Donnie Darko

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:20 pm

Anyone seen it?

Strangest movie I've ever watched.

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:54 pm

OnTheMoor wrote:Anyone seen it?

Strangest movie I've ever watched.

Yes, rather strange. I enjoyed it, though, despite its pervading teenage angst.

Much food for thought there. Kept me busy for weeks.

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:20 pm

Seen it twice. Have the DVD. I like it a lot.

Flawed, and I think there is just a hint of emperor's new clobber about it, but it's way, way above average.

I might watch it again this week, actually.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:29 pm

I couldn't find anything of worth in it; just another teenage angst movie blended with a bit of horror genre. Dumb.

Anyone seen this PBS film about artist (?) Henry Darger. Now there was one seriously traumatized kid who never recovered. And its real life. You couldn't make this guy up. Blockbuster has it on DVD.

djm

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:17 pm

djm wrote:...artist (?) Henry Darger. Now there was one seriously traumatized kid who never recovered.

That explains his paintings. Odd stuff.

I'll post this one because all the children are clothed:

http://www.hammergallery.com/Artists/da ... %20246.jpg

The kids are climbing onto a roof peak, as if escaping a coming flood.
The girls are praying, and one boy is looking hauntedly over his
shoulder. It's like Norman Rockwell gone bad.

Caj · Post by **Caj** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:25 pm

The special features on the DVD go a long way to explain what happened. The director's commentary helps too, and gives away a few things I didn't notice.

But I liked the movie. Also liked the song at the end.

Caj

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 2:52 pm

Yes, I was planning on checking out the special features but me and my brother have been picking it apart for a few hours and I'm seeing if we get it right.

I disagree about the teen angst because this isn't about a troubled kid, its about a troubled kid, he doesn't have ADD he's experiencing an alternate universe. You could probably replace him with an adult and it would be the same story. I also thought the acting on his part was pretty decent.

And I also enjoyed the last song, I've been humming it all day.

EDIT: And it certainly wasn't a horror movie. The back of the Rogers' box describes it as 'Mystery' which I would agree with.

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:31 pm

When I heard the song, I immediately said, "WAIT! That's not Tears for Fears..."

Personally, I like the Gary Jules version better (that's the one in the movie).

amar · Post by **amar** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:24 pm

yep, got it on dvd. strange. must see it again one day.

scheky · Post by **scheky** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:10 am

Gary Jules did an amazing job on that song. I can't watch that movie without that song invading my head for a week...and it's so morbid.

TFF wrote a great song there, but Jules made it come alive.

feadogin · Post by **feadogin** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:40 am

That's one of my favorite movies! I love movies that leave the viewer trying to puzzle out what the heck is going on (Memento, Eternal Sunshine, etc). That's why I liked the regular version, as opposed to the Director's cut, because the regular version leaves you wondering, "Is there something supernatural going on, or is this kid just crazy?"

I love the music, too...it brings me back to my middle school days...

Justine

Flying Cement · Post by **Flying Cement** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:41 am

Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream, and Pi remind me of each other, because I watched them at around the same time, and they were all somewhat strange.

Congratulations · Post by **Congratulations** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:53 am

Flying Cement wrote:Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, Requiem for a Dream, and Pi remind me of each other, because I watched them at around the same time, and they were all somewhat strange.

I saw Requiem and Pi on the same day. Coincidentally, I think they're by the same director. I enjoyed them both immensely.

Eternal Sunshine I saw more recently, and I was so impressed with it. Really wonderful performances all around (even a surprisingly good showing by Mary Jane).

buddhu · Post by **buddhu** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:15 am

feadogin wrote:... That's why I liked the regular version, as opposed to the Director's cut, because the regular version leaves you wondering, "Is there something supernatural going on, or is this kid just crazy?"...

There's a director's cut?

Doh!

OnTheMoor · Post by **OnTheMoor** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:08 pm

Yup, it (my brother says, I've never seen the regular one) shows pages from the Philosophy of Time Travel.

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