1. I think I like this. The narration is cool, Edward Norton has the perfect voice and face for this seemingly frustrated middle-aged guy-next-door. I like the IKEA-animation-scene too.
Oh, and there's Helena Bonham Carter. Everyone says this is their favourite performance of hers... might be true, I mean, look at her hair. Hair like that is a sure indicator of a great role.
2. Although this is starting out pretty well, I'm kind of scared that it won't be as good as everyone says. I mean, sure it's good, but great, amazing - fantastic? But it would be nice for a change, to see something definitely and univocally mind-blowing. Most things I've seen lately are good but you know... somewhere in the 8-area. I want to be able to say "THIS IS A 10!" (or almost a ten) right after a movie has finished.
3. Okay, maybe this is the movie I've been waiting for. I feel... newborn, in a way. I want to fight somebody. Hey, anyone here to fight? Oh, I'm just alone in my room...
SO WHAT? I'll just fight an imaginary friend... huah... HAH... HAYA! Nice shot! WOOOHOO!
... Ah, that felt good. So now, what's going on in the movie...?
4. You know, the worst thing about borrowing DVDs at the library (I know, it can't match with the fact that it's free), is when it F***ing doesn't work. Or if one scene doesn't work, and you have to jump over to the next one. I HATE THAT!
5. My initial assumption was that Brad Pitt was going to be the eye-candy of this movie, but actually Edward Norton develops a strange attraction too, especially in those fight scenes. I mean, he's quite different from Pitt, but there's something about him. At least in this movie. And of course his character is awesomely written, but I don't want to spoil things for the people who haven't seen this yet. (I know you're out there, I saw you when I was out there myself, until yesterday night!).
6. Is David Fincher a God or something? I didn't realize until I saw this one, how amazing a director he actually is! Although I liked The Social Network and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a lot, and truly love The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I was never completely convinced by his greatness. His immense greatness!
7. Oh, twists... the best thing about good movies, the worst thing about bad ones. It's all about finding the right balance between unexpected/ awesome and unrealistic/weird. Guess what, this one belongs to the first kind.
8. When this movie came out, I was four years old. I wish I had seen it on the big screen! But you know, I really thought it was newer. It doesn't look old. Not at all, actually - it looks AWESOME!
9. This film shouldn't be my current treasure. It should be my... current reason to live. Current life philosophy. Current... current source of awesomeness!
10. This isn't the most well-written or insightful article I've ever written, so I can just stop pretending and really tell you what I have to say: I don't have anything to say. Fight Club is awesome, and people have said that before. It's one of the best films I've ever seen, and people have said that before. It maybe changed my life, at least a little, my view on life. And people have said that before.
So let's celebrate and say it again: LET'S TALK ABOUT FIGHT CLUB - TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT FIGHT CLUB!
The Final Word:
(Introducing the new ratings system - for more, have a look at the sidebar).
OH MY GOD! I SAW THIS AGAIN YESTERDAY FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME AND I HAD SIMILAR THOUGHTS! IT NEVER GETS OLD. EVER.
ReplyDeleteI love Norton's narration- so deadpan. And yes, I love love love Norton in this. So attracted to him throughout, especially during the Jack vs Jack scene.
It has been my reason to live for 6 or 7 years now. It just keeps getting better.
FINCHER FANGIRLS UNITE!!
Okay this isn't my most coherent comment either. I get emotional and well fuzzed up in my brain when it comes to the pure awesomeness of this film. I suggest you read the book too.
Also, love the new rating system :D
I KNOW, IT'S SO INCREDIBLE!
DeleteI saw it for the first time yesterday - just thought I have to see it since it's one of the most famous films of all time. But I really hadn't expected as much awesomeness as I got.
If there's a Fincher Fangirls club, I'M IN!
Well, I guess I need to see more of Norton's (and Fincher's) films... and perhaps read the book.
Thanks for your awesome comment :)
Tyler Duerden is just awesome. I could work for a soap factory and still buy a truck load of his self-made soap. That's how awesome he is!
ReplyDeleteIndeed! I think he's one of the most awesome characters I've ever seen on film.
DeleteHaha, I love this. Looks like you were writing while watching, which I disagree with on principle! But separating from my own feelings, this is a great blog post about a great movie! x
ReplyDeleteNo, I wasn't - but it was my intention to make it look like that.
DeleteI would NEVER write while watching. How would I be able to concentrate on the film?
I just wanna say that I love the rating system.
ReplyDeleteThank you!. It took me a lot of time, first I made a sketch by hand, then I fine-lined it, scanned it, and finally painted it with GIMP (which also took a long time). So I'm extremely glad about the reactions.
DeleteThat was a great read, and yeah your new rating system is very adorable, excellent work!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's so great when put a lot of effort into something, and people like it.
DeleteYour new rating system is really original, great work how you incorporate limes and strawberries, you could be in line for a LAMB nomination next year for "best ratings system" !
ReplyDeleteFight Club is in my top 10 films of all-time. Fincher somehow managed to make a deep film with a mainstream budget. Edward Norton is possibly my favorite narrator voice ever. I'm glad you loved Fight Club too ( :
Yay, you people make me so happy :).
DeleteOh, that would be nice. I didn't participate in this year's Lammys (although I did vote, of course), but I might do so next year. I just felt that there are so many blogs out there that are way better than mine.
Fight Club is definitely making its way into my next update of the 100 Favourite Films list, I'm just not sure yet, where to place it.
I liked the article the way you've written it. Ordinary reviews are so... well, you know ordinary, that's why it's great to write a piece like this once in a while.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw Fight Club, I was totally blown away. Actually, I think there are a lot of films that we love, but we're completely spellbound not that often. It's just a film that makes you question yourself "how come I haven't seen it earlier" and aspire to leap back in time just to see it again for the first time. Apparently, you know what I mean (that's similar to what you wrote in the piece).
I don't like writing in the same style all the time, or reading the same style of reviews all the time, so sometimes I need to do something like this.
DeleteIt's wonderful to be completely spellbound once in a while, and I'm happy when it happens once a month, though mostly it doesn't. I think this is how a lot of people feel about Fight Club, so it really is a must-see movie. I would recommend it to absolutely anyone.