Chalk this up for another amazing Fincher commentary. He talks completely nonchalant, but gives you more insight into the making of the movie than many, many other directors. Check out the Se7en commentaries also.

Another fantastic commentary track from David Fincher, chuckling his way through his anecdotes you almost feel conspiratorial, which fits with the whole project mayhem vibe of the film. Highlights for me included - Fincher describes working as a projectionist at 16 and knowing a fellow projectionist who collected film splices of Nancy Allen's panties. His discomfort with filming sex scenes, the infamous rubber glove and alternate Marla Singer post sex dialogue.

An excellent Fincher track as always.

This isn't too bad, but I didn't love this commentary. Fincher's best is Panic Room I believe, there's so much you can learn there - but I have to admit my bias, I love learning about technical aspects so that commentary was great. Fincher is a great speaker though, he touches on backstories, and anecdotes, some film philosophy and theory - which is always nice. The technical aspect of the editing and shooting certain scenes; for instance Narrator's realization towards the third act and the 'jittery flashbacks' to the 'film gate' effect when Durden gives his speech about "you're not your job" - all these bits are great. Plus Fincher of course talks about the content and his own thoughts on the book.

I agree with the other review that Edward tends to be annoying. He constantly interrupts everyone, tries to sound smarter than he actually seems with a constant stream of words without making a point, and always has to chime in with his opinion. He's as snarky as "Jack".

I am having a tough time deciding if I would have liked this commentary more or less if I heard it before his track with the actors. (His direction is the real star of the film to me, so I probably should have listened to this one first.)

But I do not think there was too much overlap between the two. He is a bit more technical here, and without the actors jumping in with stories and challenges of their own, Fincher gets to go on some long tangents about his techniques. Which is great.

The only bad part about this commentary is the Helena Bonham-Carter parts are edited in when she is on the screen and breaks to flow the of the other guys. Otherwise good overall with technical parts and little background things you may not have noticed on fir viewing.

The relationship that Brad Pitt and David "Finch" FIncher have is hilarious. They seem like old friends even though they have only made two films together. (the other being Se7n)
I havent listened to this track for a while now but its the only commentary that ive listened to twice. Its light hearted and well worth listening to if you want a laugh, and an insight into one of the best films for years

i heard this one alot
Fincher commentary is always soild

Pitt talks about edward Norton's (OVer planning "Stale Acting Process") but in a nice way

7 out of 10

Absolutely brilliant, they seem to be having such a good time and it's well worth watching just for the commentary.

Great commentary. If you only had to listen to one of these commentaries, this is the you should listen to. Would have been nice if Helena was in the same room as the other guys, but still great.

I'll add this to the other reviews: the dynamic between the three is really interesting. It seems like this was really Norton's film, and the other two were working for him, the way they all talk to each other. Norton has a lot to say, it's a shame he hasn't done more of these.

Very good commentary from Fincher, Norton and Pitt, but is let down by the seperately added Helena Bonham Carter comments.

While I agree with the other reviewers about the quality of this commentary and the chemistry between the three guys, those who criticised Helena Bonham Carter's contribution were being way too harsh!
Sure it would have been better if she'd been in the room with the others (assuming they'd have let her get a word in) but what she has to say is always interesting, giving a good insight into how she developed her character (as well as offering some amusing stories about the filming) and offering a much-needed female perspective on this very male film.
So we should be grateful that the director and his stars (yes, including HBC!) were happy to break the first rule of Fight Club and record this outstanding track.

Great, brilliant fun commentary. I for one was glad that Helena Bonham Carter was recorded separately as it allowed the boys to be boys while HBC can add the female perspective in a serious manner. Either way, the camaraderie between Fincher, Pitt and Norton is superb. The anecdotes are fascinating and there is some very serious subjects handled in very intelligent ways by all involved.

A great commentary that I can return to over and over again.

Not the biggest Fight Club fan, but listening to Norton, Pitt, and Fincher just being pals talking and recalling fun anecdotes from production is really enjoyable.

7/10

The more interesting of the four ( yes four ) commentaries on the disc. while Ed Norton talks almost non-stop throughout I found Brad Pitt's opinions to be a little more interesting. More than once after listening to Norton espousing his overwrought philosophies about the film and culture in general Pitt undermines it with an acerbic remark that is often quite funny. Norton is more than a little annoying on here.
Overall a good commentary well worth listening to. They do talk about how the movie is a powerful statement on society and all sing high praises but actually in retrospect the movie is a little confused and misses it's mark often. It was a good film but far from great. It hasn't held up as well and all the flaws in it's layered confusion show. I wonder what their opinions of it would be now?

A great commentary because you can tell these guys were really happy with the way the film turned out. They are not just praising the technical and acting skills here. They truly know they made a film where the combination of all the artistic and technical elements came together to make something better than the sum of the parts. Pitt especially. The most interesting details can be read in the IMDB trivia section, but it is still better to hear it from them as it is happening on the screen.

Lulls in some places, but a lot of good banter between the screenwriter and the author of the book. I would say this is a very unique commentary, and I can't remember another time where the screenwriter and the author of the book have been in the same commentary (if it was an adapted screenplay).

There are some silence moments here, but beside that worth a listen if you love the movie and/or a fan of Palahniuk, who is just as weird and funny in person as his books are.

An interesting track, but it's a shame there are so many gaps. Jim Uhls doesn't appear to be very talkative and I suspect if Chuck Palahniuk had been paired with someone else involved it might have been more of a packed track.

I thought that this commentary was okay at best but,too many gaps on track and also author of the book was more informative on the character in the movie

As with a lot of writer tracks, they often start to tell a story about a moment we are seeing on the screen, and it goes long, over the next bunch of scenes that we also would have liked to hear about. And more gaps than you would think, as often writers will go on and on about the scenes that were not shot how they imagined them in their heads when they wrote it.

I found the relationship between the director and the actors to be fascinating. I was surprised to get a glimpse into how difficult Norton is to work with, for example. I actually liked Pitt better than I would have expected. Helena Bohnam Carter's comments came off a bit strangely as they were added in. Until I realized that, I thought it weird how she would say things out of the blue or repeating what others said. Still, all very interesting.

I found the relationship between the director and the actors to be fascinating. I was surprised to get a glimpse into how difficult Norton is to work with, for example. I actually liked Pitt better than I would have expected. Helena Bohnam Carter's comments came off a bit strangely as they were added in. Until I realized that, I thought it weird how she would say things out of the blue or repeating what others said. Still, all very interesting.

This is a mixed commentary. I think 3 of the guys were in one sitting and the other two were together, or separate. I'm not sure I understand aficianado's comment about Norton being hard to work with. All of the comments about the actors seem to be very positive (perhaps I missed a quip about a specific Norton??). Sometimes there was some extremely techinical talk about lighting, but from someone who knows nothing about lighting, it seemed as if it could be interesting to someone with a more knowledgable film background. Considered in combination with the other commentaries, it rounds everything out very nicely.

Much like the writers commentary, this has quite a few gaps. But still contains a lot of interesting information. Well worth a listen if your a fan of cinematography technique as DP Jeff Cronenweth goes into considerable depth about his work on the film. An interesting commentary if you are a fan of film making.