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  Written September 26, 2008

  Get to the point

  by indierapfan

  I'll be back in a couple hours to write a review, but when looking her for a choke review, ignore anyone who mentions fight club. Though Choke is based on a novel by the same author, half of the success of an adaptation is based on the ability of the director to embrace the mindset and convey the message of the author, and the actors' abilities to embody their character. I've read Choke, along with all of palahniuk's novels, and have very high expectations for this movie. I can tell you one thing though; I'm not going to walk into that theater expecting to see fight club, and if anyone says in their review "this is a crappy movie because I liked fight club and I didn't like this", discount them completely. This is about a guy who works a ****** job and attends sexual addiction workshops to get action. And there's a screwed up mother-son relationship thrown in there. Add a little dementia and some social commentary, and you have a palahniuk novel and what sounds like a good movie.

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• Must Go!
  Written September 29, 2008

  Fun If You Know It

  by DIII

  As an avid reader of Chuck Palahniuk, I have read the novel Choke twice. I enjoyed the movie thoroughly and look forward to seeing it again. It has a few moments that will have you rolling if you are into this kind of humor. For many seeing it on a whim, it may be not add up to what you expect, but I suggest everyone, reader or not, gives this movie a try.

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  Written October 2, 2008

  Surprisingly good

  by TraceMace

  After reading the book, I saw a lot of potential for this movie to blow a lot of central premises of the book, or miss a lot of jokes. I went to go see it, and was pleasantly surprised at the number of jokes they had kept in, and laughed a lot during the movie.
  
  It's not a movie that everyone will like. People might be offended, people might not enjoy it, but there are some people (like myself) who couldn't get enough of it. Yes, it's a touchy subject in the movie. Yes, a lot of the jokes are offensive, crude, and all together rude, but really, that's what makes the movie good.
  
  I'm not going to go and say how the movie changed my life or anything, but it was good enough that I would recommend going.

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  Written October 19, 2008

  well for me at least

  by nblouie

  I will tell you this Ive read lullaby, fight club, haunted, but not choke i can never find time to read any more so i went to see the movie. it was very vulgar but it was funny, i laughed. overall if you take anything personal or feel uncomfortable when a sex scene pops up which is like every 7 to ten min maybe sooner..................then don't see it, its more for people with a sense of humor.....well overall don't say i didn't warn you either his books are known for being bizarre in twisted in some ways

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• So-so
  Written October 5, 2008

  Fight Club was a better movie than a novel, which is not true at all for Choke

  by r.m.parker

  It is obvious that Clark Gregg is a fan of Choke the novel, as he does his best to translate the story onto the big screen, hitting all of the major plot points. A lack of effort is not the problem, but rather a lack of style and experience, and the ill-conceived decision to take a disjointed and cutting-edge novel and attempting to tell it as a straight story, framing it like a sitcom. Clark Gregg is an actor, and a fine one at that. His performance in the film is one of only two believable performances (the other being Sam Rockwell), which is meant in no way to insult the other fine actors in this film (we know it's not your fault. You were being directed by an actor, not a director. All is forgiven). Despite the poor direction, the material is strong enough to make the film watchable, and even fun from time to time, but the new ending that Clark Gregg tacked on seems forced and dishonest when compared to the brilliantly hilarious, and oh-so fitting climax of the novel.

  • 4 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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• Must Go!
  Written October 2, 2008

  Amazing =]

  by herestogoodbye

  If you're a Chuck fan, it's a must see.
  
  Just remember it's a low budget indie film. Don't expect big budget hollywood, cause thats not what it is.
  
  Though it is amazing =]

  • 5 out of 8 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 7, 2008

  A great effort

  by candidecoating

  The story comes across and will please those who have read the book. Sam Rockwell has *one* moment in the film where he really grabs the Edward Norton totally empty monotone sound of the narrator. I drove 150 miles to see it and was not dissapointed.

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• So-so
  Written October 9, 2008

  Wait for Netflix or Cable

  by melonline

  Not as good as Fight Club. Funny parts, but as a whole, eh.

  • 13 out of 24 found this review helpful.
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  Written October 11, 2008

  Choke doesn't Choke

  by jbryan1

  This is a good movie, but far from a great adaptations. Hard core fans of the book will have to drop all preconcieved notions before they enter the theather. This isn't Fight Club, but that doesn't make it bad. Gregg is able to weave a fine ambiguous line between darkly humorous and deeply sad. It works and the performances are great.

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• So-so
  Written October 12, 2008

  Choke

  by JDB728

  I wouldn't call it a great movie, but it is an original way to tell this type of story. I wasn't expecting too much, but I was expecting it to be a bit funnier than it ended up being. Instead, it ended up reminding me of Matchstick Men, with some crude humor.
  
  I will say to its credit that it was entertaining, and had a nice twist in it. There was also some high quality acting. Kelly Macdonald was impressive as Paige Marshall, Sam Rockwell was very believable as the stressed out sex addict Victor Mancini, and Anjelica Huston was as good as it gets as Ida J. Mancini.
  
  I think the most impressive thing about the movie is that the Director/Screenplay Writer Clark Gregg also acted in the movie in the supporting role of Lord High Charlie. I most liked this since it seems that anytime a Director acts in the movie, they're either the leading role, or just have a quick cameo, this is the first time I've seen a good movie where a director did this.
  
  Thanks for reading.

  • 13 out of 25 found this review helpful.
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• Oh No!
  Written October 6, 2008

  Choke 'Choked'

  by moneypenny76

  I had high hopes for this movie. It was marketed as coming from the team who made Fight Club which is one of my favorite movies, and had Anjelica Houston who I love. Unfortunately though, the plot went nowhere and the main character was never made 'loveable despite his flaws.' I wanted to get up and walk out but I was with other people. This movie should have gone straight to DVD. It S-U-C-K-E-D!

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• Must Go!
  Written October 1, 2008

  read the book first!

  by vanusempty

  I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I have long been a fan of Chuck Palahniuk's books, so I was really excited to see that another one was being adapted to film. Went to see it with my husband on opening day, and there were only two other people in the theater. Kind of disappointing, but we were at a matinee show, so maybe that had something to do with it. I loved the actor's renditions of the characters, and thought the direct did a very good job working with Chuck to make the movie like the book. I have had a couple friends who have seen it that hadn't read the book that they thought it was kinda "meh". So I would definitely recommend reading the book before you go!

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• Must Go!
  Written October 5, 2008

  loved it... quite unexpectedly

  by jojoma23

  In the first 15 to 20 minutes of this movie, I turned to my husband and asked him what sick movie he had taken us to! There were some uncomfortably graphic scenes. It turns out that the movie is about SO much more than sex and a man's addiction. The acting is great, and if you get past the vulgarity you learn to think a bit further and appreciate this beautiful movie. It is sad and hopeful. I loved it and will add it to my collection in the future.

  • 8 out of 15 found this review helpful.
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• I'll Pass
  Written August 23, 2008

  by Michael_Martinez

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• I'll Pass
  Written July 8, 2008

  by lisabevv22

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