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"Remind me to never watch a David Lynch film ever again..."

Mullholland Drive.

WTF?

I should have learned my lesson after watching Eraser Head.

*mumbles*

Never again. Never again.

eraserhead - thats a good place to start. you wont forget that film in a hurry

you have to start with 'eraserhead' adrian. you might not like it, but you wont forget it in a hurry.

Only seen two Lynch movies Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway. Really want to see Twin Peaks series and his other films. For me I think I have got to the stage of wanting to get more from a film, to be kind of moved or think about what I have seen and to be able to reflect upon it.

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Darwock wrote:
> It's the least 'weird for the sake of it' of any of his movies, it's
> all pretty mundane. The homeless troll guy is a manifestation of
> Betty's horror at what she has done (remember it's still a dream at
> that point).


I'm pretty sure the troll thing was from a storyline that was cut after it was made into a film, but left in anyway. I think I remember seeing an interview with Lynch or someone (maybe on the DVD) saying just that. I don't think it has anything to do with Betty or anyone. It's just mental.

Pandaemonium nailed Lynch.
You either love his work or hate it, I don't think there's a middle ground to it.
I absolutely, without doubt, think Lynch is a genius. A lot of the time, I haven't got a bloody clue what it's about - and I won't be pretentious enough to pretend and be all "Yeah, once I figured it out, it was mundane" etc etc.

Sometimes I get Lynch and what he means, other times I just scratch my head and am lost.
But the world, the feelings and the images he conjures really ring my bells.
Whether it's the lighting and set designs, they're almost painting-like in their beauty and richness or the sound editing and effects he employs -it can just evoke things in me.
Usually it's a mix of fear and confusion.
I remember the most unsettling thing I've seen in one of his movies:
Twin Peaks:Fire Walk With Me.

Laura Palmer and her mate sat at traffic lights in an open-top car. The one-armed man pulls up next to her and is screaming at her, the truck engine revving and revving, his twisted, furious face, the terror in her face. And all the while that screaming engine sound of the truck, his inaudible yelling, her crying...just made me feel scared and dirty.

That's why I love Lynch. I may not "get it", but I get the emotions in me and I like a director that can push my buttons without resorting to obvious tactics.
Cronenberg is another director that can whisper in your ear and make you shiver and feel twisted dirty.

Dune - awful.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> Is that good or bad?

Dune is bad. Very bad.

It's the least 'weird for the sake of it' of any of his movies, it's all pretty mundane. The homeless troll guy is a manifestation of Betty's horror at what she has done (remember it's still a dream at that point).

Lost Highway could definitely be said to be weird for weirdness sake, but there are still answers hidden in there.

Just checked IMDB and I can safely say I've never seen a Lynch film save for bits of Dune and Elephant Man.

Is that good or bad?