I just realized that Chris is cosplaying Donnie Darko with the skeleton t-shirt and hoodie

@pnut3844able

4 жыл бұрын

A real fan would have caught it instantly.

@skylar4390

4 жыл бұрын

le katz you didn’t have to use those words, but I agree with the gatekeeping part

@RumorBB

4 жыл бұрын

le katz LMAO HAHA

@alonmalka8008

3 жыл бұрын

Ye

@alonmalka8008

3 жыл бұрын

@@pnut3844able well.. I just watched the film for the first time and I noticed that.. so you are wrong xD jk pal

I was expecting Chris to say "I grew up with Schizophrenia."

@jordandwiggins1026

6 жыл бұрын

Kane Aquino You my, friend, have won KZread

@anonymous_9491

5 жыл бұрын

Kane Aquino try to get this out there Who here listens to commentaries? Well I did possibly the only one but the director said its like a love story that Donnie saved Gretchen. So Donnie took the jet engine back to the primary universe, instead of saving him self before it fell he accept the death and with ensured safety of humanity. Even though frank was the hero of the film. And Donnie was just there to be this ultimate sacrifice for the safety of mankind.

@Gleeshhh

4 жыл бұрын

Jay M it’s a mental illness where the person here’s voices, has hallucinations, distorted perception of reality, lack of emotion, the list goes on

@Gleeshhh

4 жыл бұрын

JAX. Exe I watched a video where the director said he doesn’t want to explain the ending

Sometimes I doubt your commitment to sparkle motion!!

@creshiell

7 жыл бұрын

??

@ayebuddy4810

7 жыл бұрын

creshiell it's a line from the movie

@mackw1002

6 жыл бұрын

No i am forever commited!

@smoochiewallace4146

6 жыл бұрын

Kendall S nation

@sharwandsouza1747

4 жыл бұрын

Gawd I hated the Pt teacher character, freaking annoying, but I lost it at this line

I give this movie a Cellar door/10

@darrellcovello7917

5 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful word

@ErinJeanette

4 жыл бұрын

I always think about that being the most beautiful word cuz I heard it in a movie, what movie was it 🤔

@sameerhafeez7029

3 жыл бұрын

justin goddamn legend

Frank the Bunny was robbed of an Oscar.

@markmarkess4264

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith just like the bear in The Revenant

@lordeowstheking

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith the dumb shit people say for attention comments, and likes people try so hard to be goofy as f***

@GodsReaperMan

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith But he can also order Pizza like no one else lol.

@ferdi887

7 жыл бұрын

+LORDE OWS and it's working...he got your attention and a lot of likes

@ladonnagarcia8855

7 жыл бұрын

Joe Smith Hey

My parents can't grasp time travel and dimensions, so I spent about 45 minutes after this movie explaining everything to them. I even drew a diagram. They still didn't get it...

@j_6469

7 жыл бұрын

Armin Arlert I did the same thing for my family after Inception, however that only seemed to make it worse...

@j_6469

7 жыл бұрын

Bruno 148 It makes sense when you don't think about it.

@MaraRhodus

7 жыл бұрын

My grandma can't even follow the plot of Star Wars... If hell exists, it would be me explaining this movie to her for eternity.

@belafontelife9781

7 жыл бұрын

Armin Arlert woah..... you must be super smart.

@worf7271

7 жыл бұрын

wow you're parents sound dumb

At the end of the movie it's clear it wasn't "The end of the world" it was "The end of his world" and Donnie chose to save it (with his life). Great film.

@sarahchasauce935

6 жыл бұрын

Exosapiens No

@laurenwiles2400

6 жыл бұрын

It was the actual end of the world due to the 2 different time lines colliding and collapsing. His actions at the end saves the primary timeline.

@sleepcrime

6 жыл бұрын

Then the world didn't end, and exosapiens is correct. You're both saying the same thing.

@TheDictismiT

5 жыл бұрын

Andy Smith Not at all.

@sleepcrime

5 жыл бұрын

At all.

Nobody ever mentioned about the eye: Frank was shot right in the eye and an eye is a door or a portal itself.

@kimmyfreak200

6 жыл бұрын

and he stabs the bunny's eye in the mirror and light shoots out when he is asked do u believe in time travel

@aferny762

5 жыл бұрын

Every time you watch it, you see something new, damn I love this movie

@goldengoose6769

5 жыл бұрын

One question....where was donnies dad at the end? They never showed him with donnies mom and little sister in LA, and they imply hes not around at the end since donnie and older sister throw a party.

@m-bronte

5 жыл бұрын

the eye is powerful symbolism in this film, it's not meant to be talked about it's meant to implant itself into our consciousness.

@kikodzoic669

5 жыл бұрын

@@goldengoose6769 I just rewatched the movie and Donnie's mom clearly says that he's in New York that weekend, presumably on a business trip or something

Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies of all time. This movie is absolutely amazing. ALSO THE SCORE!!!!

@edmundharry8172

6 жыл бұрын

Top complicated

Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?

@fatbunnyman3515

7 жыл бұрын

Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

@melvin8798

7 жыл бұрын

Ur dumb

@zodssnappedneck6418

7 жыл бұрын

To hide the scars I gave him.

