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I’m late to the party – I just saw the film for the first time – and I think it was the best film from 2007.<\/p>\nI’m late to the party – I just saw the film for the first time – and I think it was the best film from 2007.<\/p>\n
Larry has a terrific review of the DVD’s special features.<\/a> Larry is one of the reasons I finally rented Zodiac. I had just flat out missed it when it was in the theatre, and Larry’s multiple posts on it really sparked my curiosity. And this post, by Kim Morgan, tipped me over the edge<\/a>. Also, I have that thing where I am obsessed with serial killers, and forensic detective work. It’s just one of my things. I love blood stains and fingerprints and clues and hard work to put it all together. I love crusty old cops, and hardened dedicated detectives with nicotine-stained fingers. The film is spectacularly successful in all that it sets out to do.<\/p>\n Larry writes:<\/p>\n The added scene I like the most is one showing the difficulty of obtaining a search warrant for Arthur Leigh Allen’s trailer. It dovetails with the movie’s great theme of the drudgery of police work. Not the way it is portrayed on most TV shows and in cop movies: the exploding building, the car chase, the pithy one-liners, the too-easy apprehension of the perp. Here, Fincher focuses on the blind alleys, the long waits, the endless frustrations, the failures to communicate. And as Dargis and others have said: The thinking, the talking. It’s what makes “Zodiac” stand out: It’s all about the hunt, not the capture.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Go read Larry’s post<\/a>. And see Zodiac<\/i>, if you haven’t already.<\/p>\n The poster image above, by the way, is the original version – before they added the floating heads of Ruffalo, Gyllenhall and Robert Downey Jr. I think it’s FAR more effective (and scary) without the floating heads – and is certainly one of the most evocative movie posters I’ve ever seen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m late to the party – I just saw the film for the first time – and I think it was the best film from 2007. Larry has a terrific review of the DVD’s special features. Larry is one of … Continue reading