Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11559 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-03-06
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Special Edition, Widescreen
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 134 minutes

Synopsis
FIGHT CLUB is narrated by a lonely, unfulfilled young man (Edward Norton) who finds his only comfort in feigning terminal illness and attending disease support groups. Hopping from group to group, he encounters another pretender, or 'tourist', the morose Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), who immediately gets under his skin. However, while returning from a business trip, he meets a more intriguing character--the subversive Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). They become fast friends, bonding over a mutual disgust for corporate consumer-culture hypocrisy. Eventually, the two start Fight Club, which convenes in a bar basement where angry men get to vent their frustrations in brutal, bare-knuckle bouts. Fight Club soon becomes the men's only real priority; when the club starts a cross-country expansion, things start getting really crazy. Like Tyler Durden himself, director David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is startlingly aggressive and gleefully mischievous as it skewers the superficiality of American pop culture. Outstanding performances by Norton and Pitt are supported by a razor-sharp script and an arsenal of stunning visual effects that include computer animation and sleight-of-hand editing. One of the most unique films of the late 20th century, FIGHT CLUB is a pitch-black comedy of striking intensity.

Customer Reviews

You have to know, not think, know, that this film rocks
When this version came out on dvd I immediately got a copy and it is fantastic. This is worth buying for the Ed Norton/Brad Pitt/Fincher commentary alone, it's genius!

As for the film, well if you've looked this far then you must know a lot about it already. It's easily one of the best films of the decade and I think this is reflected in it's dvd sales & cult status.

Norton/Pitt are superb and the script is top notch, I can't remember how many times we quoted it at college/uni! A must see film

this monkey's gone to heaven...
I can't believe its taken me this long to get this movie on DVD. It blew me away when I saw it on initial release (seven years ago, can you believe it) but this is definitely one to own on DVD. Why? Because you can watch it over and over again, digging the sheer virtuosity of the performances, photography, music and above all, the brilliant script, which is so incredibly rich it has lost NOTHING in the translation. In my opinion this is one of the few films that is even better than the book, due to the beautifully twisted visual style of Fincher, not to mention the remarkable performances of Norton and Pitt, particularly the latter, who reaches a career peak here. I cannot wait to shove this into the machine again and settle back for more yucks and thrills. This film is a laugh a minute. In fact, its a comedy above all else. You'll only start to pick up on some of the gems in the second or third viewing (a personal favourite is the Norton/Bonham-Carter exchange about the bridesmaid's dress), but of course the classics - you are not your khakis - are all there as well. Do not hesitate to pick this up, at this price it is a world-class bargain and essential to any DVD collection worth a damn. The other classic that goes great with this is, of course, 12 Monkeys, also featuring Mr Pitt in another fantastic performance. They are a great pair. All together now: "his name is Robert Paulson, his name is Robert Paulson..."

I say... deliver me from Swedish furniture
The Fight Club Special Edition DVD; surely I'm not alone in finding this just the tiniest bit ironic?

"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy s**t we don't need" - Tyler Durden