@dydb3

7 жыл бұрын

q the people who didn't get the quotes ;)

@jacobnamod3034

7 жыл бұрын

you can tell who hasnt seen the movie

First time I watched this movie it was a rental of the theatrical release. And when it was over I immediately watched it a second time. I didn't fully grasp the movie the first time through but I was so transfixed by the story telling and coming of age tones that I had to figure it out. After the 2nd viewing I had a much better idea and upon the 3rd viewing I pretty much had a grasp on it. When I saw the directors cut I actually kind of resented the page turning sequences that attempt to better explain the mystery of the film. I really enjoyed figuring it out on my own, and felt that the literal 'writing on the wall' explanation detracted from the overall experience. Great review as always, but I think it's funny that the thing I liked most about this movie are what you liked least, yet we both still consider it to be an amazing film.

@LloydChristoph

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. Also, hey Charlie.

@surject

7 жыл бұрын

LevelCap!! I agree. It was also one of the first modern movies people heavily discussed and revealed hints they found and elaborated theories on the Internet. I loved to research all that stuff like what's up with number 88 etc. - I never watched the DC yet.

@freealexlee

7 жыл бұрын

I love it when I see the youtubers I watch showing up in places I wouldn't expect them to be in

@mandaloretheproud6622

7 жыл бұрын

Happens all the time.

@aidenjc114

7 жыл бұрын

LevelllCappppppp!!! Cool to see you here lol. Yes indeed an amazing film, fuckin love it

What are we, some kind of Donnie Darko?

@wking4699

7 жыл бұрын

"Dead Will Smith Meme"

@CONNER_

7 жыл бұрын

Dead Will Smith Meme This is a good account.

@Nexus2126

7 жыл бұрын

Dead Will Smith Meme ENOUGH

@Juan_shot

7 жыл бұрын

No, some kind of fuck ass.

@tylerbrah4676

5 жыл бұрын

At first I thought you were making a saint anger pun

"Why are you wearing that stupid bunny suit?" "Why are you wearing that stupid MAN suit?" I remember when I first saw that scene, I was like o.0 lol

@PippaPPod

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant scene! We’re all wearing “stupid man suits.”

Cellar Door.

@Life-Row-Toll

7 жыл бұрын

_beautiful_

@mclovin7326

7 жыл бұрын

im hard now

@darrenpat182

6 жыл бұрын

Colours

@pickletarts8196

6 жыл бұрын

Bathroom Lever

@JasmineSGaye

6 жыл бұрын

Grandma death

"And I find it kinda funny I find it kinda sad The dreams in which I'm dying Are the best I've ever had"

sometimes i doubt your commitment to sparkle motion

@stevethea5250

5 жыл бұрын

What's that mean ?

@skylar4390

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Thea I saw your pointless comment over that soundtrack, the math problem. You know what that is

@Dannyboyy86

4 жыл бұрын

@@stevethea5250 you need to watch the movie

@Dannyboyy86

4 жыл бұрын

That cracked me up man

It's a.....mad world

@takashiari1598

7 жыл бұрын

All around me are familiar faces...

@zack19192

7 жыл бұрын

Worn out places, worn out faces

@takashiari1598

7 жыл бұрын

Bright and early for their daily races...

@liam5593

7 жыл бұрын

Takashiari going nowhere...going nowhere

@Vegeta8300

7 жыл бұрын

Vegeta solo It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World... and hey there fellow Vegeta...

Call me crazy but I've always felt that Donnie Darko and American Beauty felt like they took place in the same world. Does anyone else get that feeling? The tone and mood are so similar. Perhaps it's that sense of the "other" in it. The narration in American Beauty. If I had to lump one other movie in, it would probably be Little Children.

@YoseMiteEmery

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Landry yes! especially the ending to American beauty!

@MissyHeatZ

7 жыл бұрын

Donnie Darko is a top movie mate, how can you not see that.

@cadesturgeon2172

7 жыл бұрын

oh my god yes. i have just recently rewatched both movies and was thinking that the whole time through. very similar tones

@baileyandthejets6240

7 жыл бұрын

Ryan Landry I don't find them similar at all. two different directors, two completely different concepts.

@YoseMiteEmery

7 жыл бұрын

BB Bailey different directors can have similar films.. plus it's not the concept, it's the same tone and mood as he said.

The way I took is that it was Donnie's fate to die, but he moved and so survived the jet engine. That's what caused the tangent universe, but the point of tangentiation is inherently unstable and that's what was causing the time vortex that would collapse the two universes. There was only one way to plug it. And yes, if you've seen the movie that all made perfect sense, it's that kind of movie.

@freeride13

6 жыл бұрын

William Ozier i

@zacharyhaynes8969

6 жыл бұрын

Not really. An unexplainable event, or object seeming just appearing is what causes a tangent universe, described in The Philosophy of Time Travel. The jet engine was unexplainable as to how it got to where it did and if him living is what caused the tangent universe, Frank the bunny wouldn’t have dragged him out and saved him. He would’ve just left him there to die so the tangent universe doesn’t get created in the first place.

@EmeraldBayMovies

4 жыл бұрын

That doesn't make sense though. The only reason Donnie got out of bed was because Frank lured him outside, which means he was already in a tangent universe before the jet engine fell into his bed. The tangent was basically caused by a random "glitch" in the universe, which created a duplicate jet engine. The whole premise rests on the concept that we live in a simulated reality, created by some kind of higher being(s), and as with any computer simulation sometimes errors occur. In the case of this movie, two identical objects cannot exist in the same reality for extended periods of time without breaking the laws of the simulation and causing it to "crash", similar to how a game will crash if it can't find the reference ID for a certain object or something along those lines.

