Fascinating and Entertaining
Added 10/31/2009
I first saw this movie on Bravo back when they weren't running reality shows all night long, and after seeing it a few times just kept wanting to watch it even more. Getting the DVD has revealed alot...and also opened up a whole other world if you will. I'm not one to understand what Universe the film is in at any given moment, or try to decipher how time travel works. I can only fathom that the movie is smart, bratty, and for the most part brutally honest about high school life (or whatever Middlesex is), Jr. High etc...and the variety of students you would encounter.
Donnie is the independent one, who is smart enough to challange the norm, and stand up for what he believes...I think I understand why intelligent people are so angry and sometimes misunderstood, they see the world for what it is, they understand what is really going on around them, and they are really angry about it. Those of us who aren't intelligent to understand how we are being screwed, are just left in the dark, and it's up to Donnie Darko to save us all.
Very good film holds your attention, with some comedic moments, from whimsical to some off color comments that like I said are kids being kids, not always polite, and the music..the music makes this film all the more enjoyable. Good to hear some more alternative sounds, even the music choices are smart and are a major factor in the atmosphere of the movie. An amazing film to watch , even if you are not able to understand it like me, the whole concept...at least makes you want to understand it little by little, even if you are distracted by great characters in interesting situations throughout this time.
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Cult favorite is a hit-and-miss affair
Added 10/10/2009
DONNIE DARKO
(USA - 2001)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Panavision)
Theatrical soundtrack: Dolby Digital
A lonely high school student (Jake Gyllenhaal) is beset by visions which portend either a mental breakdown or the End of the World...
Richard Kelly's debut film aims for cult status at every level but fails to fly off the screen. Though a fine actor, Gyllenhaal is basically miscast, and Kelly's style is too laidback to make much of an impact. Cult favorite James Duval (a regular in Gregg Araki's outrageous movies) makes a cameo appearance as the object of Gyllenhaal's strange 'visions'. Fine use of the wide Panavision frame.
A re-edited director's cut was subsequently released on home video.
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Cult Classic
Added 10/6/2009
Donnie Darko is one of those movies that is impossible to classify. It is not for everyone that is for sure. But if you are a fan of film you will enjoy it. My advice if you have not seen the film is to see it. My review can not do it justice and it is hard to describle. It bears repeat viewing and will really cause you to think unlike so many generic cookie cutter movies out now.
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BOMBA** MOVIE
Added 9/6/2009
I've seen Donnie Darko a handful of times and it is one of the most infuential, amazing, symbolic movies I've ever seen. There's no way to describe this movie or how awesomely well done it was. It's given me a bit different perspective on life, I actually even incorporated Frank the bunny into the tattoo I recently had done because of the impact it had on me and the symbolism I see from it in my life. The movie's all about time travel, and it's not about time travel. It's hard to say. It's about the way it has an effect on life depending on which way you view it but there's just no way of describing it in words. You have to see this movie I have the directors cut and regular version because they were both amazingly done in that the original is awesome and did some things better, but the directors cut adds some explaination that was really good, but the time travel part at the end with the grid and flashing lights didnt make much sense and kind of takes your focus off the purpose of the scene, so advantages and disadvantages in each. See either one or both. Doesnt matter. Excellent movie.
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What can i say?
Added 8/30/2009
I LOVE this movie!!! Definitely in my top 10 of all time. It is too bad Richard Kelly's movies after this one were so horrible, but at least he had one masterpiece.
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Fascinating and Entertaining
Added 10/31/2009
I first saw this movie on Bravo back when they weren't running reality shows all night long, and after seeing it a few times just kept wanting to watch it even more. Getting the DVD has revealed alot...and also opened up a whole other world if you will. I'm not one to understand what Universe the film is in at any given moment, or try to decipher how time travel works. I can only fathom that the movie is smart, bratty, and for the most part brutally honest about high school life (or whatever Middlesex is), Jr. High etc...and the variety of students you would encounter.
Donnie is the independent one, who is smart enough to challange the norm, and stand up for what he believes...I think I understand why intelligent people are so angry and sometimes misunderstood, they see the world for what it is, they understand what is really going on around them, and they are really angry about it. Those of us who aren't intelligent to understand how we are being screwed, are just left in the dark, and it's up to Donnie Darko to save us all.
Very good film holds your attention, with some comedic moments, from whimsical to some off color comments that like I said are kids being kids, not always polite, and the music..the music makes this film all the more enjoyable. Good to hear some more alternative sounds, even the music choices are smart and are a major factor in the atmosphere of the movie. An amazing film to watch , even if you are not able to understand it like me, the whole concept...at least makes you want to understand it little by little, even if you are distracted by great characters in interesting situations throughout this time.
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Cult favorite is a hit-and-miss affair
Added 10/10/2009
DONNIE DARKO
(USA - 2001)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Panavision)
Theatrical soundtrack: Dolby Digital
A lonely high school student (Jake Gyllenhaal) is beset by visions which portend either a mental breakdown or the End of the World...
Richard Kelly's debut film aims for cult status at every level but fails to fly off the screen. Though a fine actor, Gyllenhaal is basically miscast, and Kelly's style is too laidback to make much of an impact. Cult favorite James Duval (a regular in Gregg Araki's outrageous movies) makes a cameo appearance as the object of Gyllenhaal's strange 'visions'. Fine use of the wide Panavision frame.
A re-edited director's cut was subsequently released on home video.
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Cult Classic
Added 10/6/2009
Donnie Darko is one of those movies that is impossible to classify. It is not for everyone that is for sure. But if you are a fan of film you will enjoy it. My advice if you have not seen the film is to see it. My review can not do it justice and it is hard to describle. It bears repeat viewing and will really cause you to think unlike so many generic cookie cutter movies out now.
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