The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club.
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Club. Third Rule: When someone says "Stop" or goes limp the fight is over. Fourth Rule: Only two guys to a fight. Fifth Rule: One fight at a time. Sixth Ru...
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All films require a certain suspension of disbelief,Fight Clubperhaps more than others; ... more
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First Rule: You do not talk about Fight Club.Second Rule: You do not talk about Fight ... more
Club.Third Rule: When someone says Stop or goes limp, the fight is over.Fourth Rule: Only two guys to a fight.Fifth Rule: One fight at a time.Sixth Rule: No shirts, no shoes.Seventh Rule: Fights go on as long as they have to.Eighth Rule: If this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight...Brad Pitt (Seven, Snatch) and Edward Norton (American History X, Primal Fear) deliver knockout performances in this stunningly original, darkly comic film from David Fincher, the director of Seven. Norton stars as Jack, a chronic insomniac desperate to escape his excruciatingly boring life. That's when he meets Tyler Durden (Pitt), a charismatic soap salesman with a twisted philosophy. Tyler believes self improvement is for the weak - it's self destruction that really makes life worth living. Before long, Jack and Tyler are beating each other to a pulp in a bar parking lot, a cathartic slugfest that delivers the ultimate high. To introduce other men to the simple joys of physical violence, Jack and Tyler form a secret Fight Club that becomes wildly successful. But there's a shocking surprise waiting for Jack that will change everything...Pitt and Norton deliver knockout performances in this stunningly original, darkly comic film from David Fincher, based on the controversial book by Chuck Palahniuk.Special Features# New HD Master Supervised step-by-step by director David Fincher# Exclusive to Blu-Ray:# A Hit in the Ear: Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club# An interactive experience introduced by the sound designer Ren Klyce, in which the user can mix the sounds of selected scenes of the movie.# Insomnia Mode: I am Jack's search Index# A new navigation mode, that allows the user to tag any topics during the movie and access to all content available in the disc that refers to the tagged topic.# Flogging Fight Club# Backstage at the Spike TV Awards: Hangout with Brad Pitt & Edward Norton in the Green Room shortly after being inducted into the Spike TV 'Guy Movie Hall of Fame'.
Every weekend in basements and parking lots across the country young men with good ... more
white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Fight Club is the invention of Tyler Durden projectionist waiter and dark anarchic genius. And it's only the beginning of his plans for revenge on a world where cancer support groups have the corner on human warmth.
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The Dust Brothers are best known as the production duo that everyone from the Beastie Boys ... more
to Beck and White Zombie have turned to for help behind the mixing board (and to great results). With the soundtrack to Fight Club (the movie based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel), we finally get a glimpse of one of the duo's original creations. Filled with dark techno and sparse industrial passages, it's a bleak though interesting listen. Sinister funk gives way to medieval chants on "Homework", but the bulk of this disc is all about samples and synths. Don't expect to find the quirks of Paul's Boutique or Odelay here, but in terms of good movie mood music, the Dust Brothers have done it again. --Jason Verlinde
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Who Is Tyler Durden?Music HomeworkMusic What Is Fight Club?Music Single Serving JackMusic ... more
Corporate WorldMusic Psycho Boy Jack Hessel Raymond K. Medula Oblongata Jack's Smirking Revenge Stealing Fat Chemical Burn Marla This is Your Life Commissioner Castration Space Monkeys Finding The Bomb
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Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
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The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club.
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Jack works in an office. Jack earns a decent salary. Jack has carefully selected every single item of furniture in his apartment, especially those displaying a Yin-Yang. Jack enjoys lying on his couch and watching mindless gameshow bullsh*t. Why? Because Jack is an insomniac. He is neither awake nor ... .../>
The second rule of Fight Club is, You DO NOT talk about Fight Club.
