Donnie Darko

[richter915]

What is the movie Donnie Darko about?

[towhatend]

watch it and find out.

[richter915]

watch it and find out.
oh snap. Just gimme a quick synopsis though, that's what I'm asking for.

[FarPastGone]

I didn't know what it was about either and everyone was saying its a cool movie, and I saw it at Best Buy the other day and was thinking about buying it but the cover looked kind of strange and the about the movie part on the back looked weird too so im gonna rent it first.......

[towhatend]

oh snap. Just gimme a quick synopsis though, that's what I'm asking for.

do you have the internet?

cause that would be faster than me telling you.

[punk rock angel]

donnie darko is the fukin best movie ever. its about "rabbit" (not a real one) who tells a teen(donnie darko) that the world is going to end and the rabbit makes donnie do all this crazy shit along the way.

[Tbones]

Freggin best movie ever!

You just have to watch it, you can't explain it.

[piebaldkid42]

dude its crazy fucked up but definately worth watching, its soo awesome

[FalloutGuy]

GO GET IT NOW!

[robhimself]

its a movie that has to deal with time travel. its a lot more complex that what punk rock angel said. its a really good movie, but pay attention to it when you watch it. everything comes together at the end.

[Jim Morgan]

absoluely beautiful movie

[mirtizzle]

i thought it was a good movie, but i wouldn't say it's the best i've ever seen
if you don't pay attention to it, you won't get it.. that's what happened to a few people i watched it with.

[itsallcalypso]

Great movie. It's really hard to explain the plot though, has to do with time travel and whatnot, but it's a lot more complex than that. It's really not something that can be told to you, you just have to see it for yourself.

[Sensesfail187]

yea the movies great, i acutally just watched it this week
funny thing is, they cut out so much important stuff and when i saw the deleted scenes in the special features, it actually began to make sense.. the story i mean

[richter915]

thanks guys.

[SwingingMics]

What is the movie Donnie Darko about?

Holy shit.

Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies of all time, I've seen it about 30 times and still realize something or catch onto something each time.

[StoopitGril12]

Donnie Darko was such a great movie...after I saw it the first time I was like "WTF just happend" haha it was amazing and then I rented the dvd and played it in class and everyone was soooo intrested in it...this was like last month and ppl are still talking about the whole plot...it was awesome...

[boysdontcry]

i was thinking about getting the 28:06:42:12 tattoed on my arm just like in the movie but i'm still thinking about it. i was thinking that people might confuse them with holocaust numbers. whatever. i think DD's the raddest movie concept though.

"it's some good shit huh?"
"it's a fucking cigarette."

[Lueda Alia]

This movie just screams symbolism. Every person/event represents something, whether it's obvious or not...or I think so. thing about Donnie Darko was that when you first see it, it really gets you thinking...you start to think about what if this was real, ya know? I wonder why they made Frank the bunny look so creepy though. I know that it helps add to the seriousness of the movie, but personally, I would have loved to have seen a Bugs Bunny imitation....or something along the lines of the Easter Bunny... ya know, vibrant pastel colors and such.. lol

I think Donnie wasn't real a person in the arnenet universe. He was god's machine.....he saw the world as it was and decided that he needs to save them. But the movie is mostly about Time Travel. but I don't know... and I don't know if this made any sense either.

I liked the movie cause it makes you think. it's not like other movies where the plot and story of it are obvious. this one you can make your own...however you want to see it.

[piebaldkid42]

yeah you really have to pay attention or youll be totally lost, everything means something and it all ties together. focus grasshopper

[boysdontcry]

This movie just screams symbolism. Every person/event represents something, whether it's obvious or not...or I think so. thing about Donnie Darko was that when you first see it, it really gets you thinking...you start to think about what if this was real, ya know? I wonder why they made Frank the bunny look so creepy though. I know that it helps add to the seriousness of the movie, but personally, I would have loved to have seen a Bugs Bunny imitation....or something along the lines of the Easter Bunny... ya know, vibrant pastel colors and such.. lol

I think Donnie wasn't real a person in the arnenet universe. He was god's machine.....he saw the world as it was and decided that he needs to save them. But the movie is mostly about Time Travel. but I don't know... and I don't know if this made any sense either.

I liked the movie cause it makes you think. it's not like other movies where the plot and story of it are obvious. this one you can make your own...however you want to see it.
there is a set plot to the movie and everything can be explained how the director wanted it but it's still open to interpretation, and that's what's so great about it. i'm glad they cut out all the religious undertones and that whole "frank being one of the manipulated dead sent by god" thing because it makes the movie so much better being open-ended like that.

[Mercy Medical]

I just finished watching that movie and I thought it was cool, but I'm so fuckin' confused. Did he go back in time to save her? What the hell? Call me an idiot, because I know I am, but I'm just lost.

[boysdontcry]

you know at the end when donnie is laughing? that's when he realizes what his purpose in life is and that he actually has something to live for, which is to die to save everyone else. the reason frank comes in the first place is to show donnie what would happen if he didn't die, and to help donnie accept his fate. when frank says when the world will end, what he means is that's the time when donnie will go back in time to the normal universe and will die (thus the "end of the world"). think of it as sort of a twisted version of a christmas carol.

[Mercy Medical]

That makes a lot of sense...thanks for the explaination! Even though I didn't understand it at first, it was still a pretty dang good movie. I contemplate actually buying it. I think I'd have to watch it a second time to completely understand everything and piece it all together.

[shut.the.door]

i tried to watch this once, but i had smoked and i couldnt follow it for shit.

He told me to forcibly insert the fear-love lifeline into my anus.

[Coronary Parasite]

in order to understand the movie you have to see the site

http://donniedarko.com/

it makes a hell of alot more sense after that

[Michael D.]

thank you!
but what is the password for level 2 if not "sparrow"?

[piebaldkid42]

whats a fuckass?

[EmoK!d]

It's good, but clearly overrated.

[Coronary Parasite]

thank you!
but what is the password for level 2 if not "sparrow"?
i haven't been on there in a while 'll do it again and post it...

[Coronary Parasite]

for the first level it is sparrow, it's a diffeent on for the second level, they tell you too remember a word

[Michael D.]

thank you!
I've done a lot of research and now I kind of understand the film.
One alone can't come up with all the details.
but thanks though

[Coronary Parasite]

no problem :)

i was given that site and i loved it thought i'd share the fun

[PeeDster]

i watched this movie last nite richter....its the best movie ever....real confusing i still dont think i get it....but damn what a movie.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

honestly, i'm scared. but, i think you're the fucking antichrist.

[alpha21]

after you've seen it once...
the theater scene is super intense!!!

what impresses me most about this film, is that it was directed by a first time film maker. his shot framing is unreal!! very cinematic. the way it goes from slow-mo into reg speed (ex. trampoline)


you can go to rottentomatos.com and watch the first 8 minutes of the movie there

[xThursdayxPTWx]

Goddamn, I was about to come in here and be like "wow you people on ap talk about this movie way too much" but I'm reading these posts and it just makes me wanna watch the movie but my friend is borrowing it so I'll have to watch Kill Bill for like the 5th time this week.

[Throwback]

So I was browsing Cinecon today and I saw an interview with Richard Kelly (for you simpletons, the guy who wrote and directed Donnie Darko) and apparently the director's cut is being released in theaters sometime this year. Supposedly this new version is chock full of new scenes, added info, revamped soundtrack, and more visual effects.

