FIGHT CLUB (1999) Movie Reaction *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | GREATEST BRAD PITT MOVIE?!

[@DJ_UNeK]

"That mattress has hepatitis." That just killed me. LMFAO

[@brettcloud8550]

The "Paper Street Soap Co." thing was some incredible insight.

[@brianmurphy8811]

Only person I've ever seen make the connection

[@sntxrrr]

I wasn't familiar with the term and always assumed it meant there used to be a paper mill at that location. Industrial area, makes sense. So this was a pleasant surprise.

[@Bimmer_MD]

He really got me when he saw the business card and was able recognize the what the angels facing one another symbolized.

[@ericc4040]

That’s because most people weren’t able to, or just wouldn’t pause the movie to catch it. He might not be as brilliant as you are giving him credit for… Still my favorite reactor 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@troytheodorovich5879]

Right b4 I watched it and googled it (once google was a thing) I didn't know paper st wasn't a thing.....my guy is smarter than ur average bear....hahah

[@christopherlyons4923]

The book ends differently. He actually does wake up in an asylum and thinks it was all a dream until an orderly whispers, “we’ll get you out Mr Durden.”

[@rinhyugaa6565]

I need to read the book now!

[@scottcarr8738]

Spoilers! Great read by the way.

[@GreyDoofus88]

Meaning that Tyler Durden is still running the show.

[@mikeanderson1722]

More like Tyler set Project Mayhem up so well that even after the narrator killed him, it kept on going. @@GreyDoofus88

[@lisemzarate4029]

This has been the most entertaining reaction to this movie I have ever seen, what does it say about me that I found utter joy in witnessing someone I consider better read and educated struggle against their own intellect to comprehend what they are seeing for the first time. Watching you flip from, might not be able to finish, to may need to rewatch several times was wonderful ❤

[@dripcaraybbx]

Knowing how your mind thinks, this is the reaction I've wanted to see forever

[@wonderweasle2212]

That paper street really got him haha

[@wonderweasle2212]

He was on the brink of putting the whole movie together from the first few minutes

[@Mahoney_Hightower]

He kept saying I'm so confused. I'm screaming you're the only person in history who actually gets it on the first watch.

[@wonderweasle2212]

@@Mahoney_Hightower right?? Lol

[@XILPIX]

@@Mahoney_Hightower “just Trish ash” reacted to it last year and his girlfriend figured it out just over half way in specifically the scene where Tyler can hear all the noise in the basement and Marla is completely oblivious to it, she’s *the only* person on KZbin who’s figured it out that fast.

[@russellhunt2071]

I was laughing all the way through it till you finally figured it out. You were so close for so long.

[@foljs5858]

His questions seemed like he knew all along and tried to play like he found out

[@2020dre]

Your attention to detail and knowledge of things like paper street gave you an insight into this movie early on. Also your photographer's eye and Asperger's (as you put it) give you a different perspective I think. Fantastic and impressive to watch as you picked out a thousand different inconsistencies that I missed while watching this amazing movie.

[@willvr4]

Yeah this movie is really interesting to watch for the 2nd time, because all of the signs are there but it's never obvious.

[@twhittygames]

I was watching one of the developers of Knights of the Old Republic give a talk about narrative twists, and he said that if your twist is actually well-written, about 10% of your audience will figure it out before it happens.

[@Raven5150]

Congratulations you saw the first flash, most reactors don't say a thing at the first flash it's usually the second or mostly the 3rd flash before reactors mention it, Tyler appears 6 times before the plane meeting

[@brandenharvey9817]

The first time I watched it, I didn't see any of them. I remember watching it the second time and seeing it and thinking, What was that?

[@Aurelius556]

Many reactors see the flashes... because they have seen the movie before.

[@michaellloyd8325]

very true@@Aurelius556

[@T27609]

"If you don't get out that man's busom!" 😂😂 Best statement I've heard all day!

[@nandycasper8255]

I enjoyed the reaction. It was awesome to see how the movie almost broke your brain 😂. Like the way your brain works. You did figure it out faster than most of us

[@CaptainFirefred]

I believe there is a whole Cornetto Trilogy for MrLBoyd to discover.

