Folks , months ago , I read in wikipedia about a movie , in which the director which was a u2 fan wanted to use a song in the movie , but u2 didn't agree coz of the theme/kind of movie it was , I just can't remember which movie was it . Does anyone know what movie is or might be ?
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DreamOutLoud13
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Might it have been Donnie Darko? I know that originally they wanted MLK to play over the end of the movie, but they couldn't obtain the rights to the song, so they used Gary Jules' cover of Mad World (originally by Tears for Fears). It's an odd thing to think about, but had the movie ended with MLK instead, the emotional impact of the ending would've been entirely different.J_NP said:
BVS
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I haven't heard that, but it seems strange, I don't think it would have fit at all.
Plus that song did a lot to promote the film and Gary Jules, so they ended up with a much better choice.
U2 has made some very dodgy choices with their songs in movies, I would be suprised if this story is really true.
Plus that song did a lot to promote the film and Gary Jules, so they ended up with a much better choice.
U2 has made some very dodgy choices with their songs in movies, I would be suprised if this story is really true.
LemonMelon
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Is Donnie Darko any good? The plot sounds completely ridiculous. 
RavenBlue
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It's entertaining, but rather strange. Worth the watch. 
BVS
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Donnie Darko is an amazing movie...
if you like dark movies.
if you like dark movies.
MsPurrl
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The first time I saw it, my reaction was, "WTF???" But I watched it again, and found it quite entertaining! 
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LMP
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J_NP said:
As the other poster said above:
http://imdb.com/title/tt0246578/trivia
There you go, Champ.
exactly. i like it, but it's not for everyone.BonoVoxSupastar said:
cobl04
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Donnie Darko is fantabulous. Seriously, do yourself a favour and go and see it.
And I agree with Ms Purrrl - WTF is probably the most common reaction at the end of the movie.
And I agree with Ms Purrrl - WTF is probably the most common reaction at the end of the movie.
annie_vox
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I love Donnie Darko and everyone should try to watch it though I think most people wouldn't really like it... But I wouldn't like to see MLK in the end of it It just doesn't fit...
It just doesn't fit...
Trinity3000
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I know a guy who got a complete sleeve tattoo down one arm of Donnie Dark stuff.
What was that line? "They made me do it." ? or something. He has that.
So I'm thinking, must be a good movie based on the tattoo... and I really didn't dig it at all.
What was that line? "They made me do it." ? or something. He has that.
So I'm thinking, must be a good movie based on the tattoo... and I really didn't dig it at all.
powerhour24
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We don't really know the complete story with the MLK thing, all I've ver read was they had issues obtaining the rights, whether that went all the way up to the band declining, or mroe likely they couldn't pay U2 Limited's minimum licensing fee.
It would have been a perfect song for that moment in the movie, but the slow burn success of that movie helped Gary Jules as much as it did the film-makers.
It would have been a perfect song for that moment in the movie, but the slow burn success of that movie helped Gary Jules as much as it did the film-makers.
AtomicBono
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LJT said:
uh wha? not that i know of brah
yeah donnie darko is badass and definitely the kind of film you wanna watch twice. i enjoyed it. a lot of it doesn't make sense though...make sure you watch the director's cut
Love the Mad World cover too. I agree that MLK ending the movie would have been odd...though I guess it could have worked too. It would have felt different though.
AtomicBono
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whoa, did anyone else notice there is both a Declined and Declining song thread?
...whoa.
...whoa.
DreamOutLoud13
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Maybe it means the world is gonna end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 secondsAtomicBono said:
powerhour24
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28 Days Later...
Oh wait, that's a different kind of apoalypse without kids from the future in freak bunny halloween costumes
Oh wait, that's a different kind of apoalypse without kids from the future in freak bunny halloween costumes
An Cat Gav
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Donnie Darko is indeed a fantabulous movie and hearing MLK at the end of it would certainly be interesting!! A similar film is the Butterfly Effect which in spite of having Ashton Kutchner as the main star is also a fantabulous film!!
LemonMelon
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DreamOutLoud13 said:
Maybe it means the world is gonna end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds
What are you suggesting?
Are you, in fact, a demonic bunny rabbit from beyond the grave???
I would feel so betrayed if you were. 
i think you might've meant to post this in the "declining songs" thread (which, like atomicbono said, it's weird that there's a declined songs thread and a declining songs thread)Justin24 said:
DreamOutLoud13
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I'm not, I'm not. I swearLemonMelon said:What are you suggesting?
Are you, in fact, a demonic bunny rabbit from beyond the grave???
LemonMelon
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DreamOutLoud13 said:
I'm not, I'm not. I swear
Phew.
Varitek
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An Cat Gav said:
Which apparently has the worst sequel ever, stay far, far away! But the original was very enjoyable. Some elements of it reminded me of Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind which is a brilliant movie.
And a couple of weeks later came the answer , as I had said it was not Donnie Darko .........
it was this movie :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Next_Door
Here's the original quote :
" U2 would not agree to license two of their songs for the film because of the nature of the story. Songs from Filter and The Verve were used instead.
"
And there is a reference bout them , there's a big poster with all the album covers in a character's bedroom
it was this movie :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_Next_Door
Here's the original quote :
" U2 would not agree to license two of their songs for the film because of the nature of the story. Songs from Filter and The Verve were used instead.
"
And there is a reference bout them , there's a big poster with all the album covers in a character's bedroom
LMP
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Oh, Baba O'Riley was used at the end credits, too. 
I really enjoyed that movie, I didn't expect a real story going into it just a lot of Elisha Cuthbert, so that was pleasantly surprising.
I really enjoyed that movie, I didn't expect a real story going into it just a lot of Elisha Cuthbert, so that was pleasantly surprising.
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