Donnie Darko: Director's Cut - Shaun of the Dead - Hero

Haven't written anything lately because I didn't have time but now I'm back with the latest movies I've seen:

First it was Donnie Darko: Director's Cut which I watched last week. I'm a huge Donnie Darko fan, but the Director's Cut was a let down.
What I love about the movie, is that I don't understand it completely. I have a few ideas of what happen, but none of those is the sure thing for me because there are some things in the movie that make me completely disregard that idea.
Now, the Director's Cut is made for all those out there who watched the original cut, didn't get it, but unlike me, didn't care to think about what they just saw. So Director Richard Kelly explains everything that happens in every scene using the pages of the "Philosophy of Time Travel" fictional book. Now everything is explained, and the movie loses its mystery and its magic.
The original still has it for me, so I'm back watching it and loving it, and forgetting about the DC.

Last night I watched Shaun of the Dead, a British Zombie Horror Comedy. Really good movie, which is getting excellent reviews from everybody, specially the horror fans.
The movie has lots and lots of gore, and lots and lots of comedy. Plus its British which is always awesome. Love the way they talk.
The Director/Writer and the 2 stars of the movie were there for a Q&A that was totally hilarious with the guys explaining about the rating of the movie (Rated R here and +15 in the UK) though it has a huge amount of gore and 'Fucks' (which they used instead the original 'Cunts' wanted they said).
Anyway, very worth paying movie which opened in the UK last year and opens here in the States on September 24.

Finally, just got back from Hero, the "Presented by Quentin Tarantino" martial arts movie that was nominated for an Oscar in 2002 (Best Foreign Language Film) but it was never released here in the States by Miramax until now that QT put his name in the commercial though he has nothing to do with the movie. No writer, director, producer, etc. Nothing.
The movie is very artistic, of the same style as Oscar Winner Crouching Dragon Hidden Dragon, but this one is slower. Really slow paced. There were some points where my eyes were closing and I couldn't take it anymore.
The fights are great though (if you liked CTHD's flying sword fighting) and the performances are very good specially from Jet Li playing the Hero of the title which actually doesn't have a name and its called "Nameless".
Only way you'd like this s if you liked CTHD, which lots of people did and I did too, but the slow pacing in this one killed me, and left me not wanting anymore of this Hero.