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Or was it just one of those movies I saw in college and thought was smarter than it was. I mean poo poo, I thought Boondock Saints was good back then, but so did everyone in Boston in 2005ish. So what is it, is Donnie darko an amazing movie I should rewatch for a whole new perspective on life, or is the only thing it gave us an association or Patrick shwaze to kiddie porn dungeons?
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Go suck a gently caress, op.
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Feb 9, 2023 09:03
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You did the right thing asking the internet
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Feb 9, 2023 09:07
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A very formative memory for me is being 17 and having a real eye awakening moment when after being told to watch this with gusto I realized some of my friends were idiots
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Feb 9, 2023 09:15
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the 2000s were a decade of great cultural poverty op
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Feb 9, 2023 09:19
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Sourdough Sam posted:Go suck a gently caress, op.
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Feb 9, 2023 09:22
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Its a lot better than Boondock Saints. That movie is beyond awful. The director's cut of Donnie Darko is a lot better. I think its a pretty good movie.
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Feb 9, 2023 09:25
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Donnie you're out of your element
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Feb 9, 2023 09:30
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I haven't seen it since then but I remember liking it enough that my old username was Donald Darko
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Feb 9, 2023 09:34
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I liked Donnie Darko because I saw it as a teenager and I liked weird teen movies about weirdos doing whatever, the same way I liked something like Mallrats or Repoman. And then Donnie lets himself get smushed by a jet engine and they play that loving Gary Jule version of Madworld and apparently there was supposed to be pathos there. It's better than S. Darko OP
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Feb 9, 2023 09:37
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it's ok but sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion
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Feb 9, 2023 09:39
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I'm pretty sure I got a dvd of it with the Sunday papers here too. It's an incredibly strong memory that couldn't possibly have been right?
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Feb 9, 2023 09:41
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Honestly can't remember I remember that goons swooned over requiem for a dream and its the shittiest miseryfest
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Feb 9, 2023 10:16
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I voted for Dukakis, OP
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Feb 9, 2023 10:19
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I rewatched it again a while back and no, not really. I guess I give it credit for being unique. There's also a weird thing with the Head Over Heels montage scene where the music kind of cuts and repeats in a strange way if you've heard that song enough times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsyfGwlf_l0 Carlos Lantana posted:Honestly can't remember Requiem is extremely good lol what. Ellen Burstyn should have won the oscar for that film. Toxic Mental fucked around with this message at 10:35 on Feb 9, 2023 |
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Feb 9, 2023 10:29
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Extremely convincing miseryfest then And yeah she was amazing
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Feb 9, 2023 10:39
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Charles Bukowski posted:I haven't seen it since then but I remember liking it enough that my old username was Donald Darko Oddly enough Charles Bukowski is also one of those things you find profound and meaningful in your late teens early 20s before growing the gently caress up and realizing listening to the miserable whisky fueled yawps of a bloated misogynist loser really ain't it.
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Feb 9, 2023 11:10
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Toxic Mental posted:I rewatched it again a while back and no, not really. I guess I give it credit for being unique. There's also a weird thing with the Head Over Heels montage scene where the music kind of cuts and repeats in a strange way if you've heard that song enough times. Requiem is indeed very good and is shot really well and has great acting but the plot is just like absolute misery porn and the kids who found it to be "so deep" hadn't ever really experienced hardship or destruction so its passable as entertainment for them. Someone gave me that movie for my 16th birthday and I was like "what the gently caress, gently caress you, im not watching this again". thank you these have been my opinions
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Feb 9, 2023 11:13
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Donnie Darko is a pretty good movie, with a pretty good soundtrack
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Feb 9, 2023 11:34
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It's unique and has some pretty funny scenes. I wouldn't call it a classic but I'd rate it above average.
