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Granted I have not watched it in probably 10 years though I have watched it more times than I can count.
To be honest I still don’t really understand it but I sure do enjoy it.
I did not catch it in the theater, the little girl I was dating at the time brought the DVD home from work because a fella she worked with said she needed to see it. He was a bit of a weird dude so I was not sure what to expect.
Well, we watched it the first go round and both pretty much had no clue what we had just watched or why we really enjoyed it.
We watched it every night for the next 2 weeks. Trying to figure out what the point was and honestly never did.
Guess it is time to break out the BluRay and watch it again here soon.
I am pretty sure we had a lengthy thread on the film many years ago.
So, 20 years later tell me what you think of Donnie Darko.


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Wow, didn't realize it'd been that long. Can't remember the last time I watched it.

I saw the director's cut in a tiny theater on the UT Austin campus. Slightly different, but has some extra content throughout.

Will have to see if it's available on stream & rewatch. Personally, I preferred the original over the DC version.




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I remember many years ago when you said you liked this film. I had made a Donnie Darko signature some time before that.



Somebody told you "Hey, you need this neat signature" so you added it without knowing it was mine and I saw it and said "What are you doing with my Darko signature?" Big Grin
 
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Trying to figure out what the point was and honestly never did.



At the wrap party for the film, Seth Rogen and Jake Gyllenhaal agreed that they had no idea what the movie was about.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0...via/?ref_=tt_trv_trv



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Seth Rogen doesn't know what anything is about.

I watched this film many times, but it's been many years since the last time. Definitely a cult classic.
 
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Seth Rogen doesn't know what anything is about.


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Don’t know why but I have never watched this film. Probably will remedy that if I can find a place to stream it.


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I can't remember the last time I watched it sober. Good stuff though; makes me feel all nostalgic.


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I remember many years ago when you said you liked this film. I had made a Donnie Darko signature some time before that.



Somebody told you "Hey, you need this neat signature" so you added it without knowing it was mine and I saw it and said "What are you doing with my Darko signature?" Big Grin


Quite the memory you have.

As for those wanting to stream it. It is on the YouTube not sure on quality or commercials.


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I have watched it three times. the second and third was under durress.

Not my cup of tea. I am sure some like it. I can't fault it on anything really, it just doesn't do anything for me.
 
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Never seen it, it's free on Amazon

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Never seen it so I watched it...yall stop this shit...I will be up all night thinking about this movie...gonna go watch a Disney movie to allow me to sleep at ease.





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Great flick. It was deeply disturbing the first time I saw it. I watched it many times after, but not in years. I need to queue it up soon.


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It's probably been at least 10 years since I've seen it as well, but I used to watch it over and over. I know I've watched it more times than any other movie, likely by a wide margin. I never really figured out what I liked about it, but it was so out there I could watch it over and over again and it still felt fresh. I too have the DVD at home, I guess I need to break it out again.




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Originally posted by Black92LX:
Quite the memory you have.
Like a cott damn elephant.

As to what is the meaning of Donnie Darko- Well, if it has any meaning at all, it seems to me the question posed by Gretchen and then recalled towards the end of the film by Donnie, is the core of the movie:

"And what if you could go back in time and take all those hours of pain and darkness and replace them with something better?"

Notice what happens immediately after Donnie remembers her words.


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Underrated movie, needs periodic watching.
 
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