Personally I think that this re-release has its ups and downs. The pros are that the deleted scenes kick assloads of ass and totally enhance the movie but I think that this re-polishing might destroy the whole awesome independent feel that Donnie Darko had.

The full article is here (http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0404222)

What are your guys opinions?

[itsallcalypso]

I've been looking forward to this for a while now. I think it's a good idea cause I'll get to see it on the big screen with some never before seen scenes. Plus, it'll open a great movie up to a lot more people hopefully.

[Heartcore]

Big ups, Donnie Darko owns.

[analog_boy]

I think it will be quite decent. I hope some of the special effects get redone. The bit where the stuff comes out of the peoples stomachs looks like it was made using Kai's Power Goo or something.

[xpiratecorex]

i saw donnie darko when it was in theaters so i dunnno. not that big of a deal to me. but i think its a good idea cause a lot of people didn't even know the movie existed, let alone how good it was untill it came out on DVD. so i think a lot of people will go see it on the "big screen"

it doesnt really have that independent of a look to it. so i mean, i dont see how that could "ruin it" by enhancing the visuals or anything.

[xpiratecorex]

So I was browsing Cinecon today and I saw an interview with Richard Kelly (for you simpletons, the guy who wrote and directed Donnie Darko) and apparently the director's cut is being released in theaters sometime this year. Supposedly this new version is chock full of new scenes, added info, revamped soundtrack, and more visual effects.

Personally I think that this re-release has its ups and downs. The pros are that the deleted scenes kick assloads of ass and totally enhance the movie but I think that this re-polishing might destroy the whole awesome independent feel that Donnie Darko had.

The full article is here (http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0404222)

What are your guys opinions?


yesss you have zelda in your sig. amazing

[Love As Arson]

I'll go see it. That movie was great.

[Jim Morgan]

one of my favorite movies
word

[the_bmoc]

I just saw the movie and was compelled to start a thread about how awesome the movie is...

[organizedchaos]

i saw it a few weeks ago, and really didn't like it. sorry. couldn't sit through it.

[BigBob0579]

I saw the movie friday night and i thought it was pretty fucked up, i know alot of people that like the movie..ive seen better tho

[The Bled 13]

I really need to see this movie.

[Midtown101]

Awsome movie!!
one of the best films i've seen in a long while

[towhatend]

thanks for the 15th thread on this movie.

[PeeDster]

thanks for the 15th thread on this movie.

haha was waiting for that.

[vintagepunk]

I personally think its overrated.

[Albino_Virgin]

I think it's an awesome and original movie, but it's just been so overdone lately that I want to smash it into a wall sometimes. Really good, but at the same time really overrated. Everybody got all into it all the sudden, esspecially with OmG!! JaKe GyLlEnHalL! Whatever. It is a cool and I can't wait to see it on the big screen this summer.

[ReFuSeD!]

thanks for the 15th thread on this movie.


Haha yea, seems that every forum I go to, there is always dozens of Donnie Darko threads. Anyways, this is one of my favorite movies, along with Fight Club and The Big Lebowski.

[PeeDster]

Haha yea, seems that every forum I go to, there is always dozens of Donnie Darko threads. Anyways, this is one of my favorite movies, along with Fight Club and The Big Lebowski.

good taste.

[ReFuSeD!]

Thanks :)

[piebaldkid42]

thanks for the 15th thread on this movie.
16, buts its not like im counting or anything.....

[boysdontcry]

if you wanna see a weird movie watch "mulholland drive."

[cristal]

if you wanna see a weird movie watch "mulholland drive."

that movie's fucked up, isn't it??

what did you think of the ending?

[boysdontcry]

i love that movie, in fact i own it. david lynch is one of my favorite directors.

i liked the ending.
it's so creepy when the old people are chasing her though.

[cristal]

i love that movie, in fact i own it. david lynch is one of my favorite directors.

i liked the ending.
it's so creepy when the old people are chasing her though.

what other movies did he direct??

yeah, the ending was creepy and not what i expected. well the whole movie was not what i expected. but no doubt, it was a great movie.

[alpha21]

what other movies did he direct??



Lost Highway
Blue Velvet
Twin Peaks - Fire Walk With Me
Dune
Eraserhead

[punkprincess69]

I just watched this movie over the weekend and I was so confused. I can't stop thinking about it and what was really going on. I was wondering what everyone thought on here. Was he seeing the future or going crazy? I've read some analysis of it but I'm still confused. Just wondering?

[cutbelowtherest]

I just watched this movie over the weekend and I was so confused. I can't stop thinking about it and what was really going on. I was wondering what everyone thought on here. Was he seeing the future or going crazy? I've read some analysis of it but I'm still confused. Just wondering?

Yea, he's seeing the future. The whole theme is about how you basically can't change fate and such. It's some confusing mindfuck of a movie, and when you throw in a parallel universe shit, it's understandable to get lost. Not very existentialist, but a pretty cool theory none the less.

[boysdontcry]

when will people learn to search the fourms before they post a new topic? this is like the 10,000th thread on this movie.

also it's not that hard to get. if you can't understand it, watch the commentary. one thing that's great about this movie is that it's so open-ended. there is a set plot but you can take what you want from it.

[piebaldkid42]

when will people learn to search the fourms before they post a new topic? this is like the 10,000th thread on this movie.

also it's not that hard to get. if you can't understand it, watch the commentary. one thing that's great about this movie is that it's so open-ended. there is a set plot but you can take what you want from it.
previously 10,000. now 10,001

[cutbelowtherest]

previously 10,000. now 10,001
holy shit you're right, well at least now i figured out the whole search thing, I never really knew you could do that before, guess I never thought about it.

[takingback98]

Donnie Darko is the greatest movie i have ever seen. I think everyone who sees it will love it. It is a little confusing but at the end things start to make a little sense. I dont wanna give away any of the movie so go watch it because it truly is a movie you have to se, and after you watch it check out the website www.donniedarko.com

[PeeDster]

awesome movie. i loved everything about it.

[boysdontcry]

jesus fucking christ. can't anybody search the forums before they post a topic? there are already a million donnie darko threads. ahhh goddamnit, sometime i just get so angry i want to curse!

CRAP!

[takingback98]

jesus fucking christ. can't anybody search the forums before they post a topic? there are already a million donnie darko threads. ahhh goddamnit, sometime i just get so angry i want to curse!

CRAP!

chill out i didnt know

[punkpixie]

jesus fucking christ. can't anybody search the forums before they post a topic? there are already a million donnie darko threads. ahhh goddamnit, sometime i just get so angry i want to curse!

CRAP!

I swear to god there must be a new Donnie Darko thread everyday! Yes it a great film but it has got so many seperate threads on here we may as well have a seperate Donnie Darko forum!

[SilverStar89]

Donnie Darko Post #527. Yes, its a good movie. But before you post about a movie or something like that check past posts to see if its been done before. It avoids everyone getting all upset and frustrated over things like that. Its just a little generous act people appreciate. So there's just a bit of advice.

But as far as the movie goes. Yes it was good and yes it was confusing.

[the_bmoc]

Hey I know when I posted about the movie on here I was super excited and I thought I had to inform the world that Donnie Darko rocked....Its ok i feel ya

[xThursdayxPTWx]

wow yea, this site alone has almost made the movie overrated, it's good and all, but we can make posts about movies never posted about? i tried it with collateral but apparently everyone would rather still comment on this movie

[punkprincess69]

chill out i didnt know

It's okay I did that a couple weeks ago and everyone yelled at me too!

