Donnie Darko or Fight Club?

[Ender]

Which do you like better?

[Ender]

I forgot to say that I like Donnie Darko better.

[universacycle]

I can't stop thinking about all the people that died when those buildings blew up in the end of Fight Club, I mean the buildings were empty they said, but cars on the streets, and surrounding buildings, there must have been thousands of casualties, and for what? So that Edward Norton, and his tostesterone pumped gang could have a purpose, and clear everybody's credit card debt? He beat his inner demons (Brad Pitt), but the buildings still blew up, and didn't Edward want to stop that? and he didn't! I thought he would put an end to the plan, and end his gang which was a creation of Brad Pitt, who was the evil guy. That is why I didn't like Fight Club better than Donnie Darko, because of the ending
If I got something wrong about the ending, somebody please correct me. I only saw it once.

Donnie Darko fit together so perfectly, and has an amazing plot, and if you haven't seen it yet you must!

-Hugh

[XWonka]

Donnie Darko

Both movies were very good, both very psycological with great plots. Personally the author of fight club Chuck P. is a VERy good author, but the movie didn't hit me like Donnie Darko did. I never loved a movie so much since Dr. Strangelove and Citizen Kane

[Ender]

Once again I forgot to say that I also loved Fight Club, but donnie dark is still better.

[johnglazer]

Well, I will have to go with of the ole "I like them equally".
They are both awesome in their own way.

[Adrian]

Aargh... That's a *really* tough choice.
Two of my favorite films.


I think I'm going to have to be different (again), and say I liked Fight Club better. The twist near the end was awesome, completely didn't see it coming.

Hmm, not that the way Donnie Darko ended was any worse.
Aargh.

[hell-on-wheel]

Originally posted by universacycle
I can't stop thinking about all the people that died when those buildings blew up in the end of Fight Club, I mean the buildings were empty they said, but cars on the streets, and surrounding buildings, there must have been thousands of casualties, and for what?

Yeah I was also pretty disappointed with the ending. The book's ending was completely different, and a lot better I think. I don't know why they didn't end the movie that way, it wouldn't have been hard to do. They probably felt like they had to blow something up in the end to make it appeal to an American audience.

Both are awesome movies though. They screw with your head. Kinda makes you feel a little insane yourself when its over, kinda makes you question reality.

But in the end, I vote Donnie Darko. If for no other reason than its set sorta local to the HoW gang, and because the big bunny's name is Frank (like his father before him).

-Frank

[Adrian]

Oooh, there's a book with a different ending?

Time to go find it :)

[Max_Dingemans]

Am I the only one who's never heard of Donnie Darko?

[Adrian]

As far as I'm aware, Donnie Darko was never really a "big" movie in the way that Fight Club was. People were made aware of it through word of mouth only.
There was a lot of talk about it on the net a while back if you hung around the right places, but I don't think anyone I know irl has mentioned it to me.

[SimonWells]

Donnie is the best movie i've seen in a long time, where as I found fight club a bit much ( I can still see how ppl would like it but i didnt)

[XWonka]

Originally posted by Adrian
Oooh, there's a book with a different ending?

Time to go find it :)

AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

*blows head off with shotgun*

[Max_Dingemans]

Originally posted by XWonka


AGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

*blows head off with shotgun*

you SOB... NOT cool...

[JJuggle]

I don't mean this to be an insult but is there anyone here over the age of, say 35, who has an opinion about Donnie Darko? I have never even heard of it and while I'm not as bad as this (http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/pop-culture_references.html), I'm wondering if this is an age thing.

I'm familiar with Fight Club, even though I've not seen it.

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[jagur]

ive never heard of it either

[Adrian]

Donnie Darko probably isn't widely known, people who haven't heard of it certainly aren't in the minority

http://us.imdb.com/Business?0246578

58 screens for the USA (compared with 1963 for Fight Club).
It's certainly not a kid's film.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by Adrian
Donnie Darko probably isn't widely known, people who haven't heard of it certainly aren't in the minority

http://us.imdb.com/Business?0246578

58 screens for the USA (compared with 1963 for Fight Club).
It's certainly not a kid's film. Thanks. I didn't realize those stats were available at the IMDb. Very cool.

I didn't mean kids as in PG type stuff, but mostly young adults a generation or so removed from us 40 somethings. But those screen figures explain a lot.

Raphael Lasar
Matawawn, NJ

[Ender]

My dad is 50 and he loves it. It is certainly not a movie for just kids. It has an amazing plot and will make you think for days. It is also extremely confusing, so you have to watch it multiple times. Trust me you will love it.

-Sam

[johnglazer]

I will have to change my answer.

Donnie Darko all the way

[samuel]

Fight Club
No question.
Not my favourite move but pretty close.

Fave?
Requiem for a dream - the most awesome film I have ever seen.anybody else seen it?

[jagur]

Originally posted by samuel
Requiem for a dream - the most awesome film I have ever seen.anybody else seen it? ive seen that,it was good but i dont think it was the best film ever.Elenn Bursten and that refridgerater segment was awesome,but then there is Jennifer Connely with some other girl "working" for drugs,sad.

after that movie i think its funny that she is the girlfriend in the HULK coming out today.think of all the kids that are going to see the Hulk only to grow up and see her in Requiem... :eek:

im pretty sure the this movie was directed by the same guy that did "PIE" if you havent seen PIE get it.get it now!

