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always wanted to rent this out as everyone says its amazing - it came free with the times this weekend so watched it last night
wtf did i miss something it was total pants (bar the soundtrack )?! or was i just too desperate to watch prison break instead i shouldnt have forwarded bits of it!
wtf did i miss something it was total pants (bar the soundtrack )?! or was i just too desperate to watch prison break instead i shouldnt have forwarded bits of it!
It is one of my favourite movies - a load of old bobbins, thats for sure, but very well made, funny, stylish, thought provoking and with a superb soundtrack. There isn't an awful lot to get - a lot of the references are connected with a purely fictional book within the film. There is loads of stuff written about it on the net - the meanings behind it, but my summary would be that there aren't any meanings behind it, its just a story.
I really enjoyed it but after much discussion with mates and net searching decided that it was indeed a lot of old twaddle. Music is good though.
www.donniedarko.com/
www.donniedarko.com/
Donnie Darko is a great film. Fast forwarding is no good. It's not a typical linear story - you need to listen to the dialogue and immerse yourself in it.
Many reviews completely miss the point of it and think it's just an '80s style flick about a deranged teenager. It is a very thoughtful and humourous film and is worth watching at least twice before the messages sink in. The film can be read in many ways, such as time travel, a quest for proof of God's existence, a sci-fi love story, etc.
Many reviews completely miss the point of it and think it's just an '80s style flick about a deranged teenager. It is a very thoughtful and humourous film and is worth watching at least twice before the messages sink in. The film can be read in many ways, such as time travel, a quest for proof of God's existence, a sci-fi love story, etc.
it's a great film. The first time you watch it is just a practice run. The depth of the story needs to be explored.
You can't really watch a complicated film like that, fast forward through bits of it and the whine that you didn't understand it.
Worth having a read online to give you some "takes" on the plot and then re-watch it properly. Either that, or stick to Hollywood summer blockbusters....
You can't really watch a complicated film like that, fast forward through bits of it and the whine that you didn't understand it.
Worth having a read online to give you some "takes" on the plot and then re-watch it properly. Either that, or stick to Hollywood summer blockbusters....
MilnerR said:
it's a great film. The first time you watch it is just a practice run. The depth of the story needs to be explored.
You can't really watch a complicated film like that, fast forward through bits of it and the whine that you didn't understand it.
Worth having a read online to give you some "takes" on the plot and then re-watch it properly. Either that, or stick to Hollywood summer blockbusters....
i did have a raging hangover is my excuse!
puggit said:
love it or hate it with that movie.
I pop in every now and then still when life becomes soo terribly unbearable that this is the last thing i can find some unmasked contention in.
Its almost like donnie darko....you watch it and just think.....wtf????
>> Edited by BrianTheYank on Tuesday 21st February 15:52
The directors cut has a lot of material that was cut out of the original. I think with the 'new' stuff in it, it seems to have more meaning, but finding the meaning is still impossible, though the film is still very enjoyable, as is trying to work it all out (even though that remains futile!) The director's cut is much more religious as well, its much more good v evil than the original.
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