[sugarcreed182]

i never heard about the movie until mai cuzin showed it 2 mi.........after i saw it i wanted 2 see it ova n ova agen.........dat movie is da SHIAT.......fosho.......

[CircaEnder]

i never heard about the movie until mai cuzin showed it 2 mi.........after i saw it i wanted 2 see it ova n ova agen.........dat movie is da SHIAT.......fosho.......

omg.....theres no reason to type your words that way :(

the movie is good (overated) but really good.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

omg.....theres no reason to type your words that way :(

the movie is good (overated) but really good.

Yup, this site has definitely disenchanted me about this movie. I mean, I still love it, but from this site alone the movie had become supremely overrated.

[CircaEnder]

the way you know a movie is overated/has been ruined

its sold in hot topic...


everyone here is like i love that movie..so i try to have a convo about what they thought it was and trying to iron out some questions..there like ...yeah i didnt get that movie..haha

[WakingTheMisery]

i absolutely hate this movie. it doesn't have a point.

[CircaEnder]

it makes alot more sense (as much as this movie can) if you get the dvd and read the book thats in the movie.., i still wonder if this book is real cause they have real pages on the dvd that you can read with some missing and torn. sorry if not knowing if its a real book is being a total dumb ass but i really dont lol

[AreTwoKay]

I watch this movie like everyday it can never get old

[try_pie]

donnie darko is the best movie ever

[BloodTornTears]

its good, but its really really overrated

[crashcrash]

I love how the site goes so well with the site.
and its so god damn interactive.

[Throwback]

This movie is awesome, but no, it is NOT confusing.

[Coffee_addict]

Donnie Darko is a good movie, but there are so many flaws in the movie. Like well the lack of acting ability from the cast. But even with that its still good. But, there are so many things that they didn't need to include. Like the whole underlying message that school conforms us to think a like. All the scenes with Drew Barrymore, are well pointless. But its plot is so good that anyone can't help but love it. Its a good movie.

[xThursdayxPTWx]

Donnie Darko is a good movie, but there are so many flaws in the movie. Like well the lack of acting ability from the cast. But even with that its still good. But, there are so many things that they didn't need to include. Like the whole underlying message that school conforms us to think a like. All the scenes with Drew Barrymore, are well pointless. But its plot is so good that anyone can't help but love it. Its a good movie.

That's pretty much how I feel about the movie, like don't get me wrong, I love the dark atmosphere and mood of the movie and the biting humor, and it's just a good movie. However, like you said the underlying messages bothered me cause it seemed like the creators were trying too hard to aim it at the outcast teenagers when it has nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie.

[blankster07]

Awesome Movie!

[acousticskittle]

it's one of my fav. movies ever. the first time i saw it, i watched it over and over all night long.. it just never gets old

[Throwback]

It does get old, anyone who says it doesnt is a liar. Eternal Sunshine doesn't get old. At least it hasn't yet and I've watched it like eight times in the two weeks I've had it.

[Darren McLeod]

wow yea, this site alone has almost made the movie overrated, it's good and all, but we can make posts about movies never posted about? i tried it with collateral but apparently everyone would rather still comment on this movie
Collateral was fucking awesome. I'm going to find that thread.

[nards228]

i absolutely hate this movie. it doesn't have a point.
Thank you for saying that. A demonic bunny rabbit? Drew Barrymore as an intellectual? Wormholes and time travel and motivational speakers?

Everybody claims to love Donnie Darko, but nobody knows why. Everybody claims that the movie has oh-so-much meaning to it, but NOBODY can explain why. Please try to explain how that film is at all deep, meaningful, important, or otherwise significant.

The only reason it's worth watching is because Donnie's sister is ridiculously attractive.



Rennard

[prozac mnms]

the way you know a movie is overated/has been ruined

its sold in hot topic...


hey, i found heathers in a hot topic when i couldn't find it anywhere else. i was so happy when i found it. and hot topic doesnt have a large movie selection anyway. also, the kids who shop there will only go for movies with specific words, like SLC punk . hmm, now i can see the donnie darko aspect of it...wow that was scattered.

it makes alot more sense (as much as this movie can) if you get the dvd and read the book thats in the movie.., i still wonder if this book is real cause they have real pages on the dvd that you can read with some missing and torn. sorry if not knowing if its a real book is being a total dumb ass but i really dont lol

i want that book. staring at the screen hurts my eyes. idk if it's real either though.

I love how the site goes so well with the site.
and its so god damn interactive.

what?

That's pretty much how I feel about the movie, like don't get me wrong, I love the dark atmosphere and mood of the movie and the biting humor, and it's just a good movie. However, like you said the underlying messages bothered me cause it seemed like the creators were trying too hard to aim it at the outcast teenagers when it has nothing to do with the actual plot of the movie.

was he really that much of an outcast? and besides, his whole mental problems (which kind of made him an "outcast") had a lot to do with the plot.

Thank you for saying that. A demonic bunny rabbit? Drew Barrymore as an intellectual? Wormholes and time travel and motivational speakers?

Everybody claims to love Donnie Darko, but nobody knows why. Everybody claims that the movie has oh-so-much meaning to it, but NOBODY can explain why. Please try to explain how that film is at all deep, meaningful, important, or otherwise significant.


the rabbit wasn't really "demonic", i agree about drew barrymore, her character was weird and unnecessary. what's wrong with wormholes and time travel? motivational speakers-everyone has a dark side.

if you could go back in time and change everything, only by dying, would you?

[nightjarWI]

I really enjoyed this movie because it was opened to interpretation. I saw frank the bunny as a representation of god, and donnie as maybe a representation of jesus. There are ways to link the two; Jesus died to save people, Donnie died to save the world. The whole movie, in my eyes, is a test of faith. Frank wanted to test if Donnie was willing to give up his own life for the lives of his loved ones and the entire world.

"Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood."
"They don't even have reproductive orgains under those little...white... pants."

best lines ever.

[prozac mnms]

I really enjoyed this movie because it was opened to interpretation. I saw frank the bunny as a representation of god, and donnie as maybe a representation of jesus. There are ways to link the two; Jesus died to save people, Donnie died to save the world. The whole movie, in my eyes, is a test of faith. Frank wanted to test if Donnie was willing to give up his own life for the lives of his loved ones and the entire world.

"Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood."
"They don't even have reproductive orgains under those little...white... pants."

best lines ever.


i don't think the entire world was going to end.

[nightjarWI]

Who really knows, it never distinctly said the entire world but it didn't say if it was just Donnie's world. If though Donnie cheated death, the entire time spectrum thingy could have gotten screwed up and it could have meant the end of the world.

[nards228]

I really enjoyed this movie because it was opened to interpretation. I saw frank the bunny as a representation of god, and donnie as maybe a representation of jesus. There are ways to link the two; Jesus died to save people, Donnie died to save the world. The whole movie, in my eyes, is a test of faith. Frank wanted to test if Donnie was willing to give up his own life for the lives of his loved ones and the entire world.

"Some people are just born with tragedy in their blood."
"They don't even have reproductive orgains under those little...white... pants."

best lines ever.
Being open to interpretation doesn't make something good. I don't think Donnie ever once knew that he was going to die. He knew that something was going to happen, but he had no idea he was going to go back in time to get killed by a plane. The Jesus comparison fails because Jesus chose self-sacrifice despite betrayal and opportunity to flee. Donnie never has the chance to choose flight or resistance, he simply follows his curiosity. Alice in Wonderland is a better comparison than Jesus Christ.

