David Fincher’s Fight Club is one of the best movies released in the stacked year of 1999. It’s a stylish adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s novel of the same name, starring Ed Norton and Brad Pitt, along with Helena Bonham Carter, Meat Loaf, Jared Leto (who gets his face pounded in), and more. It’s one of my all-time favorite movies, and it’s finally (finally!) available in a new 4K steelbook. You can grab a copy now at Amazon or your retailer of choice.
Fight Club – 4K Steelbook Edition Is Now Available
- Get it at Amazon – $37.99
- Get it at Walmart – $37.99
- Get it at Target – $41.49
Fight Club has been available on DVD and Blu-ray for years, but never on 4K, which is a shame since this movie looks stunning. Like all Fincher films, every frame is meticulously composed. It also has lots of CGI-enhanced shots that move the camera through the floors of buildings, and even through the garbage in a trashcan at one point. Much of the film takes place in darkness, so it ought to look terrific on an OLED TV, with true blacks and vibrant colors.
This is a movie with something to say about modern life. And even though it’s 27 years old (I might as well just crawl into my coffin now), its message about the emptiness of American consumerism still rings true today, probably even moreso.
Fight Club is about an unnamed shopaholic character played by Ed Norton, who loses everything when his apartment explodes. This is also around the time when he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt), who shows him he can live a full and satisfying life without the constant need for more possessions.
The “solution” has Norton’s character starting a fight club, where dudes gather in dingy basements to work out their aggression by beating the crap out of one another. Durden keeps leading the men to make even more bad decisions, and pretty soon they’re committing acts of vandalism and even outright terrorism.
The movie might not have the best or most healthy answers to the questions it poses, but watching the whole thing build and spin out of control is a thrilling experience. And though the end of the movie is different from the end of the novel, I like the movie’s conclusion better. It’s more, shall we say, explosive.
In any case, Fight Club was one of the first DVDs I ever owned. I watched it a bunch of times in my twenties, enjoying the numerous commentary tracks from Fincher, Pitt, and Norton, and even Palahniuk himself. I skipped the Blu-ray release, so I will absolutely be picking up this 4K steelbook edition. Speaking of bonus features…
Bonus Features Included
4K Ultra HD Bonus Features
- Commentary by Director David Fincher
- Commentary by David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton & Helena Bonham Carter
- Writers’ Commentary by Chuck Palahniuk and Jim Uhls
- Technical Commentary by Alex McDowell, Jeff Cronenweth, Michael Kaplan & Kevin Haug
Blu-ray Bonus Features
- Commentary by Director David Fincher
- Commentary by David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton & Helena Bonham Carter
- Writers’ Commentary by Chuck Palahniuk and Jim Uhls
- Technical Commentary by Alex McDowell, Jeff Cronenweth, Michael Kaplan & Kevin Haug
- A Hit in the Ear: Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of Fight Club
- Flogging Fight Club Featurette
- Insomniac Mode: I Am Jack’s Search Index
- Work Behind-the-Scenes Vignettes with Multiple Angles and Commentary
- Deleted and Alternate Scenes
- Publicity Material Trailers, TV and Internet Spots
- PSAs
- Music Video
- Promotional Galleries
- Art Galleries
- And More!
For more, check out the release dates for all the biggest upcoming 4K Blu-rays.
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