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Feb 9, 2023 11:42
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Caesar Saladin posted:Its a lot better than Boondock Saints. That movie is beyond awful. Way to go out on a ledge
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Feb 9, 2023 11:45
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Poohs Packin posted:Oddly enough Charles Bukowski is also one of those things you find profound and meaningful in your late teens early 20s before growing the gently caress up and realizing listening to the miserable whisky fueled yawps of a bloated misogynist loser really ain't it. I learned this neat trick about thinking critically about what I enjoy and being able to appreciate his writing without accepting his misogyny, racism, etc. His words still have plenty of relevance regarding the human condition, work, going insane, alcoholism, being a huge piece of poo poo, world war 2, growing up and living in LA for 70 years, the beats/beatniks, college readings in the 7ps and 80s, etc.
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Feb 9, 2023 11:59
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At 19, I almost got a tattoo of the countdown to the end of the world on my arm, so much did I enjoy Donnie Darko. I don't even know what the hell I thought the significance of that tattoo possibly could have been, other than "Hey, remember that movie Donnie Darko??". I had it printed out and ready to go to the tattoo parlor and everything. I don't remember if I chickened out or came to my senses. In any case, still a pretty good movie, OP, but I do not at this present time suggest getting a Donnie Darko tattoo or anything.
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Feb 9, 2023 12:14
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I remember it was talked up a lot by people at a forum I used to frequent back then - one even had their username changed to Cellardoor. I thought the time travel and the guy in the bunny suit was interesting, but overall the movie didn't have the same profound impact on me as it had on those guys. Different strokes I guess.
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Feb 9, 2023 12:22
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Caesar Saladin posted:Its a lot better than Boondock Saints. That movie is beyond awful. I don't understand this; the musical choices made in the director's cut are much worse than the theatrical cut, save for MAYBE "MLK" by U2 played during the ending montage scene. I honestly can't remember if that was actually played, or if Richard Kelly said that's what he almost went with and someone spliced it up on youtube. Either way, that song would work for that part.
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Feb 9, 2023 12:51
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It's good but not great. It's cool if it makes you feel poo poo though. I thought maggie was so hot back then but now I'm all about Jake
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Feb 9, 2023 12:54
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Same question, Fight Club
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Feb 9, 2023 13:05
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Should've been made in the 50s with Rock Hudson ,Doris day and Lenny Bruce
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Feb 9, 2023 13:10
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I don't know if it was good but it put the phrase "how do you suck a gently caress?" into pop culture.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:13
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PokeJoe posted:it's ok but sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion This is the line I was gonna reference to say I really like this movie.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:28
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Also the discussion of Smurfs. Yeah, Donnie Darko was good.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:30
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Donnie Darko is a good, if not great movie. You can enjoy it. There's nothing wrong with it. Just don't build a personality around it.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:31
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Same question, Butterfly Effect
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Feb 9, 2023 13:35
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Didn't like it but it had a great soundtrack.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:40
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Watched it freshman year with my roommate and almost immediately he says, “Oh, he’s gonna travel through time and die in a plane crash” and even twenty years later he still claims that it was a complete guess. We also watched Pi, another movie that everyone watches that makes zero sense and then lies that they actually really liked it and it was really deep.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:42
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Caesar Saladin posted:The director's cut of Donnie Darko is a lot better. Nah, the director’s cut ruins what is a nice ambiguous psychological thriller and turns it into a bad sci-fi film by over explaining everything with pages of the time travel book and added unnecessary scenes. I saw it once and hated it. I also disliked the rearrangement of songs when they were perfectly placed to begin with. The Killing Moon opener 4 lyfe.
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Feb 9, 2023 13:43
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At the time, yes. In retrospect, no.
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Time travel isn't real 0/5 bad movie
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Smugworth posted:Same question, Butterfly Effect Dogshit. Holy gently caress this movie is bad
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You Are A Elf posted:Nah, the director’s cut ruins what is a nice ambiguous psychological thriller and turns it into a bad sci-fi film by over explaining everything with pages of the time travel book and added unnecessary scenes. I saw it once and hated it. 
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