Donnie Darko is a pretty fucking shitty movie....

[Mr Films]

......yeah.

[beastieangel01]

your mom.

[DandyFop]

Thank you. I have not a clue why the hell this movie has a cult following. I was blown away but the suckiness.

And you and I have more authority to judge than the rest of you people put together bitches!

[icy manipulator]

it's not shit, just very overated and everyone has their opinions about the ending

[Mr Films]

it's not shit, just very overated and everyone has their opinions about the ending

no, actually, I'm gonna go with "pieces of shit" for $1200, Alex.

[Mr Films]

your mom.

go tell it to adam_f

[paulb]

i havent seen this movie, all i hear is that its amazing and u have to watch it a few times to fully understand.

[beastieangel01]

go tell it to adam_f

no no, I'm not talking about sex with your Mother.

If I am, THAT is when I tell adam_f. Duh.

[Sarky Devotchka]

I want to know exactly why, specifically, people think that movie sucks.

[Mr Films]

I want to know exactly why, specifically, people think that movie sucks.

it comes off like that pretentious asshole who purposely talks over your head so that he can feel smart about himself.

it seems like a cool concept that nobody really constructed a plot around. it's a bunch of "odd" characters walking around in a series of drawn out slow-motion tracking shots set to 80's pop (cuz it's "trendy") and having conversations in scenes that don't really add up to a whole dozen donuts.

[Sarky Devotchka]

bleh, I don't think the soundtrack was done to be "trendy" at all.

there are some definite plot holes, but overall I think it's a gorgeous movie.

also, nobody talks over my head. I think it's possible that there was symbolism thrown in like, "cellar door", that was a little iffy, but ultimately I believe that it was about important life/death issues that people don't usually even try to think about because it's too confusing or distressing.

the acting is phenomenal, jake is beautiful, the cinematography is top notch.

it's the opposite of shitty.

what's a good movie to you?

[Mr Films]

what's a good movie to you?

good question.

I like lots of different films. just not this one.

subjectivity, yo.

[Matt]

what's a good movie to you?

that magnum opus, The Animal

[DandyFop]

it comes off like that pretentious asshole who purposely talks over your head so that he can feel smart about himself.


This is the main reason I didn't like it.

And fine if people do, but what's with the fucking obssession about it? Why is it worthy of that? That's the thing I don't understand.

[icy manipulator]

i like the butterfly effect more, if anything that deserves more of a cult following than donnie darko

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

i liked it because there was a man dressed as a scary rabbit called frank in it.

[tracky]

I was a bit disappointed by donnie darko but i wouldn't say it's a "fucking shitty movie". My test of whether a movie is good or not is whether I watch it through to the end, and I watched donnie darko through to the end. only once though.

[The Notorious LOL]

i like the butterfly effect more, if anything that deserves more of a cult following than donnie darko


haha I remember when that shit came out I said it was like "donnie darko for the handicapped"...and donnie darko wasnt all that complex.

[Extra Cheese]

that movie did suck pretty bad

[Qdrop]

haha I remember when that shit came out I said it was like "donnie darko for the handicapped"...and donnie darko wasnt all that complex.
i was just gonna say something to that effect.

[TonsOfFun]

I love that movie.

The sound track is poor though

[Qdrop]

people tend to forget that the main character was clinically mentally ill, delusional, probably suffering from schizophrenia...hence the looping, nonsensical plot holes, etc...

[abcdefz]

I'm in the "it's okay but it's wildly overrated" camp.

Art needs a certain amount of substance to back up pretention. Donnie Darko seemed like almost all foreplay to me... foreplay with very diminishing returns.

I haven't watched the special edition; I don't know if that solves the problems or not.

The one bit that I think was undeniably classic was the therapy session in which the kid starts to put his hand down his pants.

Frank really, really didn't work. That hurts.

You know what else the movie reminds me of? Being stoned with someone who's talking and really, really sure that he or she's saying something incredibly important, but the way the thing is being said means it's nonsense. There's also a kind of frustration because it seems so urgent that maybe there is something there, but stonee just doesn't have the communication skills to get it across. Either that, or it really is shite after all, but no one will ever know.

C+/B-.

[Lemmy's Liver]

it's an over-rated emo girlie film, that's all

[abcdefz]

it's an over-rated emo girlie film, that's all



^
Lemmy would make a fine editor.

Or haiku poet; one or the other.

Or drunkard. Editor, haiku poet, drunkard.

And babysittier.

Editor, haiku poet, drunkard, babysitter.

Explorer.

[Lemmy's Liver]

I AM ALL THAT AND MORE (y)

[venusvenus123]

it's an over-rated emo girlie film, that's all
yeah, i liked it. :cool:

[Lemmy's Liver]

yeah, i liked it. :cool:
yeah, nuff said? :cool:

[abcdefz]

^
Lemmy would make a fine editor.

Or haiku poet; one or the other.

Or drunkard. Editor, haiku poet, drunkard.

And babysittier.

Editor, haiku poet, drunkard, babysitter.

Explorer.



I AM ALL THAT AND MORE (y)

Handi-wipe.

Editor, poet, drunkard, babysitter, explorer, Handi-wipe.

[Echewta]

When you saw it for the first time, like I did, the movie can't help but to be special. :cool:

Anyway, take the DVD back and exchange it for Spy Kids or something.

I like the 80s feel to the movie, the transitions, audio, and the sister looks like she has a fun mouth.

