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So what is your favourite film directed by Fincher?
Mine is by far "Fight Club" - just fantastic!

I'd say Fight Club, too. Hey, maybe yopu should add a poll to this thread.

fight club as well. se7en is a close second

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I mean, though Se7en is centimeters away, I say Fight Club.

Mine is The Game. Truly a movie where it felt like Fincher was in sumpreme control of his subject and bringing about his style at an equal handling with the story that felt right.

I liked Seven, but never really thought too highly of the film. In its over reaching dark atmosphere, I saw a dozen bad thrillers but the only difference with this film is that there was a good story to it.

Fight Club was smart and inventive for a good portion of the time, but shot itself in the foot with the revelations and twists that never added up to their hype and spoke little of pushing the subject.

Panic Room was also handled well for its story, but never progressed the story in a way to really make it effective for how simple the story was. It could have been an even more patient film than it was.

~rougerum

Even though the majority will be Fight Club, I've turned the thread into a poll. Hope you don't mind, Spike.

yeah, the game is really underapreciated and ive gotten why. i would pick seven with the game as a close second. fight club is one of the most overrated movie ever and does nothing to me at all.

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Quote from: Phil Marloweyeah, the game is really underapreciated and ive gotten why. i would pick seven with the game as a close second. fight club is one of the most overrated movie ever and does nothing to me at all.

Rock on buddy.  But that avatar's gotta go.
Only I think Se7en ishis best, followed oh so close by The Game.
Fight Club-Christ, no.  He didn't have control of his material.  :roll:

And I was abosolutely fucking floored that Fight Club garnered seventy-something % of the vote.  What is with you people??!!?!?

As I've said before, The Game and Panic Room are my favorites. I honestly can't understand the fuss over Fight Club OR Se7evn. I ran right out to see Fight Club the day it opened, and I was just floored by disappointment. "Underwhelmed" would be an understatement. I just felt someone with a lot of half-baked theories had been given an obsene amount of money to very slickly but not very enjoyably expound on them for 2 hours. I'll take How to Get Ahead in Advertising for a sounder take on the themes and leave Fight Club for those who can stand the hypocrisy of someone who owes their career to corporate advertising- and who didn't mind releasing their film through a giant entertainment conglomerate- wagging their finger and scolding about how evil those things are.

For entirely different reasons than mine, PTA also really seemed to have despised Fight Club.

i still say that fight club was made for the fred dursts of the world

and our artier friends are looking for something deeper

Quote from: SantaClauseWasA BlackMani still say that fight club was made for the fred dursts of the world

As a Fight Club fan, I'm totally offended by that.

How rude!

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Quote from: SantaClauseWasA BlackMani still say that fight club was made for the fred dursts of the world

As a Fight Club fan, I'm totally offended by that.

keener i take it back then, because i think your a cool dude and we both think qt is da fucking man

ok then, lets just say a lot of fred durst types really love this film

and it is his fav film

I think being compared to Fred Durst is the worst insult you can throw at someone. Yes, even worse than Faggy McHomoqueer.

yeah but do you think fight club is better then jackie brown

I'm afraid I miss the point of that question.

se7en and the game -- i really hated fight club.

Quote from: KeenerI'm afraid I miss the point of that question.

which film do you enjoy better

or which is a better made film

Quote from: Phil Marlowefight club is one of the most overrated movie ever and does nothing to me at all.

I just don't know a good movie when you see one!  :wink:

The Game and seven are tied for me but G very slightly better.
I never thought of fight club as a great film, noir had I ever met someone who did, so I'm pretty surprised to fing this thread in that way.
I never saw panic room

edit-I really like the FC soundtrack though :)

Blasphemous things being said about Fight Club = proof that budgie's been away from the board for too long.

Quote from: BonBon85Blasphemous things being said about Fight Club = proof that budgie's been away from the board for too long.

:yabbse-cry:  :cry:  Far too long.

I think that 'The Game' was the better of his films, simply because of the lighting and the way in which it was so Finch-esque, as it truly seemed to be something he expressed, rather than a book (FC) or continuation of a series of films (A3)....