[@peadarruane6582]

Wow... you were picking up on such small details that I've NEVER noticed, like the no incoming calls etc. and the Paper Street. You are incredibly perceptive. When I went to see this film, my mate and myself thought it was just going to be a punch him up fight movie, and felt like we got slapped in the face when the twist was revealed haha. Loved your reaction. The Paper street thing, didn't know about that.

[@bless1984]

"Let's not obsess over small things" Which you do A LOT. 🤣🤣🤣

[@CrystalisQ]

You know, I've seen this movie a bunch and NEVER realized "Paper St" was a fictional street that commonly happens with city planning. Nice eye!

[@CrystalisQ]

Maaan, you caught a LOT more on your first viewing than I did. I'm low key jealous. 😛

[@webdrude]

12 Monkeys also competes for greatest brad pitt movie, for me at least. you would probably enjoy that one too, perhaps more.

[@Ichthyodactyl]

Agreed.

[@rodneywear7501]

100%

[@DannyBedo]

Bruce fuckin Willis!! 12 monkeys is legendary

[@benahaus]

Snatch, 12 Monkeys, Seven...has the guy made a bad movie?

[@DannyBedo]

@@benahaus world war Z

[@27thandpaseo]

Amazing seeing you break the code every step of the way.

[@cripple1791]

MrLBoyd: It's really hard to watch this movie Me: No it isn't. You're not watching it. You're trying to figure out the story before it's told to you. MrLBoyd: That mattress has hepatitis! Lmao. Great reaction. Loved every second of it.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

He over always over analyzes to the point some of his reactions are unwatchable.

[@Drax514]

This one was that way for me. I quit at about 16 minutes in. Just way, way, WAYYYYY too much over analyzing everything. I get you have to make commentary, but this was just to the point of frustration. He's beating his head against a wall over and over and over trying to figure out stuff that will be answered in mere minutes @@GaryLBlakeley

[@ajil112]

@@Drax514 not to mention that pausing to think about whats going on every 5 minutes ruins the immersion and makes it easy to figure out what's going on.

[@Ichthyodactyl]

I'm glad you mentioned needing to watch the movie again because I was definitely going to suggest it. You pick up on so much more the second time around, although I think you did get most of it the first time, to be fair.

[@CobraChicken101]

I had to watch it twice, once to be confused untill the ending, the second for it to become one of my favorite movies of all time. I'm guessing many people did the same.

[@djgizmoe]

I consider myself a reasonably educated dude *and in fact showed Fight Club to my English classes for years* and I never knew what a "paper street" was, nor noticed half of the, in retrospect, very obvious breadcrumbs the director was leaving. Good man. Admittedly, you have a penchant for over-thinking in your reactions, giving films way too much credit for accidental or incidental imagery or choices, so it's great to see you battling with a movie that rewards frame-by-frame analysis.

[@dareal5401]

'i have 2 major scars' proceeds to point at 2 non visible tiny ass scars

[@Sadovari]

My man, your eye for detail is exemplary! So many things I have not noticed even after 8 or so rewatches.

[@AceCorban]

I was pretty sure you'd figure it out. But you did give yourself a couple false clues that led to the same outcome anyway. When Marla said "That night you came to play doctor", she was referring to the scene where she asked Edward Norton's Tyler to check her breasts for lumps. But yeah, as soon as you started focusing on Paper Street and the duality symbolism, I was like "yeah, he's gonna figure it out early". Bravo, sir. You definitely dumped your stat points on Perception and Intelligence.

[@brandenharvey9817]

He regained the stat points he lost with Who's on First?.

[@tylerdurden8631]

You have your kelvin scale backwards. 6500k is really bluish white and around 2700k is a typical yellow incandescent light. You want lower kelvin light in the evening to go to sleep.

[@MRLBOYDMOVIEREACTS]

im a photographer, in photography high kelvin makes image warm , low kelvin makes image super cold ( blue )

[@lunatikoniko1546]

Man you are so sharp in your way of thinking...many reactors try this film...you are the first that i saw that catch every hint of the complexity of the plot and sub-plot

[@calvinmckinney9303]

Your random tangents are hilarious. You get so sidetracked and out into the weeds😅😅

[@Jskew]

Fun fact Brad Pitt said to surprise him and Edward Norton hit him in the ear as an imporv. It worked so well they left it in the movie. Great moment.

