OT - Fight Club....

RoyalTen · 02-08-2003, 07:16 PM

Dont have much to contribute to the game, as in questions and such, so i will bring this up....i started that thread about Donnie Darko, and now Magnolia has come up, so while we are on the movie topics here, i think the greatest movie of all time has got to be Fight Club. Its got so much meaning and, i dont even know how to explain it, its just simply, GREAT.

DolaBump · 02-08-2003, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by RoyalTen
Dont have much to contribute to the game, as in questions and such, so i will bring this up....i started that thread about Donnie Darko, and now Magnolia has come up, so while we are on the movie topics here, i think the greatest movie of all time has got to be Fight Club. Its got so much meaning and, i dont even know how to explain it, its just simply, GREAT.

Okay, I like this movie, quite a bit in fact, but its not the best movie of all time. I'm not knocking it, but I'm not even sure I'd classify it the bst of the last five years.

astralhaze · 02-08-2003, 07:29 PM

It's not even CLOSE to the best movie of all time. Hell, I'm not even sure it is David Finchers best movie.

DolaBump · 02-08-2003, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by astralhaze
It's not even CLOSE to the best movie of all time. Hell, I'm not even sure it is David Finchers best movie.

Out of curiosity, what would you rank as Fincher's best?

Personally, I would put Fight Club at the top w/Se7en a close second.

astralhaze · 02-08-2003, 07:35 PM

I think Se7en was arguably a better film. They are both pretty close in my mind. The Game was also a very good film.

Marmel · 02-08-2003, 09:12 PM

See my signature, and previous others.

I think it goes without saying this is one of my favorite movies of all time. (You are not your fucking khakis!)

Qwikshot · 02-08-2003, 09:47 PM

Awesome movie, awesome book, must have DVD!

Braggadocioussss · 02-08-2003, 10:22 PM

I thought deliverance was a good movie.

Barkeep49 · 02-08-2003, 11:47 PM

I think that Fight Club's power comes from its quotes where as Seven's power comes from its overall message and story, making it the far superior film in my opinion.

astralhaze · 02-09-2003, 01:25 AM

Hmmm...I thought the best part about Fight Club was the plot/storyline as well as the directorial mischief (ie, the complete head fuck at the end, the brief Tyler Durden shots in single frames, etc)

JeeberD · 02-09-2003, 01:57 AM

I liked Se7en better than Fight Club, but that's just me...

The Afoci · 02-09-2003, 08:36 AM

The first time I watched Fight Club, I didn't really pay any attention and missed the first five minutes, so the ending really blew my mind...but now i watch it all the time...Really great movie. As for the pot topic, i think it should be illegal to watch this movie sober, the little frames that are cut in are much scarier high... just my opinion.

RoyalTen · 02-09-2003, 09:22 AM

I think Fight Club is far superior because i have watched what seems to be dozens of times, and i still havent fully grasped the whole concept. To me its just an amazing movie, with amazing quotes, an amazing storyline.

NoMyths · 02-09-2003, 10:13 AM

Maybe y'all could start just one thread devoted to favorite films...bumping a lot of other threads down the chain, and nobody is really saying much about any of the films anyway.

samifan24 · 02-09-2003, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by NoMyths
Maybe y'all could start just one thread devoted to favorite films...bumping a lot of other threads down the chain, and nobody is really saying much about any of the films anyway.

I'm curious. What kind of discussion did you expect regarding film? As far as many of the OT threads go, I find this one very interesting. Sorry you don't feel the same.

NoMyths · 02-09-2003, 11:52 AM

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Originally posted by samifan24
I'm curious. What kind of discussion did you expect regarding film? As far as many of the OT threads go, I find this one very interesting. Sorry you don't feel the same.

I just feel embarassed to reply to several threads about individual films instead of just being able to address films in general in a single thread...that way I can expand on ideas and such. When the board is cluttered with posts about single films, it seems too much like a post-bumper and not an actual discussion. Example: I replied in the Donnie Darko thread that I enjoyed the film. But I'd be embarassed to just say that in 10 threads. I'd rather my second post (about magnolia, say) come in the same thread as my Darko post. Seems less distasteful somehow.

samifan24 · 02-09-2003, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by NoMyths
I just feel embarassed to reply to several threads about individual films instead of just being able to address films in general in a single thread...that way I can expand on ideas and such. When the board is cluttered with posts about single films, it seems too much like a post-bumper and not an actual discussion. Example: I replied in the Donnie Darko thread that I enjoyed the film. But I'd be embarassed to just say that in 10 threads. I'd rather my second post (about magnolia, say) come in the same thread as my Darko post. Seems less distasteful somehow.

