January 28, 2006

Bollywood's Riding the Remake Train Again ... This Time It's Fight Club ...

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fightclub-2006.jpgWhee! More remake madness from Bollywood but unlike Zinda - the largely shot for shot remake of Oldboy - which evidently gave all the irritation of a pointless and inferior remake with none of the added camp value you'd hope for from Bollywood, this take on Fight Club is going for the full song and dance approach and there's video to prove it. Plus they seem to have added a healthy comic element, so if you're looking for any Palahniuk angst in this one I think you're pretty much wasting your time. [Source: Hitman at KFC]

Fight Club Website
Trailer One
Trailer Two
Music Video One
Music Video Two
Music Video Three
Music Video Four

All video files downloadable WMV.

» Posted by Todd at January 28, 2006 08:45 PM
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» Posted by jason at January 29, 2006 01:27 AM

I wonder if they actually bother to buy the rights this time...

» Posted by evergreen at January 29, 2006 04:05 AM

I bet they didn't buy the rights. Why should they? I don't think Hollywood can do much against this. And in the end this is exactly how it should be. If Hollywood can cannibalize Asian movies then Asia should fight back and do the same. I hope they will remake DONNIE DARKO, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and every Tim Burton movie next. The little emo bitches whould cry until their wrists rupture.

» Posted by Caterpillar at January 29, 2006 09:20 AM

On a slightly different note, let me announce my plans to remake ET. I think Spielberg bungled it. I'm being serious. Within the next 20 years, I'm going to do a remake, somewhere int he world, however I can.

» Posted by Brendon at January 29, 2006 11:18 AM

Hollywood, at least, buys the rights to the movies that they poorly remake or cannabalize.

» Posted by nm at January 29, 2006 11:54 AM

THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!!

» Posted by Susie at January 29, 2006 12:13 PM

holy shit... one of the rules of flight club is 'the left hand rule'???? WTF?

» Posted by fannyslacks at January 29, 2006 01:44 PM

First Rule of Fightclub: "YOU DO NOT REMAKE FIGHTCLUB"
Second Rule of Fightclub: "YOU! DO NOT! REMAKE! FIGHTCLUB!"

/had to be said.

» Posted by Kurt at January 29, 2006 11:58 PM

I am Jack's wasted Celluloid.

» Posted by Kurt at January 29, 2006 11:59 PM

Didn't Fight Club already have a healthy comic element?

...or was that an unhealthy comic element?

» Posted by JFelix at January 30, 2006 09:10 AM

So what, are we going to have people remaking movies the day they come out now?

» Posted by DIE at February 4, 2006 03:45 PM

It was better as a book anyway.

» Posted by pockyninja at February 4, 2006 04:35 PM

okay, yeah, this isn't right, Fight Club was genius work, and I have a feeling that this is going to be exactly what The Ring was for Ringu, a stupid and horrible mistake

» Posted by YearXero at February 4, 2006 05:16 PM

Gentlemen...welcome to crappy remake club. The first rule of crappy remake club is, you talk about crappy remake club. The second rule of crappy remake club is, you TALK ABOUT CRAPPY REMAKE CLUB! The third rule of crappy remake club is someone yells "Don't!", backs out, or goes bankrupt, the remake still gets made. Fourth rule, as many remakes as possible per year. Fifth rule, one remake at a time, fellas. Sixth rule - no shit, no show. Seventh rule, remakes will happen wherever they can. And the eighth and final rule...if this is your first night at crappy remake club...you have to remake a movie.

» Posted by Brent at February 4, 2006 06:36 PM

This sounds horrible... c'mon, people! Brad Pitt and Edward Norton will! never! be! forgotten!!! The original is the best, and will remain the best - I say we boycott the theatres!

» Posted by Lyoness at February 4, 2006 06:51 PM

This looks more like a superhero movie than a remake.

» Posted by Tannim at February 4, 2006 07:18 PM

...but if the original is truly the best, then why be upset with some remake? Whichever is better will be remembered and get the money anyway, right?

» Posted by Nuss at February 4, 2006 07:44 PM

There is no plausible way I'm going to miss this. When it comes out, this sucker's going to be on a golden pedastal above my DVD player. I'll play it at parties, or other social gatherings at my abode. It'll be a conversation starter.

» Posted by Tyler at February 4, 2006 09:10 PM

i think that this is beautiful.

» Posted by milie at February 5, 2006 12:02 AM

This will be terrible, the Bollywood remake will miss the "political" message of the great original....it will just be a lot of (badly done) fight scenes.

And you can bet the female interest won't be anything like the original either!

» Posted by Bumface at February 5, 2006 05:59 AM

Personally I think that this will be the worst remake of any film ever known.

I mean, Fight Club + Bollywood? WTF? How in the name of all that is holy do they expect that to be made and retain any sense of credibility?

» Posted by Azrael at February 5, 2006 06:34 AM

I don't think they're *aiming* to retain credibility here, fellas...

» Posted by Mark at February 5, 2006 07:43 AM

"OMG TEH PARODY WON'T B AS GUD AS THE ORIGINAL"

No shit. It's a parody, dumbass.

I for one this this will be even funnier than watching all you die-hard fans piss and moan.

» Posted by haunted at February 5, 2006 07:50 AM

I've never watched a Bollywood movie as of now, and I have no plans to change this. Let them remake all the movies they want, it won't bother me as I will never have them waste my time. Just chill, fanboys. :)

» Posted by Bollywhat at February 5, 2006 08:27 AM

What, the fuck? Is this even the same movie? I don't remember any Matrix-style exploding anime fights?! Who the hell are these people and why the fuck would they remake a movie that is so young?

» Posted by PissedOff at February 5, 2006 09:46 AM

I am jack's feeling of utter outrage.

» Posted by Jack at February 5, 2006 09:55 AM

Bollywood is it's own, wonderful little universe. Pretty funny that America doesn't have the only movie paradigm in town, huh? Funny how people feel free to take our cultural artifacts and turn it in to something they like that suits their own needs? Funny how the world is so much bigger than a bunch of guys who watched Fight Club and thought it changed their lives but are still working the same crappy tech support jobs they were five years ago so that they can afford an XBOX 360.

Grow up. The world is bigger than you.

» Posted by Noel Tribune at February 5, 2006 01:20 PM

Fight Club did not need to be remade! Espically not with terrible music and filthy dancing whores

» Posted by Luci at February 5, 2006 01:46 PM

I feel violated after seeing the preveiws.

» Posted by Jordan at February 5, 2006 02:23 PM

....the apocalypse couldn't come soon enough.

» Posted by kairi taylor at February 5, 2006 05:53 PM

Well, do I have to add anything?
Pathetic guys from Bollywood. I hope they all get to ... hmm Hell would be to nice....

» Posted by Bollywood sucks even more than roids at February 5, 2006 06:13 PM

I'm pretty sure Fight club only has two main characters, has a story outside of "hey we're a bunch of friends who kick the crap out of eachother" and features no singing whatsoever. That said, This should be called "Fighting Friends".

» Posted by Rab Townsend at February 5, 2006 07:42 PM

this is ridiculous, disrespectful, nasty, and pathetic...

who gave them a right to take a good movie and ruin it like this...


i'm shocked. you people are disgusting.

then again what can you expect, it's bollywood.. loosers!

» Posted by a at February 5, 2006 09:20 PM

wow your all idiots.

» Posted by bob at February 5, 2006 10:59 PM

I am Jack's sense of humor, and I think this is going to perhaps be he greatest movie ever. Seriously, are you guys so worked up in your love of a movie (a pretty good movie, but a movie none the less) that you are unable to fathom that someone might *Gasp* parody it. Grow a pair, whiners.

» Posted by Wow at February 6, 2006 12:42 AM

this looks like they tried to make a fucking bollywood kung-fu movie, then named it fight club, and said that its a remake of fight club, so that more people would go see it. if you've seen fight club, you know that its not at all a kug-fu movie. i give this remake two thumbs up the ass of whoever was retarded enough to make it.

