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Summary: Whoa
Review: I'm sorry for all you people that liked this, but to me it was extremely boring and the meaning is DEEP. SO deep that half-way through the movie i said "What is going on? and, is it over yet?" I don't not like writing negative reviews, but this is just my feeling. If i were you, I would save myself the money (renting,buying) and the TIME, and find someting more interesting to watch.
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Summary: Lynch is semi-brlliant (and the "semi" is frustrating)
Review: I love getting caught up in the dreamlike scenes & sequences David Lynch puts together, and I love getting intrigued by all the juxtapositions and surprise turns.
I hate that he doesn't seem to know how to handle "ending" what he starts.
Just as he did in Twin Peaks, when he has used up the energy and impetus of adding layers of complexity to the story, he puts in a scene involving an out-of-nowhere character doing strange things in front of a red curtain... and then just lets all the loose ends fall where they may.
Frustrates me so much, because I get so entranced by his beginnings and middles... I can't help but make comparisons to films like "Memento" and "Lantana" and (to a certain extent) "Magnolia", where the many different strands of the experience are brought brilliantly to an integral completion by film's end. I would find Lynch absolutely brilliant if he could figure out how to carry through all the way with the multiple fascinating strands he sets in motion. But so far he can't.
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Summary: Definitely not for all tastes
Review: Typically weird, but exciting and absorbing Lynch film which is definitely one of his finest achievements yet. The "story" is roughly about [...] actress Watts who heads to her aunt's apartment in Hollywood with vague hopes of making it big, only to become twisted in a labyrinth murder mystery with amnesiac Harring. This somehow coincides with the life of over-ambitious filmmaker Theroux who's battling to get control over his big project from mysterious mob group. Only a filmmaker with the passion to explore the unknown like Lynch can effectively interweave unusually complex stories like these and emerge with such a compelling piece of cinema that becomes so intriguingly bizarre that (just like many of his other films) it actually works. Try asking David Lynch what really happened.
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Summary: Definitely not for all tastes
Review: Typically weird, but exciting and absorbing Lynch film which is definitely one of his finest achievements yet. The "story" is roughly about wannabe actress Watts who heads to her aunt's apartment in Hollywood with vague hopes of making it big, only to become twisted in a labyrinth murder mystery with amnesiac Harring. This somehow coincides with the life of over-ambitious filmmaker Theroux who's battling to get control over his big project from mysterious mob group. Only a filmmaker with the passion to explore the unknown like Lynch can effectively interweave unusually complex stories like these and emerge with such a compelling piece of cinema that becomes so intriguingly bizarre that (just like many of his other films) it actually works. Try asking David Lynch what really happened.
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Summary: The Long and Winding Road
Review: Stories usually have a series of nice parameters: the plot is mapped out clearly with an introduction, rising action, climax, denouement, and conclusion. Many movie viewers expect and need this comforting, usual structure.Real life is not often this tidy. Mulholland Drive by no means follows the conventional rules of literary or dramatic structure. If you want a nice, tidy, traditional exposition, avoid this film like the plague. On the other hand, if you would like to be teased, puzzled, fascinated, stunned, confounded, intrigued, turned around, challenged, dazzled, confused, and/or amazed, this is a film for you. As usual, Lynch blends images of stellar beauty with profound horror. He has the skill of showing us the grotesque in the ordinary. Why is the image of a kindly looking grandmother and grandfather-esque couple driving off in a limo so disturbing? I have now watched this film three times in the past week (watched in the sense of putting in and playing the DVD). I constantly watch scenes over and over (watch in the sense of playing them in my brain). I frequently listen (again, in my brain) to the haunting musical score created by Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch. Lynch is a master of blending image and sound, and Badalamenti is a master at complementing Lynch's images and visions. Roy Orbison's "Crying" is transposed into Spanish, and transformed into a remarkable torch song by Rebekah Del Rio (Playing herself. Who is she? Where did she come from? Why can't I find an album of hers on this site?) Badalamenti also appears in the film as a disgruntled espresso connoisseur. I bought the French version of the CD from Amazon.fr. It includes a few interviews, some clips of the Cannes Film Festival, a press conference with the cast, and a scene index of sorts. In a nutshell, I adored this film. It has soared into the ring of my all-time favorite films. For me, Lynch is a master of the paradox of life, and one of the greatest artists in the visual image. His cast is superb; the two female leads are remarkable in their transformations. If you are looking for a "mindless" film (in the sense that all is clearly mapped for you), do not purchase this DVD. If you want to tantalize your mind and spirit, buy now.
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Summary: good stuff
Review: This movie is not for people looking for a nice Meg Ryan flick, where the cliche story is so predictable it's pathetic.
For the people who complain about this movie, or say it "doesn't make sense", well, maybe Monday night football would be more appropriate for you.
Naomi Watts was incredible, as was the soundtrack. If you are into thought provoking movies, this one is for you.
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Summary: A mere technical comment
Review: I won't go into a review of the content of the film; perhaps another time for that.
What I will comment on is the absence of chapters in the DVD! A 2 1/2 hour film and no chapters!
Here's the kind of problems that creates.
I bought a used copy and it was a bit smudged on the shiny side. About an hour and ten minutes into the film, the smudge part is hit and the skipping starts.
OK, out comes the DVD, the surface is given a once over with a tissue and back into the player.
Now what? Five minutes of fast forwarding is what.
A while later, something comes up for me two hours into the film and I have to take it out.
Returned later, popped the DVD into the player and now an even longer wait for fast forward to do its magic.
Hey David Lynch! Whose dopey idea was it to exclude chapters? Yours, the production companies?
Real bad idea.
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Summary: Fascinating film. Too bad it doesn't make sense.
Review: This is a film I couldn't stop watching. It is dark, disturbing and gripping. Too bad it doesn't make sense. This 2001 film directed by David Lynch won all sorts of awards and he even got an Academy Award nomination. To enjoy it though, one has to suspend all sense of logic and reality, and just plain experience the surrealist dreamscape in the form of a dark Hollywood film noir that it is intended to be. You have to look at it as a very modern piece of art and throw away your expectations about conventional storytelling to really appreciate this mystery that never gets solved. There is a sort of plot. A young starry eyed Hollywood hopeful played by Naomi Watts is planning on staying in her aunt's empty apartment while she goes on auditions with dreams of becoming a great actress. The apartment is not empty, however. A mysterious dark haired woman, has just walked away from the scene of an accident and has wandered in there, not remembering who she is or what has happened. The two women become friends, and their relationship develops as they search for the dark haired woman's identity. But then there are surreal scenes of murders and intimidation, including a director who is pressured into hiring an actress by some weird surreal murder threats. Seemingly kind people turn ghoulish, there are dire warnings of trouble, and both actresses wind up playing a variety of roles. It all seems like a horrible dream, and indeed it is. I yearned for a satisfactory conclusion, but as the film went on, it just got murkier and murkier. Although I can understand some of the artistry, this film was a little too weird for my taste. I like my stories to have a beginning, a middle and an end, thank you. And Mulholland Drive doesn't even come close. It played with my emotions and then let me down. Recommended for the brave and experimental only.
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Summary: Great movie, Great Art
Review: This movie has been pondered enough. I just wanted to state that it contains some of the finest acting I've ever witnessed and I didn't even know it. The performance of "Crying" is incredible and worth owning this dvd just for that. This isn't a movie for people that need to have everything spelled out for them. You may actually have to think for yourself. Something American audiences aren't used to.
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Summary: please do not miss the point of this movie!
Review: someone used the words "expressionism" and "dada" in the same review. it is both. thats it, end of story. love it for that. or go watch the latest vin diesel movie.
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