Donnie Darko...classic or not?

[Dr.HannibalLecter]

So I rewatched it after playing Life Is Strange and I'd say it might be the second best movie of 2001 (after Mulholland Drive).

It's effortless filmmaking with a great, dream-like atmosphere. A very promising, clever debut before Southland Tales and The Box ruined Richard Kelly's career...

Theatrical version > Director's Cut btw, though the best version would be a mix of both

What do you think?

 

[Double J]

Movie is unbelievably overrated

 

[Professor K.]

 

[Jx2]

Cult classic, yes for sure. People that say it's overrated more than likely have no idea what's going on and assume the movie is basura because they haven't fully wrapped their head around what's going down

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Movie is unbelievably overrated

This.

 

[THE 101]

I loved it when it first came out but I rewatched it a couple of years ago and I dunno.....I was less impressed. When I was younger I thought it was a little more intelligent than it really was.

 

[Hi!]

I loved it when it first came out but I rewatched it a couple of years ago and I dunno.....I was less impressed. When I was younger I thought it was a little more intelligent than it really was.

This is basically how I feel about it. Still a good film, but a classic....nah

 

[MidniteJay]

Count me in as realizing that it's overrated. I saw it way back and was Watched it again older and was

 

[MenacingMonk]

I thought I was the only one who was on first watch then when I saw it again years later.

 

[CM_Burns]

"This is some good shyt"- kid smoking a cigarette



I like it. I'm not sure a movie has to come from an untouchable auteur like PTA or Kubrick to be considered anything but "smart dumb"

 

[TooLazyToMakeUp1]

One of my favorites

 

[Lannister]

It's one of my favorite films.

I didn't like it because it tried to be deep, I liked it because of it's incredible atmosphere. Very surreal, very dreamy, supported by a great soundtrack. Watching it was a interesting experience for me and I don't think I've watched a film since that has managed to captivate me in the way that it did.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

One of my favorites. Classic soundtrack, Jake Gyllengawd, trippy ass movie.

 

[robb]

classic, i enjoyed it the 1st time.

 

[FlyRy]

One of my favorites. Classic soundtrack, Jake Gyllengawd, trippy ass movie.

Did you enjoy the fact that he was a sleep walker? ​