This movie got snubbed big time
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Zodiac
joemdec35 — 10 years ago(February 12, 2016 08:03 PM)
Watched this movie the other day after having not seeing it for a few years, and it was just as fantastic as I remember. The movie should've been nominated for best picture, and Ruffalo and Downey Jr should've been nominated.
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toddaustin76 — 10 years ago(February 15, 2016 04:49 PM)
Watching this movie as we speak, or type I guess. Couldn't agree more. I love David Fincher's movies but this is my favorite hands down. First off, the cast is first rate. This was Robert Downey Jr's big comeback movie in which he played the aloof substance abusing writer to perfection. A role that he didn't need to research much if you know what I mean. Mark Ruffalo is always good but in this movie he is outstanding. His finest hour in my opinion. Gyllenhaal is solid as always and let's give a shout out to Anthony
Edwards who was perfect as Ruffalo's partner.
I admire how accurate the movie was to the actual events and investigational well. I saw a documentary on the Zodiac killings in which the man who survived the lake stabbings was shocked how accurate the scene in the movie was to what really happened. He was so overcome with emotion that he had to leave the theatre apparently.
Lastly, I love how this movie has that 'All the Presidents Men' feel to it. The whole journalistic and investigative thing. Love movies like that and this movie is a great example.
This movie is underrated and never got the publics respect like it should have. Zodiac was critically acclaim upon its release but didn't seem register to a broad audience. I think the problem was that people were expecting to see another
'Se7en' and instead got a true to life crime
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FatherofIndy — 10 years ago(February 19, 2016 06:48 PM)
It is absolutely fantastic. Can watch it all the time. Story. Composition. Dialogue. Acting. It's fantastic. Don't understand people who complain about "pacing". It's a procedural film that demonstrates how things like this (unsolved crimes) can happen despite the best efforts of intelligent, highly qualified individuals doing their best to solve the case (referring to jurisdiction issues, conflicting eye witness reports, crime scene issues, mistakes like the wrong description going out over the radio, leading the officers to not approach the suspicious white male, etc etc). Just a fantastic film. Great book as well.
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XXXXshogunXXXX-1 — 10 years ago(March 21, 2016 04:38 AM)
It's been on Showtime's rotation lately. I always watch it whenever it's on, just letting my DVR fill up with other stuff I'm not caught up on. Something about David Fincher's movies, they have a high re-watchability factor. Did the same thing with Social Network, Fight Club, and Dragon Tatoo. and still doing it with Gone Girl.
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Blubonnet_Spearman — 9 years ago(April 11, 2016 07:44 AM)
I would've nominated it for best picture, director, screenplay, cinematography, supporting actor with Downey and ruffalo there, production design etc. assassination of,Jesse James was also snubbed that year
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jayrussell1993 — 9 years ago(July 30, 2016 12:50 PM)
The writer & director of this movie apparently thought that arrogance in dealing with friends & coworkers was cute, or some sort of virtue that showed superiority to rest of dull humanitythat's what made the movie unnecessarily irritating throughout. Hollwood types do this a lot and it probably reveals their prevailing attitude of superiority to non-entertainment types.
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CptHowdy87 — 9 years ago(February 10, 2017 11:53 PM)
The writer & director of this movie apparently thought that arrogance in dealing with friends & coworkers was cute, or some sort of virtue that showed superiority to rest of dull humanitythat's what made the movie unnecessarily irritating throughout. Hollwood types do this a lot and it probably reveals their prevailing attitude of superiority to non-entertainment types.
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briennetheblue — 9 years ago(September 08, 2016 06:22 PM)
You'd think it would have at least been a shoe-in for an adapted screenplay nomination and some technical categories, but the studio clearly didn't know what they had and gave it no awards push. I guess we should just be grateful a movie like this was even greenlit and Fincher was able to make it the way he wanted to, but it deserves more recognition.