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Fight Club (Special Edition) [DVD]

Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over | Format: DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (274 customer reviews)

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Ent.
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Mar 2006
  • Run Time: 134 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (274 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000ECXWLS
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 53,462 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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All films require a certain suspension of disbelief, Fight Club perhaps more than others; but if you're willing to let yourself get caught up in the anarchy, this film, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is a modern-day morality play warning of the decay of society. Edward Norton is the unnamed protagonist, a man going through life on cruise control, feeling nothing. To fill his hours, he begins attending support groups and 12-step meetings. True, he isn't actually afflicted with the problems, but he finds solace in the groups. This is destroyed, however, when he meets Marla (Helena Bonham Carter), also faking her way through groups. Spiralling back into insomnia, Norton finds his life is changed once again, by a chance encounter with Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), whose forthright style and no-nonsense way of taking what he wants appeal to our narrator. Tyler and the protagonist find a new way to feel release: they fight. They fight each other, and then as others are attracted to their ways, they fight the men who come to join their newly formed Fight Club. Marla begins a destructive affair with Tyler, and things fly out of control, as Fight Club is transformed into a nationwide fascist group.

The depiction of violence in Fight Club is unflinching, but director David Fincher's film is captivating and beautifully shot, with camerawork and effects that are almost as startling as the script. The movie is packed with provocative ideas and images--from the satirical look at the emptiness of modern consumerism to quasi-Nietzschean concepts of "beyond good and evil"--that will leave the viewer with much food for thought to take away. Pitt and Norton are an unbeatable duo, and the film has a great sense of humour too. Even if it leaves you with a sense of profound discomfort this is a movie that you'll have to see again and again, if for no other reason than to just to take it all in. --Jenny Brown, Amazon.com

Product Description

Adapted from Chuck Palahniuk's novel, David Fincher's controversial drama explores themes of masculinity and violence in contemporary society. Edward Norton stars as Jack, a bored insomniac, determined to inject some excitement into his life. He meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), a charismatic soap salesman who believes that the only way to escape the banality of modern existence is through violence. To these ends, Jack and Tyler set up 'Fight Clubs', where men can engage in brutal bare-knuckle fights. However, friction develops between the two men when they become rivals for the attentions of Marla (Helena Bonham-Carter).

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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars You are not the films you like 8 Aug 2002
By mr russell p andrews
Format:VHS Tape
when it opened in the U.S to tepid business, there was widespread misjudgement that it was another testosterone-fuelled man-flick about bare-knuckle fighting. don't make this mistake. those who had read Palahniuk's corrosive social satire knew exactly what to expect. the film begins in the Medula Oblongata of the brain and explores every corrupt brain cell of today's culture. nobody is safe - Starbucks, Ikea and their children, which pretty much encompasses most of the developed world's inhabitants, the corporations, the small businesses, educated and uneducated. the main theme is the crisis of middle-class masculinity and is set in an anonymous city, much like Seven, and is a world of oppressive conformity where nobody has the power or will to break away, least of all Ed Norton's lead character. Norton plays an unconsuming drone (in the same vein of Anthony Perkins' Norman Bates in Psycho)and Brad Pitt, the enlightened anti-social (or perhaps anti-society) Tyler Durden. The cast is flawless, with Jared Leto playing a role with more importance than is realised, as Angel Face and Helena Bonham Carter sheds her corset for a female role to die for, displaying all the nihilism and apathy that the film requires. like Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho, this book was also deemed unfilmable but Fincher's ability behind the camera trashes another dictionary entry. the film ends on as much of an ambiguous point as it can muster, because in the world portrayed on film, nothing can be taken for what it really is. after this, it seems impossible to go back to your ordinary job and your ordinary life and indeed, ordinary films.
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Fincher's greatest? 21 Nov 2009
By The usual suspect TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fight Club, in my book the ultimate bloke film. Last week, we were given Heat on BD and this week we have Fight club - Xmas has come early! I'm not supposed to talk about it but...

David Fincher has a pretty healthy looking portfolio under his belt (Alien 3; Seven; Panic Room; Benjamin Button for a start) but this is at the top of the list for me as his best. Top knotch cast topped only by the quirky, strange and damn right clever storyline. Follow the dull life of a John Doe as he seeks to find out more about himself by...I can't say in case people reading this haven't seen it, but lets say by making soap for now. Suffice to say, it's one of my favourite movies ever and shouldn't be missed. There is no way that as a viewer you will be able to take in everything that happens in a single watch. You'll pick up something extra that you didn't notice last time around, each viewing. Did I he really just say that? Did I just see that???