[CJM]

even though the ending was shitty, i liked the movie overall....


and the sister looks like she has a fun mouth.
and yes

[Beckalina]

I like it.

[ToucanSpam]

I like it.
You would.

[Beckalina]

You would.
well I am a time travelling super hero myself, so it goes without saying, innit

[ToucanSpam]

well I am a time travelling super hero myself, so it goes without saying, innit
That's what I meant. :D

You also have a pet bunny.

[Beckalina]

You also have a pet bunny.
Blatant lies

shame on you :mad:

[ToucanSpam]

Blatant lies

shame on you :mad:
Oh, that's right.


I killed it.

[Beckalina]

with your spite :(

[ToucanSpam]

with your spite :(
and my elephant rifle

[miss soul fire]

There's nothing special with that, bunny, you know.:p

[mp-seventythree]

the sister looks like she has a fun mouth.

Maggie Gyllenhaal? Agreed, she's very pretty. Or were you talking about the other sister, cos that's just wrong...

[DandyFop]

people tend to forget that the main character was clinically mentally ill, delusional, probably suffering from schizophrenia...hence the looping, nonsensical plot holes, etc...

I'll remember to use that as an excuse if I ever make something so badly put together.

[Mr Films]

I'll remember to use that as an excuse if I ever make something so badly put together.


bahahahaha!

sounds like Qdrop went to film school. ;)

[Chicka B]

I saw part of that. I made fun of the crackhead bunny HAHAHA!!!

[abcdefz]

I'll remember to use that as an excuse if I ever make something so badly put together.



I made a movie about failure many years ago and argued that if it wasn't good, it was in keeping with the theme, so it couldn't, um, fail.

But it had a great title: Ghosts of Failures, Barking. (y)

[Jodry]

......yeah.
You're a pretty fucking shitty movie....

(n)

[beastieangel01]

You're a pretty fucking shitty movie....

(n)

you should post more.

[ToucanSpam]

you should post more.
That's what I told him!!


Don't go apeshit like me though.

[Mike k]

I've tried to watch it twice but fell asleep cause it was boring.

[cosmo105]

it is overrated, fo sho, but it's better than most of the shit out there. it's different. and it's got jake fucking gyllenhaal. i mean, good god. *sweat*

i like it.

garden state sucked asshairs though.

[Mido]

it's one of my favourite movies :(

[adrockmelanie]

haha I remember when that shit came out I said it was like "donnie darko for the handicapped"...and donnie darko wasnt all that complex.


yeah.. and actually, since the butterfly effect was mentioned.. i think the machinist is what the butterfly effect wishes that it was.

[Documad]

people tend to forget that the main character was clinically mentally ill, delusional, probably suffering from schizophrenia...hence the looping, nonsensical plot holes, etc...
I'll remember to use that as an excuse if I ever make something so badly put together.

For the love of god, please tell me that Dandy and Mr. Films dislike The Usual Suspects. It's maybe the most overrated film ever. The plot is completely stupid but the writer wons awards because "it was all made up, none of it happened, so it's not supposed to make sense."

it's got jake fucking gyllenhaal. i mean, good god. *sweat*
case closed.

[steve-onpoint]

bleh, I don't think the soundtrack was done to be "trendy" at all.

Last night's driving-around music.


what's a good movie to you?

Jewel of The Nile.

[skra75]

sweet jesus this thread is a year old :confused:

[zorra_chiflada]

yeah, well, i like it. close the thread

[ET]

I only watched the movie a couple of months ago. It's got Swayze in it. Um, the bus shot is nice.

[Drederick Tatum]

it had/has a sweet website (http://www.donniedarko.com).

[ET]

That was the best part about the movie. Next to Swayze's kiddie porn ring.

[Otis Driftwood]

it comes off like that pretentious asshole who purposely talks over your head so that he can feel smart about himself.

So do you, the question is why?

[Lyman Zerga]

never saw it but my mum did and she said it was crap
and she is not very movie picky..

[yooooo]

whaaa i love this film, watch it and visit the homepage. creepy(y)

[Lex Diamonds]

I don't understand all these morons who are like "OMG I DONT UNDERSTAND.... BS LOL!"

It is very nicely filmed, the script is both witty and articulate, and the plot makes perfect sense as long as your IQ is double figures. All these idiots who say "you need to watch it more than 5 times to get it!" are just that- idiots.

Donnie Darko is a very well rounded, clever film. If you're not well rounded or clever then obviously you're going to think it is shit.

[Poster Boy]

So do you, the question is why?

shit, I've never been retroactively insulted before.

[Poster Boy]

IIf you're not well rounded or clever then obviously you're going to think it is shit.

So, if I hate something that you deem to be smart....I am dumb?

The movie sucks. period.

[Otis Driftwood]

Haha, stone for removing lice good, you dumb!
Smelly too!

[vickista]

no its kool, especially when he's like doing the evil stearing thing!

[skra75]

The sound track is poor though

Yeah you're smoking crack or you're trying to be funny with a little chuckle.
I'm watching it right now and the soundtrack is really good, phenominal actually. I guess I'm biased because I kind of remember that Era very well. I appreciate films that recreate an Era. Era films.

[beastiegirrl101]

questions answered (http://www.stainlesssteelrat.net/dd.htm)
Watched the directors cut last night...first time I've seen the movie, really liked it.

[hellojello]

yeah i like it too both the directors cut and the original
and qdrop what makes u think that he's mentally ill dellusional and probably has schizophrenia? because if you actually got the movie you'd realise it's about time travel and not mental illness.