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"Donnie Darko"

Just seen it on BBC2 for the first time.

Hella weird film.

Kinda disturbing, in an odd sort of way. Gonna have to buy it I think and watch it again - try and make sense of it.

I guess it all lies down to a matter of opinion, some people absolutely despise it, others liked it, some people swear by it.

It's what happens with all films/music/books/media.

Dringo wrote:
> As a lover of movies I certainly enjoyed it. One of my favourite
> films.
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Is it a barnstormer of a film?
Two barns up?

I hate it, but I really like the next 'indie movie of the year' - Garden State, so I can't really criticise the teen-angst bit.

It is, however, balls - in plenty of other ways. I'm just not interested in any part of it.

Edit: Except Swayze, and that's only because whenever I see him I remember how totally rad and far out Point Break was.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Another thing, he looks about 10 years older than his classmates.

Haha yeah I thought that.

Seen it a few times, it's pretty good, but heavily over-complicated.

What a wide dismissive review.

As a lover of movies I certainly enjoyed it. One of my favourite films.

I really like it. Seen it before, but still managed to really enjoy the ending. I don't really care if it's not as clever as is it thinks, because I enjoyed it.

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It's ok. Not as weird as it wants to be.

Another thing, he looks about 10 years older than his classmates.

I concur

I don't care who it's intended for, nor what anyone thinks of me enjoying it.

Films are supposed to entertain, and I found it entertaining.

Sometimes I enjoy cerebral films that make me think, sometimes I just want to switch off the brain and be entertained with lots of explosions and half-naked women.

If people judge others by the films they enjoy, I feel sorry for them.