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List Price: $26.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 1557
Released: June 6, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
"'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.
Description of Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition):
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
Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Reviews:
Psychological film. 
2009-10-08 - This is a movie more about depression, loneliness, and desire for human connection with both friends and a lover.
If you watch this movie closely, you realize anti-corporate and anti-consumerism is just a red herring. These "ideals" are just a means for the main character to feel closer to other people and feel emotions more than whatever idealogy Fight Club stood for.
Love it or hate it, one of the most important films ever
2009-09-18 - 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 "get it" the first time: they were trying too hard.
There are a lot of layers to this movie, to be sure, and if you watch it several times, you'll probably still find new things to appreciate about it the next time. If you just didn't like it, well... I don't know what to tell you.
I'm not gonna give too much away here. If you've seen it, you know this is a movie ripe with spoiler possibilities. If you haven't, suffice it to say it's one man's take on society, personal identity, individuality, the catharsis of self-destruction... and for those of you who didn't quite "get it": this is not an action movie... or a drama... or a psychological puzzle. This movie is a comedy. A thick, sludgy, DAAAARRRRRK comedy... but if you're into that sorta thing, it's absolutely hilarious and brilliant. Ed Norton plays the films single, 30-year-old career man, who's dull, structured lifestyle has bored him into a severe case of insomnia. He finds relief in the emotional outbursts that he participates in by attending group therapy for illnesses and afflictions he doesn't actually have. When another "faker", a quirkily depressing Helena Bonham Carter, throws him off his groove, his insomnia returns, but now he is strangely obsessed with her. Enter Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden, a cynical, anti-conformist soap-salesman with a penchant for anarchic practical jokes at his many part-time jobs. Norton and Pitt become roommates, and soon start Fight Club, a new support group where men meet, beat the crap out of each other, and find that hitting rock bottom gives you a whole new perspective on life. Where it all goes from there is a mind-bending and hilariously twisted journey.
Very fast service.
2009-08-29 - 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.
Don't like the DVD 
2009-08-09 - If you want the climax to remain a surprise for a first time viewer do not buy this version of the movie. There are many added visual effects like flashes of Brad Pitt during Norton's pre-Tyler life that ruin the revelation for novices. It makes for a less astounding turnaround and draws from the movie's overall effect, though still brilliant.
Genuinely Different Story and Awesome Performances
2009-08-01 - 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. This movie was like a breeze of fresh air .. totally standing out from the stereotype ..... What can 1 say about the story .... the more you watch it ... more you fall in love with it .... You walk out for 5 min ... and you totally lose the thread .... Visually compelling .... powerful dialogues ..... and total powerhouse performances .... Brad Pitt and Edward Norton are mind-blowing ..... rarely get to see Brad in such a role (Snatch is his next best) ..... Excellent direction and editing ......
This is a must watch for movie-buffs .... not for the light-hearted .....
