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A nice mental exercise for geeks
I watched the director's cut version twice and still couldn't figure out what was going on in the movie. Only after I went through the commentary, did everything (except for one thing) make sense. I doubt ANYONE could really get the story after one viewing or without the help of the commentary or the info on the internet. If the audience doesn't "get it" by watching the movie alone, I say it is a failure on film maker's part.

That said, I was intrigued by it. I guess the challenge of figuring it out is what attracts geeks (I consider myself one) everywhere to this movie. When you finally "get it", it becomes a wonderful movie. Just one thing that still doesn't make sense though, when the jet engine (the Artifact) appears in the primary universe at the end of the movie, doesn't it make it a Tangent universe? Doesn't the clock start ticking again, only this time, it wouldn't be Donnie who saves it.

Baffling Rework But Still A Great Film
I am tempted to recommend that you stick with the original version because it doesn't have the strange grid effect over the time reversal sequence. This grid makes no sense at all, especially when you hear the Director's weak rationale for the artifice. The other additions are more effective and the sound is vastly improved over the original. The marvelously choreographed intro into the High School environment is a piece of virtuoso filmmaking.

Dark, wonderful, and enticing
I had heard many of my friends talk about how great this movie was and how much I'd like it. I'm a big David Lynch fan and several people said that I would love this because of that. I rented this via Netflix, and before I'd even sent it back, I had ordered it. It's very intense and very emotional, and for those of you who love extras, this DVD offers them for you.
I highly recommend this if you're a fan of Lynch, and for anyone who's not, it's actually much easier to understand than a lot of his work.
Trust me when I say that you should shell out the extra few bucks for the director's cut. It's well worth it.

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