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First Rule of Fight Club: Don’t talk about fight club.
Drinker:  nah it’ll be fine...

Remember kids, this was the movie that coined the term "snowflake". That alone makes it wonderful.

I feel like this movie reverberates stronger and stronger the more time goes on.

"This is how I met Marla Singer. Marla's philosophy of life is that she might die at any moment. The tragedy, she said, is that she didn't."

Tyler's speech about the lost generation hits hard.

"We work jobs we hate to buy shit we don't need."

"I am Jack's complete lack of surprise."

"We're a generation of men raised by women."
That's more true today than ever, and it shows.

The Pixies “Where Is My Mind” at the end just ties the whole movie together in a nice fucking bow.

“Let’s do an all female Fight Club remake”

Uhh...why???

“I felt like destroying something beautiful...”

I've often thought if Fight Club was written in the present day, rather than destroy all the credit records they would probably destroy all the social media databases

You've recommended this at a very strange time in our lives.

This film is so powerful nothing like it is allowed to be made in 2026.

0:22 - 0:26 What the Critical Drinker actually does on the streets of Glasgow after a piss-up.

Funny that this movie and others like American Beauty, The Matrix and Office Space that were released in 1999, had the same themes about a male protagonist that were breaking free from the mundane white collar work and finding their own identity and freedom.

“It’s only after we’ve lost everything. That we are free to do anything” - Tyler Durden

Young me, 14, this movie was life-changing. It gets better every year as I work retail, deal with corporate bs, and feel Jack's angst all too keenly. I know this movie was targeted towards men only, but it resonates with me still.

Marla is a Queen. Her flaws make her more compelling. Give me more Marla and less She-Hulk, thanks

"Okay, now you're firing a gun at your imaginary friend. Near 400 gallons of nitroglycerin!"

This movie is absolutely perfect.

"Working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need". That line stuck with me when I saw this movie first back in 1999 and has stuck with me ever since.

Brad Pitt: "If you could fight anyone, who would it be??"

Ed Norton: "William Shatner. I'd fight William Shatner." 😂😂😂