When David Fincher was looking for people to work on the film adaptation of Fight Club, he would send them the book, and then ask what they thought of it.
He listened to their response, and then he’d ask, “But did you think it was funny?”
The folks who did got on the film. The folks who didn’t, didn’t.
Over ten years ago, a film came out that really rocked my boat. Not because I thought it was controversial, and not because I thought it was scandalous, and not because I thought it was a very good film. But damn, did I think it was funny. I mean, everything about the movie was funny. The plot, the acting, the public’s reaction to it… it all just made me laugh.
Now, they’re making a sequel. Somehow, I don’t think the sequel will be funny.