Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)

I hadn’t seen this movie in about 15 years, and one night, i was looking for something good to watch as i scrolled through the countless streaming services on my phone. I found this and watched it on Peacock. Honestly, i don’t think i blinked for a solid 2 hours or so. Best movie i have seen in a long time. If you are looking for a great sci-fi thriller that will keep you guessing til the end, i recommend this. I instantly knew i had to get this for my partner and i’s growing movie collection. She also agrees that this is one of the best movies out there.I never really followed the storyline much in the past, as two of my friends from high school claimed it was the best movie they had ever seen, and we could never sit still long enough amidst our teen angst and constant attention-deficit fueled mischief to get through the whole movie (they had each seen it like a hundred times though). The overall plot can be Hard to understand and does require the use of steady logic, especially if you aren’t a PHD in quantum physics or psychology. That just gives you a reason to watch it again and again though, piecing together the puzzle of the plot more and more each time. Practically Every spoken sentence foreshadows something else later on in the movie, just in case you were wondering.The characters are deep and complex, the soundtrack is awesome, and the visuals are stunning. The acting is incredible and this movie is swarming with A-tier talent: Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogan, Jena Malone, and Patrick Swayze, just to name a few. This movie oozes the late 80s - early 2000s vibe, so the whole movie looks and feels like a Pinterest collage practically. It has a very unique and nightmarish pre-apocalyptic aesthetic that makes you feel nostalgic of a time and place you probably never lived in…yet oddly and vaguely remember and miss for some unknown reason.Also, sidenote: i find it hard to believe a movie THIS GOOD was created with only a $4.5 million dollar production budget. To put that into perspective for you, Game of Thrones “House of the Dragon” cost $130 million (according to Reddit), Star Wars “The Acolyte” cost $180 million, and the original Jurrasic Park from 1993 cost $63 million. It uses multiple stylistic approaches to capture how the main character deals with his condition of paranoid schizophrenia, while simultaneously trying to save the world from ending 28 days later after meeting and being “saved by” a seemingly demonic 6-foot tall bunny rabbit named Frank. the movie makes you wonder if this is all in Donnie’s head or actually really happening. They make something so hard to understand or believe appear so immersive and compelling that you can’t help but keep watching. You almost feel like you’re there in Middlesex, Virginia, 1988, and world is about to end. Seriously, i love this, and if you haven’t seen Donnie Darko, you need to watch it. Completely badass and this movie doesn’t miss.Also, p.s. - if you like Stranger Things, you’ll love this. Funfact: this was filmed entirely in California, near Los Angeles.

Go ahead and get the one-disc-Blu-ray version. Perfect condition and unique which is why I love it. Yes, it plays on U.S. DVD players. If you prefer the original cover you can flip the paper over and voilà! Thought I’d share since I had no idea

