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"Donnie Darko"

Just seen this film...is it one of them you have to watch over and over again before you understand it or is it just me?

I'm sorry, but I thought this film was really dumb. "Full Metal Jacket"; now that's a good film and it was made BEFORE Stanley Kubrick lost his marbles.

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> So I enjoyed it as a neat little paradoxical kinda indie flick.
> But it's not exactly world-beating stuff.

I dunno, against alot of the crap brought out I think it stands pretty weel. And if you like goddamn depressing music, it's unbeatable :)

Mr Snuggly wrote:
> So I enjoyed it as a neat little
> paradoxical kinda indie flick. But it's not exactly world-beating
> stuff.


Mm, I do think that a lot of the ire directed toward it is caused by indier-than-thou spunklollies sneering at anyone who didn't immediately declare the very best thing since the extra-rare Nirvana bootleg with Kurt laughing and making jokes about how Courtenay was gonna fake his murder, which is, like, so brilliant and....

Well, you get what I mean. I 'cking HATE indie kids like that...

I also liked it. I bought it when it came out on R1 DVD after a nice little bit of underground rumble from the States. It wasn't this big well-known, hyped movie that people who wore plaid were proclaiming the best film, like, EVER. So I enjoyed it as a neat little paradoxical kinda indie flick. But it's not exactly world-beating stuff.

"We can't kiss now"
"Why not?"
"There's a fat guy staring at us"

The best thing about the film was the dad. I liked how he laughed at inappropriate moments.

What Light said.

It had some nice touches, like how he has a go at all those people spouting the "love-fear" sloganising bull, esposes that paedo, and that conversation about Smurffette.

And I thought the whole thing with him and the girl was sort of romantic.

Also, I'd not heard all about "how wonderful!!11!1!!!" it is so I guess I managed to just take it for what it was.

It was just indie-flavour of the month. Like Garden State. Except that was excellent.

Stridman wrote:
> I hated it. But it was a low-budget film so im not surpised.

Apart from a few special effects, there was nothing all that cheap about it.

I liked it.

Sorry and all, but I thought the family dynamic was absolutely spot on. The time travel and suchlike...well, the resolution wasn't my cup of tea. But then, it wasn't my film. If I want something that'll satisfy me 100%, I'll make/write my own. If you go to see a film/read a book then you're enjoying someone else's ride.

I hated it. But it was a low-budget film so im not surpised.