Comments on: Donnie Darko at SIFF! http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:34:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: robertabr http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at#comment-4192 robertabr Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:20:48 +0000 #comment-4192 Put it this way Donnie Darko is the best film ive ever seen shame there is only one Put it this way Donnie Darko is the best film ive ever seen shame there is only one

]]> By: Ariel http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at#comment-4191 Ariel Sun, 25 Apr 2004 02:06:09 +0000 #comment-4191 If you've seen the DVD, then you understand the core of movie. Much of the enigma of the original film version is due to CRUCIAL scenes being omitted from the film...in error, I think. The DVD includes The <a href="http://ruinedeye.com/cd/time1.htm">Philosophy of Time Travel book</a> that is referenced so often in the film, and it explains a lot. Like most sci-fi, there are a few leaps of faith to be taken (why metals and water? I don't know...), but if you watch the DVDs and all the extras (director's commentary, deleted scenes, book text) the movie makes pretty close to perfect sense. I really don't like David Lynch ... as a filmaker, Richard Kelly makes way more sense to me. If you’ve seen the DVD, then you understand the core of movie. Much of the enigma of the original film version is due to CRUCIAL scenes being omitted from the film…in error, I think. The DVD includes The Philosophy of Time Travel book that is referenced so often in the film, and it explains a lot.

Like most sci-fi, there are a few leaps of faith to be taken (why metals and water? I don’t know…), but if you watch the DVDs and all the extras (director’s commentary, deleted scenes, book text) the movie makes pretty close to perfect sense.

I really don’t like David Lynch … as a filmaker, Richard Kelly makes way more sense to me.

]]> By: kate http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at#comment-4190 kate Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:07:57 +0000 #comment-4190 hmm. i am going to be the contrarian here and say that i really didn't think donnie darko was all that. i have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of people like the movie precisely because they don't understand what it was about. it's like david lynch, who i also don't like much...for a lot of people, lynch's unintelligibility equals genius. to me, it just equals unintelligibility. and the same goes for donnie darko. however, i'd love to be convinced of its greatness...so ariel, and anyone else, please don't think i'm pooh-poohing your opinions/tastes... i would just like an explanation of dd from someone who loves, and feels they understand, the movie. hmm. i am going to be the contrarian here and say that i really didn’t think donnie darko was all that. i have a sneaking suspicion that a lot of people like the movie precisely because they don’t understand what it was about. it’s like david lynch, who i also don’t like much…for a lot of people, lynch’s unintelligibility equals genius. to me, it just equals unintelligibility. and the same goes for donnie darko.
however, i’d love to be convinced of its greatness…so ariel, and anyone else, please don’t think i’m pooh-poohing your opinions/tastes… i would just like an explanation of dd from someone who loves, and feels they understand, the movie.

]]> By: Amaranta http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at#comment-4189 Amaranta Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:38:54 +0000 #comment-4189 Like all the others, I can't fucking wait. Like all the others, I can’t fucking wait.

]]> By: Brodie http://electrolicious.com/2004/04/donnie_darko_at#comment-4188 Brodie Fri, 23 Apr 2004 16:41:11 +0000 #comment-4188 Hey, I'm glad you are all as excited as I am. DD is maybe the sleeper hit of the decade. AND YES! the dvd had so much more interesting footage than the original. This will be great. Hey, I’m glad you are all as excited as I am. DD is maybe the sleeper hit of the decade. AND YES! the dvd had so much more interesting footage than the original. This will be great.

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