The Movie: This movie was quite a bit better than I was expecting, as every plot summary I've read has mentioned something about a demented rabbit, and it always gave me the idea that it would be on the caliber of cheesy horror movie with a guy in a fake looking suit running around killing people... but it actually ended up being quite a bit more.

Donnie Darko is about a teenage guy (named Donnie Darko) that seems to be getting visions of the future from the aforementioned guy in a rabbit suit. He grapples with issues of time travel and predestination, and wonders if knowing what is going to happen in the future means that the future cannot be changed.

Though the principal characters are all played by relatively unknown actors, some of the minor characters are played by some pretty well known names, like Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, and the always-cute Drew Barrymore, whose production company made this film.

Hmm. So, overall, I rate Donnie Darko as average, which, as I noted before, is much better than I was expecting it to be. Though the earlier parts of the movie didn't necessarily keep me at the edge of my seat, the ending of the movie left me pondering some pretty heavy philosophical stuff. Worth seeing? Maybe, maybe not, but certainly much better than you'd expect a movie with a guy in a giant bunny suit to be.

The DVD: The anamorphic transfer was adequate, though it exhibited some problems with poor contrast, and a few compression artifacts, but I've certainly seen much worse. The 5.1 audio was uninspiring as well, but it did include the obligatory surround effects when needed.

This disc does include a full complement of special features, including two commentary tracks, a theatrical trailer, tv spots, cast/crew filmographies, a music video, and twenty clips of deleted footage, including optional directors commentary. I guess my only gripe is that there is no facility to just see all of the deleted clips in a row, instead of having to choose each one individually.

Overall, it's just an OK quality disc that's loaded with special features that would make any big fan of this movie happy.