Even if one grants the Jesus comparison, Donnie doesn't die for anybody he loves. He's only known his girlfriend for what, a few weeks? Love doesn't burst into life like that, it happens over years and years. Love isn't infatuation, it's the struggle against and triumph over adversity. Or as Hughes wrote, "John Henry with his hammer / Makes a little spark. / That little spark is love / dying in the dark."



Rennard

[cdrewsr388]

Being open to interpretation doesn't make something good. I don't think Donnie ever once knew that he was going to die. He knew that something was going to happen, but he had no idea he was going to go back in time to get killed by a plane. The Jesus comparison fails because Jesus chose self-sacrifice despite betrayal and opportunity to flee. Donnie never has the chance to choose flight or resistance, he simply follows his curiosity. Alice in Wonderland is a better comparison than Jesus Christ.

Even if one grants the Jesus comparison, Donnie doesn't die for anybody he loves. He's only known his girlfriend for what, a few weeks? Love doesn't burst into life like that, it happens over years and years. Love isn't infatuation, it's the struggle against and triumph over adversity. Or as Hughes wrote, "John Henry with his hammer / Makes a little spark. / That little spark is love / dying in the dark."



Rennard
Man..that was deep..

[richter915]

I dunno I saw the movie...and it really doesn't deserve all the praise it receives...it was good and all...better than many other movies...I enjoyed how this movie combined many of the major genres into one thing but...overall I don't think it was that great.

and don't fucking tell me that I didn't "get it"...I understood it just fine...I'm just not interested in looking so deep and making up bull that doesn't mean shit to mean.

[LadyofSorrows]

If anyone's seen Donnie Darko, and has any theories on the symbolism and ironies in the movie, I would love to hear them. I've seen it about 50 times and each time, I have a new "answer" on it. But because it's time travel, it's impossible to get an actual grasp on it, and it makes me crazy. Anyway, I love the movie and I just thought it would be cool to have some other views on it.

[SK_mo]

If your into symbology you should read "the da vinci code" i just read it, it was pretty good.or watch "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" if you like donnie darko you'll probably like it too. Its one of those movies that makes you wanna fall in love. Anyways,what kinds of symbolisms were you looking for? Like the killer leading his own killer to him?(frank leading donnie to him) But that's more ironic than anything. Or like how there was always an invisible barrier between frank and donnie? I dunno, tell me what your looking for cause I love that movie too and I love symbolism too, so i'd like to help.

[LadyofSorrows]

If your into symbology you should read "the da vinci code" i just read it, it was pretty good.or watch "eternal sunshine of the spotless mind" if you like donnie darko you'll probably like it too. Its one of those movies that makes you wanna fall in love. Anyways,what kinds of symbolisms were you looking for? Like the killer leading his own killer to him?(frank leading donnie to him) But that's more ironic than anything. Or like how there was always an invisible barrier between frank and donnie? I dunno, tell me what your looking for cause I love that movie too and I love symbolism too, so i'd like to help.
I've been wanting to see "eternal sunshine...." forever, I just haven't. I will make it a point to this weekend.
Anyway, I guess I'm just looking for different opinions on what everything could possibly mean. Like, Cellar Door..=..everything beautiful. Why was it at gramma death's house, and was it coincidence that it was foretold to him by his teacher? Once it was opened it was the beginning of the demise of it all. Which to Donnie, was beautiful. Not dying alone...that part I get.
Another example.....exactly what were the invisible tube-like things leading out from everyone? Were they similar to aura's?, and if they were, why did they lead Donnie to his fate? Aura's dont "lead".
I think the biggest question I have is why was the Frank in Donnies mind also his friend Frank and dressed in Franks Halloween costume? Which Donnie didn't even see until his sisters party. Let me know what you think.

[Mercy Medical]

Thinking about that movie too much makes my head hurt...good movie, just confusing as hell!

[piebaldkid42]

its amazing a million other people didnt make threads about donnie darko yet....

[Hilikus]

its a great movie but people over analyze it. Its really not that complex. And yes you must see eternal sunshine. Pure genuis as is Adaptation also written by Charlie Kauffman.

[SK_mo]

I've been wanting to see "eternal sunshine...." forever, I just haven't. I will make it a point to this weekend.
Anyway, I guess I'm just looking for different opinions on what everything could possibly mean. Like, Cellar Door..=..everything beautiful. Why was it at gramma death's house, and was it coincidence that it was foretold to him by his teacher? Once it was opened it was the beginning of the demise of it all. Which to Donnie, was beautiful. Not dying alone...that part I get.
Another example.....exactly what were the invisible tube-like things leading out from everyone? Were they similar to aura's?, and if they were, why did they lead Donnie to his fate? Aura's dont "lead".
I think the biggest question I have is why was the Frank in Donnies mind also his friend Frank and dressed in Franks Halloween costume? Which Donnie didn't even see until his sisters party. Let me know what you think.

cellar door was just supposed to be another foreshadowing effect or to show his destiny like everything else in the movie.
The "invisible tube things" were like fate, remember what Donnie and his teacher were talking about before he got Grandma death's book. How our fates are like a set path, that "invisible tube" was supposed to be the visuallization of that. I guess that answers the other questions, it wasn't an aura, and it lead him to his fate, because it was his fate.His Set Path.
Now for your big question Frank wasn't Donnies friend, he was his sisters friend. Donnie didn't meet Frank until the moment before he killed him.That's why he was always in the costume, cause that was the first and last way Donnie ever saw Frank. So, going with the whole fate theme of the story and having a set path, Donnie was, I guess, having a "de ja vu" like experience. He was seeing his future, and it was leading him to the same path. Even though Donnie could see his "fate" he couldn't change it.
Well,I guess that's it. Let me know if this helps or not cause I love talking about stuff like this. If anybody thinks I'm wrong don't start a pissing contest, tell me why I am and explain it to me. Otherwise nobody learns anything.

[SK_mo]

its a great movie but people over analyze it. Its really not that complex. And yes you must see eternal sunshine. Pure genuis as is Adaptation also written by Charlie Kauffman.
Sometimes it makes the movie more exciting if you can over analyze it and still love it. But I guess that's just some people. Over thinking can be fun if you like what your thinking about. Do you know any other Kauffman films?

[Throwback]

Didn't Kaufman do Being John Malcovich.

[LadyofSorrows]

That is exactly why I wanted to know what other people thought about this movie. I want to watch it again with all of this in mind and see what questions come of your answers to me. I am still planning to get "eternal sunshine" over the weekend, I can't wait.
As for Frank.... what about when Donnie was in the movie theatre and he asked Frank to take the mask off. He saw Frank then, with his eye all fucked up. I thought his eye was like that from when Donnie was stabbing at the "forcefield", but it wasn't. Frank had already been shot and killed by Donnie in Frank's reality. But he saw him then.
Those are the things I love. The time travel / fate aspect. It just repeats itself and you dont know what came first.

[LadyofSorrows]

There was another thing I was curious about. What are your thoughts on why Gradma Death walked to her mailbox so many times?

[-whisp-]

There was another thing I was curious about. What are your thoughts on why Gradma Death walked to her mailbox so many times?

shes waiting for Donnie's letter i think..she gets it at the very end of the movie..

[LadyofSorrows]

shes waiting for Donnie's letter i think..she gets it at the very end of the movie..
When was that? I've seen the movie so many times and I never realized that.
What was he writing to her? I have to go watch it again.

