Fight Club (DVD)

Fight Club is the first published novel by Chuck Palahnuik. The plot is based around an unnamed character (Edward Norton) that struggles with consumerism and the American culture. In a desperate attempt to cure his mental problems he starts an underground bare-knuckle club. This movie, released in 1999, would become a pop culture phenomenon, however due to it's explicit violence would also become a target for huge criticism. The movie begins with an interesting tour through the human brain all the way out through the eyes, down the face of the unnamed character (sometimes referred to as "Jack") and down the barrel of a gun which is in his mouth. ...  Read the complete review

Film Release 1999 Run Time: 134 minutes '''Disk 1: Main Feature Film.''' I first watched this film when I was about 11. And I thought it was a excellent film, but due to my age at the time I didn't really understand what it was about. And then one day, about 3-4 years ago I was at a friends house and we decided to watch this. From the title of the movie, people immediatelty percieve this as just another film with mindless violence and fighting. But it is so much more. The film stars Edward Norton, as a man whos name we do not know or find out about throughout the movie, though through internet fan sites some people know ...  Read the complete review

I''m afraid i'm going to have to break the first two rules, and write a review for this movie. You'd be forgiven for looking at the title and assuming this is a macho gore-fest with violent punchups at every possible opportunity, but once you start it playing, you instantly realise: A lot of movies are pointless excuses for bloodshed, but this isn't one of them. Before long I found myself sucked into the world created by Palahnuik, and adapted by Fincher. I planned to write about the storyline here, but I changed my mind - I'd rather you watch it, and see for yourself. It's not my place to deprive you of it... The contrast between the pale, quiet, frustrated ...  Read the complete review

David Fincher's 1999 film Fight Club is twisting and turning thriller, providing a bit of excitement and a lot of confusion to the watcher. The Plot 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 ...  Read the complete review

FIGHT CLUB Runtime.........................139 minutes Language.......................English Certificate............... .........UK 18 CAST Edward Norton............................The Narrator Brad Pitt........................................Tyler Durden Helena Bonham Carter.............Marla Singer When I first saw the poster of fight club I knew I would like it because I mostly like action and horror films After a few days of release I downloaded this movie online from the internet. It was DVD quality but fine. I did not understand it because I got confused because of the double personality of ...  Read the complete review