@Gleeshhh

4 жыл бұрын

EmeraldBay nah he’s the reincarnation of Jesus who died for lover

@Spookiec

3 жыл бұрын

mjay Schizo Jesus*

A total masterpiece. "How does it feel to have a wacko for a son? " "it feels wonderful" I cry every time . Great review.

Jacob's Ladder definitely deserves a review!

@thebitchisback2392

7 жыл бұрын

DerpMayCry Yes!!

There's No denying the A+ on this movie.... EVER.

@edgarolmedo7166

3 жыл бұрын

um... i think the fact almost no one understands it after watching means it cannot be A+

@slimbrady6691

3 жыл бұрын

@@edgarolmedo7166 It's not a negative attribute for a movie to make you think.

@73Stargazer

3 жыл бұрын

@@edgarolmedo7166 yeah, no one gets it the first time they watch it, people still come back for more and you get to understand it more and more. It is seriously good. Some movies confuse you and you're fine with that, but this one is enticing enough that it pulls you back.

This is a film that for me personally I think you shouldn't research. I watched it the first time and absolutely loved it, it was one of my favorite movies ever, despite not knowing specifically what it is that Donnie does at the film's climax. Upon that first viewing I absorbed the essence of the film, the essence of the characters and, I thought, the essence of what Donnie does. I soon turned my friend onto it and he went to watch it but watched the director's cut rather than the theatrical which I had watched. So when I talked to him about it he told me all this stuff about DOnnie having superpowers and how he saved the universe from exploding or something like that when he does whatever it is he does at the climax, and it completely ruined the film for me. The way I understood it from my first viewing was that he found out about what I saw as a wormhole that created a time loop and he decided that he would rather save the lives of his family and his girlfriend and Frank than save his own life, so he sends his consciousness back through the portal and makes himself stay in bed on the night that the jet engine falls, and in doing so deprives himself from the greatest month of his life in order to save those he loves, which is why he's laughing in his bed at the end, and looking at it that way makes the final scene where his girlfriend rides past his house where he's dead one of the saddest, most touching scenes I will ever see in any movie, and It honestly made the movie one of my all-time favorites, but upon hearing about the director-supported theories and websites that explain how it really wasn't a sacrifice because the whole universe was gonna collapse or something just robs the movie of its touching ending and turns it into some shitty superhero movie ending that doesn't understand that making the stakes larger does not make the audience feel more tense over them and really dropped the movie from "oh my god Donnie Darko might be my favorite movie ever" to "Oh yeah Donnie Darko is really good." And this really underscores two major issues I have with people's attitudes toward film. First is an over-reliance on exposition, every single filmgoer these days could use a good David Lynch film to make them appreciate how truly needless exposition or even an understanding of what's happening in order for a film to be good. Donnie Darko is one of the few examples where the studios got it right when they were forcing RIchard Kelly to cut, because it works so much better as a film without exposition that each viewer gets to have their own interpretation of. The second issue is with directors or studios editing films after they've already been released or releasing director's cuts or even telling people how to view a film. I truly believe that only two post-release edits have ever done good, the first is 2001, and Kubrick got to it within a week of its limited release, so barely anyone had even seen it at that point, and Blade Runner, which was only better because it got rid of the voice over that the studio insisted upon and didn't change much else. But in general I think that editing a film post-release is betraying the artwork. In my mind a piece of art is not an extension of the artist, I believe that once art is released to the public that the artist can of course profit from it, but that the voice or message of the art is its own, it is not subject to change by anyone, not even the artist. So if a novel is released and it accidentally implies unintended themes I believe that those are the themes it has, the author has no right to change the book in any way because it is a piece of art with its own independent voice, and I apply that same principle to film, once Donnie Darko was released it was released, its messages and themes were given to the public, but Richard Kelly felt compelled to release a new cut and to try to explain to people what the film is about when that's not how film works, a film is its own explanation and should not be given an explanation by the director because that just limits people's ability to impose their ideas upon it, which again hurts the film. The same thing happened with Apocalypse Now.

@aaronstern6867

4 жыл бұрын

Really interesting take on Directors' Cuts. Never thought about it that way. Thanks for the insight.

@DoubleMonoLR

3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't keen on the directors cut either, the only changed part I can remember liking was the parents brief joke about getting a divorce(but hinted that they were genuinely thinking about it)

@Zaemon037

10 ай бұрын

Spot on man. A work of art is something that forces you to think and engages your imagination. Too much exposition just kills that engagement. Also the theatrical version is just a better movie for exactly the reasons you explained.

"I listen to that quite often, it's a very cool beat" Chris sounded so much like a dad when he said that😂😂 new Kendrick album "I listen to that quite often, it's a very cool beat"

@meep7013

3 жыл бұрын

You understand.

This is honestly my favorite film of all time. My best friend introduced me to this film. We both wrote screenplays with each other. Our friendship eventually ended and left me heart broken. I re-watched the film as a way of comforting myself, even though it was a film he introduced to me. I feel it's because the character Donnie has to live with the same idea of having little friends due to his schizophrenia. I had lost him due to depression. Also once I figured out the true meaning it made me understand that you have to make sacrifices in order to succeeded in life. My friend leaving me was a form of a small sacrifice and it changed my life in the best way possible. It's a film that ill watch each year without fail. A true masterful film once you understand it.

@realglueman1200

6 жыл бұрын

May he Rest In Peace. It’s a great film!

@antihinduismisbased

6 жыл бұрын

Swear Nasty what screenplays you write?

