Donnie Darko - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) |  | Directors: Dee Austin Robertson, Richard Kelly
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 133 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2226503D
UPC: 024543165033
EAN: 0024543165033
ASIN: B0006GAOBI
Theatrical Release Date: February 15, 2005
Release Date: February 15, 2005
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 The More Footage the Better February 1, 2010
AC-REVIEW (Walnut Creek , CA)
I for one love movies closer to the as "concieved" or as filmed versions as possible. ALOT of studios and their execs have opinions that dont mesh with the people who came up with the idea in the first place. Mainly for timing issues, the shorter the movie the more seatings they fill and popcorn they sell. I love Directors cuts and extended version almost always over the theatrical cut. Why would you want to see a truncated, or shorter version "vision" when you can have it all. I like both versions but the longer cut always fills in more plot holes and or character development. This cut to me is more of a masterpiece more music (the songs meant to be there)more weirdness and, I love it!! Peace to all
Director's Cut vs. Theatrical Version December 30, 2009
Madison J. Taylor (Minneapolis, MN USA)
First of all, in this review I am mostly going to address the idea of the constant debate over the Theatrical Version vs. the Director's cut. This is not really a summary, so yeah, sorry.
I don't know if I can say which is better, it's really up to personal preference. The director's cut is different in the sense that it adds in some scenes, slightly alters others, and changes/rearranges some of the music and scoring.
The theatrical cut is much more poetic. A lot of people say that it is better because it leaves so much interpretation as to what all happens to the viewer.
The Director's Cut helps explain more of what happens, and the supernatural aspect of it, and leaves less interpretation. It tends to put a lot of focus on the sci/fi side of it.
Most people tend to like the version better that they saw first. I would recommend the Theatrical Version, but really either is better. For any Donnie Darko fan, I'd say to have both. I really like the commentary on the Director's Cut, it helps get an insight into all the thoughts that went into the movies, the changes made in the director's cut, and the music. It is quite interesting to listen to.
Hope that might help your decision.
=)
It's Funny and Maybe the Bunny October 29, 2009
Collegiate Action Mission (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fun, fresh every time, entertaining, fascinatingly odd, startling, amazing. This was a classic the first day it ran - and it ran with bizare eloquence. It will make you think as it beckons you to attempt to proceed without being underdetermined.
Logic V. Passivability. Life V. Illusion. Buy this to own it for you will watch it 2-3 times every year, or more!
 Donnie Darko... Silly rabbit Time Travel is for Kids October 24, 2009
Julian Kennedy (St Pete Florida)
Donnie Darko: 6 out of 10: Some movies just pass me right by. I found Amelie by the end more irritating than cute, I didn't laugh once at Rushmore, and only a hostage situation could coerce me to watch The Piano again.
Donnie Darko has a large legion of fans and I certainly understand its appeal. The acting by both Jake Gyllenhaal and Drew Barrymore is some of their best work. The rest of the cast also shines with a special kudos to Holmes Osborne as the father in what is almost always a throw away role.
The school and kids remind me of my high school from the eighties (Though this being Hollywood the music is much better than what the radio actually played in those years.) and the filmmakers certainly know how to frame a shot. I was even able to look past the Holden Caulfield and Harvey flashbacks the movie caused me to suffer.
So what went wrong the plot. Oh up until the payoff it's fine enough, in fact it is better than fine. One wonders how the filmmakers are going to pull it off. The answer is simple. They don't. If anything the end of the movie reminded me of that atrocious horror film from a few years back Soul Survivors. Like Soul Survivors the movie holds your interest with more and more implausible plot twists and coincidences then cheats at the end like a bad junior high school English essay.
Now Donnie Darko is otherwise superior to Soul Survivors and other films where the ending is a groaner (cough The Village cough), but after all that goodness the magic is gone and they couldn't pull a rabbit out of their hat. Even a six foot demonic one.
Review: Donnie Darko (2001) October 4, 2009
Matthew Lanka
Director: Richard Kelly
Writer: Richard Kelly
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle
Donnie Darko has become a modern cult classic. It is Richard Kelly's masterpiece (at least from a screen writing perspective), and easily Jake Gyllenhaal's most famous role.
The movie follows troubled teenager Donnie Darko's experiences in the weeks after a jet engine falls from a phantom plane and crashes into his room while he is out for the night. He then begins to have some odd visions and out of body experiences. He starts experiencing the world, or rather the universe, in a very different way.
For me, this movie blends many different concepts into one bizarre, very visual, sometimes disturbing, and occasionally hilarious creation. It is a tale of existential philosophy and interdimensional time travel, full of paradoxes, and has some intense, deep meanings if you care to dig enough (and see it more than once).
With the major exeptions of Jena Malone's character and Gyllenhaal's masterful performance (only his second lead role, after 1999's October Sky), the acting and directing are nothing special. The set and costume design evoke something of a Stepford Wives or Edward Scissorhands visual vibe. They both compliment this idea of a very dark story taking place in a "perfect" suburban setting. However, the real reason to watch this movie is for the story and the evolution of Gyllenhaal's character into something metaphysically aware, and possibly posthuman.
Final Score: 7/10
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