[@sqwashsilver]

Never knew that fact about Paper Street, makes perfect sense once you’ve seen the movie

[@jamesnorthup7717]

What a great movie! Saw it three weeks in a row in the theater!! The movie did exactly what Tyler did! It gives something very true that you agree with and then buries you in piles of BS! Just like any good cult leader would!! Definitely in my top ten movies!!

[@YeOldeLord]

From this reaction I can honestly say I now think that Mr Lboyd is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay smarter than the average bear, holy heck you caught so much stuff on your first watch through that took me at least 3 watches to notice. Loved this reaction

[@benahaus]

True, but it's much easier to freeze frame and think out loud than to catch it all on the fly. I've watched five times and still catch subtleties.

[@benahaus]

Or at least waaaay prepared.

[@TheSpyderx82]

I cannot believe how many hints you actually caught! Bravissimo! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@Bimmer_MD]

Exercise would definitely put him to sleep. That's what helped to keep me sane while I was locked up. Anytime that I would find myself getting tangled up in my own thoughts and starting to feel anxious or restless, I would hit a few sets of burpees and it would really help me to rest and relax afterwards.

[@axebeard6085]

Exercise might help, but the underlying issue is the severe mental illness. Based on what we see, I suspect he has Dissociative Identity Disorder and some form of Bipolar. Probably Bipolar Depression, as he seems to alternate between depression and mild mania. Since the film is being told by an unreliable narrator, It is hard to know if (or how much) psychosis is present; who and what is actually real? We are told that he sleeps like a baby after the support groups. He's probably trying to deal with a lot of anxiety. Exercise probably wouldn't help much unless he is reaching the "runner's high". I know from experience that the released neurochemicals can be VERY helpful with anxiety.

[@flibber123]

What I like about the story is that his mental illness leads to him forming a cult of equally disturbed people. Then he turns them into a terrorist group and his realization of what he's done leads to his moment of clarity. But the crazy version of himself anticipated that might happen, so even though he's clear minded he can't stop what he put in motion. So he figures "I might as well enjoy the show" and stands there with his gf, watching the buildings come down.

[@bkPaladin80]

I think you were like 80% there at the beginning when you saw a close-up of Tyler's business card. Paper Street...the two angels looking at each through a mirror...the 555 number...the ying-yang furniture. You noticed all of that.

[@shaneord7527]

I never knew the paper St info which would help in figuring it out but I didn't get it till the guy in the bar called him Mr durden, mind you I was extremely drunk at about 3am when I first watched it. That moment blew my mind!

[@rabidmaddog4130]

You are the FIRST to get the duality so fast! I never got "paper street" till today.

[@GothamsHer0]

I'd argue this Brad Pitt role is VERY close to being, if not on par with his role in 12 Monkeys. Underrated sci-fi Bruce Willis movie with a FANTASTIC role played by Brad Pitt!

[@brandonmclean6108]

The mind "f", your mind, best reaction of this movie ever! My cheeks hurt. XD It takes a few takes to understand completely. Much love, bro! Keep doing what you do!

[@willvr4]

It's almost annoying how seemingly perfect Brad Pitt is. I wanted to hate him when I was younger because it felt almost unfair how talented and good looking his is, but then you never hear a bad word about him. Not to mention, he was like the only person who straight up openly stood up to Harvey Weinstein and said that he would kill him after he learned that he was being sexually inappropriate with Gweneth Paltrow. He never even talks about it either...the only reason the story is public is because other people saw it. It happened at the opening of Hamlet on Broadway back in the mid 90's.

[@BeUnadulterated]

I think the first two rules of fight club are a commentary on the feelings of dissatisfaction and displeasure that can build up in the underbelly of a society. Things you are not supposed to talk openly about yet are mutually experienced, will continue to spread/build and eventually erupt to the surface of society if not addressed. You can see this eruption present itself in people finally standing up to oppression or tyranny through thoughtful political activism but it can also present itself through violence and destruction. We've seen both throughout history for different reasons and motivations. I think Fight Club spoke to sentiments felt by men leading up to Palahniuk writing the book but it is also relevant and resurfacing today as society continues to change. I could be wrong but I find the fight club's growing despite the first to rules to be quite clever commentary and a warning that unaddressed issues run the risk of being destructive.

