Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut

pros: Excellent performances, intense atmosphere, compelling mystery

cons: Unfortunately, the ending fails to resolve anything, and it's cheese to boot

A successful sci-fi movie ALMOST to the end

Donnie Darko is so many different things that it's difficult to know where to even start to describe... See Full Review

pros: fantastic imagery and themes concerning mans purpose in the world

cons: really hopeless

Through a Glass Darkly

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pros: Great performances, surreal and unusual atmosphere, makes you think, wonderful soundtrack.

cons: Profanity, hard to define, requires repeated viewing to fully appreciate, DVD commentary.

Reality: It's a matter of perception.

I am usually not one to get on the bandwagon of a movie that proves to be immensely popular. I have... See Full Review

pros: Strong cast, director and script.

cons: The high school sequence, Drew Barrymore.

Donnie Darko: The first cult hit of the 2000s.

You either hate or love Richard Kelly's 2001 cult classic "Donnie Darko," there is no in between. I... See Full Review

pros: Visually fun; interesting ideas

cons: Even a generation-old cliche would have been preferable to this ending

Meet Donnie Darko, Christ Figure of the Month for October 1988

In the beginning there is light. Specifically, the light of a crisp October dawn in Virginia (how do... See Full Review

pros: interesting visuals, interesting concepts

cons: takes the original film into an entirely different direction - right off a cliff

Cinematic Plastic Surgery

Director's cuts are a clever marketing tool. They make a re-release look new-and-improved. Far too o... See Full Review

pros: None

cons: None

What's with the rabbit?

You wouldnt think of giant bunny rabbits as the kind to give advice. However, Donnie Darko is seein... See Full Review

pros: Almost completely, the changes improve an already excellent film

cons: One specific change alters a major aspect of the film

the new cut

Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO has become an obsession among many kids my age. Word-of-mouth spread af... See Full Review

pros: Everything. The additions did not detract from the movie, instead made the movie more surreal.

cons: Surreal? But, if you don't like that sort of thing, you shouldn't see this movie.

What a mind @#$ Richard Kelly Makes

Yesterday I got to see a pre-screening of the re-release of "Donnie Darko, The Director's Cut". The... See Full Review

pros: Everything. The additions did not detract from the movie, instead made the movie more surreal.

cons: Surreal? But, if you don't like that sort of thing, you shouldn't see this movie.

Definitely a Mind @#$%

Yesterday I got to see a pre-screening of the re-release of "Donnie Darko, The Director's Cut". The... See Full Review