Cali Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! You really wanna know?? YEAH!! WE WILL NOT HAVE....THIS! What's a f***ass? oh yeah, the movie is dominant. i must have seen it at least eight times. the ending i can only balance in my head for a few hours at a time so don't ask me to explain it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 f***...I tried renting that tonight, the blockbuster by my house is out of it. The movie broke and they are ordering another one or something. Ended up renting Phone Booth. I expected it to be lame, but as usual with movies I thought were lame, my friends ended up being right. Don't ask me how a movie where a guy is in the phone booth the entire time can be good, but it is good and there are some pretty funny parts, like when he talks to the cop at the beginning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! You really wanna know?? YEAH!! WE WILL NOT HAVE....THIS! What's a f***ass? oh yeah, the movie is dominant. i must have seen it at least eight times. the ending i can only balance in my head for a few hours at a time so don't ask me to explain it Yeah I'm still trying to figure it out. I have a very very very basic idea of the ending but everytime I try to go back to every character I get so lost. I like movies that can do that to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Donnie Darko is a great movie. I will say no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 f***...I tried renting that tonight, the blockbuster by my house is out of it. The movie broke and they are ordering another one or something. Ended up renting Phone Booth. I expected it to be lame, but as usual with movies I thought were lame, my friends ended up being right. Don't ask me how a movie where a guy is in the phone booth the entire time can be good, but it is good and there are some pretty funny parts, like when he talks to the cop at the beginning. I saw Phone Booth last night, and it was alright but it seemed kind of empty. When he was promoting it, Sutherland said he was supposed to be the good guy, but I like Farrell's character a lot better (as I'm assuming most people did). But what is the movie's message supposed to be? Don't lie, or some psycho will threaten you? It's alright to f*** with other people cause they want to cheat on their wives? I dunno, maybe I'm overanalyzing but it just seemed like it lacked depth. And I couldn't stand the way Sutherland talked and laughed. His lines sounded fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 f***...I tried renting that tonight, the blockbuster by my house is out of it. The movie broke and they are ordering another one or something. Ended up renting Phone Booth. I expected it to be lame, but as usual with movies I thought were lame, my friends ended up being right. Don't ask me how a movie where a guy is in the phone booth the entire time can be good, but it is good and there are some pretty funny parts, like when he talks to the cop at the beginning. I saw Phone Booth last night, and it was alright but it seemed kind of empty. When he was promoting it, Sutherland said he was supposed to be the good guy, but I like Farrell's character a lot better (as I'm assuming most people did). But what is the movie's message supposed to be? Don't lie, or some psycho will threaten you? It's alright to f*** with other people cause they want to cheat on their wives? I dunno, maybe I'm overanalyzing but it just seemed like it lacked depth. And I couldn't stand the way Sutherland talked and laughed. His lines sounded fake. I thought the ending was pretty cool. I think in a sense Sutherland was the good character and I thought it was a good film, simply because it takes some freaking talent to make a movie good whne a guy is in the phone booth the entire time. I liked Sutherlands part, but it was a good scene when Farrell finally opens his mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Still, if you want a movie that doesn't lack depth then see American History X (if you haven't seen it already). Freaking awesome movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I thought the ending was pretty cool. I think in a sense Sutherland was the good character and I thought it was a good film, simply because it takes some freaking talent to make a movie good whne a guy is in the phone booth the entire time. I liked Sutherlands part, but it was a good scene when Farrell finally opens his mouth. Oh the actual execution of the movie I liked, it moved along at a good pace and explored a lot of different scenarios. But Sutherland's character was a f***, flat out. He did not achieve the sort of Robin Hood public defender type character he was apparently going for, in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess s***...did Mullholland Drive make sense to anyone? Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene It didn't help that I fell asleep during the movie, but nothing made sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 f***...I tried renting that tonight, the blockbuster by my house is out of it. The movie broke and they are ordering another one or something. Ended up renting Phone Booth. I expected it to be lame, but as usual with movies I thought were lame, my friends ended up being right. Don't ask me how a movie where a guy is in the phone booth the entire time can be good, but it is good and there are some pretty funny parts, like when he talks to the cop at the beginning. I haven't seen any movies this past month cause I'm broke...So August i gotta catch up on my movies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I thought the ending was pretty cool. I think in a sense Sutherland was the good character and I thought it was a good film, simply because it takes some freaking talent to make a movie good whne a guy is in the phone booth the entire time. I liked Sutherlands part, but it was a good scene when Farrell finally opens his mouth. Oh the actual execution of the movie I liked, it moved along at a good pace and explored a lot of different scenarios. But Sutherland's character was a f***, flat out. He did not achieve the sort of Robin Hood public defender type character he was apparently going for, in my mind. Think..he only killed a common thief, a porn director or whatever he was and a pimp. He never murdered the innocent. I do agree though, the guy was a f***..but I think you have to look at it as he was never going to do some of the things he said he was, he just wanted the guy to finally change his mindset and to do that he had to scare him straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess s***...did Mullholland Drive make sense to anyone? Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene It didn't help that I fell asleep during the movie, but nothing made sense to me. It's hard enough for me to actually drive on Mullholand Drive. I don't know if I could see the movie too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess s***...did Mullholland Drive make sense to anyone? Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene It didn't help that I fell asleep during the movie, but nothing made sense to me. It's hard enough for me to actually drive on Mullholand Drive. I don't know if I could see the movie too If you ask me...save the lesbian scene it is one of the worse movies I ever saw. Another movie that absolutely blew was natural born killers, that was weird. Crazy Kalifornia, which was basically the same movie was done a lot better in my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess s***...did Mullholland Drive make sense to anyone? Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene It didn't help that I fell asleep during the movie, but nothing made sense to me. Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene . Ah s***, now that was KILLER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! I rented that last year and was dumbfounded..and not in a good way..I was like..not another Muholland Dr.!!!My brain can't take more of this. But it was a good movie, I guess s***...did Mullholland Drive make sense to anyone? Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene It didn't help that I fell asleep during the movie, but nothing made sense to me. Only part I got out of the movie was the hot lesbian scene . Ah s***, now that was KILLER!!! Damn straight. I remember watching the Ring at the movies and I was like damn she's hot...then my friend is like oooh you should see Mullholland drive, has an awesome scene. I also knew it was supposed to be a good movie. Everyone who saw it that night had no f***ing clue what the movie was about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Still, if you want a movie that doesn't lack depth then see American History X (if you haven't seen it already). Freaking awesome movie. Yeah, i seen about 3 times..there airing a whole bunch this month on IFC.. Real crappy, sad ending though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Yeah, i seen about 3 times..there airing a whole bunch this month on IFC.. Real crappy, sad ending though Yep...watched it on the IFC for like the 3rd time this month. Also watched don't be a menace that was pretty good too, the ending made the movie really good (Although it was a sad ending). It was just the whole flashbacks where it tied the movie up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASHWOUND Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Finally got around to seeing this tonight Very cool movie, still trying to wrap my head around it though. I love psycological thrillers, but it takes awhile to hit me. I'll have to watch it again, maybe watch it with director commentary. But all in all a good movie. Who would have thought Jake Gyllenhaal could recover from Bubble Boy, but he did. And who knew his siter Maggie was so hot. Best line in the whole movie Donnie: Oh, please, tell me Elizabeth, how exactly does one suck a f***?! You really wanna know?? YEAH!! WE WILL NOT HAVE....THIS! What's a f***ass? oh yeah, the movie is dominant. i must have seen it at least eight times. the ending i can only balance in my head for a few hours at a time so don't ask me to explain it Yeah I'm still trying to figure it out. I have a very very very basic idea of the ending but everytime I try to go back to every character I get so lost. I like movies that can do that to you. Come on, it so easy to understand..see, Donnie Darko is a bright teenager who, in 1988, narrowly escapes being killed when a jet engine falls from the sky and through the roof of his parents' house. You might think that's a good thing, but it isn't, because Donnie was meant to die, and his failure to die means that he will take part in a series of events which will, in 28 days, require his mother to get on a plane which will lose its engine, and .... OK, are you with me so far? So the engine fell not only through space, but through time as well, apparently going back 28 days. When the police and the FAA investigate the accident, they are non-plussed, because no plane has lost an engine. Hey, c'mon, they should've thought of looking in the future. Hell, that was the simple stuff. Now it really starts to get complicated. Donnie escaped death because he was called out of his house by a giant bunny rabbit wearing a satan mask. After escaping his fated death, Donnie starts to experience some severe dislocations of time and space. He is able to perform superhuman feats. He is able to see into different parts of the time-space continuum. He is apparently even able to understand what is going on in this movie. The evil bunny continues to suggest actions for Donny, and he continues to obey because the evil bunny tells him that if he doesn't, the world will end in 28 days which, in a sense, is true. Donnie drives an axe through a statue of the school's mascot. He burns down the house of an irritating self-help guru, accidentally exposing him as a kiddie pornographer. Eventually these actions lead his mother to go on that plane in place of the woman who was supposed to be there. (She had to chaperone some kids in a Star Search competition. The other woman couldn't go because of her devotion to the guru). This time, when the engine fell off the plane, and back in time, Donnie was there to die, thus assuring he could not do those things which caused her to be on the plane. (If I'm not mistaken, however, Donnie's sister would still be on the plane and die even with the re-start of time. Or maybe I missed something.) simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I thought the ending was pretty cool. I think in a sense Sutherland was the good character and I thought it was a good film, simply because it takes some freaking talent to make a movie good whne a guy is in the phone booth the entire time. I liked Sutherlands part, but it was a good scene when Farrell finally opens his mouth. Oh the actual execution of the movie I liked, it moved along at a good pace and explored a lot of different scenarios. But Sutherland's character was a f***, flat out. He did not achieve the sort of Robin Hood public defender type character he was apparently going for, in my mind. Think..he only killed a common thief, a porn director or whatever he was and a pimp. He never murdered the innocent. I do agree though, the guy was a f***..but I think you have to look at it as he was never going to do some of the things he said he was, he just wanted the guy to finally change his mindset and to do that he had to scare him straight. Oh he was willing to let Farrel die, let the cops shoot him. A couple times he almost forced him into it. The movie reminded me of a short story by Stephen King called Quitters, Inc. It's about an agency (mob) that helps people stop smoking by threatening the person's family, shocking their spouse the first time they smoke again, beating their kid etc. The people get angry and frustrated but there's nothing they can do about it, either stop smoking or pay the consequences. One line I remember that relates I think is, "Nobody likes a pragmatist." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Blow is another good movie and Snatch is freaking awesome. "You could park a jumbo freaking jet in that spot" I love the getaway driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleM23 Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Snatch is a good movie, as is "Catch Me if You Can," but they kind of dumbed it down for the story's sake. Could have been a little more complex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Jas you may want to edit the title of this thread to say it includes Spoilers, because it does now. I don't want people getting pissed at me for not saying it contained them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 Snatch is a good movie, as is "Catch Me if You Can," but they kind of dumbed it down for the story's sake. Could have been a little more complex. Ya, catch me if you can was sweet. That schmuck had like two or three good movies come out right around the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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