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Post by Valenti on Aug 15, 2006 10:33:20 GMT
Thank you, bobby.
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Post by jrod on Sept 16, 2006 17:08:53 GMT
watched it for the first time last night, the 3rd Lynch film Ive seen (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Dr.).
Really creepy movie. I dont really understand 75% of what I saw, but I really enjoyed it. I dont know if Ill get the image of that damn baby out of my head anytime soon.
Which Lynch film would be best to visit next?
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Post by RNL on Sept 16, 2006 17:40:33 GMT
Lost Highway, probably.
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Post by Valenti on Oct 14, 2006 13:18:39 GMT
I haven't seen Lost Highway.
I really need to subscribe to Netflix again.
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Post by Boz on Jan 21, 2007 22:31:08 GMT
Eraserhead David Lynch 1977 US 1st time; DVDMy 5th Lynch, which I'm fairly proud of. Wasn't blown away by it, seems as though maybe it's just considered his best because it was his first (?).
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Post by Omar on Jun 23, 2008 15:07:31 GMT
Eraserhead(1977/David Lynch) [Second Viewing] A young man struggles with marriage and parenthood in a strange and dark world.Probably in many of my posts I ramble on and on about directors and their ability to create atmosphere, but here Lynch has done something like no other. The shadowy and surreal industrial wasteland that he creates wonderfully counteracts with the "story", and in that Lynch sustains a further progression in mood. He uses naturally awkward moments, like meeting your lover's parents, and turns them into explorations of surreal tangents, giving off a hauntingly funny and uneasy feeling throughout. The song sung by the lady in the radiator is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.
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Post by Blib on Jan 5, 2009 3:53:48 GMT
I just now finished watching Eraserhead. I haven't read any of your posts yet because I want to let it digest over the next day or two, but I can hardly wait to discuss it. This is one of the best movies I've ever watched and I'm not sure why. I'll get back to this thread very soon!
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Post by Omar on Jan 5, 2009 14:34:50 GMT
I envy your experience.
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Post by Blib on Jan 6, 2009 6:21:43 GMT
I admit, I don't know what the point of this movie is, if in fact there is a point. I don't really care. It made me feel uneasy and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since, and I love it for that. The atmosphere was incredible. The long periods of time with nobody talking and just the sounds of wind blowing and the baby crying were enough to freak the hell out of me. And something about the girl singing and dancing with that pipe organ music made me go into a trance and scare me at the same time. I can't quite put my finger on why I got any of the emotions I did out of this movie. I even felt bad for the "baby" a couple of times, but those feelings were quickly put aside for other feelings of uneasiness.
I will definitely be watching this movie many more times.
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Post by Capo on Jan 6, 2009 16:27:31 GMT
We're starting a small, close-knit film club this coming semester. Double bills connected by theme, star, director, etc. I'm responsible for the first one, and was thinking of Eraserhead and Knocked Up under the title, "The Nightmare of Fatherhood".
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jan 6, 2009 22:19:58 GMT
We're starting a small, close-knit film club this coming semester. Double bills connected by theme, star, director, etc. I'm responsible for the first one, and was thinking of Eraserhead and Knocked Up under the title, "The Nightmare of Fatherhood". Instead of KNOCKED UP, how about PSYCHO IV or MR. BROOKS? I mean its legendary psychopath Norman Bates and recent serial killer Kevin Costner losing their shit because they think they'll spread their evil genes to their kids. Also, Dane Cook dies in BROOKS, so thats a plus.
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Post by arkadyrenko on Jan 17, 2009 17:58:47 GMT
Something i noticed about people comenting on ERASERHEAD is that they seem to miss about the movie: the humour. Because the movie is full to the grills with comedy. Though, i have to say, very off-beat comedy for sure, but comedy nontheless. Actually, there ar emoments in the movie i find them hysterical, like, when Henry goes visit his ex-girlfriend in her parents home and the family dinner from hell that ensues.
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Post by Capo on Jan 21, 2009 17:44:26 GMT
We're starting a small, close-knit film club this coming semester. Double bills connected by theme, star, director, etc. I'm responsible for the first one, and was thinking of Eraserhead and Knocked Up under the title, "The Nightmare of Fatherhood". This is tonight, but I've had to change it, as one of the possible attendees had an abortion over Christmas. Instead: "Tainted Love" is the theme, and I'm showing two great noirs: Vertigo and Damnation.
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Post by svsg on Mar 16, 2009 19:17:32 GMT
I saw this yesterday and I quite liked it. I had read the synopsis before, so it kind of helped me. Sound design is particularly impressive. I didn't understand all of it though.
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Post by arkadyrenko on Mar 16, 2009 20:26:46 GMT
"I didn't understand all of it though"
I don't think you are supposed to. It's a movie that's more to be experienced then to understand, if you know what i mean. not every movies and filmmakers can pull this off, but David Lynch does, in spades.
The movie could also be seen as a dark comedy, or as an horror movie, or both.
Really, i dig this movie a hell of a lot. It's not my favorite Lynch movie, though.
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