Movie Talk Posts
Bashtastic! - wrote on 2008-10-21 15:25
I've read all of Palahniuk's books. Fight Club was AMAZING in film form, but the book is always better than that movie. No exception here. Chuck Palahniuk's books are not for everyone, but the way he always makes Nihilism and Pessimism fun is simply mesmerizing. If you're a reader and feel like trying something new, I highly recommend his novels ("Snuff" excluded, but I'm giving him a mulligan.)
Alex - wrote on 2008-10-13 19:06
I saw it (obviously). Has anyone read fight club? I hear it is good but different as well.
Allison - wrote on 2008-09-08 23:33
Choke is completely different. But now that you mention it, there is the common thread of mental illness. BTW I like how you added the forum option so you can talk about the movie even if you haven't seen it :)
Chris Kavan - wrote on 2008-09-08 21:35
I saw the trailer for this recently and even though the main character isn't what I expected - I will probably check this out. Chuck Palahniuk wrote this (and Fight Club). Fight Club is spectacular - I don't think Choke will outdo that one. As an avid reader I can say there isn't anyone quite like Palahniuk out there. I just got done reading his latest novel Snuff and am still pretty sure he has one of the most twisted, demented and gifted minds out there. Most of his novels are short, so they're easy to read, but the material is so out there it will stick with you for days and days.Take Choke: a story of med-school dropout who purposely chokes on food in fancy restaurants so that he can write the people who save in order to squeeze money from them - he does this to support himself and his mother in a care facility. On the side he visits sexual addiction recovery workshops to pick up girls. There are flashbacks to a hectic childhood full of conspiracy theories and strange medical facts.If the film is half as twisted as the novel, it will have succeeded. I haven't read every Palahniuk novel (yet) but a good filmaker could have a field day with Lullaby and Rant. I don't think anyone could touch Haunted - there are some stories in there best left to page only.
Alex - wrote on 2008-09-08 20:26
Is this based off of the fight club book or what is the story on this one. It looks similar but different?