@kesprrr9271

4 жыл бұрын

ch1llcapped he didn’t die dude 😂

it's a loop, he has to complete the loop and die at the end so gretchen never meets him and everyone who died in the tangent universe lives, he sacrifices himself at the end so they can all live.

28 : 06 : 42 : 12

@totesjokin5354

6 жыл бұрын

4 : 8 : 15 : 16 : 23 : 42

@stevethea5250

5 жыл бұрын

14 : 03 : 21 : 06

@gurpel5648

5 жыл бұрын

totes jokin his numbers tie Into the movie

@gurpel5648

5 жыл бұрын

Steve Thea his numbers tie into the movie

@stevethea5250

5 жыл бұрын

@@gurpel5648 what does totes numbers mean?

Wait he talked about the soundtrack but didn´t mention "Mad World"? Wut?

@darrellcovello7917

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@mathieuvanleeuwen7127

4 жыл бұрын

He did mention the song and mentioned the singers name as well. How could this pass you by....

@Jack10016

3 жыл бұрын

@@mathieuvanleeuwen7127 he was referring to the score, not the soundtrack

@mathieuvanleeuwen7127

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jack10016 Silly me, I thought score and soundtrack were the same

Unfortunately this movie is kinda one hit wonder for the director.

@iansmart4158

7 жыл бұрын

He's literally only made 3 movies. Scorsese's first 3 were Look who's knocking at my door, Boxcar Bertha, and Mean Streets. And honestly, Donnie Darko is better than all three of those, so we'll see if he's got more in him.

@TPCOUTO13

7 жыл бұрын

this is a stupid uninformed comparison... Who's knocking at my door was a NYU film pretty much a student film(on steroids)but because Scorsese shorts were so good the university give him a little bit of more money to make it and run in a few film festivals where he caught the eye of some people.. Boxcar Bertha was another not ''serious'' film,it was a B movie that was produced by Roger Corman and Scorsese only did it to really gain experience as a filmmaker Mean Streets,Alice Doesn´t Live Here Anymore and Taxi Driver are his first three movies and I find them in their own way all fantastic. And don´t forget also the factor of time-Scorsese made the jump from a NYU student(1967) to a Palm D'or winner(1976) in 9 years... In the same amount of time Richard Kelly made a cult film and nothing else of relevant...

@iansmart4158

7 жыл бұрын

To Say I'm uninformed is kind of crazy. I know all of what you just said and I still stick by what I've said. Donnie Darko was made before Richard Kelly was 25. An inexperienced youth who was capable of making a major motion picture. His out of the gate ability to make something so singular and impressive is akin to someone like PT Anderson having Hard Eight be his first film. I'm not saying Kelly is Better than Scorsese (Scorsese is the GOAT) but I'm saying that Richard has shown an affinity for visuals in a way Scorsese had to build to. Lets also not underestimate the opportunities of each era also. Scorsese had B movies that he could make, smaller films that could get wide releases and so forth. Kelly came of age in a time where smaller films weren't getting financed in the same way therefore less opportunities. Also, to say that something is a "B movie" and therefore should be taken less seriously is seriously wrong. Do you know how many GREAT New Hollywood directors made great B movies. They got released and had the same amount of exposure as any other. Mean Streets is a classic but I do think Darko is better that's all. Haven't seen Alice yet and Taxi driver is a masterpiece (much better than anything Kelly has done) but I'm talking about the first 3. Kelly may have that in him but like I've said he's only made 3 movies. It took Joe Swanberg 15 feautres before he made the AMAZING Drinking buddies. It takes time with ppl, i'm not discrediting anything, but Kelly obviously has talent and can do something great with it. He's not dead and we haven't seen all he's capable of. So, I tend to hold out hope for the guy. ALSO, i think we underestimate how hard it is to get funding for any kind of movie, and the fact that Kelly likes to make these weirdly structured or concepted movies and none of them made a lot of money definitely has an effect on how he's gonna get the next job. Kelly doesn't have a Roger Corman in the same way Scorsese did.

@TPCOUTO13

7 жыл бұрын

I just felt that your comparison with Scorsese was pointless because as you say later in your comment their conditions to breaktout were different. Donnie Darko costed 4.5M\Soutland Tales 17M and The Box the same Who is knocking at my door costed 75.000 and Boxcar Bertha half a million(and it was pretty much a sequel so reduced creativity liberty) This whole argument boils down to your comparison being unfair Richard Kelly got his break and then just failed to establish himself as a filmmaker... can he still make great films ? ofc,he´s still 42(Bresson and Haneke started making their films int their 40s) ''Do you know how many GREAT New Hollywood directors made great B movies''-This question doesn´t make much sense after I pointed out first that Boxcar Bertha,a B movie, was directed by Scorsese,one of the leaders of New Hollywood...and Of course B movies are extremely influentional and important in the carreirs of big names and some ''B'' movies are actually great movies but it is almost a grain in a desert. B movies are normally dumb,always low budget and therefore poorly executed and made with the only intent to profit...

please review requiem for a dream

@Kelseyxxx

7 жыл бұрын

Marco Vasta I second this!!!

@djbeeniednb

7 жыл бұрын

3rd!

@playloud247

7 жыл бұрын

Ahh..that one movie that you only want to watch once, and never again...because it's so fucking depressing.

You forgot to talk about that Jerry Trainor who plays Crazy Steve from Drake & Josh, Spencer from iCarly, and Dudley Puppy from T.U.F.F. Puppy was in this movie well as a cameo but over all great review.