» Posted by Chris at February 6, 2006 01:42 AM

I don't know, you guys. I mean, it's easy to complain, or to call this a parody, but it's really not an insult, or a parody. I mean, Bollywood isn't American cinema. While a lot of us think that's an obvious statement, apparently some of us have problems grappling with it. These people want to make movies that entertain, and they see what sells well in America - they then alter these themes, motifs, characters, and often the films themselves to match the viewing demographic of the Bollywood market. They've been doing it for years, but nobody bothered to complain simply because they didn't like Snake escapes from L.A., or whatever movie they were turning into a musical last time. I say "Bravo, Bollywood." We've been co-opting asian and sub-asian culture in our film and television long enough, and claiming it was original work (a la Tarentino & Bruckheimer, just to name a couple) to boot. it's time people outside of America are permitted to experience quality, production-level film that branches outside of American cinema converted to their ethnic dialects. If you think that the world outside of America doesn't need Bollywood, I reccomend veiwing "God and the Devil in the Land of Heat and Sun;" once you have suffered through "authentic" third-world cinema of the pre-studio era, you'll have a much greater appreciation for Bhangra-inspired musical numbers in rehashes of "Pirates of the Carribean," or whatever they decide to enjoy next. Let them have their fun. I, for one, fully intend to pick up a copy of this from my local ghetto carry-out Bollywood rental center (as soon as I can find one.)

» Posted by BollywoodKindaRocks at February 6, 2006 02:58 AM

This is brilliant - I'm definitely getting this on DVD. And for all you haters, Chuck was talking to Trent Reznor about making a Fight Club stage musical a long time ago.

I hope Bollywood get the rights to Chuck Palanihuk's Guts and turn that into a Bhangra-musical.

» Posted by Mr. Pointy at February 6, 2006 03:31 AM

Recent poll results:
75% of population fails to know what Fight Club or Bollywood even is.
20% generally defend against remakes of movies and/or are passive to the idea.
5% are spacemonkeys and will be ready at any cinema showing this film with crates of homemade napalm extracted with care from their own Paper Street Soap Company facility.

This is your life, and it's ending one webcomic at a time.

» Posted by Ghost at February 6, 2006 03:44 AM

I like potatoes too!

» Posted by I smile at February 6, 2006 08:55 AM

Well Well well, being a webcomic author myself, i find all this petty bickering amusing.... i mean, i personally don't give a damn about fight club, or any parodies about it. if anything, i failed to be 'moved by' or 'changed' by fight club, and i say good on bollywood. if they want to rip off american movies, good on em.... i'm aussie so i couldn't give a brass razoo about amrican products since in my own country they're forced on me every half a second.

» Posted by Rage at February 6, 2006 09:34 AM

WHAT THE FUCKIN' HELL..... stupid mother fuckers... good book though

» Posted by fuck you at February 6, 2006 06:22 PM

This argument is great, so multi-layered...

Elitists being condescended to by other elitists who themselves are blinded to their own elitist attitudes.

» Posted by evergreen at February 6, 2006 09:42 PM

The only thing this looks to have in common with the American version of the movie is the name ... oh and the "left hand rule"

Judging from the trailers ... it's about a group of guys fighting another group of guys behind a Home Depot with a bit of bulet time thrown in for what I can only assume is comedic effect. I think this is going to be the feel-good hit of the year, people. We should jump on this bandwagon before it leaves the station.

» Posted by strider119 at February 6, 2006 10:48 PM

I bet that was Brian's el posto above.

Don't know why I am saying anything. I find it amusing how many people don't read the comments and think they are the first to make the "I am Jack's something something" joke.

I have NO idea what Bollywood is. At first I gathered it was a forign filmmaking company, then a musical making company, then both. The original Fight Club was gold, by a director that generally makes underrated gold (such as Alien 3, which pissed off quite a few fans but if taken out of context, was a great film)

I feel the need though to point out to who MIGHT read it, that HOLLYWOOD has been doing little BUT remaking old films the past 5 years or so. Most people don't even know (most recently) that fun with dick and jane is a remake... hopefully you know King Kong is, but that's somewhat excusable. Films like the Ring and the Grudge were American films jacked intimately from Japanese films... This was because, for the most part, Americans are too self-obsorbed to pay money to see a sub-titled film. Eh. I don't mind, see, because it makes fine sense to remake a film to one's native tongue and race. Hell, Hollywood started OUT doing that. Back in th black and white day, they'd make two versions of a film using the same sets, props and script. Different actors directors. (most people find the original Spanish version of Dracula to be superior to the American one)

Finally... if they're making it a musical, as it suggests, then... it's just having fun. You wouldn't blame the Simsons for making a musical of the planet of the apes, now would you? Because they did! HA! I remember when that show... was funny.

Point, if any: They're remaking it for their people and for um... their liking to musical films. America's guilty. You still have the original. Send me money, and I'll make you a good original film. Send me money.... Send me money.

» Posted by Niente at February 6, 2006 10:57 PM

i've seen many Bollywood movies, being indian.... and yeah. This does cross a line. someone up top mentioned "you guys don't know how it works out there." or "bollywood is its own little universe." well come on now... exactly how much of the population of india is willing to go and see this? ....... on my estimate, few would want to, save the brain-dead MTV infested maggots who live under the monicker of "indian youth". terrible thing this is... *turns on Seven and prays they don't do it next*

» Posted by stunned... at February 7, 2006 01:58 AM

Okay. I'm Indian and have seen Bollywood remakes of Assault on Precinct 13, The Rock, Mrs. Doubtfire(which was very disturbing), and so on. They were all terrible. Why does every Indian movie, even if it's a remake, follow the exact same script:

Guy meets girl.
Girl likes guy.
Obstacle keeps guy and girl from being together(their parents, India/Pakistan or Hindu/Muslim conflict, etc.)
Conflict is solved in a rather hurried and inconculsive way.
Everyone breaks out into song and dance.

That's how it usually goes. But this is FIGHT CLUB. It's about awakening the lost male aggression and hunter-gatherer spirit(without all the machoness) that's been lost due to consumerism and ultra-feminism. It's about having only the bare essentials and forgetting about anything else.

It is NOT about a bunch of guys beating the crap out of each other for fun. It is NOT about six guys flaunting more testosterone than John Wayne's family tree. It is NOT about singing and dancing in a room full of half-naked women. It is NOT about punching some guy six feet straight up like you're Batman. And it is definitely NOT about perverting the meaning of an original film into something totally different just so the Indian public will accept it. That's not a translation or even a parody. It's called perversion and totally annihilation of what the movie's original message was.

Lines from Fight Club:
"We're a generation of men raised by women. I'm wondering if another woman is what we really need." But then you see the guys in the movie drunk at a strip club. Riiiiiight.
"How much do you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?" Yea, this trailer was all about finding out more about yourself and seeing what you'll really do when you're backed up against the wall. Whatever.
"The things you own end up owning you." India is going through what America went through in the late 1970's to now, mass commercialism. Why should a message like the quote above have any meaning in a country that's really JUST starting to get its economy off the ground?

Next, I'm expecting a "remake" of Dumb & Dumber starring Salman Khan as Lloyd and Shah Rukh Khan as Harry, with Aishwarya Rai as Mary Swanson. That would make absoultely perfect sense.

» Posted by Oh COME ON at February 7, 2006 02:21 AM

Brendon:

ET's already been remade as "Koi Mil Gaya...". The remake's sequel is far enough along to have trailers and seems to have wire action stunts.

» Posted by David Farris at February 7, 2006 03:01 AM

Fight Club was a work of art. It CAN NOT be redone. Any attempted remake of this movie is a disgrace.

» Posted by SibernetiK at February 7, 2006 11:17 AM

man, this is a real pick me up read, during boring work hours....but to the point...

guys and gals, ITS A MOVIE.....whether bollywood does it, or japan does it(mind u the japanese version maybe worth a watch)...they do it to make money and the audience, however un/intellectual they maybe, go to pass time/watch their fav actor-ess/kill their brains....why does america have a right and bollywood not?!?!?
seriously, if the hotshots making oxford dictionary can put a definition to "BOLLYWOOD", how much effort will it take to put up with, or put out of mind, what bollywood does...

on the flip side, i have seen 3 versions of denzel's man on fire(or was it man under fire?!?!?)....all from india... and all delightfully/disgracefully different....and ppl watched all of them!!!

Live and Let Live, honeys!

» Posted by ishq at February 7, 2006 06:49 PM

This is in fact a message to caterpillar and anyone who agrees with the last part of his message:

I know not much of what I am about to say has anything to do with this movie.... but not all of us Tim Burton fans are whiney little emo bitches. I highly doubt that all of his fans will "cry untill their wrists rupture." Granted a lot of my favorite movies happen to be directed by Tim Burton, I still wouldn't slice my body all to hell if even my most favorite movie was re-done. I dont really see the point in re-makeing a good movie unless you can make it better. Besides... some things are sacred, and I dont think some movies would have justice done to them if they were re-made. This movie is one of them, and i think Hackers is another good example, as well as A Nightmare Before Christmas and that's all i have to say. thanks for your time ^_^ *KittEn*

» Posted by Evil_KittEn at February 7, 2006 07:30 PM

I hope they still have a fat guy named Bob who has bitch tits.

