"Choke" trailer (Chuck Palahniuk filmatization)

Zanoan · 05-29-2008, 02:39 AM

Generally speaking I'm a major Chuck Palahniuk fan. I loved "Fight Club" and "Lullaby" and I hate the fact that I haven't had time to venture into more of his works. It's everything from his style and tone, humor and irony to the content and how it's delivering. His writing just strikes me great. "Fight Club" the movie is probably my one favorite movie of all times, and a brilliant adaption by Fincher as well.

So I will of course be seeing this but I suppose I should tell myself not to get my expectations too higher. But neither have I read the book, although I heard a lot of great stuff about that one as well. Seems to me however the tone and setting is a lot different, meaning this one is a lot more ironic and humorously based than say "Fight Club" and "Lullaby" which were pretty radical and dark from times to times, even though they both follow the "same" average Joe.

Edit:Seems it's been released in the US, already? Uh, gg me!

"Choke" | Video | MTV

Vorph · 05-29-2008, 04:42 AM

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Edit:Seems it's been released in the US, already? Uh, gg me!

Only at festivals. Won't be out til fall in normal theaters, and most things on Fox Searchlight are limited release at best.

Erumaron · 05-29-2008, 07:17 AM

hahahahha.

"Hey you changed your hair!"
"Yea 'cause of what you said about blondes getting skin cancer."

Modo Icecrown · 05-29-2008, 07:33 AM

I heard some good stuff at first, then read some REALLY bad reviews. Like, people who really tried to like the movie and just couldn't do it. It's the directors first movie if I recall.

I'm going to see it, I loved the book, but I doubt it's going to do it any justice.

Nazbuk · 05-29-2008, 08:41 AM

Is his mom's doctor the school girl from Trainspotting?

Zerai · 05-29-2008, 08:47 AM

Restricted from playing trailer outside US due to copywrites. Jesus christ I want the people who started doing that skinned alive then whipped to death with salt encrusted rusty chains.

chaos · 05-29-2008, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Modo Icecrown

I heard some good stuff at first, then read some REALLY bad reviews. Like, people who really tried to like the movie and just couldn't do it. It's the directors first movie if I recall.

I'm going to see it, I loved the book, but I doubt it's going to do it any justice.

Same. This is my favorite Palahniuk book after Fight Club, and I really really really WANT this to be awesome, and the reviews I have read are so depressing.

I mean, they got Sam fucking Rockwell to play Victor, how do you fuck that up? He is perfect.

I am guessing I will download it and see if it's any good.

sachemsiouxx · 05-29-2008, 09:00 AM

Im not sure about it after watching the trailer, however i guess this is the right time to recommend "Survivor", my Palahniuk favorite.
I also saw him in a book convention here last year, and he was not only very funny but also very shockingly interesting (who would have thought?!).
He had those awesome theories regarding electric toothbrushes, but I really could not rephrase them, you will have to see him "live".

Tripamang · 05-29-2008, 02:21 PM

Fight Club had horrible trailers.. hell they barely even represented the concept of the film.

Who knows.. *crosses fingers*

Rorek · 05-29-2008, 02:40 PM

Invisible Monsters should also be coming out sometime this year.

chaos · 05-29-2008, 02:47 PM

Well, if any of you guys see it and it turns out that the reviews were wrong, please post.

voodoochile78 · 05-29-2008, 03:36 PM

That trailer looked pretty faithful to the book.

Modo Icecrown · 05-29-2008, 03:38 PM

From what I heard they took the ending of the book out and turned it into a romantic comedy.

voodoochile78 · 05-29-2008, 09:35 PM

Well I guess you can't count on Hollywood to end a movie with a guy's ass exploding with several week's worth of backed up feces and a butt plug.

Simas · 05-30-2008, 01:54 AM

Yea I cant imagine theyd have the butt plug and shit and everything, that tone is cert. not implied by the trailer.

It looks like they turned it into a really dark off beat misanthropic romantic comedy?

