Talk:Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut/GA1

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 02:38, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

I'll read through and make straightforward copyedits as I go and jot queries below: Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:38, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Despite receiving considerable acclaim from critics, distributors felt daunted by the film and were unsure of what could be done with it. - subject switch "film" in first clause, "distributors" in second

Sorry, I'm not sure precisely what you mean by this. How should the sentence read instead? A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 11:28, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Ok the subject of this bit -"Despite receiving considerable acclaim from critics"- is the film. The following segment the subject changes to the distributors - hence maybe something like:

"Despite the film receiving considerable acclaim from critics, distributors felt daunted and were unsure of what could be done with it." - doing this have made a subject in both

Ah, gotcha, thanks. Changed. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 14:48, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

It was then opened exclusively in eight further theaters in the Seattle/Tacoma area as a "test run". - I think we can rephrase this without quote marks and change the words but preserve meaning.

Rewritten. Is this closer to what you'd prefer to see? A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 11:28, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Yes, that's fine. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:44, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

In the Changes section, can we add any material on why Kelly changed/added bits? Is there any writing on this anywhere? Following on from this, the critics talk of ambiguity being replaced by a more obvious plot, yet this isn't mentioned in the changes section and seems to be a central issue that has been omitted

The deleted scenes were added because the original edit was required to be under two hours, whereas the DC didn't have that restriction. The soundtrack was changed because Kelly was able to obtain rights to songs that he previously hadn't, and the text from The Philosophy of Time Travel was included because he'd apparently always wanted the film to be a science fiction story. I can rewrite this if it's not clear. As for the more obvious plot, I think I should be able to find some sources for that; I'll try to write them up over the weekend. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 11:28, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Aah ok, I forgot that. Ok, but some notes on the plot - and yes, embellishing that he really wanted the book in the film would be good as it isn't clear. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:03, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

I've expanded on some of the film's new plot points. Let me know what you reckon. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 17:07, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

yes, exactly what I mean :) Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Was torn on whether there should be a plot section, but agree would possibly not work...

I've added a hatnote to Donnie Darko#Plot in the Changes section. A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 11:28, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Good idea. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:44, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

Prose is good, refs formatted and images licenced alright. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:14, 24 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for the review, Cas! A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 11:28, 25 February 2016 (UTC)

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2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:

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3. Broad in coverage?:

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5. Reasonably stable?

No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:

Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

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Pass or Fail: - great, well done. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:25, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

Thanks again for taking the time to review, Cas! A Thousand Doors (talk | contribs) 20:49, 26 February 2016 (UTC)