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Donnie Darko - Director's Cut (Two Disc Set) [DVD] [2002]
enlarge	Director: Richard Kelly Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal Studio: Metrodome Distribution Category: DVD List Price: ~~£19.99~~ Buy New: £5.38 as of 23/11/2009 02:31 GMT details You Save: £14.61 (73%) New (14) Used (9) Collectible (6) from £1.91 Seller: halfpricedvds Rating: 41 reviews Sales Rank: 3486 Format: Box set, Director's Cut, PAL Language: English (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 2 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 134 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5055002551741 ASIN: B0002IBJQ4 Theatrical Release Date: January 30, 2002 Release Date: October 4, 2004 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review IDonnie Darko/I is a thought-provoking, touching and distinctive offering from relative newcomer, Richard Kelly (II). It's 1988 in small-town America and Donnie, a disturbed teenager on medication and undergoing psychoanalysis for his blackouts and personality disorders, is being visited by a being in a rabbit suit whom he calls Frank. It's this anti-Harvey that saves Donnie from being crushed to death when an airplane engine falls from the sky onto his house. This is the beginning of their escalating relationship, which, as Donnie follows Frank's instructions, becomes increasingly violent and destructive. Added to this is Frank's warning of the impending apocalypse and Donnie's realisation that he can manipulate time, leading to a startling denouement where nearly everything becomes clear. p "Nearly everything", because IDonnie Darko/I is a darkly comic, surreal journey in which themes of space, time and morality are interwoven with a classic coming-of-age story of a teenage boy's struggle to understand the world around him. The film leaves the viewer with more questions than it answers, but then that's part of its charm. Performances are superb: Jake Gyllenhaal underplays the mixed-up kid role superbly and Donnie's episodes of angst positively erupt out of the screen. There are also some starry cameos from Mary McDonnell as Donnie's long-suffering mother, Patrick Swayze as Jim Cunningham, the personal-development guru with a terrible secret, and Noah Wyle and Drew Barrymore as Donnie's progressive teachers. Undoubtedly too abstruse for some tastes, IDonnie Darko/I's balance of outstanding performances with intelligent dialogue and a highly inventive story will reward those looking for something more highbrow than the average teenage romp. --IKristen Bowditch/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...9 Next » A modern classic. April 16, 2006 David Welsh (Oslo, Norway) 17 out of 19 found this review helpful An extraordinary movie about love, death, madness, time travel and being a teenager, Donnie Darko is one of the most brilliant films to come out of Hollywood in recent years, and is all the more remarkable given the fact that it was made by a first-time director still in his twenties. The film follows the troubled teenaged Donnie and the increasingly bizarre events that seem to be centred on him. One of the central threads of the film is Donnie's series of encounters with a giant bunny rabbit called Frank who, the first time Donnie meets him, tells him that the world is going to end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds. Due to the massive cult popularity the film attained, Kelly was invited to release his Director's Cut of the movie. In my view, the Director's Cut is definitely superior, with extra scenes that round out the story and some atmospheric visual effects they didn't have the money to do the first time round, but Kelly has emphasised that he sees the two cuts as being different versions of the film, rather than the Director's Cut being the definitive one. The Theatrical Cut presents the story in a more ambiguous way, with the Director's Cut presenting more clearly Kelly's own interpretation of the story (which has lead some fans to prefer the Theatrical Cut.) Apart from the different versions of the film, the only differences between the two DVDs are that the Director's Cut contains a few more extras and a new commentary with Kelly and his friend Kevin Smith. This film is a stunning achievement and is really worth getting slightly obsessed by... Amazing June 7, 2006 N. Burke (Essex UK) 14 out of 16 found this review helpful The first time I saw this film I was confused. br / br /The second time I saw this film I was absorbed. br / br /The third time I saw this film I began to understand. br /By the fourth time the ideas explored in the film had s br /eeped into my daily life. Having re-read what I have written it appears that I am obsessed with this film. I'm not. The ideas with in it however are mind boggling. br / br /When you realise that every single tiny action you make effects your entire life, you