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An Incredibly Positive Rave Review For FIGHT CLUB!
Hey folks, Harry here. From time to time I put up a link to a story or a review or something that another news source has done because... well... they did a damn good job. The following link is to an amazingly positive review from Variety, that is sooooo strongly worded to sound exactly what we are all dreaming that this movie be, that I'm giddy. HOWEVER, I would be delinquent in not warning you that there are a TON of spoilers in David Rooney's review... but man.... I'm dying to see this film. Not a little bit. Not a bunch. BUT SO MUCH THAT I'M FREAKING DYING. I've seen the opening pull back shot and my jaw was dropping all along the way. Fantastic work from DIGITAL DOMAIN... but... this film is about so much more than effects. If you want to know about FIGHT CLUB, Click Here, but remember... the first rule of FIGHT CLUB is to not talk about FIGHT CLUB... so keep the details to yourself, and drag all your friends to the film. This sounds like one helluva film!
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I will get in line now! Fincher is the man! Now, of course fickle AICNers, I'm not saying that the guy is above criticizm, so feel free, but he does have VISON. When "the Finch" goes out to make a film you know that he is commiting to it 100% and I am absolutley drooling to see what he's done with Fight Club!!!!
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Hey, all...
"Moriarty" here.
I know I appear to be in my early 70s. I'm actually older... somewhere between 130 and 160 (I stopped counting a while ago). Even so, I am literally dancing around the Labs tonight, overjoyed that FIGHT CLUB is already eliciting strong reactions. Both of the books by Pahluniak are genius, and the script for Fincher's film was gold. If it's all clicked into place, we are in for dynamite... literally. And remember... the first rule of Project Mayhem is no questions. "Moriarty" out.
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If Ed Norton is in it then its gotta be good. After all he is the finest young actor working today. Easily Better than Depp who has sold out big time.
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Fincher is the most exciting director right now.
I am really looking forward to his latest. His shots are carefully selected, carefully lit and each shot is meaningful.
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Now for me the basic premise of the storyline sounds crap! I mean, guys beating the crap out of each other cause their life has no meaning, sounds like a load of bollocks to me. But add in the fact that Norton is a superb actor that is always fascinating to watch, plus Fincher has great talent that hasn't necessarily peaked yet, and I'm still intrigued by the prospect of this film, and I will see it as soon as I can.
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I was on the set over at Fox one day and got to see Fincher do some shots. Looks gritty and good! Highly recommend this film! If Brad Pitt can fight like this in real life, better be nice to him!
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After Alien^3 (visually, anyway), Se7en, and The Game, how can you not at least be interested in David Fincher as a visual stylist and director. Even if you didn't like the subject matter of the films above, you have to admit that they simply ooze atmosphere. Fincher is amazing and this sounds like another film that is going to rock the town like nobodys business. I'm glad it's edgy, we need big-budget films that shake things up once in awhile, otherwise we'll all be stuck with the same old crap. http://www.almostcool.org
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All I can say is, how many fights will be in the parking lot after the Friday night 8:00 P.M. screening. Place your bets! I got my money ready!
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Dirtfish, i dont know what the hell youre talking about. Johnny Depp is the biggest name actor out there who has NOT sold out. (Edward Norton is a close second; not as many people have heard of him...yet). Depp always takes chances, always takes risks, and has good taste in directors. Name ONE movie in the last 7 or 8 or 9 years that could justify calling Depp a sell out. I dare you. Anywho, The Fight Club is number one on my list of movies to see this fall/winter (so i will not read any spoiler filled review, thanks). This film just might be the definitive 90s film. (the best 90s film is Pulp Fiction; definitive means something different). The title was once held by Natural Born Killers, a media cartoon capturing well the worst aspect of this whole shitty decade (ie, ratings and box office over good tatse). Then it was dethroned by a more subtle, harder hitting, and less hypocritical The Truman Show. As a member of the generation raised by the media, i connect strongly with Truman Burbank--a man totally surrounded by media media media, unable to escape, realizing that life is just one big advertisement. Now it seemes, we might get the best of both worlds--the shocking (or perhaps unshocking, in our desensitized times) violence of NBK combined with the sharp points of Truman Show in Fight Club--a film about men so numbed by their channel surfing cubicle working lives, that the only way they can find any real sensation is to beat the stuffing out of each other. If that doesnt spell 90s, no film ever will. David Fincher has yet to make a bad film (of course, i said that about Sonnenfeld before WWW, one of the top 5 worst films ever). Im as gitty as a schoolgirl for this one.
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Hmmm. . . one bad sellout movie for Depp recently. . .hmmm. . . oh yeah - THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE?!?!?! CRAP CRAP CRAP CRAPOLA!! Other than that, you're right, he's very good. Although I'd put Norton ahead of him.
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And if its as good as Shinya Tsukamotos movie we are in for a threat. :)
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This movie is the next Clockwork Orange. David Fincher always delivers a never forgettable and that's what movies are all about. I would hate to make a movie and then you forget about it right after you leave the theatre(i.e. Dudley Do-Right or Chill Factor.) Fincher once said that he likes movies that scar. Well, his movies do that. Fincher is Alfred Hitchcock on crack laced with a David Lynch. Don't forget to check out fight-club.com, great website.
