David Lynch Films...

love his stuff too - mulholland drive is nothing short of genius. in some ways it's totally bonkers, but when you get the twist, it all actually makes perfect sense pretty easily. my jaw was almost literally on the floor the first time i saw it (or at least the first time i watched it after figuring out what had gone on! :D )

the first series of twin peaks is fantastic - so watch that and see if you can be bothered with the second, plus the movie - which did kind of meander a bit to be honest.

wild at hear is great - it's a bit of a dark homage to the wizard of oz.

and lost highway is probably my other favourite, along with blue velvet.

have recently bought inland empire, but not seen it yet.

Iain
 
Stick with it! It's worth it. If you need any help just ask! (Post #33 might help, if you want to look at it)

When you say Twin Peaks do you mean the TV series or the movie Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me?
Don't watch Fire Walk With Me before you've seen the TV series - it would totally spoil it!
 
I just dug out the Mulholland Drive analysis that I did for a competition entry (win a trip to Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles). I took so long to write the analysis that I missed the deadline. :rolleyes:
The winning entry was really short - basically what I said in post #33!

Anyway, I've just been reading through it again, and I've changed my mind about quite a few things. I think I need another viewing quite soon!
 
im glad everyone likes mulholland dv so much, i think it is genius

so terrifying in parts too!

wild at heart is fantastic as well i think

you should also get julee cruise's albums and angelo badalamenti's soundtracks to blue velvet and wild at heart
 
Yup got it too. I think I saw it about 6 months before the series started on BBC2, was quite amusing that Bob was played by the prop man on the series. Typical Lynch, grab someone who looked the part that wasn't an actor. I've not seen Mullholland Drive yet, but I thought that both the Elephant Man and The Straight Story were not only two of the most accessible movies of his CV but two movies that are the most emotional, touching and moving films ever made. I've seen his short 'The Grandmother' where you can see the ideas of Eraserhead germinating, but I've got an issue of Cinefantastic knocking around with an in-depth set report on his work on Dune. It was quite an intense experience for him, for obvious reasons, but he found time to relax by making anatomically correct airfix type models of animals. He was working on a mouse during the interview and was looking forward to taking delivery of the Chicken model. Gawd Bless the Lynch!
 
I've got mixed feelings about The Elephant Man - no problems with David Lynch's direction, but I don't like the way they changed the story - there was no need, and it made the showman (represented by Bytes in the film) look bad whereas in reality he was a good guy and friend to Jo Merrick. IIRC the descendents of the showman brought a formal complaint against the film for defamation of character. The kidnapping from the hospital never happened either.

From Wikipedia:
 
'Wild at Heart'

You must watch that.

'Wild at Heart' is my favourite David Lynch film.

If you like science fiction then try 'Dune' at some point.
It often gets criticism, and indeed it has flaws as a film, but I really like 'Dune' myself.

:)
 
I loved Mulholland Dr. It was so interesting and so confusing at the same time- until the time when you figure it out and use the clues and really grip what Lynch was trying to say.
It was one of the best made films I have ever seen and for a Media Studies student was almost perfect! I am currently watching Inland Empire, which I must say is more confusing than MD, but is made in a totally different way.
The camera work is more imaginative and the script, tbf, is more abstract. I personally, think it's a lot freakier than MD and there are more levels to it. The sound in it, is the biggest killer and the ways that Lynch builRAB up so much tension... it's amazing!
 
I agree. I love films that are intriguing and require the audience to think, but Mulholland Drive is basically a collection of disjointed ideas. Even David Lynch couldn't explain what it's about when interviewed.
 
Finally bought Twin Peaks Season 1. (seems season 2 exists but only in America)

Was only a Tenner in Zavvis Sale so I bought it thinking of recommendation in this thread.

Will get round to watching soon! Quite excited, its always so expensive online and I've had other more pressing DVRAB I've wanted but Tenner seems total Bargain
 
Twin Peaks is brilliant, i've been meaning to buy the gold box set.

Lynch is quite hit and miss with me. Mulholland Drive is one of my favourite films ever and I loved Eraserhead but loathed Wild at Heart and Lost Highway. I'm sort of indifferent to the rest.

Though Inland Empire swings from me loving it to hating it multiple times throughout the film :p
 
Rubbish solare! :p It makes complete sense if you can be bothered to think about it! (well, almost - there are still a few gaps in my understanding of it, but that's what makes it so good). David Lynch doesn't want to hand stuff to people on a plate. It's a surrealist film. He did offer 10 clues to help. Tenofspades - in case you don't get the clues with the rental copy, here they are:

1. Pay attention in the beginning: 2 clues are revealed before the credits.
2. Notice appearances of the red lampshade.
3. Can you hear the title of the film that Adam is auditioning actresses for?
4. An accident is a terrible event... notice the location of the accident.
5. Who gives a key, and why?
6. Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup.
7. What is felt, realized and gathered at the club Silencio?
8. Did talent alone help Camilla?
9. Notice the occurrences surrounding the man behind Winkie's.
10. Where is Aunt Ruth?

There are a ton of interpretations on the web, but I wouldn't bother looking at them until you've worked things out for yourself.

My favourite Lynch films, in order would be

Mulholland Drive
Eraserhead
Blue Velvet
Lost Highway
Wild At Heart
The Elephant Man
Dune

Straight Story is so different that it's hard to put it in any order in the list.
Inland Empire I've only seen once. I loved it but didn't have a clue what was going on, and I need to leave it for quite a while before I watch it again.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is missing off the list because it makes no sense unless you've seen the TV series, and on no account should it be watched before the TV series - it contains MAJOR spoilers!

I'd love to see Ronnie Rocket made. I loved the script.
There are 2 versions of it on the net, but this is the best one IMO
 
I bought it on a whim as well and completely fell in love with it. Beware though that the first season enRAB on a cliffhanger and you'll desperately want to see S2 - I had to buy the gold box set from eBay and get a region-free DVD player to play it because, like you say, S2 has never been released over here.
 
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