The Director's Cut ruined it for everyone!

Rating: 5/10 (31 January 2005)

We all know how great the original 'Donnie Darko' is, so I won't bother talking about that at all.
When I heard that the Director's Cut was out, I thought "yeah, more character exploration, maybe an extra scene here and there", you know the usual.
When I saw it though, I discovered that the new version included "more information". It did something that it should never have done. It explained stuff. Things that made the movie what it is, that created the myth of Donnie Darko are all gone. And done badly too.
Visions of the time travel mechanics, the handbook of time travel and other things that were added, made the movie seem like an okay episode of the Twlight Zone.
I am sorry but after watching the Director's Cut the movie was ruined for me. Do yourself a favour and stay away from this abomination.
Director's Cut 5/10 Original Version 9/10