Favourite bit of the film?

I really love the part when Tyler is riding the bike in the house in that funny hat, and goes flying over the handlebars. That part always cracks me up...

My favorite part of the movie is when "Jack" goes into his boss' office, and asks to be paid while not working at all. Then, "Jack" beats the crap out of himself, punching himself in the face, then flying back and crashing through the glass table, and the same destroying the shelves on the wall of the back of the room.

The best part is when after he gets up from destroying the shelves, he sits up, his head cocked to his left, and says "Why did you do that?" Then he punches himself repeatedly, and crawls toward the boss, the boss' mouth wide open, in the glass.

That's my favorite part.

Maybe I'm "writing" this prematurely and without much thought, but the first scene that comes to mind is with Lou in the basement. "I'm fuckin' Lou. Who the fuck are you?" That shit gets me rollin' every freakin' time.

i'm a big fan of marla's first reveal in the movie.
and when tyler steals the car at the airport.

I think that the entire movie was awesome. But if had to choose a few parts, then I would choose all the parts with Tyler(Pitt) in them. Brad Pitt is my fav. actor.

Meatloafs pants falling off.

The priest who gets his bible sprayed with the water hose, as part of a Fight Club member's homework to get in a fight and lose, then ends up in the next scene in a basement fight at Lou's... with the priest and the other fighter hugging at the end, all blood-smeared and sweaty, like brothers...

I wanna say my favorite part is the last scene, when Jack takes Marla's hand and tells her "You met me in a very strange time in my life."

The explosions, the music cue, the camera angle. It's just sheer perfection.

When Tyler and Jack meet on the plane. He gives Jack the ass but the stewardess the 'front'.

Also: People getting sucked out of aeroplanes is always interesting to watch...

I'd have to say when Jack kicks his own ass in his boss' office. Or when he tells Marla to leave, and he watches her walk away... you can really see, in his eyes, that he cares. Sort of sweet in a fugged up kind of way

Oh! Or when he "destroyed something beautiful".

It's been a few months since I watched it, but here goes:

Fave shots are actually the typical Fincher camerawork ones. Y'know, the drop through the building to the bomb in the van at the start, the pan around the cooker to show how the flat blew up etc. He does it in Panic Room too. Bloody love it.

Fave scenes? Strange choice, but the first that comes to mind is the first time Jack and Tyler go to the house on Paper Street. I love the shot when Tyler flings his bottle and it spins down the street - god knows why though! And I hate people who litter as well!

I also love the 'You wake up in..." sections. It works so well in the book structure-wise, and I'm really glad it transfered to the film so well.

Other notable mentions, the IKEA scene (the image interaction is great), the airplane discussion when Tyler and Jack first meet (XIIX already mentioned it but every time I squeeze past someone in a tight spot, that scene automatically comes to mind!), and of course the whole section where Jack realises who Tyler is. It's done so well and Edward Norton's narration really makes it work. God I love that man. I'll be honest, he's the reason I went to see Fight Club, and he's therefore the reason I discovered Chuck and a whole new way of thinking. Thanks Eddy.

I would say the scene where Tyler puts the gun against the shopkeeper's head, but having read the book, I think they should have stuck more closely to the original version. Still good though.

When tyler steals the airport , or when the whole operation kill starbucks thing goes on

I like it when edward norton puts the gun in his mouth and tells Tyler "Tyler my eyes are open"... BANG! then it goes to slow motion.
I also like the part where edward norton holds marla's hand and looks at the destruction of the nearby buildings.. then flash of porn... the movie ends... then i tell myself again after watching the movie 37 times ...wow, what a great movie.

You damn skippy, diesel... I think of that part everytime I have to pass someone in an aisle, like at the theatre or whatever...

"And now for a question of etiquette. Do I give you the crotch or the ass as I pass" Tyler elects to give the ass to Norton, and the crotch to the bent over stewardess...

... at least that's how I remember it in the film... of course, I find myself saying "How's that working out for you?" more and more often when someone is being "clever"... then of course... from the same scene... and the whole equal parts frozen OJ and Gasoline/Napalm thing is a mood setter in everyday conversation... as well as the response to what do you do for a living where Pitt says something like "You have a sick kind of desperation, don't you..."-rhetorical-style... But more and more I find myself saying "Did you know urine is sterile? You can drink it..." from Tyler Durden/Brad Pitt's Public Service Announcement on the DVD...