[OCNickLTJ13]

if you want some good chatter about this movie go to imdb.com, the site of the internet movie database, they have a very good page where a lot of movie buffs weigh in on movies...

i think that in the end everyone realizes that donnie saved them all, hence the montage at the end of the movie that shows everyone's faces in a somber and reflective light. they are grateful, everyone except for frank who puppeteered donnie until the end of the movie, sacraficing donnie so that he could live and by defualt everyone else would be saved either literally or figurativly, ie. donnie's family wouldn't have gone to l.a., drew barrymore's job is saved, swayze isn't caught for his child porn, his girlfriend wouldn't have died, etc. i don't think that the people actually realized that donnie died to save them, they just had a feeling in their gut that morning that if it weren't for some outside force, their world's would have ended. anyways, i think the movie is more about how conicidences and others affect our world in more ways than we could imagine than it is about time travel. time travel is just a backdrop to allow us to see what would happen with and without donnie in the world. just my thoughts...

ps. if you like this see magnolia, and indeed like the other person said, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, and also american beauty.

[WakingTheMisery]

this movie sucked stop making threads about it.

[Hilikus]

Sometimes it makes the movie more exciting if you can over analyze it and still love it. But I guess that's just some people. Over thinking can be fun if you like what your thinking about. Do you know any other Kauffman films?

Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

If you search for his name on google you can find a filmography.

I have yet to see any of his other movie but i want to.

[Thomas Sway]

Charlie Kaufman:
Being John Malkovich
Human Nature
Adaptation
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Eternal Sunshine


Right now he's working on some movie with Spike Jonze

[LadyofSorrows]

if you want some good chatter about this movie go to imdb.com, the site of the internet movie database, they have a very good page where a lot of movie buffs weigh in on movies...

i think that in the end everyone realizes that donnie saved them all, hence the montage at the end of the movie that shows everyone's faces in a somber and reflective light. they are grateful, everyone except for frank who puppeteered donnie until the end of the movie, sacraficing donnie so that he could live and by defualt everyone else would be saved either literally or figurativly, ie. donnie's family wouldn't have gone to l.a., drew barrymore's job is saved, swayze isn't caught for his child porn, his girlfriend wouldn't have died, etc. i don't think that the people actually realized that donnie died to save them, they just had a feeling in their gut that morning that if it weren't for some outside force, their world's would have ended. anyways, i think the movie is more about how conicidences and others affect our world in more ways than we could imagine than it is about time travel. time travel is just a backdrop to allow us to see what would happen with and without donnie in the world. just my thoughts...

ps. if you like this see magnolia, and indeed like the other person said, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, and also american beauty.
This makes sense. The only part I'm finding hard to understand is, Donnie was schizophrenic...which is why he had the make believe friends, Frank being one of them. How was the 'living' Frank able to intrude so deeply into Donnie's mind that he was able to control him to that extent? They didnt even know each other very well.

[AreTwoKay]

if you want some good chatter about this movie go to imdb.com, the site of the internet movie database, they have a very good page where a lot of movie buffs weigh in on movies...

i think that in the end everyone realizes that donnie saved them all, hence the montage at the end of the movie that shows everyone's faces in a somber and reflective light. they are grateful, everyone except for frank who puppeteered donnie until the end of the movie, sacraficing donnie so that he could live and by defualt everyone else would be saved either literally or figurativly, ie. donnie's family wouldn't have gone to l.a., drew barrymore's job is saved, swayze isn't caught for his child porn, his girlfriend wouldn't have died, etc. i don't think that the people actually realized that donnie died to save them, they just had a feeling in their gut that morning that if it weren't for some outside force, their world's would have ended. anyways, i think the movie is more about how conicidences and others affect our world in more ways than we could imagine than it is about time travel. time travel is just a backdrop to allow us to see what would happen with and without donnie in the world. just my thoughts...

ps. if you like this see magnolia, and indeed like the other person said, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, and also american beauty.
Wow that was very inciteful

[Just An End]

ok, ive been thinking about this film for awhile, and i think i get most of it, but why the hell does he shoot the "real" frank at the end? and how come when he comes into class the one time, his gf asks him what happened to his neck and there's like blood on it?

[EnderDove]

Just watch it about 23 more times and it will all come together.

[Throwback]

I'm taking it the blood part is from the director's cut, which I've yet to see. I believe he kills Frank because of his anger towards him, but also because he knows he can make it all better.

[PeeDster]

theres tons of sites strewn all over the net with explanations for the movie

[Spooky]

he kills frank to start the loop so he can save people later.... and cause he's pissed his gf just got killed

i dont really remember blood... was that right after he got attacked in the bathroom?

[WakingTheMisery]

stop watching this horrible movie.

[PaulR]

Donnie Darko was one of the most terrible films I have ever seen.

It has nothing interesting or insightful to say for itself although most people seem to ignore this fact.

[radiofriendly]

i thought the satire alone for this film was extremely clever, regardless of the plot.

[WakingTheMisery]

satire?

[marbury1414]

stop watching this horrible movie.

Calm down there sparky, everyone has their own opinions.


And the best "overall" explanation I can see to fit this movie is that Donnie is essentially a Christ figure, and Frank is the Devil. All the small things that go on all fall into this (ex: Pharisee=Patrick Swayze) etc, etc

[marbury1414]

everyone listen to danny because the movie was actually based on his life story. i know this because i am one of his apostles. :amen:

I absolutely love that movie. It is right in my style of moviemaking and I fucking wish I had made it. haha

[marbury1414]

just make a movie called "ronnie sharko," with similar plot elements. i wouldn't know the difference. :thumbsup:


ps. when do you wanna go to giza...wednesday?

i was about to say tonight lol...but whatever i guess

[marbury1414]

oh shit, um in that case, i'm down. we're just starting dinner, want me to call ya when we're done?

Ya, I kinda wanna get outta the house

[ghostyouare]

Donnie Darko was one of the most terrible films I have ever seen.

It has nothing interesting or insightful to say for itself although most people seem to ignore this fact.
God bless your soul, the movie was complete garbage.

[TMartin442]

i havnt seen this movie in a long long time

[marbury1414]

I posed this question in the Donnie Darko poll, but no one answered me, maybe because they didn't know (I don't blame them). After reapeated viewings, I've pretty much figured out a basic interpretation of the whole movie and all the characters, but there was always one thing that got me that I just couldn't figure out. What the hell is the purpose of the Asian girl in that movie? The whole having Donnie's name on her books, the talent show performance, then showing her on the statue after. These are all very specific things in the movie and I just never got exactly what meaning they were going for with that. Anyone who has their own interpretation of it would be greatly appreciated.

[FstFtsVsFences]

She's a cunt.

[marbury1414]

She's a cunt.

Haha, I know you get it even less than I.

[EnderDove]

Go back to China, bitch.

That line couldnt have been delivered any better.

[last light]

She's a cunt.
hahaha great answer

[Saves The Night]

I think she was just there to sort of show another negative side to Donnies still being alive. She seemed to have gotten a crush on him after because of that one scene where they were waiting for the bus, probably promting her to do the talent show as well in an attempt to impress him. Plus ya know the whole comic effect of her.

[last light]

I think she was just there to sort of show another negative side to Donnies still being alive. She seemed to have gotten a crush on him after because of that one scene where they were waiting for the bus, probably promting her to do the talent show as well in an attempt to impress him. Plus ya know the whole comic effect of her.
im gonna have to agree with morgan and just say "because shes a cunt" haha jk

[Saves The Night]

im gonna have to agree with morgan and just say "because shes a cunt" haha jksounds reasonable lol

[AreTwoKay]

Go back to China, bitch.

