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Fight Club (film)

I aspire to see this film article reach FA status. I've improved it enormously to be well-rounded in terms of production information and themes. I'd like suggestions about if anything needs to be added or trimmed for anything in the Production section, as well as any clear-ups needed for the Themes section. Also, is the Reception section comprehensive enough, or does there need to be more coverage about the film? Are the references used satisfactory? Are the external links and the literature in "Further reading" appropriate? Answers to these questions as well as any other critical observations are welcome. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 18:30, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My review is mostly positive. Seems like it has great potential to reach FA status. I answered "yes" to all three of your questions, and, as for the Reception section, I really liked the critical reaction section. I think that is very well written, and includes interested, useful information. As for other critical observations, there are just two things I'd point out:

In my opinion, I'd rather see a DVD cover than poster as the main picture. I don't know the standards for a movie infobox, and, maybe, you're supposed to use a poster there if one if available. If so, ignore this comment.

Also, you, the article states when the spoiler begins, but it never says "spoiler ends here", as many other articles do. I find the spoiler end template very useful, so I know when I can resume reading without ruining the film for myself. - hmwith talk 17:03, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My impression is that across the board, film posters are the first images considered to illustrate the film. I've noticed that if a poster cannot be provided, maybe because the film had such a minimal theatrical run decades ago, then the cover of a re-released DVD would be used instead. I don't have much of an issue with switching, but I think that the cover does not change much in showing the actors in their lead roles. Is there a good reason to change the image?

Well, this is an issue that a peer editor brought up with me. There are aspects of both Production and Themes that are intertwined with the ending of the film, such as the way it was filmed to reach that end and also the thematic connotations of the ending. I wasn't sure where to put the end-spoiler tag -- would at the end of Themes be acceptable? It would require numerous spoiler tags to "cover up" any spoiler-ish information. I can also try to reword it to make less mention of it, but I'm concerned that implication would still be there... —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 17:13, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I retract my comment about the poster then, as I did not know what was standard. Perhaps at the end of themes would be the best place for the tag. - hmwith talk 17:20, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've complied and placed the end-spoiler tag accordingly. I appreciate your review; if you notice any further discrepancies or think of any topics that need to be covered in this article, feel free to share these thoughts here. —Erik (talk • contrib • review) - 17:25, 5 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please see automated peer review suggestions here. Thanks, Ruhrfisch 02:48, 8 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]