» Posted by Brendan at February 7, 2006 09:28 PM

I think most of the people on here need to relax. Fightclub was a good movie, but who cares if Bollywood makes a crappy remake? If you don't like it, don't see it. Besides Bollywood flicks can be fun, if you're in the right mood. I would rent this flick just to laugh my perverbial ass off.

And for all those bashing Bollywood, remember Hollywood is just as bad. Did The Dukes of Hazzard need a remake? Did Dumb and Dumber need a prequel? Did American Pie need about 100 crappy sequels? No. Most Hollywood films are based on a novel, TV show, or are a remake/sequel/prequel. The only difference is we're used to Hollywood's brand of crap.

» Posted by Scurvey_Dog at February 8, 2006 12:45 PM

"I will be kicking your ass now!"

» Posted by Tyler Durden at February 8, 2006 12:45 PM

As a female, I had absolutely NO interest in Fight Club, nor any other movie who's sole purpose in life is provide an excuse ("political message" or otherwise) to watch some guys beating the crap out of each other.



I have seen HOLLYWOOD and its Brit equivalent turn some of my favorite Sci Fi and mystery books into absolute garbage, where the only thing that remained of the original was the title.



Personally, I fully intend to go see this movie, just because of all the whining I'm reading here. I look forward to seeing what "message" Bollywood manages to come up with to justify this - or if they have the sense to not bother with some phony "message" and simply provide a bunch of guys beating each other up for our entertainment.



And of course, I've gotta see how they manage to integrate the "dancing whores" (jeez what foul-mouthed brainless bigots some of you are) into the plot.



Sounds like fun to me...bring on the popcorn!

» Posted by jill o lantern at February 8, 2006 05:33 PM

Looks like an improvement on the crappy original.

» Posted by snotty at February 8, 2006 09:18 PM

Would you all stop bitching and moaning, damn!

You can buy/rent the "Fight Club" video for crying out loud!!!
Just how much respect did the producers of the damn movie have for
the book and it's author when they signed off on that?

And while I doubt it will really mirror American release, it
may just hold up as a movie on its own when it comes to the fans
of Bollywood movies.

Fight Club was a great movie and a better book, that's all.
So, blow out your candles and remove it from the altar.
I bet you Chuck Palahniuk is going to watch it with a big grin on
his face.

» Posted by whydoyoucaresomuch? at February 8, 2006 09:58 PM

Would you all stop bitching and moaning!

You can buy/rent the "Fight Club" video game for crying out loud!!!
I think that stands as a bigger example of missing the point of the movie than a musical remake. How much respect did the producers of the damn movie have for the book and it's author when they signed off on that?

And while I doubt it will really mirror the American release, it
may just hold up as a movie on its own when it comes to the fans
of Bollywood movies.

Fight Club was a great movie and a better book, that's all.
So, blow out your candles and remove it from the altar.
I bet you Chuck Palahniuk is going to watch it with a big grin on
his face.

» Posted by whocares at February 8, 2006 10:04 PM

LOL ... I'm an Indian, I'm familiar with all the kitschy crap and gloss of MAINSTREAM Bollywood, and I assure you they won't have a Bob with bitch tits, they've got enough half-naked women dancing out there.

Fight Club is my favoutite film, it has a very strong poilitical message. What appalls me is these Bollywood guys have used the exact same and I'm sure as hell the film content here is different too. But I say, atleast change the apprearance a little, man, stop making it so obvious that you're low on originality!

» Posted by FCFan at February 10, 2006 11:43 AM

It doesn't look like it has anything at all to do with the plot of the original film (notice they are adding the Members Only to the title) other than they have an underground club that they join where you can fight people who pissed you off. They are brothers and go around having "adventures"

This looks interestingly bad.

» Posted by Jessica at February 10, 2006 12:20 PM

This look gay.

» Posted by andrea at February 10, 2006 02:44 PM

this is NOT a remake...they're basically just using (stealing?) the name. go check out the website and read the synopsis...

» Posted by tofudan at February 10, 2006 03:49 PM

Have you looked at the synopsis of this film? Go to the website. It has absolutley NO relation to Fight Club apart from the name. Damn son...do your research.

» Posted by rza at February 10, 2006 04:44 PM

What a fucking waste!!!
How can you do this without "Jack" or Tyler.

» Posted by ryan at February 10, 2006 06:50 PM

If people read the synopsis, it only steals certain elements (ie 'fight' clubs) that make it bear any resembalence to the Hollywood original. Then it loses any relation. It uses all the most common elements of Bollywood - friendship/comradery, love and family.

Perhaps the writer just needed a hook for what otherwise would be a run of the mill Bollywood film, so he stole a little from an exceedingly popular Hollywood film. Who cares? I'm not going to go out of my way to watch it. If anyone likes it, they like it, so why should we worry?

» Posted by Grayson at February 10, 2006 08:35 PM

I hope Tyler Durden pops out and beats the shit out of these douches.

» Posted by Hena at February 10, 2006 10:32 PM

Eh, any movie with Zayed Khan in it is worth the while.

» Posted by Smarties at February 11, 2006 12:31 AM

OMG TEY REMAKINZ FIGHT CLUBZ BOLLYWOOD SUXXOR!!!111!!eleven!!!1oneoneone


Heh, typical fanboy responses.


» Posted by Rolleyes at February 11, 2006 03:14 AM

just because the title is same, you just can't say it's a remake....

» Posted by shiva at February 11, 2006 04:07 AM

After reading this I did some research and it turns out this is no remake. Its just a Indian movie with the title fight club. The story line is nothing like the orignals.

» Posted by Hysum at February 11, 2006 05:42 AM

I think this looks OK if you don't consider it as a remake. The story line is seriously different from the original, as others have alreday pointed out. This is probably a good thing. The Bollywood version seems to have removed a lot of the originality of the original and replaced it with usual stuff: romance, adventure etc. So I don't think that it will in anyway 'threaten' the original version. Having said that, I'd go see this movie just for the fun of it.

» Posted by Natz at February 11, 2006 07:00 AM

I am Jack's raging bileduct...

A Bollywood version of Fight Club. It would be funny if it wasn't so ridiculous. To the "elitists" on here who think this is payback for America remaking Japanese films, I have but one comment to make. I enjoy the American versions of The Ring and The Grudge simply because I despise subtitles and will not watch movies with them. Point blank: If I wanted to read, I'd buy the book. At least America pays for the rights to remake Asian films, unlike the purveyors of this POS.

Anubis

"We are the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. Our Great War is a spiritual one. Our Great Depression is our lives. We were all raised on television to believe that someday we'd be rock stars and millionaires and movie gods, but we're not. And we're slowly learning that fact... and we're very, very pissed off." -Tyler Durden "Fight Club"

» Posted by Anubis at February 11, 2006 10:06 AM

What the f...?

No no no no, and no - Fight Club is my FAVOURITE MOVIE of all time, it gave me an insight and thought me something. It made me partly who I am today (ok, I'm exaggerating a bit, but...) - How can you take that, and make this? The original said something truthful of our capitalist culture, of our post-modern society, of our search for something that might not be there, but that we still keep looking anyhow. How can they take that, and make a cheap REMAKE?? And how could they afford the rights? And why would anyone in their right minds sell the rights? And WHY DO I BOTHER COMPLAINING WHEN IT's ALLREADY MADE? I hope this movie burns in hell...

-Noc-

» Posted by Nocturne at February 11, 2006 11:20 AM

Are all the complainers that insecure in your little worldviews that you feel this movie inflicts you grievous injury? Fight Club was a great movie, I agree. Who cares if this version exists? It's a MOVIE. It's not the end of the world. It'll probably be awful, but I think it looks funny - the kind of funny that someone who had seen the Fincher version could most appreciate. If I get the chance, I'll watch it and probably MST3K the hell out of it. If you truly can't stand its existence, don't see it! Get off the high horse and quit acting like this is some sort of profane blasphemy.

Tyler Durden would be ashamed that you're so attached to your specific strip of celluloid.

