Totally over-the-moon for the recognition David Lynch has received for Mulholland Drive in the latest, once-in-a-decade BFI Sight & Sound Top 50 films of all time list; http://www.bfi.org.uk/news/50-greatest-films-all-time .
Mulholland Drive was the first Lynch film I saw, and it totally opened the door to a new way of understanding storytelling, narrative, and art (for me).
Still undecided on whether my own personal favourite Lynch film is Eraserhead, Inland Empire or Mulholland Drive...
...and I'm still undecided whether one of these 3, or Fellini's 81/2 is my favourite film of all time.... :0
Any other Lynchheads out there?! :0
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For Inland Empire, you really have to have a good chunk of time set aside, a nice big TV (cinema, if possible!) and be in a wound-down-but-awake state of mind, in order to get the most out of it. I say this because the first couple of times I saw it I wasn't quite in that place, and so didn't get as much out of it - because its extreme length (for an 'abstract' film) ground on me a bit.
Then, when I've seen it when I have had all these factors in the right place, it was an awesome experience..... I can see why he's kind of 'stopped' making films after Inland Empire (well, perhaps - hopefully not) because it really does push the bar. I think Laura Dern deserves much more recognition as an actress for her work in IL.
Eraserhead you can watch anytime... it's at once awesome, nightmarish, hilarious, quaint, fun and insightful.
Then, when I've seen it when I have had all these factors in the right place, it was an awesome experience..... I can see why he's kind of 'stopped' making films after Inland Empire (well, perhaps - hopefully not) because it really does push the bar. I think Laura Dern deserves much more recognition as an actress for her work in IL.
Eraserhead you can watch anytime... it's at once awesome, nightmarish, hilarious, quaint, fun and insightful.
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I think Mulholland Drive's my favourite Lynch film - having seen most of his feature-lengths now - I think that that, along with the first season of Twin Peaks, is his best effort at combining the weird 'Lynchian' elements with a storyline that is - on some level - comprehensible.
Saw a Lynch box set in HMV the other day, may well get it - mainly to finally see Eraserhead (and Lost Highway again, properly).
Saw a Lynch box set in HMV the other day, may well get it - mainly to finally see Eraserhead (and Lost Highway again, properly).
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Re: David Lynch makes the BFI Sight & Sound Top 50 films
You've cited my favorites there, and good for Mr. Lynch. Elephant Man is incredible but something else, but I must say Cheryl Lee's performance in Fire Walk With Me has got to be one of the most underrated of all time. I can't believe that shit.Snufkin wrote: Still undecided on whether my own personal favourite Lynch film is Eraserhead, Inland Empire or Mulholland Drive...
And this too.I think Laura Dern deserves much more recognition as an actress for her work in IL.
The interview project I thought was not bad. Watched them all.
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Oh-- I love Blue Velvet too! It's just, I rate Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire as his greats!OverTheHorizonRadar wrote:No Blue Velvet fans?? I know that's probably the least Lynchian film, but it's still good IMO, scenes like the opening are awesome.
I felt that the story of Lost Highway didn't quite 'work'... but sitll fantastic cinematography, acting and a few nice scenes.
The Elephant Man is his only film I haven't seen... I've got it ready to watch, but haven't quite brought myself to yet. An old flatmate of mine said the film totally brought him to tears.... (and he is not the kind of guy you could easily imagine crying at a film, of all things..)
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Mulholland Drive is probably the best film i ever seen. It gets better every time I see it. It's not like an ordinary movie, it has another dimension to it. the same goes with Inland Empire. When I think about thous two movies it's like remembering a weird and vague dream, which i find very interesting. And the way he works with camera angles is just brilliant! Glad that so many others thinks the same 
I heard the same thing with Elephant Man, that it's just horrible and sad, but I actually find it more beautiful than sad. I don't want to spoil anything but it's more a portrait of how some people can show an incredible sympathy for others than just a sad movie..Snufkin wrote: The Elephant Man is his only film I haven't seen... I've got it ready to watch, but haven't quite brought myself to yet. An old flatmate of mine said the film totally brought him to tears.... (and he is not the kind of guy you could easily imagine crying at a film, of all things..)
I like Blue Velvet when I want to watch a Lynch movie in which I do not have to dedicate a large chunk of brainpower to dissect every bit of information.
Mulholland Drive is my favorite Lynch film. Anything he touches is golden.
He has a release out that's a bunch of short films he directed. They're all brilliant. The Short Films of David Lynch.
Mulholland Drive is my favorite Lynch film. Anything he touches is golden.
He has a release out that's a bunch of short films he directed. They're all brilliant. The Short Films of David Lynch.
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Lynch definitely ranks alongside Kubrick as my favourite, most fascinating filmmaker.
I would agree that Mulholland Drive is probably his most satisfying film. It's certainly the one i have rewatched the most times. What a mind blowing tv series that would have made. Nobody on here has mentioned Straight Story yet. I love that film. So unlike his other films and yet unmistakably Lynch.
I first saw Eraserhead on late night tv when I was a kid. Most disturbing thing I had ever seen.
I would agree that Mulholland Drive is probably his most satisfying film. It's certainly the one i have rewatched the most times. What a mind blowing tv series that would have made. Nobody on here has mentioned Straight Story yet. I love that film. So unlike his other films and yet unmistakably Lynch.
I first saw Eraserhead on late night tv when I was a kid. Most disturbing thing I had ever seen.
My favourite first-viewing Eraserhead story is from Charles Bukowski:IanRedpoint wrote: [...] I first saw Eraserhead on late night tv when I was a kid. Most disturbing thing I had ever seen.
Charles Bukowski: American poet, novelist, and short story writer referenced the film when interviewed on the subject of cable television, Bukowski said, "We got cable TV here, and the first thing we switched on happened to be Eraserhead. I said, 'What’s this?' I didn’t know what it was. It was so great. I said, 'Oh, this cable TV has opened up a whole new world. We’re gonna be sitting in front of this thing for centuries. What next?' So starting with Eraserhead we sit here, click, click, click — nothing."
