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Summary: Unbelievably boring and slow
Review: It is seldom that I don't finish watching a movie even if I'm not enjoying it. I try to stay with it until the end,and a number of times I have been happy that I did. Mulholland Drive was so slow and boring that it was impossible to stay with it. This movie was everything that is wrong with film making; an incomprehensible plot, characters that you don't care about, actors walking through the role making it painfully clear they're just in the movie for a paycheck. The best words I can use to describe this movie are pretentious babble. Don't waste your time. If you want a solid, well-acted, intelligent film noir, purchase "The Man Who Wasn't There" instead.
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Summary: Just requires a bit of thought - is that so bad?
Review: Truly great film that has apparently inspired some strong reactions. It's a lot simpler than many reviewers make it out to be, but does require you to think it terms of the ambiguity of the subconscious mind. This isn't elitist stuff - nowadays nearly everyone touches on this in High School. Diane is unbalanced and her intense conflicting emotions of desire and jealousy over Camilla have exploded in a deeply meaningful dream/fantasy, her madness culminating in her suicide. An interesting question is whether this fantasy occurs just prior to death, in the time it takes for the bullet to leave the barrel and enter her brain. This merits some attention because, in the dreamwork, Betty and Rita encounter the decomposed corpse of the suicidal Diane Selwyn in the bungalow. So in addition to having to recall your classwork on Freud, Kafka, Camus, Nathaniel West and Philip K Dick, you now have to look up Ambrose Bierce and his "Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge". You have your homework, there will be a quiz in the morning.....
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Summary: Bad, boring, slow, annoying, torture, did I say boring?
Review: Although I got it, understood it and I got the message - this is the worst movie I've ever had the displeasure of watching (dare I say enduring?). The movie is extremly annoying, the directing style made me sick. The acting was stiff and inconvincing. Don't waste your time and money!! I almost fell asleep. I was walking around the house doing other stuff, coming back 20 minutes later - and didn't miss a thing. The director showed his habbit of filming odd corners of appartments for long tedious minutes while nothing happens. The soundtrack made you want to bang your head against the wall and ask "Why, oh why". If your a twin pix fan - that's right up your ally. That's the only positive thing I would say. I could recommend you go watch "The man who wasn't there." It's as pointless and long as this movie was. Anyone wonders why this movie never got an Oscar for anything? The audience should recieve one for indurance. Who ever spent his money on producing this? I am doing this movie a good deed, a true favor, by not writing all that I think of it. My true opinion would take too many pages to write... and no-one would read it. I don't know how can anyone recommend this film to film lovers. I am truly dizzy and shaking with disgust as I have just finished watching it. 2 Thumbs way - way - way down. Just DONT!
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Summary: Waste of time
Review: From hearing the wonderful reviews it received, my family and I thought it would be a good movie to rent. This movie is on my list of bad movies of all time. It starts off really mysterious but then loses momentum. The movie drags after the two hour mark and you begine to wonder if there will be a end or answer in sight. But you will be dissapointed becuase you do not learn anything. You only become more confused and irritated. Another thing we weren't expecting was that this movie had lesbian love scenes and also a masturbation sequence. Overall, the movie was nothing we expected and we plan never to watch it again.
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Summary: Not a mindless spectator film!
Review: Plan on watching this one twice! This glossy and visually stunning thriller by David Lynch is mind-boggling upon first viewing; however, upon subsequent viewing -- the story unfolds and reveals secrets missed on the first viewing. Give this one a chance. Watch it at least once! The brilliance of the film was not evident to me until the second viewing. Superb "thinker" film! Keep your mind open (and I don't mean the love scenes!). And here is a hint, pay close attention to what is shown the scenes during and right after the opening credits!!
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Summary: Bad, bad...
Review: After reading all those good critic reviews I decided to the film. I tell you it one waste of my time and money (thanks to God I didn't buy the tape I just rented it- still a buck is a buck). The movie starts so well - crime, suspence, a little detective story. What the hell happened after the scene in the theatre? I didn't understand a single thing.
I am sure that I will never watch any of Lynchs films, never.
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Summary: An All-Time Great Movie -- But the DVD Sucks!
Review: There isn't much I can possibly add to the discussion of MD, except to echo the praise and appreciation for one of the most masterful films ever made. This and Blue Velvet are the two David Lynch masterpieces. Period. However, I write mainly to express my deep frustration with the MD DVD and the Mickey Mouse approach to its production. Mr. Lynch has been quoted as saying he didn't want chapters on the DVD because a film should be seen in its entirety. OK -- I've already seen MD start to finish six times. I rented the DVD so I could try to break down the film scenes and analyze them in detail (this isn't some Julia Roberts flick that you can figure out in your sleep). But the simplistic DVD format used here IS AN INSULT to any serious film lover because you make it more difficult, not easier, to watch the film repeatedly for increased appreciation. Lynch developed a similar cavalier attitude at the height of "Twin Peaks" when he and Mark Frost made it clear that not everything had to be wrapped up so neatly on the show and that audience confusion was OK.The result was that his fan base deserted him for a decade and the best work he could get was "The Straight Story." So I pray The Powers That Be will rethink their strategy and give us a DVD worthy of this unique and amazing piece of cinema.
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Summary: A great, if confusing, film
Review: Since many have gone through some of the movie's finer points, I will skip that and add my concise opinion. The film is confusing and, admittedly, I was not too thrilled with it on first viewing. I was lost but captivated. The music, the visuals and the intensity drew me in but I was put off by not understanding. After reading an essay or two and discussing the film with some friends, I realized that it is intricate but not impenetrable. A small bit of digging will get you to see the truth of the film and the basic devices in its flow. Once that is understood, the movie comes alive and introduces powerful themes, complex symbols and many, many nuances. Lynch has created a film that, once one can get through the tough exterior, opens itself to immeasurable depth and impeccable acting.
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Summary: Love the taste of it, but left out by the director
Review: Ok, I have to admit that I did like the atmosphere of this movie and excitement I got from the first half of the movie, which made me want to figure out what is actually going on or has gone on. However, the movie failed to satisfy me after it started showing what actually happened (or did it?). But I was still not sure what actually happened. Even though I would think the director did not mean to show that to ME, I could not stop feeling left out by the director in the end.
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Summary: I am torn.....
Review: I love Naomi Watts sooooo much that it hurts for me to say anything negative about a movie she is in. But.... here goes.. I wanted sooo to like this movie. In fact, I did like the first half of the movie. It had good suspense, exceptional acting and it kept you glued to the screen.... Then.... it happened....
The second part of the movie.... What the hell happened???? I have no idea.. I actually should have known with it being a David Lynch movie and all. I should have known that he would pull this on me, like he does every time in his movies. I guess if you took the two seperate movies within the one movie you would have 2 very good ones. But combined into one, you have one very confusing thing going on. It is worth the watch just to see Naomi doing her thing. Just don't expect too much from it, it will only disappoint you.
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