start looking at things differently. What if I'd crossed the road that just a little earlier, or tripped over that top step...? br / br /Quite apart from the amazingly detailed story line, looking into the film you start to realise just how much effort Richard Kelly went to. The continual appearance of the same fat man that is never explained, one realises that he work for a company trailing the Darko family. Even better, Donnies sisters in the film were played by Jake Gyllenhaal's actual sisters, in order to make their relationship seem more real. br / br /This is an amazing film for those who like to think about films. If you prefer to take a film as 2 hours of enjoyment and then forget it within the hour, choose something lighter. br / br /This is a film made by a man who has a passion for filming, and a narrative from the pen of a true story teller. great February 28, 2006 10 out of 12 found this review helpful "In reality, what we have here is an incredibly stupid, laughable quasi-comic apocalyptic story involving a rabbit which saves Donnie#x27;s life and then forgets to a month later when time is reversed because Donnie shoots a man dressed a rabbit. That#x27;s it. It really is that retarded. As with the aforementioned modern art, people are digging for depth that just isn#x27;t there!"br In reply to this comment I would say that to fully understand the film you have to watch it more than once. This quote fully summarises the reason as to why this film was a box office flop, simply because on one watch its impossible to understand.br If you do decide to buy this film be prepared to concentrate while watching it and also prepare yourself to watch it for a second and perhaps a third time.br When you finally understand the film, you will realise how much of a masterpiece it really is. The story is brilliant, the acting superb (with an excellent performance from Jake Gyllenhaal), the soundtrack perfect with some brilliant songs from the 80#x27;s and a spot on score from Michael Andrews. I would recommend anyone who is searching for something more intellectually demanding than most of hollywood#x27;s films to buy this. It is phenomenal. ah yes ..... it is even better October 5, 2004 rik gorey 3 out of 3 found this review helpful ~ The Film ~brThe film is now a little more easy 2 follow but that bit more weird e.g they have changed franks voice and they have added fantastic flashes of donnies eye with water and fire and words,in to the parts when donnie is getting told of frank what to do. And pages from the book that Roberta Sparrow wrote The Philosophy Of Time Travel also flash up. brRichard Kelly has also added deleted scenes into the film and moved the music around ... so thats the only bad thing i can say about the dvd ... he changed Echo and the bunnymen ' killing moon ' for something else,lol i should know the name of the other song iam sorry. But the film all together is some how much better than the original , so IF you are like me and watched donnie darko hundreds of times and wanted something differnet to happen , buy this ... If you have never seen it buy the £5 version .Also the menu is just fantastic.p~ Disc 2 ~brThere is a fair amount of special stuff on the second disc the behind the scenes and the 'they made me do it too ' ( doc ) giving you the points of view , about the film , that the uk fans and film critics have, these are both fantastic and last around half a hour each , plus there are all the tv spots, the 2 music videos and 20 deleted scenes , most of which are on the original dvd. donnie darko - dierctors cut April 6, 2005 3 out of 3 found this review helpful FANTISTIC - the greatest film of the last few years. In the midst of our specail effects/blockbuster storm through present day cinema, orgnaillty and acting has won over so many hearts and imgnations.pi dont think there will ever be a full agreement on what this film is about, not even between those who made it. but that is what makes this film magical, its a film for the indivdual.pand now with the superb dierectors cut we are provided with two versions of a film to be accesabile to a wider audience.pthe theatrical cut is the most confusing, the most unsettling? it is the one where you are given the chance to make your own mind up.pthis new dierctors cut is our chance to have a privleged view in seeing how the dierctor views his film, what he thinks it is all about. This one (still after a view viewings!)makes more sense, this cut bumps up the science fiction element that is a part of this piece of artwork. pthe new soundtrack - thumbs up, both the orgnial and dierctors cut have superb commentries.pgo for both, spend the money on thedierctors cut (and its lovely case!) and spend just a pound on the orignal.pMAKE THEM MAKE YOU WATCH IT! Showing reviews 1-5 of 41 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...9 Next »

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