Fight Club

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Summary: I am Jack's overworked adrenal gland.
Review: "Fight Club" is one of those rare movies that appears only when the right combination of forces behind it give everything they've got to the cause. It takes a gutsy director, a clever screenwriter, a brilliant cast, and one hell of a production crew to get a film of this power and importance made and made well. It's about a desperate disenfranchised man who unconsciously desires a way out of the life he is in now. He craves something other than his condo life, his (mentally and spiritually) numbing work, and his lack of love. Because of this, we are strapped into a dizzying ride through the pristine psuedo-secure modern world and the dark, grimy and often disturbing land of "hunter/gatherer" human nature. But "Fight Club" is also about every one of us - it makes us examine our pathetic lives and forces us to look closely at the choices we have made and reminds us that it isn't too late to change our paths in life while at the same time warning us to watch our step and not fall into mindlessness. This has to be one of the best most underrated movies ever made. Every detail in it has been scrutinized, every motion done naturally deliberate. It is funny, it is frightening, and if this movie doesn't make you think about your life, then you are one of those most in need of a Tyler Durden.

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Summary: Uniquely Unsettlingly Gripping Fable
Review: Fight Club, for many reasons, was one of the best films of 1999, and disappointingly overlooked. The author of the book on which this film is based (Chuck Palahniuk) introduces us to the main characters in a horifying scene in which Brad Pitt is about to blow Edward Norton's head off at close range, with the gun in Norton's mouth. Confused, the audience is lured into the story which roams through the recent history that explains the opening scene's situation.

The lead characters, played by Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Helena Bonham Carter, are all quirky, neurotic archetypes of the 20th century - each personality clearly nurtured and twisted by the materialism and violence and dissatisfaction of urban American life. Their roles are woven together incestuously as their characters are developed and unfolded through Fight Club.

The club that emerges in the movie becomes more than just a support gathering, and seems to take on a life of it's own, like some computer system gone awry - like HAL in 2001. At last, no one is the leader, and all are bound to be led, to be destroyed.

Does this at all make you curious? Are you intrigued by the film at all? Have I successfully avoided giving away the important bits of action and revelation?

The most significant thing about Fight Club is how shakingly close to home the subject matter hits. While we drug ourselves into indifference with chemicals and furniture and busy-ness, we lose sense of life itself. We lose power over our environment and over our own individual existence. Let go - find out what else there is down deep below the surface of your perfect shimmering facade.

See Fight Club

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Summary: Great, and very Strange Movie
Review: This is a very odd movie, but a great one. The DVD is loaded with extras which would make you very busy for days. The audio is excellent. When the fight scenes appear, you hear the cheering all around you, and the punches bring in alot of bass. The Video transfer is also not a dissapointment, with a very clear picture throughout the whole movie. Great acting by Ed Norton, and Brad Pitt too. Highly Recommended!

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Summary: This is how a DVD must be
Review: I bought this DVD without have seen this movie, only because my friends said it was soo cool. And they were right, this is one of those "I've got to see this again" movies... Even if violence is strong here, it's not the purpouse... it's just the path to show you something. The DVD has a really great presentation, I'd like all my DVDs to have this kind of case. They're using two DVDs, one for the Movie and the other for the extras... that's great. So, if you are not sure if you should buy this or not, don't hesitate and buy it right now.

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Summary: an overpraised trifle
Review: first off, let me establish that i admire fincher as a director, (SEVEN was excellent), this film is well shot, and as usual edward norton is excellent, along with brad pitt... but please, if i have to listen once more to spoiled, rich actors decrying the capitalist system that they themselves have exploited... and the "provocative" ideas explored here? let me sum up-- "material possesions are bad, there's more to life than your things, find your own truth"-- gee, thanks for that guys... one last thing, the ending, far from being clever, cheapens all that has proceeded it, and is akin to an "it was all a dream" episode from countless sitcoms... all concerned could have done far better

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Summary: Excellent DVD Package - Great value for money
Review: The DVD version of the movie is outstanding. The packaging it comes in is really one of the best and suits the movie very well. The 2 DVDs are packed with extras, and lots of fun to browse through. Image and sound quality are both excellent, so if you like the movie, you'll love the DVD version. Don't miss the third 'Warning' screen when the DVD starts playing, it's really funny - although it doesn't give you much time to read it. If you have a DVD-ROM, take a snapshot and read it.

