Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

I won't review the movie as others have done a fine job at that already - just feel compelled to add that if you already have the brown-wrapper 2-disc issued in 2000 then this steelcase edition offers no new content. Also, contrary to amazon's listing, this is NOT a DTS sound edition - it offers 5.1 dolby and below only. This is an excellent film - if you don't have the 2000 2DSE then by all means pick this up - the extras are marvelous. But don't make my mistake and buy it thinking it's new - it's just a repackaging of that 2000 edition.

This movie was awesome. Very awkward at parts, but quite passable. The fighting and action was crazy, but watchable. Edward Norton is a very good actor, and he's so damn cute. He has a great scene, where His Boss Enters the room, and he starts to kick his own butt. He punches Himself repeatedly, and Proceeds to throw Himself into a Glass Shelf, and He's very, very bloody, By the End of it All.

Blood can be Seen, On His Face and Shirt, but He gets Pay For the Rest Of the Year (50,000 grand or so), And is Emancipated from His Dead End job!! I loved the character He played. Apparently, He was Nameless in the movie. However, I skimmed through the Wikipedia page, and it stated His name was Jack. We'll just say He was Nameless. <3

I think the most interesting character though, was the chain smoker, Helena Bonham Carter aka Marla Singer in the movie. She was quite intriguing to say the least.

Pros: Nice fights. Lots of blood. Some violence. Explosions, FTW!

Cons: You see Brad's abs, but we fail to see his wonderful backside. Maybe next time.

4 stars.

I blew this movie off when it first appeared, mis-construing it as a down and dirty fight movie with dubious redeeming qualities. I was wrong.

This week my teen-ager, who does NOT watch many DVDs, told me I had to see it, so I picked up a copy at Best Buy and by gosh and by golly, this is a philosophy movie, not a fight movie.

Yes, there are a few scenes with blood all over, but if anything, once comes away feeling, as the director intends, that fighting is life-affirming.

This is a movie for intelligent people who have some angst about the way things are going under the mismanagement of the "business as usual" political parties, and for those who question the "gerbil on a wheel" existence that most jobs offer.

I found it completely absorbing and very worthwhile.

I saw this movie for the first time back in 2000 after hearing great reviews from my friends and a warning that it was both funny and enlightening. I was blown away by the amount of action and humor contained in this single film. I thought the screenplay was genius about a office worker whose alter ego creates a stress reduction fight club in order to then create an army of followers that threatens the very fabric of society on a worldwide scale. The humor is intermittent with the narrators ramblings one moment then fight club induced crimes the next that left me on the floor laughing uncontrollably. The cast is fantastic especially Edward Norton as he falls continuously into the confusion and deceit of daily life.

I bought this DVD a few months back in order to relive the moments that I enjoyed when first watching it all those years ago. With a crisp picture and great special features this DVD adds to the value that a movie like this entails with its production and directing.

In "Fight Club," Edward Norton plays a man who is completely dissatisfied with his life. He begins attending support group meetings in an attempt to fill the void. Along the way, he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), a messed up girl who's also working the support group system, and Tyler (Brad Pitt), an eccentric yet admirable soap salesman who helps Norton's unnamed character form a fight club, where men get together and release their aggression by beating the crap out of each other. Eventually Marla becomes involved in a dangerous affair with Tyler, and the fight club phenomenon catches on as more men join the group and branches of the club start popping up all over the country. Norton's character finds himself trapped in what appears to be a hopeless situation, and then a shocking revelation near the end of the film turns everything upside down.

Yes, this film is violent, which is why a lot of people don't like it. But "Fight Club" is absolutely brilliant, with a unique plot, fantastic characters, and a perfect mixture of depressing, horrifying, and hilarious moments. This is a truly unconventional movie that deserves many accolades, and it's a lot of fun to watch.