Review of Fight Club (1999) by Boogie B — 13 Jun 2016

NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW.

Let's break the 1st rule of fight club, and talk about fight club, because this film is definitely worth discussing and viewing! From what I've read about the movie Fight Club, it did disappointing business at the box office. The film was advertised as a action, bare knuckle underground fight film. A Jean - Claude Van Damme film like Kickboxer and Bloodsport but with a larger budget. I believe it was advertised this way, because Jean - Claude Van Damme movies are popular, and the rise and popularity of WWE's Attitude Era. They should have marketed/advertised the film as a action, horror, Psycho thriller, and what many people (including myself)would consider to be a classic film. I believe Fight Club is a rare example of the movie being better than the book. I love the book, it is one of my favorites to read. However, director David Fincher (Gone Girl, Seven) takes a very good book, and crafts it into an exceptional film. This film has a great deal of humor, violence, character development, bizarre pranks (Tyler Durden Editing family films), Easter eggs, a mind bending 3rd act (that makes you question the main characters sanity along with yours), a clear story, references, characters you can relate to,and everything we can ask for in filmmaking. I truly believe this is an exceptional film. This is not only one of the greatest films of the 1990's, but in cinema history. Thank you for everyone who was involved with Fight Club, everyone from the amazing novel to the amazing film. Fight Club from me gets a 10/10. Thank you for reading, & have an amazing day as always. :).