Round One: Pulp Fiction vs. Donnie Darko

In this battle of movies that will constantly have you wondering what-the-hell is going on, you must decide between Pulp Fiction and Donnie Darko in this drama-filled match-up.

Pulp Fiction (1994)

• Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
• Written by: Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary,
• Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Christopher Walken
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Critics: 94%
• Audience: 95%

                Quentin Tarantino (director of Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 & 2, Inglourious Basterds) combines the intertwined tales of two hitmen (Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta), their employer (Ving Rhames) and his wife (Uma Thurman), an aged boxed (Bruce Willis) and two thieves (Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer). In true Tarantino-fashion, the narrative of this story is presented to us out-of-sequence; the movie will only, finally, make sense after all 154 minutes have been thoroughly enjoyed. Christopher Walken makes a memorable, and somewhat humorous, cameo in this star-studded, action-packed film.

Donnie Darko (2001)

• Directed by: Richard Kelly
• Written by: Richard Kelly
• Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze, Seth Rogan, Noah Wyle.
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Critics: 85%
• Audience: 77%

                Richard Kelly’s (director of Domino, Southland Tales, The Box) feature film debut, Donnie Darko, is a perplexing combination of concepts and ideas mixed together to form an utterly-confusing storyline which, at the end of the film, still may not be clear to you. Donnie Darko is a personal favorite of mine, yet I feel like I still do not completely understand it, even after having watched it dozens of times. IMDB user MTRodaba2468 does their best to summarize this film:

During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self-help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse.

Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, and Seth Rogan also star in this film.

Vote now for your favorite movie: Pulp Fiction or Donnie Darko

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