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Fight Club
David Fincher, 1999
I hadn’t originally planned on typing up a review for this, but seeing as I didn’t make it seem so good in my Se7en review that I ought to. I guess let me start off by saying that I do find this quite a bit overrated, even if it still is a great movie. I’ve seen it numerous times before re-watching it tonight, and it does get a tad bit old after awhile. I found some parts throughout to drag a bit.
I was talking about the style in this earlier, and I still stand by what I said. Maybe it doesn’t have the exact same style as Se7en as I had originally thought, but it still relies heavily on its style. That’s not say it’s a style-over-substance kind of film, because there certainly is substance in it. While I'm on that point, though, I want to point out that I liked the odd cinematography. It's very different than what you usually see. There’s so much actually that I don’t even know if I can understand everything in the movie, even after seeing quite a few times.
I keep feeling that there’s some deeper meaning to it that I just haven’t gotten about it yet. Maybe I should go read the book or something, I don’t know. I just can’t help getting the feeling that there’s something about it that I just don’t get. Maybe someone could enlighten me with this.
The ending has almost completely worn off, and it just doesn’t hold up with repeat viewings. Sure, the first time you watch it you’re left completely blown away, but it doesn’t affect me anymore. It’s not like the ending to Se7en, which still amazes me even after seeing it quite a few times now. I noticed a lot more hints on the ending throughout the movie, though. I guess because I already knew the ending and it seemed I was paying a lot closer attention to the movie this time around. There were some points in the movie that I thought they completely gave the ending away.
Watching it after watching Se7en earlier today, I noticed myself comparing the movies to each other. I don’t really think this is a good thing either, because I love Se7en a lot more than this. The duo between Ed Norton and Brad Pitt just wasn’t as great as the duo of Pitt and Freeman in Se7en. I don’t know, but I didn’t feel Norton and Pitt just didn’t have that certain chemistry together. I couldn’t help but feeling that Pitt was distant throughout the whole movie, but once again, this all may be due to me knowing the ending. Ed Norton was pretty good, though he never really got to the point of great acting. I blame his character, though, because it was just a really odd character. Helena Bonham Carter was pretty good, but like Norton, her character just had that odd kind of personality.
I may be overrating this a bit, and I haven’t talked particularly high about this, but I still think it’s a great movie. I guess the main thing I didn’t like about it was that it was a very different kind of film. Usually that doesn’t bother me, but something about it this time did. I completely loved the inclusion of the Pixies, ‘Where is my Mind’, right as the credits started. I just love that song.
David Fincher, 1999
I hadn’t originally planned on typing up a review for this, but seeing as I didn’t make it seem so good in my Se7en review that I ought to. I guess let me start off by saying that I do find this quite a bit overrated, even if it still is a great movie. I’ve seen it numerous times before re-watching it tonight, and it does get a tad bit old after awhile. I found some parts throughout to drag a bit.
I was talking about the style in this earlier, and I still stand by what I said. Maybe it doesn’t have the exact same style as Se7en as I had originally thought, but it still relies heavily on its style. That’s not say it’s a style-over-substance kind of film, because there certainly is substance in it. While I'm on that point, though, I want to point out that I liked the odd cinematography. It's very different than what you usually see. There’s so much actually that I don’t even know if I can understand everything in the movie, even after seeing quite a few times.
I keep feeling that there’s some deeper meaning to it that I just haven’t gotten about it yet. Maybe I should go read the book or something, I don’t know. I just can’t help getting the feeling that there’s something about it that I just don’t get. Maybe someone could enlighten me with this.
The ending has almost completely worn off, and it just doesn’t hold up with repeat viewings. Sure, the first time you watch it you’re left completely blown away, but it doesn’t affect me anymore. It’s not like the ending to Se7en, which still amazes me even after seeing it quite a few times now. I noticed a lot more hints on the ending throughout the movie, though. I guess because I already knew the ending and it seemed I was paying a lot closer attention to the movie this time around. There were some points in the movie that I thought they completely gave the ending away.
Watching it after watching Se7en earlier today, I noticed myself comparing the movies to each other. I don’t really think this is a good thing either, because I love Se7en a lot more than this. The duo between Ed Norton and Brad Pitt just wasn’t as great as the duo of Pitt and Freeman in Se7en. I don’t know, but I didn’t feel Norton and Pitt just didn’t have that certain chemistry together. I couldn’t help but feeling that Pitt was distant throughout the whole movie, but once again, this all may be due to me knowing the ending. Ed Norton was pretty good, though he never really got to the point of great acting. I blame his character, though, because it was just a really odd character. Helena Bonham Carter was pretty good, but like Norton, her character just had that odd kind of personality.
I may be overrating this a bit, and I haven’t talked particularly high about this, but I still think it’s a great movie. I guess the main thing I didn’t like about it was that it was a very different kind of film. Usually that doesn’t bother me, but something about it this time did. I completely loved the inclusion of the Pixies, ‘Where is my Mind’, right as the credits started. I just love that song.