When Brad Pitt drank the Nyquil? That was bad ass, man!

Well diesel, I gained interest in the book after hearing word of the upcoming film, the concept sounding interesting and all... as well as learning about the book from this chick I met at a club, well before the film was ever finished production... so yeah, read the book first... As a fan of films I often like to read the novels they were based on if they sound worthwhile, usually before seeing the film, so the film doesn't ruin the book for me... for instance if you like Palahniuk's style, there was a cool serial killer flick with self-destructive ideals and cool concepts just like the book and film "Fight Club" but on a much smaller scale called "The Minus Man". The book is by Lew McCreary and the film was by the writer of "Blade Runner", Hampton Fancher I believe, and starred Owen Wilson, Brian Cox, Janeane Garafalo to name a few... Both films came out the same year, both directed by people with strangely similar last names, and both amazing book-to-film adaptations... just a quick thought...

Anyways, I loved, loved, loved the flickety-flick as a fan of the silver screen, but to this day I still use the book "Fight Club" as my own personal bible, so to speak, especially since it is more of a way of living then the bible could ever be to me. I worship Tyler Durden, not Jesus Christ... just me...

His name, was Robert Paulson!

My favorite part has to be when "Jack" talks to the camera and explain Tyler's job at the restaurant, and you see Tyler with headphones throwing potatoes everywhere.

Too be honest, every single frame is my fav.
But if i had to pick one then maybe when Pitt gives his speech right before Lou shows up.

After the car crash when Tyler says:

"In the world I see, you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests, around the ruins of rockafellar center. You will wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You will climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears tower. And, when you look down you'll see tiny figures pounding corn in the carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway."

I have the quote painted on a wall in my room.

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When Jack shoots at Tyler near the van... "OKAY... You are now shooting a gun at your imaginary friend! Near x number of gallons of nitroglycerine!"

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"When deep space exploration ramps up it will be the corporations that name everything..."

That quote always makes me smile.

One that came my mind while I read this was the scene where Narrator is beating Angel Face and Hes saying in hes head "I want to shoot every panda who wouldn´t screw for it specie...For a moment, I wanted to destroy something beautiful."

That scene. )

I looove the part where Jack's luggage is held and the airport security guy is explaining to him that "modern bombs don't tick". It's hilarious because he doesn't give Jack a chance to deny any posession of the dildo (not YOUR dildo), as soon as Jack says "but i don't own a..." he just nods and scratches his head as if saying "Hey buddy whatever floats your sick boat". Good stuff.
I can't remember, does anyone know if that bit was in the book?

ANSWER ME!~~please:D

I forgot to add that I enjoyed seeing the computer store get blown up... all the computers flying out the window. *sigh* what joy...

three words... Big. Fat. Cock.

Edward Norton's drop-dead, deadpan voiceover.

"Most people... (and here's the kicker) normal people (!!!)... would do anything they can to avoid getting into a fight."

The quote might not be exactly right, but my friends and I say that to each other whenever something crazy happens. "Most people... normal people... would not do" live/breathe/eat/sleep with, whatever.

It's like our favorite catchphrase ever.

Pan - yes, the dildo discussion was in the book.

Chapter 5, page 42 of the movie-cover US trade.

Halfway down the page.

For the record, my Chuck books are less than three feet from my computer. That's why I note page numbers and stuff... they're convenient.

"What's that smell?"

I love the bit "OK, you are now shooting a gun at your imaginary friend!!!" heheheh... the look on Tylers face is perfect...

Top 3 moments,

End scene, dramatically showing a not-quite-sillouhette of Narrator (Tyler?) and Marla holding hands as skyscrapers explode outside in the night-time horizon, with Narrator (Tyler) saying "You've met me at a very strange time in my life", and of course, The beautiful Pixies background music matching perfectly with the moment.

The scene where Lou is beating on Tyler, and Tyler is laughing hysterically. That laugh, the maniacal Brad Pitt laugh... Crazyunforgettable.

And of course, the first time meeting Tyler Durden on the airplane.

"Now a question of etiquette as I pass, do I give you the ass or the crotch?"

