Seven.....On Steroids

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2001)

It's difficult to rank the best movies of all time in a precise order. For instance, if I was forced to rank mine, Pulp Fiction would probably be #1, although I couldn't for the life of me explain why I liked it better then Clockwork Orange or Reservoir Dogs, which would be 2 and 3 on my list if I had to make one. All 3 are fantastic and not deserving of being ranked below the other. All you can really do is group movies into groups, those that are great, those that are good, those that are bad, and those that are horrible. The first and last group should be a very select group, with only a few members in each. Those 3 movies listed above would be in the first group for me. On that short list would be Seven and yes, Fight Club.

Fight Club is amazing, funny as it is serious, thought-provoking as it is graphic, it's genius in my opinion. I've read all the naysayers, and there's a place for everyone's opinion ( I won't say where that place is for some), but this movie is great (although still a notch below Seven). After a decent yet disappointing try with the Game, Fincher delivers another masterpiece here. Norton is great, Pitt (a true hit or miss guy if I've ever seen one) is excellent, the direction perfect, the story enthralling, dialogue clever. I could go on forever. But rather then bore you with my opinions any further, how about I just sum it up with this:If you haven't seen it, make it your next rental. Or purchase. Half the people that see it won't like it, but those that do will love it.