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Beyond Zodiac
 The Zodiac (2005) |  Curse of the Zodiac (2007) |  The Novel |
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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 2007 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Paramount Home Video |
| MPAA RATING: | R (Restricted) |
| FEATURES: | Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Feature Film Drama, Feature Film-drama, Mystery, Mystery / Suspense, Suspense |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 097363460145 |
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Customer Reviews of Zodiac (Widescreen Edition)
a good film Zodiac is Fincher's most mature work to date. Whilst I enjoyed Se7en and Fight Club, they were a little showy--daring, but striving to be different. Zodiac is a more classical type of work; it's simply told, and Fincher let's the case draw the reader in rather than relying on effects. He draws two excellent performances from Robert Downey Jr and Jake Gyllenhaal. I can see why some critics think Downey is the best actor of his generation; his performance here is so real it's unnerving. Presumably drawing on his own addictions, Downey makes his character raw, and watching the performance is a moving experience. Gyllenhaal takes on the kind of role that Michael J. Fox did in Casualties of War--a kind of observer role (at least for a lot of the film). It's easy to overlook this kind of performance--it's super subtle and finely tuned. Fincher has never made a film this good, and I look forward to seeing what he does next.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Spoilers)
Most unsuspecting movie-goers would have been falsely led into believing that this would be a slash-fest. Even more so, coming from the director of "Se7en". What most of them probably forgot that he was also responsible for 1999's most cerebral film: Fight Club.
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>As the tagline goes: There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer. It perhaps sums up the whole thesis or gist of the film. Even though this film is about the elusive Zodiac killings that plagued San Fransisco in the late 60s, well into the 70s; it is actually a by-the-book standard procedural investigative drama. It is not so much of a murder mystery that every Agatha Christie's fans will be anticipating. Even though the real identity of Zodiac remains the "Macguffin" of the whole movie.
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>This film is broken down into 3 main acts. The first act consist of flamboyant journalist, Paul Avery, played with equal flamboyance by ex-alcoholic Robert Downey Jr., whose initial disinterest and outward passiveness hides a dark and unhealthy obsession over the killings and the killer himself. Interestingly, the film managed to hide his obsession, well into the third act.
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>The second act plays out like a fly-on-the-wall docudrama CSI-style drama series. The focus here is on Mark Ruffalo's homicide detective whose persistence and perseverance is well commended but again, leads to a cul-de-sac.
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>The final act unravels itself with an understated role played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays the author of the book of which of the film was based on. Gyllenhaal imbues a subdued performance in the first act, only to shine out with an equal, if not surpassing Paul Avery's obsession, morbid obsession over the killer's identity. Even though not explicitly shown, his whole social and family life falls apart as his obsession deepens.
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>Throughout all these acts, the catalyst that glues all three characters is the Zodiac killer or suspect himself. The killings portrayed which are punctuated throughout all three acts, were no doubt stylish and even shocking. But the real deal comes from John Carroll Lynch, who plays the only prime suspect in the whole affair. Quite a remarkable intense, albeit brief performance.
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>David Fincher weaves a fine tale of obsession that probably put Brian DePalma's "Black Dahlia" in disgrace. All three protagonists' lives are intertwined with each other, all hurtling towards disappointment, delusions and ultimately, in Graysmith's case, a catharsis that is so anti-climatic that will leave the audience questioning themselves, whether all that effort was really worth it.
Paramount Confirms NO EXTRAS!!!!!!!! = No Sale
Paramount has confirmed there are NO extras to be released on this DVD release. No word if we will ever see a Special Edition since the box office results were poor. But I WILL NOT buy a bare bones David Fincher DVD. No EXTRAS = NO SALE the Films would have 5 Stars This release 0 Stars