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This two DVD set will change your life in more ways than one. First off, you'll be about 30
bucks poorer than you were before. But in losing money you'll be that much closer to hitting
bottom. Don't get it? You will.
Story
Fight Club is one the few movies that you can watch over and over and still feel the power of
every single time. Based on Chuck Palahniuk's novel of the same name, it's a twisted satire
on the everyday Joe who looks for an escape from reality. The movie will literally have you
looking at the world differently, and has an impact that will stay with you long after the
credits are done rolling. The story is told by an anonymous narrator who recaps a strange time in his life with
a friend named Tyler Durden who embodies the spirit of anarchy. Through Tyler, the narrator
is exposed to a world that is overlooked by most office yuppies and learns that to change
the world the little people of the world must rise up. What begins as an underground "fight
club" soon grows into a national group bent on destroying the system, without any faces or
names.
Visuals
The dark and gritty atmosphere coupled with the absurdity of the actions of two mind-f***ed
revolutionists fits the mood of a dark comedy perfectly. The movie doesn't rely too heavily
on gore or disturbing images, it does just fine implying what is going on and letting the
viewer fill in the rest with their imagination. The house which the narrator and Tyler
occupy is so perfectly run down that it embodies the spirit of the main characters. With
each locale, Fight Club is able to make it seem as if you're really in a dark sweaty basement
waiting your turn to have your skull cracked, or in a luxurious hotel banquet room, with secret
guerilla terrorists all around you. The transfer to DVD is almost perfect as well. The image is
clean and crisp with no blurs, but look out for the "cigarette burns".
Extras
First off the packaging of the DVD is quite exceptional on it's own. A plain paper bag looking
cover with a strange 2 disc holder inside keeps the mystery of the movie alive, and doesn't
give anything away. As for the extras, what is held on the first disc would be amazing in and
of itself. But lo and behold a second disc with everything you could want and much more including
behind the scenes, ad campaigns, commentaries, featurettes, deleted/altered scenes, and even
some stuff that you'll have no interest in whatsoever, it's all here. Make sure you don't have
any plans on the day you buy this set.
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This DVD takes an incredible movie and gives it a DVD set with so much crammed into it
it set the bar on what a DVD should include. Open your wallet, open your schedule, and open your mind. |
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