05-29-2008, 02:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zanoan I wish I was queer, so I could get chicks Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,868 -4 Internets	"Choke" trailer (Chuck Palahniuk filmatization) Generally speaking I'm a major Chuck Palahniuk fan. I loved "Fight Club" and "Lullaby" and I hate the fact that I haven't had time to venture into more of his works. It's everything from his style and tone, humor and irony to the content and how it's delivering. His writing just strikes me great. "Fight Club" the movie is probably my one favorite movie of all times, and a brilliant adaption by Fincher as well. So I will of course be seeing this but I suppose I should tell myself not to get my expectations too higher. But neither have I read the book, although I heard a lot of great stuff about that one as well. Seems to me however the tone and setting is a lot different, meaning this one is a lot more ironic and humorously based than say "Fight Club" and "Lullaby" which were pretty radical and dark from times to times, even though they both follow the "same" average Joe. Edit:Seems it's been released in the US, already? Uh, gg me! "Choke" \| Video \| MTV __________________ "It is better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt" - Abraham Lincoln Last edited by Zanoan : 05-29-2008 at 02:46 AM.

05-29-2008, 07:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
Modo Icecrown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 400	I heard some good stuff at first, then read some REALLY bad reviews. Like, people who really tried to like the movie and just couldn't do it. It's the directors first movie if I recall. I'm going to see it, I loved the book, but I doubt it's going to do it any justice. __________________ Abadawn / Protection Paladin / Thrall / Forgotten Go listen to the rapper I work with.

05-29-2008, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nazbuk MC 900 Foot Jesus Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Birmingham Posts: 920	Is his mom's doctor the school girl from Trainspotting? __________________ Nazbuk "Just once I'd love to see a modern-day Square RPG where the women don't look like 12-year-old, quasi-Asian schoolgirls and the men don't look like 12-year-old, quasi-Asian schoolgirls." -Millie

05-29-2008, 02:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
Tripamang Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,026 -7 Internets	Fight Club had horrible trailers.. hell they barely even represented the concept of the film. Who knows.. crosses fingers __________________ Black Atom - Crescent of the Red Moon - Red Moon Federation

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Rorek Definitely Maybe Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 319 -12 Internets	Invisible Monsters should also be coming out sometime this year. __________________

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Erumaron Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 598	hahahahha. "Hey you changed your hair!" "Yea 'cause of what you said about blondes getting skin cancer."

05-29-2008, 08:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
Zerai ~ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: An Igloo Posts: 2,937 -5 Internets	Restricted from playing trailer outside US due to copywrites. Jesus christ I want the people who started doing that skinned alive then whipped to death with salt encrusted rusty chains.

05-29-2008, 09:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
sachemsiouxx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 108 -2 Internets	Im not sure about it after watching the trailer, however i guess this is the right time to recommend "Survivor", my Palahniuk favorite. I also saw him in a book convention here last year, and he was not only very funny but also very shockingly interesting (who would have thought?!). He had those awesome theories regarding electric toothbrushes, but I really could not rephrase them, you will have to see him "live".

05-29-2008, 02:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
chaos Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 4,968 +19 Internets	Well, if any of you guys see it and it turns out that the reviews were wrong, please post.

05-29-2008, 03:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
voodoochile78 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 645 -19 Internets	That trailer looked pretty faithful to the book.

05-29-2008, 03:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Modo Icecrown Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 400	From what I heard they took the ending of the book out and turned it into a romantic comedy. __________________ Abadawn / Protection Paladin / Thrall / Forgotten Go listen to the rapper I work with.

05-29-2008, 09:35 PM	#14 (permalink)
voodoochile78 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 645 -19 Internets	Well I guess you can't count on Hollywood to end a movie with a guy's ass exploding with several week's worth of backed up feces and a butt plug.

05-30-2008, 01:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
Simas Say word Join Date: May 2005 Location: NoVa Posts: 1,386 -24 Internets	Yea I cant imagine theyd have the butt plug and shit and everything, that tone is cert. not implied by the trailer. It looks like they turned it into a really dark off beat misanthropic romantic comedy? __________________ Destroyer

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