Love the quotes!

The film’s narrator (Edward Norton) entices the viewers into his boring world and pitiful after-hours adventures as a support group addict. This insecure guy even feels threatened when a woman (Helena Bonham Carter) begins to exploit the self-help meetings he thinks belong only to him! (should have been a red flag for me here) lol!

Then, all at once, Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) bursts into the narrator’s dull life. He is handsome, confident, daring, wild, and mean as hell -- the exact opposite of Norton’s character. The two form a very different kind of support group for men. It involves secretly inflicting and suffering as much bodily damage as possible through one-on-one fighting. (warning: very brutal scenes shows a lot of blood and gore.) Only after his friend escalates the violence in what he calls “Project Mayhem” does Norton try to stop him.

Then, it gets even more intense. I was on the edge of my seat.

Although Pitt’s acting brilliance comes through loud and clear in his most unsympathetic role to date, Fight Club belongs to Norton. His droll narration, complex emotional changes, and complete believability throughout make him a good bet for another Oscar nomination. (Norton wasn't nominated, much to the dismay of many fans) He already has two others -- for American History X (I still cringe) and Primal Fear.

Just be prepared for a knockout surprise ending. It’s a brain teaser that remains with you long after leaving the theater.

And even though I am a woman, I really did get this movie. It's in my top 40 movie list of all time...ummm...maybe we should add that as another discussion.

As usual, Earende, you bring such an all-encompassing view to a movie that I can only say, Bravo.

I have to agree that Norton steals the show, which is doubly hard because he's in competition with Brad Pitt and because Tyler Durden is so much more dynamic. I just love Norton's little asides, such as, "Marla was like that little sore on the roof of your mouth that would heal if you'd just stop tonguing it."

And as for Marla, Helena Bonham Carter is simply superb. I think it's pretty easy to play the vulnerable girl, and it's pretty easy to play the bad girl, but playing the vulnerable bad girl is pretty Durden hard. She hits her notes perfectly, ranging from a cynical wisegal to a suicide candidate, and she's captivating and believable the whole time.

Whew. I am so pleased that you liked this movie, Earende. A lot of people didn't, and I can see how they might be turned off by some of the themes, but there is so much more to Fight Club that I think it's definitely worth a little discomfort.

That sounds like something Tyler would say.

Vincent and Earande you guys wrote two terrific reviews. Seriously, nice writing!

I loved the movie too. The acting was superb, and I remember after watching the movie, I thought about it for days.

I actually passed on this movie, but looking at the reviews I think I may rent this for the weekend.

Your reviews are terrific.

Riggs

I've seen the movie a few times in passing- my teenage son thinks it's great. As such, I haven't been able to put anything that profound together on it. It's on On-Demand Comcast all month so Sat night I'm going to watch the movie in it's entirety. I like the quote about the timeline. Reminds me of the one in Scarface where the bad cop's putting the pinch on Tony Montana. He tells Tony to smile more; every day above grounds a good day.

I saw this movie just a few months ago even though it's been out a long time. I passed over it because I thought it was about a Fight Club but it was a whole lot more. Both Norton and Pitt gave great performances but I was really impressed with Edward Norton.

In agreement with you on that Sheilla. Most women skipped it.

I did at first for the same reason. What compelled me to watch is beyond nothing but a simple reason...it was on cable and it had 4 out or 4 stars. I had to check it out if only for the reason that everyone raved about it and it scored so high.

I'm glad I did.

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