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Summary: One of the best guy flicks I've ever seen in a long time...
Review: ...and this is coming from a female reviewer. The only thing that I didn't like in this one was Helen Bonham's character. Her character was an uninvited guest to me, she was a real distraction! Otherwise, Brad Pitt has proved to me again that he is beyond a teenage hearthrob, and I just love Norton and is looking forward to him coming through with his project with the novel "Motherless Brooklyn". I felt that "Fight Club" had a lot to say about pushing yourself in order to accomplish more than you ever thought you could. And it said it with such a punch! I would not recommend this movie to anyone who just want to see a movie about bare-fist matches and tough guy antics. This is definantly not "Rocky".
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Summary: Went for the violence, stayed for the comedy
Review: As an adolecent guy in a world that increasingly frowns on male dominance, I try to release my blood lust while avoiding arrest. Fight Club lured me in with the idea of getting together with friends and beating each other stupid(er). What I got was one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, partly because it was so unexpected. This movie is completly unique, the only way to compare it to anything is to imagine Clockwork Orange with Mel Brooks as an editor. Even if you don't like violence, go and see it, for a laugh and a message
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Summary: When You're Dead Inside
Review: Sorry I couldn't give this five stars: I thought at the beginning, which was quick and intelligent, it was going to continue the high quality. But brother, did this need some editing. It was forty minutes too long. The homoerotic team fight club stuff is the slow part, believe it or not. It just DRAGS and DRAGS. It comes complete with clubhouse. The choreographer from the GAP commercials could have helped with the actual fighting.. I mean...pump it up, guys, if you're gonna do it right, or cut it, please. The acting is superlative, however. Edward Norton is one of our truly great younger actors and Brad Pitt is amazing, for Brad Pitt. I had no idea he had a brain, even, until I saw this. He is really good. They are both perfectly cast, and Helena Bonham Carter is terrific as the desperate soul who hooks up, lost as well, with Norton and Pitt in this intriguing study of what happens when modern society cannot nurture us, instead forcing a response from some of us that might be deemed over the edge in every way. When you're dead inside, perhaps you need to get your outsides beaten up to feel anything... and perhaps it's better to feel anything--even pain, than to be dead.best wishes, Jean
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Summary: DON'T LET THE TITLE THROW YOU!
Review: Fight Club is NOT a fighting movie. If it was, it would suck. On the contrary: Fight Club has the most original and engaging script of 1999 (except for maybe Being John Malkovich). A MUST BUY!
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Summary: Not THAT great
Review: This movie had some hilarious parts to it but, it started out slow......and, the ending was a total cop-out!
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Summary: If you were forced to watch "Titanic," this will help
Review: "Fight Club" is the best picture of the year. No, I'm not surprised that it was spurned at the Oscars. Most films of this nature never receive immediate praise, but become classics nonetheless. David Fincher is quickly becoming one of the best directors we have. It is great to see that someone's not afraid to take risks in film-making. Also, Edward Norton is fantastic; I love his acting. He's real, interesting, and fun to watch. This film does have an odd twist, which I'll admit, is tough to swallow, but if you show patience (and an open mind) "Fight Club" will certainly pay off.
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Summary: Fight Club packs a Mean Punch
Review: The film that is "Fight Club" carries itself from the start to the final climax. Based on the excellent novel by Chuck P., "Fight Club" eximplifies the teachings of Tyler Durden(Pitt)towards his predecessors and most importantly, the nameless protagonist played brilliantly by Edward Norton. The fact that this film touches on fighting as a source of redefining the male self and one's personal masculinity is just the tip of the iceberg. This film goes deep into the soul and questions the very thought of who you are and why you are here. Do you have a choice in anything? Maybe. I won't tell. David Fincher's work as a director keeps snowballing as one of the top in the business right now. Money doesn't define the director, the film does. Fincher captures the very essence that the novelist brought to the reader of the book. The darkness, realness, and bloodiness that the savoring novel did and found with twists and turns throughout. The players, Pitt, Norton, and Bonham-Carter took the characters to the level that was needed as well as the supporting roles which are all essential in the plot's form. Backed with the awe inspiring soundtrack by the Dust Brothers, the feel of the film and sound swept the viewer in and didn't let go until the point was made and visualized consciously. This film got a lot of slack from critical minds alike but I don't think they got the main point. The violence is hard at times to stomach, but the viewer has to look deeper and find the message that this film ultimately portrays. One of the best films of 1999, "Fight Club" is one tough cinematic pleasure.
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Summary: Best of 1999
Review: Yes, this was the best film of last year, but to really apprectiate it you must understand it. The film is about the society we live in, the society that tells us to spend our money until we are happy, to gain as much as possible to be succesful. It is also about how society has certain guidelines for the sexes, ex. men shouldn't cry or show their feelings in a public setting. Fight Club is about men who see these aspects of society and choose to not buy into the false ideas of it. They decide to start fight clubs were they will be able to fight eachother in order to feel that they are "real". They do this because in a fight you are the focus of the attention and you are in control of your life. There are no bosses telling you what to do, you make the descisions. The men in this movie want to feel they have worth, that they have a power that can't be taken away. Unfortunetly, as the movie shows, violence is not the answer to freeing yourself from negative surroundings. I don't see how people can say this movie encourages violence. Look at what happens to Bob and the blonde haired man among others. And if these images weren't enough the ending shows that the actions that take place were done by someone totally insane, a person unable to deal with what was around him. Do these events sound like they encourage violence? Fight Club shows the horrible physical and mental damage that can occur when people try to do good, but focus their anger and energy in the wrong place. What may have thrown people off is the dark humor placed throughout the movie. People didn't realize that certain scenes could be dark and funny while others could just be dark and violent without the humor, showing the chaos that results from the descions made. Fight Club is a very fun interesting movie that is nowhere near as violent as people make it out to be. There is actually very little fighting in the entire movie. Do yourself a favor, check it out, and you will see what an amazing movie it is.
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Summary: One of the Great Movies of this Generation
Review: Fight Club is a movie that deserves far more credit than it received at original theatrical release. It is an addicting story that adds to itself as it goes. It is a movie about the consequences of coasting through life and the meaning that can be gained through experience. In this film the unnamed protagonist gets his only meaning for life through a world that is special and unique to himself. As he goes through his life, he meets two very interesting characters, Tyler and Marla. These two change and add to his life in the most profound ways. The clincher at the end of this film ties these three together beautifully. The narrator in this film provides the absolute paragon of existenialism. You can feel the chemistry in the interaction between Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, and Helena Bonham Carter. The background score supplied by the Dust Brothers adds the perfect final touch to this movie experience. Fight Club is a movie that should be viewed with an open mind. It is a wonderful film that will make you think and reexamine your life.
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Summary: My Favorite Movie
Review: This is my favorite movie. I think it teaches some important concepts: "I don't think another woman in our lives is the answer." "Have you ever considered that God may hate you?" I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Great acting, great script, funny, serious, and refreshingly tragic. One word of advice: See the movie, do NOT read the book. The movie is MUCH better than the book. The book is very hard to follow and the ending is not nearly as good. Long live Fight Club!
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