Se7en (1995) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!! 

A masterfully made movie that left us pretty broken! David Fincher knocks it out of the park again! What are some other David Fincher or similar type movies you would recommend!? Thank you for the support!

This is one of those rare Hollywood movies where the badguy wins hands-down. When Seven came out, none of the marketing included Kevin Spacy, and his name was not in the opening credits, because they didn't want to ruin the mystique by having audiences know who the villain was in advance. I saw this in the theatre when it was new, and man I'm glad I went to a matinee, because when I got outside it was bright and sunny which really helped to distance me from the dark, depressing movie...

The actors didn't know that Sloth was supposed to be alive so everyone's reaction in that scene is a genuine jump scare.

Brad Pitt is the one you can thank for the film ending as it did (author's intent). Studio wanted to change it to a happier ending, but Brad threatened to quit if they did. The original ending being kept in the final film is because of Brad's steadfastness to the vision of Andrew Kevin Walker (writer).

One of my favourite movies of all time. My favourite moment is when Doe walks in the station and screams “detecTIVE!” Kevin Spacey was incredible in this role

"that's the most graphic and disturbing thing I've ever seen...and I didn't see it" - sums this movie up perfectly, incredibly dark and violent but the majority of the violence is never seen. Excellent reaction as usual. You should definitely check out Zodiac

I totally recommend The Game as your next Fincher movie. It's easily his most underrated and most forgotten film. That's not to say that it's a bad movie. Just the opposite -- it's so good! Also, in case you haven't seen it yet, Fincher was the director and executive producer on the Netflix series Mindhunter, which is one of the crown jewels in the Netflix library. It only ran for two seasons, but it's absolutely brilliant. Totally worth the watch.

Kevin Spacey was left out of the opening credits and when this movie first came out none of the ads showed or mentioned him. He was kept as a total surprise to the audience.

The "yell fire not help" line is one of the points of the movie- nobody cares unless it could affect them directly.

They're so excited at the start, so innocent.

Pleasant things to take away from this film: 1. Masterful Cinematography 2. Morgan Freeman subway joke laugh scene

This is a hallmark movie for a variety of reasons. One big one is you can see the heavy influence it had on films and TV that came after. It reimagines the crime thriller and blends the dark/horror elements that we now see in this genre.

My husband and I went to this movie when it came out in 1995. I couldn't watch it again. Then in 2020 when it was the 25th anniversary everyone was talking about it and I was curious enough to watch it again.... and be reminded of why I was never going to watch it again. David's torture and break down at the end just destroys me. I almost feel like something happened to a friend of mine. That empty sadness when you learn of their death.

Probably one of the best movies ever made, such a masterpiece of storytelliong, cinematography, acting, editing, music - the whole package is just so powerful in delivering this dark story, it will mark you forever. I will never forget the first time I saw the movie, it was a night premiere at the cinema and it was (funnly) full of cute young couples, thinking they gonna see this cute crime movie with cute Brad Pitt, but then after first 30 minutes, the theatre was left half empty as people started leaving as their stomach could not handle the movie. As the ending credits hit and the sick David Bowie song starts, I turned around only to find a handful of people still watching the movie until the end, with visible shock on their face as if they been to war. One of toughest and most impactful movies I ever seen.

3:32 huge props to TBR for recognising Nine Inch Nails' song! This is a man of culture here.

You guys are by far my favorite reactors on RU-vid. Genuine and no gimmicks. Really appreciate you both.

"WHAT'S IN THE F****** BOX"🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Still gave me chills watching people realize what’s about to happen

Oh man, Samantha doing the introduction hit different! It was really nice ☺ Love watching your videos guys, thanks for recording even while recovering from surgeries!

This movie was an absolute masterpiece. One of my favorite aspects of the film is how they made the city itself a character. It's wet, it's sticky, it's filthy, it's infected, it's dark. It's a living, breathing entity that makes everything happening in the movie (no matter how horrendous) seem completely par for the course.

