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January 16, 2025, 03:30 PM
DanH
I don't think Dennis Hopper was any better than in this movie. RIP.
January 16, 2025, 03:30 PM
oddball
One of my favorite film makers, just an amazing body of work. My favorite is Eraserhead, and I agree with Stanley Kubrick who thought it was a beautiful film. My son bought me the Criterion BluRay of the movie for my birthday last year and we watched it together, he is now a Lynch addict. And of course I loved the TV show Twin Peaks, amazing he got it made for network TV. He was certainly an original, one-of-a-kind director.
Rest in Peace.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
January 16, 2025, 03:48 PM
KSGM
Dude made some weird stuff. Maybe I am not "sophisticated" enough to appreciate him. The Elephant Man was the first one I ever saw of his, and I went on to watch others. All odd, to me anyway. I'd like to watch Eraserhead; haven't seen that one.
January 16, 2025, 04:27 PM
mark123
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Originally posted by KSGM: Dude made some weird stuff. Maybe I am not "sophisticated" enough to appreciate him. The Elephant Man was the first one I ever saw of his, and I went on to watch others. All odd, to me anyway. I'd like to watch Eraserhead; haven't seen that one.
Uhhhh, if I may suggest a skip on that one.
If you thought the other ones were odd … well, this one will just make you wonder if humanity even deserves its place in the universe. lol
January 16, 2025, 04:31 PM
KSGM
Noted. Whew; dodged a bullet there. Thanks.
January 16, 2025, 04:53 PM
jhe888
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Originally posted by KSGM: Noted. Whew; dodged a bullet there. Thanks.
Yeah, but if Kubrick thought it was genius . . . Don't sell yourself short.
Lynch was certainly one of a kind. He seemed to have a viewport into a universe that wasn't our universe, but wasn't totally unlike our universe. I loved most of what he made. I am sorry he is gone.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything.
January 16, 2025, 05:51 PM
mark123
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Originally posted by KSGM: Noted. Whew; dodged a bullet there. Thanks.
The Eraserhead still is worthy of Robert Frank or Diane Arbus.
Set the controls for the heart of the Sun.
January 16, 2025, 08:22 PM
airsoft guy
David Lynch didn't make movies or TV shows, he made dreams. Put yourself in that mindset and a lot of his stuff makes sense, sorta.
I for one am pretty bummed out.
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Originally posted by Will938: If you don't become a screen writer for comedy movies, then you're an asshole.
January 17, 2025, 01:19 AM
iron chef
IMO, Lynch's most accessible films are:
The Straight Story (1999) The Elephant Man (1980)
And even though he disavowed it, Dune (1984). Dune is more enjoyable if instead of seeking a faithful book adaptation, think of it as a pulpy comic book style adaptation similar to Flash Gordon (1980).
January 17, 2025, 02:51 AM
Prefontaine
The studio heads dicked with Dune. What made it to the theater was not what Lynch wanted for the Final Cut at all. Even then, I own it, still love the film and like it even better then Denis’s version.
RIP.
What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone
January 17, 2025, 12:34 PM
UTsig
I was a big fan of Twin Peaks, that led me to watch others. I especially like Wild at Heart, the original Mullholland Drive and Blue Velvet.
"Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea.
January 17, 2025, 05:17 PM
hjs157
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Originally posted by mark123:
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Originally posted by KSGM: I'd like to watch Eraserhead; haven't seen that one.
Uhhhh, if I may suggest a skip on that one.
Indeed. By comparison, Eraserhead makes Blue Velvet seem like a Hallmark romance film.
I shouldn’t have dissuaded anyone from watching Eraserhead. It is art. Does it matter if it’s good or bad?
It sure is strange though. Be prepared to hate it … or love it, maybe?
January 30, 2025, 08:26 AM
oddball
Notable fans of Eraserhead include Stanley Kubrick, who I mentioned in my previous post. It became of of his favorite films, so much so, he screened it for his cast and crew of The Shining to get them in the right mood before production started. It was also the film that impressed Mel Brooks to offer Lynch the director job on The Elephant Man. And George Lucas was so floored by Eraserhead, he offered him a chance to direct Return of the Jedi, which Lynch famously turned down.
"I’m not going to read Time Magazine, I’m not going to read Newsweek, I’m not going to read any of these magazines; I mean, because they have too much to lose by printing the truth"- Bob Dylan, 1965