Transfer is great, amazing levels of dark. We have grain in places if you have a hang-up on that but it is rare.

*** WARNING ***: The ultimate frightener ever appears on this BD the moment you put the disk in (I'm stunned they even got permission to do it!). I suffered a heart attack and therefore am not going to give away what it is - why should others not go through the same as me! I laugh now, but at the time I started to cry.

The packaging says that it's English only, however on the disk we have

Languages: English DTS Master; English 2.0 DD; Spanish Latino DD; French DTS; Portuguese DD

Subs: English; Spanish Latino; French; Portugese; Danish; Finnish; Dutch; Norwegian; Swedish; Mandarin (Traditional)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Still profound 22 Mar 2007
By Craig Baxter
Format:DVD
I've never commented on other reviewers comments as they are personal opinions, but some reviewers of this DVD made such silly statements I felt compelled - it is very much an original piece of work. The fact that it's influenced so many others (and lost it's identity) doesn't diminish it's relevance, it underscores it. And the theme's are even more relevant today - consumerism is at an all-time high. This movie was made in a slump - just listen to Tyler Durden ranting about our generation not having a defining war. That's changed since 9/11, but the feeling of alienation/isolation/boredom through constant consumerist-orientated attacks (adverts) is even felt by soldiers... think of the difference between Apocalypse Now and Jarhead... or Full Metal Jacket and Buffallo Soldiers... Fight Club will be relevant as long as we place such heavy importance on purchase power, and it'll always be a classic. At least until the credit records return to zero...
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Have you heard about Tyler Durden? 16 April 2006
By VoodooChild
Format:DVD
Words can't describe the intelligence and pure brilliance displayed by this masterpiece. This is a cult-classic that demands to be seen again and again, not only because of how stupidly good it is, but just to get your head round its different messages, meanings and twisted logic.

This is a story of self-discovery, taking the main character (played brilliantly by Edward Norton) through a struggle with the very foundations of our modern society and his own twisted state of mind. Brad Pitt shows yet again that he has far more to offer than just his looks, providing a fantastically confident weird 'Tyler Durden'. Every other actor fits their part like a glove without exception and each makes a convincing and valuable contribution to the film, a rare thing in modern cinema.

David Fincher (also director of Se7en) does everything right in Fight Club. Nothing, and i mean NOTHING, is in this film by accident. Every tiny detail has been carefully planned and thought through; whether it be the subliminal flashing images, the intense fight scenes or the psychological mind games constantly being played between the characters and even between the director and the audience.

To explain the storyline any further would be an exercise in futility but the ending makes the film what it is, so whatever you think of it, persevere to the end.

This is my favourite film of all time and it has a huge cult following for a very good reason. Watch Fight Club and challenge your mind and your life like you never have before; that's how powerful and relevant this film is.

5stars, without a doubt
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars Not even correct film
I recieved what looked like a brand new copy of fight club, put the film in and it was never been kissed on the disc
Published 15 days ago by Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
I'd heard many praises of the brilliance of this cult film, and I was quite sceptical as I'm not really a fan of violence in movies. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Aletha M
1.0 out of 5 stars The worst filme ever!
Not that I don't understand the story, it's quiet obvious, but the filme is horrible, depressing, and very boring. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Nuno Borges
1.0 out of 5 stars first rule of fight club is.....
First rule is we don't talk about fight club.

Cant remember the second rule.

Third rule I've also forgotten.

Not exactly memorable. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tim
5.0 out of 5 stars ZOVERSTOCKS never fails..
Great film with such controversial themes, would recommend to any Filmgoer! 9 more words required to submit this thing GO!
Published 1 month ago by Oscar
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
One of my favourite films ever. Edward Morton is outstanding in this and I'm a huge Helena bonham carter fan. Absolutely fantastic plot twist and great music
Published 1 month ago by E
1.0 out of 5 stars Amazing film, but broken Blu-ray...
I am Jack's raging bile duct.

Fight Club is one of my favourite films, so you can imagine my delight when I found it had been released in full HD on Blu-ray. Read more
Published 1 month ago by T Throup
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Film Ever!
This is film is so thought provoking, any sort of explanation wouldn't do it justice.. you're just going to have to buy it and watch it! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fi.Wiltshire
4.0 out of 5 stars I just broke the first rule
LOL. Good old "Fight Club". Edward Norton, Brad Pitt and Meat Loaf (?!). OK, I admit it. I loved this film when I was younger. Ten years ago? Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ashtar Command
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Can't talk about it, sorry. But if you have not seen it, get it, watch it and enjoy it. You will have no regrets :)
Published 1 month ago by Marty
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