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Sep 13, 1999 8:37:55 AM CDT
Freaking Cool. Freaking Coolness. Freaking Cooler. Freaking Cool
by doctor zaz
I don't know if there is a cooler trailer this year than Fight Club. And I know that I am not the only one who thinks so. I mean using The Pixies "Where is my Mind?" near the end of the trailer...how cool! I gotta go find this book and read it. This movie is gonna rule. All the great early reviews I've read. Ok only 2 but who cares! That's enough for me! David Fincher is awesome! Edward Norton proved he is an actor's actor with Ameican History X and Brad Pitt when at his best he is a Monkey. Come October 15 I know where I'll be. Watching Fight Club! Coolness all around. "You wanted a way out? You got one."
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Man i can't wait for this puppy. Never have source material and director been so nicely matched, oh wait what about Fear and Loathing and Naked Lunch, two of my other favourite books done by two of my favourite directors, and heres the crux, the films were dissapointing, the final tasting didn't quite add up to the sum of the ingredients. However neither film had the word this seems to be generating. Can't wait to see how Fincher pulls off the payoff. I'm off to splice some dick shots into Disney films.
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At first I was hoping this movie was about the fan club for Rob Halford's new band...but of course not. Now wouldn't this movie be really great if it were about a bunch of talkbackers who found the only way to get their point across was to beat it into other keyboard jockeys? Ah...Monday!!!
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...before you see this one. Grunter, you should have put ** SPOILER ** warnings in your post, by the way. The book and the subjects are INTENSE. I expect the movie will be also. For those going WITHOUT having read the book; you may be delighted or terribly disappointed depending on what you thought this was about. If this sounds obtuse, I apologize; don't want to be a spoiler! Read, view, discuss for months afterward.
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The trailer had a great look to it. Very atmospheric, but all his stuff I've seen has had a great look. BUT, this has got to be the stupidist idea I've heard of in a long while. For me movies have to have that wish factor, they have to make me wish that I was a character. I don't think I've ever wanted to get in a fight and lose on purpose. I don't like pain. I can't imagine why anyone would want to get into a club just to fight. Maybe there's more to the story, I didn't even know that it was based on a book untill I read the talkbacks. The storyline I've got from the trailer and comercials though? Sounds dumb as hell.
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I read the Hollywood Reporter this morning and it seemed to get everything Variey inferred into the movie and then went on to say how bad the film is. If this film doesn't provide any criticism of things like nihilism and violence, i've got no time for it. i'm just fucking ill with art films that don't suggest some type of hope for a better world than the one they are portraying.
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Can we just talk about the trailer for sec?
A good trailer should do the following:
1. Make you want to see the movie;
2. Be entertaining.
There are several ways of doing this. One is to just cut all the best/funniest/sexiest/whatever scenes into the trailer and make the movie look better than it really is. Another is to just hit the main "story arc" points of the entire movie and give you a flavor of the movie. One local critic on the airwaves here in LA says that HE used to cut trailers and he always just stuck to the first 20 minutes of the movie, so there's another way.
But the best way, in my opinion, is to do one thing: CREATE ANTICIPATION THAT CAN ONLY BE SATISFIED BY SEEING THE MOVIE. In my opinion, the Fight Club trailer is a great trailer. It shows you the main character's problems (how to escape humdrum-ity, how to get the girl), and their resolution, but it also leaves you with the feeling of surprise, and two big questions: How does this come about?, and How does this end?.
I have to say that I have seen this trailer about 20 times now and I am still entertained. The audience laughs at Brad Pitt's jacket and his striking a chair in the hotel room, they giggle at the TV infomercials, and they all whisper "I wanna see that."
The ONLY complaint I would have is the damn ending. "Who would you fight? I would fight Shatner. William Shatner." Dumb, dumb dumb. Especially after Shatner's been on the news here in LA after finding his wife stuck to the drain at the bottom of his pool. Plus it just makes for a dumb last impression on the trailer.
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To jccalhoun: I do full contact martial arts. I fight in 6-10 matches a week. The first time I got kicked in the stomach with a full power kick, I thought I was dead or dying. I was ready to quit for good right that instant. After all, I was paying good money to get my ass kicked! Who needs that? But I stayed. (That was in 1995) Then, I really got hurt! I've literally lost track of the broken bones and torn up muscles, etc. and I still do it. Know why? Because I DIDN'T QUIT. I understand the attraction of a fight club. It's very "empowering" to know that you can give and take shots that would send the average joe crying and screaming down the street. I liked the book, I'll probably like the movie....
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Norton and Depp have both been compared to great actors of an older generation like De Niro and Hoffman... To say that one is better than the other is to compare apples and oranges... Depp is a leading man actor and Norton is a character actor. Hoffman did Sneakers, was that selling out? Also, while Brad Pitt may not be such a great actor, he can do it well given the right material. The River Runs Through It is the only reason that I would ever go to another Brad Pitt Movie again. In any case, those who can not understand Nihilism and hopelessness, geez, I wish I had your life...