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by jagur
im pretty sure the this movie was directed by the same guy that did "PIE" Yes, that's true. My mother and a good friend both recommended Pi (http://us.imdb.com/Title?0138704) very highly. I thought it was boring and unoriginal. I was very disappointed. :(

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[Ender]

well I grew up knowing Jennifer Connely as Cliff's girlfriend in the rocketeer. I've heard good things about requem, but I doubt it can top Donnie Darko.

CHUT UP!

-Sam

[XWonka]

I liked Requiem more than Pi but i still liked Pi. I remember i watched requiem at a friends house but i watched pi sometime during march this year when i was in the hospital after getting my apendix taken out. that may have someting to do with it.

My fave? Actually is Donnie Darko. Suprising that this thread came up about it.

[jagur]

i just saw Donnie Darko

it was good,but i think i'll take fight club as my choice.

the two movies are completely differant,in F-club Ed Norten is B-Pitt but in D-Drako Frank is another person entirely so what is the similarity here..?!

i,ll take F-club souly for the part where B,Pitt is throwing bags of lypo sucked fat over the fence at E,Norten.

P.S. for those at home who are keeping score,Yes D-Darko is another movie that Drew Barimore sucks in... :D a totem pole could show more emotion

[samuel]

Yeah, I saw pi after watching requiem, I liked requiem better. On the dvd I have it has an interview with the guy who wrote it, he is not the sort of person you would expect to write such a novel - hes a 'nice' old man, a little demented, but not the sort of guy youd think would know about this stuff.

But yes, Darren Aronofsky(director of pi and requeim) is a damn fine director, one of the best.

And I know the scene where she was 'working' to pay for the drugs was shocking, but what is even sadder is that is the reality for a lot of people. I think Aronofsky successfully captured her experience of it, rather than the audience just watching these things happen like in so many other movies. I think the reason it is so shocking is because Aronofsky allows us to epthasise with the character a hell of a lot.

[jagur]

Originally posted by samuel
I think the reason it is so shocking is because Aronofsky allows us to epthasise with the character a hell of a lot. well,yeah she's gritting her teeth the whole time.she's hateing it,but her lover isnt realy doing any better with that life sized hole in his arm......... :eek:

[XWonka]

Originally posted by jagur
her lover isnt realy doing any better with that life sized hole in his arm

A hole the size of life? dang that is huge.

[JJuggle]

Originally posted by samuel
Aronofsky allows us to epthasise with the character a hell of a lot. Does this involve the exchange of bodily fluids? ;)

Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

[jagur]

i forgot to mention in my thoughts on page two that the D-Darko sound track was really good,even the stangely used Tears for Fears tune.

to bad the movie had so many loose ends though.

[XWonka]

Well i thought using Tears for fears was excellent. the movie was set in the eighties for one. Plus the "Head over Heals" scene is one of my favs in that movie.

"Will you still be working at the Yarn Barn? Because i hear that that's a good place to raise children."

[universacycle]

I didn't like Requiem for a Dream all that much. It was so depressing. I felt so sorry for the guy who got his arm amputated and his mother. Jennifer Connely and the Wayans brother weren't all that bad off. Jennifer seemed almost pleased with all the money she had made "working", and the Wayans brother just missed his mom. I don't think I really understood the importance of the telvision show about the "juice."

I liked Donnie Darko and Fight Club better than Requiem for a Dream, but Donnie Darko the best.

Because we're going off topic some, I'd like to add that Memento is another thinking movie that I really enjoyed.

[Ender]

You said that Donnie Darko has lots of loose ends. If you watch the deleated scenes with commentary it explains a whole lot more.

28:06:42:12

-sam

[Adrian]

In many ways I liked the loose ends in Donnie Darko, gives you stuff to ponder afterwards.

And some of them are explained? Bah, that just means I'm going to have to go buy the DVD, damnit. :p

[Eublapharis13]

I watched Memento....but that movie has absolutely no point to it, it seems like it was only made so people's heads could be filled with the F word.

[Max_Dingemans]

I like momento alot, whether or not it had a point, I thought it was good. I also didnt think there was much swearing compaired to alot of other newer movies.

[Eublapharis13]

Not alot of curse words? dude that movie probably has the most curse words in any movie ever.....every other word is a curse word!

[Max_Dingemans]

you havent seen many kevin smith movies have you? those are loaded, and I cant think of anything else right now.

[jagur]

Glenn Gary Glenn Ross had so many F-bombs i coulnt belive it...totally awesome movie though.

[muniracer]

requiem is by far the best film, but whether you like it or not is completely different. the cinematography, acting, and plot is superior to almost any other movie. you cant really argue against that, you can only argue whether you like it or not. the point of it is to show you the effect of drugs, which is done incredibly. if they showed that film in midle schools, no kid would ever touch drugs.

i like fight club more than donnie darko because fight club is filmed better, fight club has more relevent political/social commentary, and lets be honest, its just cooler. donnie darko had a good idea, not much else. i love that movie, but its no award winner. in my opinion, the scene about smurfs and sex ruins it. the quote "there is no point in living if you dont have a d***" doesnt fit the rest of the movie and lowered the overall quality of the movie.

i critique movies on the following:

enjoyablity
cinematography
acting
plot
political/social satire/commentary
style

donnie darko had:
enjoyability, plot, and social commentary

fight club had:
enjoyability, decent cimenatography, good acting, good plot, great social satire, and some original style

requiem had:
not too much enjoyability, amazing cinematography, great acting, great plot, great social commentary, and style that matches any tarantino film

pi was a great movie, but one you have to want to enjoy. it does drag on and unless you try to understand and enterpret it, it might become boring and no fun...