Donnie Darko

[When the horse is dead get off]

Hey, this is my all time favorite movie. What do you guys think of it? What about the meaning of the ending? What do you think about it? I have watched it SO many times and still am not bored of it, will I ever be? :thumb:

[JACK!]

It was a good film but I think it's a little bit overrated, people rave about it too much.

[Kurtz]

It's okay.

[EightMilesHigh]

Good movie, but when will the threads about it end?

[Let's Chop Cats!]

It was good. I have a good idea about the meaning of the movie.

[Cybergasm]

I love the movie. We're watching it in school next wensday, i can't wait to discuss it with people.

[Darko]

people think i got my username from that movie =/. I actually first got the name from a song title but no one believes me darnit

[Abbath]

OKfilm, bit I didn't get the ending...

[chasethepony]

Overrated.

[Citizen_Erased24]

It's pretty wierd and didnt quite understand what actually happened in the film

[BJ_maddog]

When the horse is dead get off - "When the horse is dead get off". In this case Donnie Darko threads being the horse.

[TheBlackAcidChildren]

Listen to the directors' commentary and read "The Philosophy Of Time Travel". You'll understand the movie completely and have no need to make threads like these.

[I am a revenant]

I think this is a good film, it took me a second viewing to understand a lot of it.

[upthebracket]

Is a good film... but I don't think it merits the cult status it's gained.

[Incognito]

It's ok, that's it...ok.

At first you're like, "Oh, what happened?" then you figure it out, and you are sorely dissappointed afterwards. It's too much "oh look at me, I like this movie with a very deep enigmatic coded storyline" for my liking.

Go watch Dark city, better stroyline that's easy to follow and IMO is one the better movies ever made.

[Jamie]

I love it

Its everyone that doesnt understand it doesnt think its that good... (thats the case with my friends) id recommend googling around. Theres loads of websites about it

[(LOKI)]

I love it endlessly, and I suggest people watching the director's cut cause of the little extra bits.

[Scott Herren]

Mullholland Drive is way better for that kind of movie.

[sketchyjoe]

Its good but not great. The only thing I didn't understand is why so many people don't understand it?

[BlindWriting]

I love this movie. It's nearly flawless and managed to leave the idea of "genres" behind.
After a single viewing, plus some reading online, I understand the movie.

[JACK!]

I love it

Its everyone that doesnt understand it doesnt think its that good... (thats the case with my friends) id recommend googling around. Theres loads of websites about it

I understand it perfectly but i just don't think it's as good a film as it's made out to be.

[jeffro]

Ive been wanting to see this so bad, but none of the movie rental places around here have it. :upset:

[blockhead was banned]

I don't think its that confusing. I like it.

[EightMilesHigh]

I think it's going to be this decade's Fight Club, in the way people identify with it. Though not as good as Fight Club.

[OiItsFatmatt]

Its good but not great. The only thing I didn't understand is why so many people don't understand it?


because it's like the matrix, it tries to hard to be deep and confusing, but if you pay attention, it's just pretentious bollocks

[sketchyjoe]

because it's like the matrix, it tries to hard to be deep and confusing, but if you pay attention, it's just pretentious bollocks
Except the Matrix was crap. At least Donnie Darko didn't lecture you for 10 minutes on the cod philosophy of cake orgasms.

[AmericanWeiner]

Except the Matrix was crap. At least Donnie Darko didn't lecture you for 10 minutes on the cod philosophy of cake orgasms.

No, but what it did do was not make up its mind about what it wanted to portray as time travel. All in all, Donnie Darko is at best an abstraction along the lines of a dream.*

What was Frank's purpose? He saved Donnie, only to be shot- though he knew he'd be shot. So why did he save Donnie? Well, you could argue it was so that Gretchen would get involved and die, therefore leading to his own death...causing Donnie to change the path he eaehuheauh It's stupid. I'll watch it again just to make sure. I was gonna run to Blockbuster to see if they had Cirque de Soleil movies anywho.

*If this was the movie's intent, I apoligize.

[OiItsFatmatt]

i think my problem is i dont watch films to think, i watch films for fun, i dont like having to use my brain

[gaslight]

I think it's a fun movie, I love the opening shot over the valley, it's really nice looking. I enjoy the storyline but I'm not fan of all the over-analysis that goes into talking about the movie.