That line couldnt have been delivered any better.
One of the best lines in that movie.

[monkeyboy14]

I'm pissed. I left my copy of this movie at my friends house and it has gone walk abouts. Guess I'll just have to buy it again

[Darren McLeod]

One of the best lines in that movie.
My favorite line in the movie is "someone oughta write that bitch"

[marbury1414]

My favorite line is when Donnie smokes a cigarette for the first time his friend goes, "that's some good shit huh?" and Donnie goes, "...it's a cigarette."

[Darren McLeod]

Haha yeah that's a classic line too.

[lackofcolour 13]

Donnie darko is mindfuck for the sake of mindfuck.

[Trainsaw]

Donnie darko is mindfuck for the sake of mindfuck.
very true, i've watched it many times and still haven't figured it out

[AreTwoKay]

Donnie darko is mindfuck for the sake of mindfuck.
Thats why its so good.

[Saves The Night]

My favorite line in the movie is "someone oughta write that bitch"yeah thats a fantastic line as well.

Does anyone else have the directors cut? One of the funniest things is on the second disc - its the dude Daryl Donaldson...wow that kid has issues...i mean sometimes i was wondering if he was serious or not. I still laughed soo hard

[marbury1414]

yeah thats a fantastic line as well.

Does anyone else have the directors cut? One of the funniest things is on the second disc - its the dude Daryl Donaldson...wow that kid has issues...i mean sometimes i was wondering if he was serious or not. I still laughed soo hard

That was really funny.

[hockey0001]

yeah thats a fantastic line as well.

Does anyone else have the directors cut? One of the funniest things is on the second disc - its the dude Daryl Donaldson...wow that kid has issues...i mean sometimes i was wondering if he was serious or not. I still laughed soo hard

I have it, im gonna have to watch that


"well i think you're the anti-christ" i laughed so hard the first time i saw that part.

[Capital H]

one of my teachers looks just like Jake Gyllenhaal

[Saves The Night]

one of my teachers looks just like Jake Gyllenhaalask him what he knows about worm holes.

[Scott Weber]

dude, a mindfuck for the sake of mindfuck is "Primer." Go rent that and you'll think Donnie Darko is about as hard to figure out as The Lion King.

[Saves The Night]

I dont really think donnie darko was a mindfuck...its more just something you dont really see in movies anymore...and by that i mean its not a romantic comedy the critics are getting orgasms over.

[sleepygrlgreen]

I posed this question in the Donnie Darko poll, but no one answered me, maybe because they didn't know (I don't blame them). After reapeated viewings, I've pretty much figured out a basic interpretation of the whole movie and all the characters, but there was always one thing that got me that I just couldn't figure out. What the hell is the purpose of the Asian girl in that movie? The whole having Donnie's name on her books, the talent show performance, then showing her on the statue after. These are all very specific things in the movie and I just never got exactly what meaning they were going for with that. Anyone who has their own interpretation of it would be greatly appreciated.is it really that important? err...it's a freaking movie! i don't understand why everyone feels the need to analyze it down to the t and catch every bit of symbolism in it. besides, there is nothing THAT fantastic about donnie darko. it's definitely interesting, but nothing to rave about for this long.

[Saves The Night]

is it really that important? err...it's a freaking movie! i don't understand why everyone feels the need to analyze it down to the t and catch every bit of symbolism in it. besides, there is nothing THAT fantastic about donnie darko. it's definitely interesting, but nothing to rave about for this long.You sir have a whoreish mouth

[marbury1414]

is it really that important? err...it's a freaking movie! i don't understand why everyone feels the need to analyze it down to the t and catch every bit of symbolism in it. besides, there is nothing THAT fantastic about donnie darko. it's definitely interesting, but nothing to rave about for this long.

I'm a flim major. Therefore, I'm slightly interested in these things. Is that reason enough?

[sleepygrlgreen]

You sir have a whoreish mouthsir?>

[sleepygrlgreen]

I'm a flim major. Therefore, I'm slightly interested in these things. Is that reason enough?perhaps..... but do you have another one? :) i joke. dude, it's totally fine if you're into it and it makes sense that you want to analyze it especially since you're a film major. i guess i just don't understand it with non-film people.

[WakingTheMisery]

proobably the most over rated movie of all time.

[Saves The Night]

sir?>my apologies...You ma'am have a whoreish mouth

[marbury1414]

perhaps..... but do you have another one? :) i joke. dude, it's totally fine if you're into it and it makes sense that you want to analyze it especially since you're a film major. i guess i just don't understand it with non-film people.

It's all good in the hood.

[FstFtsVsFences]

It's all good in the hood.
***

[Scott Weber]

I'm a flim major. Therefore, I'm slightly interested in these things. Is that reason enough?
then you have to see Primer.

[marbury1414]

then you have to see Primer.

Do you think I can I find it at any Blockbuster/Hollywood video place?

[Scott Weber]

Do you think I can I find it at any Blockbuster/Hollywood video place?
Yeah totally, I rented it from Blockbuster. It'll blow your mind, I really want other people to see it so I can sort it out with them.

[marbury1414]

Yeah totally, I rented it from Blockbuster. It'll blow your mind, I really want other people to see it so I can sort it out with them.

Ya, I'll rent it for sure. Thanks for the recommendation.

[lackofcolour 13]

Thats why its so good. mhm. I have the directors cut. I still enjoy watch it, but you will be dancing in circles if you try to solve the mystery of Donnie Darko. For all you know, it could be a concept movie about nothing more than, say, a man at sea in a blue raincoat.

[Saves The Night]

mhm. I have the directors cut. I still enjoy watch it, but you will be dancing in circles if you try to solve the mystery of Donnie Darko. For all you know, it could be a concept movie about nothing more than, say, a man at sea in a blue raincoat.wow man, thats pretty fucking deep...im getting on that movie

[marbury1414]

wow man, thats pretty fucking deep...im getting on that movie

Hemingway?

If so, that reminds me of an awesome Family Guy reference to that book. When Peter goes, "it's like he doesn't even know I'm watching him." Or something like that.

[TMartin442]

i have to write a few pages about this movie for a class. and im gonna have a rough time interpreting it

[jklo16]

chut up.

I never really got the point of her. but since at the end it has that montage of everyone waking up after having dreams and she's in it....i would say that donnie somehow effected her life. Perhaps, because he was somewhat nice to her, or something. I don't know, though. Wasn't the movie originally like 5 hours long, and that's why there are so many holes open to interpretation? I think i read that somewhere...

[Just Decent]

i think it just adds more compassion to his character, and the "clues" are just to confuse you!!! and me, and everyone... prolly jake too...

[Saves The Night]

chut up.

I never really got the point of her. but since at the end it has that montage of everyone waking up after having dreams and she's in it....i would say that donnie somehow effected her life. Perhaps, because he was somewhat nice to her, or something. I don't know, though. Wasn't the movie originally like 5 hours long, and that's why there are so many holes open to interpretation? I think i read that somewhere...5 hours?? wow, i cant say that even makes sense

[reductiondesign]

dude, a mindfuck for the sake of mindfuck is "Primer." Go rent that and you'll think Donnie Darko is about as hard to figure out as The Lion King.

Primer is amazing.

