, like the scene with the three of them in the police station showing the change in tone in the scene. Makes me wonder how I would have filmed those shots.
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