I was a senior in high school working a Regal cinema when this film came out. In retrospect, a FANTASTIC time to see films for free. I’m glad you enjoyed this film.

Woah! This reaction is FULL of twists. That Opening! Interesting to note that the only murder we actually see committed is that of John Doe himself. Also, the shaky cam on John Doe during the chase sequence as opposed to the much steadier shots of Mills and Somerset in the same sequence help to enhance the idea that Mills and Somerset are the ones in control at this point after having messed up John Doe's plans. Contrast that to the the steady shots on John Doe in the final sequence as opposed to the chaotic shaky camera work on Mills and Somerset; at this point John Doe is in complete control. I really hope you get around to seeing The Elephant Man; an exceptional and very emotional movie.

Seven...aka the movie that gave back the passion of making movies to David Fincher after the disaster that was the production of Alien 3 ! After Alien3, David Fincher was done with cinema and working with 20th Century Fox, but with Seven, they gave him complete control and we have one of the best detective suspense thriller movie of the last 30 years ! Can you imagine cinema if David Fincher didn't do Seven ?!? No Fight Club, Zodiac, Gone Girl or Social Network !!

This film is in my top 3 films of all time. The feeling I had after watching it the first time sat with me for weeks

5:27, the coroner is played by Reg E. Cathey, whom sadly passed away in 2018 at age 59 due to lung cancer.

I saw this in a packed theater when it first was released and at the end of the movie you could've heard a pin drop. It left a packed house speechless. It from start to finish disturbed yet kept you intrigued. I havent ever been able to to rewatch the movie just way to devastating.

Angel Heart has the same noir time feel and dark mystery. The city in Seven is supposed to be New York but it was shot all over LA

Somerset did change though. Mills really got to him and him throwing the metronome was him literally not being able to allow himself to drown out and ignore the noise of the world around him anymore. His answer in the end that he will be around confirms that he won't retire, but keep fighting the good fight and try to do what he can to be a force for good in the world, because he can't give in to the apathy anymore. The final line of the movie also confirms this: Ernest Hemingway once wrote: "The world is a fine place and worth fighting for". I agree with the second part.

For me this is Fincher’s best film

“What’s in the box? What’s in the box?” This Fincher masterpiece is one of my all time favorites. This was before the internet and social media, so keeping Kevin Spacey’s involvement under wraps was pretty easy. 😅

This is the definition of a masterpiece. I've watched this movie many times for 20 years since I saw it twice in theater, and it still a great film to watch.

Sam’s intro made me smile 😁 I love the atmosphere of the film, sad, melancholic, with the rain as a companion all over the time. It makes you feel that dirty mood or sensation so similar, as other people has commented, to the Batman imaginery.

Fincher's original planned ending was to end the film with a fade to black after Mills' shot from a low angle, leaving the audience several seconds in shock in the dark before the credits rolled. The actual ending with the Somerset quote was the producers' idea.

Watching the movie with commentaries from Fincher and Pitt they mentioned the city as its own character and funny thing you cannot say which city the entire movie is located and they actually plan that which is brilliant. Also the fact we have NIN song in the movie is a small hit of Fincher love for Trent's music which later gave them many collaborations in recent years.

The most underrated part of this movie imo is the score by Howard Shore. I can’t think of any composer who’s as good at creating an atmosphere with an orchestra, and I say that as a John Williams fan boy.

“Ernest Hemingway once said: “The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for.” I agree with the second part.”

That closing quote is everything.

I'd recommend Gone Girl and Zodiac, also Panic Room. As for similar disturbing serial killer films. Two come to mind, Resurrection and The Bone Collector. Not top tier, but still pretty good films.

The Batman film draws some inspiration from Se7en and some True Detective: Season 1!

Fantastic movie. That ending is such a surprise. Glad I saw it at the movie theatre for the full cinematic experience.