» Posted by Darth Corleone at February 11, 2006 11:53 AM

"If I get the chance, I'll watch it and probably MST3K the hell out of it. If you truly can't stand its existence, don't see it! "

Amen Brother! This flick should be a blast to mock! Curiosity will probably get the better of me...Would make a double-bill of pain with Zinda!

» Posted by Kurt at February 11, 2006 12:20 PM

this is a disgrace for the original Fight Club .. oh mannn .. Indians are just killing the original (an all time classic) movie ... this is like a vomit on fight club .. tskkk these people are ruining the good name of Fight Club.

Can bollywood do anything original for once? dang all they do is copy copy .. dang. Talk about lack of creativity among bollywood directors and writers and then India as a whole. Everything they do is copy .. from the corporate world to the entertainment world .. hell all walks of life.

» Posted by Nabeel at February 11, 2006 02:29 PM

¡Qué mamada es esa! Translation. What the fu.. is that!

» Posted by Gerardo Serrano Ramírez at February 11, 2006 05:38 PM

OMG this is gonna kick ass on the pure cheesyness factor. You guys have too much of a heart on for the original..i love the original but this is gonna kick ass cause its gonna be soo bad you enjoy it. come on its like the next street fighter the movie.

» Posted by maxx at February 11, 2006 06:55 PM

Oh, you forgott that hollywood is remaking UK and Japaneas movies all the time. Fuck you america.

» Posted by Gulli at February 12, 2006 12:19 AM

Tyler Derden would be sooooo pissed at this. These metrosexual male model types dancing in their techno clubs are the Anti-Tyler. I'm sorry to say it but they represent a lifestyle totally perpendicular to what Project Mayhem was all about. And where is the plot twist of split personality. Is that even going to be in this film???

Maybe this isn't a remake but a Bollywood "sequel" like these four dudes stumble onto an already existing fightclub where everyone is gay and stupid because Tylers not around to run the show???

» Posted by Tyler Derden at February 12, 2006 03:47 AM

gives new meaning to the quote: "We are the all singing, all dancing crap of the world."

» Posted by david x at February 12, 2006 04:37 AM

god dammit, this is NOT a remake! Just has the same name.

Where do ppl come up with this crazy shitass facts for these articles?

» Posted by antubira at February 12, 2006 10:24 AM

NO NO NO NO NO - this just looks awful!

» Posted by Steve-Dave at February 12, 2006 10:31 AM

*turns on Seven and prays they don't do it next*
Oh I don't know, I wouldn't mind seeing several dozen Bollywood Modull-turned-Actors murdered by a deranged serial killer.

Here's the irony. The Indian film industry chooses to ignore the rampant poverty, sectarianism and warfare going on around its own country in an attempt to do an emasculated version of Hollywood product. The whole point about Fight Club is the disaffection of middle class yoof. The moneyed MTV infested gimps mentioned above seem more concerned with the bourgeois angst of fight club than the looming Islamist / Maoist backlash brewing in rural India against them.

» Posted by Bollywood Scum at February 12, 2006 12:03 PM

i am indian and born and raised in canada, and seriously i find english movies and music boring, english music doesnt have a lot of beat and the movies are to darn serious all the time, while bollywood is just for entertainment, movies are supposed to entertain you

» Posted by izzy at February 12, 2006 02:36 PM

Two things:

1. I'm not a fan of people hiding behind the anonymity of the internet and being rude and insulting to others. And since I'm the guy at the controls that means that comments thrown out that have no purpose other than to insult will be deleted and continuing offenders will be banned and their IPs blocked. Behave like adults or go somewhere else.

2. As for comments about whether or not this is a 'remake' ... well, it's clearly not a close remake, something I openly acknowledge in the original post, but it very definitely is a remake. From the title, to the fonts on the poster design, to the reading of the rules at the club, this is clearly meant as a lift from Fincher's film though not, I suspect, from Palahniuk's book which I doubt anyone connected to this has actually read. When you lift a title and a handful of story elements you're in remake territory and I could probably rattle off a dozen or so Hollywood remakes that stray even farther from their sources than this does. Bollywood has a long history of making unauthorized remakes from this one to the recent remake of Oldboy (Zinda), to a recent trio of films knocked off from Man on Fire to the remake of Reservoir Dogs that apparently upset some cultural group in India so badly that they threatened to release poisonous snakes into any theater that screened it.

» Posted by Todd Brown at February 12, 2006 04:53 PM

>Hollywood, at least, buys the rights to the movies that they poorly >remake or cannabalize

You mean like Reservoir Dogs and The Island?

» Posted by Tequila at February 12, 2006 06:55 PM

lighten up Todd Brown, the purpose this movie serves is something that *NEED NOT* make sense to you. You mentioned that Bollywood ignores 'rampant poverty, sectarian violence' and the like, how many hollywood movies have you gone to see that have ignored a burgeoning trillion dollar budget deficit, 3000+ lives lost to aids in africa because pharma companies dont want to loosen the purse strings, roe v wade or whatever etc.. if hollywood can make movies with no redeeming social qualities whatsoever , why not bollywood ??live and let live, if people dont like what they see, it'll flop, if not, it'll be a hit, let the people choose. to claim sole jursidiction of what movies should mean, what entertainment should be etc. borders on arrogance

» Posted by avi at February 12, 2006 08:05 PM

sorry, that last message ws intended for the poster 'bollywood scum', not todd brown - thats enough tequila for me for tonight

» Posted by avi at February 12, 2006 08:11 PM

sorry, that last message was intended for the poster 'bollywood scum', not todd brown

» Posted by avi at February 12, 2006 08:14 PM

OMG, this may be the best thing to come out of Bollywood vis a vie ironic cinema. After that all I can say is I cannot wait for a 'Brokeback Mountain' remake.

» Posted by Larry Madill at February 12, 2006 10:30 PM

Bullshit bollywood movies are to some point tolerable, but what pisses me off is when the director starts taking potshots at the original. According to the director of Fight Club, Vikram Chopra, his remake "doesn't have actors bashing people with baseball bats every other moment" WTF?

» Posted by Nachowski at February 12, 2006 11:29 PM

The user Bollywhat sucks in his comments. I think users should try and confine themselves to the films in discussion. Amen!! Remakes are a part of filmdom...negative publicity????

» Posted by baba at February 13, 2006 12:24 AM

stop slaughtering the hollywood fight club. it was one hell of a kickass film.
bollywood needs to get original. dont waste ur money fellas on this movie. it will be 3 hrs of complete rubbish. the cast says it all,.

» Posted by sukanya borthakur at February 13, 2006 07:13 AM

why would they put four pussies in a movie about fighting? brilliant, bollywood.

» Posted by ethan at February 13, 2006 07:58 AM

why would they put four pussies in a movie about fighting? brilliant, bollywood.

» Posted by ethan at February 13, 2006 07:58 AM

This is "Fight Club?!?!" NO! Next they will do a remake of Boondock Saints, about two elderly ladies who dress up as strippers and try to take over the night life that is Bollywood. Yeah...

» Posted by Phantom at February 13, 2006 08:35 AM

This is "Fight Club?!?!" NO! Next they will do a remake of Boondock Saints, about two elderly nuns who dress up as strippers and try to take over the night life that is Bollywood. Yeah...

» Posted by Phantom at February 13, 2006 08:37 AM

When I first heard this I had horrible images spring to ind. Having TRIED to read all the comments I have to say AAAHHH. I got halfway through before my brain dies. As for the female who wouldnt watch fight club and accuses it of pretending to have a message, well if you dont watch it you dont know do you. I thought it'd be crap to but I liked it and loved the book, not that they're that different from one another.

I can't understand how people formed opinions based on the name and some short not particularly informative trailers. If this is a parady then It'll probably be hilarious, if its a remake theres no way it'll match the original and if its just stealing the name and using the publicity then that means its as bad as hollywood but no worse.

My advise to everyone (and you can ignore it if you wish I'm just some random person after all) is see the original read the book and do what the hell you want as far as this is concerned. Me my curiosity has been spiked but probably not enough to pay for it.

» Posted by Fifteen-thirty at February 13, 2006 10:30 AM

THIS IS BULLSHIT.........HAS ANYONE GONE TO THE actual website and click on the director's note!!! THAT BASTARD is trying to take the credit that he made the story and that this whole movie is his whole idea......WTF....man someone should do something about this, we should have some sort of petition, this should not be allowed...especially when they are not acknowledging the original makers of Fight Club. They should not release this movie, the original has become a classic amazing movie and should never be fucked around with.

