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 | Donnie Darko (Widescreen Edition)/Richard Kelly (II) Actor: Jake Gyllenhaal Publisher: 20th Century Fox List Price: $14.98 Amazon.com Price: Average customer rating: 4.5 |
| ::READERS REVIEWS:: Life in the Tangent UniverseThe Good Things*Very interesting filming style. Lots of vivid, memorable imagery. Good special effects that don't overwhelm the film. *Rather interesting story (although it's very weird and hard to figure out; at the very least, everything came into full circle though). *Interpreting the story is only half of the fun. There are also many thought-provoking elements regarding theology, the nature of humanity, the nature of youth, and the nature of space and time. *Characters are good; acting was great. I could almost relate to the title character, as he tried to stand up against so many self-righteous adults. *Frank is probably the freakiest bunny rabbit I've ever seen. *Good music. The Bad Things *Good luck trying to figure it out! Aside from being strange, it's also quite complex. Definately the strangest high-school film I know of, but also probably the most thought-provoking. It's definately more than a story about a schizophrenic kid; there are many different elements, both visual and in the content, that are crammed into the film. At the very least, it will leave you trying to figure out the plot. Then, perhaps you'll be thinking about the characters or the themes. It's definately food for thought. The DVD has good video and sound quality. The two-disc special edition includes a fifty-minute production diary, about forty minutes of fan cult featurettes, some storyboard comparisons, and the trailer. This is why I don't review movies...Well, the first intriguing aspect of Donnie Darko is the fact that it combines quite a bit of variety into the movie. I like the fact that it's a science fiction movie mixed in with a little bit of (black) comedy and stars a teenager just like you or I, a bit of a teenage aspect to it, but not in any phony way like anything that Not Another Teen Movie makes funs of. Considering that fact, the acting is great, it's nice and long (long movies are pretty much necessary to make character development), and it pretty much knocks down some barriers on the teenage aspect, more realistic and not stupid like one would think of a teenage movie. Just buy the damn thing. Donnie DarkoImagine you were going to be killed but you could see another future for a few days. A future where you are relatively happy and life has some meaning. But in even that future bad things happen. I suppose this is just a slice of everyday life with an alien that looks like a big rabbit given evil shots. I enjoyed the movie but it is by no means entertaining. When a young man has no future even in a dimension where he survives a jet engine hitting his room, but his girlfriend is ran over and killed, I think you get the point. Although this has a cult following it does have limited watchability by the general public. Most everyone will be glad they saw it as the acting and directing are excellent. The movie's story on the other had is a little strange and may not suit all tastes. We see a few days in the life of a teenager struggling with typical problems but hanging over his head like Damocles sword is his life, the life of a girl he loves, and the life of another man that kills someone by accident. Good soundtrack. Good quality DVD with good replayability to fans. - C. Luster WOW this movie is a GEMI expected to see a good movie with the all star star cast. This was better than I could of expected. It really hit the spot. AWESOME, ORIGINAL, GROUNDBREAKING, Prettymuch AMAZING. Alas, nothing new under the sun!Someone on this board headlines their review: "Remarkably original." Well, hardly. Listening to the director's commentary, he credits a Twilight Zone episode as perhaps having inspired him. The episode mentioned is "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge." While there is something to this comparison, the episode that "Donnie Darko" is virtually a twisted rip-off of is is a rather obscure episode written by Earl Hamner of "The Waltons" fame. The episode is called "Ring-a-Ding Girl" and is, in essence, the entire story of "Donnie Darko" told under half-an-hour, in a much more touching manner. And yes, there is even a jet crash in it and the ultimate sacrifice. But - watch the TZ episode and see for yourself. Just like "The Sixth Sense" was lifted from an old "Thriller" episode....alas, there is nothing new under the sun! | |
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