@Gleeshhh

4 жыл бұрын

Brandton Cartwright also the bitch who was in Zack and Cody and High school musical was in that scene

@TheSurrealist.

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s weird how many child stars started with THIS film of all things.

I saw Donnie Darko at the cinema when it came out, still remember the walk back home and the affect it had on me. So atmospheric and special in a way that you can't immediately put your finger on

@Jason-ct9wx

4 жыл бұрын

Yes... same. After my first viewing, I was still thinking about this film days later. It's become one of the criteria by which I judge a film. I want to be having a coffee or driving my car, etc, with the movie still in my head.

i really liked your shirt. hope you reach a million this year

@nintenguy3687

7 жыл бұрын

Truth Teller He will my man

@MurryEB

7 жыл бұрын

Truth Teller a million shirts?

You should do a review of Requiem for a Dream

@milespavon5844

7 жыл бұрын

Hunter Ryskoski yeah please do!!!!!!

@kostajovanovic3711

7 жыл бұрын

6/10

@mv-xr7lt

7 жыл бұрын

That's th best film that i will never see again

@emyf9197

7 жыл бұрын

Hunter Ryskoski yeees!! I have a feeling he would be into that movie since he said recently that he likes weird shit movie which this one is..

@GhastlyDerp

7 жыл бұрын

"I grew up watching this film and I love it. I used to watch it over and over again to analyze everything. The performance was spectacular and the score was euphoric. A+"

It's safe to say that Chris grew up with this film, so did I

Was waiting for this review since years! You're so humble, Chris. We all love you.

Chris, could you one day review MULHOLAND DRIVE?

@missx5472

7 жыл бұрын

it's also being released in 4K soon

@AdrianGamingLP

7 жыл бұрын

Miss X I've been telling him this for so long lol

@jaykparikh37

7 жыл бұрын

id like an "explained" video for that one

@Courier12

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't get this movie at all ;(

@georgestephenson6185

7 жыл бұрын

Was literally about to comment this.

'Donnie Darko' is actually an unconventional superhero movie.

@FrancoisDressler

7 жыл бұрын

Release the same year as Unbreakable, another unconventional superhero movie.

@Jam3zGe51990

6 жыл бұрын

True.

Here’s my theory (I watched the film for the first time just a few minutes ago): The jet engine that fell on his room at the beginning of the film is from the plane that Donnie’s mom and sister are on at the end of the film. That’s why there was no plane that the engine came from at the beginning. The engine travelled through time. At the beginning of the film, Frank saved Donnie’s life by diverting him into a tangent, alternate universe (where he sleepwalks to the golf course and escapes the engine), but since Donnie kills Frank at the end of that universe, Frank is not alive to divert Donnie to the alternate universe and prevent him from getting killed by the engine, meaning Donnie does not sleepwalk to the golf course and ends up getting killed by the engine.

@JerkVegas86

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@scotscub76

4 жыл бұрын

I agree the engine is definately from the plane donnies mum and sister were on at the end of the tangent universe. However I still cannot wrap my head around it. It just keeps giving this film.

@brianhegarty1731

2 жыл бұрын

@Oodama Chisengan frank is still alive at the end when Donnie is killed , you can hear him at the end beeping his car outside the house (when his sister is dropped home) to try and wake donny up and get him to leave his room before he is crushed.

@sebamoreno2986

Жыл бұрын

I mean the engine part is not even a theory. I think the film was as explicit as it could be, even showing the engine going through a wormhole

@harryparsons2750

8 ай бұрын

That’s a paradox therefore impossible

Thank you for making videos like this, of older movies, not just new ones, I just love hearing someone talk about movies I loved growing up, especially since u know so much about films. Keep making them videos chris !

I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on Eraserhead.

@iansmart4158

7 жыл бұрын

YEP.

@MrGarycharters

7 жыл бұрын

Jack Bool Na he grew up with it prob.

@moribund18

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah!that movie is the shit! Much scarier than most of todays horror even tho its not its genre and had zero jumpscares! The music is what creeped me out. I watched it with my headphones on.

@Isendure

7 жыл бұрын

RLM did an analysis on that one. Very cool.

@moribund18

7 жыл бұрын

Whos RLM?? does he have a channel?

"I'm more off-putting!" "No, I"M more off-putting!" "Kids, kids... You're both just terrible."

@andrewgonzales459

7 жыл бұрын

Allen Babylon haha family guy

@odt4492

5 жыл бұрын

lol

The very first line of Seth Rogen in a movie! pretty much shaped his career :P

Donnie Darko v David Dunn I'd buy that for a dollar

Hey Chris, how about Mr. Nobody for a review?

@austinmc1999

7 жыл бұрын

andi2578 yesss one of my most favorite movies

@andi2578

7 жыл бұрын

Exactly that.

@MomoTv24

7 жыл бұрын

andi2578 broda from anotha mother

@vanquish421

7 жыл бұрын

Most annoying character voice in any movie ever.

@otomackena7610

7 жыл бұрын

How about 'Primer'?

I needed this review Chris haha! I was looking forward to it for years! Favourite movie of all time

@CTMovies

7 жыл бұрын

28:06:42:12

@Dancing-Spirits

6 жыл бұрын

favorite yes, Greatest, without a doubt it is a once in a million phenomenon

@imnotimportant6831

6 жыл бұрын

Mine too.

