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Fight Club (Widescreen Edition) 
Actors : Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Meat Loaf, Helena Bonham Carter, Zach Grenier
Director : David Fincher
Studio : 20th Century Fox
by 20th Century Fox
Release Date : 2002-08-27
Publisher : 20th Century Fox
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 0024543044789
UPC : 024543044789
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 1371 reviews)
List Price : $19.98
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Americancivilwar.com essential video |
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All films take a certain suspension of disbelief. Fight Club takes 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. Spiraling 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 grows into a nationwide fascist group that escapes the protagonist's control. Fight Club, directed by David Fincher (Seven), is not for the faint of heart; the violence is no holds barred. But the film is captivating and beautifully shot, with some thought-provoking ideas. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has some surprisingly humorous moments. The film leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort and a desire to see it again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. --Jenny Brown |
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"'Fight Club' pulls you in, challenges your prejudices, rocks your world and leaves you laughing" (Rolling Stone). Brad Pitt ("12 Monkeys", "Seven"), Edward Norton ("Primal Fear," "American History X") and Helena Bonham Carter ("Mighty Aphrodite," "A Room With A View") turn in powerful "performances of which movie legends are made" (Chicago Tribune) in this action-packed hit. A ticking-time-bomb insomniac (Norton) and a slippery soap salesman (Pitt) channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until a sensuous eccentric (Bonham Carter) gets in the way and ignites an out-of control spiral toward oblivion. |
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A Winner! |
As a female reviewer of this film, I'm definitely in the
minority. But I really enjoyed this movie....so much so
that I bought it for my best friend from college. His
response was basically, "What were you thinking?" I
think its one of the most creative, symbolically
loaded mixture of male angst and social commentary
I've ever seen. It's funny, scary, witty, creative, dark,
and utterly thought-provoking. I can't wait for the
female version of a movie like this to come out.
Thelma and Louise ran its course. If only film
makers were as daring when it comes to portraying
all the facets of being a woman in modern Western
society. Hopefully, for someone brave and willing
enough, Fight Club will lead the way. |
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Brutal... but sort of hollow |
Fight Club is one of the most beloved movies of all time. As of the writing of this, it currently sits at #23 on IMDb's fan-voted greatest movies list. Its Keyser Soze ending is even more famous than than the actual Keyser Soze ending. (If that last sentence means nothing to you, consider yourself priviliged to still have such a great cinematic discovery in front of you, and go rent The Usual Suspects).
I do not contest that Fight Club is great. It's unflinching in its portrayal of inner chaos manifested as brutal violence. It weaves a tapestry of cinema that simultaneously constructs two realities. It's a movie truly deserving of second viewing just so you can observe how intricately constructed the film is, particularly in ways you might not have noticed the full way through.
And yet, I walk away from a second viewing a little underwhelmed and with a few questions.
Why did it have to be so violent? Shock value does not make for good repeated viewings. That's why There's Something About Mary is one of the best comedies of all time only the first time you see it, among others. Perhaps the violence has some thought behind it and is there for thematic purposes? I can see how an argument would be made that the physical violence is a carefully constructed metaphor to the inner violence that takes place within Edward Norton's character.
But the movie is so gruesome that it's sometimes unpleasant to watch. I've made it through some supposedly hard-to-stomach scenes like the opening of Saving Private Ryan with nary a flinch, but I had to close my eyes or leave the room for a few scenes watching Fight Club again.
And the argument that the violence is symbolic doesn't sway me much, either, for a couple of reasons. First, even if some element of a movie serves a higher thematic purpose, it shouldn't be painful to watch. The scene when Edward Norton repeatedly smashes in that one guy's face could as well be Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea, and I still wouldn't think too much of it. I don't want to see bloody, fractured remnants of a face no matter what.
Next, I've decided that Fight Club does not work too well as a movie with any moral or underlying purpose. It's pure plot-driven entertainment. As a thoughtful movie, it is a poseur, continually touching on philosophical issues without delving too deep. Just as it starts to get close to being penetrative and insightful, it takes a left turn and beats in a dozen different thoughts that contribute little, until all that's left is a mere bloody pulp of a thoughtful movie.
Every time I tried to get more out of the movie than just white-knuckle action and clever plot twists, I came away disappointed. But nearly every time I allowed myself to just get absorbed into the masterful stylistic experience, I had a blast. To credit the careful construction of the movie as anything less than masterful would be an unfair insult to it. Hollow though it is, Fight Club is still a great movie. |
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Right There |
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I know this is old news...my daughter introduced me to this movie several years ago...I just watched it again tonight....A great satire on modern american culture....Superb on on every level...should have been awarded the Oscar for best picture of the year.....clearly one of the best of the last ten years.... |
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B-movie at best... |
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I didn't even find this interesting. I stayed up way too late watching this DVD I got for father's day. It was a mix between Joe Versus The Volcano and A Beautiful Mind. I didn't get it. Actually, I thought it was retarted. |
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Misunderstood psycho? |
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Fight Club is just one of the film's you have to see to believe. I pretty much saw the twist the whole way through but Edward Norton and Brad Pitt keep this movie from sinking into a pool of blood. The premise of the film is pretty simple, no one talks about Fight club etc. This film just seems too out there and never fully exciting. The violence is somewhat brutual but hey Pitt's body is nice to look at. Good movie but not a masterpiece. |
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