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Not only is it witty, funny, serious, and a bit frightening, its also damn near perfect. With that said, let's review some of its dialog:
Tyler Durden: [pointing at an emergency instruction manual on a plane] You know why they put oxygen masks on planes? Narrator: So you can breath. Tyler Durden: Oxygen gets you high. In a catastrophic emergency, you're taking giant panicked breaths. Suddenly you become euphoric, docile. You accept your fate. It's all right here. Emergency water landing - 600 miles an hour. Blank faces, calm as Hindu cows. Narrator: That's, um... That's an interesting theory.
Narrator: I am Jack's smirking revenge.
Tyler Durden: It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
Richard Chesler: Is that your blood? Narrator: Some of it, yeah.
Tyler Durden: You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You're not your fucking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
Narrator: On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.
Narrator: [about the soap] Tyler sold his soap to department stores at $20 a bar. Lord knows what they charged. It was beautiful. We were selling rich women their own fat asses back to them.
Narrator: A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one. Business woman on plane: Are there a lot of these kinds of accidents? Narrator: You wouldn't believe. Business woman on plane: Which car company do you work for? Narrator: A major one.
Tyler Durden: Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Narrator: And then, something happened. I let go. Lost in oblivion. Dark and silent and complete. I found freedom. Losing all hope was freedom.
Aaaaaaaalrighty, that's my review for Fight Club. Best. Movie. Ever.
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Edward Norton is so good at acting its frightening. Literally. His speeches of white supremacy are so well acted and written, it almost becomes convincing. It eventually leads you to the utter hatred for his character, wishing something terrible would happen to him for having so much hate. When it finally happens, the moment of realization that his ways are wrong, he has to act completely different, as if he was a different character all together, and you begin to care for his character. Edward Furlong does an amazing job as Norton's little brother, who is on the same path and Norton has to stop him. Amazing piece of film that deals with racism in a way that makes you realize its a big deal in our society, and shows that it needs to be stopped but probably never will be.
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I've never been a big fan of the Hulk. He always came off as a rather bland character to me. Then again, I never really was intrigued to learn his story, so I can't say I hated the character. But from years of growing up surrounded by the Marvel universe, whenever the Hulk would make a cameo I just didn't care. Video games depicted him as a big, strong, moron, and the television show seemed like a comedy. Ang Lee's Hulk was terrible, in my opinion. It felt so ridiculous and over the top, I couldn't get into it. I was reading Edward Norton's upcoming list one day, and saw that he was going to be the lead in the new Hulk movie. I thought nothing of it other than a first for Norton making a movie that's synopsis alone didn't make me want to see it. Then they released the trailer, and my interest was peeked. The Incredible Hulk is easily the best thing to happen to the franchise. Bruce Banner gets a story, a life, and a conflict. Becoming the Hulk is a plague to him, and on top of that, the US government is trying to subdue him to run experiments and what have you. The first half of this film is amazing when Banner is trying to stay hidden, running around the planet very Bourne style. He hides and survives with barely nothing, and it creates a character that's interesting. The first scene where he becomes the Hulk is probably the best one in the movie. Soldiers surround him in the dark, and we never get a very good look at him. Hearing him eerily say "leave me alone" added a certain personality to the Hulk that was desperately needed if you ask me. When Banner reaches the US, the movie goes more into typical comic book territory. This isn't a bad thing, since its all done very well, and its up to par with its competition, but it won't top the beginning. Now, we meet Banner's love interest, Betty (Liv Tyler) and dialog is added that feels cliched. Although the chemistry works between them and the comedy added also works surprisingly well. The story has its ups and downs. Some scenes are stellar and quick, while others drag and seem pointless. The supporting cast is great, and is only second to Iron Man. Tim Roth is great as a ruthless soldier wanting the Hulk's power, and William Hurt does a fantastic job as the general hunting Banner. The action, while not a ton of it as they'd lead you to believe, it amazing. The CG is excellent, and although it isn't the best out there, with all that's going on its certainly the best they could do. The final fight scene between Hulk and Abomination was amazing, brutal, and very fun to watch. To sum it up - They made the Hulk into a character you can care about, but still beats the crap out of things. Some loose ends needed to be tied, and certain scenes felt pointless. Again, I loved Banner's Bourne/Fugitive persona, and I think the conflicts he dealt with worked wonders for this character.
Marvel is 2 for 2.
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Most of the time when I get bored and want to watch something, I put in the Italian Job.
The movie is so much fun to watch and even though its nothing record breaking, it certainly knows how to entertain. The cast is amazing, the story line is cool, the action is fun.
It has a wholesome feel to it that's rare in movies these days. There isn't a lot of violence or cursing, but it isn't a kids movie either.
Anyway, it may not win awards but its one the most entertaining movies ever.
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