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Donnie Darko

Donnie Darko Troubleshooting 50 posts Mar 28, 2002 — Sep 25, 2004

#1 Thu, 28 Mar 2002 - 23:14

Ok, I just saw an AWESOME movie called Donnie Darko. It came out at the Film festival last august but only made it into a few theatres. I didn�t know why but you will know why in the first 10 minutes (think airplane crashes).

Anywho, I loved the crapola out of this movie and I bought it on DVD without seeing more then the preview.

It is about time travel and Fate and NOT a horror movie. It is also very funny.

Check the preview: http://www.apple.com/trailers/indep...nnie_darko.html

If anyone understand what the hell happened in this movie please let me know cuz even after seeing 600 episodes of Star Trek this one still eludes me.

#2 Thu, 28 Mar 2002 - 23:43

I JUST saw this movie too. I loved it, and was also confused about what exactly happened. Two of my friends and I sat around talking about possibilities. (BTW: They are two of the smartest people I know). We came up with lots of possibilities which worked except for one thing (a different thing for each explanation). It was maddening. Then, we watched the director's commentary. My friends were disappointed, but I liked it. I thought it made more sense than their explanations and jived with my own personal beliefs. Essentially, he made a choice to erase what he had done and to bring the parallel 'rogue' dimension back into line with the primary dimension (not the best explanation of the storyline, but you probably get the idea). The bunny and the girl are messengers to guide him in this task.

#3 Thu, 28 Mar 2002 - 23:57

I have also tried to make sense of it but many things just don't work out.

Apparently the religious context was almost all cut.

Quick question. Why were those 2 bullies in the shack at the end?

#4 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 03:58

I was wondering what happened to this movie. I saw a trailer and was really interested, but it just dropped right off the map. Time to fire up the DVD player.

BTW, the school in the trailer is my old high school.

[ 03-29-2002: Message edited by: Arty50 ]

#5 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 09:34

The punks were in the old woman's cellar because of what Donnie's dad said earlier about her gem collection and people stealing stuff from her.

The director does not refer to God per se, but he discusses that there is 'something' that sends messengers and all the other stuff. Plus, Donnie kept referring to the "spear" as God's predestined path.

#6 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 09:46

I want to see this movie!

#7 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 12:17

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Originally posted by NosniboR80:

The director does not refer to God per se, but he discusses that there is 'something' that sends messengers and all the other stuff.

Did you watch the outtakes on the DVD? One of the first things Frank says to Donnie is "God loves his children". The Director thought that divine intervention was being to clearly laid out to the audience so he cut it.

#8 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 12:27

Now if only the soundtrack would come out! I saw this movie when it came out (Nov?), and I've been watching for the soundtrack since then. They have releases the score in a few places, but that's not exactly what I was looking for.

I heard that getting the rights to the songs was troublesome...

#9 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 12:30

Iv been wanting to see this movie also, is it on DVD now? cool!

-Owl

#10 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 12:36

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Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Iv been wanting to see this movie also, is it on DVD now? cool!

-Owl

The DVD came out on the 19 of March. The soundtrack can be found on limewire and it is awesome.

#11 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 16:08

I just rented it...

... strange movie...

the website gives you a little more on the movies missing parts or unanswered questions...
http://www.donniedarko.com/

still... I am not very sure I understand what went on...

some of the .swf files at the site have some good repeating theme music on them... just fyi

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� FERRO 2001-2002

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#12 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 18:19

Damn it I just went to movie gallery to rent it and Damn it, I grabbed the Case behine the Darko box and paid and left then got to the car, opened it up and WTF, its "Don't Say a word"! I look on the outside, shure enuff the box was misplaced, I go back in to exchange it and damn it it was already rented.

That store pisses me off all the time.

-Owl

#13 Fri, 29 Mar 2002 - 18:44

Quote:

Originally posted by OwlBoy:
Damn it I just went to movie gallery to rent it and Damn it, I grabbed the Case behine the Darko box and paid and left then got to the car, opened it up and WTF, its "Don't Say a word"! I look on the outside, shure enuff the box was misplaced, I go back in to exchange it and damn it it was already rented.

That store pisses me off all the time.

-Owl

That blows. Well when you get it let us know how you liked it.

#14 Sat, 30 Mar 2002 - 10:39

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Originally posted by Yoda's Erotic Piggyback:


Did you watch the outtakes on the DVD? One of the first things Frank says to Donnie is "God loves his children". The Director thought that divine intervention was being to clearly laid out to the audience so he cut it.

Yeah, he wanted to leave it open to the reader/watcher's interpretation as to what exactly it is that sends the messengers and chooses Donnie to do this task. I would suggest watching the director's commentary. It's pretty enlightening.

#15 Thu, 4 Apr 2002 - 16:08

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So did you ever end up getting it?

#16 Thu, 4 Apr 2002 - 16:26

I just got it today and am going to watch it tonight. Ill let you guys know what I think of it.

-Owl

#17 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 00:05

What is the ****ing point of this movie besides creeping the hell out of me w/ the sight of a demented bunny?

#18 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 00:23

and how many SWG names are there?

#19 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 00:29

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Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
and how many SWG names are there?

8 million. Same as the number of Mindfad sig alterations.

#20 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 02:55

My sigs are cool�oh, and not useless and miserable.

#21 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 04:36

Are we talking about the same movie ? I hated this movie, it was one of the worst movies I ever saw, Magnolia has to take second place...

#22 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 04:43

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Originally posted by d4nth3m4n:
and how many SWG names are there?

2 less, since this thread started. *chuckle*

#23 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 07:56

I didn't like it. Too smart for it's own good, if that makes any sense. I'm looking forward to the director's next works though, i think he has potential.

#24 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:05

Quote:

Originally posted by MindFad:
My sigs are cool�oh, and not useless and miserable.

You keep telling yourself that

#25 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:36

why did someone bump this?

And I did wonder why the leia sig fell out of use.

#26 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:40

If you guys are interested, I just read a thread the other day stating that the movie is going to be rereleased with 20 minutes of footage left on the cutting room floor because movie execs thought it was too long...

on an entertainong note, the thread at dvdtalk also said the movie only made 500k in theaters, but has made 10 million (!) in dvd sales!!!!

Amazing film.....

#27 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:44

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Originally posted by andi*pandi:
why did someone bump this?

My guess is because they watched the movie

#28 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:47

hahaha

I saw that movie that night! (2 years ago)

I loved it, great music, interesting story. Kinda creepy too.

-Owl

#29 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:51

Well, I guess I'll add something useful to this 2-year-old thread...

Prepare for the director's cut DVD!

http://www.chud.com/news/april04/apr21dark.php3
http://www.chud.com/news/april04/apr22dark.php3

#30 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 - 09:58

Hmm, hopefully it won't just be the deleted scenes edited back in... (they were on the first DVD) Though it sounds like this is different.

-Owl