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Jack meets Tyler Durden, soap specialist. Tyler ‘frees’ Jack from his apartment, his job, his ‘hobby’ and of course his designer furniture. Tyler Durden says… ‘you are not your job. You are not how much you have in the bank. You are not the contents of your ... more
The first rule of Fight Club is, you do not talk about Fight Club. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack works in an office. Jack earns a decent salary. Jack has carefully selected every single item of furniture in his apartment, especially those displaying a Yin-Yang. Jack enjoys lying on his couch and watching mindless gameshow bullsh*t. Why? Because Jack is an insomniac. He is neither awake nor asleep at anytime of the day. This is until he finds himself strangely addicted to a new ‘hobby’ of his. He finds that upon assuming different identities and pretending to be terminally ill at counselling groups creates a new feeling inside him and … he cries. The tears destroy his insomnia and he begins ‘sleeping like a baby’. Whether he is battling with brain parasites or chatting with the testicular amputees at the testicular cancer meetings, Jack is happy. That is until he meets Marla. Marla intrudes on his ‘hobby’ and once again, Jack can’t sleep.
The second rule of Fight Club is, You DO NOT talk about Fight Club. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jack meets Tyler Durden, soap specialist. Tyler ‘frees’ Jack from his apartment, his job, his ‘hobby’ and of course his designer furniture. Tyler Durden says… ‘you are not your job. You are not how much you have in the bank. You are not the contents of your wallet. You are not your Khahkis. You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake.’ And most important of all Tyler Durden says….’use soap’. Tyler helps Jack find a new hobby. A more adventurous, more rewarding hobby. FIGHT CLUB. A place where men can release there anger on friends or strangers and receive a bizarre sadistic pleasure from being punched, kicked, stamped on, and hit in the ear.
Third rule: when someone says ‘Stop’ or goes limp, the fight is over. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Fight Club is a ‘follow-up’ to the film Se7en (Seven). Not a follow-up as in ‘sequel’ but as in same director, same producer, and some of the same cast, but different characters, different film basically. ‘Fight Club is to Se7en as Notting Hill is to Four Weddings and a Funeral’ is probably the best way of explaining it. The combination of stunning direction, a mind-blowing script (based on the book of the same name) and incredible acting from the fantastic Edward Norton and the multi-talented Brad Pitt make this one of the greatest films I have ever seen. Meatloaf also makes a convincing job of the testicular amputee, whose HRT induced breasts first make Jack (Norton) cry. Fight Club forces the viewer to question his or her own life, using both gritty and controversial violence, and dark humour to aid both sides of the argument of secure or on-the-edge living.
Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. ----------------------------------------- The DVD -------- Picture Quality ---------------- An astounding effort has been made by 20th Century Fox to ensure that the picture is crisp and pin-sharp. The colours, which vary from very bright to very dark, are bold and there is no colour bleed, especially in the scene where Jack meets his power animal in the ice cave. The effect is dazzling, and really shows that if a film company really puts a lot of effort into their DVD’s the results can be spectacular. It’s just a shame that so many brilliant films on DVD have been quickly knocked up over a weekend, and look blurred and grainy, but fortunately Fight Club is not amongst these.
Audio ----- As many DVD owners will know, although Surround Sound is a great thing to have with your player, pumping up the volume always has a major effect on the quality of the audio. The opening sequence will blow you away if you do, and even though the neighbours will complain like hell, it is so worth it. Every note of the soundtrack and every word which leaves the actors mouths comes across with utmost clarity, so that nothing is missing from the cinema experience.
‘I am Jack’s endless features’ -------------------------------- The special features include deleted/alternate scenes, which give an insight into scenes that were either removed or re-edited to give the film more flare. The behind the scenes documentaries with alternate angles are very interesting, as they show how many different shots are taken before the film is edited. Commentaries from David Fincher (director), Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter provoke laughter and interest. Other features include the Dust Brothers music video, cast and crew bios, transcript of an Ed Norton interview, Trailers and internet spots, an art gallery and original artwork (Storyboards). There are also some public service messages from Jack and Tyler (Pitt), which are absolutely hilarious. The ‘how to start a fight’ booklet is also very interesting as it charts the stages the producers had to go through to turn a little heard of book into a box-office movie.
Fifth rule: one fight at a time. ---------------------------------
Tyler Durden says…. Don’t spoil this film for your mates, as this instantly promotes you to scum of the earth.
Sixth rule: No shoes no shirts. --------------------------------- Many critics tried their best to destroy this film by showing their disgust at the levels of extreme violence, but, as we all know, controversy can only do good for films these days. When a film is this good it makes me sick to think that people will simply dismiss it because violence and thus fail to see or understand the messages it gives to the viewer. Fight Club also showed that David Fincher loves and thrives on making his films full of gloom and death. Look at his other films, such as Alien 3 in which he killed a small girl and I think Se7en goes without saying.
Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. ------------------------------------------------------------- Every single word of this that you read is a second of your life wasted. Think what you could have done in the time it’s taken to read this whole opinion. Your could have started a new underground pokemon training card/drug ring. You could have went down to your video shop and rented or preferably bought Fight Club, the new film from David Fincher.
Eighth rule: if this is your first night at Fight Club, you have to fight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ‘Did you know urine is sterile…….you can drink it.’
Advantages: Ed Norton in a thoughtful film Disadvantages: a bit brutal in places
...in Twelve Monkeys and after Fight Club the memorable gypsy bare knuckle fighter in Snatch and here he was to prove that he was leaving his cute days far behind him and was ready to don the mantle of serious thespian. Ed Norton is also a major draw for the film as he is regarded as one of the most versatile and consummate actors working today.
Jack (Norton) is a depressed urban loner, he hates his job, he hates his life and he pretty much hates the ... ...the formation of a secretive fight club, where people come and release pent up aggression by taking part in bare knuckle brawling. But this is only the beginning of a much wider plan that Durden is hatching.
Many people have criticised the film for its apparent promotion of violence. The fight scenes are brutal and believable, sitting a long way from the slick and over choreographed moves that we have become used to. As the film progresses the fighting ...
steerpyke 30.07.2006
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Advantages: Funny, not a boxing film as I had expected, good story, great twist Disadvantages: Boring first 20 minutes
...so I decided to give Fight Club a try.
It wasn’t what I expected at all, and I feel a bit of a fool for not having watched it already.
So, with a title like that, what’s it all about?
I have to admit that the first 20 minutes were very boring. I nearly switched it off. Basically it starts at the end, and then we are given a commentary as to how the film ended up at that place.
Jack (played by Edward Norton), is a single guy, living ... ...also ask if they can fight too. They overtake the basement of the bar, make a few simple rules, and so Fight Club is born.
It’s just a place where men come to fist fight with each other, and they love it. They love getting hit, they love dishing out hits. They are even given ‘homework assignments’, which are very funny. The film is very funny in places, and it had me laughing out loud. I’m not sure whether it is supposed ...
carolinesite 11.04.2001
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Advantages: original, amazingly well done film Disadvantages: none
The first rule of fight club is that you do not talk about fight club. Should I be obeying these rules, it would make for one very short opinion. So I guess I'll just waive it for now.
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The story
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A hopeless insomniac starts going crazy. With the help of Tyler Durgen, begins fight club. This is an underground boxing thing. Though the storyline does not feature heavily around the fightin. ... ...They hang out together, start fight club, which leads to project mayhem. Project mayhem is a little too far for the main character - it's mindless vandalism. However, he cannot stop Tyler, however hard he tries and however much he fights with his own concience.
Enter the master plan, to blow up some banks. Erasing all money, starting from 0. Tylers idea. One must question how he actually managed to pull it off, but that is never shown, just the ...
C_W_Monkey 10.03.2004
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Advantages: Great performances and stirring action sequences Disadvantages: A lengthy running time
...cult-like gatherings known simply as Fight Club. The gatherings take on a militia-style format and soon spread through the country. But as it takes on a violent and suspicious twist, the hero of the piece takes an unlikely action that ends in a revelation that changes his entire perception of himself.
David Fincher brings to life an utterly violent screen play that is loaded with testesterone and a musculinity to male bonding that very few films ... ...eventual killing machines. Fight Club's delving into the modern day obsession with materialism is acutely perceptive, drawing on the King of Material dross, Ikea, as its primary reference. Anybody who has a modern flat furnished from corner to ceiling in their furnishings will related good humouredly to the early references to the faceless super-store. This is a baseless society we are seeing, where people are searching for something to explain away, ...
bilbob20 14.09.2007
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Advantages: Great acting, script and direction. A mountain of extras. Disadvantages: Twenty five notes is a little bit steep.
