What’s in the box? It’s the 4k remaster of Se7en from Warner Brothers staring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt!
Warner Brothers are back at it again with another classic film released in the new and fancy 4k format, this time with Se7en, or Seven, depending on where you are reading about the film. This film follows a pair of detectives, portrayed by Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt, as they investigate a serial killer that is choosing his victims based on the seven deadly sins and using their sins themselves to kill them. One such murder is killing a glutton by force feeding him spaghetti until his stomach explodes.
What makes this film really stand out is how graphic it is while keeping the truly offensive parts off screen. By that I mean that you never seen any of the deaths until the killer is executed by our detective heroes, before that its all just the aftermath. Imagine how much worse it would have been had we also watched the the killer force feeding the guy till he died, I doubt the film would have ever made it to theaters had they included those parts of the story. In fact that scene has stuck with me since the original release on DVD over twenty years ago and I think about it EVERY time the family has spaghetti. When you can’t forget a scene after that much time, you know it was well done.
Start to finish this film is a masterpiece. I would have never guessed that this is the same director that was responsible for Aliens 3, a fun film but nothing special about it besides some slight expansion on the lore. Ironically just before our contact at Warner Brothers let us know they were sending this to us, I was discussing how brilliant the film was with my oldest who is now a few years older than I was when I first saw the film. I can’t wait to share this version on the larger screen with her. If you enjoyed the film or would like to see a film the exceeds the quality of most films these day in terms of tension building, story and practical effects then this is a must purchase for you. If we weren’t sent a copy I can guarantee we would be purchasing our own as well!
