Thinking of watching Donnie Darko.

[surfsatwerk]

Watch it, stay away from the sequel

wut?

Edit: oh shit its a real thing.

 

[JamesV]

I'd call it a sci-fi thriller, not a horror movie.

And yea, the sequel was horrible.

 

[blankslate]

It's a good movie.

Sci-Fi thriller more than horror as some others have said.

I've seen it more than once and may just have to watch it again soon.

 

[zerocool84]

It's different that's for sure, not a bad movie but not something I'd say is awesome. You definitely need to watch it to come to your own conclusion.

 

[gorcorps]

I thought it sucked

Don't understand the love

 

[Malodrik]

wut?

Edit: oh shit its a real thing.

Yes, yes it is.

I don't understand why Frank is on the poster

 

[TheSiege]

Yes, yes it is.

I don't understand why Frank is on the poster

The sequel has nothing to do with the original, in fact Richard Kelly had nothing to do with it and he didn't want it being made.

 

[Printer Bandit]

the little sister

 

[Malodrik]

The sequel has nothing to do with the original, in fact Richard Kelly had nothing to do with it and he didn't want it being made.

I knew that much, DD is a completely self contained story.

 

[ussfletcher]

i thought it was boring and didnt enjoy it *shrug*

I agree.

 

[mikeford]

Like a lot of "different" things, you have to be in the mood for it, for it to work.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I remember I was watching it with some girl cause it was her favorite movie. I was bored out of my mind.

 

[lightpants]

I remember I was watching it with some girl cause it was her favorite movie. I was bored out of my mind.

Same here, It is on my girlfriend's favorite movie list. I have tried to watch it twice and found it.. meh.

 

[Muse]

Like a lot of "different" things, you have to be in the mood for it, for it to work.

That is why I give a lot of movies a 2nd chance. But very frequently I find I still don't like it. Sometimes I go back to a movie, realizing some things about it that turned me off and I try to accept it on its own terms, trying not to let certain things, ideas I have, detract from the experience. That attitude sometimes unlocks the experience for me.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I've not seen it. What's the plot?

Gay cowboy sees a guy in a rabbit costume and does whatever he says?

 

[JM Aggie08]

It's the Boondock Saints of cerebral horror movies.

 

[Staples]

All these cult movies are weird and don't make much sense.

Such is the case of this movie.

The only one cult movie (i have seen) that is any good is 2001 A Space Odyssey.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Not scary in the least, a bit of a mind-fuck, but that's about it. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to watching it again soon.

 

[CrackRabbit]

My avatar says you should watch it.

 

[Mr. Pedantic]

"Now you know where he lives."

Amazing.

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

All these cult movies are weird and don't make much sense.

Such is the case of this movie.

The only one cult movie (i have seen) that is any good is 2001 A Space Odyssey.

I liked DD for what it is. The first watch I was like "WTF...". The second watch I went back and forth between chapters to see connections. Third watch I was "WTF..." again because it was about 6 years since the first watch lol.

The Shining is the ultimate cult movie. Kubrick put everything he had into making that film and it is mindblowingly complex. Watch Room 237 on Netflix for a 'start' into how deep it is.

 

[Printer Bandit]

The shining was an insight that Kubrick faked the Apollo moon landing. Too bad that he touched a nerve with eyes wide shut and got killed for it.

 

[Mixolydian]

I'm Catholic

How do you sleep at night?

 

[zinfamous]

I enjoyed it quite a bit the first time I watched it. I thought it was brilliant.

Watched it a second time...thought meh.

it's good, you should watch it.

...and why are you worried about having nightmares at your age? For real?

 

[zinfamous]

The Shining is the ultimate cult movie. Kubrick put everything he had into making that film and it is mindblowingly complex. Watch Room 237 on Netflix for a 'start' into how deep it is.

I watched about 15 minutes of that doc....and it's full of shit.

Most of these people are insane. I'm sorry, but just because uber nerd did some frame captures for one scene, and paused the moment when the manager stood up behind his desk to shake Nicholson's hand, his hips lining up with the paper tray for one frame, in such a way does not mean that Kubrick wanted you to think he had a hard on (yes--this is what this guy thinks. ....these people are idiots).

I'm into film analysis and shot-by-shot and all that, but the people in that documentary are full of it. This documentary is simply a self-serving attempt to vindicate their theories so no one can tell them that they simply have too much time on their hands.


...not that The Shining isn't deep or complex, but those people are idiots.