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Title: S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale [Blu-ray] (2009)
Format: Blu-ray
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Starring: Elizabeth Berkley, Justin Chatwin, Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, and Ed Westwick
Director: Chris Fisher
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 103 minutes
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Review of S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale [Blu-ray]

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Comments for S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale [Blu-ray]

• Posted on 2009-11-02
  Fits the Darko universe .... surprisingly.
  
  Moody, dreamy, disjoined. I can't believe this movie is getting such poor feedback. As a movie on its own its great - not Donnie Darko - but good nonetheless.
  
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• Posted on 2009-10-07
  Never saw the 1st movie?
  
  Ok... So after work me and my homie decided we would see this movie at a local theatre since it was "free" BIG MISTAKE. I don't know anything about the 1st movie at all , but this thing did not make ANY since at all!! Just when they would focus on 1 thing they would change everything up. The main things that make no since to me..."Everything" Myself and everyone who left the movie were confused. I said aloud "Did ANYONE understand this?" I recieved severial staggered "NO" responces. From there I went straight to google for possible insight on a grand scheme for the movie that I maybe missed... Thanks to the other reviews I see I am not quite alone. I want to see the 1st movie now and bask in its greatness. I am very open-minded to new things and views, but this movie was horrible. This movie should be put on display for all directors to study if they plan to make a sequel. The title should really be "What not to do when you are making a sequel".
  
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• Posted on 2009-07-08
  I shouldn't be surprised...
  
  I really shouldn't be surprised that Fox ended up making a direct to DVD sequel to Richard Kelly's cult classic Donnie Darko, and I really shouldn't be much more surprised that Kelly has nothing to do with the film at all. In any case, S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale picks up seven years after the end of the first film, with Donnie's little sister Samantha (an all grown up Daveigh Chase) embarking on a cross country road trip with her best friend Corey (Briana Evigan). They end up breaking down in a small town, and coming across a loner (Ed Westwick), a crazed Desert Storm vet (James Lafferty), and a nerd (Jackson Rathbone) who has quite the interest in Samantha, as well as a mysterious meteorite. Soon enough, Samantha and Corey both are subjected to horiffic visions, and a familiar telling that the end of the world is near. While Kelly's original film was a flawed yet inventive mind-trip that was popping with brilliant ideas, all S. Darko manages to do is just throw the familiar at the viewer in hopes of a response. Whether it be the appearance of the wormholes, or the Frank/Rabbit mask, or the History of Time Travel book that is now in Sam's posession; using all these familiar themes just end up not amounting to anything. Not to mention that while Kelly's ideas weren't always quite coherent, they did manage to cast a spell on the viewer and ignite the imagination, of which S. Darko manages to completely squander long before the film's end credits begin to roll. Still, S. Darko isn't the terrible mess that one may think it would be, but the fact remains that a sequel to a true cult classic gets made without the original creator's involvement is the true definition of travesty.
  
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• Posted on 2009-07-07
  such a bad movie
  
  This poor excuse for a sequel manages to recycle all the plot points from Donnie Darko in a boring and nonsensical way. Nothing seems to happen for a reason other than trying to make it weird and mysterious. While it attempts to appear intellectual and deep, it is quite the opposite. Don't bother seeing this, especially if you loved Donnie Darko.
  
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• Posted on 2009-06-23
  Good movie
  
  It is a very good movie. It is alot more obvious about what is going on than the first on was. I love the first one. I have already reveiwed it so I won't go into it here. The sequel isn't so much of a sequel though. I see how it is a sequel, but it has very to do with the story line of the first one. It has some very distinct coincedenses from the first one but you can watch and understand this one with out seeing the first one. It will still be a very good and easy to follow story line by itself. I recommend seeing them both. They are both great movies.
  
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