Fight Club has always held a very special spot in my DVD collection, being that it was it’s release on DVD that prompted me to head to a pawn shop to pick up my first DVD player. The 2 disc DVD release was chock-full of features, had a very cool disclaimer warning that dissolved into a cackle from Tyler, and had enough commentaries to remind people what commentary tracks were good for.
Well, it’s been 10 years since then, and Fight Club has finally made the jump to Blu-ray this week, and it’s making the hop with a bunch of features on board:
- NEW: A Hit In The Ear: Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club
- Welcome To Fight Club
- Angel Faces Beating
- The Crash
- Tyler’s Goodbye
- NEW: Flogging Fight Club
- NEW: Insomniac Mode: I Am Jack’s Search Index, Commentary Log, Topic Search
- Behind the Scenes Vignettes: Production, Visual Effects, On Location
- Edward Norton Interview
- Commentary by David Fincher
- Commentary by David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter
- Commentary by Chuck Palahniuk and Jim Uhls
- Commentary by Alex McDowell, Jeff Cronenweth, Michael Kaplan and Kevin Haug
- Seven Deleted Scenes and Alternate Scenes
- Trailer Farm – Theatrical Teaser, Theatrical Trailer, The Eight Rules of Fight Club
- 12 TV Spots
- Public Service Announcements
- Music Video
- Five Internet Spots
- Promotional Gallery
- Art Gallery
I had no idea, but according to this article, Fight Club actually tanked at the box office – I suppose this was during a time when I never even gave box office grosses a second look. The strength of the film was revealed in its home video sales – and also in the underground fight clubs and random vandalism that it inspired. I think that it was directly in the crosshairs of the target audience for this film, but that’s really if you don’t consider this film to be a satire, which would make it tagetted at just about everyone. I guess I walked into the theatre without any real expectations, I didn’t know who either Palahniuk or Fincher were, and Pitt and Norton had yet to do anything that really impressed me. I figured there would be some violence and a few laughs – what I got was this paradoxical heartwarming nihilistic manifesto. I walked out of the theatre, totally kicked in the side of the head and looking at the world through a set of different eyes. The feeling wore off not so long down the road, but I think I’ve still clung to some of the film’s less satirical philosophies (at least I hope they weren’t satirical).
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Fight Club was one of the first DVDs I watched on my DVD player too…and one of the first discs I ever bought (original DVD was the best at the time as far as I’m concerned). I didn’t get a chance to see it in the theatre, but when I did watch it for the first time, I was blown away and an instant fan of Fincher, Palahniuk, Pitt, and Norton. Soooo good…I think, like you going to the pawn shop to get your first DVD player, I may have to go get me a Blu-Ray player now that this is out!
I’m right there with you, buddy. I dig that the special features they added are a little bit of everything – even if the DVD release was pretty strong in its own right.
This movie blew my mind the first time I saw it. I consider Fight Club to be a psychological thriller, and it’s one of my favorites. A must-see if you can comprehend the life messages.
Thank you,
Josh Lipovetsky.
Psychological thriller indeed – it’s the added humourous elements that throw you off, but at the heart of the story is a very disturned individual coping with some serious identity issues. I much prefered this over Choke – although Fight Club certainly had more potential for over the top spectacle.
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