I didn't regret watching it. But after hearing everyone offer it massive praise, I feel it didn't quite live up to that. For me, it was a toned down version of the Machinist, which I find a far superior movie.
Donnie Darko is a film everyone must watch.
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It is however highly recommended. It's basically the movie that sums up adolescence in this decade (Sod the "noughties" this decade is the double-Os. How did nobody realise that til now) Nothing else I've seen has the same balance of unease, rage, intellectual confusion and just general sense that all is not right with the world that you get hitting puberty post-9/11.tellmeimaninja said:
Or maybe I just had really grim teenage years. But judging from the films popularity it's not just me.
why do you say that? i watched the director's cut and all i noticed were the book exerts between some scenes, and i actually enjoyed those. they did foreshadow alot, potentially ruining some of the story, but it was a story i already knew...F. Josep said:
Donnie Darko: One of the movies that is the most overrated by viewers between the ages of 14-21. It's a good movie, for sure, but it isn't a 'must watch' and the theory of time travel presented just feels dumbed down.
If you want to watch a complex movie about time travel, check out Primer. That will make your mind explode.
If you want to watch a complex movie about time travel, check out Primer. That will make your mind explode.
It's an all right film.
It's a non-conventional time travel movie. Oh, and Patrick Swayze. He's really awesome too, especially when Donnie nails him at the student assembly.
I'd recommend it.
It's a non-conventional time travel movie. Oh, and Patrick Swayze. He's really awesome too, especially when Donnie nails him at the student assembly.
I'd recommend it.
it seems enough people have accurately portrayed the same level of dislike I have for the movie, so I won't try to repeat much.
the movie only seems to appeal to those teens filled with angst, or feelings of the like. those were the only people I have run into that say they enjoy the movie.
To put it simply, I was not impressed.
the movie only seems to appeal to those teens filled with angst, or feelings of the like. those were the only people I have run into that say they enjoy the movie.
To put it simply, I was not impressed.
I found it to be okay. I think. But, to be honest, a couple of years on, I can't remember much about it, so it obviously didn't leave a huge impression on me. And the fact that Richard Kelly's subsequent output has been so poor doesn't encourage me to revisit it.
Well that's just sillyGaderael said:
Also, while we're on the "Spoiling Plots in Films" topic, can everyone stop giving away the ending to The Sixth Sense? You've all already ruined it for me (humans, btw, not Escapist members)
Yes 'tis quite a good film. I like how the meaning of everything is really ambiguous and they don't outright tell you everything, they leave it up to interpretation. The cinematography was also extremley well-done.ScarBrow07 said: