Fight Club

chaos_sl said:

He lost me after Rant. Rant was great, Haunted was ok but seemed like shock just for shock's sake, then Snuff I got about halfway through before I was just like meh, whatever.

Survivor, Choke, Lullaby, Diary, Rant, Fight club, all classics though.

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Agree on Haunted overall, but Guts was epic. It's amazing how deep he can make 3 masturbation gone wrong stories.

Also, if you haven't read Invisible Monsters I have it on par with Survivor in awesomeness

I'm still closer to Norton than Pitt.

Ambiturner_sl said:

Agree on Haunted overall, but Guts was epic. It's amazing how deep he can make 3 masturbation gone wrong stories.

Also, if you haven't read Invisible Monsters I have it on par with Survivor in awesomeness

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Doh, I knew I left one out. Yeah Invisible Monsters was great.

I liked Guts, and I liked the Nightmare Box story. But all of the other stories were pretty meh and the over-arching narrative was just shock to be shock kind of thing. I didn't dislike it, I just wasn't really into it either. Snuff I never made it through, and I know of two others he has written and I just never ended up getting them.

I think that was the point with Haunted. Everyone being so desperate for attention/to be important that they'll do crazy self detrimental things to themselves. Kind of a reflection on things like reality stars. Either way I agree it wad meh overall

The movie is good but I'll never get the worship this movie gets. There are a lot more better movies out there.

Seen the movie a few times, but never read the book. I have heard from a few people that Fight Club is one of the rare cases that the movie is better than the book.

Truth?

The movie ends better so maybe. They are still both very good.

Araxen_sl said:

The movie is good but I'll never get the worship this movie gets. There are a lot more better movies out there.

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Some people overdo it, but as a young man in America it really spoke to me, it put to words a lot of feelings I had about shit around me but I wasn't really capable of phrasing. The movie and the book.

I am Jack's Pancreas. I am located in Jack's abdominal cavity, behind his stomach. I help Jack's digestive system by producing enzymes that break down Jack's food. I also produce several important hormones that help Jack function. Jack doesn't love me. I am a very important part of jack. Without me there would be no Jack. But Jack has never acknowledged me. He has never appreciated the work I do for him. I know what Jack loves. I feel it when he is happy. But he is never happy with me. So I will make him notice me. I will make Jack know I exist. I will make Jack think about his life without me, and how much he took me for granted. I will give Jack Cancer. Jack will die. I will die. I love Jack.

The book is superior, but the movie is a faithful summary that does the book justice. Some of the moments in the movie, not in the book, are a great addition. The movie does have a more satisfying ending.

There's a graphic novel sequel coming out at some point.

Fincher did an excellent job transitioning from book to film. The narration is absolutely vital to any Palahniuk adaptions and are where the best parts of the movie come from.

Chucks my favorite author and have read all of his books multiple multiple times. I always have a hard time deciding which is better the book, or movie. This is one of the only cases that I say you cant compare them. The movie does a wonderful job of summing up what happens in the book, and the blips of Tyler are magical. But the further detail of how extensive Project Mayhem goes you don't get unless you read the book.

I am SUPER excited about Rant being in the pipeworks! James Franko as Rant just makes me super excited.

Zarken_sl said:

Chucks my favorite author and have read all of his books multiple multiple times. I always have a hard time deciding which is better the book, or movie. This is one of the only cases that I say you cant compare them. The movie does a wonderful job of summing up what happens in the book, and the blips of Tyler are magical. But the further detail of how extensive Project Mayhem goes you don't get unless you read the book.

I am SUPER excited about Rant being in the pipeworks! James Franko as Rant just makes me super excited.

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I had not read about that. I am cautiously optimistic. Fight Club was good, sure, but Choke had an amazing cast and was very bad. And Franco has done some really good movies, and some garbage. I also worry that they will compromise the story too much, the complexity is what really drew me in. Rant is probably my favorite after Fight Club. Either Rant or Survivor.

Araxen_sl said:

The movie is good but I'll never get the worship this movie gets. There are a lot more better movies out there.

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This.
plus, the ending is fuckin horrible.