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#21 October 16, 2008, 03:36:15 am

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"completely nonsensical and dependent upon looking up third-party explanations on the internet that were in no way explained or touched upon in the movie*"

That's actually why I like the movie :P

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#22 October 16, 2008, 04:05:39 am

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Quote from: Roman on October 15, 2008, 11:11:41 pm

haha this is fucking awful, the only thing donnie darko had going for it was a pretty cool atmosphere, but look at who's directing this shit

What about that freaky ass bunny.. Man that scared the shit out of me haha.

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#23 October 16, 2008, 04:22:37 am

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Quote from: Pidgeotto221 on October 16, 2008, 01:57:28 am

you know whats a good movie? anything that plays a piano cover of tears for fears.

I thought you said you didn't like Donny Darko. :P

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headphonics

#24 October 16, 2008, 04:33:33 am

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that was sarcasm btw

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#25 October 16, 2008, 04:39:47 am

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Quote from: Omcifer on October 16, 2008, 02:14:51 am

Yeah, I know...

The movie was pretty confusing which is certainly a weak point, but I still thought the whole idea of it made it pretty good none-the-less.

what do you mean! seriously what do you mean. like i watched this movie for like TWO FUCKING HOURS and nothing happened. literally nothing at all happened. sure you get the sense that there is some force at work here beyond our understanding (and by beyond our understanding i mean literally NOTHING IS EXPLAINED) or some shit but that has been already said. i will repeat anyway; mood is all this movie has going for it. like you get feeling that maybe(just maybe) something might be happening soon but guess what it never does. honestly if this movie is brilliant for anything it's having so much bizarre shit go on and still find a way to not advance the plot at all.

this movie is such a waste of time. it's almost like watching that videotape in the ring where a bunch of CRRRAAAZZZYYY stuff happens but there is essentially no plot at all

A Clockwork Orange
- Substance/Quality
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Donnie Darko

carry the 2 and you're retarded.

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headphonics

#26 October 16, 2008, 05:24:49 am

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beasley where do you see significant parallels between clockwork orange and donnie darko beyond ABOUT AKID

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#27 October 16, 2008, 06:35:43 am

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I loved Donnie Darko, this movie just sounds...ummm a tad unrelated.

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#28 October 16, 2008, 06:39:24 am

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Unrelated, unnecissary, horrible idea, and bad idea. Can I put emphasis on 'horrible idea', while helping everyone ignore I'm talking about the bad idea hub of the galaxy, Hollywood. No, I can't. Shit.

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headphonics

#29 October 16, 2008, 06:46:15 am

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wow thats the same girl who was in the original. that makes the first one seem really old man. she's certainly ... um ... er.... nevermind

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#30 October 16, 2008, 06:55:54 am

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when this movie comes out, its going to be just as cool to hate donnie darko as it currently is cool to like donnie darko.

ps. obviously making no sense is not a downfall for donnie darko, since so many people do not know what the hell is going on, yet love the movie. also rottentomatoes=83%

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Roman

#31 October 16, 2008, 02:00:34 pm

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hey crash has a 75% on rottentomatoes meaning it's "fresh", what's your point

also nobody bases their opinions on whether or not something's "cool", i swear to god if you people keep taking SLY JABS at people for not liking shit that you like then for fuck's sake i'm just going to blow up this forum. not talking about you specifically eric BUT let this be a warning to you guys, from now on only smart people are allowed to make posts in this forum

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#32 October 16, 2008, 02:05:18 pm

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I'm serious though, I hate it when people try to demean other people's opinions by saying WELL I GUESS IT'S "COOL" TO LIKE THIS. As much as I hate everybody's opinions you will never see me say IT'S COOL TO LIKE CRASH, THAT'S THE ONLY POSSIBLE REASON WHY ANYBODY WOULD LIKE IT. That's called being narrow-minded and dumb as shit! I'm gonna go take a nap!

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#33 October 16, 2008, 02:06:20 pm

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well i guess it's cool to triple post these days huh roman...

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#34 October 16, 2008, 02:22:18 pm

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#35 October 16, 2008, 09:19:56 pm

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Quote from: headphonics on October 16, 2008, 05:24:49 am

beasley where do you see significant parallels between clockwork orange and donnie darko beyond ABOUT AKID

well ok it is kind of a shitty example but i dont think it's very hard to see how i got there!

anti-establishment, destruction of property, even ANARCHY, a generally dark theme.

ok it is kind of a poor analogy and i am reaching a bit but it's not awful either

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#36 October 17, 2008, 04:56:34 am

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Quote from: Roman on October 16, 2008, 02:05:18 pm

I'm serious though, I hate it when people try to demean other people's opinions by saying WELL I GUESS IT'S "COOL" TO LIKE THIS. As much as I hate everybody's opinions you will never see me say IT'S COOL TO LIKE CRASH, THAT'S THE ONLY POSSIBLE REASON WHY ANYBODY WOULD LIKE IT. That's called being narrow-minded and dumb as shit! I'm gonna go take a nap!

I totally agree, and ftr, I don't like the movie.
I don't want to make a debate over Donnie Darko (haven't seen crash lol), but there are MANY people who like things because they are popular. I didn't say that was the only reason to like them at all, you exaggerated my opinion a bit.
I wasn't taking a jab at anyone here. In my area Donnie Darko is some kind of cult hit, and I have no idea why because I have yet to meet anyone who can tell me what it's about, and I intended my post to mean that Donnie Darko's cult following will disappear when this sequel comes out.

On the other hand though, there are a dozen posts in each topic in the movie forum saying "this movie is absolute garbage." as opposed to "I don't like this movie at all." IMO nobody here gets to decide whats good and whats not and the only thing posts like these do is start fights with people who have different opinions.

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#37 October 17, 2008, 11:39:19 am

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Quote from: Eric on October 16, 2008, 06:55:54 am

when this movie comes out, its going to be just as cool to hate donnie darko as it currently is cool to like donnie darko.

ps. obviously making no sense is not a downfall for donnie darko, since so many people do not know what the hell is going on, yet love the movie. also rottentomatoes=83%

it isn't cool to like donnie darko?

there's a huge wave of people who hate it and rightfully so

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#38 October 17, 2008, 01:43:27 pm

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Its been a while since I actually watched Donny Darko, but from memory I think one of the things that appealed to me most was that it didn't feel like a half-baked script. The movie is packed full with tons of philosophical anologies, usually exploring the theme of anarchy within the madness of the modern world. Every scene serves a purpose, and a lot of the opinions that Donny have seem nothing short of brilliant. I usually hate discecting movies, but Donny Darko is a very cleverly crafted movie thats miles ahead of most scripts in terms of depth (imo). Its a shame that the abstract plot is enough to deter some people from liking it.

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#39 October 17, 2008, 07:44:02 pm

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I watched Donny Darko this year and hadn't seen it before. According to hype I was expecting this uber dark and deep storyline... Really it was goddamn simplistic, and as shallow as a toilet.
I can see the attraction. Goth kinda vibe, weird bunnyman, cool effects... whatever.

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#40 October 17, 2008, 09:08:33 pm

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Donnie Darko is better than about 80% of the shit being put out at the moment... That is untill S.Darko comes out, that sounds HORRIBLE.
I was personally impressed by Donnie Darko, it's iconic in it's own way in terms of the (entire) soundtrack (and yes, there are better tracks than Mad World!), the visual design and the narrative structure, which confused majority of audiences. It's a film that just comes down to personal taste, it'll either click or it won't.

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