Fight Club is by far Fincher's best film, and I fully believe it's one of the best films ever made.

I can also see, though, why some people simply were affected by it.  It's easy to miss or misinterpret what it's trying to say, and there are many different things to get from it.  But that, IMO, is why I think it's brilliant on so many different levels.

The Game just annoyed me.  I felt like a yo-yo watching that thing.  I thought it was going to be a clever commentary on society, but as it turns out, it was just a game (pun intended :-P).

Quote from: OnomatopoeiaFight Club is by far Fincher's best film, and I fully believe it's one of the best films ever made.

I can also see, though, why some people simply were affected by it.  It's easy to miss or misinterpret what it's trying to say, and there are many different things to get from it.  But that, IMO, is why I think it's brilliant on so many different levels.

The Game just annoyed me.  I felt like a yo-yo watching that thing.  I thought it was going to be a clever commentary on society, but as it turns out, it was just a game (pun intended :-P).

Oh please!!! The Game was one of his best (I think Se7en was his best); Fight Club couldn't decide what it wanted to say, and had one of the corniest endings ever! The first half of the film showed potential, but then it all went downhill after that.
And you say Fight Club is one of the best movies of all time???

I think the movie wanted to leave it up to the audience. It's not that it "didn't know what it wanted to say", in my opinion. I think it shows you two extreme ways of looking at life, then ends up in a place where you have to reject both and make your own decision about what is the best way for you. I could never see the ending as corny - I think it's wonderfully ambiguous - one of my favourite final images of a movie (not the penis).

watched it again to perhaps find something redeemable past the forty minute mark, but no - i still think it's terrible

I havent seen the game, but I'v seen all the others. Alien 3 I dont like, Panic Room I dont like either but Se7en and Fight Club I love. I'd say I like Fight Club better, slightly.

I like them all. But 'Fight Club' would be my favourite. That 'Fight Club' was made for the Fred Durst's of the world comment was, well, stupid. Just cause Durst himself loves the flick:

'Pay me no mind. I seen 'The Fight Club' about 28 times'.

Quote from: oakmanc234I like them all. But 'Fight Club' would be my favourite. That 'Fight Club' was made for the Fred Durst's of the world comment was, well, stupid. Just cause Durst himself loves the flick:

'Pay me no mind. I seen 'The Fight Club' about 28 times'.

After reading through two and a half screens of opinions, I have come to the conclusion that most of it was fluff.  A few people gave solid opinions with real explanations behind them.  I applaud them and you should be proud of yourself.

As for my opinion on Fincher?  I would say that Fincher is very talented and he creates great atmospheres for his films.  I liked the look of Panic Room, but I felt the story dragged.   It moved at a some what slow pace while never accomplishing anything.  There was a half ass attempt at creating some emotion and feeling for the more innocent characters but otherwise I felt it did not have much substance.

The Game.  Haven't seen it.  I heard it was good, planned on seeing it and haven't gotten around to it yet.

Alien3.  Well, I think it fell short.  Hard in fact because Cameron had done such an excellent job on Aliens and even the original was well done.  I don't necessarily blame Fincher for this because I think the story and script was terrible.  The concepts for the other Alien movies were a lot stronger and if Fincher had done Alien or Aliens... it would have come out better than what Alien3 was.

Fight Club and Seven.  There seems to be some debate as for the quality of these films -- Fight Club inparticular.  I enjoyed both films.  I also own both of them on dvd.  Seven was on of the original dvd's that I purchased (and yes, I know there is a different way of spelling it now but I don't care).  I bought the dvd because it was a dark and brooding film and I felt it touch the dark underbelly of humanity.  Fincher took the story and created the perfect atmosphere for its content while never giving away any hints as to its ending.  With Fight Club... I didn't like it the first time I saw it.  I felt it was a little pretentious.  Like some person who commented about the movie being for the Fred Durst's of the world (yes, I am commenting on that because it was an extremely lame attempt at being witty), I believed the movie was made only for stereotypical jocks.  I was wrong.  After viewing the film a few more times, I began to see the intelligence that sweeps through the film.  Again, Fincher uses a rather dark subject to display the dark side of man.

