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Follow the dark rabbit, into the (un)known...

WARNING! contains possible spoiler...

Attention!! This film will interest those who are curious on the subject matter of time travel, alternate universe's, spiritualism & the possibility of destiny.

The story concentrates around Donnie Darko, a teen living in the 1980's along with his average suburbanite dysfunctional but loving family.
Donnie has been experiencing a mental disturbance, illusions of a bizarre character by the name of Frank, who mesmerizes & instructs him to accomplish set task's which alternate daily routine, along with sharing disturbing information about coming events's of the near future.
Nothing more should be disclosed about this cinematic gem, what i've given you is a thin trivial element of the plot. SO, now it's time to follow your spirit guide, it's urging you to get your stupid man suit down to the video store & rent this "trip"!...
Wait a minute... that's just one destiny to follow, OR... you could just buy it! It's a worthy addition to any cinemaniac's collection!!!

p.s. the Director's Cut was the one that was meant to be, but check out the original theatrical cut anyway, it rocked my world the first time around & then... the second coming set thing's right... enjoy!!!

Donnie darko is great, but not the directors cut
I am a huge fan of Donnie Darko. It is one of my favorite movies. I have felt this way ever since I first saw it 8 months or so ago. That was before the directors cut. I was intitially very excited about seeing the directors cut, however, when I had finished seeing it, I found myself questioning if the original was even that good. I have gotten over that disappointment, but I think that the directors cut is not all that good.

Some of the added seens are better, for instance, when Jim Cunningham gives his motivational speech in which donnie protests("I think your the f***ing antichrist")there are added things which I liked alot, but on the other hand, some things were added that were just corny and stupid. My personal belief is buy the old one, and then if you really like it, rent the new one with low expectations, but buying the new one is utterly unecesary.

My friends didn't do this one justice.
Over the last two years, a handful of various friends have been urging me to see Donnie Darko. I asked them what it was about and they said, "It's about this guy who sees a demon bunny."

WRONG!

It's about so much more. Mental psychosis, time travel, and yes, a demon bunny. But mainly, the story deals with a teen who seems to remind you of a certain Holden Caufield - strange considering Jake Gyllenhaal and lookalike Tobey McGuire both mention Caufield in two films they were in - The Good Girl(Gyllenhaal) and Pleasantville (McGuire).

Donnie, the name of the character played by Jake G, is being stalked by a human-sized demonic bunny that tells him to do things. Donnie makes himself listen because the bunny, named Frank, saved his life from a plane engine that crashes into his room. But Frank wants Donnie to do more things, seemingly evil things.....

Okay, now that we've officially got the originality factor into play, let me just say that this screenplay, the acting and the mood compel you to watch more. I went from laying on the ground as I watched this film to sitting up on my dumpa at the end, bracing for what might happen next (well, not bracing, but close).

The musical score is amazingly fitting, and the acting - even from Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze, is first rate. This is a film that will make just about anyone keep sitting and watching.

Warnings to those who care - LOTS of profanities in the beginning of the film. Not much violence throughout. A few sexual references while Donnie's in psycho therapy, and no nude scenes but there is one sexual scene that lasts maybe ten seconds but involves kissing on a bed - nothing more.

I've seen Bully, At Close Range and War of The Worlds in the last three days and this was hands down better than all of them.

One last parting shot - if you don't pay attention all the way through, you'll miss out. Yeah, it's one of those films. So don't watch this with a room full of your A.D.D. pals. And if you're one of those A.D.D. pals, good luck, man! You gonna need it!

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