Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2571 in DVD
• Released on: 2001-02-26
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen
• Original language: English, Italian
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 122 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
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 moulding; 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, Amazon.com

Video Description
Disc 2, Added value:

Opening Sequence
Deleted Scenes
Extended takes
Alternate endings
Production Design
Still photographs
Filmographies
The Notebooks
Promotional Material
Mastering For The Theater

Synopsis
Gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, and lust--these are the seven deadly sins that are being punished with unimaginable cruelty and calculation by an enigmatic killer in David Fincher's bleak thriller SEVEN. Set in a perpetually gloomy unnamed city, the film follows Somerset (Morgan Freeman), a retiring police detective, as he experiences his final week on the job, reluctantly working with assertive newcomer Mills (Brad Pitt). When an obese man is found brutally murdered in his home, the seasoned Somerset realizes this is no ordinary killing--someone tortured him because of his appetite. Slayings that reflect the sins of greed and sloth soon follow, leading Somerset and Mills on a desperate search to find the mysterious John Doe, who is responsible for these methodical murders. As the case builds to a startling conclusion, both Somerset and Mills become more involved than they ever could have imagined.
After a brief opening scene, SEVEN immediately cuts to a highly stylized title sequence. An intricate collage of books and photos, scissors and razors, and blood and skin eerily captures the dark, graphic tone of Fincher's intriguing mystery. The film cleverly avoids depicting most acts of violence onscreen, focusing instead on the cryptic remains of the crimes, allowing viewers to investigate along with the detectives. An example of nearly flawless filmmaking, the movie features a meticulously crafted screenplay, brilliant photography and design, sure-handed direction, and excellent performances from the entire cast. All of these elements combine to amazing effect in the film's unforgettably stunning finale.

Customer Reviews

GREAT
EVER SINCE I SAW SEVEN WHEN IT FIRST WAS RELEASED YEARS AGO I HAVED ALWAYS RATED THIS FILM.TIME AS NOT MADE IT NO DIFFERENT TO WATCH EVEN THOUGH IT IS OVER TEN YEARS OLD.IT IS A FILM WHERE YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE STORY UNFOLDING TO UNDERSTAND THE ENDING.IT WILL SHOCK YOU IN SOME PARTS,AND MAKE YOU JUMP AND CRINGE IN OTHER PARTS, A VERY GOOD FILM TO WATCH.I AM GLAD I NOW HAVE IT IN MY DVD COLLECTION.

7 DEADLY SINS AND ONE STUNNING THRILLER !
Seven is still director David Fincher's masterpiece. With an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt (alongside Fight Club his finest performance), Kevin Spacey (in career making mode) and the always watchable Morgan Freeman, Fincher fashioned a gory and brilliantly paced thriller that was every bit the equal of the Oscar gobbling Silence of the Lambs.
Freeman, and a suitably haggard Pitt play detectives tasked with stopping a serial killer (Spacey) who is offing his victims in the most grusome and inventive ways - based on the 7 deadly sins. It's a beautifully paced thriller with lots of twists, turns and dead ends that ratches up the tension to almost unbearable levels. It's very graphic in it's depiction of the murders - gluttony and sloth are particulary stomach churning - but these scenes are integeral to the narrative of the film.
Fincher fills Seven with rain, shadows and bleached out colour - a technique he first tried on the patchy Alien 3 - to startling effect, plus the script is satifyingly razor sharp and flab free. The final harrowing scene will also stay inside your head long after the film has ended - guaranteed.
When the greatest thrillers of the 90's are compiled no doubt Hannibal and Clarice will take the honours, but if you overlook Seven then you are missing a stunning piece of work. Proof too that Gwenyth Paltrow can really act.
The extras are ok but it's the excellent picture and sound quality that makes this THE Seven to own.

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Darker version of Lethal Weapon
The strengths of the film include an odd relationship between the two lead cops, who seem loosely based on the two lead cops of the "Lethal Weapon" series, but who (thankfully) never play for laughs, and never really become "buddies" - the young cop is too arrogant, and the older cop has too much experience, which the young cop refuses to acknowledge. The two characters are also brilliantly acted by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt (probably his best performance).

There's one odd flaw in the film - about half-way through, I found that I had learned to "expect the unexpected" from the film, which meant that the rest of the film was predictable in a bizarre way - simply decide where the expected move would be, and then expect the unexpected move instead. The most obvious instance of this is in the finale itself, which could be guessed at least 5 minutes ahead of time.

Normally, this would be a formula for disaster - but fortunately, the high quality of the film-making twists the film into an edge-of-the-seat suspenseful waiting game as we watch with horror the one cop's encounter with the insanity of pure evil.