This one and The Usual Suspects came out around the same time and, as crime dramas, kind of shook things up with their twisty endings. I think Silence of the Lambs came out a couple of years before but it's interesting to see a crime drama as a horror film develop its own genre with these movies.

the only thing I can say is that I wish you two could have experienced this in the theaters. this was a milestone for serial killer movies.

I remember seeing the trailer for this on the Mortal Kombat VHS and that alone gave me chills. Ended up being one of my favorite movies. Keep on keeping on with the content, you guys are killing it.

You can just see "The Batman" from this movie.... Mat Reeves indeed was inspired by this movie and Zodiac as well... the vibe the scenematography, the moment he said by which movies the new Batman was inspired I knew this was gonna be dark and gritty af and it was absolutely perfect just like this one.

8:00, BINGO!, the killer is mimicking the 7 Deadly Sins.

Just shows how an amazing director, great script, and great actors can turn a gimmicky crime drama storyline into one of the most memorable movies of the past 50 years!

I never knew TBR's name was Daniel. I thought it stood for his initials, Totally Boss Reviewer or something 😅

Wow!! unusual to hear Sam do the intro. HAHAHA I'm used to her saying the usual "Hellooo" part. And his name is DANIEL?!?! I would have never known. I always thought TBR was his initials. 🤷‍♂ Good to hear you talk, Samantha!!! Get well soon, TBR aka Daniel!

Guys, as a third-shift worker, I always appreciate your videos popping up in the middle of the night, on *my* hours while the sun-dwellers sleep! Always a nice surprise! 👍

Fincher’s masterpiece: Zodiac. Followed by The Game and Gone Girl, both very good and enjoyable.

The theme of Apathy runs through almost every event in Seven. It makes for such a dark, cynical view of the world and this is the prism through which the city is presented to us. Somerset hates the city he has sworn to protect. All his years on the force have caused him to be cynical, jaded, and apathetic. He says, "In a big city, minding your own business is a science". The idea is reinforced when he explains in rape prevention, the first thing women are taught, is to not yell "help". NO ONE responds to "HELP" but instead to yell "FIRE".

The “ oh, he didn’t know…“ With that smirk is by far one of my favourite moments in a movie I hate it so much but it’s so good. I can’t handle it.

I must've seen this movie a dozen of times, *and it still freaks me out,* I love it.

There have been many theories that the movie takes place in the same universe as BATMAN, implying that it takes place in Gotham City.

At first it seems, Se7en is your 90s run- of-the-mill serial killer flick (they were quite a few of them in that decade). But Victor / 'Sloth is the turning point. From this moment on it's clear that we are truly in a different kind of movie.

I've been waiting all night for this!!! Feel better I'm 32 years old and never had a problem with any tooth but I saw my father crying from a tooth.

One of the greatest movies out there. And it had the courage to complete it’s idea and not cave to an alternate more positive ending… especially for 1995. Brad Pitt sided with Fincher and threatened to quit when producers pushed for a different ending.

26:04, RIP, Michael Massey. He was in The Crow as Funboy, played Man In The Shadows in TASM 1 and 2, and a serial killer, or a mass murderer in hit TV series like Criminal Minds, Supernatural, The X Files, and MillenniuM. He passed away in 2016 from Stomach cancer.

After 27 years Se7en is STILL the darkest movie I've ever seen. Great movie.

Masterpiece. There's really no other way to describe this movie.