» Posted by miraj112 at February 13, 2006 11:16 AM

Yeah, and the guy that made Zinda claimed it was original to him, too, despite it being 70-80% shot for shot lifted from Oldboy. Same deal with the Man on Fire knockoffs ... it's pretty much a default position they have to take to try and avoid lawsuits since they don't pay rights fees for any of these things.

» Posted by Todd at February 13, 2006 11:29 AM

OMG what has luca$$ done to my precious movies
good thing i taped them all half a century ago
that'll show him ha ha ha

» Posted by Darth Vader at February 13, 2006 06:15 PM

how bad was zinda?

» Posted by imnotanindian at February 14, 2006 05:31 AM

By all accounts Zinda's pretty wretched.

» Posted by Todd at February 14, 2006 06:44 AM

You see, there are tons of movie lovers that weep about the sad remakes of european gems that come out of Hollywood. And most times Hollyood studios change the names to avoid paying licensing fees, too.

Ahh, cruel world. Have fun.

» Posted by N-n-n-nobody at February 14, 2006 06:50 AM

I doubt anyone will read this as it is at the end of half a mile of commentary, but here goes:

I loved the original Fight Club, it made a bold statement about the ridiculous and cancerous world of consumer culture and was a powerful attack against metrosexuals and people who subscribe to bullshit consumer ideology, but what really made it work was the irony that underscores the entire film; the soap, selling our own fat back to us, brilliant!

In light of this, I'm glad Bollywood has bastardised Fight Club, because no one could have done it better and it proves everything in the movie right - nothing is sacred anymore, we have no values, we have no ethics and we stand for nothing except money and material consumption. The director of the Bollywood version of Fight Club probably doesn't realise the irony of replacing the original actors with a bunch of faggy-looking metros who sing and dance around, but I think it's fucking hilarious.

So bravo Bollywood, keep up the shoddy work, because life's one big fucking joke and the best policy is not to take anything seriously, because I'm pretty sure when you die, just like at the end of Fight Club, a massive cock flashes before your eyes and you either get it or you don't.

» Posted by SKELETOR at February 14, 2006 07:18 AM

i hope bollywood take everything single hollywood film from the last 10 years and do a shoddy remake

» Posted by haha good at February 14, 2006 09:44 AM

Umm, don't mean to throw a bucket of cold water on all this built-up, misinformed rage, but from what I've been able to gather, this movie is not a remake and doesn't have anything to do with the last truly great American film to be made, the movie we all apparently love, Fight Club.

As near I can figure out, this movie is basically an action flick about a group of people call themselves Team Fight Club. Perhaps instead of merely looking at the title of a movie and then immediately dashing off comments, that time might have been better spent doing some cursory research. And even if it does turn out that the publicity material is a fake-out and it genuinely is a remake, wouldn't it still be better to reserve judgment until actually seeing the movie?

Reading most of these comments reminded me of nothing so much as the attack against The Last Temptation of Christ by all those right-wing, holier-than-thou evangelicals who took to the streets to protest a film NONE of them had actually seen.

» Posted by interested observer at February 14, 2006 01:38 PM

Interested Observer: You are correct in a sense, the synopsis on the website indicates what you have said. However, so many of the design, marketing and (albeit) loose story elemtents (i.e. Fight Club has 'rules', etc.) echo Fincher's Film (from Palahuik's novel) that a bit of rage is warrented by some folks.

Personally, I find it more amusing that "WRONG", I think it will by highly entertaining in a Funny, silly, I-Can't-Believe-They-Actually-Did-This way.

» Posted by Kurt at February 14, 2006 02:47 PM

I think we can all agree that this probably won't be the bomb-shell that Fight Club was, but that's hardly a crime. Films get made, then they get ripped up and turned into other films, or books, or forum coments and the more that happens the better.

So on the one hand:

No-one loved that film more than me. I loved every beautifuly crafted little swipe at the consumer society in that film. This was not just a bunch of clever takes on modern living that got messed up, it ws ME.

On the other:

You are not your job. You are not how much money you have in the bank. You are not your favourite film. Stop trying to control everything and JUST LET GO.

» Posted by Tisats at February 15, 2006 08:17 AM

i am Jack's misguided remake.

» Posted by richie vanderlow at February 15, 2006 07:41 PM

I am Jacks posting in the internet going "wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah wah"

» Posted by Jack at February 15, 2006 09:32 PM

Oh my god fellas!! last night i saw a dream.. in the dream, I was in hell... And the satan himself had done a movie... He wanted me to see it... The name of the movie was.... "Fight Club Remakefromindianswhomakealltheirshittymovieswithsame(singin and gay dancing)style"

» Posted by Pissed off Finnish Guy at February 16, 2006 09:46 AM

Some of you are so naive to think that Fight Club (original) has changed your lives and now all of a sudden you've all become god damn Tyler Durdens. Yes, it has got a message and a bloody well good one. So just read the message dont become the message. Like this bollywood remake makes a difference. You are all twats to think that with your new found 'persona' of mr.Tyler Durden you rule the commercial duvee-covered world and anything it produces. Just sod off and let it be

» Posted by jondo at February 16, 2006 10:43 AM

I am Vikram's good karma. Vishnu kicks Brad Pitt's arse!

» Posted by rassgathole at February 16, 2006 12:29 PM

Another fine thing to do to disgrace indian people. Thanks bolloywood your abilities to remake hits and turn them into jokes shows the capabilities of our country and our sense of creativness is at its all time high as well. Keep up the good work losers.

» Posted by angel at February 17, 2006 02:31 AM

We are the indians, are so stupid... we cannot be original, just to copy, and in the lowest level...punch and fight and after a stupid dance then again - ARE WE SO MORANS ???

» Posted by Ramesh at February 17, 2006 03:03 AM

I just want to know which Marla post coital line will they use?

Oh wait it's bollywood...

"Tyler what's an abortion?"
"Tyler what is sex?"
"Tyler, Ihaven't been fucked like that since.... ever."

I'm bored with this now...

» Posted by Patrick at February 17, 2006 07:13 AM

Just shut up all of u. If its good, too bad. if its bad, too bad. the original, the fake, the remake... is all about the two luxurious overated meals that the director/actor/producer/whatever buy for themselves after its done. lifecycle of a movie is short. ask any producer and he'll tell you he don't care as long as it plays 3 weeks at the cinemas.

so shut up all of u. so close to your cinema, then buy the DVDs/whatevers and go to sleep. u guys didn't write the book nor did u make the movie nor are you any hotshot movie expert who's opinions are worth a good living.

» Posted by ozz at February 17, 2006 03:49 PM

this is the 1st Fight Club that will have a videooclip...+ indian drums... + people suddenly singin and dancing in the middle of nowhere..

» Posted by ajim at February 17, 2006 07:16 PM

Holy shit that preview was bad. Stick an 8-armed elephant up your ass, mmmmmkay?!

» Posted by badmadcat at February 18, 2006 04:29 PM

u think bollywood sux??? wait till u see lollywood man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

» Posted by bollyis kool at February 19, 2006 12:08 AM

i JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT BOLLYWOOD IS PATHETHIC .NEARLY ALL OF THE MOVIES MADE THERE ARE EITHER A RIP OFF OF SOME AMERICAN MOVIE. I EVEN WONDER IF BOLLYWOOD CARES ABOUT IT'S VIEWERS.I WOULD THINK VERY MUCH NOT BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE NOT ALLOT ARE PUT IN INDIAN MOVIES THESEDAYS. PEOPLE GOING FOR BOLLYWOOD JUST GO AND WATCH WHATEVER THEY PUT ON THE SCREENS.HEY LIKE I CAUGHT SOME GUY SAYING "I DO NOT GO TO SEE BOLLYWOOD MOVIES EXPECTING AND INOVATIVE AND INTELLIGENT APPROACH BUT JUST WANT TO WATCH THE PRETTY LADIES IN HUNDREADS OF CLOTHINGS CHANGES RUNNING AROUND USELESSLY IN AN ATTEMPT AT ACTING IN A MOVIE THAT BARELY HAS A STORY.

» Posted by NASH at February 19, 2006 07:15 PM

Why bother with Bollywood.THe people there in that industry are just getting to get the respect they so deservely earn doing on themes ripped off Hollywood.Bollywood would be the only cinema industry where movies get out by the thousands nealry all projects are green lighted where acting makes no difference and even a mediocre movie will atrract viewers.After all who cares.Indians are pretty uses to watch american movies when they need food for thought but when you go for a bolllywood movie expect to be ZOMBIED for 3 hours

» Posted by rajesh at February 19, 2006 07:21 PM

Okay, Nash, that's just silly. India produces in the neighborhood of 900 films per year. 900! We've mentioned, what, three that are blatant knock offs? Three of nine hundred is 0.33%, which I think most would agree is a long way away from 'nearly all'. Yeah, there are more that we're not talking about, but keep things in perspective, man.

