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DVD Donnie Darko
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 Keogh
I'm suspect of the ridiculous hype this offbeat time-travel film has received. Yeah, the plot is a mind-bender and several viewings does clear up a few confusing points. Yeah the acting is superior and Maggie looks great. Yeah it has "cult fave" all over it; but just because it takes a few chances and defies a category doesn't mean it is a seminal or stellar piece of cinematic history.
The portrayal of the 80's is spot on and sparked a quick trip down memory lane. Jake really took the role and ran with it. He must've been exhausted after putting so much effort into this character. A truly noteworthy job.
I gave the movie 4-stars. It's worth a purchase if only to assure the chance for several viewings.
The Director's Cut is far better than the original
After seeing the director's cut first and the original version of the movie second, I must say that the director's cut is a far better film. The director's cut has is subtle differences from the original, but they are enough to drive the movie into a different direction. In the original many of the themes are explained in a concluding monologue almost leaving the movie rather transparent. The directors cut is a far more rewarding experience than the original. The director's cut adds much more depth to the plot than in the original. The added depth breeds an even more confusing movie, however if the movie is watched closely (and you will want to watch this movie closely) everything is explained. The original doesn't show the pages of Sparrow's book which introduces the concepts of the "Manipulated Dead", the "Vessel" and many other elements. The original does contain a spoiler at the end that explains much of the movie. The monologue at the end was wisely removed for the directors cut and the pages of the book were shown. The director's cut also has additional scenes and parts of scenes that were removed from the original movie.
While the movie may have achieved a cult following, the soundtrack certainly hasn't. The soundtrack is littered with hidden gems that have started to find their way into the mainstream. Gary Jules' "Mad World" is simply brilliant, which was recently used in an Xbox commercial. In fact, the soundtrack to this movie contains all standout tracks. The soundtrack mirrors the movie extremely well, and really embodies the spirit of the movie.
The existentialist concepts are thought provoking, prompting a second viewing of the film. The website is just as confusing as the movie. If you haven't visited the movie's website, it's a giant game that gives background information on the movie and even offers an epilogue.
Overall it's an excellent movie. The directors cut makes the movie a little bit more confusing, but adds a tremendous amount of depth to the movie that wasn't in the original. However after watching the movie a second time, the true depth and concepts of the movie are revealed and my initial confusing gave way to awe. This is an excellent movie that has been overlooked for a long time. Even if you've seen the original, watch the director's cut, it adds the extra depth to the movie, transforming it from a great movie into a spectacular movie.
Call me crazy....
I like the first cut better than the Director's cut. Don't get me wrong I like them both, but I watch the original DVD more than this one. Just my personal choice. It's a great movie either way.
Employing shock techniques and sound design in a relentless sensory assault, Requiem for a Dream is about nothing less than the systematic destruction of hope. Based on the novel by Hubert Selby Jr., and adapted by Selby and director Darren Aronofsky, this is undoubtedly one of the most effective films ever made about the experience of drug addiction (both euphoric and nightmarish), and few would deny that Aronofsky, in following his breakthrough film Pi, has pushed the medium to a disturbing extreme, thrusting conventional narrative into a panic zone of traumatized psyches and bodies pushed to the furthest boundaries of chemical tolerance. It's too easy to call this a cautionary tale; it's a guided tour through hell, with Aronofsky as our bold and ruthless host.
The... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 14 August 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Screenwriters rarely develop a distinctive voice that can be recognized from movie to movie, but the ornate imagination of Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation) has made him a unique and much-needed cinematic presence. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together. In other hands, the premise of memory-erasing would become a trashy science-fiction thriller; Kaufman, along with director Michel Gondry, spins this idea into a funny, sad, structurally complex, and simply enthralling love story that juggles morality, identity, and heartbreak with... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Michel Gondry DVD Release Date: Released the 28 September 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The two-disc edition of Sin City easily makes the earlier single-disc theatrical-cut release obsolete by including the regular theatrical cut on the first disc, recutting the movie into four extended segments on the second disc (separated by story line), then piling on an impressive load of bonus features. But there's a catch. Billed as "Recut, Extended, Unrated," with "over 20 minutes" of new footage, the new set's four separate stories are extended by only about 6.5 total minutes of movie action (see details below in "What's New"); the rest of the added running time is the splashy new title shots (named by the title of the story or book) and the four minutes of credits that run at the end of each segment. Each addition makes the movie even closer to the comic books, and these... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Frank Miller (II) - Robert Rodriguez DVD Release Date: Released the 13 December 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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A sad, melancholy ache pervades Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee's haunting, moving film that, like his other movies, explores societal constraints and the passions that lurk underneath. This time, however, instead of taking on ancient China, 19th-century England, or '70s suburbia, Lee uses the tableau of the American West in the early '60s to show how two lovers are bound by their expected roles, how they rebel against them, and the repercussions for each of doing so--but the romance here is between two men. Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) are two itinerant ranchers looking for work in Wyoming when they meet and embark on a summer sheepherding job in the shadow of titular Brokeback Mountain. The taciturn Ennis, uncommunicative in the extreme, finds himself... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Ang Lee DVD Release Date: Released the 04 April 2006 Usually ships in 24 hours
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