Donnie Darko [Blu-ray]

Donnie Darko [Blu-ray]
by Richard Kelly

List Price: ~~$29.99~~
Our Price: $17.99
You Save: $12.00 (40%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $14.92 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details

Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada

DVD details

Actor: Holmes Osborne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell
Director: Richard Kelly
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
Writer: Richard Kelly
Producer: Aaron Ryder
Producer: Adam Fields
Producer: Casey La Scala
Producer: Christopher Ball
Producer: Drew Barrymore
Producer: Hunt Lowry
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 113 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: 20th Century Fox

DVD Reviews of Donnie Darko [Blu-ray]

DVD Review: Outside the box
Summary: 5 Stars

This is definatly a different type of movie. After it is over your left thinking about what happened while trying to figure it out, almost like Primer. If you are going to watch it you may want to try watching it at least twice.

DVD Review: Amazing Film; Just An Okay Release
Summary: 3 Stars

This is an amazing movie with something for everyone. Even if you don't get wrapped up in the mystery and go to any means necessary to decipher it, it still has a great atmosphere and is extremely well made. Great performance, great script, great directing... With that being said it's only an okay release. The reason I'm saying this is because the special features are not in high def and the second disc is in fact simply the second disc from the Director's Cut release. On the other hand this isn't a complete loss because you do get both versions on one disc so if you're someone like me who enjoys both films depending on their mood it works. However, it's not a great transfer (although it's still better than the standard DVD release) which may matter to some. Once again, it works for me.

DVD Review: Excellent Film, AWFUL Blu-Ray Transfer
Summary: 1 Stars

Man, I've loved this movie ever since word spread about it being a must-see right after it came out on DVD. Fox really screwed the pooch on the transfer, it looks like a muddy VHS tape straight from the 80s where this story takes place. I seriously hope they're not trying for another double dip as it got on DVD, because as much as I love Richard Kelly, I simply will not be taken advantage of again.

DVD Review: DEAD DREAMING, A TRAVELER'S GUIDE
Summary: 5 Stars

Mr. Kelly wrote and directed a mezmerizing and paranoid tale of Dead Traveling. It has already been said what the movie consists of and there are breakdowns of how this worked. I rented this the day it hit the shelves and I was watching with my mouth open the whole time. I urge film students and film lovers alike to buy this movie, you can't go wrong.

It's not only about the death of a boy, but a statement about how wrong people are. Hypocracy, jealousy and redemption come to mind.

One of my top 20 movies of all time. Kelly's "Southland Tales" recieved a lot of flack, but still I enjoyed the chaos just as much. Only "Donnie Darko" had a much more coherent story that was easier to follow. I think it's a shame that there was a sequel (S. Darko) to this work of art. No one should touch it if it isn't broke. Hollywood can really suck... I may watch the sequel when I am bored one day, but I won't go out of my way because I just have a feeling it's not going to measure up to this classic.

DVD Review: Bad Blu-Ray transfer
Summary: 1 Stars

I love this movie and would give it 5 stars. But the Blu-ray version is really bad. They didn't even make the special features in HD. The movie looks really bad. You can tell the difference by looking at the previews in the disc and then watching the movie. I am really disappointed in this.

Description of Donnie Darko [Blu-ray]

Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 02/10/2009 Run time: 246 minutes Rating: R

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

Coming of Age DVDs

Genres > Drama

DVD Video

Bestsellers in Coming of Age DVDs

Finding Forrester
Sony; Release date: 2001-04-24; DVD
Best price: $4.05
Price in other shops: ~~$9.95~~

American Graffiti
Universal; Release date: 1998-09-16; DVD
Best price: $6.94
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

West Side Story (Full Screen Edition)
West; Release date: 2003-10-07; DVD
Best price: $4.28
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

Good Will Hunting (Miramax Collector's Series)
DAMON,MATT; Release date: 1998-12-08; DVD
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops: ~~$14.99~~

The Dreamers (Original Uncut NC-17 Version)
Release date: 2004-07-13; DVD
Best price: $4.43
Price in other shops: ~~$9.98~~

October Sky (Special Edition)
Universal; Release date: 2005-01-25; DVD
Best price: $4.73
Price in other shops: ~~$9.99~~

Dirty Dancing (20th Anniversary Edition)
LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT; Release date: 2007-05-08; DVD
Best price: $6.61
Price in other shops: ~~$14.98~~

A Walk to Remember
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2007-05-15; DVD
Best price: $5.87
Price in other shops: ~~$12.98~~

Secondhand Lions (New Line Platinum Series)
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2004-02-03; DVD
Best price: $3.69
Price in other shops: ~~$12.98~~

The Secret Life of Bees
Twentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-02-03; DVD
Best price: $12.90
Price in other shops: ~~$29.99~~

Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs

Zack and Miri Make a Porno [Blu-ray]
Genius; Release date: 2009-02-03; DVD
Best price: $17.49
Price in other shops: ~~$34.99~~

Slumdog Millionaire [Blu-ray]
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC); Release date: 2009-03-31; DVD
Best price: $16.95
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Let the Right One In [Blu-ray]
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC); Release date: 2009-03-10; DVD
Best price: $19.92
Price in other shops: ~~$34.98~~

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Blu-ray]
Paramount; Release date: 2009-05-05; DVD
Best price: $19.95
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~

Office Space (Special Edition with Flair!) [Blu-ray]
Twentieth Century Fox; Release date: 2009-02-03; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops: ~~$34.98~~

American History X [Blu-ray]
Release date: 2009-04-07; DVD
Best price: $13.50
Price in other shops: ~~$28.99~~

Amadeus (Blu-ray Book) [Blu-ray]
Warner Brothers; Release date: 2009-02-10; DVD
Best price: $14.84
Price in other shops: ~~$35.99~~

Sin City (Two-Disc Theatrical & Uncut, Extended, and Unrated Verisons) [Blu-ray]
Release date: 2009-04-21; DVD
Best price: $24.99
Price in other shops: ~~$35.99~~

Quantum of Solace [Blu-ray]
QUANTUM OF SOLACE BLU-RAY (BLU-RAY DISC); Release date: 2009-03-24; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops: ~~$39.99~~