Fight Club

Rating:
Summary: Excellent
Review: With Fight Club, David Fincher was able to put on screen what is probably the most powerful and hypnotic social satire of the 90s. In the recent years I have often found myself complaining about the level of Hollywood's productions: I feel there's too much dumbed-down, thought-killing stuff around today. Fight Club is a noteworthy exception to this. There's no hero and there's no villain; despite the deep, layered psychological and social analysis, there's no clear message that the viewer can't help but agreeing with. As a matter of fact, this movie asks the viewer to think. Capitalism gives us comforts, but it destroys the environment and, when pushed to the wildest level, is source of alienation or power abuse. Revolution sets us free, but revolution can go too far and can lead to power abuse as well. The sincerity of the movie is in this; you won't find any message that will tell you this is evil and this is good: you have to decide by yourself where the boundaries have to be set. Fight Club is not about starting underground boxing matches or cults, and it certainly is not a movie that glorifies violence. I can't stress that enough. Shockingly bizarre at a first look, Fight Club pulls plot twists that every time make you think about previous statements in a totally different light and, like some masterpieces from the past, in the end the whole movie can be analyzed both on a social and a psychological layer that mix together entirely. Brad Pitt gives a somewhat surprisingly excellent performance, and Edward Norton is absolutely fantastic, proving again he's probably the best young American actor today. More, Fight Club throws in some new ideas and concepts, like an inventive use of special effects, and a bizarre timeline (that will be later used at its full extension in the recent Memento). On top of all that, add that the DVD is easily one of the best you can find around today, full of commentary and extras. Don't miss it.

Rating:
Summary: THE BEST
Review: "In the world I see, you're stalking elk through the damp canyon forest, around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-think kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway" - Tyler

This movie is classic!!! The BEST movie ever!

Rating:
Summary: 5 stars
Review: I rented this movie because it was a friends favorite movie. I watched it and i loved it. It isn't at all like i had expected. Its really thought provoking, and i feel like it has really changed my life, so to speak. The day after I saw it, I had to get it, now I'm writing this reveiw so that maybe i'll convince sombody else to see it.

Rating:
Summary: The most underrated movie ever made?
Review: Wow.. where do you begin with Fight Club? Well, let me start with: "I have never read the book." That having been said, this movie is one of the my favorite movies ever, and it's a pity that it wasn't given a better reception by critics and fans alike when it came out.

From a strictly filmmaking point of view, Fight Club uses a variety of interesting storytelling tehcniques that help build the story, and carry the unreality of what we're seeing. The ending makes you want to go back and see it again, just to figure out what you missed, and yes, it does all fit together when you watch again, in fact it fits in so well, you're amazed you didn't see the ending coming.

As for the DVD itself, it's impeccable. The video transfer is damn near perfect.. if you think you see blotches on the screen every once in a while, look again.. trust me! :) The colors are a bit dark, but is done intentionally, and helps keep the mood. The sound is unreal.. you don't just listen to it, you immerse yourself in it, letting it surround you. Great use of all 5.1 channels.

This DVD would be worth the price just for the movie itself... but, it's packed to the gills with extras features! Damn near information overload here... 4 seperate commentary tracks, deleted scenes, domestic, internationl and Internet trailers, hidden spoof catalogue, storyboards..the list goes on and on.

People tend to either love Fight Club or hate it... but most everyone I know says it was a movie to think about, and that alone is reason enough to check it out. It is by far the best thing to come out of Hollywood in many years.

Rating:
Summary: The Best available on DVD. (and STOP ruining the ending)
Review: ....

Regarding the DVD – buy it. It is simply the best. Many of the reviews here complained about the violence, stated that showing the spiral to bottoming out was unnecessary, etc. Did they watch the same movie I did? The spiral is an essential part of the story – critical in every way. The violence is not gratuitous whatsoever. In fact, it is one of the rare instances where violence was in no way gratuitous, but completely essential to the plot.

As far as the violence, it certainly could have been far more graphic than it was. I think the balance was beautifully done. One of the things that made the movie truly great was the balance of violence to the tender message of the human condition in this era of history.