In any case, those are only my opinions... take 'em or leave 'em but I am tired of commenting.  On to something else...

well, i'm glad you've decided everyone elses opnions are "fluff".  i believe the topic is FAVORITE DAVID FINCHER FILM, and nowhere in there does it say you MUST back up this with an essay.  if everyone else were turning their thoughts in as reports for their intro to film classes, they mightve taken their intellectual time to write a more detailed report.  but as the thread was simply a poll for which film was the most popular,  i think that "FIGHT CLUB RULES!" will have to do for now.  personally, i feel that since finchers only made five films, and you havent seen 1/5 of them, you're opinion is fluff.  see the game, then bitch.

Quote from: rezznerAfter reading through two and a half screens of opinions, I have come to the conclusion that most of it was fluff.  A few people gave solid opinions with real explanations behind them.  I applaud them and you should be proud of yourself.

i must first apologize for the double post,  but i just re-read this, and boy are you a prick!  who do you think you are anyways?  i'm picturing a very sensitive ponytail and a long table full of dinnerguests.  "jazz anyone?"

Quote from: rezznerAs for my opinion on Fincher?

as if we would care at this point?

ps.  can i be proud of myself?  or do i receive no applause?

I like it.  It's like Pants, but swifter.

yeah, i kind of felt a little like the man.  the sensitive ponytail and jazz anyone comments are lifted straight from something he had said in the music forum.  but its all that kept running through my head when i was writing furiously, so that post goes out to Pants.

a shout out?

yeah, I remember the ponytail thing and jazz thing

I think he said "Miles Davis" instead of jazz though

Quote from: themodernage02well, i'm glad you've decided everyone elses opnions are "fluff".  i believe the topic is FAVORITE DAVID FINCHER FILM, and nowhere in there does it say you MUST back up this with an essay.  if everyone else were turning their thoughts in as reports for their intro to film classes, they mightve taken their intellectual time to write a more detailed report.  but as the thread was simply a poll for which film was the most popular,  i think that "FIGHT CLUB RULES!" will have to do for now.  personally, i feel that since finchers only made five films, and you havent seen 1/5 of them, you're opinion is fluff.  see the game, then bitch.

Why does seeing 4 out of 5 of his films make my opinion fluff?

Also, I never said "everyone elses opnions are 'fluff'" (I wanted to quote you correctly).  I said many of them were.  What I meant by "fluff" was that I would have enjoyed hearing more reasoning behind their decision.  Everyone has an opinion and I prefer to hear the reasoning behind their opinion.  I don't necessarily think they are wrong but some intellectual thought in a conversation is always appreciated.  

I find it rather funny that you called my less than a screen comment a "report".  What is wrong with an intelligent response?  What is wrong with adding some reasoning behind my thinking?  It is very possible to have real discussions with people.  

Maybe you should look into it.

Rezzner
"Functionless art is simply tolerated vandalism.  We are the vandals." - Peter Steele

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Quote from: rezznerAfter reading through two and a half screens of opinions, I have come to the conclusion that most of it was fluff.  A few people gave solid opinions with real explanations behind them.  I applaud them and you should be proud of yourself.

i must first apologize for the double post,  but i just re-read this, and boy are you a prick!  who do you think you are anyways?  i'm picturing a very sensitive ponytail and a long table full of dinnerguests.  "jazz anyone?"

Quote from: rezznerAs for my opinion on Fincher?

as if we would care at this point?

ps.  can i be proud of myself?  or do i receive no applause?

As for apologizing... why bother?  In fact, I would say there is nothing wrong with a double post if you have something interesting to say.

As for me being a prick?  Well, I've been called worse, and who do I think I am?  I think I am me.  I could be wrong, but that is what I believe.  It's funny that you attempt to blast me for attempting to have an indepth conversation.  Is it because you are incapable of coming up with an opinion?  Other than having an opinion about me of course.

