Review of Fight Club (1999) by Fairbottom — 23 May 2018
As someone who participated extensively in underground fight clubs for much of his 20s, I can say that this film grossly perverts the movement's overriding ethos. To wit: the first rule of fight club is most assuredly not 'you do not talk about fight club'. Balderdash. No one who is anyone in fight club believes that poppycock. And neither is that the second rule of fight club however more emphatically stated.
The first rule of fight club is actually: 'Have fun'. And the second rule of fight club? 'Be respectful.' I don't remember the third because mixed martial arts has a nasty habit of producing traumatic brain injuries. I hope my review has gone some way toward setting the record straight.
This review of Fight Club (1999) was written by Fairbottom on 23 May 2018.
Fight Club has generally received very positive reviews.
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