Lengthy read but fascinating analysis of the film's themes: Apathy is the biggest theme of the film. Many discussions within the film allude to it. Aside from the obvious apathy speech Somerset (Morgan Freeman) gives to Mills (Brad Pitt) in the bar, but also when Somerset explains how the first thing women are taught in rape prevention class is to not yell "help" because no one responds to "help" but instead to yell "fire" (as Somerset put it "in a big city, minding your own business is a science"). People in big cities are apathetic to any one stranger's individual suffering but a fire can spread to multiple buildings which affects everyone, which is why people respond to "fire". Throughout the film, Somerset repeatedly mentions how much he hates the city. All his years on the force has caused him to be cynical, jaded and apathetic. Particular example: all the noise, police sirens, screaming and crime that he hears outside his apartment window keeps him up at night which is why he uses a metronome, to drown out the noise. He has become apathetic to the crime going on just outside his place-- the metronome is symbolism for Somerset's apathy. Also, note, right after Mills denounces Somerset's apathy speech in the bar ("I don't think you're quitting because you believe in the things you say, I think you want to believe them because you're quitting"), Somerset goes home that night and destroys the metronome. Mills's words really affected him causing Somerset to care at least a little bit again, which is why he destroyed the metronome (i.e. his apathy). And John Doe's words during the car ride "Only in a world this shitty can we say these were innocent people. We see a deadly sin on every street corner and we tolerate it. We tolerate morning, noon and night." APATHY. Also, many characters, even minor ones, are super judgmental and have little sympathy for people's suffering. Like when the SWAT team raids the apartment of the mummified sloth victim tied to the bed, the lead SWAT cop (played by Bob from "Office Space") says to him "you got what you deserved"-- but then when he's alive and taken to the hospital, the doctor says "he's experienced about as much pain and suffering as anyone I've encountered... and he still has Hell to look forward to." To me, it was always such a bizarre thing for a doctor to say given their Hippocratic oath and their duty to care but ya know... APATHY. THE LAWYERS: The lawyer that's punished for greed, as John Doe put it "this is a man who dedicated his life to making money by lying with every breath he could muster to keeping murderers and rapists off the streets." That lawyer didn't care about justice or morality. Also, John Doe's lawyer has virtually no emotion while he's blackmailing the cops with John Doe's plea bargain. Either they agree and John Doe pleads guilty or if they don't agree, John Doe will plead insanity. The lawyer says "with the extreme nature of these crimes, I could easily get him off with such a plea." The lawyer seems quite apathetic to justice and the victims of the case while he, as Mills puts it, sits there in his $3000 suit (indicating he's much like the slain greedy lawyer). He also says to them "if you don't agree to my client's specific conditions, these two bodies will never be found" to which the black district attorney (Richard Roundtree) retorts "at this point, I'm inclined to let them rot" -- APATHY. Also the lawyer in the same scene: "My client would like to remind you that two more people are dead. The press would have a field day if the police didn't seem to concerned about finding them and giving them a proper burial." THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS: The proprietor of the whorehouse is questioned by Mills in the glass interrogation room. Mills asks him "you didn't see anything strange or suspicious, anyone with a package under their arm?" He responds with "everybody coming in there has got a package under their arm, some people have suitcases full of stuff". The man "sees nothing" and questions nothing. Mills then asks him "do you like your job, the things you see?" To which he responds, "No, but that's life, isn't it?". He doesn't like it, but he tolerates it because it's a living. APATHY. Also the owner of the S&M leather shop who designed the knife strap-on costume is asked disgustedly by Somerset "you actually made this for him?" The owner replies "yea, so what, I made weirder shit than this." APATHY This might be reading too much into it but the pizza shop where they meet the FBI agent with the library files. Somerset mentions that the pizza shop must have had "at least 50 health violations last inspection". They clearly don't care about standards and safety. APATHY. And for some reason, the city didn't even shut them down. Did the health dept simply tolerate it? More apathy?? Also, the real estate agent that sold the "subway" apartment to Mills and his wife. The man was a scumbag who only cared about selling the place and obviously didn't care about their discomfort. APATHY. And also, the sloth victim's landlord was just happy that the rent was always paid on time and that there were no complaints from or about that tenant. He never bothered to ever check up on him. APATHY. DETECTIVE MILLS: Also notice Mills is the only character that "cares" in the film. As Somerset sarcastically asks him, "you want to be a hero and you're gonna make a difference?" Mills, the only character who supposedly "cares" gets punished the most in the film; his whole world gets turned upside down by the end. Mills, the man and his philosophy on life, is destroyed-- and he will undoubtedly become as jaded and cynical as Somerset. Mills's own words to John Doe in the car, "I don't see you as a Messiah. After 2 months, no one will remember this. No one will care. You're a movie of the week, you're a fucking T-shirt at best." Also, when Mills tells the story of when he fired his gun in the line of duty, he remembers how he felt during the incident but can't remember the name of his fellow cop that was shot-- this was after he witnessed the first few murders. I think this was supposed to signify the small but subtle beginning of the erosion of Mill's sympathy. But I could just be looking too much into it. Also, again, note at the end of the film when Mills is put into the back of the police cruiser, the captain (Lee Ermey) says to Somerset "don't worry, we'll take care of him"-- which pretty much means the department will cover up the incident. Even though Mills murdered a suspect, the captain and the rest of the police department is APATHETIC to his crime (Mills's sin of wrath will go unpunished). The film is just swimming with apathetic characters and I'm sure there's other examples that I haven't mentioned. But goddamn, what a script! It seems like no line of dialogue or detail is accidental or wasted. It all serves a purpose and contributes to the story's themes.The film is almost sickening and revolting given the themes and how effective it is at conveying them; the screenplay is astonishingly literary. It's a brilliantly written masterpiece. How it didn't get nominated at the Oscars is baffling. I highly recommend watching this video which explores the film in greater detail: ​@ ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uKSDctC2o-s.html

