"'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.

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::AMAZON REVIEWS::

loved it!
what can i say? it's a great movie and now i own it on blu-ray.

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Fight Club
The narrator suffers from a lack of sleep. He tries different ways to cure this, but he does not succeed. He does get some sleep, but his conditions rebounds back into it's original state when he meets a lovely young woman, whose name is Marla. He finds out that she and he both have a lot in common and they spend a lot of time together. While touring, he meets an enigmatic young man named Tyler and after a short conversation both become fast friends. Both like to relieve their inner tensions by hitting each other. Soon word gets around about their fights, and lots of young people also get interested. Then a club is formed, which the narrator and Tyler call 'Fight Club'. Both start spending a lot of time and both also make lots of money. "Fight Club" an aggressive, confrontational, often brutal satire that is quite possibly a brilliant masterpiece. What makes "Fight Club" a subversive delight is not only its refreshing anti-corporate message but how it delivers said message. Its structure is extremely playful as it messes around with linear time to an incredible degree. A dangerously brilliant movie that entertains as well as enlightens, tt doesn't get much better than this.

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Great Movie
This is a great movie. If you want an action fight movie that gets you pumped, then this is for you. Easily on my top 5 list. Edward Norton and Brad Pitt both do an amazing job in this.

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Amazing
I haven't watched Fight Club since shortly after it originally came out and let me say this was amazing. The Blu-ray edition is well worth it with crisp picture quality and wonderful sound. The menu is always good for a laugh too for people who haven't seen it before. ;)

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"The first rule about reviewing 'Fight Club' is not to explain what it's about."
If you have any doubts about whether you should see this film, put them aside, buy it, and watch it. Then come back and read the reviews.

I first saw "Fight Club" on DVD about eight years ago. It made perfect sense. I immediately "got" what it was about, unlike some reviewers I have great respect for (Ebert, Turan). Then came The Great Reveal at one hour and fifty-three minutes. I sat there blindsided, my jaw open, wondering "What the hell is going on here? What is the point of this, as the story has already made its point?".

One might still raise that obejction, but a second viewing (on Blu-ray) reveals that Fincher drops subtle hints as to what is really going on. Further, what is hidden up to that point is thematically and psychologically consistent with the rest of the story.

This is a film you have to experience and absorb on your own. But... it is absolutely /not/ about the (presumed) pleasure men take in beating up each other (though the title unfortunately suggests that). If you don't understand /why/ they fight, then you've missed one of the story's basic points. (Hint: It's not to affirm their masculinity in a feminized world.) This is not a story about sado-masochism or fascism. It is, as most great American films, an attack on American society and values.

"Fight Club" will someday be recognized as one of /the/ great American films. Why it's taking so long, I don't know.

PS: Blu-ray navigation is occasionally confusing, but "Fight Club" is the hardest-to-navigate BD I've yet viewed. It's difficult to make exactly the selections you want among the options. And there are points in the selection process where everything seems to have locked up, and you have to press Play to get it to continue. The film itself plays flawlessly.

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