» Posted by Todd at February 19, 2006 07:25 PM

COME ON PPL!!!!

do we have to get nasty, i mean, helllooo! i watch bollywood flicks fully aware that many dont have any originality, have lots of skimpy almost-bare-assed chicks(much to the guys i know delight), scenery on any given getaway island or switz, a whole heap of songs(the latest trend being remixes and r'n'b) and most importantly, guys who think they are the male versions of aphrodite(so gods of love basically) mixed with a huge dolop of machosim but never forgeting indian beliefs....

but seriously, whether they make a movie that has the same look and certain plot similarities( since i cant say remake), do you think anyone else but the fans of the original flick care?!?!?!? if someone did, you'd hear abt the billion dollar payoutS(!!!) that bollywood producers/directors/and other idiot whose invovled had to do on the front page of the tabloids...

Take the movie for what is it, not what u believe it decsrated, if its shit then yeah its shit, if its good, enjoy it. dont jump down ppls throats just coz they watch or dare to like 'em....

» Posted by ishq at February 21, 2006 12:58 AM

COME ON PPL!!!!

do we have to get nasty, i mean, helllooo! i watch bollywood flicks fully aware that many dont have any originality, have lots of skimpy almost-bare-assed chicks(much to the guys i know delight), scenery on any given getaway island or switz, a whole heap of songs(the latest trend being remixes and r'n'b) and most importantly, guys who think they are the male versions of aphrodite(so gods of love basically) mixed with a huge dolop of machosim but never forgeting indian beliefs....

but seriously, whether they make a movie that has the same look and certain plot similarities( since i cant say remake), do you think anyone else but the fans of the original flick care?!?!?!? if someone did, you'd hear abt the billion dollar payoutS(!!!) that bollywood producers/directors/and other idiot whose invovled had to do on the front page of the tabloids...

Take the movie for what is it, not what u believe it desecrated, if its shit then yeah its shit, if its good, enjoy it. dont jump down ppls throats just coz they watch or dare to like 'em....

» Posted by ishq at February 21, 2006 12:58 AM

JEEZ!!!
Being an avid movie fan, a Chuck P fan, and married to a Hindu,(I'm white, British & openminded) I get the best of both worlds! sure Bollywood films can be boring and overlong, but so can many Hollwood films! there are some real gems hidden among the many commercial Bollywood blockbusters, you just know where to look!
There are so many idiotic teenage rebel rants above it justs make me wonder what the hell they are doing logging onto this site for???!!!
I've sat thru my fair share of Bollywood movies, laughed my arse off, and been bored in equal measure, and played spot the scene ripp-off from a Hollywood movie, But, HELLO??? The MATRIX Trilogy ripped off so, so, many sources, including ASIAN CINEMA! please note the slo-mo punch in Revolutions is an almost frame by frame RIP-OFF from NOWHERE TO HIDE, thats before I start mentioning the INVISIBLES (UK graphic novel), William Gibson, which were all plundered so thanklessly by the Wachowski Bros.
So boys, get down off your high, sanctimonius horses, and OPEN YOUR MINDS to what other cultures can offer
American culture has exploited so much of Asia and the rest of the world, I think we can put this down to Cinematic Karma, so just get over it!!
How many of you individuals slagging off Bollywood have actually sat thru a Bollywood movie I wonder?

» Posted by Oldnik at February 21, 2006 10:31 AM

I, ah.. I'm not really sure why people are this convinced it's a complete and total remake. The concept of rules, the presence of fighting, and the title really seem to be the only thing this film has in common with the other film. Chuck Palahniuk did identify Fight Club (his book, anyway) as a love story, but this goes WAY beyond Palahniukian affections.

A remake should take the plot and characters of the original film and tell it in a new way, right? That's not what this seems to be doing.

Let's compare and contrast, shall we?

Fight Club, US: Two protagonists, Narrator and Tyler. Technically one.
Fight Club, India: Four protagonists: Vicky, Karan, Somil and Diku.
Fight Club, US: Fight Club is the creation of Tyler Durden. We witness its birth.
Fight Club, India: Fight Club is a preexisting institution that the members join.
Fight Club, US: Tense love triangle in denial. Poor communication.
Fight Club, India: LOTS of love, romantic entanglement... very keen communication. It's put out there in song and dance.
Fight Club, US: Death toll: Bob. "Tyler". No real vengeance.
Fight Club, India: Death toll: Mohit. Kingpin's called in. It takes a huge mafia-like turn as plans are constructed and executed to avenge deaths.

It's NOT the same story. NOT the same characters. The only thing that carried over is the concept of a club where people go to fight. The Indian film takes that concept, solidifies it, carries it out to higher levels, and just makes it a setting for some awesome storylines.

So calm down. Go watch Pulse and its American remake. Check IMDB for the new Oldboy coming out. Hit up Sarah Michelle Gellar in The Grudge. Not only are they direct remakes, they're total rip offs.

» Posted by The Chrys at February 21, 2006 07:21 PM

It doesn't matter if it's the same story or not. I saw the "THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES" card played, and that's complete and utter crap.

If they are going to use quotes from Chuck Palahniuk's story, then it is is a remake. They speak in the same manner, to the same rules, and it's OBVIOUSLY stolen.

If they were oging to make 'their own story' then they could call the club something else, and take the time to make up 'their own version' as well. This is the biggest peice of trash to roll acrost my screen in a long time, but that's just fine, as it'll be a good movie to make fun of until my sides split.

Also, saying that this can be compared to how America stole the Grudge is complete bullshit. It at least vaguley followed the original story, and offered no apologies about being an OBVIOUS remake. It was also due to the fact that the original Grudge did not have the budget that most American cinema has. While yes, the movie was a peice of shit. That doesn't help the argument much, as this movie is a pretty big peice of shit, too.

Five seconds in and you can tell that acting is more than below par. Though one must respect the horriblye coreographed fight scenes with unrealistic physics laws.

Bottom line: You want to make your 'own story'? Come up with your OWN MOVIE and stop riding Chuck Palahniuk's cinematic coat tails.

» Posted by Cherry at February 22, 2006 05:42 AM

It doesn't matter if it's the same story or not. I saw the "THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES" card played, and that's complete and utter crap.

If they are going to use quotes from Chuck Palahniuk's story, then it is is a remake. They speak in the same manner, to the same rules, and it's OBVIOUSLY stolen.

If they were oging to make 'their own story' then they could call the club something else, and take the time to make up 'their own version' as well. This is the biggest peice of trash to roll acrost my screen in a long time, but that's just fine, as it'll be a good movie to make fun of until my sides split.

Also, saying that this can be compared to how America stole the Grudge is complete bullshit. It at least vaguley followed the original story, and offered no apologies about being an OBVIOUS remake. It was also due to the fact that the original Grudge did not have the budget that most American cinema has. While yes, the movie was a peice of shit. That doesn't help the argument much, as this movie is a pretty big peice of shit, too.

Five seconds in and you can tell that acting is more than below par. Though one must respect the horriblye coreographed fight scenes with unrealistic physics laws.

Bottom line: You want to make your 'own story'? Come up with your OWN MOVIE and stop riding Chuck Palahniuk's cinematic coat tails.

» Posted by Cherry at February 22, 2006 05:43 AM

It doesn't matter if it's the same story or not. I saw the "THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT STORIES" card played, and that's complete and utter crap.

If they are going to use quotes from Chuck Palahniuk's story, then it is is a remake. They speak in the same manner, to the same rules, and it's OBVIOUSLY stolen.

If they were oging to make 'their own story' then they could call the club something else, and take the time to make up 'their own version' as well. This is the biggest peice of trash to roll acrost my screen in a long time, but that's just fine, as it'll be a good movie to make fun of until my sides split.

Also, saying that this can be compared to how America stole the Grudge is complete bullshit. It at least vaguley followed the original story, and offered no apologies about being an OBVIOUS remake. It was also due to the fact that the original Grudge did not have the budget that most American cinema has. While yes, the movie was a peice of shit. That doesn't help the argument much, as this movie is a pretty big peice of shit, too.

Five seconds in and you can tell that acting is more than below par. Though one must respect the horriblye coreographed fight scenes with unrealistic physics laws.

