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Fight Club (DVD)

 

Description: Genre: Action & Adventure / Theatrical Release: 1999 / Director: David Fincher / Actors: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt ... / ... more
Fight Club (DVD) ... DVD released 05 July, 2004 at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen / All films require a certain suspension of disbelief, Fight Club perhaps more than others; but if you're willing to let yourself get caught up in the anarchy, this film, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is a modern-day morality play warning of the decay of society. Edward Norton is the unnamed protagonist, a man going through life on cruise control, feeling nothing. To fill his hours, he begins attending support groups and 12-step meetings. True, he isn't actually afflicted with the problems, but he finds solace in the groups. This is destroyed, however, when he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), also faking her way through groups. Spiralling back into insomnia, Norton finds his life is changed once again, by a chance encounter with Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), whose forthright style and no-nonsense way of taking what he wants appeal to our narrator. Tyler and the protagonist find a new way to feel release: they fight. They fight each other, and then as others are attracted to their ways, they fight the men who come to join their newly formed Fight Club. Marla begins a destructive affair with Tyler, and things fly out of control, as Fight Club is transformed into a nationwide fascist group. The depiction of violence in Fight Club is unflinching, but director David Fincher's film is captivating and beautifully shot, with camerawork and effects that are almost as startling as the script. The movie is packed with provocative ideas and images--from the satirical look at the emptiness of modern consumerism to quasi-Nietzschean concepts of "beyond good and evil"--that will leave the viewer with much food for thought to take away. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has a great sense of humour too. Even if it leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort this is a movie that you'll have to see again and again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com

Newest Review: ... ways to cure this however does not succeed. As one of his hobbies to try cure his problem, travelling, he meets an enigmatic ... more

 ... young man named Tyler and after a short conversation they become friends. By hitting each other they like to relieve their inner tensions. Word starts to get around about the fights and lots of people now want to join up to this. From that a club is formed which is called 'Fight Club'. Tyler and the narrator start spending a lot of time together and also start to make lots of money. Then...one day, the narrator finds out that Tyler has been using him. From that point onwards it gets so much more interesting. If you h...more

x_jo_x
Premium Review Fight Club (DVD): If Brad Pitt Is There I'll Join Any Fight Club! (940 words)
by x_jo_x - written on 16/10/07 (Very useful, 102 readings)
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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. ...

Leigh36295
Premium Review "I felt like destroying something beautiful." (1157 words)
by Leigh36295 - written on 22/03/08 (Very useful, 60 readings)
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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 ...

Capn_CJ
Premium Review Fight Club (DVD): Not what it seems (382 words)
by Capn_CJ - written on 07/03/08 (Very useful, 55 readings)
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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 ...

 
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