Sorry about the mouth pain ( dental work) hope your feeling better now.

"detective......detective.......DETECTIIIIIVE!!!, your looking for me." look forward to that part everytime

I would highly recommend Gone Girl and Panic Room.... Both Fincher classics and well worth the watch. But you really can't go wrong with any Fincher film barring maybe Alien 3, and considering the production hell and studio interference with that film, even Fincher disowns it to this very day. The behind the scenes stories about that film are pretty legendary though. Almost as crazy as the on set insanity of Blade Trinity.

@TBR Schmitt 26:40 to 27:00 is what the entire movie is about really...... as Mills is young, hopeful and wants to help Summerset is old jaded and broken really...... by the end Mills became wrath, and Summerset stays around and admits to us the audience that he now has the fire to fight the evil..... "The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for." " I agree with the second part." One of my 25 favorite films was a joy to see you and Samantha on this twisted ride. So glad this was in your back catalog

After seeing The Batman, you can clearly see Matt Reeves and the crew loved this movie and Zodiac. Which was a welcome sight to see in a superhero movie. I remember taping this on Fox, back when Fox showed movies on Thursday or Friday nights. The composition notebooks always stood out for me. I wonder how much time production took for the intro credits and for John Doe's apartment.

The opening credit sequence was very effective, supposed to unsettle and creep you out. Also very innovative and influential at the time. All the film geeks and visual designers were all aflutter over it that year.

I love that you edit so that the captions can be seen if they would be behind your faces, but when MONDAY popped up across your eyes at 3:41 after that opening credit sequence it kinda creeped me out 😂

Fun fact: Denzel Washington turned down the role of Mills, which went to Brad Pitt. He has since deeply regretted it. Also, the studio wanted a different ending. Pitt & Freeman said “hell no,” and both threatened to walk if the studio changed it. 1995 was a huge year for crime thrillers. This stood out.

I saw this movie in the theater when it was released in 1995. I found it to be an excellent and very disturbing movie. I had trouble sleeping for a couple of days after the viewing. 😓

One of the best movies ever made and one of my favourites. Twisted, detailed and reflective storytelling. Beautifully crafted, acted and shot. They pulled no punches and created a knock out.

