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This film won quite a few awards, including two at Cannes. For those that succumbed to Brad Pitt/Edward Norton/Gus Van Sant's "Fight Club...." be prepared for what real fighting looks like: no happy smiling warriors after multiple bare-knuckles' punches to the face here.
In a remote, desolate town an adolescent male-- nicknamed "Schizo" by his peers--- is taken to the local doctor by his concerned mother. Indeed, he is diagnosed as being "sick" and told he must see a "specialist."
Meanwhile, he is being exploited by a local hood, sent out to find participants for a "no-holds-barred, last-man-standing" fight organization. When word of the brutality of the events makes his job tougher, he recruits an uncle--- formerly renowned for his drunken assaults on police--- which ends up putting several lives at risk, including his own.
The performance of the young man indeed deserves the awards he garnered.
This film succeeds both as a dramatic work and as a ruthless exposé of a society which has come apart and in which human life is all but hopeless.
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Topic - "Schizo," from Kazakhstan. This is the real "fight club" deal. - tinear 04:40:51 04/28/06 (18)
- OK... thirteen unrelated responses, and counting... - Victor Khomenko 16:36:11 04/30/06 (1)
- They're not related to the original movie but they're all related to the original post. - sjb 17:36:27 04/30/06 (0)
- Ok, it was directed by David Fincher. One good film - tinear 16:00:26 04/30/06 (0)
- Of five responses, only one relates to the original post - Victor Khomenko 17:29:07 04/28/06 (2)
- Re: Oh, I thought he refered to 'fight club...' in the original post - Jeff Starrs 21:38:22 04/28/06 (0)
- Of six responses...D'OH! Of seven responses... nt - dave c 19:07:21 04/28/06 (0)
- Re: C'mon... - Jeff Starrs 11:28:05 04/28/06 (9)
- Also if one is watching Fight Club to see a realistic depiction of fighting, or holds the lack thereof against it, - sjb 11:40:38 04/28/06 (8)
- Really? So what part of the film do you argue we - tinear 15:55:47 04/30/06 (3)
- I guess you went for "missed the point entirely." :-) - sjb 17:33:08 04/30/06 (2)
- Those fight scenes belong in a cartoon. It's not meant to be one - tinear 06:13:08 05/01/06 (1)
- Re: Those fight scenes belong in a cartoon. It's not meant to be one - Jeff Starrs 03:46:49 05/02/06 (0)
- No kidding. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:36:10 04/29/06 (0)
- Re: Worth checking out the book... - Jeff Starrs 12:06:26 04/28/06 (2)
- That is a *killer* first line. Now I'll have to read the thing. - clarkjohnsen 11:41:14 04/29/06 (1)
- Yeah, I'm gonna have to read it too. In fact I need a good book so I'll probably pick it up today. nt - sjb 12:00:38 04/30/06 (0)
- DAVID FINCHER directed fight club - rhu 11:21:58 04/28/06 (0)
- Admit it - you simply loved Zinka - Victor Khomenko 06:00:21 04/28/06 (0)
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