[@RJH1611]

saw this in high school - but it hit harder watching it 20 years later.

[@faygodrinker]

46:51 you're lucky you have a pause button, I didn't have that the first time I watched this. I watched this in theaters 4 times and it was money well spent

[@tomhathaway2556]

The first scene in the movie is a neuron misfiring inside edward nortons' brain. It's a pretty big clue itself.

[@SimplyDarknes]

I'm at 20:20 time in your reaction, and it's killing me. You say your absolutely confused, but you got every single hint! It's because you forgot the first line." I know this because Tyler knows this."

[@mclizzard2928]

Tyler Durden is up there with Patrick Bateman on the list of satire subjects mistaken for heroes by morons. Fight Club is a fantastic call-out of BS "masculinity," and transparent, 2D bro-philosophy, and I love it.

[@benahaus]

Feminazi.

[@kray421]

So many clues lol and you almost had it figured out at the start, well done 👍👍

[@jd35711]

great catch with "Paper Street" - i didn't know that

[@teamjosh122pstars]

Tyler is teaching them to break the rules. That's why he has the rule "Don't talk about Fight Club", because he knows they will break it.

[@RichSaculus]

Paper Street is Paper Mill Road in Newark DE, The research for this book was done between all the Bank Campuses in Newcastle County Delaware, where all the major US banks have Corporate Representation. There were old buildings on a road across from the old closed papermill that was known for squatters. In the scene where they are busting out car windows they list three towns I work between two of them and third is just over the river in New Jersey.

[@badsabre5917]

I’m so glad I caught the premiere. I was excited to see you were reacting to this and wanted to see if it kind of blew your mind a bit. It’s a crazy movie and similar to you about half way through I was like what is this even about is this a real movie? And by the end I was like well I’m definitely going to have to watch this again. Similar to Shutter Island and Inception.

[@READY_OR_NOT]

You know that the premiere isn't his live reaction right?

[@OverlordMake]

Amazing! I've seen this movie about a hundred time and You still noticed clues I didn't catch on! Great reaction, this is why I'm a fan @MRLBOYDMOVIEREVIEWS ! We would probably enjoy a slow-paced rewatch with You! (ps: I think Paper Street is chosen for the same reason that it's a 555 number. But it's also a meta-clue!)

[@kobarsos82]

You literally just met the most legendary intellectual director that messes up with the viewers the most ! Definitely his best film! The details are crazy !! Late 90s were insane, Matrix with fight club was so unreal! And then lord of the rings. Wtf ?

[@Delta-sj9dy]

The main theory is that "The Narrator" created Tyler Durden as a child. To be the type of man his father could be proud of. The two worked in harmony with Tyler having the morning shift and The Narrator with nights. What disrupted their harmony was the narrator going to support groups for help when noticing his insomnia, causing Tyler to take action.

[@thesunwukong]

1999. It is my favourite movie and I love that you finally watched it

[@PcTato]

" that mattress has hepatitis ", you got me with that one lmao

[@alejandroguerra9413]

Huge chance. If you were put in the situation where emotionally you couldn't stand it anymore and someone pointed you to one of these circles, you'd try it at least. Sometimes if done correctly, it can be one of the most useful psychological tools btw.

[@UnusVita]

@13:07 you got the twist so fast on such a phenomenal string of logic! This was the most incredible viewing!

[@Mutchy85]

Amazing movie and great to have found this channel to continue watching your reactions. Also, the poster behind you looked a lot like the chemical burn kiss.. to me anyway lol.

[@mrmiesfies3941]

I never knew that Paper Street thing. So for me it never was a clue. But the 1 frame Tylers, were always very telling. :D

[@mobilemechanics6565]

We need a book report done by Mr. Boyd max 4 hour read

[@jaredmulconry]

They build up to the reveal really well. What makes the movie feel so wrong on the first viewing is Tyler's actions are the Narrators actions. You did a very good job of recognising a lot of the issues with the continuity of events that the Narrator was presenting. Noticing early on that no one but the Narrator was looking at Tyler was an excellent catch. That "splicing single frames" idea that Tyler had was utilised more than you realised in this cut of the video. This is such a strange movie.