Oh man, I'm reading through this and I'm thinking to myself, "Oo, that's my favorite. No, wait, that's my favorite. Oh, no, that one. Wait, no, that one." Too many to count. Here's a brief synopsis of those that stand out and this particular moment in time:
Ass or the crotch dilemma, Tyler flying over the handlebars, "I'm fuckin' Lou. Who the fuck are you?", introduction of Marla, Raymond K. Hessel, cigarette burns and a "nice big cock," Jack shooting at his imaginary friend, who-would-you-fight's (Ghandi is the best damn answer I've ever heard), dildo's in the luggage, too many more to remember.

My favorite part is when Tyler tells Jack that he's very clever and asks how that's working out for him. I love this because, even though they line is in the movie and not the book, one of the major themes in the book is that anything that's labeled as 'clever' is kind of cute but ultimately shallow and without substance. It's more of an insult to Jack than a compliment, though Jack doesn't know it yet. I think those lines mean a lot more than they really say.

in the film i liked the part where tyler's kicking jack's ass, where he reaches down and grabs jack's hair and you see ed norton pulling himself along by his hair. just struck me as quite rather humourous seeing a grown man play the part of a mentally unstable person dragging themself around by their own hair. i tried to do it, it's very hard.

brad pitt's laugh when lou is beating the shit out of him. gives me goose bumps.

when they have to go start a fight..and that guy sprays the minister with the hose.. and the whole exchange that happens in that scene, with the running, the extra sprays, when he specifically sprays the bible.. i love it.. and the music makes it all the more hilarious. i love those shots.

i also enjoy norton's little godfather stuff after he shoots himself in the neck.

most unoriginal answer but.....

THE ENDING, I can watch that over and over. The Pixies song strangely makes perfect sense. I love the "false hope" of it all when Jack/the Narrator says to Marla "Don't worry, everything is gonna be OK" then it seems as though the whole world just explodes right infront of them and No, it isn't going to be all right afterall. The ultimate Anti-Happy Ending all topped off with the last image being a giant schlong in your face.

I love the line
"I want to thank the academy" (you know where in the film)
I use it myself when it fits

Every bit of Fight Club is a treat, and i think there should be categories for this, like "most inspiring moment", "best quote"...

But! i think my most favourite bit is when jack and marla standing on the skyscraper, and he tells her "you met me...", "everything is gonna be ok", and then the pixies come in in the perfect time with the perfect music to end in a fucking great moment!!!

By the way, nobody said "I want you to hit me as hard as you can!"...

i can't decide between the "you don't know where i've been, Lou! You don't know where i've been!" scene or Tyler's introduction -"i can't go if you're watching" stil makes me smirk.

I'd say brad pitt does the manical laughter amazingly....thats a fav scene of mine

Just read the entire thread from beginning to end again, and one thing came to my mind: David Fincher is a genius.

Thank God it was Fincher who made a movie out of Chuck's creation, and not any other director.

Name any other film David Fincher has directed. I don't know anyone.

Se7en, Panic Room, The Game, Alien 3...

i love "jack" and tyler but i love love marla singer probably cuz im an 18 year ol girl and my aspirations are slim to none so by way of common sense i can dig marla singer and no one can touch her wardrobe my fave scene has got to be where she screams the words "TYLER DURDEN TYLER DURDEN you fuckin freak" or i consider this asshole tax" and while brad pitt is eye candy he can never do chucks work justice

"bob is dead, they shot him in the head" : )

I also love the bit before the car crash, but I would go with the part where Tyler gives him the chemical burn. 'It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything'

I love that quote. Your avatar is scaring me.

i'd have to say that my favorite part of fight club happens in the book, not the movie.

it's the part where he leaves the note on the rich bitch's perfume bottles and she goes fuckin nuts. that's my favorite part.

pointing the gun at the poor bastard behind the store! And telling him to take up his studying or DIE

Ha. Every time Lou says "I'm fuckin Lou" I have to say back to my TV, "Yeah, ok, you're fucking Lou. So where is he?" lol....
Anyway, my favorite scene has GOT to be when Jack's boss comes up to him with the rules of Fight Club in his hand. "Is this yours?" blah blah blah "Well, I gotta tell ya, I'd be very, very careful who you talk to about that because the person who wrote that...is dangerous....." blah-dee blah-dee blah-dee BLAH!

I memorized the whole speech.

loser.