Fight Club, Finally!

[CaraBou]

I have never seen Fight Club but am sitting down to watch it now. Judging only by the title, I would never have thought to rent it. But my curiosity is piqued after several posts on this forum. I water at the mouth with Brad Pitt's look, and if he's a soap maker, all the better! I'm also into murder and mayhem (not first hand, of course). Soap, murder, and Brad -- what more could a girl want??

My husband has seen the movie and I've asked him a few questions about it. He'll only say "you can't talk about Fight Club." When I tell him I know that Brad Pitt plays a soap maker, he acts like I've been sniffing lye. So obviously I just need to watch the movie and see what it's really about. I'm trying to keep a low expectation since there's probably a reason this film is 15 years old and I have never seen it.

Popcorn in hand... lights dimming... hitting play!

 

[DiddlyO]

It's awesome! One of Brad Pitt's finest moments!

 

[CaraBou]

A half hour to go and still no murder. But I did call the mayhem! Project Mayhem -- don't ask any questions!

 

[Susie]

LOL, I watched that a couple of months ago for the first time ever. No spoilers, but I was astounded that people did not realize what kind of soap was on that counter.

 

[CaraBou]

OK, that was definitely different than I thought it was going to be. But Brad Pitt was a soap maker. I like how he pointed out to his alter ego that he stayed up late at night making soap. I knew this was a pattern but I didn't know that Hollywood was on to us, lol!

 

[pamielynn]

And now you know why, when you say you make soap, people always ask "Oh, like in Fight Club, ha ha?".

BTW, the correct answer to that question is "Yes".

 

[marilynmac]

Breaking bad and Fight Club

Yesterday my daughter and I were making soap decked out in our aprons, safety goggles, and rubber gloves. We felt like it was a combination of "Breaking Bad" and "Fight Club".

 

[Susie]

LOL, I was discussing LS soapmaking with another local soaper I happened upon at Walmart by the castor oil. Someone overheard us talking, and told her companion that we were making drugs! I had never watched Breaking Bad enough to realize that it could be misinterpreted quite that way.

 

[pamielynn]

Wow, that was pretty presumptuous!

 

[onesickfreak]

where i live at the locality is well known for its trailer park chemistry.. i sometimes wonder if im gonna get my doors kicked in while making a batch... (of soap)

 

[green soap]

When I started making soap in this area and before I found good suppliers of NaOH I looked for it in several hardware stores in Los Angeles.

me: Tiene hidroxido de sodio? se usa para abrir tuberias pero tambien para hacer jabon! yo solo quiero hacer jabon!

them: No, no tenemos, la gente lo usa para fabricar anfetaminas.

me: No, amfetaminas no, yo solo fabrico jabon!

Then they follow me around the store with curiosity. I swear I just want to make soap!!!!!!!!

I gave up and found some in my smallish town out of the big town....where I payed a bit more for it and asked for it in English. True story.

 

[marilynmac]

ok, we were doing the dangerous chemistry dressed for soapmaking, outside the RV, parked in the trailer park. It felt the part. The Crystal Ship.

 

[godschild]

One of my fav movies. I have been thinking about calling the fat sucking clinic in the next town over to inquire of how to get my hands on some of their supply lol so I can soap it. Flipping sick but if I will soap fat of other animals, what's the difference ya know?

 

[CaraBou]

Those real life analogies to the underworld are pretty funny guys. Appearances are sometimes everything. Late night chemistry with goggles and gloves, a fume hood, and unknown fatty substances -- that's all some people need to know to draw conclusions. Wouldn't they be surprised if they stuck around for the cut -- or better yet, the shower!

 

[LunaSkye]

Sorry, I meant to post something else somewhere else.

 

[shunt2011]

When I first started soapmaking I was at my local ACO and had 6 bottles of lye in my cart. My next door neighbor was a couple customers behind me though I hadn't noticed. All of a sudden he says in a loud voice.."Hey, I thought they shut down your meth lab" people looked at me and then he started laughing. I laughed and then explained that I was really making soap. I actually took some in to the gals/guy at ACO a week later.

 

[CaraBou]

Another amazing true story. I had no idea that's where this thread would lead but I love it. Keep 'em coming!

 

[DiddlyO]

I've never been a fan of low slung pants on men, but.....

 

[CaraBou]

Another interesting direction, DiddlyO. I missed that during the movie. I must have been glued to the pink soap. Thanks for pointing it out; a Pitt fan should never miss such an opportunity!

 

[bjbarrick]

Best Movie Ever! When I moved in with my hubby 2 years ago, he asked me if I ever saw it. I was kinda sheltered growing up, so I never got to. He turned it on and I just fell in love with it. After watching Brad Pitt make soap, I got curious and wanted to try it myself. Thanks to this movie, I'm now addicted to making soap lol.

At least they used a couple good looking guys in the movie, always makes everything better!