Twist Among Twist Equals Amazement

Rating: 9/10 (16 October 1999)

I went into Fight Club with three expectations. David Fincher better do good, Brad Pitt better do good, and Ed Norton better do good. Boy was I happily surprised -- The movie, which starts slow (for a reason,) not only surpassed my expectations but beat out Se7en (which is also a Fincher/Pitt flick) in its top spot amongst my favourite movies.
My expectations of David Fincher and Brad Pitt are pretty high. Alien^3 and Se7en are both artistic and benevolent, Fincher's firebrand tactics earn him a top spot in 90s directors. Pitt is an amazing actor, nothing he does is crap and everything he does is awesome. Fight Club provokes everything I expect in films and destroys all opposition. Phantom Menace? Sure it was good -- it was Star Wars, but man, give Fincher a new story, twists galore, and he'll make something unreal and unimaginable. Thus, Fight Club was born.
I walked out of the theatre in awe -- I didn't expect to come out in such a fashion, but wow, I am so glad Fight Club was filmed. A masterpiece and I thank everyone involved in the film, you expanded my horizons.