Donnie Darko is one of my favorite movies, everything about it including the soundtrack. So glad you gave it and A+ Any time I hear one of the songs from the movie it has some weird effect on me, forces me to ponder everything around me, life, our place in the universe, and ultimately have the urge to watch again and again. I bought a newer released version of the movie that came with all this extra stuff like posters and cards, multiple versions of the movie. It’s awesome, my son(13) is starting to get into it. I’ve gone on for far too long, WATCH IT!! happy new year!!

Finally since I discovered your channel back in 2013 I have been waiting for you to review my favorite film of all time, and it gets an A+, you have made my day ;)

This movie is great but I made the mistake of watching the Directors Cut first :/

@EverythingWarcraft0

7 жыл бұрын

SuperDarkMan12TV Explain

@SuperDarkMan12TV

7 жыл бұрын

Well in the Directors Cut they add a lot of snippets from the fictional book "The Philosophy of Time Travel". With these snippets inserted into movie it helps guide the viewer into what is happening in the movie. This kinda ruins the "WTF just happened" moment that comes from first time viewers. I still had that but I could only imagine how much more the ending would've confused me if those snippets weren't in their. There are also added scenes which are not necessarily bad and some edits to the cgi. Some scene changes kinda frustrated me like (If you don't want to know about this certain part of the movie don't read the next three lines) how they edited out the boos and hisses from the fat asian girl's performance in the talent show. I could still tell her performance was bad and that she was unloved but it would've made more sense if it was kept as Donnie goes and tells her sometime afterwards that she will be alright and accepted. It just would've strengthened her being not accepted within society. There was also some music changes in certain parts of the movie. Many fans of the original thought certain parts of the original score were superior to the director's cut. So that's it pretty much. I just wanted to say though that I still haven't watched the original cut as that's hard to find, but it's just frustrating that I couldn't watch the version everyone else saw fifteen years and be completely confused by it. That's just my two cents :)

@MrHonwe

7 жыл бұрын

I watched the Director's Cut as a first time viewer and I was still confused by it. :/

@SuperDarkMan12TV

7 жыл бұрын

Same dude, but I just wanted to be MORE confused :P

@Dar454Ko

7 жыл бұрын

I watched first the original cut and I hated it because I feel like the time travel thing at the end came out of nowhere. wich is bad and kill the mood if you think that I watched this movies as a "big piece of psicological and abstract story that critiques our society, etc." and then TIME TRAVEL and shit, I felt it was just fucking stupid... at that point I watched a lot of weird shit so that didn't impress me then the director's cut makes it at least coherent with the rest of the movie. at least it didn't came out of nowhere

I saw this as a rebellious youth, the music and passion has stuck with me and my friends til this day. I'm a musician. Donnie Darko is a masterpiece in my opinion, that I used to be able to quote.

When his mom leaves for the trip she is like crying like she knows she's never going to see him again but she HAS to go on that plane

Can you please do a review for Requiem for a Dream?

this is definetely in my top 5 favorite movies ever! ... the jokes, the music, the acting but the most amazing thing in this movie is that you can make your own theories and thoughts about what really happened

This is a fantastic reviews/summary of what is also one of MY favorite films. I remember watching it then visiting their WEBSITE which was very interactive, and that filled in a ton of the plot gaps that most will have after the initial viewing. But I did that BECAUSE the film is so well made, as you said MEZMORIZING, hypnotic, beautiful. I have still not seen the "director's cut" but I can imagine the best thing for new audiences to do is watch this theatrical re-release (HOORAY!But also dammit, I didn't hear about that when it happened!) and then watch a second time the director's cut. ...and if the brain is still itchy for more explanations then you've got a TON of youtubers who have done detailed analysis out of love for this perfect movie. Yes, I will call it that even after all these years... something about how it captured Teen Angst in combination with a SciFi/Fantasy world that stays true to its "rules". Not many films of either genre succeed start to finish. Donnie Darko definitely does!

@DarrenSemotiuk

6 жыл бұрын

8 months later, I watched this Stuckmann review again. Seems like BOTH the reviewer and the reviewee are entertaining enough to be rewatchable. :) PS: still feel damn lucky that when the film just started to get "cult status" the website was still live and you could poke around and learn a bunch of stuff to fill in the missing "puzzle pieces". I presume the Director's Cut is a close enough alternative to the website; still gotta watch this with my 20-something son...

Thanks for coming out. It was great to see it in theaters again. I can't wait for the 4K release.

Searching out what really happened in the film is what brought me to your channel a year ago. I never thought that I would enjoy watching someone review a movie.

I love the movie, and then I read the book that came out to accompany it, where they have the script as well as interviews with the authors and cast and it was quite shocking to me to see how much of the stuff that I found deep and relatable was just an accidental byproduct of a creative process that was shallow and superficial compared to what I read into it. It really left an impression, how someone can create something really fascinating without noticing or understanding what they're doing. I now feel like art happens in the mind of the reader as much as in the mind of the author, and there can be an incredibly huge disconnect between both.

Great review. Much like Chris I saw this movie many years back and loved it. Mesmerised all the way through. I then went on to buy the directors cut so I could analyse all the time travel stuff to give the film more meaning. That was fine and I put the film down. Years later watching the film again, I have to say, it isn't the time travel theory stuff that holds up for me. It's the themes of death, mystery, time, family, sacrifice. Those, along with the great acting, direction and soundtrack is what makes it great for me. I don't actually need it explained all over again. My point is, the film is amazing without all the extra explanation.

Love your work. Would it be possible to do like a top 50 favorite movies of all time or so?

