Trust your 1st instinct!

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2005)

The first version is much better in my opinion(10), I just got the Directors Cut(2) today and liked watching the deleted scenes, but the next time I want to watch this film front to back, I'll stick to the original. The first version has a dream-like flow. The DC feels choppy & too new and improved, and loses all flow. I am a huge Donnie Darko fan, and went to three different stores until I finally obtained a copy. I wanted to like the Direcors Cut & looked forward to getting to get a peek behind the scenes at Richard Kelly & his brilliance. Instead I found myself awaiting the end of this waste of money that I'd put so much anticipation into. Richard Kelly reminds me of my college film class teacher and I wish I hadn't purchased the new version. I'll have to wait a couple of months until I can forget the new & so called improved ruined version, before I can sit and watch the original masterpiece.