Zodiac

Ending? You sat through this turkey until the ending?

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What was wrong with Zodiac? What does that mean about the ending of the X Files, I'm not quite following that...? Are you talking about how there wasn't a concrete answer to who the Zodiac was? because that's just the way the case worked out, I mean, it was about the real-life case after all, so they couldn't really make up a new ending. Plus, it was pretty clear who did it, even though they couldn't convict the guy.

I live in Britain Roxxxanne and yes I admit to sitting through this turkey for two and a half hours because it was three 'O' clock in the morning and there was nothing else to watch.

What's worse I paid $8 dollars for it

Then what was the point of the film?

You should watch the film the black dahlia cyphercat it also is as pointless as this rubbish

Um... the point of the film was that it was an interesting case even if they never convicted the Zodiac. It isn't necessarily bad for a movie not to give you alll the answers, ya know.

Had it been an hour long documentary cyphercat it may have been interesting, or if the writers had had used a bit of poetic licence it could have been a passable film although I find it difficult to believe the main investigator was a cartoonist.

In the case of the Black Dahlia (Elizabeth Short) was murdered 60 years ago and the cops never came up with a solitary lead and haven't done to this day, so what is the point watching that film?

Oh....okay. well, um, he was, so....

I did like the original movie, as a matter of fact. I didn't see the remake since it didn't get very good reviews.

I'd like to see Zodiac - did find it an interesting case, at least to read about.

Black Dahlia was probably even worse than Zodiac. The problem with both movies is that they are based on real events that are unsolved mysteries.

I don't think so, Black Dahlia is also a fatastic movie

Actually, it was an hour-long documentary on A&E's Unsolved Mysteries which was very interesting.

I, too, just recently sat through Zodiac and found that the documentary was really much more interesting and informative.

A random sampling of reviews care of rottentomatoes.com


2.5/4 "Visually dazzling but ultimately disappointing."
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Lou Lumenick
New York Post
The movie jumps overboard during an insane third act that threatens to undercut the accomplished filmmaking that precedes it. It's such an engaging ride beforehand, though, that the freaky climax is forgivable.
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John Wirt
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
1/4With skeletons flying out of the closet at every turn, this overplotted mess unfolds more like a dumb, daytime soap opera than a well-crafted crime thriller.
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Kam Williams
EURWeb
The Black Dahlia
Even though Hollywood is known for fakes and forgeries, from fake breasts to fake Rolexes and fake blood, you would think it would still know how to make a movie about itself.
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Mike Ward
Richmond.com
.5/4The early Oscar buzz is dead on arrival. You'll be laughing by the end, and not in a good way
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Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com
2/4Dahlia feels like two completely different movies accidentally smooshed together. It doesn't work, though it does become more entertaining as it gets more ludicrous and convoluted.
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Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
DIt slides from pulp classic to guilty pleasure to cautionary example to full-bore train wreck.
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Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
The Black Dahlia revels in its stylish noir production, even though it gets lost in the maze of its zigzagging plot lines.
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Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile
3/5The Black Dahlia is no L.A Confidential but it's still an engagingly stylish detective thriller with strong performances.
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Matthew Turner
ViewLondon
The Dahlia stars have the cigarettes and the cocktails and the lingo, but watching them here is like watching kids rehearse a drama in their parents' clothes.
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Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News
2/4"The Black Dahlia" is so cavalier about its plot and characters, so palpably uninterested in giving the audience a coherent, resonant story, that De Palma's noir exercise becomes an exercise in frustration.
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Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia was a dozer, until the last about 45 minutes of the movie when it derailed. Someday, some writer and director will make a great film with this material.

The Black Dahlia case itself is pretty scary. I mean, how demented do you have to be to not only kill someone, but to take the time to drain all their blood?