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CSflim · 10-06-2003, 10:25 AM

OUCH! thats a tough one!
Thank god you provided more than two options! I simply had to vote for option 4 I'm afraid!

The problem is, normally when you are asked to choose between two of your all time favourite movies, you can simply respond with "apples and oranges", and your problem has been solved! You have managed to weasel out of answering a difficult question.

Unfortunately such a response cannot be given with these two movies, given that they are most definately classed in the same category.

If you held a gun to my head, I would have to say A Clockwork Orange, by a hair's breadth.
Kubrick is my all time favourite director.
but then again...fight club really did rock....

damnit!
Unfair question! It's like asking a mother which one of her children she loves the most!

I would however predict, that Fight Club will win this poll by quite a large amount. Fight club has a wider appeal (as Talo mentioned), and it is possible to enjoy fight club on a superficial level, without fully engaging with the material...I know many people who loved Fight Club, but, after discussions with them, I really don't believe that they understood it fully.
A Clockwork orange on the other hand, would be much more difficult to enjoy on this same "superficial" level. A full "in depth" understanding is required in order to get anything much out of it.

10-06-2003, 10:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	OUCH! thats a tough one! Thank god you provided more than two options! I simply had to vote for option 4 I'm afraid! The problem is, normally when you are asked to choose between two of your all time favourite movies, you can simply respond with "apples and oranges", and your problem has been solved! You have managed to weasel out of answering a difficult question. Unfortunately such a response cannot be given with these two movies, given that they are most definately classed in the same category. If you held a gun to my head, I would have to say A Clockwork Orange, by a hair's breadth. Kubrick is my all time favourite director. but then again...fight club really did rock.... damnit! Unfair question! It's like asking a mother which one of her children she loves the most! I would however predict, that Fight Club will win this poll by quite a large amount. Fight club has a wider appeal (as Talo mentioned), and it is possible to enjoy fight club on a superficial level, without fully engaging with the material...I know many people who loved Fight Club, but, after discussions with them, I really don't believe that they understood it fully. A Clockwork orange on the other hand, would be much more difficult to enjoy on this same "superficial" level. A full "in depth" understanding is required in order to get anything much out of it. __________________ Last edited by CSflim; 10-06-2003 at 10:34 AM..