This is not a review of the movie, but rather of the DVD. If you are getting this DVD because you think you might enjoy the movie you will, and if you saw the movie but aren't sure about spending some money on the DVD, well, you should. If you liked the movie, you'll definitely want to get this DVD and the extras that it offers. Basically, if you took the time to look into this DVD and read this review I think are someone who should buy the DVD. However, the extras aren't all they are cracked up to be as is often the case in DVDs and I want everyone out there to know what to expect.There are 20 deleted or extended included in this DVD, but each on has to be played separately (no 'Play All' feature) and you must select commentary on/off for each one of them. This is not the best arrangement for a deleted/extended scenes section. The actual content of this section is pretty decent with most of the scenes having the possibility of really having added something to the story and most could've made the film had the director not had to cut the film down to 2 hours from the original rough cut of about 2 and half hours it originally had.There are two commentaries on the DVD, one with the Richard Kelly (writer/director) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie) and another with Richard Kelly, two producers (Nancy Juvonen and Sean McKittrick) and several cast members: Holmes Osborne (Eddie, Donnie's Dad), Mary McDonnell (Rose, Donnie's Mom), Jimmy Duval (Frank), Beth Grant (Kitty Farmer, Donnie's Health Teacher), Drew Barrymore (Karen Pomeroy, Donnie's English Teacher), Katharine Ross (Dr. Thurman, Donnie's Therapist), and Jena Malone (Gretchen, Donnie's Girlfriend). First, the sound quality of the commentaries is below what one has to come to expect on commentaries. You can hear the commentary track fine, but the track of the movie itself is all but silent during the time in which the cast or crew is speaking, almost shut off which is a turn to many people (but you can put on closed caption, although that can often distract you from the commentary if you are reading it), and it is back to full regular volume when their is no active commentary. My only complaint on the second commentary is that Drew Barrymore often `hogs' the commentary and was way to close to the microphone (which only accented her shrill voice on this commentary) during the recording of the commentary, she tried to hard to be `deep' in her comments way too often and it gets annoying at times. Many of the tidbits and insights provided in both tracks are interesting and above par with many other movie commentaries, but by no means exceptional. It is fun listening to what Kelly and the others have to say and then watching the movie looking for these things on your own, but don't only watch the film looking for hints that the director left for the audience and nothing else; this takes away too much from the film, so don't do that.The theatrical trailer is above average and can be appreciated by both those that have already seen the film and those than haven't. The several TV spots, all 30 seconds or less, are largely repetitious.The cast & crew information section is above average listing all of the actors' other films through late 2002 (most DVDs list only some films and are not current beyond the movie on the DVD). There is a total of nine crew bios (as opposed to a simple list of past work) including Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, Nancy Juvonen, Steve Poster (director of photography), Alexander Hammond (production designer), April Ferry (costume designer), Eric Strand (editor), Sam Bauer (editor), and Michael Andrews (composer).The `Mad World' music video is OUTSTANDING, and I have seen it many, many times already. It is quite addicting, and even if I close my eyes and just listen to it, it is still great.The `Website Gallery' is very hard to see and is not anything special and does not add anything to the DVD. What is shown is really a sampling of what the website has to offer, which is somewhat hard to navigate but during the cast and crew commentary they give you the three passwords for levels one, two and three if you listen closely.The `Soundtrack' feature provides interesting linear notes, but is not an isolated soundtrack of the movie (which is really the score of the movie with the lone exception the `Mad World' Tears for Fears songs covered so eerily by Gary Jules for the movie).The `Cunning Visions' section features the infomercials from in the movie with optional directors commentary). There is also a `His Name is Frank' section that is a fun little feature of several place cards that are designed like those featured in the Cunning Visions `exercise' in Donnie's health class and shown during Jim Cunningham's assembly. You can also look at the book covers used for Jim Cunningham's two books feature as background material during his assembly at the school.`The Philosophy of Time Travel' book feature is disappointing showing only several pages (including the appendices featured in the film) and all the pages are hard to see.The `Art Gallery section' is neat with a bunch of artwork that inspired works in the film and some of which was used directly in the film. The production stills are plentiful and interesting.The `Scene Selection' feature is as good as any other DVD with moving images as opposed to stills to mark each chapter, and there are a total of 28; good for a 2 hour movie.Overall, I enjoyed this DVD especially the `Mad World' music video and the two commentaries as I personally enjoy the opportunity to see the entire movie a different way when I can and the commentary tracks give me this opportunity.

Arrived in perfect condition, and what a great watch. If you haven't seen Donnie Darko yet, you absolutely should.

This movie is just one of those flicks you need to keep your eyes on. Keep focused and pay attention, otherwise, you'll get lost. This movie made me think of The Butterfly Effect. Enjoy this somewhat dark and mysterious classic.

This was a very good movie. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who's look for a good drama

Als der Film Anfang der 2000 rauskam und ich ihn gesehen hatte, habe ich ihn nicht so richtig verstanden und war auch viel zu jung. Also entschied ich damals, dass es ein ganz komischer Film sei und ich ihn nicht in der Sammlung bräuchte. Dennoch irgendwas hatte er, dass ich ihn immer wieder mal sehen wollte. Vor paar Jahren, also nach vielen Jahren, wagte ich noch mal eine Sichtung, jetzt sieht man Filme auch mit ganz anderen Augen, dieses Mal fand ich den Film einfach nur großartig und sehr interessant. Jetzt wollte ich mir die Blu-ray holen und sah, dass es diese mit einem neuen Master in 4K gibt.Hier sind 2 Disc enthalten, einmal die Kinofassung, die ich schon kenne und den Director's Cut, den ich noch nicht kenne, mir aber bald diesen anschauen werde.Ich habe die Blu-ray eingelegt und war wirklich erstaunt, was hier rausgeholt wurde. Nur zum Beginn, wo Donnie auf der Straße liegt, hat man ein sehr körniges Bild, danach wird es viel besser. Die Nachtszenen schauen echt gut aus und vor allem die Tagszenen sehen fantastisch aus. Kontrast und Farben können sich sehen lassen. Also besser sah der Film nie aus. Egal wo ich den Film gesehen habe, zuletzt über Magenda TV, das Bild schaute echt nicht gut aus, obwohl es ein HD-Scan war. Jetzt kann man den Film auch wirklich genießen.Der deutsche Ton liegt in DTS-HD MA 5.1 vor. Da der Film zum größten Teil aus Dialogen und guten Musikscores besteht, werden auch zum größten Teil die vorderen Kanäle angesteuert. Die hinteren kommen dann eher bei der Musik zu Geltung und natürlich bei den Katastrophenszenen. Der Bass kam gut und deutlich spürbar in gewissen Szenen rüber.Ein Wendecover ist vorhanden.Der Film ist für mich heute ein großartiges Werk und ein Film, den man öfter schauen sollte, um ihn zumindest ein wenig zu verstehen. Die Darsteller, voran Jake Gyllenhaal spielten hier wirklich gut und auch der mittlerweile verstorbene Patrick Swayze hatte auch eine wirklich gute Performance abgeliefert.Sowohl für den Film als auch für diese Blu-ray eine absolute Empfehlung. Und das zu einem anständigen Preis.