I hope you feel better! This intro was so great. Se7en is one of my favorite films of all time and the murky, tobaccoy colors was a huge influence on my visual style of photography.

I love David Fincher. He's an amazing director. You should watch Gone Girl, Panic Room, or The Game

I love that you went into this movie so blind. Excellent reaction!

One of the most surprising things about this dark (literally) and brooding story, which gives the feeling a wasted urban hell, was actually shot in sunny L.A. The amount of light control is almost staggering. The scene in the diner where they talk about using library resources, was shot on Sunset Blvd. Also…the police captain is the guy who played the drill sergeant in Full Metal Jacket.

15:35, my god! That's insane! He kept him alive for a year!

Great insight after the film as always guys. I mentioned this on another reaction, but can you imagine seeing this in a theatre? I did ... basically the whole audience walked out after it was over not saying a word ... like zombies. It was brutal. There's a film by Fincher that I really like and in my opinion is greatly underrated and that is The Game. It was done between Se7en and Fight Club and stars Michael Douglas and Sean Penn. I think you would get a real kick out of it.

You and Sam are just such fantastic reactors. Your thoughtful comments and post-movie analysis and review are always insightful as well as entertaining. Being an avid movie watcher, finding you two during Covid was about the only good thing to come out of the last two years.

I watched this movie in the theatre when I was 15. It left a permanent impression on my mind. A masterpiece by Fincher.

This movie is so good. Originally Denzel Washington was supposed to play Brad Pitt character.

I saw this in a movie theater in Lansing, Michigan and also in Ocean City, Maryland back in 1995, and both times the audience was dead quiet when we exited the theaters. It was like everyone was in shock from the ending. Still seems to have the same shocking effect to this day.😬

The grimy and rainy aspect of this movie are the best elements for me. Lots of scenes at night too. I love movies like this one. Not too many of them around tho

I like how it says "Fragile"on the box containing a severed human head :)

Thanks guys. I remember someone spoiled the ending before i saw this . But i still enjoyed it

This has always been one of my favorite movies. It's an absolute masterpiece in every aspect. I think it's such an interesting film in terms of the conversations it opens up. In terms of the ending and the overall message that you take away, I feel like it can go different ways depending on how you look at it. On the one hand, it could be seen at face value that the murderer won, Brad Pitt represented someone driven to the edge and giving in, the world is a dark place and can break you if you let it etc. but at the same time, you could look at it in terms of John Doe only won if you buy into his view of the world, Brad's character is sympathetic in terms of "What would you do if you were in that situation? Does him killing John define who he is?Just like did the other victims' 'sins' define them?" and the message you take away depends on asking several things such as: "Is the world really just dark and evil or is there nuance? Does it depend on our job, our personal view of things, what we choose to focus on? Does acknowledging the fact that there is darkness in the world mean that the good matters or means less?" - There are so many questions and is so much commentary about the world, people, good and evil, how we react to things, how we let things affect us, how our worldview is created, what makes us good or bad and how we define ourselves and others....there is SOOOOO much to unpack, this movie is anything but simple, straight-forward, or just meant to be depressing and dark in my opinion. It's definitely taken several viewings for me to formulate my overall view of it though because it is A LOT to take in for sure. But I think this is why it's so brilliant because it looks and seems like one thing and one thing only but there are really so many layers that make you think about a lot of things. I also think Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt's characters represent this dilemma and these questions. Is Brad's character wrong or naive for not being as depressed and pessimistic as Morgan's character? And conversely is Morgan's character right in his pessimism or is it just a bi product of the effect of his job and the horrors he's been exposed to? I also think the ending quote and the fact that Morgan's character says it IS actually positive - he still knows that the world is not a "fine place" but he agrees with the fact that it IS still worth fighting for despite that fact. There is hope there in his saying that and it actually shows that his character despite appearances has not been 100% beaten down. This also makes you wonder about Brad's character and that there might be hope for him to overcome this as well, like John didn't actually fully break him - he didn't win - he only wins and that worldview only wins if you allow it to. It's easy to allow the very real evil in the world to paint our view of things and drag us down into "it's just not worth it" but our strength comes from continually choosing to acknowledge the bad and then carry on fighting for the good. That's how that end quote affects me personally and that's the message that I take away now that I've seen it a few times and processed everything. I could go on and on but those are some of my thoughts about it. I'm glad you guys watched it and it affected you the way it did, it did its job for sure lol ;) Additionally - in my opinion, Brad Pitt's performance at the end is some of the best acting ever captured on screen. I am floored every time I see it; I think he deserves so much more credit not only for this movie but in general as an actor. I think he's phenomenal. And, it's a perfect example of a film that gets to you because of you filling in the gaps of the horror with your imagination. You do see things but not everything, some things are only talked about and I think the what you do see versus what you don't is perfectly balanced for effectiveness.

