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Fight Club [1999] | ![Fight Club [1999]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51DFMWN792L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: David Fincher
Actors: Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Meat Loaf, Helena Bonham Carter, Zach Grenier
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  194 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Pal, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036017602
ASIN: B00028493E
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 1999
Release Date: July 5, 2004
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Amazon.co.uk Review
All films require a certain suspension of disbelief, Fight Club 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. Spiralling 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 is transformed into a nationwide fascist group. The depiction of violence in Fight Club is unflinching, but director David Fincher's film is captivating and beautifully shot, with camerawork and effects that are almost as startling as the script. The movie is packed with provocative ideas and images--from the satirical look at the emptiness of modern consumerism to quasi-Nietzschean concepts of "beyond good and evil"--that will leave the viewer with much food for thought to take away. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has a great sense of humour too. Even if it leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort this is a movie that you'll have to see again and again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com
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 Rule Number One December 7, 2007
J. Alexander (Chester)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
Rule Number One, you do not talk about fight club,
Rule Number Two, you do NOT talk about fight club.
Except DO talk about it. Tell everyone! This film is a modern classic.
David Fincher's directorial career had been a bizarre one in the build up to this effort. Alien3 had been heavily altered by the studio, which lead to a poor first feature from the director. He followed it up sometime later, with another modern classic: Se7en. He then proceeded to make the cult film 'The Game', which divided critics and film goers alike.
And then came Fight Club.
It was heavily anticipated, but poor reviews from critic test screenings meant that it flopped at the box office. Only on DVD was it resurrected, when it too became a cult film, before it was finally (and justly), recognised as a classic modern piece.
Due to the nature of the story, it is difficult to give away too much of the plot without spoling it. Suffice to say, the film is a self narrated account of Jack's boring and meaningless life, and how it changes when he meets a rather strange character on a plane... and his house blows up.
Jack and his new friend start a secret underground fight club, which proves suprisingly popular.
Whilst the obvious credit goes to Brad Pitt, for his stunning performance as soap salesman Tyler Duerden, it is Edward Nortons quietly composed performance as 'Jack' which really makes the film, giving it a human face which we can all relate too, while Helena Bonham Carter and Meat Loaf provide crackling support.
With sparkling dialogue, heart pumping action, and a twist that will knock your socks off, Fight Club is possibly one of the most entertaining modern films ever made, and I would recommend it to anyone who isnt of a really sensitive disposition (as some of the fight scenes get quite brutal).
Whether it is a good as Se7en is up for debate, but Brad Pitt's contrasting performances in both films do make them excellent companion pieces.
***** USE SOAP!!! ***** October 17, 2002
Mr. N. Carnegie (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, UK.)
19 out of 25 found this review helpful
When this movie first came out I had no real desire to see it. All of the publicity was about how violent the movie was and there was not much mention of anything else. I was a bit of a David Fincher fan after The Game and Seven and I really like Edward Norton, who in my opinion is the finest actor of his generation, but I still thought who really wants to see a movie about people knocking lumps out of each other for 133 minutes? I certainly didn't and so weeks went by until one of my favourite UK movie magazines published their top twenty movies of 1999. What was top? You guessed it, Fight Club. But I still wasn't convinced. However, I'd seen everything else that I'd wanted to see and Fight Club was about to leave the theatres and on the basis that every review of the movie in the UK had been five star I felt I had to see it. I didn't expect to enjoy it but I kind of felt that as a supposed film buff it was my duty to watch even if I was going to hate it. I couldn't have been more wrong, I was blown away by this movie. It was nothing like I expected and nothing like the hype. And it's not just a guy movie either, I watched this with my wife and she loved this movie as much as I did and at the end she turned to me and said one word "wow"! Sure there is some very realistic and gorey fight scenes in this movie but to characterise it as a mindless bloodfest is to do it an enormous disservice. This is an incredibly powerful movie that pulls one surprise after another. It has an incredibly original script, excellent direction and wonderful acting. Not only is the ever fantastic Edward Norton better than he's ever been before (or perhaps ever will be) but he is ably supported by Brad Pitt (who I'm generally not a great fan of) as the charasmatic anarchist and soap salesmen Tyler Durden, the superb Helenah Bonham Carter totally cast against type as Marla (...)(in what should have been a multi-award winning performance) and Meat Loaf. Yeah, Meat Loaf in good film, understated, funny, good acting shock!!! Who would have believed it? Not me but then Fight Club is that kind of movie, it is nothing like you'd imagine. I don't want to give the plot of the movie away in case you haven't already seen it. To my mind the best way to watch a movie (and in particular this movie) is with no prior expectations and an open mind. This movie is a rollercoaster ride that will take you places and directions that no movie has taken you before. How good is it? Well, I read a magazine interview and Edward Norton stated that when he and Brad Pitt watched the movie for the first time, Brad Pitt turned to him and said "you know this is the best movie we will ever be in" and Edward Norton agreed. That's how good it is! Darkly comic, a visual and verbal assault on the senses, Fight Club is perhaps a movie before its time that has divided (and will continue to divide) audience opinions to the widest of extremes. Does it have a deep and meaningful message? Maybe it does and maybe it doesn't and maybe that's exactly the point, maybe that's how our world is at this particular place and time. Whatever, in my opinion Fight Club beats the hell out of most other movies and fully deserves five stars.
Class in a box December 15, 2000
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Fight Club has what every Hollywood film should aspire to include, thrills, suspense, an absolutely cracking script and biting humour of the blackest variety. Not only this but also superb direction from David Fincher who somehow manages to better his previous 3 directorial efforts. Pitt surpasses all expectations as the mysterious and frankly weird Tyler, Bonham Carter must surely hit the big time after this, shedding her British background in a performance will have you thinking shes about as English as the Eiffel Tower. The acting honours however must go to Ed Norton,who builds on his critically aclaimed turns in 'American History X' and 'Primal Fear' in a performance that is equally haunting and hilarious. Not only this, but one of the best films of the year recieves possibly the best Region 2 disc yet. Forget the old saying, judge this book by its cover, as this package is class from the brown bag-style box to the core. Commentry from both director and stars is both interesting and at times side-splittingly funny while the second disc has all the features of your average disc times 10, trailers, internet spots, deleted scenes and much more, including 'making of' features using the much looked over multi-angle options. What more could you ask for in a DVD?
 Excellent, but take the gushing praise with a pinch of salt January 9, 2001
13 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've just read about 50 of the reader reviews below for Fight Club, and I agree with most of them that it is an excellent film. I feel duty bound to point out, however, that it's not quite as universal as some people would have you think. I see many comments along the lines of "Jack is who we are and Tyler is who we want to be" but I can't go along with such broad generalisations. I'm 23 and didn't connect with either character - I don't hate my job, I don't feel oppressed by society, I'm not part of a corporate lie, and I'm not embarassed by my possessions. Furthermore, I have no desire to "let go", and although Durden does make some acute observations he also spouts a lot of nonsense. So if you are a reasonably happy individual and don't feel stifled, then the impact of the film is lessened. It's still an excellent film in terms of plot, acting, direction, style etc etc, well worth watching, but it hasn't changed my life - I've got it on DVD and seen it 3 or 4 times, and it's entertainment (albeit excellent entertainment) and nothing more. I preferred American Beauty as a depiction of a man trying to dig himself out of a rut and change his life.
RULE ONE OF FIGHT CLUB... March 28, 2003
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
I would like to write a review but I am not allowed to talk about it...
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