.......I think this will do fairly well on DVD because of all the negitivity that surrounds it. Ppl are going to be interested in forming their own opinions(the hardcore movie fans that have been reading about it for the past few years) & since The Rock is going to be on the cover, the others who have no clue about it will prob rent it.

I have not seen it, but will definatly check it out.

Damn...When Was This Release In Theatres???

I love Donnie Darko and have since it came out so I was really looking forward to this. Ive seen Southland Tales three times now, and I still don't know what to make of it. I still can't say if I like it or not.

And Gellar's career takes another tumble, ah hell it's not like she had one anyway.

Can't wait.

this was a disaster of epic proportions..and I love Richard Kelly.

oh yes, this got bombed on every side you can think of. Great little cast, but the previews did make the film look cliche.

Is that it for the extras??

No commentary or deleted scenes?

If I am correct, it got horrible reviews at Sundance(2 Sundance's ago) so Kelly went out and shot new material and re-edited the whole thing. After all of that it still was considered a disaster by critics. It was in selected theatres for a bit then it was pulled.

*feel free to correct me if I am off on the facts*

Thanks. Thought I was a bit off.

I'm definatly going to check it out

Dunny wrote: Chris Gould wrote: Did people really need a book to explain Donny Darko?

not unless your familiar with Tangent Universes and Manipulative Objects.

You don't need to get any of that to put 2 and 2 together at the end of the film...

This looked somewhat interesting but the bad acting and reviews is a turn off..

I actually really liked this. I was one of the 17 people who saw it in the cinema in the UK. It was original, funny, completely ridiculous and utterly pretentious. I think if it had David Lynch's name at the front of it instead of Kelly's then the critics would have been praising it as film of the year.

Even now bits of it seem like a dream.... Surely I cant have ACTUALLY seen some of those things. It was a vey bizarre film and not to everyone's taste, but I personally cant wait to see it again.

Definitely worth giving a go...

I hope the film is better than Donnie Darko (the ending of DD made me hate the film).

I kinda liked the movie. I liked the first 2/3rds of the movie but then it turned into a huge mess. But I like these types of out there movies that don't make much sense. It's not a movie for everyone and I'm pretty sure 90% of the population will hate it.

James Tully wrote: I think if it had David Lynch's name at the front of it instead of Kelly's then the critics would have been praising it as film of the year.

I doubt it, 2 reasons:

1) David Lynch's films arent always universally acclaimed.

2) David Lynch would never produce c**p like this (he has produced c**p in the past, though not as runny and reeking as this). I cannot see Southland Tales ever being shat from Lynch's arse, its just not his style.


When i first watched Donnie Darko (when I was 18), i loved it. But as time went on, and the more i thought about it, the less "genius" it seemed. fast forward 6 years later, after seeing southland tales, i have reason to believe that richard kelly is truely a hack. the guy is obviously trying too hard to be f^cked up. Lynch has earned the right to be f^cked up, and if you've seen his films, and understand his thinking process (i suggest you read his book), you'll know very well how he earned the right to be f**ked up. i see kelly as the film student who thinks to himself "hey, i could probably do that too!" ...no.