New to your movie reviews- awesome job Chris ... 👍🏻

If Donnie was supposed to die then why did Frank wake him in the first place? Wouldn't that have avoided the whole tangent universe in the first place? I don't get why Frank needed to wake him, when he could have just let him die

@DS-ys2xp

Жыл бұрын

donnie didn't cause the tangent universe to form. It was simply an anomaly where 2 objects (in this case the jet engine) existed which created a tangent universe. Donnie was then chosen to fix it. Frank needed to save donnie so donnie could end up saving the universe and putting the jet engine back into the universe it came from. In the end donnie wakes up and realises that he no longer fears dying alone and is content. Therefore instead of leaving his bed he chooses to die knowingly.

@discardmyfriends

Жыл бұрын

@@DS-ys2xp But at the end of the movie, the real universe (where Donnie dies) still has a duplicate jet engine. The one that kills him, and the one from the plane that his mom and sister would later board. Doesn't the fact that there is still a copy of that engine (a paradox) in that "real" universe (where Donnie dies) mean that universe will also be destroyed? As Donnie won't be alive to send one engine back again.

@DS-ys2xp

Жыл бұрын

@@discardmyfriends Well his mom doesn't go on the plane after he dies because she doesn't have to sub for the teacher who won't be running a comity to save the famous dude because without donnie his house won't burn down. Donnie dying I think will also stop the dance team from winning and therefore nobody gets on the plane in general. Im not really sure but I know theirs an answer somewhere online.

@discardmyfriends

Жыл бұрын

@@DS-ys2xp The plane still exists whether she gets on it or not. That means there are still 2 plane engines in that universe

I grew up with Donnie Darko. My friends and I used to watch this and talk about how we didn't understand it.

Your review of Donnie Darko & what u think it means is by far the best one for me to have seen as far as how it helped ne to understand a few things even better too. Bc u keep it simple & intelligent & did the research of reading the book & seeing prob tons of other reviews on it. Urs was just the easiest for me to fully understand bc of knowing ur reasons y, bc they all made much more sense than many others I'd previously seen. Anyways, lol sry for the rambling, ty very much for ur excellent review of a movie that has enticed me & left me somewhat stumped for many years!!

This is on my top 3 films of all times. Profound and beautiful. Was so hoping you had done an "Explained" version of this.

When mad world starts playing... *Intense feels and crying

I only noticed at 8:30 that Chris is Wearing the same kind shirt as Donnie xD

I saw this movie when I was super young. Cannot recall exactly, but probably around 10. My dad was a movie geek and he got me to watch too scary movies way too early. He told me straight up that Donnie was mentally ill, as if that was supposed to explain the whole movie. It took me years to be able to watch it properly without being scared shitless, and to understand it was a lot deeper than my dad thought it was. I love this movie. And it makes me happy that Gyllenhaal still considers this his favorite movie he's done. Thanks for another great review, Chris.

I have been waiting for this review for quite a long time! Thanks for making this Chris!

Chris will you ever review Mr. Robot?

"I think you're the fucking Antichrist" had me in tears

@tyriontargaryen4426

7 жыл бұрын

Fullmetal1890P cool...and "why are you wearing that stupid man suit"

FINALLY! You review my second favorite movie of all time! My first is District 9. Speaking of which, when are you gonna get around to reviewing D9?

Chris Stuckman, man I literally watch this film a couple days, ago and I was looking for reviews, and I hoped you has one already, but you didn't have the review for this movie yet. 1 day after a watched Donnie D. you uploaded the review...this is so weird but Amazing at the Same time!!!!

Chris on day I was going to see boss baby but I watched your review and Instead saw ghost in the shell and it is my favourite movie of the year so far!

I really enjoyed Donnie Darko and had not that much understanding issues. (maybe because I interpreted it in a different way ^^). Ihad to rewatch it once though but I fell in love with it right away. The music ist fantastic and the atmosphere is incredibly eerie.

Funny you release this video on my birthday and I too watch this when I was young and really love it

Great review as always, but I would have loved to see an analysed review of his film! Loved it none the less, keep it up!!

This movie really doesn't seem like it takes place in the 80s.

@UkuleleVillain

7 жыл бұрын

because it belongs to 2001

@jp3813

7 жыл бұрын

+StationaryParticles Listen again at 1:31.

@TyWillCFC

7 жыл бұрын

jp3813 It was released in 2001 but was based in 1988

@jp3813

7 жыл бұрын

+Ty Will Hence, "takes place in the 80s". Just like Star Wars "takes place" long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

@Dancing-Spirits

6 жыл бұрын

+jp3813 listen I don't care what happened between you pieces of shit-i don't care who started it or what it is about-never mention star wars when we are talking about Donnie Darko the greatest film ever created

Wibily, wobbily, Timey, Whimey.

@Killerwhale-kp2fm

7 жыл бұрын

J Grandmaster. TIMEY WHIMEY, MORE LIKE TIMEY WINEY.

@Killerwhale-kp2fm

7 жыл бұрын

*LION KING REFRENCE*

@ryancannon5921

7 жыл бұрын

Void stuff

@ohhhimark8934

7 жыл бұрын

Dr Who

@colinthedogfromspaced9365

7 жыл бұрын

I just watched Blink again. Not seen it in years. Officially my favorite Dr Who episode.

Frank turning to Donnie in the theater, when Donnie asks about the wound, and he replies "I'm so sorry" was the first shred of information I used to start piecing the film together on my first few viewings. Such a great film. Director's Cut is shite though.

