Seven [Blu-ray Book]

Seven [Blu-ray Book]
by David Fincher

Seven [Blu-ray Book]

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Actor: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman
Director: David Fincher
Brand: NLV
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 127 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2010-09-14
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: New Line Home Video
Product features:

Blu-ray
Blue BD Case
Dolby Digital Surround 7.1 - English
4 Commentaries Featuring Director David Fincher Actors Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman and Other Collaborators on the Film Additional/Extended Scenes Alternate Endings Exploration of the Opening Title Sequence from Multiple Video Angles with Various Audio Mixes and 2 Commentary Tracks Production Design and Still Photographs with Commentaries The Notebooks: Full MotionVideo Details "John Doe's" Writings Theatrical Trailer

Movie Reviews of Seven [Blu-ray Book]

Movie Review: BD Review
Summary: 5 Stars

The film is an absolute masterpiece and has been in my top ten list since I first saw the the film in 1995. Hard to believe it's already 15 years old, it doesn't feel dated at all. In order, picture quality, sound mix, and packaging...

As for the superb quality that everyone keeps raving about, well... true it is a BD transfer which is beautiful. Since the camera original is a high speed film and bleach bypassed, there is a lot of film grain, and I feel the same grain is pretty prevalent in the DVD version of the film. What I am trying to say is, though it IS a step up from DVD, the grainy quality is still there so viewers should not expect a "flawless" and crisp image. Let me tell you though, the colors in this film you're not gonna get with digital. The extras are good, although they're pretty much the same as the DVD extras.

The sound mix has absolutely changed from the DVD version. Though I am not sure I like it. The surround sound seems to have improved greatly, but a lot of the levels seem off to me. While I understand everyone's system may vary and may be calibrated differently... some of the loud and bassy sounds (such as the thunder right before the opening sequence) WAY overpowered the otherwise more silent dialogue and city ambiance that is featured in the opening sequence. (the sound mix does improve bringing up some of those sounds in certain scenes, which is nice)

Now the "book" part... Given that Dr. Strangelove is also packaged as a "Blu-Ray Book" I wasn't completely sold on the idea. Seemed gimmicky to me, and a waste of paper. I will say that though I still feel the Seven BDB is the same, it is really nicely printed. The color paper used is of a high quality (almost a mylar texture) with different coatings so there is matte with gloss combined. Maybe that's hard to picture. In essence, the pages are really nice. The content talks briefly about the picture, then theres a spread dedicated each to Pitt, Freeman, Platrow, and Fincher that simply goes into their bio's. Waste!

I'm not at all a fan of the BD books, and would rather have a jewel case (as ugly as they can be) but I am surprised that Fincher didn't make another nice digipack as he did for Social Network (which is packaged beautifully, I might add) Perhaps this is an ideal item for a gift for someone that hasn't seen the film... I dont know. The disc doesn't disappoint, but the packaging is whatever. At least they could have removed the butt-ugly blue bar on the cover!

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Summary of Seven [Blu-ray Book]

Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Pride. Lust. Envy. Two cops (Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman) track a brilliant and elusive killer who orchestrates a string of horrific murders, each kill targeting a practitioner of one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Gwyneth Paltrow also stars in this acclaimed thriller set in a dour, drizzly city sick with pain and blight. David Fincher (Fight Club, Zodiac, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) guides the action ? physical, mental and spiritual ? with a sure understanding of what terrifies us, right up to a stunning denouement that will rip the scar tissue off the most hardened soul.

The most viscerally frightening and disturbing homicidal-maniac picture since The Silence of the Lambs, Seven is based on an idea that's both gruesome and ingenious. A serial killer forces each of his victims to die by acting out one of the seven deadly sins. The murder scene is then artfully arranged into a grotesque tableau, a graphic illustration of each mortal vice. From the jittery opening credits to the horrifying (and seemingly inescapable) concluding twist, director David Fincher immerses us in a murky urban twilight where everything seems to be rotting, rusting, or molding; the air is cold and heavy with dread. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt are the detectives who skillfully track down the killer--all the while unaware that he has been closing in on them, as well. Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey are also featured, but it is director Fincher and the ominous, overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere of doom that he creates that are the real stars of the film. It's a terrific date movie--for vampires. --Jim Emerson

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