Donnie Darko [Blu-ray] | ![Donnie Darko [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Q6leJLndL._SL160_.jpg) | Director: Richard Kelly
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  847 reviews
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 113 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: FOXBR2253315
UPC: 024543533153
EAN: 0024543533153
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: February 10, 2009
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 02/10/2009 Run time: 246 minutes Rating: R
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This unclassifiable but stunningly original film obliterates the walls between teen comedy, science fiction, family drama, horror, and cultural satire--and remains wildly entertaining throughout. Jake Gyllenhaal (October Sky) stars as Donnie, a borderline-schizophrenic adolescent for whom there is no difference between the signs and wonders of reality (a plane crash that devastates his house) and hallucination (a man-sized, reptilian rabbit who talks to him). Obsessed with the science of time travel and acutely aware of the world around him, Donnie is isolated by his powers of analysis and the apocalyptic visions that no one else seems to share. The debut feature of writer-director Richard Kelly, Donnie Darko is a shattering, hypnotic work that sets its own terms and gambles--rightfully so, as it turns out--that a viewer will stay aboard for the full ride. --Tom Keogh
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 2 Poor Transfers - Why? March 15, 2010
Robert W. Scott (Luray, VA USA)
Just a bit of math. A blu-ray disc holds around 50 GB of data. Movies that take advantage of the space are the ones that generally look better. This Donnie Darko Director's Cut puts both theatrical and Director's versions separately onto ONE disc, cutting the amount of space available for each in half. The result: Neither cut looks better than a standard DVD. The image quality is soft to the point where film grain is barely even visible, and detail is poor, except in the occasional closeup.
I didn't actually watch the Directors cut until I bought this version recently, and didnt understand what the hub-bub was about. The sound mixing in the DC is downright awful in places where changes have been made. Most of the sound changes involve fading out the (excellent) score by Michael Andrews and putting loud sound effects in their place. Extra material in scenes adds some slight character padding that portrays Donnie in a somewhat less sinister light, which the removal of some of the music seems to want to suggest, too. There's nothing wrong with that, but a big part of the film's charm is the mood it evokes, and the score is a big part of it. Cutting it down just makes the tone of the film even harder to get a hold of, if that's possible...
The bonus disc contains a filmmakers journal, which will certainly interest film buffs, a documentary called 'they made do it too' about people who really liked the movie talking about how they liked the movie, and #1 fan: A Darkomentary (which I didn't watch).
The Philosophy of Time Travel book that was included in the original DVD is sadly not included here.
I'm a fan of the film, and even liked Kelly's Southland Tales (which was a good blu-ray, if not a great movie), but I can't recommend this release... it's just meh.
If they re-release the theatrical cut as a standalone with a better transfer, I'm down.
 Never received March 1, 2010
Angela Hildebrand (Hilton Head Island, SC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I never received this product from the Vendor. I ordered on 2/12/2010, and have not received them to date 3/1/2010. I paid for expedited shipping, but the seller has not come through.
 I didn't get it. February 25, 2010
PS Player "Al" (Houston, TX United States)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I know this movie is a "cult classic," and has gotten a lot of good reviews and all, but I just didn't quite get exactly what the message was supposed to be. It was interesting, and well acted, but the ending was just downright disappointing and left you with a "what was that" kind of feeling. The best part of this movie, by far, was the soundtrack. I would say rent this movie if you want to see what all of the hype is about, but I would not recommend buying it.
 Donnie Darko (2001) February 17, 2010
N. Anno (Indiana)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
An astonishing achievement in independent cinema, young writer-director Richard Kelly's sci-fi psycho-thriller is disturbing and audaciously original. Targeting American suburbia, Kelly's film saturates audiences with its dark sense of humor and mind-blowing tale of time-travel and teenage behaviorism. Jake Gyllenhaal is given the title role, a trouble-minded high school student whose psychological state is being rattled by the commands of a destructive voice in his head--that of a 6-foot-tall prophesying rabbit named Frank, who alerts Donnie of the world's end, which is to come in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. As perhaps Frank would've predicted, this treasure of cinema (which also stars Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Jena Malone, and Jake's sister, Maggie) accumulated rave reception and a surprisingly massive cult following.
 One Of The Best Movies February 15, 2010
J. Davis (Memphis, TN USA)
As most people do, I think this is a great movie. I've seen it several times over the years, but decided to buy the blu ray version despite mostly bad reviews for the transfer.
As far as why the movie itself is so great, it's unique, there's a lot to figure out, and many of the theoretical physics type of topics such as time travel are interesting to a lot of people anyway.
The blu ray has both the theatrical release of the movie and the director's cut. Each of them explain what's going on in different ways really. The director's cut version explains a lot of things which the theatrical release leaves more open ended. It explains by showing the pages from the time travel book on the screen between some of the scenes. However, I personally like the ending of the theatrical version better. A lot of "helpful audio" is present at the end of the theatrical version, but not there in the director's cut.
As far as it being on blu ray, I disagree with those saying not to buy it. Most places sell it for close to $10, including here on Amazon. The transfer seems BARELY better than the DVD version to me. However if you don't already own BOTH versions of this movie on dvd, why not spend $10 to get to have both on one disc and compare them back and forth? Then I still believe it has SLIGHTLY better picture quality also.
So if you own BOTH versions of the movie on dvd I guess skip it. But otherwise it's easily worth the $10-$15. The movie itself is one of my favorites of all time.
The director's cut mostly just adds in deleted scenes already on the original dvd abd then overlays those time travel book pages, but it also has different music, added audio, removed audio, a little more in way of deleted scenes, etc... It's different enough to be interesting to anyone who loves the movie. The music is better in certain places in the theatrical release though, so I still rate the theatrical as the better version.
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