[gil_ag]

Brilliant movie, i have some questions regarding the web page

If anyone's been there could you please tell me if there's something hidden in the main page, cuz there are alot of words floating around. Is there some riddle there? Cuz I've reached level 3 and then there's nothing more, just the file

[SLADE775]

Shut up.


It's not that great.

[fedhed7]

Brilliant movie, i have some questions regarding the web page

If anyone's been there could you please tell me if there's something hidden in the main page, cuz there are alot of words floating around. Is there some riddle there? Cuz I've reached level 3 and then there's nothing more, just the file

I don't remember, I went there about a year ago and figured it all out though.

Try looking online.

[JunkBondTrader]

Shut up.


It's not that great.
......its one of the greatest movies of the past ten years.....im sorry but you have THE worst taste in movies. This is a fucking classic whether you like it or not.....maybe you should sit down and try to figure it out.....or just go watch the dumbed down version that is Butterfly Effect.

[fedhed7]

......its one of the greatest movies of the past ten years.....im sorry but you have THE worst taste in movies. This is a fucking classic whether you like it or not.....maybe you should sit down and try to figure it out.....or just go watch the dumbed down version that is Butterfly Effect.

I like both movies.

[fluke182]

Hello thread number INFINITY. Can we go a week without a Donnie Darko thread? Great, great movie, yes Slade is an idiot, it's weird, watch the directors cut and the commentary and it will have your answers. Fin. I saved us 4 pages.

[FOBPrettyNPunk]

I always get super far on the web-page, but I never can get past a certain point.

[reductiondesign]

Shut up.


It's not that great.

Yes it is.

It's more than great.

[lala*indie]

I loved that movie.The first time I watched it I was a little confused, but the second time around I got it.It was strange, but cool.

[whiteboypain]

Brilliant movie, i have some questions regarding the web page

If anyone's been there could you please tell me if there's something hidden in the main page, cuz there are alot of words floating around. Is there some riddle there? Cuz I've reached level 3 and then there's nothing more, just the file
Just keep messing around with it.....

[whiteboypain]

Shut up.


It's not that great.
You shut up . I hate you. It is great

[whiteboypain]

actually , i don't hate you. But Donnie Darko is a really good movie though. To be honest, it is my favorite movie of all time! Biatch!:p

[JunkBondTrader]

actually , i don't hate you. But Donnie Darko is a really good movie though. To be honest, it is my favorite movie of all time! Biatch!:p
well I do hate you Slade. Donnie Darko is great.

[dangets]

it's a decent movie, i just wish people would stop pretending that it makes so much sense to them. it doesn't. and, it's not a life changing experience, it's a movie.

[Ravenna]

Hello thread number INFINITY. Can we go a week without a Donnie Darko thread? Great, great movie, yes Slade is an idiot, it's weird, watch the directors cut and the commentary and it will have your answers. Fin. I saved us 4 pages.
haha nice.
good movie by the way

[EnderDove]

It's a great movie, but it isnt a masterpiece that is untouchable like some people make it out to be.

[tambo41187]

I really like it, but i think some people look wayyy to much into it.

[kirbs84]

......its one of the greatest movies of the past ten years.....im sorry but you have THE worst taste in movies. This is a fucking classic whether you like it or not.....maybe you should sit down and try to figure it out.....or just go watch the dumbed down version that is Butterfly Effect.

it was good, but not as good as you're making it out

[fedhed7]

it's a decent movie, i just wish people would stop pretending that it makes so much sense to them. it doesn't. and, it's not a life changing experience, it's a movie.

I've pretty much read anything and everything associated to the movie, and I've seen it at least 10 times. It makes some sense to me.

[Throwback]

Good movie. Slade's taste does suck. Tremendously. I mean A History of Violence? Yeah, that wasn't the most pretentious movie I've ever seen. Oh wait.....

I mean, Donnie Darko is frighteningly pretentious but it had awesome acting, parts that were hilarious, and just a really fucked up original story and also no homosexual overtones between brothers (see the last 20 minutes of A History of Violence).

Most of the movie's fans are dumbasses who get off to its goth-esque feel, but if you ignore them (like ignoring Fall Out Boy's fans) its still really, REALLY enjoyable.

[whiteboypain]

lol , i love donnie darko. Most interesting movie i have ever seen. I'm not even goth! I'm drunk though.....lol

[JunkBondTrader]

Good movie. Slade's taste does suck. Tremendously. I mean A History of Violence? Yeah, that wasn't the most pretentious movie I've ever seen. Oh wait.....

I mean, Donnie Darko is frighteningly pretentious but it had awesome acting, parts that were hilarious, and just a really fucked up original story and also no homosexual overtones between brothers (see the last 20 minutes of A History of Violence).

Most of the movie's fans are dumbasses who get off to its goth-esque feel, but if you ignore them (like ignoring Fall Out Boy's fans) its still really, REALLY enjoyable.
Thank you, A History Of Violence is a terrible movie.....and William Hurts oscar nomination is a complete joke, sorry.

[JacksColdSweat]

Brilliant movie, i have some questions regarding the web page

If anyone's been there could you please tell me if there's something hidden in the main page, cuz there are alot of words floating around. Is there some riddle there? Cuz I've reached level 3 and then there's nothing more, just the file

If you search on google you can get the map to go through the whole site.

[lfdfforever]

Such a good movie

[kirbs84]

is that the one about a rabbit or something.......

[boldt_action]

yeah, it's good.

[FOBcareemo]

i liked it...pretty trippy

[piebaldkid42]

its good

[Saves The Night]

its great...so is the search function.

[Throwback]

Great movie, highly overrated at the same time.

[aheroinmyeyes]

Great movie, highly overrated at the same time.
agreed.

[WakingTheMisery]

over rateddddddd

[hobbes2809]

I liked it enough to buy the dvd.

[amillionmiles]

one of my favorites. I also own the DVD.

[lostntheseethru]

i have never seen it.

[fedhed7]

It's not overrated. It's fucking awesome, that's what it is.

[radiofriendly]

second that. incredible piece of directing/writing genious. not too mention it's heinously original. a perfect blend of science fiction and 80's satire? who'd of thought. performances were perfect, the music was first rate, and it's funny to boot.

[Saves The Night]

It's not overrated. It's fucking awesome, that's what it is.exactly...it deserves its hype...its that good.

[kirbs84]

I like it I guess. I've seen much much better though.

[marbury1414]

I almost hate saying it because of the hype machine that always accompanies it, but Donnie Darko is probably my favorite movie of all time.

[whiteboypain]

This movie is NOT overated. It's an incredible movie. Go buy it now.

[hockey0001]

i think you're the fucking antichrist

great movie

[whiteboypain]

I almost hate saying it because of the hype machine that always accompanies it, but Donnie Darko is probably my favorite movie of all time.
I couldn't have said it better myself..

[Adeniz19]

can someone explain to me exactly what happened at the end? i'm still not to sure about that h aha

[marbury1414]

can someone explain to me exactly what happened at the end? i'm still not to sure about that h aha

Haha, I posted all my interpretations in a thread somewhere. Damn, I'll see if I can find it tomorrow.

[unwritten]

Boondock Saints is a better movie.

[1check_1love]

it's a trippy film. who would of thought that jakewould end up an oscar nominee.

[Elijscott]

I think it's a great movie. Not one of my favorites or anything, but interesting and well-written.

[i_dono_me]

my friend didn't understand the end so i had to explain it to her.......the bunny (frank) was creepy lookin!

