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Tale of two movies

Two movies, both adapted from books by Chuck Palahniuk. “Fight Club” was directed by David Fincher of “Seven.” “Choke” was directed by Clark Gregg, best known as the ex-husband on “The New Adventures of Old Christine.”

The outcome is seemingly self-explanatory.

Which is too bad, because my love of Sam Rockwell (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” and a sexy and funny Zaphod Beeblebrox in “Hitchhiker’s Guide”) knows few bounds. I haven’t read “Choke,” but with Palahniuk I have a feeling that the source material is exponentially more wild and interesting than was put on the screen. Well, maybe next time.

Our brand new world, Part Deux

“As long as they still both commit suicide at the end, I’m cool with it.”

-FreeRepublic crapweasel commenter, on a British high school’s gender-bending production of “Romeo and Julian.”