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Dash 12-20-07 07:32 PM


Originally Posted by hardercore
Personal opinion? It's not that great a movie. Decent, unsettling, but starts off at a good pace before losing all momentum. By the two hour mark, it starts to drag and the last 30 minutes feels an hour.

And, for what it's worth, American Gangster is falling off the radar fast. Even though I thought it was a heck of a lot better than Zodiac.



I thought the last 30 or so min of the movie dragged too, but thats What I loved about it. It made you feel how The main character was feeling. Going through the same information over and over. It had a neurotic feel to it which I thought make it the best movie of the year. I really felt what the characters felt.

animatedude 12-20-07 07:45 PM

*sighs* ppl who keep saying "Zodiac was slow...blah blah" didn't actually get the movie.iam 24 and i've seen thousands of great movies but not as good as Zodiac.it's the best movie i've seen my whole life.i have never felt that way about a movie before..

i find it BRAIN-DAMAGING to nominate SEVEN (FUCKIN' SEVEN MOVIES!) unlike the usual FIVE and NOT include Zodiac....*faints then recovers*.

part of me thinks ppl over the Oscars will do it justice and surprise everyone....until i remember those ppl made the Three 6 Mafia win an Oscar....*faints again but never recovers*.

hapgilmore 12-21-07 07:34 AM

I don't see how anyone could find Zodiac to be slow. Obviously, its not paced like a Michael Bay movie, but its fascinating and gripping from start to finish. Zodiac>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No Country and American Gangster

hardercore 12-21-07 07:37 AM


Originally Posted by wilky61
American Gangster gets nominations because

it doesn't.

RichC2 12-21-07 08:20 AM

Zodiac was certainly superior to American Gangster, but American Gangster was more accessible and epic in scale.

Groucho 12-21-07 08:27 AM


Originally Posted by animatedude
*sighs* ppl who keep saying "Zodiac was slow...blah blah" didn't actually get the movie.


Originally Posted by hapgilmore
Zodiac>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No Country and American Gangster

With "compelling" arguments like these, who could disagree? :lol:

toxie321 12-21-07 12:49 PM

Zodiac never ceases to keep my attention when I watch it and I can't wait for the HD release. Maybe I just find the subject more interesting than American Gangster. That movie was the perfect cure for my post-homecoming hangover. It put me right to sleep through the entire thing.

FantasticVSDoom 12-21-07 02:00 PM

Yes exactly... The main reason I didnt care for Zodiac was because it wasnt directed by Michael Bay.

mikelowry 12-21-07 05:21 PM

I think it's a valid argument that Zodiac shoul've received nomination(s). Robert Downey was damn excellent in this movie. Maybe the the Oscars will consider him. I hope.

bluetoast 12-21-07 06:26 PM


Originally Posted by wendersfan
I would think an obvious answer is that it's just not that good of a movie.

I agree with this. Add to that the fact that Fincher blatantly said "I will release a longer cut" which doesn't add too much to the film's cred come award time.

animatedude 01-03-08 05:38 PM

http://www.hollywood-elsewhere.com/i...08/fincher.mp3

Fincher doesn't understand the hollywood foreign press.i don't too.


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