Zero Effect is my favorite followed by Donnie Darko, a close second.
Anyone notice the last shot of Zero in his chair, at the end of the movie, that goes all the way around him and back to where the shot started, is an "0" shape itself?
Darko
this is a fun weird movie, but not as goodWhen there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...
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I like Darko a lot, but Zero Effect stands up better for repeat viewing (for me at least), so it gets my vote.
shareOne of my top-5 movies and one of my bottom-5 movies
shareDonnie Darko
"I promise to start growin' dope again and get my life back on track."
I love both. But Zero is touching and funny and I empathize a lot with the Zero's character. Darko is more of a dark mood thinking movie that I think has a lot of true to life things in it. The continuum of love and hate brings back memories of crap in school, as well as the shizery VHS tape. The people's obsession with crap like Sparkle Motion, the common thread of the most ardent and vocal opponents are often self shaming hypocrites (see NUMEROUS evangelical chimo scandals/religious republican gay/chimo scandals).
Apples and oranges as far as I'm concerned. The Darko romance is definitely sad and dark, whereas Zero's is lonely soul-mate stuff.
Seems like an odd comparison, but what the hell?
Donnie Darko. I enjoyed this greatly, but Donnie Darko -- from what I remember -- I loved.
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Seen both. Would rather watch Zero.
Darko is a novelty to me, and worth seeing only one time. Its quirks and twists are okay on the first watch, but after that? Meh.
Zero Effect, though, is much more nuanced and less self-absorbed. Plus, there are no MTV video montage scenes like in Darko. (And I really love Tears for Fears, but that moment in the film was... out of place.)
Certa Bonum Certamen
Zero Effect by far.
Donnie Darko was completely forgettable.
I seriously cannot remember a single word of dialogue from that movie.
I assume someone said Hello at one point. Probably Hello Donnie.
Beyond that I have no clue.
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I realize that I'm replying to an old message, but you seriously don't remember any lines of Donnie Darko dialogue? Maybe you just have a bad memory.
"Mommy, what's a *beep* ..?"
"Sometimes I seriously doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion."
"He told me to forcibly insert the lifeline into my anus!"
"Honestly, I think you're the *beep* antichrist."
"What's the point of living if you don't have a d*ck?"
They may not be quoted 100% correctly, but I haven't seen it in a while and this is all off the top of my head. There are some great lines, you just weren't paying attention.
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