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Post by nuclei on Nov 11, 2004 10:30:22 GMT -5
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Post by DrazilNC on Nov 15, 2004 9:29:55 GMT -5
The Director's Cut exchanged Killing Moon for Never Tear us Apart by INXS!!!!  |
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Post by nuclei on Nov 15, 2004 10:56:11 GMT -5
wtf are u sure?
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Post by Twitchmonkey on Nov 15, 2004 14:12:54 GMT -5
Indeed they did...one of the biggest problems with the directors cut |
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Post by rightfielder21 on Nov 15, 2004 15:03:38 GMT -5
Indeed they did...one of the biggest problems with the directors cut I agree, i wasn't too fond of the change, although, the new eyes shots and extra visual things (added ocean waves and full screen grid at the end) were more of a problem for me... |
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Post by gretchen on Nov 15, 2004 17:40:24 GMT -5
bah. i cannot wait until it comes out on dvd... i hate seeing you guys talk about it.
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Post by ¤(ø[¤-{cellar door}-¤]ø)¤ on Jan 1, 2005 9:03:14 GMT -5
guffaw guffaw guffaw guffaw  |
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Post by ProvidencePortal on Jan 4, 2005 13:36:40 GMT -5
Indeed they did...one of the biggest problems with the directors cut Given how important song lyrics are to Donnie Darko -- the movie really is operatic in the sense that Kelly hand-selected songs whose lyrics practically narrate the events on-screen -- I think the change actually makes brilliant sense. I love "Killing Moon" as a song, and I love it as a song in a movie, and I love it as a song in Donnie Darko, but I have to say I see (and appreciate, and like) the logic of changing it out. The lyrics for "Never Tear Us Apart" are just too eerily aligned with the movie's message to skip it, original version or no. |
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Post by Omnipotent on Jan 8, 2005 13:11:10 GMT -5
The music sequencing was ruined in the Director's cut. When "Under The Milkyway" plays when Donnie and Gretchen comes the stairs........Just beautiful
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Post by Seamus on Mar 11, 2005 4:47:06 GMT -5
I was horrified when Killing Moon was replaced in the opening.
Aside from the fact that it's a much better song,
I thought it set the mood perfectly - a dark mood.
Also the Liquid Spear Waltz is gone - tragically.
Very disappointed in the DC music changes.
And the eye shots - wtf? What's with the lines of
computer code - that looks ridiculous.
One of the best things about the original DD was the tension that
develops in the viewer when trying to
decide whether Donnie is hallucinating or mentally disturbed or if
these things (seeing Frank) are really happening, and then, what do they mean.
I loved about DD was that I couldn't tell what kind of movie it
was - horror/sci-fi/teen/black comedy.
Is Frank evil? He sure looks it at first.
It's not clear in the original whether Donnie floods
the school (and that's good!!!)
I'm sorry. Ambiguity makes for a much better movie.
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Post by ProvidencePortal on Mar 11, 2005 9:08:18 GMT -5
I'm sorry. Ambiguity makes for a much better movie. To you, it does. Presumably to Kelly, a clearer depiction of his vision is more satisfying. I love the theatrical release, too. But I just can't help feeling like those of us who purport to be such big fans of the movie ought to be a little more open minded about the changes -- after all, this is the same writer/director we hailed as brilliant for the first cut. |
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