As for your "as if we would care at this point?" comment... maybe you shouldn't speak for other people.  If you had said, "as if I would care at this point?" then I would say you probably should.  That isn't because I think I am better than you or anyone else, but because I had a real opinion with a little bit (yes, a little not a report) of reasoning behind it.

Most of my comments were pointed towards posts like the Fred Durst comment.  It appeared to be a hollow stab at people without any explanation or reasoning behind it.

Is it so terrible to expect people to think?

I can't tell between snob and just boring anymore... I think I might give up.

Quote from: RegularKarateI can't tell between snob and just boring anymore... I think I might give up.

More intelligent come backs.  Come on... keep 'em coming.  

If you think I am boring, how about you read your own postings.

Oh, but this is so much better.  I am amazed that from the people who have responded, the only thing you have focused on was my comment about other postings.  You haven't even bothered to discussion anything else.  We could actually discuss Fincher's films and why we might like one particular one or why not, but no... the couple of you have not done that.  Which actually makes my point for me.

Thank you.

rezzner, this thread is just a mindless poll. If you more in depth discussions, visit the rest of the Fincher forum and you will find threads dedicated to each film.

Quote from: MacGuffinrezzner, this thread is just a mindless poll. If you more in depth discussions, visit the rest of the Fincher forum and you will find threads dedicated to each film.

That's reasonable.  I appreciate you being civilized about your approach.  I understand where you are coming from.

Let me explain myself for a second.  The entire reasoning behind posting in this forum was to discuss why some people thought their choice was theirs.  I thought it would be really interesting to see why someone cared about one movie while another cared about something else.  Unfortunately, after reading through the posts the majority of them weren't like that.  I was hoping to engage in more of that, but the others who responded to the message didn't see that aspect of it.

Maybe I can find there some place else.

Thank you for bringing that to my attention.  I appreciate that you were able to respond in an intelligent manner.

Thanks.

Seven......loved the Game and Fight Club, really didn't like Panic Room

Fight Club's book was waaaaay better, the end was slightly better in the movie, though.  

But alas, the movie was still great.  It wasn't about fighting, but using fighting as a way of learning that you are mortal and you will die.  There's so much to it that most people overlook.

Poor saps.

Quote from: AlguienEstolamiPantalonesi still say that fight club was made for the fred dursts of the world

and our artier friends are looking for something deeper

u were lookin for somethun deeper till eye put it in u...

i look forward to lords of dogtown or whatever...skate or die

i gotta stop shitting in my pants

FC.
Good to see you people know genius when you see it.

Quote from: Walrus, KooKookajoobFight Club's book was waaaaay better, the end was slightly better in the movie, though.  

But alas, the movie was still great.  It wasn't about fighting, but using fighting as a way of learning that you are mortal and you will die.  There's so much to it that most people overlook.

Poor saps.

actually i thought the movie was better.  and it took all the good ideas in the book and turned them into a better story. i think even chuck has said he likes the movie better.

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Quote from: Walrus, KooKookajoobFight Club's book was waaaaay better, the end was slightly better in the movie, though.  

But alas, the movie was still great.  It wasn't about fighting, but using fighting as a way of learning that you are mortal and you will die.  There's so much to it that most people overlook.

Poor saps.

actually i thought the movie was better.  and it took all the good ideas in the book and turned them into a better story. i think even chuck has said he likes the movie better.

Ahhhhhh!

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Quote from: Walrus, KooKookajoobFight Club's book was waaaaay better, the end was slightly better in the movie, though.  

But alas, the movie was still great.  It wasn't about fighting, but using fighting as a way of learning that you are mortal and you will die.  There's so much to it that most people overlook.

Poor saps.

actually i thought the movie was better.  and it took all the good ideas in the book and turned them into a better story. i think even chuck has said he likes the movie better.

Ahhhhhh!

Yes, and I agree with modern

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Good to see you people know genius when you see it.

haha.