Rating:
Summary: A brilliant movie
Review: Fight Club is a totally unique, underrated movie. I rate it one of my personal favorites, especially the dvd version which comes with so many special features.

The movie itself is so incredible due to the plotline, which has you moving in one direction and then throws you such a curve that you'll be blown away. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are incredible opposite each other, complimenting each other's different characters. Norton portrays a bored man living a mundane, routine life that he desperately needs to escape. Pitt's character provides Norton with that escape, but you'll never guess the way the movie will go once the action starts building. It'll catch you when you're not looking.

Fight Club is one of those movies that you'll need to watch again just to go catch some of the little things you might have missed the first time and help you enjoy the depth of the movie's plot. With some dark humor thrown into the mix and plenty of action, I think Fight Club is a real winner. It also features one of the best fight sequences in movie history.

Rating:
Summary: Thought-provoking, visceral and supremely entertaining
Review: Fight Club is the type of film that provokes two types of reactions, the first one being that you have just enjoyed the last two hours immensely, and the second being that underneath the facade of seemingly mindless amd gratuitous violence, there lies a luminiscent core which ultimately constitutes a witty and incisive satirical of modern life.

Critics were extremely divided over this one. The majority of them dismissed the film as a thoughtless and manipulative exercise in subjecting the audience to a deluge of obscenities and a heavy but pointless visceral punch in the face.

The minority of critics, whom I side with unreservedly, were initiated enough to explain that Fight Club may lead many to the specious conclusion that it is shallow and frivolous. However, they point out quite rightly that after one more viewing, these misconceptions are demolished by what turns out to be an absorbing and intelligent criticism of Western Society.

Fight Club is engrossing, humourous, thrilling, raw and primal; it is an exemplary film with an ulterior motive, of which is to impart upon the viewer the tragic reality of the world we live in. And while it goes along with this task, it is vastly entertaining. Violence is not the point of the movie; it was merely the medium through which the angst of the characters trapped within the confines of a bleak life expressed themselves. The movie grips you from the start and maintains its hold until the ending, which, while I'm at it, is actually quite a stunner.

The chemistry between the two protagonists, acted to perfection by Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, is very appealling, and the antithesis of what they fight for is personified by the character Marla, who serves to turn this film into a neat, contrasted and well-crafted package. The director ensures that the film is immensely watchable during the whole 2 hour excursion, and when the end comes, it leaves a puzzling yet strangely attractive aftertaste which eventually causes coagulates into the realisation that Fight Club is a great movie.

The reason why I don't rate this film with the extra, elusive fifth star is because there are times when it is insensitive, unnecessarily crude and frustratingly inconsistent. These quibbles are minor ones though, and in the end they do not detract too much from the overall experience.

Buy this DVD. It is the definitive edition of a superb film that, while not soaring to the great heights attained by the best films of the 90s, manages to reassure us of Hollywood's capability for manufacturing something that is worth watching for what it is.

Rating:
Summary: A twisted gem
Review: I read the book after watching the movie and was impressed by how closely it followed the book. All of the changes they made were for the better (how many times does that happen!). I keep trying to tell me friends to see this movie, and almost always they say something like, "my wife/girlfriend doesn't want to see it". I understand that based on the previews in the theatres, but I think this is sort of like not seeing "When Harry Met Sally" because it is a "chick movie". This is a really good movie despite what you might think it is about.

Okay, so what is it about. Uh, well, male angst-- but not the way you might think. It isn't about beating each other up as much as showing what's beneath the kahki and polo-shirt costumes and the Ikea cocoons of urban life. Women always complain about not understanding men, see this and you get a glimpse. We're not all Tyler Durdens, but we all understand him.

Rating:
Summary: Doh! Why didn't I figure this out the first time?
Review: The answer is: It's too good of a movie. It makes you feel like you should have known what was up, but you never had a clue until the end. There is so many hints you almost feel stupid for not catching them. It is better understood the second time around. And even more so the third. Just give this movie a chance. And if you are human, it WILL disturb you.

Rating:
Summary: Weird, but excellent
Review: I won't give away the movie.. but give it a chance.. It's not just about fighting. Steller performances and a great job filming make this movie one of my best..

I have the 2 disc DVD and they went all out making this set! BUY IT!