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    Is It Just Me...

    or does Donnie Darko suck?

    I've read reviews that put this piece o' crap on the level of a masterpiece. I don't see it.

    I've read that you need to see it more than once to really understand it. Well I gave it another chance and it sucked just as bad the 2nd time around. There were some OK parts but on the whole a pretty dumb flick that tries to hard IMO. I mean I like a thought provoking flick as much as the next guy but this film was wide open to different interpretations. ..all that IMO don't matter. Just an uninteresting story.

    A masterpiece? No way.

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    I agree Mike,I dont understand the love for this film.

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    I think it is just you.

    Donnie Darko is one of the best movies of all time.

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    I never saw it. Really not interested in this film.

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    Movie was a huge angsty paradox.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luris Blear View Post
    Movie was a huge angsty paradox.

    It took me three tries to get through it all.
    I hear that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joker View Post
    I agree Mike,I dont understand the love for this film.
    Guess bravenewworld1 will shed a little light on why.

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    I fuckin' hate that movie... Cellar Door?

    pretentious ass P.O.S.

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    agreed SK

    If you go to imdb everyone practically gives it a 10 and writes a novella about how great it is.

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    I personally loved this movie. I wouldnt say it was the best movie of all time, but I really thought it was something fresh and interesting at the time it came out.

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    eh... It was alright... But I saw it way to many times. It was one of the five movies that kept playing while I was in Egypt on the English channel. I got sick of it quick.

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    Movie was good, wasn't a masterpiece though. Listen to the Director commentary on the deleted scenes, he left out couple scenes that basically told what the story was about. Like Frank (rabbit) admitted he was a messenger from god, and donnie darko needed to do what he did in the movie plus die of course for the message to get across. I'm sure some loyal darko fan will say i'm full of shit for saying that's what the movie was about, but i already know i'm full of shit so don't waste your time please lol.

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    You should see Southland Tales. It's a bigger clusterfuck than Darko made by the same director. Idk why he tries so hard in his movies. Movies that make you think are one thing, but I don't see why they have to be so god damn hard to understand. Overall I thought Darko was an alright film..I had to read an interpretation on it on the imdb forums to understand it though, and that's something you should never have to do with a movie. I understand with minor plot holes you're like, "wtf happened", but not an interpretation over the entire film.

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    Never was really into the film myself. But I did find something interesting about it. I guess the disturbing way Donnie thought about how the world was going to end or whatever, to me, it was saying that the would was an interpertation of his own life, but without knowing, very confusing mindbender, but what makes the film so special is its sense of wonder as t when these things will unfold and why does Donnie himself believe that he or society is going to die. It confused me but that's all I think I got out of it.

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    I enjoyed it enough the first time. It's definitely not something I care to see again. It was pretty lackluster. I remember this having some interesting thoughts in the movie, but nothing to spend the whole day conversing about.

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    I liked it the first few times I watched it but I certainly don't care if I ever watch it again. It had it's moments of interest but I don't understand why anyone would call it a masterpiece in any way.

    Also, CHUT UP!!!

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