Comments on: Donnie Darko http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html High-minded, fanatically malthusian perspectives Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:26:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Dan tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html/comment-page-1#comment-8335 Dan tdaxp Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html#comment-8335 <p>If you really liked the original Donnie Darko, it's probably worth seeing the director's cut. It lets you understand the original better by highlighting the difference. <br /> <br /> The Donnie Darko director's cut isn't as bad as the Blade Runner director's cut. In that, the director practically has Harrison Ford holding a sign with the ending in the first scene. The suspense element in the original Donnie Darko is given away right away, but the director's cut of Donnie Darko introduces drama in its own way. The ending scene is actually explained, too.</p> If you really liked the original Donnie Darko, it’s probably worth seeing the director’s cut. It lets you understand the original better by highlighting the difference.

The Donnie Darko director’s cut isn’t as bad as the Blade Runner director’s cut. In that, the director practically has Harrison Ford holding a sign with the ending in the first scene. The suspense element in the original Donnie Darko is given away right away, but the director’s cut of Donnie Darko introduces drama in its own way. The ending scene is actually explained, too.

]]> By: rob http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html/comment-page-1#comment-8334 rob Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html#comment-8334 <p>I haven't seen it either but I've heard more bad things than good, like they give too much away. I honestly don't have any interest in seeing it since I liked the original so much. Most director's cuts seem to have too much filler put back in because they liked some performance or camera work. The original cut is usually the one with unnecessary scenes cut out, keeping only what is required to move the story forward. Director's cuts can be overindulgent to the point of boring an audience. This isn't the case all the time. The Director's Cut of Bladerunner is the classic example of a superior version.</p> I haven’t seen it either but I’ve heard more bad things than good, like they give too much away. I honestly don’t have any interest in seeing it since I liked the original so much. Most director’s cuts seem to have too much filler put back in because they liked some performance or camera work. The original cut is usually the one with unnecessary scenes cut out, keeping only what is required to move the story forward. Director’s cuts can be overindulgent to the point of boring an audience. This isn’t the case all the time. The Director’s Cut of Bladerunner is the classic example of a superior version.

]]> By: biz http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html/comment-page-1#comment-8333 biz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2006/06/30/donnie-darko.html#comment-8333 <p>I haven't seen the new version yet, but I listened to the directors commentary on the first version and it was strange, like he thought Donnie was a superhero. Wacky stuff.</p> I haven’t seen the new version yet, but I listened to the directors commentary on the first version and it was strange, like he thought Donnie was a superhero. Wacky stuff.

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