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duh 
"catpurrs"
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 Posted - 03/27/2008 : 15:06:07
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While at work last night, I put on my headphones and listened/watched this film online. I found it very intriguing UNTIL Lynch dropped the initial story line and started in with his trademark kooky vignettes. That was when I said to myself, 'this is bs,' and quit watching.
The first half of the film reminded me somewhat of Hitchcock's Vertigo. Why did Lynch have to screw it up by overdoing the artsy-craftsy crap? |
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Ali 
"Those aren't pillows."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 15:35:50
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The film has the most coherent whole of any of Lynch's films, barring, perhaps, The Straight Story. The two "parts" are most definitely interlinked. Surprised you found it underwhelming. I think it's his best film.
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 16:00:52
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| I think it's Lynch's best by far. Easily. If you don't get the kooky vignettes -- well, I don't like using kooky as an insult. |
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BaftaBaby 
"Always entranced by cinema."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 16:38:47
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I'm with da boyz on this one, duh!
I think it's one of the most cogent studies of social alienation I've ever seen ... and if you've ever been emotionally stranded in the fairy-tale town of La-La-Land, everything makes perfect sense.
Actually, I think many people missed that the women are the same person. Your dreams fuck your realities. And vice versa.
A witty and powerful piece of work. I'd urge you to give it another go.
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 18:28:26
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I liked it too, duh -- but you're not alone in your opinion, as you'll see in this accolade! |
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Montgomery 
"F**k!"
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 21:40:42
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quote:
Originally posted by duh
While at work last night, I put on my headphones and listened/watched this film online. I found it very intriguing UNTIL Lynch dropped the initial story line and started in with his trademark kooky vignettes. That was when I said to myself, 'this is bs,' and quit watching.
The first half of the film reminded me somewhat of Hitchcock's Vertigo. Why did Lynch have to screw it up by overdoing the artsy-craftsy crap?
Thank you, duh. I completely agree. The only Lynch work I liked was The Straight Story.
I think most people just like Mulholland for the girl on girl action. At least, the men do.
I want to sue Lynch, in fact, for putting some of those disturbing images in my head -- namely Eraserhead. (Cold shiver down spine.)
EM :) |
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randall
"I like to watch."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 22:53:54
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| Monty, try INLAND EMPIRE. I did -- in a theater! |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 23:24:18
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Originally posted by Montgomery
Thank you, duh. I completely agree. The only Lynch work I liked was The Straight Story.
Looks like you don't like surrealism.quote:
I think most people just like Mulholland for the girl on girl action. At least, the men do.
Nothing wrong with GOG.  But I also thoroughly enjoyed the other 143 minutes of the movie. Lynch is awesome.  |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/27/2008 : 23:25:09
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quote:
Originally posted by duh
While at work last night, I put on my headphones and listened/watched this film online. I found it very intriguing UNTIL Lynch dropped the initial story line
He didn't drop the initial story line. You'd know this if you watched the rest of the movie.  |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 03:36:46
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I maintain it was BS.   |
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MisterBadIdea
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 03:38:56
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quote:
Originally posted by duh
I maintain it was BS.
You wouldn't know, as you didn't finish. |
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Sean
"Necrosphenisciform anthropophagist."
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 07:31:58
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Originally posted by duh
I maintain it was BS.
Do you like any surrealist movies? |
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demonic
"Cinemaniac"
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 14:28:25
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| What MBI said - how can you know if you gave up half way through? I don't follow that logic. The end is totally brilliant and pretty much explains what's been going on. |
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MM0rkeleb 
"Better than HBO."
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 14:53:29
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Originally posted by dem08nic
What MBI said - how can you know if you gave up half way through? I don't follow that logic. The end is totally brilliant and pretty much explains what's been going on.
I'm in the definite minority in that this is exactly why I didn't like this movie!
I liked it a lot better when it was truly weird and dreamlike and didn't make any sense. The last half just damn literalized everything. |
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duh
"catpurrs"
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Posted - 03/28/2008 : 14:56:11
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Originally posted by dem08nic
What MBI said - how can you know if you gave up half way through? I don't follow that logic. The end is totally brilliant and pretty much explains what's been going on.
Perhaps I ought to fast-forward and watch the end. 
(Surrealist films: I enjoyed 'Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.')
Would someone be kind enough to message me privately to explain Mulholland Drive to me, so I can understand what brilliance I missed? |
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Salopian
"Four ever European"
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Posted - 04/19/2008 : 19:47:43
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| The only thing going for this for me is that it is more watchable than Inland Empire. And I don't mind surrealism or indeed pretension: this just has no elan - at all. |
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Mulholland Drive
