1. Fight Club [Blu-ray] starring Edward
Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham
Carter, Meat Loaf Aday
Most Relatable Satire Since A Clockwork Orange
All films take a certain suspension of disbelief. Fight Club takes perhaps
more than others, but if youre 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 isnt 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 protagonists 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
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

2. Pulp Fiction for the coveted fourth spot, kind of a hard thing to do since I
love that movie so much. Dethroning a movie comes from many, and the
fact that Fight Clubs dialogue was threatning Pulp Fiction says a lot about
how impressed I am of this movie. (Yeah, luckily for me, it didnt). Thats
a testament, because this movie contains pretty much ALL of the
necessary things that makes an excellent movie: Dialogue, acting, style,
immersiveness, plot, and entertainment. Watching Fight Club is like
entering a rabbit hole into a dark, urban landspace, which pretty much can
seal the deal for a great movie.
A few words about the use of acting. Edward Norton has been a hot ticket
ever since he made his acting debut with Primal Fear. After brillianty
portyraing a Nazi Skinhead in the overrated movie American History X, this
was his next feature, and boy, does he do a brilliant job here. His facial
expressions breath more life into his role alone than Vin Diesel does with
his whole body and mind. However, even though Ed Norton is extremely
accomplished here, counting out co-stars Brad Pitt and Helen Bonhman
Carter would be kind of futile. Brad Pitt was born to play this role; Brad Pitt
is Tyler Durden, and as a result for me, everything else he has done is
Brad Pitt playing insert character here (including the movie Seven). His
lunacy he portrayed in 12 Monkies is resurrected again in Fight Club. His
believability of the character only cements how easy it is to believe hes
crazy, charismatic, and greatly portrayed. Perhaps most surprisingly is
Meatloaf playing Bob. Also, kudos also to making sure the voice over
makes its way into the movie. Why? Because without it, you would never
been able to get into the narrators head, which without it, would make this
movie a lot less effective.
Even if the story and acting were pure bunk, Fight Club could still lend an
air to being an immersive, atmospheric movie thanks to the super-cool
directing by David Fincher. This sleek, city is accented by beautiful
shades of pink, green, blue, and whatever have you, making this urban
dreamspace on par with movies cities such as Sin City and Batman (1989)
despite not having much interiors. For some reason though, I also enjoy
David Finchers brilliant close up shots of random objects, like soap bottles
(really, who doesnt love looking intently at hygiene products and their clear
color?). And you cant forget the computerized animations that make there
way into the the movie, either?
The Dust Brothers top it off with their fun, sometimes brooding always
compelling electronic soundtrack. Not exactly music that stands on its own
(such as the soundtracks to Quentin Tarantino, although those songs gain
more meaning when used in context to his movies), but it would be lost
without it. And I now have gained more appreciation for two fine songs as
well: Where is my Mind by the Pixies, and Goin Out West by Tom Waits.
To top it off, FIght Club is just so entertaining to watch, with a wicked
sense of humor, to boot. From beginning to end, the movie hardly ever
lets up, as it never falters from beginning to end. For starters, the fight
scenes are menacing and exciting. Theres not an abundance of them, as

3. thats hardly the focus. But they are pretty painful to watch, as well as
when Tyler subjects himself to hit after hit. The action itself, beyond the
fighting, revolves around explosions, and while certainly disastorious, are
still fun to watch. Plus, while action isnt always prevalant, the characters
are always doing something, something interesting. From stealing fat, to
humorously narrorating how one grows b***-tits, these characters never
stand around talking, they are always on the move, always moving the
story along. This is never a movie that consits of a bunch of lame dialogue
between two characters. Combine all this with the David Fincher factor,
compelling story, and great acting, and Fight Club has all the ingredients
for being one of my favorite movies of all time.
Fight Club, understanabliy, does have some legitmate criticisms (the whole
seperate personality has a bit of sketchiness, and some of the social
commentary is a bit questionable), but the overall theme is too powerful to
ignore, and its oh so entertaining to back all of its smarts. Fight Club, on
all counts, is highly, highly reccomended.
A-
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