Bottom line: You want to make your 'own story'? Come up with your OWN MOVIE and stop riding Chuck Palahniuk's cinematic coat tails. "Teenage Rebels" have nothing to do with this argument, so try playing a different card.

» Posted by Cherry at February 22, 2006 05:45 AM

It'd be much more appropriate if this were a Dhallywood remake instead of a Bollywood one. Projectionists in Bangladesh have adopted the habit of inserting hard-core pornography in the middle of movies to draw customers into the theatres. The practice has become so widespread that patrons at one movie theatre rioted violently and burned the theatre down when a movie was shown unaltered.

Also - the "make up your own story/come up with your own movie/don't copy that floppy" whiners need to relax. There are no original stories. Every story in human history since the Illiad is derivative, and even that probably borrowed from someone else.

» Posted by toasterhead at February 22, 2006 02:19 PM

omg i fought dis film was wiked mann lol cuz it had zayed khan init lol hehe man pepo out dere who have nt watched it yet i advize u togo n c it its funy its good lol cya manchesters finest azn girl

» Posted by alisha at February 23, 2006 04:41 PM

Congratulations alisha on writing a sentence that uses not a single correct English word in anything remotely close to the correct part of speech. This takes a special kind of linguistic skill that few of us could even dare approach. I, for one, salute you!

» Posted by toasterhead at February 23, 2006 10:16 PM

a movie's being remade...well thats not a big deal....but wait, its an aMERICAN movie...oh god forbid! how dARE they? you guys are all so obsessed....get a life honestly. america isn't the only country in the world...there are so many countries that most of you haven't even heard of...in fact, i bet that most of you haven't even been out of the U.S. its just a movie...let them remake it, so what? its not like you're being forced to watch it. just ignore its existance...let them do what they wanna do. what does it matter to you? hollywoods remade many movies that were originally thought up by different nations. but noones trashing hollywood...are they? is it cuz you all are americans? and you feel so superior compared to the rest of the world? well guess what? you're not...so get used to it. go to any other country and they'll laugh at you cuz you're american. (i'm american too, and damn proud of it) its just a movie and most people i know haven't even HEARD of Fight Club so all you die-hard fans out there? gET OVER IT. go buy your stupid dvd of fight club and watch it rather than sitting here wasting your time insulting some random movie that you're never gonna see...

» Posted by lol at February 26, 2006 07:38 PM

Wow. And people bitch about Hollywood being shallow and stupid....

» Posted by J at March 1, 2006 08:37 AM

get over it guys! I agree that the trailer looks absolutely ridiculous, but there culture loves this kinda filmmalking. if you can't have an open mind and accept something different then you are ignorant. hollywood has remade thousands of films. go get a life and quit whining about stuff that doesnt matter. get a life!

» Posted by bdawwg at March 1, 2006 09:28 PM

lmao.
this like a super hero movie, poeple flying everywhere.
i dont wanna judge it,
i suggest you'll watch it too, before juding it.
this is hilarious, though.

» Posted by Ash Exodus at March 2, 2006 09:49 PM

JAJAJAJAJA, too much fun. JUST LOOK AT THE MUSIC VIDEO TRAILERS.

I think I've seen each one of them about 17 times.

Curious fact for people with too much time, like you and me:
1.- Did you know that about 60% of Bollywood movies are financed by the India mafia? Damn.

You guys just made my day. Oh boy.

I have to deliver a paperwork about an article called 'Going Bollywood'. If I deliver this trailers, I'll go straight to graduation.

These guys are incredibly smart, or incredibly stupid.

By the way, if you want to be on the other side of miror, (just don't complain later), do this:

1]Go to the nearest Cockbuster
2]Rent 'Vanilla Sky', with Tom Cruise.
3]Notice that, Pene llope Cruise (Cruz) is on the movie.
4]Get by all means 'Abre los ojos', which is the orginial movie.
5]Make sure that, Pene llope Cruise (Cruz) is on the movie.
6]Put some popcorns on the microwave and enjoy.

» Posted by Nicolas at March 12, 2006 08:32 PM

Hollywood has more than 50% remake releases per year. An industry that make 300 films a year.

Bollywood has a 90% remake releases per year BUT they make 900 movies a year. Bollywood is a great industry whose only goal is to entertain. Bollywood only gives around 10-15 hits a year. The original Bollywood films are great. Indian stars have more populairty and longeivity status than any hollywood star and that is a fact studied by experts. But hollywood directors are the best at what they do.

» Posted by VMAN at March 15, 2006 02:16 AM

We are the all singing all dancing cast of the Bollywood remake of Fight Club.

» Posted by Fish at March 15, 2006 11:31 AM

You guys are a bunch of idiots..y the fuck would u like the bollywood fight club better? Maybee u dont like it cuz ur all rednecks...who luv whities..atleast this fightclub has hott guys, good dancers and BOLLYWOOD can put dances fights etc together..there not stupid and brainless like Hollywood..by the way, if u didnt kno WILL SMITH FROM BOLLYWOOD is trying to get Bollywood and Hollywood together..maybee u idiots need help!! U want real stuff check out DUS or SARKAR...DHOOM...ASHOKA...those r REAL INDIAN MOVIES and Hollywood tries to steal stories like that..ROCK ON BOLLYWOOD..haha

» Posted by Amarie at March 16, 2006 09:14 PM

No sean tan gafapastas. Fight Club fue una muy buena película y si le quieren hacer un remake... ¡Pues que lo hagan! Por más buena que sea una película no la pueden convertir en una vaca sagrada. Si lo hacen solo demuestran fundamentalismo e intolerancia

PS. Escribo esto en español pues siempre hay un xenófobo dispuesto a decir alguna estupidez (y que probaría mi punto sobre la gente fundamentalista e intolerante). Para los que entienden, paz hermanos.

» Posted by Felipe at March 18, 2006 12:32 PM

"Borrowing" is a standard industry practice.
Hollywood steals from whatever and manages to turn quality into crap every time (god knows the yanks hate subtitles. Reading must be avoided at all costs)!

Ring?
Just Visiting?
The grudge?

...the list goes on and on.

So who cares if Bollywood does it?

» Posted by yen at March 18, 2006 10:26 PM

kiss my ass u fuckin curry eatin bitches - i dunno wat fight club the director of the film was watchin coz immmm sure the original was nutin like da desi version - the only good thing abt the desi version is suniel shetty - he looks hot - p.s my girlfriend think i look like him - and im actaully white

also i would like to say that this film is an official oscar contender- there is nothing wrong wid da matrix scenes as it is obvious are roti eating heroes are much stronger then the ugly bradd pitt and ed nortonn - gooooooooo suniel shiittty -
it was definitely a film wid a modern touch and meaningful theme - it was a complete tearjerker about values, friend and suniel shittty - i gotta admit sohail khan wasnt dat bad either - after watchin the film i was forced to punch my friends( not cause they made me watch the film - it just dat bloody emotional - and later i went and punched my mother too - too thank for all her love - oohhh and suniel shiity played the role of the big titty man wid perfection - he shudv been in the oridinal- im sure he even had his testicles removed for the role - wat a perfectionist -
p.s people watch lucky - support the cause - say no to paedophiles -dat means u salman)whay cant he be more like suniel shittty

» Posted by Sunil Shetty at April 6, 2006 10:00 AM

kiss my ass u f uckin curry eatin bitches - i dunno wat fight club the director of the film was watchin coz immmm sure the original was nutin like da desi version - the only good thing abt the desi version is suniel shetty - he looks hot - p.s my girlfriend think i look like him - and im actaully white

also i would like to say that this film is an official oscar contender- there is nothing wrong wid da matrix scenes as it is obvious are roti eating heroes are much stronger then the ugly bradd pitt and ed nortonn - gooooooooo suniel shiittty -
it was definitely a film wid a modern touch and meaningful theme - it was a complete tearjerker about values, friend and suniel shittty - i gotta admit sohail khan wasnt dat bad either - after watchin the film i was forced to punch my friends( not cause they made me watch the film - it just dat bloody emotional - and later i went and punched my mother too - too thank for all her love - oohhh and suniel shiity played the role of the big titty man wid perfection - he shudv been in the oridinal- im sure he even had his testicles removed for the role - wat a perfectionist -
p.s people watch lucky - support the cause - say no to paedophiles -dat means u salman)whay cant he be more like suniel shittty