[radiofriendly]

Boondock Saints is a better movie.

it's a shame that you think so.

[JunkBondTrader]

Boondock Saints is a better movie.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I hope you are kidding. Boondock Saints is in my Top 5 WORST movies of all time. hahaha that is such a steamy pile of dog shit. i cant believe people like that movie, so fucking bad. It tries to be so controverisl and deep and its just fucking stupid is what it is.

Donnie Darko is a movie of a generation. Its fucking great. Its really not that complicated either. Just dont think about it too much it all makes sense. Its fun to make up your interpretaions. But ive seen it so many times that i really cant deter from thinking what is actually happening. great movie.

[DroppedUrPocket]

word to your mother.

[marrost]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I hope you are kidding. Boondock Saints is in my Top 5 WORST movies of all time. hahaha that is such a steamy pile of dog shit. i cant believe people like that movie, so fucking bad. It tries to be so controverisl and deep and its just fucking stupid is what it is. Coming from someone that called Cabin Fever a cult classic...

The Boondock Saints is a smart film with some good religious symbolism and an awesome performance from Willem Dafoe.

[Adeniz19]

Boondock Saints is an awesome film.

[radiofriendly]

Boondock Saints is an awesome film.

Poorly directed, excruciatingly over the top, awful performances(with the exception of an off the wall Dafoe). Action sequences were laughable, and the film in general was hit and miss at best. only exceeds in making the Tarentino films it tries to copy that much better.

[fedhed7]

I almost hate saying it because of the hype machine that always accompanies it, but Donnie Darko is probably my favorite movie of all time.
Agreed.

[JunkBondTrader]

Coming from someone that called Cabin Fever a cult classic...

The Boondock Saints is a smart film with some good religious symbolism and an awesome performance from Willem Dafoe.
hahaha smart film? it has a terrible cast....william dafoe is mediocre at best. the directing is pathetic. some of the shots reak of tarantino rip off. i dont believe the characters at all. i dont believe their mission. its corny, especially the old dude that was in jail. i laughed. its just a stupid fucking movie. very poorly done. Cabin Fever is a better film in every way. Cabin Fever is a cult classic, there is no denying that. So is Boondock Saints, I wont deny that either. But the people who like Boondock Saints are the people who have extremely poor taste in movies.

[radiofriendly]

Agreed.

man is it wrong that i look for your posts just to see your avatar?

[JunkBondTrader]

Poorly directed, excruciatingly over the top, awful performances(with the exception of an off the wall Dafoe). Action sequences were laughable, and the film in general was hit and miss at best. only exceeds in making the Tarentino films it tries to copy that much better.
bingo

that was cray because i posted almost the exact same thing.

[marrost]

hahaha smart film? it has a terrible cast....william dafoe is mediocre at best. the directing is pathetic. some of the shots reak of tarantino rip off. i dont believe the characters at all. i dont believe their mission. its corny, especially the old dude that was in jail. i laughed. its just a stupid fucking movie. very poorly done. Cabin Fever is a better film in every way. Cabin Fever is a cult classic, there is no denying that. So is Boondock Saints, I wont deny that either. But the people who like Boondock Saints are the people who have extremely poor taste in movies.At least stand up for a good movie while trashing the Boondock Saints. Like Cabin Fever didn't steal everything from Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. Please.

[JunkBondTrader]

At least stand up for a good movie while trashing the Boondock Saints. Like Cabin Fever didn't steal everything from Tobe Hooper and Sam Raimi. Please.
Cabin Fever is a smart movie. Much deeper than whats on the surface. Maybe you just cant scratch that. The cast is actually good in Cabin Fever. Its funny as hell as well. Eli Roth can actually work the camera.

what ever happened to that Boondaock Saints sequel anyway? All Saints Day or something fucking stupid like that. Did it go straight to DVD or what? Did they even get money to make it?

[Adeniz19]

hahaha smart film? it has a terrible cast....william dafoe is mediocre at best. the directing is pathetic. some of the shots reak of tarantino rip off. i dont believe the characters at all. i dont believe their mission. its corny, especially the old dude that was in jail. i laughed. its just a stupid fucking movie. very poorly done. Cabin Fever is a better film in every way. Cabin Fever is a cult classic, there is no denying that. So is Boondock Saints, I wont deny that either. But the people who like Boondock Saints are the people who have extremely poor taste in movies.i guess i have poor taste in movies.

[marrost]

Cabin Fever is a smart movie. Much deeper than whats on the surface. Maybe you just cant scratch that. The cast is actually good in Cabin Fever. Its funny as hell as well. Eli Roth can actually work the camera.

what ever happened to that Boondaock Saints sequel anyway? All Saints Day or something fucking stupid like that. Did it go straight to DVD or what? Did they even get money to make it?Please enlighten me as to what is so deep about Cabin Fever. Maybe you can explain the blonde kid to me.

A sequel was talked about, but never happened. It doesn't need one.

[JunkBondTrader]

Please enlighten me as to what is so deep about Cabin Fever. Maybe you can explain the blonde kid to me.

A sequel was talked about, but never happened. It doesn't need one.
Eli Roth likes to teach people lessons. This is made obvious in both Hostel and Cabin Fever. He never really has a protagonist. In Cabin Fever you dont like any of the characters becasue they are sex hungry, cruel teenagers. Same in Hostel. He wants to teach these kids a lesson. In Cabin Fever, the flesh eating disease represents AIDS, this is the metaphor. When the kids realize they have become contaminated they react using homophobia. Notice the first person to contract the disease is locked inside a shed.....shunned from society. Soon, none of them trust eachother. Is that social commentary I hear? yea, i think it is.

[Adeniz19]

Eli Roth likes to teach people lessons. This is made obvious in both Hostel and Cabin Fever. He never really has a protagonist. In Cabin Fever you dont like any of the characters becasue they are sex hungry, cruel teenagers. Same in Hostel. He wants to teach these kids a lesson. In Cabin Fever, the flesh eating disease represents AIDS, this is the metaphor. When the kids realize they have become contaminated they react using homophobia. Notice the first person to contract the disease is locked inside a shed.....shunned from society. Soon, none of them trust eachother. Is that social commentary I hear? yea, i think it is.just because there is social commentary doesnt make the movie good.

[marrost]

just because there is social commentary doesnt make the movie good.And that is pretty weak social commentary.

[JunkBondTrader]

just because there is social commentary doesnt make the movie good.
never said that. i think its a great movie. i think its misunderstood. you cant sit here and tell me Eli Roth didnt mean to make it funny haha thats a joke. He is an incredible director. he knows what he is doing. he has an extremly vast knowledge of the genre. I never ever said "ooooo it has social commentary, that means its gooood". Its the way its presented. The way the movie is shot. Its excellent.

[Adeniz19]

but you implied it by being a smartass with the last sentence.

[kshtoinks12]

I just saw DD for like, the 10th time last night and everytime i watch i notice something different, this new thing i noticed, i don't understand at all

on halloween night, donnie, gretchin and donnie's two friends all go to grandma deaths house where the two "bullies" are there, most likely to steal grandma death's gem collection. donnie and gretchin are ambushed, grethcin is thrown to the ground and donnie is brought down as well. "bully A" screams "what the fuck are you doing here?!?!?!" and donnie says something back to him. what did donnie say? bully A says "what did you say?!?1 what did you say?!?!" i didn't feel like looking it up so i decided where else should i look besides AP. what did he say, and wat does it symbolize?

[kshtoinks12]

any help here?