Donnie Darko

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    Kate

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    I thought that this was one of the best movies I've ever seen. If you haven't seen it, the director's cut is coming to theaters in a week or so, so go see it. It is definitely worth it. If you have seen it, offer opinions here.
     
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    Still haven't seen it :( but Mad World from the soundtrack is an awesome song.
     
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    Jila

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    oh my god, donnie darko is the greatest movie ever. i have to figure out where the directors cut will be playing so i can see it.

    the butterfly effect totally ripped off donnie darko.
     
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    yea the butterfly effect was a horrible donnie darko, i loved donnie darko so much. if anyone hasnt seen it they should for sure check it out.
     
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    i love Donnie Darko. I don't get the ending though. Anyone care to explain :blush: Is it like some time warp thing?
     
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    highlight:

    heres the time line explination:

    The Tangent Universe/time line in the movie works in a straight line, and not a loop. The jet engine opens the Tangent Universe on October 1st. Everything that then happens in the movie is within the Tangent Universe. Donnie has to close the universe to stop the world from being destroyed. The Tangent Universe is closed by sending the original artifact (jet engine) back through the black hole created by the Tangent. So when Donnie sends the engine back, when it finally crashes into his bedroom for the second time, the Tangent Universe is closed. The time line goes back to Oct 1st and carries on in a completely different time line. Everything that happened in the Tangent Universe is "cancelled". The engine won't crash again, people won't be killed.



    his relationship stuff things/reson why he did all that crap:
    okay, so you know that whole jet engine crash right? it actually triggers a parallel world at would end in 28 days blah blah blah, so Frank is like a premonition from the future warning him. so he makes him do all this bad stuff.

    1. he makes the flood in the school
    2. the flood leads to him talking to gretchen for the first time
    3. he burns down cunnighams house
    4. burning the house leads to making his mother go on the trip with his sister on the plane
    5. gretchen gets killed

    so after all that, he learns that he has to close up the black hole. so he sacrifices himself (and he wasnt afraid to die alone anymore because me met gretchin) to prevent all that stuff happening to the people he loves (i.e. gretchin dying, his mother going to the plane instead of the other mother, etc.)

    oh, and i have the dvd and just in case you wanted to know, he died from an impalement (there was a wooden plank that went through him). it was part of the deleted scenes.
     
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    whoa... i didn't really understand the ending either... how did you know all that??

    and Donnie Darko is one of my favourite movies of all time for sure!
     
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    okay, heres a diagram i spent the last half hour making (yeah its crappy)

    hopefully this will explain it better:

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    LMFAO!! oh man Jila.. you've got a lot of time on your hands :lol: but yeah that makes sense ^_^
     
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    LMFAO!! oh man Jila.. you've got a lot of time on your hands :lol: but yeah that makes sense ^_^ [/b][/quote]
    yay!! :lol:

    oh the magic of diagrams

    ..and yes, i do have a lot of time on my hands >.<
     
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    Thanks Jila! I think i get it now ^_^
     
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    haven't seen it either...I can play Mad World on the piano though...tis an awesome song.
     
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    Rachel

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    Saw it yesterday :eek:

    Holy Mind #### Batman!

    I love the Frank costume I want it...

    Oh and if anyone doesn't understand the movie...you know, with "The Philosophy Of Time Travel", I highly reccommend reading the book online at the official Donnie Darko website.

    Also kinda gives you an explanation why that fat Chinese girl (god I can't remember her name) stalks Donnie :chemist:
     
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    Jila

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    the donnie darko web site is amazing. i remember looking at it a long time ago and i was like :eek:

    awesome-ness
     
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    I just saw the movie a few nights ago. Good movie...but strange.
     
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    oh my god!! i cant believe i didnt metion anything about frank in my explinations. i suck.

    anyways..
    so frank is like a premonition from the future sent to warn donnie that the world will end. he basically manipulates him or whatever to force him to close the parallel time frame to save the world. then donnie kills him at the end.

    and even though im such a donnie darko freak, the only part im not so certain about is why frank turns out to be elizabeths boyfriend. so if anyone knows, it would be cool if you could tell me :lol:
     
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    Apparently, the guy who played Frank was also the green Power Ranger.

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    Rachel

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    Uhm...

    Frank was Elizabeth's boyfriend?!?!?!

    :chemist: when was THIS?!?!

    I have to say my favorite part is the dinner in the beginning...that argument between Donnie and Elizabeth...that's priceless :lol:
     
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    tommy? [/power ranger freak]

    Rachel: at the end, when he took off his mask. and when elizabeth was talking on the phone it was her boyfriend frank (also on the refridgerator it says something like frank was here.. or something)

    the dinner conversation was the best.

    donnie: youre such a fuckass"
    elizabeth: whats a fuckass?.. go suck a fuck
    donnie: tell me elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?"
    *yelling*
    *silence*
    samantha: ....whats a fuckass?

    i used to know the whole thing word for word but i havent watched it in a while

    oh, and apparently samantha was also the girl from the ring
     
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    tommy? [/power ranger freak]

    Rachel: at the end, when he took off his mask. and when elizabeth was talking on the phone it was her boyfriend frank (also on the refridgerator it says something like frank was here.. or something)

    the dinner conversation was the best.

    donnie: youre such a fuckass"
    elizabeth: whats a fuckass?.. go suck a fuck
    donnie: tell me elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a fuck?"
    *yelling*
    *silence*
    samantha: ....whats a fuckass?

    i used to know the whole thing word for word but i havent watched it in a while

    oh, and apparently samantha was also the girl from the ring [/b][/quote]
    Samantha Darko: When can I squeeze one out?

    Donnie Darko: Not until 8th grade.

    Rose Darko: Excuse me?

    Elizabeth Darko: Donnie, you’re suck a d*ck.

    Donnie Darko: Whoa, Elizabeth! A little hostile there. Maybe you should be the one in therapy. Then Mom and Dad can pay someone $200 an hour to listen to your thoughts so we don’t have to.

    Elizabeth Darko: OK, you want to tell Mom and Dad why you stopped taking your medication?

    Donnie Darko: You’re such a ####-ass!

    Elizabeth Darko: What?!

    Rose Darko: Please.

    Elizabeth Darko: Did you just call me a “####-ass”?

    Rose Darko: Elizabeth, that’s enough.

    Elizabeth Darko: You can go suck a ####.

    *Father puts fingers in ears, and tells Samantha to do the same.*

    Donnie Darko: Oh please tell me, Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a ####?

    Elizabeth Darko: You want me to tell you?

    Donnie Darko: Please, tell me.

    Rose Darko: We will not have this at the dinner table.

    *Donnie pushes his ears forward and mouths “I’m all ears” to Elizabeth.*

    Rose Darko: Stop.

    Elizabeth Darko: ####.

    Samantha Darko: What’s a ####-ass?






    :chemist: No I'm not obsessed.


    Yeah I knew that it said that Frank was here but I didn't know it was her boyfriend. Guess I have to rewatch it.
     

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