Donnie Darko

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**Battle Brother Lucifer**

I just watched that movie last night, and I really liked it. It was a bit difficult to wrap my mind around the back in time/forward in time stuff, especially with Frank, but I eventually got the jist of it.
Anyone else enjoy this movie?
Also, I know what I want to be next Halloween...

**KingCracker**

It was weird seeing that movie on the threads list.

yea I liked it, I thought it was a pretty cool/clever movie

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Wonder if would have been a success had it been called Dannie Dorko?

**Ma55ter_fett**

I will be honest... it bored me.

**Lint**

I enjoyed it, very mind-fudgery.

**FITZZ**

A buddy of mine.who knows I enjoy "bizarre" films recommended it to me..I watched it and thought it was ok.
I reciprocated by letting him borrow my copies of "Eraserhead" and "Pink Flamingos"...
Ne returned them the following day,stating I should "seek professional help."

**sebster**

I liked Donnie Darko a lot.

To be honest though, I pretty much ignored all the time manipulation stuff, and just saw it as a story of teenage isolation. The latter is extremely well done, the former is pretty imaginative but, well, just kind of pointless.

I think this is why the original edit is much better than the directors cut, as the director really just wanted to throw loads of tedious exposition about his little metaphysical world at us, while the original edit focused on the human story.

Ma55ter_fett wrote:I will be honest... it bored me.

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

**Ahtman**

sebster wrote:I think this is why the original edit is much better than the directors cut, as the director really just wanted to throw loads of tedious exposition about his little metaphysical world at us, while the original edit focused on the human story.

**Wraithlordmechanic**

I enjoyed it. It had a creepy vibe to it that stuck with you long after you watch it.

However the "sequel" S. Darko should be avoided at all costs. It is a freshly laid piece of excrement. Just FYI.

**Albatross**

Hated it, one of my least favourite films.

**SilverMK2**

Wraithlordmechanic wrote:I enjoyed it. It had a creepy vibe to it that stuck with you long after you watch it.

However the "sequel" S. Darko should be avoided at all costs. It is a freshly laid piece of excrement. Just FYI.

I have to agree. I saw S Darko in the bargin bin, so I bought it and... well... it was pretty crap.

The first one was good though. As Sebster mentioned, it worked as a good human story. I personally quite liked the time travel/metaphysical aspects as well.

**Doctadeth**

Thanks for notifying me about S. Darko, it was on sale at my video store and I *was* going to buy it....no longer thank goodness.

**Battle Brother Lucifer**

I was about to watch S Darko on netflix.
Thanks for the warning

**SilverMK2**

Check out the reviews on IMDB and you will see the size of the bullet you dodged

Wish I had read them first...

**Battle Brother Lucifer**

The day after my friend and I watched Donnie Darko, I actually started S. Darko on Netflix. After like, the 4 minute long opening of just the desert, we turned it off.
Glad I didn't keep watching after he went home

**Frazzled**

We watched Scott Pilgrim vs. the world and loved it.

**Mr Mystery**

Rubbish. Over rated rubbish in my opinion. Script and director weren't smart enough to carry off the premise.

**Ahtman**

I won't disagree it was/is overrated but I wouldn't go so far to call it rubbish. I think the original is a bit of better film making than the Directors Cut. I didn't see it initially but remember there being a lot of positive word of mouth and when I finally saw it thought it was interesting but not some mind-blowing experience.

**Wraithlordmechanic**

battle Brother Lucifer wrote:I was about to watch S Darko on netflix.
Thanks for the warning

That's where I saw it. My room mate and I saw it after we saw the original. we kept watching, expecting an ending that would bring it all together- an Ah Ha ending or some such but it completely failed to deliver making me sincerely want those two hours back.

**A Black Ram**

It was just so..weird. I didn't know if I wanted to change the channel, or see what's going on...

**Peter Wiggin**

It was good....and if you were every a myspace kid you've watching eleventybillion times.

**sebster**

Ahtman wrote:I won't disagree it was/is overrated but I wouldn't go so far to call it rubbish. I think the original is a bit of better film making than the Directors Cut. I didn't see it initially but remember there being a lot of positive word of mouth and when I finally saw it thought it was interesting but not some mind-blowing experience.

Yeah, that's about the sum of it. It was pretty over-hyped a few years after it came out, but it is still a good movie.

A small movie, admittedly, with a quirky story, some really good lines and a great mood.

**Polonius**

sebster wrote:Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

This is a line that gets funnier the less appropriate the context.

**Platuan4th**

Polonius wrote:
sebster wrote:Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.

This is a line that gets funnier the less appropriate the context.

Indeed.