[@MrMonkeyHat]

It’s a masterpiece. The storytelling, cinematography, acting and score are all perfectly aligned. It should be held as one of the greatest pieces of cinema of all time. It’s a shame that you had to watch it and pause to do reactions. It needs to be watched and absorbed without interruption

[@MrZeek1519]

If you don't understand, or would never go to a survivors group to talk about your life to try and find support for what you are going through, then you are probably the type of person that doesn't believe in, or would go to therapy or see a psychologist. They are very similar in the sense of getting help and support for problems and issues that life throws at you. It's okay if it's not for you, but survivor groups, therapy, and self-help groups can very much help people work through things.

[@BrittanyNgo01]

Chuck Palahniuk wrote the novel (my favorite author) and he always writes about people that most of us would never want to assiciate with. So, your assessment of the narrator is exactly what hes going for haha

[@williamozier918]

When I first saw this movie I was convinced that Marla Singer didn't actually exist. The last scene confirms she does because the other gus in the room interact with her, however I think the story works so much better if you assue Marla Singer is just a figment of his imagination.

[@rodrigomontano4406]

Seeing your logical reaction to one of the most amazingly illogical movies ever made was a treat to watch.

[@meganwoehl5277]

It was thoroughly enjoying seeing you react to this movie for the first time. Its definitely a head trip and my first time watching it through I did not see the twist coming at all. Even now when i rewatch it, i have a hard time reconciling that Tyler doesnt actually exist...I know he's a figment of his imagination, but i get so engrossed in the movie that it almost feels like i made it all up and that Tyler is for sure real and i just got it wrong the last time. I love this movie. One of my all time favorites.

[@Grimmance]

The movie is about deep themes and call aheads. The table is thematic, the disposable cups, the constantly changing self referenced name of the narrator. The whole movie is supposed to make you feel the halfawake half asleep state you drift in while suffering insomnia.

[@normaleehi]

I do think there were two extra manifestations of his psyche in 'Tyler' and 'Marla', the externalized yin and yang inside his mind. Marla is just as, if not more significant as Tyler. he did let her survive, after all

[@ladyplayerwon1452]

Tyler is toxic masculinity, while Marla is the feminine side asserting dominance. This is why his image matches hers at the end. Look at the two of them side by side.

[@CrashCraftLabs]

"i saw it again, the flash thingy" lol oh man this gonna be so juicy cant wait to finish watching hahahaha damn you good figured it out early haha

[@UnusVita]

Your sir are incredible! Your analysis is so immediate and so deep!

[@AlexFlueric]

I didn’t know you had a movie reaction channel but I’m about to binge em all 😂

[@MRLBOYDMOVIEREACTS]

FULL LENGTH REACTION IS AVAIL ON PATREON AT SECOND TIER .. www.patreon.com/MRLBOYD

[@troytheodorovich5879]

Check out the comic it gets more in depth as to the narrator and how Marla was an alter as well....

[@jaydub8576]

You'd like The 6th Sense with Bruce Willis.

[@alejandroguerra9413]

How much would I have to pay to get an entire series reviewed? Could be x3 22 minute episodes for a total of 29 days if 66 minutes per day, and then x2 1.5 hour "final episodes" (there's also an optional number of OVAs). What would be the cost for funding that project?

[@bigpictureguys8415]

A lot of people go to meetings for grief. They certainly help with addiction. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@brianlmoon]

This is my favorite movie ever. It’s such a mind f***. Watch it again. They did a brilliant job. There are no slip ups. Lots of hints along the way, but they never mess up.

[@TresTrefusis]

This movie is a great one to watch reactions to, and yours has by far been the best. I knew with your analytical mind you'd pick up on it before the reveal, but watching you piece it together was amazing. Personally I knew nothing of "paper street", and I wasn't trying to figure it out like this so the reveal caught me totally off guard This movie is... special ha ha. Great reaction! Oh and P.S. That thing he said about sticking in single frames in kids movies? They did that here. Those flashes you were seeing... don't pause during them unless you want to see that and real life nasty gore. There are some truly disturbing single frames in this movie.

