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It never ceases to amaze me how many people become fanatical about crap, and how becoming fanatical makes everything tripe.
I've just enjoyed laughing at some seriously whacked out Donnie Darko fans venting and ranting about how bad the sequel S. Darko (not made, or dirrected by the original creator: Richard Kelly) is, and really, I think their hate stems from the fact that Richard Kelly didn't make it.
I thought it was great.
It was confusing as hell, and then maybe 3/4's in a little light piped on in my head and I understood all the disconnection. But seriously, that is what the original is like as well. Sure there was no reason to use Frank's bunny mask again, that was more of a repeated feature that didn't exactly serve any purpose but to strike some affinity into the audience.
Although the light mention of an explination kind of fits/doesn't fit. Anyhow!
It was good, very good.
Maybe it is not the beautiful amazing fantasticalness that was and is Donnie Darko, but I felt the same enthrallment and confusion, understanding and warm fuzziness that Donnie Darko gave me. One of the most terrible things about Donnie Darko is that the first time you watch it, and get it, is magical (I felt). And I felt that way about this one, it was like watching Donnie Darko for the first time again.
I think that in itself, makes it a good film.
I think if you wanna see it: watch it as it's own film really, stemming from Donnie Darko, and taking liberties with the original, give it the grace to be a film and draw you in. No point watching it if you're going to cross your arms and analyze how it doesn't live up to the original.
I thought it rocked. :)
I might end up buying Domino like I've been planning to do for a while. The movie looks intersting, and every time I've seen it on sale at a Video Ezy, I've hedged at buying it because: Kiera Knightly is in it, and I despise her wrothless untalented waste of skin.
I've just enjoyed laughing at some seriously whacked out Donnie Darko fans venting and ranting about how bad the sequel S. Darko (not made, or dirrected by the original creator: Richard Kelly) is, and really, I think their hate stems from the fact that Richard Kelly didn't make it.
I thought it was great.
It was confusing as hell, and then maybe 3/4's in a little light piped on in my head and I understood all the disconnection. But seriously, that is what the original is like as well. Sure there was no reason to use Frank's bunny mask again, that was more of a repeated feature that didn't exactly serve any purpose but to strike some affinity into the audience.
Although the light mention of an explination kind of fits/doesn't fit. Anyhow!
It was good, very good.
Maybe it is not the beautiful amazing fantasticalness that was and is Donnie Darko, but I felt the same enthrallment and confusion, understanding and warm fuzziness that Donnie Darko gave me. One of the most terrible things about Donnie Darko is that the first time you watch it, and get it, is magical (I felt). And I felt that way about this one, it was like watching Donnie Darko for the first time again.
I think that in itself, makes it a good film.
I think if you wanna see it: watch it as it's own film really, stemming from Donnie Darko, and taking liberties with the original, give it the grace to be a film and draw you in. No point watching it if you're going to cross your arms and analyze how it doesn't live up to the original.
I thought it rocked. :)
I might end up buying Domino like I've been planning to do for a while. The movie looks intersting, and every time I've seen it on sale at a Video Ezy, I've hedged at buying it because: Kiera Knightly is in it, and I despise her wrothless untalented waste of skin.