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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:31 AM
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I just watched Fight Club, ask me anything!
One of the best films ever, after all.
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Commendatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:33 AM
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1. Didn't you think the ending was lame? I liked the movie, but
the ending was a letdown to me.
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:38 AM
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5. I thought the ending was fine
Although the ending in the book was good, too.
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Commendatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:39 AM
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What was the book ending?
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:40 AM
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9. spoiler for everyone else
Jack/narrator ends up in an asylum.
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Commendatori Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 12:06 PM
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17. Thanks.
I'm not sure if that's what I would have picked, but the movie ending was not equal to the greatness led to it.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:33 AM
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2. did you smoke pot whiLe watching it?
a wise man once said, "if god didn't want us to smoke pot, he wouLd not have invented movie theaters".
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:38 AM
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6. no pot
I don't do drugs, can't handle 'em. Used to, just can't anymore.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:33 AM
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3. I like how the ending didn't resolve anything
Like real life.
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gulfcoastliberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:34 AM
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4. I think the elimination of credit bureaus
As well as all other databases full of our personal information would be a great thing. Do you?
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:40 AM
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8. Yah
Don't understand why the terrorists haven't figured that one out. Yet another datapoint illustrating that the terrorists just aren't that bright, ya know?

I'm impressed, upon watching it for the umpteenth time, with how much foreshadowing of the <spoiler> there is, particularly with all the Marla/Jack interaction.
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flagstaff419 Donating Member (5 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:39 AM
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7. Too violent to be the "best film ever"...
Go watch the French movie "Jean de Florette" and the sequel "Manon of the Spring" and then let us know which movies were "better", more intelligent and uplifting.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=25999
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:42 AM
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10. I'll check those out
For what it's worth, I'm not one for violence, unless it's organic to the film. I despise slasher films, or films that are violence for the sake of violence. But some films that contain violence I find to be quite good. These include Fight Club, Natural Born Killers, Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction. I haven't caught Kill Bill yet, but from what I've heard, I'll be appreciating that, as well.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:46 AM
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11. The violence in Fight Club was not gratuitous
It was central to the story.
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:59 AM
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16. absolutely
I've been saying that forever. Definitely not gratuitous. People who think it was just about fighting weren't paying attention.
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Loonman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:47 AM
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12. Sure
:eyes:
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:53 AM
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13. I thought you weren't suppose to ask about the Fight Club
you just violated a rule or something
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Ricdude Donating Member (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:53 AM
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14. First viewing?
1) If so, when will you watch it again?

2) If not, didn't you think differently for Marla the second time around?

3) Do you now want to make some soap?
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 11:58 AM
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15. I've watched it
About 8,000 times. I've got the DVD.

I feel sorry for Marla, to be honest. Her confusion is apparent now, and understandable. On first viewing, she appears to be just a bizarre and obsessive and needy person, but she's much more sympathetic when you realise she's trapped in a love triangle with two sides of the same person, and she doesn't realise it, nor does Jack.

I watch it every few months. This time, I've also spotted all the Tyler subliminals before he actually appears. I'm about to embark on one of the commentary tracks, too.

And, yes, I want to make soap. :D
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henslee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 12:09 PM
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18. Fim is funny and cool but book is better.
I had a problem with those scenes where guys started coming and hanging around and Fight Club grows. Maybe it was the bad acting on the part of minor characters or their goofy frat attitudes They all seemed very unconvincing.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:14 PM
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19. great original soundtrack..
I love the dust bros!!
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sus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:15 PM
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20. My God. I haven't been fucked like that since grade school.
I LOVE this movie!
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 01:15 PM
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21. homoerotic content?
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lazarus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 02:32 PM
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22. Not really
Not unless you really twist and misinterpret.

Movie with the most homoerotic content ever: Top Gun.
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 06:15 PM
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23. oh c'mon...
Edited on Thu May-27-04 06:38 PM by sundog
that is one of the gayest films of the last 10 years... just depends on yer angle, bro

Don't believe me?-- go to yahoo & type "Fight Club homoerotic" & see what happens

There is no such thing as misinterpretation in good movies
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Mike Niendorff Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 06:28 PM
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24. So, how's that working out for you?

Being clever?

:evilgrin:


MDN
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-27-04 06:37 PM
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25. I saw it for the first time a couple of weeks ago
LOVED it! I particularly enjoyed the class war angle.
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