Fight Club is without a shadow of a doubt the best DVD I have ever purchased in the twelve months that I have used the system. It is the yardstick that all future DVD purchases I make will have to live up to and let me tell you, it's a near impossible act to follow with a truly great film and a second disk positively bursting with extras. I'll start with the film first.
This whole film is laced with wit. It starts out with the stunning opening credits ... ...bar, Tyler asks him to fight him, not for any particular reason. After the fight Norton finds some sort of catharsis in the violence. After a few weeks other men join them in this combat and they go on to form 'Fight Club', a place where men can take out their frustrations on each other. The club's popularity grows but Tyler soon turns the idea into something far more sinister and the members turn into a small fascist army loyal to him. Norton tries ...
robbroome 20.08.2001 (03.10.2001)
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Advantages: VERY INTELLIGENT AND FRESH... Disadvantages: MAYBE TOO VIOLENT FOR SOME... HENCE THE TITLE...
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Advantages: Great twist and acting Disadvantages: Confusing and very dark at times
David Fincher's 1999 film FightClub is twisting and turning thriller, providing a bit of excitement and a lot of confusion to the watcher.
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Ja ck is a chronic insomniac who becomes obsessed with self-improvement groups. He finds himself going regularly to such groups. It is here he meets Marla Singer, a woman who goes to these groups for the same reason - there is nothing wrong with her other than the fact that going to the groups gfives her something else to do in her life. On a flight, Jack meets Tyler Durden, a travelling salesman with seemingly no care in the world. He believes in the opposite to Jack, that self-destruction is the way forward. Before long, they have a fight in an underground car park, and both enjoy the rush from it. They seek like-minded individuals who want to vent their frustrations in a controlled ...
Advantages: Excellent Performances, Great Story, Brilliant End Twist Disadvantages: Dark Humour may offend some.
on the condition that he hits him. When the Narrator says he is crazy, Tyler replies with the excellent line, "How much can you know about yourself, if you've never been in a fight?'. They hit each other, and realise things about themselves. They then start a club, names like the title 'FightClub'. Where men from all over start to join and realise its a place where they can escape their mundane existence of living just to provide money to buy things they do not really need, in the hope of happiness. Soon fightclubs are being opened all over america, and soon become more than just a social event. Thing escalate rapidly with Tyler creating a vigilane group known as Project Mayhem, with the aim to destroy all of the major banks so that everything, including debt and large amounts of money, is cleared, giving everyone a fresh start. But things are not as ...
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"...The film's bold, bruising humor leaves marks on a wide range of hot-button issues....FIGHT CLUB pulls you in, challenges your prejudices, rocks your world and leaves you laughing in the face of an abyss..." (Rolling Stone, p.113-4, 28/10/1999)
"...Dazzling entertainment..." (Sight and Sound, p.45-6, 01/12/1999)
"...FIGHT CLUB is bold, intelligent and thrillingly innovative..." -- 5 out of 5 stars (Total Film, p.98, 01/06/2000)
"...Packed with sizzling cinematics, including (no surprise here) another brilliant Edward Norton performance..." (USA Today, p.2E, 15/10/1999)
"...[A] bold, inventive, sustained adrenaline rush of a movie....Rarely has a film been so keyed into its time..." (Variety, p.47, 13/09/1999)
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FIGHT CLUB is narrated by a lonely, unfulfilled young man (Edward Norton) who finds his only comfort in feigning terminal illness and attending disease support groups. Hopping from group to group, he encounters another pretender, or "tourist," the morose Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), who immediately gets under his skin. However, while returning from a business trip, he meets a more intriguing character--the subversive Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). They become fast friends, bonding over a mutual disgust for corporate consumer-culture hypocrisy. Eventually, the two start Fight Club, which convenes in a bar basement where angry men get to vent their frustrations in brutal, bare-knuckle bouts. Fight Club soon becomes the men's only real priority; when the club starts a cross-country expansion, things start getting really crazy. Like Tyler Durden himself, director David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is startlingly aggressive and gleefully mischievous as it skewers the superficiality of American pop culture. Outstanding performances by Norton and Pitt are supported by a razor-sharp script and an arsenal of stunning visual effects that include computer animation and sleight-of-hand editing. One of the most unique films of the late 20th century, FIGHT CLUB is a pitch-black comedy of striking intensity.
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