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Summary: Fight Club
Review: I didn't bother seeing this when it first came out since I thought it was another stupid fighting movie. That's what the previews and TV ads lead you to believe. While it may be about Fight Club it is not a fighting movie! It's pretty strange but very good. I won't say any more so I don't spoil anything, but if you haven't seen it already I highly recommend it!

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Summary: please dont take this movie so seriously
Review: The beauty of this film is that it is at its heart a romantic comedy. Not excatly "You've got Mail" but not the harbinger of Gen X doom that everyone makes it out to be either. At its heart, this movie wants to make you laugh, and it constantly hits its mark. The jokes (often darker and darker as the film progresses) are fast and furious and the ending is not so much the narrartor overcomming Tyler, but realising that Marla (Love) is what makes his life worth living. The exploration of Nihlism, buddism, anacrchism are just diverting sidebars in what should be viewed as the funniest black comedy ever (ok there is Dr. Strangelove but what is so funny about the end of the world?). Forget the fights (ask yourself why they are worse than any Arnie movie... are you bothered by real, not cartoon, violence), forget the Nihlistic rants (the "Robert Paulson" chant should be enought to make you realize that groups like this are mindless anyway) and focus on the dry pointed humor that runs throughout as a beacon to this disaffected generation.

Oh and yes this DVD is AWSOME. The extras listed are great and this is easily the best packaged DVD I own.

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Summary: Love it, Hate it! No other option.
Review: I'll keep this short. This is, without any doubt, the best film made since, well, probably Seven. I'm not going to explain plot or anything about the film other than... WATCH IT! NOW! Then... WATCH IT AGAIN! But now, the DVD. Well, in the future we'll probably get DVD's with more. Probably. But what we'll never get is such a complete, perfect package. But the thing is, if you love the film you've already got it. And if you hate it, all I can say is try watching it again. And for those who aren't quite sure, well. If you like "no brainers", if that's what really gets you going then this is probably not for you. And I sympathise. But if you like things a little different. If you like movies that make you think. Then you should love it.

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Summary: Wonderful DVD setup
Review: This Movie would normily get 5 Stars from me if i wasn't in a picky mood right now. When i first saw previews for this movie i thought it was going to me another Action flick with lots of fighting and very little plot. Boy was i wrong! Fight Club starts out as a dark comedy and ends as a thrilling drama, which along the way takes you through a wonderful begining and a supriseing climax.

The beginging of this movie is so inventive(right now at 3:37am im at a lack for better words.) Ed Nortin plays a insomniac who is possesed by all his desinger furniture. He soon visits a testicular cancer support group in order to relelive some of his insomniac pain. He soon becomes addicted and attends several other support groups on a weekly basis in order to sleep. Soon another pretender shows up at his testicular cancer support group, a woman named Marla. From here Fight Club takes you on a journey of throwing off the yolk of the opression while creating an equal life for all men and women.

Now we get to the good stuff....the DVD extras. This by far is the best packeged DVD i have seen to this day. With many commentary selections, the trailers and halarious PSA's from Brad Pitt and Ed Norten. I own 3 other DVD's, American Pie, Being John Malkovich, and Pulp Fiction. This by far is the best package with more trailers, commentary, outakes, web spots, commericals and fun things than all my other DVD's combind.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time, right up there with Rudy and Pulp Fiction, but why only 4 stars you ask? Well partly because the DVD is Hypoctial when looking at it in context with the movie. The DVD is very appealing, a strange cover with a funny picture of Brad Pitt holding a bar of soap with the caption "Tyler says use soap". This is a very Capitalistic venture by a very anti-capitalistic movie. So that takes away 1/2 of a star. Second of all the middle of the movie tends to hold some inchereant dribble at times which is only salvaged by wonderful performances by Brad Pitt and Ed Norten. So away with a half a Star there. Still overall the movie is wonderful, if you only buy one DVD this year make it Fight Club since it is a great movie and has tons of extras.