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intereact!Directors: Richard Kelly (II), Dee Austin Robertson
Actors: Norman Parker (II), Stuart Stone, David Moreland, Daveigh Chase, and Katharine Ross
Rated: R (Restricted)
Retail Price (not our price): $19.98
Release Date: 2005-02-15
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-02-15
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 133 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 2
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
This unclassifiable but stunningly original film obliterates the walls between teen comedy, science fiction, family drama, horror, and cultural satire--and remains wildly entertaining throughout. Jake Gyllenhaal (October Sky) stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic adolescent for whom there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that decimates his house) and hallucination (a man-sized, reptilian rabbit who talks to him). Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, Donnie is isolated by his powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. The debut feature of writer-director Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko is a shattering, hypnotic work that sets its own terms and gambles--rightfully so, as it turns out--that a viewer will stay aboard for the full ride. --Tom Keogh2) Description
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self-help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse. The new Director?s Cut includes a production diary of the film (with optional commentary by Director of Photography Steven Poster), a story-board to screen featurette, the Director?s cut theatrical trailer, They Made Me Do It Too ? The Cult of Donnie Darko and the #1 Fan: A Darkomentary.
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) This film makes no sense. [Rating: 2 out of 5]
NOTE: THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE THEATRICAL RELEASE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THE DIRECTOR'S CUTWell you definitely finish this movie with the words, "What the...?" in your head. I don't mean I don't understand what they are trying to do here. I mean it doesn't make sense. Sure the acting is good and the directing is great and the imagery is deep, but in the end this supposed to be a movie. Call me dense but I felt like being lead on a trail that goes nowhere but back to square one. This movie is VERY cerebral. So if you are used to be lead by the hand through the plot and everything else that develops in the movie you are out of luck. This is definitely a thinking person's movie. Only that shouldn't be an excuse for vagueness. I had to keep asking myself what's going on only to hope that by the end of the movie all of the pieces will fall into place and all the questions will be answered. When I finally got to the end of the film that didn't happen. Sure some pieces did fall into place and some of the bigger questions were answered, but when you get to the point of asking why all this stuff happened in the first placed there is no appropriate answer. There are also lots of little things that never get answered. Small events and plot points that don't fall into place either. In the end I have to ask what was the point of all this? Yeah, yeah, I know. There is all the social commentary and metaphors and stuff seething throughout the movie, but if I only wanted to get social commentary I would watch 60 Minutes. If I wanted only wanted metaphor I would read a poem. I expect more from my movies. The conceptual stuff in this movie regarding time travel are kinda cool, although they really don't get into it as much as I would have liked. The special effects for this movie will definitely look low budget compared to other movies, but somehow that doesn't make a difference. It might even have helped enhance the movie in both an artistic and practical point of view. The 80's soundtrack was cool too what with all the alternative music played. As I said before the acting is well done and the movie does get deep with the imagery, but I wished there was more to it than just that. Donnie Darko feels more like an art film with all the shortcomings you get from them in regards to the mainstream viewer. If you are into heavy metaphors and a movie that makes you think then this could probably catch your eye as long as you don't mind the pointlessness of it all. Action and drama fans can forget it because you really don't get either. Most casual Sci-Fi fans might want to avoid this one as the science fiction aspects are few while the art house style is in abundance.2) A masterpiece..... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Donnie Darko is a great movie. Weird and somewhat hard to follow! You have to make your own assumptions when this one is over! Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal both star in this movie!3) That a Story Driven by Frightening Visions Is So Appealing Is a Feat of Filmmaking. [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Richard Kelly's quirky "Donnie Darko" was an audience-pleaser at Sundance then a bomb at the box office in 2001 before becoming a cult hit on DVD. It isn't clear what kind of film it's trying to be, which is part of the problem and part of the attraction. Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a high school student whose life is disrupted by sleepwalking and hallucinations of someone named Frank wearing a grotesque bunny suit. On October 2, 1988, the bunny tells Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, 6 seconds. That would be on Halloween. It's assumed that Donnie is mentally ill. He doesn't know himself. Between the bunny's commands and other bizarre incidents, Donnie begins to think it all has something to do with time travel, which will come to an abrupt end on October 31.Donnie is a thoughtful young man with a problem of unclear dimensions. He's trying his best to figure it all out, so the audience roots for him. Richard Kelly places "Donnie Darko" in the science fiction genre. But it's also satire, family dramedy, teen romance, and a period film of the 1980s. This works, because different themes are compartmentalized, and when they intersect, they do so naturally. The satire involving a gym teacher (Beth Grant) who idolizes a puritanical motivational speaker (Patrick Swayze) is over-the-top. The family dynamic is sincere and good-natured. Mary McDonnell is particularly touching as Donnie's mother, who feels her son's pain and reacts with respect and kindness. But there is a nagging feeling that things in Middlesex, Virginia are somehow out of whack. The DVD (20th Century Fox 2003): On the standard disc, NOT the director's cut, the bonus features are a theatrical trailer and 5 TV spots, selected filmographies of 11 cast and 9 crew members, 20 deleted or extended scenes with optional commentary, "Mad World" music video performed by Gary Jules (3 min), a web site gallery that features documents that fill out the past and future of some characters, liner notes for the soundtrack, "Cunning Visions" infomercials (6 min) with optional commentary by the company's fictional CEO and director, Cunningham's full "His Name is Frank" presentation, Cunningham's book covers, an Art Gallery with nearly 50 production stills and 27 pieces of concept art from the film, and 12 pages of "The Philosophy of Time Travel" by Roberta Sparrow. There are also 2 audio commentaries. The first is by writer/director Richard Kelly and actor Jake Gyllenhaal. This includes their recollections of filming, discussion of themes and characters, Gyllenhaal's thoughts about Donnie, discussion of the film's mysteries, and what the director hoped to reveal as the film progressed. The second audio commentary is by 8 (I think) members of the cast and Richard Kelly. They are a friendly bunch, conversing with the director and each other about the film, commenting on the scenes. Kelly does offer some different ideas in this commentary than in the first, so it's not a repeat. Subtitles are available for the film in English SDH and Spanish. Dubbing available in French.4) been a long time... [Rating: 5 out of 5]
its been a really long time since I have seen a good movie...until I saw this film...it was really really good.... I watched it with this smart and cute guy to "help" explain some of it cause it was alittle hard to catch on to what is "really" going on....Frank NO! Oh the movie was great and i cannot ever forget how it made me feel..5) Odd? Yes...But oh so good [Rating: 5 out of 5]
The first time I saw this movie I was more than a little confused. I have watched this movie over and over again and it just keeps getting deeper and more interesting. A great film with a lot of actors you would expect for this under the radar hit.