Your Top 5 David Lynch movies? - Page 2

!@#$%! · 10.06.2014, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by shirttail

Patricia Arquette's breasts undulating in slow motion in Lost Highway is a terrific example of what Laura Mulvey identified as the "male gaze" in cinema.

seems that's what he did with laura dern's cheekbones & open mouth on inland empire.

i mean the woman has fantastic cheekbones and some might like her mouth open but how long must one stare before needing a double espresso?

!@#$%! · 10.06.2014, 11:39 PM

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I really hope he does it with Lara Flynn Boyle in Twin Peaks season 3, something like this.

¡qué horror!

ann ashtray · 10.08.2014, 01:51 AM

Eraserhead
Blue Velvet
Lost Highway
Elephant man
Inland Empire (mostly boring, but I loved the "rabbit" scenes)

keep poppin pimples · 10.08.2014, 02:05 PM

i like the part in firewalk with me when chris isaak and harry dean stanton drink coffee, the rest of the movie was ok i guess. i liked blue velvet until dennis hopper,who i like, ruined it. and wild at heart was just the worst movie outside of laura dern's performance.

this guy has shit tonnes of potential but outside of twin peaks i don't think he's done anything that great, the best thing i can say about him is that he's smart for frequently hiring laura dern and harry dean stanton.

my favourite david lynch movie overall is this one, fun inside scoop on transcendental meditation and david lynch, but like actual david lynch movies it gets dragged down by unneeded scenes, in this case seemingly scripted arguments between a super earnest german lynch megafan and his girlfriend

evollove · 10.08.2014, 03:35 PM

I'm always impressed that Lynch is able to create his own weird world. Not sure how he does it. Movie magic? He must be massively talented.

And it's great he's able to make anything at all, against all odds. You go, bro.

But this just makes it all the more frustrating that he has jack to say about shit. He makes something now and then, I check it out, it's either cool or boring.

But ultimately he's very difficult to take seriously as an "artist."

evollove · 10.08.2014, 03:38 PM

ROGER EBERT on BLUE VELVET:

Rossellini is asked to do things in this film that require real nerve. In one scene, she's publicly embarrassed by being dumped naked on the lawn of the police detective. In others, she is asked to portray emotions that I imagine most actresses would rather not touch. She is degraded, slapped around, humiliated and undressed in front of the camera. And when you ask an actress to endure those experiences, you should keep your side of the bargain by putting her in an important film.

That's what Bernardo Bertolucci delivered when he put Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider through the ordeal of "Last Tango in Paris." In "Blue Velvet," Rossellini goes the whole distance, but Lynch distances himself from her ordeal with his clever asides and witty little in-jokes. In a way, his behavior is more sadistic than the Hopper character.

What's worse? Slapping somebody around, or standing back and finding the whole thing funny?

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blue-velvet-1986

evollove · 10.08.2014, 05:03 PM

There are no explanations.

He makes a wild ride, but once it's over, it's over.

Not much difference between that experience and a good action movie.

Nefeli · 10.08.2014, 05:15 PM

once more this is my all fav love scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ8ar_wuHfI

evollove · 10.08.2014, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nefeli

once more this is my all fav love scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ8ar_wuHfI

Led me to this: How to Make a David Lynch Film. Kinda funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miwyV7Go6ZE

Diesel · 10.17.2014, 11:57 AM

Wild at heart is pantomime Metallica fanboy-ism shite.

Fire walk...
Inland..
Eraser..(this post)
Blue velvet - strip club near the bigg market.
Dawn of the dead homage short OR the foirst 20 minutes of Lost highway.

!@#$%! · 10.17.2014, 02:22 PM

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Wild at heart is pantomime Metallica fanboy-ism shite.

no fucking way--- it's a postmodern mythical hodgepodge (elvis, road movie, the wizard of oz), full of sex, violence, horror, and self-conscious ridiculousness. plus, a great cast. and it's a lot of fun.

and i fucking hate metallica (it's the horrible singing that kills it for me).

Rob Instigator · 10.17.2014, 02:24 PM

!@#$%! · 10.17.2014, 02:26 PM

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Dune

please please please watch the documentary "jodorowsky's dune" (if you like jodorowsky). there is a hilarious sequence that relates to lynch's dune. but watch el topo and holy mountain first if you haven't.

Rob Instigator · 10.17.2014, 02:38 PM

seen el topo, and topo Gigio. Have not seen Holy Mountain.

I am lining up Jodorowsky's Dune in my sights. One of my coworkers told me all about it.

I don't "like" Jodorowsky" but then again I don't think he gives a shit.

Bertrand · 10.20.2014, 03:59 AM

Mulholland Dr.
Blue Velvet
Eraserhead
The Straight Story
Inland Empire (it disturbed me quite a lot when I saw it, I didn't like it, but I can't forget the impression it left on me)

tesla69 · 10.22.2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

[/list]holy mountain .

pile of shit

!@#$%! · 10.22.2014, 02:45 PM

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pile of shit

name-calling without an argument to back it up? sure you can do better.

Drjohnrock · 10.22.2014, 11:08 PM

1. The Straight Story
2. Blue Velvet
3. Wild At Heart
4. Eraserhead
5. haven't seen any of the others

I didn't see any of Lynch's films after Wild At Heart (until The Straight Story) not out of any intense dislike for the guy and his work but because in a way the films were getting to be like a nagging wife--a lot of "wow, aren't these people weird" over and over. Give me something besides a freak show for the sake of it. That's why I went to see The Straight Story. I wanted to see what Lynch could do with a G rated film and he nailed it. It was adult, interesting, funny and not overly sentimental, while still having a good amount of Lynch's quirkiness. The scene in the bar with the guilt-ridden World War II vet was especially riveting.

