It should be answered by someone who has a period.
Also, you can tell it's not gonna have a happy ending when the main guy's all bumpy.
Tara ,'First Date'
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Tom Scola - Jun 03, 2005 5:46:15 pm PDT #3713 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sean K - Jun 03, 2005 6:52:15 pm PDT #3714 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
This should probably be answered by someone who doesn't think it's a bad movie, period, huh?
Hee!
Gris - Jun 03, 2005 6:56:47 pm PDT #3715 of 10002
Hey. New board.
I'm with Gandalfe. Probably not.
Gandalfe - Jun 03, 2005 7:34:39 pm PDT #3716 of 10002
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.
I would imagine that, with PMS, you'd end up throwing your remote, bowl of ice cream, cat, or whatever else is handy through the TV screen in a fit of WHATTHEFUCKISGOINGON!?!?!?!
Sophia Brooks - Jun 04, 2005 3:03:59 am PDT #3717 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
That trailer totally made me cry, but I don't know that I'd recommend the movie to someone who wasn't a fan of the show.
The trailer made me cry and I don't know the show at all. I am, however, a BIG fan of musicals. As evidence by the last two movies I have actually seen in a theatre-- Chicago and Moulin Rouge.
Anne W. - Jun 04, 2005 5:38:37 am PDT #3718 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I ended up not watching DD last night, so thanks for the warnings. From what I've picked up by searching old threads for comments, this one may go back to Netflix unwatched.
Lyra Jane - Jun 04, 2005 6:21:46 am PDT #3719 of 10002
Up with the sun
I seriously love Donnie Darko, but I pretty much just groove on the music and the pretty people and the atmospherics, and don't especially want it to make sense -- I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone who was prone to be irritable and less likely to be charmed by those things.
Also, on Rent, I agree that if you know the music, you know the show. There are probably fewer than ten lines of dialogue that aren't on the OCR, and it's not a show one goes to for the dancing.
askye - Jun 04, 2005 7:03:28 am PDT #3720 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
I spent most of the time watching Donnie Darko thinking "What the fuck??? The hell?" but I kind of liked it.
And then I listened to the commentary and felt like a complete idiot because I totally didn't get it and the director seemed to think stuff was really obvious. Maybe if I'd watched the movie more than once I would have gotten something, but I didn't like it that much.
Sean K - Jun 04, 2005 7:06:07 am PDT #3721 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I can't stop watching the Rent trailer. It sends chills up my spine every time.
And then I listened to the commentary and felt like a complete idiot because I totally didn't get it and the director seemed to think stuff was really obvious. Maybe if I'd watched the movie more than once I would have gotten something,
No, it's okay askye. The director's interpretation is craxy. Don't fret about it.
Lyra Jane - Jun 04, 2005 7:07:43 am PDT #3722 of 10002
Up with the sun
Ali, I think the key to enjoying the movie is cheerfully disregarding everything the director has to say. The story he had in mind is an interesting one, but he did a very poor job in putting it onscreen.
It also probably helps if you know going in that the film doesn't make much sense, and don't expect it to.