[@sntxrrr]

One of the best movies of the 90s and this was one of the best reaction vids. I tip my hat to you, sir. The 90s were odd in that the cold war had ended, the Russians "were our friends now" to quote Terminator 2, the internet was promised to turn the world into a cosy global village, America had a young president with a teenage daughter and everybody was dancing at raves. Everything was dandy. And this movie felt like one big middle finger to that perception.

[@Charsept]

You figured it out fast and saw so many of the hints that I, to this day, never noticed.

[@sirajussalekin9239]

Just want to confirm, I live in 23rd floor, and I can hear people talking down at the street very late at night (around 1am~2am, if I stand in the balcony) 😅 Also, I have watched almost every fight club reaction on youtube, and yours is the only one which I didn't have the urge to fast forward.

[@calvinmckinney9303]

That's what makes this movie so wonderful. You don't recognize all the things until it comes together until the end.

[@ThereAre2TypesOfPeople]

Man, you say you'd never under any circumstance be in a group like that, I truly hope you never feel you have to. Anyway, great reaction to one of my favourite films. Seen it many times but you've picked up on things I've never picked up on myself. Brilliant stuff 👍

[@perlago21]

“Guys I think he is crazy “ jajajjaja man you in for a ride, I laugh in English now hahaha

[@bryondavis2173]

I know some of the old paper mills had roads named after them but I don't think it was just Paper Street . Maybe Paper Mill rd or something but that was in last century type roads ..sometimes even dirt roads in the 30's leading to the paper mill

[@GaDavis1983]

Bob had the ball cancer.. this movie is deep. And a Cult classic

[@zmbiaccountant2812]

Oh man! This movie is such a trip. You should read some books by the same guy who wrote this book, all his work is so crazy it’s hard to believe it all came from one person’s brain.

[@shercahn]

You caught on to so many things that I didn't until the reveal.

[@stixstones1003]

The ability to pause as he goes along is making this way more interesting. Im not through the vid but im predicting he gets the twist before it happens Came back.....i was right...yes! I never get anything right😂

[@Upuiff09]

I like how smart the youtube creator is on this video, I even guessed he would know what 'paper street' meant.

[@wilwaycoholland4337]

Lboyd visibly upset by how good this movie is at the end lol

[@MVR3IWER]

Damn, good observation on the Paper Street Co. I didn't pick up on that until now.

[@ReadersOfTheApocalypse]

When I watched it in cinema, the film projector broke down at some time during the movie and everyone thought it was part of the weird script... 😁 IIRC the 1-frame Tyler inserts were not as visible on the big screen back in the day. I guess it's the digital video compression with large GOPs that makes it stand out so prominently...

[@Hi_Chris]

Only Hannah (Just Trust Ash/ Don’t Trust Hannah) got it quicker. You were on the cusp of it from scene 1 👏🏻👏🏻

[@faceless_anbu]

I’ve SOOOO been waiting for this!!!!

[@chrisf2636]

6:27 😂😂😂😂😂 you’re face had me almost in tears laughing with “You’re power animal’s a …” 19:47 😂😂😂 just yes “I just can’t trust what I’m seeing” You pick up on sooo many things I never caught or understood for like a decade or 2, (paper street).

[@PoohsterJohnson69]

Best movie review I have personally ever seen!!!

[@benahaus]

Agreed!

[@JoeFF85]

Fight Club 2 is a comic book by the author of the novel about how frustrated he was nobody recognized Tyler was the antagonist

[@DaisyAzuras]

The paper Street clue was one that I had never caught on until you mentioned it just now good catch

[@robindude8187]

"...how is he being dragged backwards..." Watch again, he's not. He's _pushing himself_ backwards with his feet. He has one of his own hands on the collar of his jacket and he's pulling that, and the motive force to move him along the ground is coming from his legs. Just like when he beat himself up other times, he throws himself into various positions, punches himself, and so on. Great reaction. Your confusion and watching you figure it out ahead of time was awesome!

[@paulc8588]

Great seeing you react to this one 👍