This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time...

Rating: 10/10 (24 November 1999)

Great book, great film--I prefer the film. Not only does it improve on several aspects of the book, but it is also visually stunning. It's like "2001" without outer space. The "outer space" we see are in the head of the narrator: his vision of the metropolis in which he lives, the night life, the dark exteriors of bars, the bright headlights on the highway, etc.
What is the first rule of Fight Club? "Don't talk about Fight Club." What is the second rule of Fight Club? "Don't talk about Fight Club." The first two rules of Fight Club are the same--remember the first two rules. The major plot twist (people who have seen the film or have read the book know what I'm talking about) makes "Fight Club" an original, instant cult classic, right up there with "A Clockwork Orange", "Night of the Living Dead", and other cult classics. Many who have seen the film don't follow the rules. If you have seen the film, keep your mouth shut when people who haven't seen it (and who want to see it) are around. Don't ruin this great film for them.
But there is more to "Fight Club". It is a satire on life in the present day. It comments on consumerism and who we conceive ourselves to be. "This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time." Tyler says he doesn't want to die without any scars, well, neither do I. "Fight Club" tells us to make an impact on our lives, on today's society, on the future's society. Hopefully, though, we'll learn to make an impact beneficial to everyone. "Fight Club" beats out "Eyes Wide Shut" as my favorite movie of 1999, even though Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director.