The quote is actually "The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for." Then he narrates "I agree with the second part." So he hadn't given up on humanity at the end (so to speak), he just doesn't like them (lol)

David's 'failure' at the end was the most disturbing part for me: not only did Doe die as he wanted but he died knowing his whole philosophical outlook was validated.

Brad Pitt has been a real revelation to me over the years as an actor. This was a masterwork example of film making. The studio wanted Fincher to change the ending but he stuck to his guns, it got to the stage where Brad Pitt told the studio he would walk away from the project if they tried to change it. I'd recommend the series Mindhunter from Fincher, another brilliant bit of work and quite a lot to watch (multiple episodes for you guys!)

I, too, had the same reaction to this movie. A group of my college friends and I had decided to go to a movie and dinner on a Saturday night. The movie we decided on was Se7en. It was a bit of a different experience since we saw the movie in the theater. Everything was amplified. The lights were off and the big screen was right in front of you. That pulled you into the movie by itself. The surround sound brought every little squeak and click to the forefront. The bass made you feel every fall, jolt, or gunshot. Way more immersive than watching it on your TV at home. It affected everyone in the group just like it did you two. I was numb. I literally could not process a thought. As you said, we were stunned and were just sitting there wondering what do we do now. Needless to say, dinner after the movie was completely forgotten. I can definitely say that this was one of the most, if not the most, mind-bending movies I have ever seen.

The twist ending... Holy Crap!! It's the most shocking I've ever seen!😱

The quote at the end is from "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway. "The world is a fine place, and worth fighting for."

on my 10 best movies list

Her statement "he was the funniest guy I ever met" drew from me the same reaction as Freeman's: *in total shock* "have you met only 3 guys - including me?"

Found out Fincher was 29 when he directed this. Dude, what happened to him growing up to be like this.

One of my favorite crime thrillers ever. David Fincher crafts such a fantastic film. He doesn't show the gore and violence, but lets the audience's imagination fill in the terror aspects. This movie disturbs even the most harden cinephile.

Was about to go to sleep and then yall drop this? HERE WE GO!

A little off topic but. I’m a big reactor guy and your logistics on your page is top notch. You categorize everything and not a lot of people will praise you for this. But I will.

I saw this in the theater. The entire audience sat in silence when it was over. Even when we started filing out of the theater, no one said a word. It was that shocking. Fun fact: Brad Pitt actually broke his arm during the chase scene and they just worked it into the film.

Absolute masterpiece. I always waffle between this & Silence of the Lambs as my favorite serial killer thriller ever (it changes every time I watch one or the other). It’s one of several movies I’ve seen so many times I’ve memorized it through sheer osmosis. One thing I love from a filmmaking perspective is how the entire movie is shot with still cams and crane shots EXCEPT when Mills chases Doe in the rain. Then it switches to handheld camera to put the viewer in the action. Nowadays damn near every film uses that shaky cam for the entire thing. Fincher used it so artfully.

One of my all time favorite movies! You guys have to react to Memento!