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09-30-2010, 06:42 PM
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Anyone? I was fighting it for so long (the subject matter seemed absolutely ridiculous), but as the reviews pile on nothing but sheer acclaim--its got a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes generally, and a 100% from the top critics--I can't help but say it. I'm going to see it opening night.
David Fincher is a director whom I have a love-hate relationship with. He's a talented filmmaker, but sometimes the weakness of his material overwhelms his projects (i.e. Fight Club, Alien 3). When he's on, though, the results are stellar (Se7en).
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09-30-2010, 06:51 PM
|  | THIS HAND OF MINE GLOWS WITH AN AWESOME POWER! | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: USA; Mitchellville, Maryland | | Its about time something good came out of Facebook since the chat bar  . I wanna see it too.
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09-30-2010, 07:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Joao Pessoa, Brazil | | | Trent Reznor is doing the soundtrack with Atticus Ross, IIRC. That's another reason to go and see it.
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09-30-2010, 07:10 PM
|  | Esteemed Nitpicker | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A Galaxy Far, Far Away | | | Did you really just call Fight Club weak? |
09-30-2010, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by colcifer Did you really just call Fight Club weak? | That is what I was thinking. That movie anything BUT weak.
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09-30-2010, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by colcifer Did you really just call Fight Club weak? | Quote:
Originally Posted by iamlowsound That is what I was thinking. That movie anything BUT weak.
lowsound | Its true, I'm neither a fan of the movie, nor a fan of the book. |
09-30-2010, 07:22 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | I'll wait until it hits TBS. |
09-30-2010, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Deluge Of Sound Its true, I'm neither a fan of the movie, nor a fan of the book. | Fantastically written book pulled of amazingly in film. So, I have to respectfully disagree with you.
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09-30-2010, 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by iamlowsound Fantastically written book pulled of amazingly in film. So, I have to respectfully disagree with you.
lowsound | Lemme elaborate on why, even though, at the end of the day, it really does come down to whether or not it inspired you.
The film strikes me as a terrifyingly superficial look at a couple of important issues--namely anti-consumerism and the philosophy of nihilism. I really can't put it any better than Roger Ebert did in his review, when he said Tyler Durden sounds "like a man who tripped over the Nietzsche display on his way to the coffee bar in Borders." The themes aren't developed very well at all, and the film quickly devolves from what might have been a great look at the morality behind our culture into people beating the hell out of each other.
Which leads me to another problem I have with Fight Club: it falls into what I like to call Full Metal Jacket syndrome--an excellent first act followed by mediocrity. Once the fighting starts, the meaning gets shafted.
Ultimately, Fight Club (the film) strikes me as a movie designed to appeal to fourteen-year old boys and people who failed out of Philosophy 101.
As far as the book is concerned, Chuck P's writing has always struck me as weak and shallow. Fight Club is no exception. He's the Nickleback of Nihilism. |
09-30-2010, 08:00 PM
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09-30-2010, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by CBgaragebassist Michael Cera, meh... | Fail! |
09-30-2010, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by KeithBMI Fail! | Ah, I see. It's just another equally awkward actor who looks like him. Cool, bro.
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09-30-2010, 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by CBgaragebassist Michael Cera, meh... | I would've said the same thing until I saw Scott Pilgrim vs. World. He has since, completely redeemed himself and I now look forward to the movies that he is in.
EDIT: I know he isn't in the movie. I just need ed to say that, lol.
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09-30-2010, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi I would've said the same thing until I saw Scott Pilgrim vs. World. He has since, completely redeemed himself and I now look forward to the movies that he is in.
EDIT: I know he isn't in the movie. I just need ed to say that, lol. | Interesting. I might have to watch it then. I heard JMJ did some of the bass work, so that'd be worth it. I see this now off-topic, so i just felt like replying anyway.
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09-30-2010, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CBgaragebassist Interesting. I might have to watch it then. I heard JMJ did some of the bass work, so that'd be worth it. I see this now off-topic, so i just felt like replying anyway. | If you like video games, awkward teenage moments, a bunch of WTFery, and don't need the plot to be LOTR solid you'll enjoy it.
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09-30-2010, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by colcifer Did you really just call Fight Club weak? | Compared to the book, it absolutely was (IMO), but then again, that's to be expected of any book-turned-movie.
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09-30-2010, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CBgaragebassist Michael Cera, meh... | That's not Michael Cera. That's the guy who looks like Michael Cera and plays the exact same roles as him. 
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09-30-2010, 10:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wantagh, New York | | | Zombieland ruled, so I am open to movies with this other Michael Cera-esque actor.
As far as the movie itself, as the OP said, I have been fighting with the idea of seeing it. I seldom see movies in theaters these days so I doubt I will, but I'll definitely be looking for it on dvd or netflix. |
10-01-2010, 02:02 AM
| | The only winning move is not to play. | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Gainesville/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | | | I'm excited about it. I read the book, The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, which the film is based on. The book was awesome and I feel that the movie is really going to bring it to life. I don't think I'm going to rush out to see it this weekend, but I definitely be seeing it in the next couple of weeks.
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10-01-2010, 03:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tennessee | | | I am definitely looking forward to it.
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