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Fight Club (1999) - Collector's Edition


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Four and 1/2 out of Five

Movie

Rating: R (disturbing and graphic depiction of violent anti-social behavior, sexuality and language)
Length: 139 minutes

Video

Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)

Audio

ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround 2.0
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround 2.0

Captions

English, Spanish

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Plot

An unhappy office worker that suffers from insomnia (Norton) meets up with a soap salesman (Pitt) that teaches him that material items do not equate to success or happiness.

Pros

This is a very unique story with a wonderful cast of actors. I'll watch any movie that either Ed Norton or Helena Bonham Carter stars in. And one of the most memorable characters was played by Meat Loaf (yes, Mr. Bat Out of Hell). Throw in a lot of action, some good fights and a story full of twists and turns and you have a very entertaining movie.

Cons

"You can swallow a pint of blood before you get sick." This is a violent film with a dark story so it's not for everyone.

Extras

  • 4 Commentary Tracks Including David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and Helena Bonham Carter
  • 17 Behing-the-Scenes Vignettes with Multiple Angles and Commetary
  • Outtakes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Storyboards
  • Publicity Gallery
  • Concept Art

Recommendation

I suspect the vast majority of fans that love this film are males. This is one of my all time favorite movies. To really appreciate this film, you will need to watch it more than once.

Director

David Fincher   [Alien 3, The Game, Panic Room, Se7en, Zodiac]

Actors

David Andrews - Thomas
[Apollo 13, Hannibal, Terminator 3, Wyatt Earp]
Richmond Arquette - Intern
[Zodiac]
Eugenie Bondurant - Weeping Woman
Ezra Buzzington - Inspector Dent
[The Hills Have Eyes (2006)]
Christina Cabot - Group Leader
[The Incredible Hulk]
Helena Bonham Carter - Marla Singer
[Big Fish, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Frankenstein (1994), Merlin, Planet of the Apes (2001), Sweeney Todd, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]
Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston - Speaker
Christie Cronenweth - Airline Attendant
Tim De Zarn - Inspector Bird
Zach Grenier - Richard Chesler
[Donnie Brasco, Swordfish, Twister]
Meat Loaf - Robert 'Bob' Paulson
[BloodRayne]
George Maguire - Group Leader
Edward Norton - The Narrator
[The 25th Hour, American History X, The Incredible Hulk, The Italian Job (2003), Kingdom of Heaven, Primal Fear, Red Dragon, The Score]
Brad Pitt - Tyler Durden
[Inglourious Basterds, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Se7en, Sleepers, Snatch, Spy Game, Troy, True Romance, Twelve Monkeys]
Rachel Singer - Chloe
[Joy Ride]

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