Donnie Darko?

I'm thrilled to see Sondheim fans (or at the very least, Sweeney fans) on ILM.

I'm rich, bioooooooootch!

As far as "pretentious" goes, I think this word gets tossed around too liberally. I didn't see much pretense in Darko. Yea, it was one of those "artsy" films, but gimme a break, it didn't approach David Lynch or others in terms of bombast at all. (not that I'm knocking Lynch at all.) It was more on the level.

Make them watch pink floyd's the wall or the rocky horror picture show - encourage the crossdressing/nipple shaving demographic in your class.

Dave, you're right that would've been great. As it is I didn't make it to the vid store (as I supsected I wouldn't) as I was too busy bouzing it up. (world's greatest teacher! woohooo!) Instead I brought my tape of Simpsons and a tape of Space Ghost/Sifl & Olly. Hopefully with that and my deck of Uno cards the heathens will be soothed.

Yeah they'd love Friday but I don't think I could get away with showing that in school. They aren't quite HS age (have quite a few 15 & 16 yr olds but average age is prolly 14) but I don't think that'd matter. I just don't think they'd like Darko period. I dunno. . .

Anyway, my vote is for Fear of a Black Hat.

The director's cut is supposed to be released pretty soon.

a) I don't understand you, you smart-arse bastard.

b) You've heard both the first two Cure albums? Yeah, I'm a big fan of Classical Literature meself.

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FUCK DONNNY DARKO

Some of us was playin' first editions of "Warlock of Firetop Mountain".

Why does every thread I start/revive end up overrun by googling morans?

I'm sorry my dear Ilx, truly I am.

God, I just watched this again tonight...I cried a lot. Along with Inland Empire, this is my favorite film of the millenium. Is the director's cut worth it? I'm not into the sci-fi part of the film AT ALL, and based on the IMDB boards, it sounds like Kelly added a lot more of those elements. But obviously I like the scenes that make me cry. So, uh, verdict?

the movie blows

Emo vs. cynic in a fight to the death

I win

This is one of three films I use as a litmus test to determine companionship probability.

I use Salo.

companionship probability = compatibility

I GENIUS

BTW, according to IMDB, teenpop flava of the month Ashley Tisdale was in this?!?!?!

This is one of three films I use as a litmus test to determine companionship probability.

-- Tape Store

ME TOO!

director's cut is worth watching. i never really "got" the movie - not in any straightforward kinda way. but that's part of what makes it so great; you don't need to fully understand every theme or subtext to really enjoy it.

"why don't you take off that stupid rabbit suit"
"why don't you take off that stupid man suit"

watching jake use the same tics he used in donnie darko later on in zodiac was truly annoying

get more acting skills

have you noticed how brad pitt is the same? i thought he was great in kalifornia, but he does the same head/hand/eye shit in all his roles.

Sexy Beast (2000) Vs Donnie Darko (2001)
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Except for the scene where Donnie has a talk with his dad, the director's cut is awful. They replaced Echo and the Bunnymen with INXS, guh.

yeah, the INXS replacement was just dumb - the e & b song was so PERFECT for that scene. i still don't get why he did that.

I liked the INXS actually - Echo goes somewhere else now. Replaced it because he couldn't get the rights to the song originally.

I love that Sexy Beast comparison. Something I haven't heard before.

Made me cry, too, but just the scene where him & the girl are presenting their invention and the two rednecks make stabbing gestures at her. Oh god, the tears.

This is one of those movies (like Lost in Translation and Fight Club) that I loved the shit out of for a couple years during high school, but watched again recently and now find kinda ridic.

No aspersions cast on yall, though. Enjoy.

The main thing this influenced in my life was my first mushroom trip. And, that's all.

(By the way--I think any teacher who's sat through a couple of dozen school talent shows will understand the genius of Sparkle Motion. And they're like the ultimate time capsule. I think the first year I taught, we had two or three Spice Girls routines; midway, it'd be Katy Perry; by the time I finished, Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande.)

dance routines are a huge step up from the school talent show performances I remember. it was all lip syncing. watching some poor schmuck mouth like a robot to Weird Al's "yoda", holding a yoda doll and body otherwise completely still. i've a clear and horrible memory of one kid wearing a hawaiian shirt, holding a pineapple, and singing a song that went "oh mama, let me taste the mango. oh mama, let me taste the mango. oh mama, let me taste the mango. i like to eat sweet juicy fruit."

The ease with which this can be discovered is going to make us look silly but I think the opener on initial release was The Killing Moon. That was swapped out for INXS - Never Tear Us Apart which was supposedly the original first choice.

― Noel Emits, Tuesday, November 2, 2021 3:52 PM (forty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Ah yes, my bad. You are correct.