» Posted by Sunil Shetty at April 6, 2006 10:01 AM

kiss my @@ss u fckin curry eatin pudhis - i dunno wat fight club the director of the film was watchin coz immmm sure the original was nutin like da desi version - the only good thing abt the desi version is suniel shetty - he looks hot - p.s my girlfriend think i look like him - and im actaully white

also i would like to say that this film is an official oscar contender- there is nothing wrong wid da matrix scenes as it is obvious are roti eating heroes are much stronger then the ugly bradd pitt and ed nortonn - gooooooooo suniel shiittty -
it was definitely a film wid a modern touch and meaningful theme - it was a complete tearjerker about values, friend and suniel shittty - i gotta admit sohail khan wasnt dat bad either - after watchin the film i was forced to punch my friends( not cause they made me watch the film - it just dat bloody emotional - and later i went and punched my mother too - too thank for all her love - oohhh and suniel shiity played the role of the big titty man wid perfection - he shudv been in the oridinal- im sure he even had his testicles removed for the role - wat a perfectionist -
p.s people watch lucky - support the cause - say no to paedophiles -dat means u salman)whay cant he be more like suniel shittty

» Posted by Sunil Shetty at April 6, 2006 10:01 AM

kiss my @@ss u fckin curry eatin pudhis - i dunno wat fight club the director of the film was watchin coz immmm sure the original was nutin like da desi version - the only good thing abt the desi version is suniel shetty - he looks hot - p.s my girlfriend think i look like him - and im actaully white

also i would like to say that this film is an official oscar contender- there is nothing wrong wid da matrix scenes as it is obvious are roti eating heroes are much stronger then the ugly bradd pitt and ed nortonn - gooooooooo suniel shiittty -
it was definitely a film wid a modern touch and meaningful theme - it was a complete tearjerker about values, friend and suniel shittty - i gotta admit sohail khan wasnt dat bad either - after watchin the film i was forced to punch my friends( not cause they made me watch the film - it just dat bloody emotional - and later i went and punched my mother too - too thank for all her love - oohhh and suniel shiity played the role of the big titty man wid perfection - he shudv been in the oridinal- im sure he even had his testicles removed for the role - wat a perfectionist -
p.s people watch lucky - support the cause - say no to paedophiles -dat means u salman)whay cant he be more like suniel shittty

» Posted by Sunil Shetty at April 6, 2006 10:02 AM

sunil shetty is planned to star as 50 cent in the remake of get rich or die tryin' called `paisa banao ya mar jao`

sunil is also planed to star in th eremake of king kong, he is set to play the ape

» Posted by newsflash at April 6, 2006 10:08 AM

when i heard this remake was coming I ran until my muscles burned and my veins pumped battery acid. Then... I ran some more

» Posted by me at April 6, 2006 10:40 AM

I'm partially indian, (lebanese and iranian too) and I live in chicago. So, movies made in india just don't seem to be good for me, due to the fact I live here. In india, they've probably never heard of fight club(original), and There going to eat this stuff up. Indians are very easy to amuse. No offense, but you know it's ture.

» Posted by Fares at April 6, 2006 07:57 PM

>:( words cannot describe the horror I'm feeling right now. The original movie is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Now it's going to be destroyed.

» Posted by me too at April 11, 2006 04:42 AM

Bollywood already remade ET.. its called Koi Mil Gaya I think:)

» Posted by a at April 22, 2006 02:55 PM

Bollywood already remade ET.. its called Koi Mil Gaya I think:)

» Posted by a at April 22, 2006 02:56 PM

LOL UR ALL CRAZY, It's got nothing to do with the book or the hollywood film, the only the same is the title, you're all whining like bitches for nothing!

» Posted by Zak at May 7, 2006 09:58 AM

Fuck "Snakes on a Plane" this is my new must see movie, I wonder if I'm too late to book tickets to fly to India for the Premiere?

» Posted by Brian Mcfly at May 12, 2006 11:34 AM

pff.. ive seen worse remakes come straight out of HOLLYWOOD, Ring anyone?

» Posted by dij at June 13, 2006 12:16 PM

woah woah woah, you guys are morons
why would they remake a film so young you say? NEWSFLASH FOR YOU: HOLLYWOOD DOES THIS ALL THE TIME TO EUROPEAN MOVIES AND ASIAN MOVIES
TRUE LIES, RING, THE GRUDGE, THE LAKE HOUSE ARE ALL REMAKES OF RECENT FILM

» Posted by dumbasses at July 9, 2006 05:39 PM

sadsS

» Posted by sameer at July 21, 2006 06:58 AM

Big deal if they do a remake. Hollywood has done several (usually crappy) remakes of European and Asian movies. Also the american versions of european tv shows (Survivor, Faking It, The Office) usually suck balls.

So you yanks need to stop whining about bollywood remakes, you're not any better.

» Posted by EUROPA at July 30, 2006 07:00 AM

Flight Club is a GREAT film! I have already seen it over 10 times and still enjoy seeing it. Lot of superb action shots, great comedy, and super story line!

» Posted by Manny at August 31, 2006 12:20 AM

koi mil gaya is not a remake of e.t. i thought that until i saw it-the storyline isnt even the same & i LOVE e.t so i'd know.
fight club(the indian version) is BRILLIANT. I LOVE BOLLYWOOD! indian movies r the best, english ones are crappy & borin, with the exception of a few. everyone copies movies, big deal if bollywood copied the name "fight club"! get over it people! go watch the indian version rather than moanin about bollywood copying hollywood-maybe that'll shut u guys up!
oh yeah, hollywood copies japanese movies (the grudge, the ring etc...) n the hollywood versions are CRAP!!!!!-so its ok for hollywood to copy but not for bollywood?? DOUBLE STANDARDS!!!!

» Posted by rajji at September 12, 2006 10:31 AM

Good

America brings out enough shit remakes, i dont care if its nothing to do with the american fight club, im just glad its wound you yanks up

now you know the horror of a film you love being torn to shreds :D

» Posted by ImGlad at October 18, 2006 10:30 PM

"omg i fought dis film was wiked mann lol"

» Posted by omg i fought dis film was wiked mann lol at November 28, 2006 01:35 PM

Hi ppl,

remake is a good thing, if done wisely....it is a good commercial thinking....However, we need good stories to convert to..and we should do it without adding up unnecessary indianism...

For example....Do u guys know that, "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena" is a remake of "Confidence" ? The English was not an extravagenza...though it can keep you on the edge of the seat with its brilliant story handling. When we copied it, we had to add 2 hours of our own brain, and which obviously could not match the original director's brain....

Well, why dont we remake something, that we can easily add to and make more than watchable..I have a lit of such movies in my mind....

For now, I will give away one:

Ocean’s Eleven:
--------------------

George Clooney: “Danny Ocean”: Ajay Devgan

Brad Pitt: “Rusty Ryan”: Arshad Warsi

Matt Damon: “Linus Caldwell”: Shahid Kapoor

Bernie Mac: “Frank Catton”: Rajpal Yadav

Don Cheadle: “Basher”: Suniel Shetty

Elliott gould: “Reuben Tishkoff”: Paresh Rawal

Shaobo Quin: “Yen”: ( Does not require much acting )

Casey Affleck: “Virgil Malloy”: Kabir Sadana

Scott Caan: “Turk Malloy”: Ninad Kamat

Carl Reiner: “Saul Bloom”: Boman Irani

Eddie Jemison: “Livingston Dell”: Vrajesh Hirjee

Andy Garcia: “Terry Benedict”: Kay Kay

Julia Roberts: “Tess Ocean”: Kajol

[ Probable name : Ek aur Dus – Gyarah!!! ]

Wish, I would be a producer or director!!!!!!!!!!

» Posted by Sharit at February 7, 2007 07:03 PM

Hollywood makes remakes and Bollywood copies. Do you numbnuts see the difference? Bollywood is pathetic because they have no talent and orginality. They copy 90% of hollywood films. So all of you wankers go watch Bollywood crap and leave us and our movies alone. Your bollywood owes big time to Hollywood. You will always be like our tail and we can wag you in any direction we want. If Hollywood stops making movies Bollywood will be perished because they won't have anything to copy. So kiss our feet and say thank you AMERICA.

Before anyone complains about Hollywood remakes of asian movies. All of you illitrate Indians must learn the fact that American studios first buy the rights of asian movies and then make remakes. Indian movie directors pick up a dvd watch it and then copy it which is Illegal. Now go spread your poo somewhere else.

» Posted by Domino at February 11, 2007 07:05 AM

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