Deze Duitse limited collectors edition van Donnie Darko is echt een mooie aanwinst voor de collectie. Helaas zit er geen Nederlandse of Engelse ondertitels bij, maar dat wist ik op voorhand al. 3 mooie grote posters, een set kaarten, een set art cards en een magneet sieren in de doos. Wat wel even flink tegen viel was dat ik echt dacht dat er een steelbook in de verpakking zou zitten. Helaas was het een kartonnen sleeve waar de film in zat, maar goed. Ook dat nam ik voor lief want de box is echt oogstrelend mooi.Waar ik wel dik ontevreden over ben is de absurd slechte kwaliteit hoe de film op de 4K schijf is gezet. Volgens mij hebben ze niets aan de film gerestaureerd, maar hebben ze een simpele slechte upscaling gedaan waarbij de HDR de film extreem donker maakt, waardoor de film in donkere stukken amper te volgen is en waarbij het in helder fel daglicht wel lijkt alsof de avond net is gevallen. Ook het geluid is niet om over naar huis te schrijven. Voor een box van meer dan 50 euro mag je toch wel verwachten dat de film er eerste klas op staat. Ik stuur de box niet terug omdat de verpakking te mooi is, maar ik zal de film uit deze box nooit meer kijken, ik zet de gewone Blu-ray wel op.

Donnie Darko ha sido desde mi más temprana juventud, una de mis películas de culto en cuanto al cine de fantasía y ciencia ficción, tanto por la majestuosa interpretación de sus actores, como por la enrevesada historia que cuenta.En esta edición, aparte del formato en Blu-ray, contiene fragmentos de entrevistas en V.O. subtitulada al castellano, y una colección de 10 postales con imágenes de la película. Todo esto contenido en una cajita de cartón con la famosa portada de la película.Todo esto en un formato que se indica que es una Edición Especial Limitada y numerada a a 2000 unidades.Lo peor a citar, es la portada del blu-ray, con una imagen que poco o nada de justicia hace a la obra maestra que en su interior, contiene.Aún así, es una pieza indispensable para la videoteca de cualquier fan.

Donnie Darko es una excelente película de fantasía y ciencia ficción la cual por fin recibe un trato remasterizado adecuado en una bellísima edición limitada.¿Qué incluye este lanzamiento en blu-ray?*La película en su versión original de cine remasterizada, con excelente calidad de imagen y sonido. Se incluye tanto en blu-ray como en dvd.*La película en su versión extendida, con una duración adicional de aproximadamente 20 minutos, nuevamente remasterizada, de igual manera se incluye en blu-ray y dvd.*Carta Roberta Sparrow que incluye postales con arte de la película*Poster de la película en tamaño grande (doblado, se incluye dentro de la caja)*Mini-libro con información de la película, comentarios de los actores y del directorTodo empacado en una muy bonita caja de material duro que incluye tres paquetes (uno para la edición del cine, otro para la edición extendida y otro del libro). IMPORTANTE: esta edición no incluye subtitulo en español, solamente en inglés por lo que si buscas adquirirla toma eso en consideración, adicionalmente te recomiendo tener cuidado al sacar los discos de la caja ya que está un poco complicado y podrías dañar el empaque.La edición está creada para los fans del film, si es de tus película favoritas o eres fan de la misma, no dudes en adquirirla, no te arrepentirás.

星４つの理由。ドニー・ダーコ UMDビデオの仕様。日本の某携帯ゲーム機で再生可能でした。音声は英語2.0ステレオ、字幕は無し、となっております。画面は16:9。例えば、夜ベッドで眠っている時に、空から飛行機のエンジンが墜ちて来て、自分が死んでしまったとしたら、それは運命？、それとも自分自身で決めた選択の結果？、と色々と、考えさせられる映画だと思いました。主人公のドニー・ダーコ、転校生のグレッチェン・ロス、その他の登場人物、そして銀色のウサギ・・・。謎の多いストーリーだと思います。個人的には、学生時代に、綺麗な転校生が来たら、恋しちゃうよね、と思ったりもしました！？。ラストは、賛否両論あると思いましたが、ドニー・ダーコが幸せそうな笑顔でベッドで寝ている姿のシーンは、印象に残りました。挿入歌『マッドワールド』も雰囲気があり、良かったですね。読んでいただき、ありがとうございます。