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Fight Club (Widescreen Edition) (1999)

Starring: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton Director: David Fincher Rating: R (Restricted) Format: DVD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,384 customer reviews)


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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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223 of 245 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The most underrated film of the last year, February 10, 2000
By Ralf B. (Germany) - See all my reviews
When I'm looking at the Top Ten list's of America's critics and the nominations of the DGA,WGA and all the other guilds and press associations, I terribly miss David Fincher's outstanding film "Fight Club", which is possibly the best film of 1999.

Not only is the film visualy stunning, it is also very thought-provoking, wickedly funny and, above all, extremely entertaining. Only few films managed to be so many things at once. David Fincher, in my opinion one of the most exciting directors of the decade, fills his movie with so many ideas that it would be sufficient for three more movies, and they are not just gimmicks for their own sake, they all mean something. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt are brilliant in the leads and the soundtrack by the Dust Brothers fits perfectly to the images.

Many reviewers thought the film was fascist. I think you can only call this ridiculous, since that assumes Fincher sympathizes with Tyler Durden's project mayhem. In fact, he invites us to form our own opinion, like Stanley Kubrick did in "A Clockwork Orange". "Fight Club" hands over the resposibility to the viewer. This may be uncomfortable to some, others (like myself) will embrace this.

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50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The year's best satire, February 2, 2000
By "pocock" (Princeton, NJ) - See all my reviews
FIGHT CLUB arrived in the US with a blaze of publicity stressing its violence and nihilism; some critics (and those close to the production) countered this with the suggestion that it was an anti-materialist jeremiad. On a second viewing, it seems like neither -- it's easier to see it as a smart, committed and complex piece of filmmaking. David Fincher once again dazzles with his direction, which is as intelligently energetic as the acting of Brad Pitt and, especially, Edward Norton. What's really impressive, however, is the way that the film manages to flirt with an anti-materialist, hyper-masculine primitivism even as it suggests that we're all a little too sophisticated to buy it (as it were).

FIGHT CLUB may hold that we're not the clothes we wear, or the credit cards in our wallet, but it's savvy enough to realise that our paths of thought and modes of organisation are almost entirely contaminated by the world we've created. Is the solution to destroy that world? Well, that's an option -- but watch closely in the movie's second half and see how subtly and hilariously Fincher undermines this: the anarchists begin to chant management-speak, to dissolve into a collective identity, and to form franchises as if they were selling frappucino rather than revolution. Norton is especially horrified at all this, and his wonderful reactions to the disintegration of 'Project Mayhem' are the calm (and moral) centre of the film. Rather like ANIMAL FARM, Fincher tells us that we can have our revolution, but it's going to cost us dear; perhaps even the individuality and reason which we'd hoped to gain from our actions.

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145 of 167 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This Movie is Why "Professional" Critics Must Go, April 29, 2000
By A. Fultz (Santa Barbara, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I didn't see this movie in the theaters because it had gotten very mixed reviews from the so-called professional movie reviewers. But, when it hit the local vidoe store, I thought I would give it a try. WOW, what a kick in the teeth, interesting, and fast moving journey into one man's mind. The path this movie takes is fantastic.

Norton and Pitt are perfectly cast, and supported by a crew of fight club members that make for a well-acted show. Meatloaf, Ed Gil, Jared Leto, et. al. are great in support as the members/followers of the leads. Helena Bonham Carter has the only real female role in this film and is perfectly cast. But as much as the acting, this movie is made by the story. Unconventional, with a great twist at the end, the whole movie kept me on the edge of my seat. As with many great movies, it is hard to classify the genre (action, comedy, drama), as there is a sampling of all in this film. In the end, I would just classify this as a great film.

Much was made of the violence of this movie when it first hit the theaters. Those critics overstated the case. There is blood and violence in the movie, but it is not excessive and it serves the plot well.

If you missed this in the theater, see it now. If you saw it once, see it again. I will.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "His Name Was Robert Paulson"
***** This Review is for the 3 Different Versions of the DVD Release *****

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Published 1 day ago by A. Reinwand

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Movie Ever
I like many other reviewers here, did not see the movie based on professional critical reviews which characterized the film as just a violent gross out based on the "underground... Read more
Published 2 days ago by Pi

5.0 out of 5 stars Psychological film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it or hate it, one of the most important films ever
A lot of people didn't "get" Fight Club when they first saw it. I suggested they watch it again. Most of the people "got it" the second time, and they realized why they didn't... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very fast service.
I got the Fight Club DVD very quickly after ordering it. Even with standard shipping, it arrived in less than a week. I recommend this seller to everyone.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Don't like the DVD
If you want the climax to remain a surprise for a first time viewer do not buy this version of the movie. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Genuinely Different Story and Awesome Performances
I saw this movie back in my Engineering days .... Back in those days movies were either thrillers/action or comedies or romantic comedies .. and such. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Abhijit I. Karmokar

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Relatable Satire Since A Clockwork Orange
Movies like Fight Club rarely come into my DVD collection, but when they do, they shake it up. Heck, Fight Club was having potential to dethrone Pulp Fiction for the coveted... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Untitled

4.0 out of 5 stars We work jobs we hate, so we can buy stuff we don't need
This movie, despite it's misleading title, doesn't have all that much to do with fighting. If you think this is some best of the best street fighter type movie, you're wrong... Read more
Published 3 months ago by F. Jury

4.0 out of 5 stars Chaos Can Be Fun
The illusion of reality appeals to me, which is why I so thoroughly enjoyed this movie. And what appears to be real in the chaotic world of Edward Norton's unnamed protagonist is... Read more
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