h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

This film has one of the finest plot twists in my opinion. On first viewing, you simply don't see it coming - the fact that Tyler Durden is the narrator's alter ego. On second viewing you pick up some clues, but they are quite subtle. You certainly have a new sympathy for Marla.

The book's better. The movie had a different ending, but I prefer the book's ending. It was...disquieting, yet begged pity for the narrator.

'You used parrafin, didn't you?' Favorite line from the book.

I agree. The book is better than the film. Not to say there is anything wrong with the film, I just like the idea that Project Mayhem is far from over...

Heh heh heh!

Ali

Nooo. The movie was much better than the book. Even the author said that. He said he was almost ashamed of the book in light of the movie. And knowing the kind of person that Jack was, he never would have gone to a nude beach, and if he did, he wouldn't have needed Tyler. The book was well written, and remains one of my favorites, but it is admittedly a hastily written first novel. It took Fincher to bring out the genius of it.

NC*

"No questions, no questions, no excuses, no lies."
Random quote guild

Haven't read the book, although i have read some other Palahniuck (sp?) stuff and thinks it's hilarious. The film rocks.

You may well have noticed (i always seem to hear about this kind of thing late so sorry if this is old news) the subliminal Tylers. You know the bit in the cinema, when they're on about subliminally splicing porn into D*sn*y films? Well, when Ed Norton is acting mad but is on his own, there's generally always a fraction-of-a-second flash of Tyler standing near. Or maybe, it's when Tyler's breaking stuff and it flashes to being Ed Norton. Something like that, anyway. And it's dead good.

Favourite (2nd-time-thru-when-you-know-the-twist) quote:
to marla: "Tyler Durden isn't her. Tyler went away", in thoroughly sarcastic tone.

Haven't read the book, although i have read some other Palahniuck (sp?) stuff and thinks it's hilarious. The film rocks.

You may well have noticed (i always seem to hear about this kind of thing late so sorry if this is old news) the subliminal Tylers. You know the bit in the cinema, when they're on about subliminally splicing porn into D*sn*y films? Well, when Ed Norton is acting mad but is on his own, there's generally always a fraction-of-a-second flash of Tyler standing near. Or maybe, it's when Tyler's breaking stuff and it flashes to being Ed Norton. Something like that, anyway. And it's dead good.

Favourite (2nd-time-thru-when-you-know-the-twist-and-THIS-time-making-sense-cos-i've-spelt-it-right) quote:
to marla: "Tyler Durden isn't here. Tyler went away", in thoroughly sarcastic tone.


D'oh.

I like the book, but think the film is a little bit more polished. There are a couple of lines that really deserve to be in the film though. "I want to have your abortion". I can see why they cut that one out actually, although its still funny in a gruesome way.

I agree with Bouncy. Both versions were great in different ways. I saw the movie first, but found a few things in the book that I liked better. At the same time, I think the movie did better about keeping the secret (the book kept repeating "I know this because he knows it" and other things like that).

Yet somehow my life just seems a little fuller after having been through both versions.