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I am so there, my foot's already first in line to see this movie!! I can't remember the last time I was so jacked up to see a movie. I've read the book, but the trailer really piqued my interest. Pitt, Norton, Fincher....what's not to love about this movie already????
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I went and bought the book as soon as I saw the trailer, and have since kept tabs on the movie. I see some people think the plot sounds stupid, and that is justified. I think the title of the book and film are misleading. You see the book is actually about the exploration of anarchy by the narrator. The actual fight club is merely a catylist, which builds a following for Tyler Durden. The excitment begins when Tyler intitiates PROJECT MAYHEM, the next phase in his unknown master plan. Then the really anarchy, which is hinted at near the end of the trailer, ensues. And for the guy saying he couldn't lose a fight on purpse--this was one of my favorite parts. Tyler tells them that if they do this, it shows the common guy on the street how much control society has been hiding from him. Basically, its another recruit. READ THE BOOK! PURE MAGIC!
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This just made my day, hell it made my week. If you ever had doubts, AND YOU DID HARRY! It is time to celebrate. The greatest male novel of the decade is going to be the greatest male movie of the decade. I'm praying Brad doesn't fuck it up. As much as I liked Se7en and 12 Monkeys, his acting chops need work. FIGHT CLUB IS GOING TO FUCKING ROCK!!!!!
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Im down, man. lets kill some studio execs and hang them by their balls (oh wait, they gots none). anywho, has anyone heard of some movie (its listed in Dark Horizons 2000 film index but i forget the name) WRITTEN by FINCHER and is about 3 priests who discover that Christianity is a lie and therefore go on a massive sin trip (murder, rape, etc). If so, do you know anything about it cuz it sounds cool as shit. What is it with Fincher? How do all of his movies (except Alien3) have KICK ASS premises? Se7en, The Game, Fight Club--all these movies have the best premises! Ok, nuff said, im gonna go gut Michael Eisner.
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This should be exciting, no question. As transgressive fiction goes, the novel was the most compelling thing since "American Psycho". And, yes, Fincher is one of the better things going, though I'm not sure about his burgeoning Lynch/MacLachlan, Scorsese/DeNiro thing with Brad Pitt. Brad can be good, but, man, he can also be bad. I guess he chipped out bits of his own teeth for this film, which is goofy. It's the sort of thing he does as a shortcut to acting cred. Like "Look how dedicated I am! I'm shaving my head and knocking out my own teeth!". Norton, though, is beyond reproach. Anyone without a hard-on
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I saw the original trailer and almost immeadiately bought the book (don't look for this book at Walden or Crown; its not there, check your underground and college campus bookstores). I read through it three times to finally understand the entire scope for which the author is trying to project. I then knew that if there was to be one person to make the movie, they had made the right decision with David Fincher. Fincher cut his teeth directing Madonna videos and Alien3 and then hit his prime in Se7en and The Game. He is the connoisseur of the "Mindfucker". And this book almost defines the term in more ways than one. With any luck this will sprout followers around the country and start a movement of somesort (destruction? self-destruction? anarchy? soap-making? support-groups?). I AM A HUMAN BUTT WIPE!
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If the 90's had a director who sort of represented this decade , I would go for Fincher. His gritty dark style are just what alot of people needed. It's interesting because all of his pop videos for Madonna, Paula Abdul etc, were so fucking glossy, yet his films have been the antithesis of that. Look at Se7en. I could practically smell the fat dudes barf in the beginning of the movie. Alot of people didn't like the "Game". I loved it. There is even a scene where you can see Sean Penn secretly laughing. Face it the guy has a great sense of humor. So what if Brad Pitt chipped his teeth for the sake of "art". He's on every fucking teenage bedroom wall. It's obvious that he doesn't give a shit what people think. I think he's cool. Who wants movies that are "positive" and "happy"?
I thought the 80's were over!!
Face it, guys like to fight. Period. My brother still wants to kick my ass after all these years.
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If the film is as engaging as the book, we're in for a wild ride with a hell of a twist. And The Game rocked.
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It had a picture of Brad Pitt with a shit-eating smileon hius face and the caption underneath read- "Mischief". Next to him was a shot of Norton, serious looking, with the caption, "Mayhem". Yeah, I got my eight bucks ready! Let the skull cracking begin!!!
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Of course. We wouldn't expect anything less from aicn now, would we? :)
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and i cant wait while i was disapointed in the game I hope FC will be david fincher in top form and will rock the theatre...
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Speaking of Fincher's directing lineage, anyone remember Aerosmith's "Janie's Got a Gun," Probably one of the darkest videos of it's time that actually told a believable, understandable story without any lines except the song in the background? That was his. They just don't make videos like that anymore....
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Sneakers is the redford sell out film. Depp is NOT a sellout, if you want to see a sellout use Nick Cage as an example. Was Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas a sellout?
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