When I first saw this movie, I had rented it from the new releases section at Blockbuster.
The ending had me shocked with my hands covering my face like a cartoon character.
The “What’s in the box?”
pleas have become part of pop culture but that’s only because it’s so effective.
Seeing that movie before that ending had been parodied so many times hit you like a Mack truck.
It’s a movie that balances horrible things with a cast that is incredibly likable.
Brad Pitt is nearly impossible not to root for.
Same for Morgan Freeman.
This is also Gwyneth Paltrow long before she became the version of herself that sells vagina candles.
She’s a rare ray of sunlight here.
She’s only in a couple of scenes but she is without a doubt the heart of the movie.
That’s also why the ending leaves you emotionally gutted.
This is the first Fincher movie to make this list and it won’t be the last.
He’s such a great director that I barely have this cracking his top five of his career.
That’s also with Fincher not having directed a really good movie in a decade.
That whole premise was probably not deserving of a genius like him.
He’s better than that.
Another week, another Kevin Spacey movie.
But this is the last one on the list.
Honestly, this is the movie that fits who he is now the best.
Now, it’s pretty easy to see Kevin Spacey play someone awful.
People really had issues with the violence in Seven when it came out.
Now after movies like Hostel, I won’t say Seven is tame but it’s not as shocking.
In the same vein, rewatching this for the blog…the movie didn’t have the same oomph.
There are a bunch of reasons for this.
I’ve personally seen the movie a few times so the shocking parts didn’t land the same way.
Finally, tastes do change as one gets older.
Twenty years ago, I would have had this movie much higher on this list.
What this movie delivers is less what I want in a movie the older I get.
I still can appreciate Seven.
I may not consider Seven a GREAT MOVIE anymore but it’s certainly very good and brilliantly crafted.
Most movies wish they could be that.
Wayne’s World
45.
Back To The Future Part III
47.
A Bronx Tale
48.
The People Vs. Larry Flynt
49.
Eyes Wide Shut
50.
The Green Mile
54.
Man On The Moon
55.
Boyz N The Hood
56.
Grosse Pointe Blank
57.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
63.
The Usual Suspects
65.
In The Line Of Fire
66.
My Cousin Vinny
67.
The River Wild
79.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Stir Of Echoes
82.
Mission: Impossible
83.
For Love Of The Game
86.
Being John Malkovich
87.
Men In Black
88.
Glengarry Glen Ross
92.
Die Hard With A Vengeance
93.
The Blair Witch Project
94.
Any Given Sunday
99.
The Wedding Singer
100.
