S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale
	Rating
	Type	Video On Demand
	Release Date	2009-12-21
	Actor	Jackson Rathbone; Ed Westwick; Elizabeth Berkley; Briana Evigan; Daveigh Chase;
	Director	Chris Fisher;
	Length	104 minutes
	Special Price
	Lowest New Price	$9.99
Categories
Drama  Thrillers  Science Fiction & Fantasy  20th Century Fox
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Description
Seven years afterwards her brother's death, Samantha Darko locates herself stranded in a small desert town afterwards her car breaks down where she is plagued by bizarre visions telling of the universe's end.
Customer Reviews
horrible movie, good seller   2010-03-14
By Elise Cullinane (Severna Park, Maryland United States)
this movie is absolutely awful. they tried to warp the idea of donnie darko and they totally failed. DO NOT WATCH DO NOT BUY. I did recieve the movie in great condition and very quickly, thanks for prompt delivery!
You what?   2010-02-18
By Mikal C. Johnson (PNW Inland Empire)
As a big fan of Donnie Darko I was curious to see the pseudo-sequel, S. Darko. Even going in with low expectations (I never trust sequels) I was disappointed by this film. Right off the bat it said to me, "Hi, I'm an art film. I'm full of brooding, sexy characters doing and saying things for inexplicable reasons. Even my outcasts and nerds are attractive people in glasses and high-water pants." Forty minutes into the film I replied to it, "You don't have characters, you have caricatures." The nerd was a total social misfit with feigned awkwardness, the cool kids were, as mentioned, brooding and sexy and had no sympathy toward the nerd (who turned out to be secretly creepy). There were Christians in the movie, but they were, of course, closet child-molesters and seemed incapable of finishing a conversation without mentioning that they know Jesus. They were framing the local Gulf War veteran, who was inevitably crazy, for their crimes. The ex-soldier was guilt-ridden for war-crimes he committed... oddly all things that sounded like Viet Nam and certainly not the Gulf War of the early 1990's. There was a farmer who was an ignoramus and didn't know the difference between "Apocalypse" and "Acropolis" and a cop who looked like a male stripper getting ready for his act at the bachelorette party. The aging waitress at the diner liked to talk about how she was attractive when she was young. Oh, and inevitably, the drunk-driving jerk cool-kid turns out to be the most decent guy in town. What the movie lacked was any of the mystery of Donnie Darko. It was a showcase for pretty people to act brooding and sexy and turn out to be attractive nerds. While I know I will watch the original again and enjoy it. I may not ever view this film again.
Welll...   2010-02-07
By D. Henderson (Australia)
I couldn't watch this because Amazon.com failed to tell me that blu-ray movies are coded, just like dvds. So I opened it meaning no refund, and have no lost $30. Awesome.
What an ugly dress   2009-12-04
By Lord Schitsdain (Arizona, USA)
I've seen Donnie Darko a number of times, but I'm not a member of the official DD religious cult and don't know the secret handshake. I bought this movie hoping that it would be well made and interesting, even if it might be an insult to the original like alot of sequels are. Well, turns out it isn't particularly well made or interesting, and is an insult to the original. The filmmakers were in a virtual no win situation in that they would have to hit one out of the park to satisfy fans of Donnie Darko, and those who never saw DD would probably be scratching their heads wondering what the heck was going on. The script was pretty bad with lines like, "What do you think God's farts taste like"? "Marshmallow Peeps". Awesome. The character, or charicatures if you will, were unlikable cliches of slutty party girl, hopelessly marose girl, nerdy guy, religious zealots, overcompensating cool drunk guy with his smokes rolled up in the sleeve of his T-shirt, just like the cool guys in real life, and mentally unhinged war vet. The acting was stiff and uninspired, as was the directing, editing, special FX.... The guy playing Iraq Jack was the only one who seemed to be trying at all. The meteor shower of the appocalypse at the end had all the fury of snow flakes and went unnoticed by the actors. Maybe it was a last minute addition to really turn up the excitement. Or maybe they were flaming marshmallow peeps.
An Interesting Continuation   2009-11-28
By Caate (madison, wi United States)
The original "Donnie Darko" was a film that brought us into the intriguing world of mental illness. Donnie had focused on trying to figure out his problems through science and pseudoscience even though to the external world, his problems came from within himself in a diagnosed mental illness (probably schizophrenia) for which he took medications and saw a therapist. It was a logical step of the writers to attribute the same characteristics of mental illness to Samantha Darko and the movie takes place during the span of the most common ages of onset (around age 18 for her). Samantha has a kind but often cold and misunderstood demeanor and tends to find herself attracted to others who seem to have similar problems to her own in terms of how they perceive the world. I've read some of the previous reviews and I could see why many people might give this movie poor ratings but as someone is severely mentally ill and who has known many mentally ill folks, I have to say that this was a very tasteful and unique work of art. It gets right down to what it is like to be in the mind of someone who is experiencing psychosis. This film is definitely not the same as "Donnie Darko" but if it is to be considered as a representation of mental illness, that is perfectly acceptable since no two people experience mental illness in exactly the same way. The film does take certain aspects of the original Darko film but also adds in some elements of Sam's own, such as the feather. Though I'm not sure if it was intended, there seemed to be a lot of underlying symbolism and references to mythology and culture too. For instance, at one point, a feather falls from the sky and crushes the pavement. In the scene leading up to this, there are many American flags, including the towel Sam uses after getting pushed into the pool and other references to "white America." In First Nation culture, feathers are highly symbolic and there are many interesting ways to interpret the symbolism the filmmakers may have intended. If you watch the special features, they also do talk a little bit about the symbolism of water and metal. If you're watching this as someone who has experienced psychosis or as someone who would like to get a better understanding of what it can be like to be severely mentally ill, this is an excellent film just as the original was. If you want to see a film that creates its own mythology or near-mythology and teases out some older ideas, it's a great film. If you're looking as this and expecting a film that is catered to a larger audience, you may be disappointed. This is the sort of film that has to be viewed a few times and the audience must have particular interests and a little patience to truly love it but to me, it's still among the best of the movies of its kind.