10 Movies You Most Regret Not Seeing At The Cinema

5. Se7en (1995)

Se7en is more of an experience than it is a movie. David Fincher's pitch-black crime thriller drops the audience like a stone into the festering, stagnant pond of his dank, crime-ridden city. The oppressive power of this darkness, and the depraved artfulness of serial killer John Doe's work, must be seen on the big screen to achieve its full, horrible, impact. The genius of Fincher's film lies in its ability to create claustrophobic tension out of almost any setting. Even the wide expanse of land in which the finale unfolds feels like a prison for Mills. He can't escape the confines of Doe's unravelling scheme as it comes to its unsettling fruition. Paradoxical as it seems, this claustrophobia can only be enhanced by a huge, cinema setting. The juxtaposition between the huge screen and the cramped tone creates a real edge to the film that even the finest Blu-ray setup can't hope to replicate. Se7en is a film that deserves to be discovered anew by film fans for generations to come. But it will never be the same as it would've been in a huge multiplex back in 1995.