Like you, I enjoy discussing film. That is all that should matter. It is obvious we are after the same intelligent discussion. As for the "distasteful" nature of thediscussion, I don't follow you. There are plenty of off-topic threads here; I fail to see what is so wrong with some film threads, especially since we are after the same thing.

astralhaze · 02-09-2003, 10:20 PM

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Originally posted by RoyalTen
I think Fight Club is far superior because i have watched what seems to be dozens of times, and i still havent fully grasped the whole concept. To me its just an amazing movie, with amazing quotes, an amazing storyline.

You haven't?

DolaBump · 02-09-2003, 11:37 PM

What I liked most about the movie was that it ultimately denounced the quotes and "radical" ideas that made it so "cool." Basically, in the end it was movie about growing up and finding a way of existing in the world. And that a woman kicked off this whole testosterone kick was just great.

02-10-2003, 10:09 AM

I thought that this was the FOFC Fight Club rejuvenated. What a disappointment to find out that it is just a bunch of chatter surrounding a friggin movie.

02-08-2003, 07:29 PM	#3
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	It's not even CLOSE to the best movie of all time. Hell, I'm not even sure it is David Finchers best movie. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

02-08-2003, 07:35 PM	#5
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	I think Se7en was arguably a better film. They are both pretty close in my mind. The Game was also a very good film. __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

02-08-2003, 09:12 PM	#6
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	See my signature, and previous others. I think it goes without saying this is one of my favorite movies of all time. (You are not your fucking khakis!) __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions." Last edited by Marmel : 02-08-2003 at 09:13 PM.

02-08-2003, 09:47 PM	#7
Qwikshot Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: ...down the gravity well	Awesome movie, awesome book, must have DVD! __________________ "General Woundwort's body was never found. It could be that he still lives his fierce life somewhere else, but from that day on, mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them. Such was Woundwort's monument, and perhaps it would not have displeased him." Watership Down, Richard Adams

02-09-2003, 01:25 AM	#10
astralhaze College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2002	Hmmm...I thought the best part about Fight Club was the plot/storyline as well as the directorial mischief (ie, the complete head fuck at the end, the brief Tyler Durden shots in single frames, etc) __________________ I can understand Brutus at every meaning, but that parahraphy threw me for a loop.

02-08-2003, 10:22 PM	#8
Braggadocioussss In The Penalty Box Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	I thought deliverance was a good movie.

02-08-2003, 11:47 PM	#9
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	I think that Fight Club's power comes from its quotes where as Seven's power comes from its overall message and story, making it the far superior film in my opinion.

02-09-2003, 01:57 AM	#11
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	I liked Se7en better than Fight Club, but that's just me... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-09-2003, 08:36 AM	#12
The Afoci Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Moorhead	The first time I watched Fight Club, I didn't really pay any attention and missed the first five minutes, so the ending really blew my mind...but now i watch it all the time...Really great movie. As for the pot topic, i think it should be illegal to watch this movie sober, the little frames that are cut in are much scarier high... just my opinion. __________________ I had something.

02-09-2003, 09:22 AM	#13
RoyalTen n00b Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NY	I think Fight Club is far superior because i have watched what seems to be dozens of times, and i still havent fully grasped the whole concept. To me its just an amazing movie, with amazing quotes, an amazing storyline.

02-09-2003, 10:13 AM	#14
NoMyths Poet in Residence Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Charleston, SC	Maybe y'all could start just one thread devoted to favorite films...bumping a lot of other threads down the chain, and nobody is really saying much about any of the films anyway.

02-09-2003, 11:37 PM	#19
DolaBump Mascot Join Date: Oct 2002	What I liked most about the movie was that it ultimately denounced the quotes and "radical" ideas that made it so "cool." Basically, in the end it was movie about growing up and finding a way of existing in the world. And that a woman kicked off this whole testosterone kick was just great.

02-10-2003, 10:09 AM	#20
couriers	What is This? I thought that this was the FOFC Fight Club rejuvenated. What a disappointment to find out that it is just a bunch of chatter surrounding a friggin movie.

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