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" first rule of fight club is , don't talk about fight club . "
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this quote deals directly with my opinion of this film , because quite frankly , it's not even worth mentioning .
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director david fincher ( seven ) has completely gone over the edge .
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with crude humor , an intolerable script and 2 hours and 19 minutes of pure torture , i'm surprised i didn't walk out .
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this just goes to show that hype kills .
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it's very rare that a film so hyped up as " fight club " turns out to be noteworthy , and this is no exception .
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the story goes like this .
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edward norton is an insomniac trying to enlighten his dull life by going to a variety of disease therapy sessions , until he meets marla ( helena bonham carter ) .
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norton claims that she is wrecking his pleasurable lifestyle , when he spots her at a session that he also attended .
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apparently the disease sessions help them see what life is like , literally living in pain .
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why any person would think of such a thing is beyond me , but things do get worse .
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norton is soon assigned to a job that calls for traveling , and it's on a plane that he meets tyler durden ( brad pitt ) .
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the two men develop a bond , and go out to a bar , and by golly after they get drunk , the two pitiful characters fight .
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how do they come up with this stuff ?
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anyway , their fighting catches other pathetic loser's attention , and a club is formed .
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out of all this mess , there manages to lie a message .
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fincher shows us that society is like robots .
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we work in our jobs doing things step by step , and want out .
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our insanity gets to our brain and makes things worse than they really are , and we blame it on others .
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call me crazy , but this is common knowledge .
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i think fincher was acting as if the film is moodier and more poignant than it really is , which is probably one of the reasons it fails miserably .
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even with two good actors , and a solid actress , they only manage to weaken the story .
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i couldn't help but hide my face in shame when norton beats himself up into a bloody pulp .
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it just shows how desperate the script is for attention .
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i guess brad pitt was right for this role , because i felt like beating him up myself .
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his bothersome and depressing character , made me disgusted at his 20 million fee .
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it only showed me that he was in it for the money and nothing more .
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helena bonham carter however really had no purpose .
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she just popped up on screen , mumbled some lines , smoked and left .
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this continues for what seems like 6 hours .
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the film drags on and my headache gets bigger , while " fight club " nears what i think might be the end .
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unfortunately by then , the film hits rock bottom .
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though the conclusion kept my interest for a mere 5 minutes , it backs down again and continues to move at a snails pace .
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on a side note , the trailer shows the only redeeming elements of the film , that coincidentally lasts the same amount of time that they did on the trailer .
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fincher will hopefully regret making this film or at least learn a lesson .
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concentrating on the atmosphere or a particular key moment , won't do any good if everything else is in need of support .
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also , i'm afraid that immature men might respond to the film's violence .
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the last thing the world needs is people praising a leader of a pointless cult .
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when the film ends , i'm just glad to get home and take some advil .
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you'll either enjoy what the film has to offer , or agree with ed norton when he says " this is so f * * * ing stupid . "
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