Seeing the 4k restoration on Thursday. Super, super excited.

What does a tangent universe mean? Sorry im swedish

@COLONELCA13

7 жыл бұрын

It's when a universe is created that is split off from the original universe. A tangent universe mirrors the original universe but it is unstable and can collapse at any time.

@Apathygrrl

7 жыл бұрын

Think of it like an alternate universe, like a copy universe, but it doesn't last long because it's too fragile.

@karlhenriksson9434

7 жыл бұрын

Ok thanks! :-)

@Apathygrrl

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

@karlhenriksson9434

7 жыл бұрын

I guess to be born/live in Sweden. Why? :)

How about a Memento review?

This movie and Twin Peaks are the two things that pretty much combine to make one of my favorite games of all time, gotta love it

chris do you think you can do a spoiler talk for vhs, i really love the movie and wanna hear your thoughts

Its been 84 years!!! ...since I requested this movie

The most perplexing quandary in this film is the question of what a fuck-ass is. It still eats at me to this day.

It's my all time favourite movie. I held a 45min presentation on it and it's stylistic devices and the "introduction sequence" (the one that introduces all the characters in the school) in senior art class, and the teacher had to stop me because I could just go on and on about it. The first time I watched it, I IMMEDIATELY rewatched it the first night, and watched it more than 10 times within that week. At one point I could just recite the entire movie. It's so underrated.

Donnie Darko will always be my all time favourite!! I have seen it so many times. I love watching it with my friends who have never seen it. Their expressions at the end are always priceless.

I love this movie, but I only really enjoy the theatrical cut. The directors cut takes away the mystery, which kinda ruins it for me.

@MysteriousMrL

7 жыл бұрын

I feel the same. I disagree with Chris that this movie needs to be understood or figured out. I prefer leaving it mysterious. The soundtrack is also better in the theatrical cut.

@worf7271

7 жыл бұрын

The worst part is that pirates only put the directors cut on torrent sites

@LoveDoctorNL

7 жыл бұрын

Rosker Jenkins Same! I saw it was on Netflix so I told my GF "Watch this" and then it was so underwhelming. Then I found out it was the Directors cut. :(

It was a cold mid-winter evening, and Chris Stuckmann had just gotten home after watching another dreadful horror remake. He opened the door to his house and ventured in only to find his wife Sam, and John Flickinger, waiting for him, siting at the dining room table, and basked in dim lighting. Confused, Chris asked, “Hey John, Sam what’s going on?” His wife silently moved across the room, grabbed a small metal container and set it before Chris. He sat down. Sweat streamed across his pale white forehead for he knew that his secret had been uncovered. Then Sam, in a cool detached voice said, “Open it.” Chris, trying to bide his time turned to John, exclaiming, “You know what we should do? Go to Best Buy! I hear they have new 5k TVs now; just think about that amazing quality c’mon lets go!” John looked at Chris, his penetrating gaze seeing right through Stuckmann’s ruse. “Chris, open the box.” Chris was really frightened now. Pools of sweat soaked through his vintage wicker man T-Shirt, as his breathing grew heavy. He abruptly stood up and shouted, “You two don’t know anything! This is nothing! It’s nothing!” He picked up the container and flung it across the room. “Stop trying to run, you’ll never escape.” Said the pair in unison. With cold expressionless faces John and Sam began to slowly approach Chris. Chris, scared out of his mind turned tail and ran toward his bedroom slamming the door behind him. He laid sideways with his body against the door, in the fetal position. John and Sam were violently pounding on the door shouting, “Open the box! Open the box! Open the box!” Chris closed his eyes; he just wanted to get away. But after a few seconds he couldn’t take it anymore, he screamed at the top of his lungs, “STOP, STOP PLEASE I CAN’T IT ANYMORE EVEN IF I WANTED TO OPEN IT ITS NOT IN HERE!” The house fell silent. Slowly, Chris opened his eyes. The box was right in front of him. His trembling hands gripped the lid of the container as he slowly opened it to reveal a DVD copy of Chan-Wook Park’s The Handmaiden. Review the fucking Handmaiden Chris.

thankyou so much for reviewing this movie. I wayched it a while back and didn't understand it at all. But recently I watched it again and have been waiting for you, jeremy jahns or nostalgia critic to look at it

Hi Chris, I have been following your channel and having a great time with your videos and thoughts. I also enjoyed the movies that you made. I agree with your comments on Donnie Darko for it is also one of my all time favorite. And it git me thinking abiut another movie I like wuth a time travel theme and a similar production scale - The Butterfly Effect. I searched and don’t seem to found your review video on it. I would love to hear your thoughts about it. Thanks and keep on making movies.

A "Donnie Darko Analyzed" would be awesome!

If you love how Donnie Darko messes with the linear narrative as well as your head for years to follow, I reckon you'll absolutely love Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway from David Lynch as well. You should also check out some Tarkovsky classics. His best films are pretty much unique in the history of cinema.

Chris you are my favourite KZreadr because I have never disagreed with you so that makes me feel happy, thanks don't stop making videos.

Hey Chris, now you've covered this (yay!), how about some reviews about David Lynch's movies?

god i love this movie... "i think you're the antichrist" is my fave scene

Dude,it's unbelievable that you thought about the movie almost exactly as I thought. And yes that song too.

Why have I not seen this before this is one of my favorites ever as well!

Chris such a great review! I really want to hear ur thoughts on the film American Beauty:)