I'm willing to check out some of Lynch's other post-Wild At Heart films if they're not just remakes of Blue Velvet. Any suggestions?

Diesel · 10.26.2014, 08:13 AM

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no fucking way--- it's a postmodern mythical hodgepodge (elvis, road movie, the wizard of oz), full of sex, violence, horror, and self-conscious ridiculousness. plus, a great cast. and it's a lot of fun.

and i fucking hate metallica (it's the horrible singing that kills it for me).

The Horror elements don't cut it for me which is a shame cos' Lynch is normally quite adept at tickling my macabre fancy, and also the sets are wonky as fuck.

I watched Dune the other day. Terrible, I can't even be bothered to explore and articulate what was exactly wrong with it as it would just become boring and tediously dull like the film. Wey there's one: Dull. That's about as much emotion I can muster on this clusterfuck.

10.08.2014, 01:51 AM	#23
ann ashtray expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Macon, GA Posts: 2,299	Eraserhead Blue Velvet Lost Highway Elephant man Inland Empire (mostly boring, but I loved the "rabbit" scenes) __________________ Team Thurston!
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10.08.2014, 02:05 PM	#24
keep poppin pimples expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: www.masonhq.com Posts: 1,204	i like the part in firewalk with me when chris isaak and harry dean stanton drink coffee, the rest of the movie was ok i guess. i liked blue velvet until dennis hopper,who i like, ruined it. and wild at heart was just the worst movie outside of laura dern's performance. this guy has shit tonnes of potential but outside of twin peaks i don't think he's done anything that great, the best thing i can say about him is that he's smart for frequently hiring laura dern and harry dean stanton. my favourite david lynch movie overall is this one, fun inside scoop on transcendental meditation and david lynch, but like actual david lynch movies it gets dragged down by unneeded scenes, in this case seemingly scripted arguments between a super earnest german lynch megafan and his girlfriend
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10.08.2014, 03:35 PM	#25
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	I'm always impressed that Lynch is able to create his own weird world. Not sure how he does it. Movie magic? He must be massively talented. And it's great he's able to make anything at all, against all odds. You go, bro. But this just makes it all the more frustrating that he has jack to say about shit. He makes something now and then, I check it out, it's either cool or boring. But ultimately he's very difficult to take seriously as an "artist."
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10.08.2014, 03:38 PM	#26
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	ROGER EBERT on BLUE VELVET: Rossellini is asked to do things in this film that require real nerve. In one scene, she's publicly embarrassed by being dumped naked on the lawn of the police detective. In others, she is asked to portray emotions that I imagine most actresses would rather not touch. She is degraded, slapped around, humiliated and undressed in front of the camera. And when you ask an actress to endure those experiences, you should keep your side of the bargain by putting her in an important film. That's what Bernardo Bertolucci delivered when he put Marlon Brando and Maria Schneider through the ordeal of "Last Tango in Paris." In "Blue Velvet," Rossellini goes the whole distance, but Lynch distances himself from her ordeal with his clever asides and witty little in-jokes. In a way, his behavior is more sadistic than the Hopper character. What's worse? Slapping somebody around, or standing back and finding the whole thing funny? http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/blue-velvet-1986
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10.08.2014, 05:03 PM	#27
evollove invito al cielo Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,879	There are no explanations. He makes a wild ride, but once it's over, it's over. Not much difference between that experience and a good action movie.
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10.08.2014, 05:15 PM	#28
Nefeli invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,147,485,022	once more this is my all fav love scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ8ar_wuHfI
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10.17.2014, 11:57 AM	#30
Diesel the destroyed room Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 594	Wild at heart is pantomime Metallica fanboy-ism shite. Fire walk... Inland.. Eraser..(this post) Blue velvet - strip club near the bigg market. Dawn of the dead homage short OR the foirst 20 minutes of Lost highway.
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10.17.2014, 02:24 PM	#32
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	Dune __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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10.17.2014, 02:38 PM	#34
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,959	seen el topo, and topo Gigio. Have not seen Holy Mountain. I am lining up Jodorowsky's Dune in my sights. One of my coworkers told me all about it. I don't "like" Jodorowsky" but then again I don't think he gives a shit. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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10.20.2014, 03:59 AM	#35
Bertrand expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rennes, France Posts: 1,267	Mulholland Dr. Blue Velvet Eraserhead The Straight Story Inland Empire (it disturbed me quite a lot when I saw it, I didn't like it, but I can't forget the impression it left on me)
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10.22.2014, 11:08 PM	#38
Drjohnrock children of satan Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 283	1. The Straight Story 2. Blue Velvet 3. Wild At Heart 4. Eraserhead 5. haven't seen any of the others I didn't see any of Lynch's films after Wild At Heart (until The Straight Story) not out of any intense dislike for the guy and his work but because in a way the films were getting to be like a nagging wife--a lot of "wow, aren't these people weird" over and over. Give me something besides a freak show for the sake of it. That's why I went to see The Straight Story. I wanted to see what Lynch could do with a G rated film and he nailed it. It was adult, interesting, funny and not overly sentimental, while still having a good amount of Lynch's quirkiness. The scene in the bar with the guilt-ridden World War II vet was especially riveting. I'm willing to check out some of Lynch's other post-Wild At Heart films if they're not just remakes of Blue Velvet. Any suggestions?
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