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I love Donnie, Mommy...
WARNING: This film is not for people who like to have their movies spoon-fed to them, who prefer not to think deeply or for narrow-minded, cultureless bores.

Yes, I'm being sensational but I'm convinced anyone who trashes this movie is missing out on a whole lot more in life and I feel sorry for them. But then again, they do make us feel better about ourselves (we know who we are). We, who are snobs when it comes to our music and our films and proud of it!
This is one of those rare extraordinary movies that will make you laugh, cry, bend your head and send tingles up your spine.
Anything more I can say from this point on has been said. So I simply advise you to follow my warning; if this warning makes you laugh or piques your interest, watch this movie. If this warning ruffles your feathers, go rent Scream.

The movie is great but the Director's Cut isn't
Before starting I want to get it clear that Donnie darko is a brilliant movie, one of my top 10 favourite. My low rating isn't due to the movie itself, but to the director's cut.
I saw the movie's theatrical version a year ago or so. I loved it, all of it. The acting is great, the story is fantastic, the script is clever and brilliant and the movie gets you to think, not only about it's own meaning, but about everything else.It's a movie that leaves its print on you.
I couldnt wait to see the director's cut, most Director's cut's I had seen before where much better than the theatrical versions (like the butterfly effect for instance?. But with Donnie, I was terribly dissapointed. Many unnecesary changes had been made in the movie (like changing the music in the "burn to the ground" part, which was beautifull in the theatrical version), some strange scenes had been added which didnt suit the movie. Those extracts from "the philosophy of time travel don't fit in the movie at all, the opening eye they had introduced between scenes is just odd... In my opinion the theatrical version is much better, and I think that with the succes the director must either have done this to sell more or he has just got carried away with his idea and not done it properly.
The worst thing in the DVD, however, is not the movie itself, but the extras, they are the worse extra features I have seen in a DVD ever. The "documentary" where they show you the filming of some scene and show you the guys looking for the right places to film is boring and badly done, the one about the Donnie Darko fans is quite useless too, it doesnt bring anything, but its better than the others. The "darkomentary" about the number one fan is just too much for me to handle, the guy is a complete moron, and he shows it all the way through the "darkomentary". I can't understand why Richard kelly got that number one fan thing going on, but he must have chosen the worst one he got. Its not even funny, its just sad.
If you haven't seen the movie yet, don't buy the director's cut, if you have seen it the do it to your own risk, I am sorry I did, but its still interesting to see it. If you are like the number one fan then....poor you.

Awesome Movie!
Very dark, but very interesting and entertaining plot. Drew Barrymore did an excellent job, but Jake Gyllenhaal is just awesome in his performace. Jake is truly a great actor and his performance in this movie is proof of his skill.

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