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Summary: Brilliant, Beyond Amazing....to all the close minded people
Review: This movie is amazing. To watch it once is not enough, Ive seen this movie only a few times, but of course I was never able to figure out the storyline. I am not going to explain the plot, because simply, I would confuse myself. This movie has got as low as 1 star from some reviewers...why? Im writing this review to say that there IS A SOLUTION to the film! I didnt figure it out, but I read it on the internet at some page which I will not give away, because it would spoil it. Then again, no matter how much I TELL you wouldnt spoil it, you have to watch it for yourself. Now...to all those people who see this film as amazing, thank you for actually seeing the genius here, even if it is confusing...The way Lynch directs is highly underrated. The film was ignored from the acadamies. I was reading the reviews on this, the fact is that this film isnt for everyone...but if you like a film that makes you THINK, then go for it! To all you narrow minded people who said "stupidest movie of the year," then you obviosly dont think about how a movie can affect you, or maybe you just dont think at all. THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THE MULHOLLAND DRIVE PUZZLE!!!
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Summary: Hunh? Wha? Quoi? No... hold on... yeah.. no... wait... hunh?
Review: David Lynch is without a doubt an acquired taste. His use of plot (of lack thereof) and story telling technique (or lack thereof) is, if nothing else, totally original and untouched by any other filmmaker. For that alone I appreciate the movie. As far as David Lynch movies go however, I must confess that this isn't one of my favorites. Elephant Man was an exceptional movie. Eraserhead was very unusual and thuroughly interesting, Blue Velvet was mean as hell, and Lost Highway was just really cool. This however seems to have lost a bit of the edge which has always made David Lynch so enjoyable. The whole lack of plot and plain confusion that typically is involved in most lynch movies is still there, but where's the bad guy? where's the horrible villain that Lynch is so good at creating? And I'm not saying that because he is suddenly obligated to provide his audience with these dispicable characters over and over again, but it does seem that he has taken it a notch down on the bizzare factor and a notch up on the incoherrent factor. All in all I consider it a step down. Nevertheless this was a good movie and I did enjoy it but considering the heights to which this man has previously reached I wouldn't consider this one of his best.
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Summary: Just admit it stinks
Review: Everyone needs to admit that this movie is rubbish. If you think this is good, you need to stop pretending that you are sophisticated, sensitive and artistic. Just because the plot is incomprehensible doesn't make it magical or profound. Thought provoking? No deep insights to life will spring forth but you will spend hours trying to decifer what you just saw and whether the rental price was stolen from you. Or worse the cost of buying this movie on the recommendation of your brooding local bistro who spends all his free time analyzing Jack Kerouac prose.
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Summary: You will see me two more times if you do bad. Good night.
Review: Count me in as another fan of this movie. I was reluctant to see this film at first; I had written off Lynch as losing his touch over the past ten years. This flick puts him back at the forefront as the best writer/director in Hollywood today. Mulholland Dr. is an instant classic along the lines of Hitchcock's Vertigo, Bergman's Persona, and Wilder's Sunset Boulevard (all of which MD makes reference to).This film has many layers beyond the dream vs. reality conundrum. Once you 'figure it out', let yourself meditate on the various symbolic and psychological issues it presents.
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Summary: This movie is awesome!
Review: I love thought-provoking movies. There are many interpretations that can come from this, but I wanted to share my own without giving much of the movie away. I was thinking about "Silencio". Actors can play many different parts. Movies in themselves are not real, but the actors can portray events that really did happen. Actors take on many names. I do not believe in the dream interpretation for this reason. This is definitely a movie that you must watch more than once to fully be able to appreciate.
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Summary: Misunderstood
Review: Why is everyone trying to understand this movie? Think of it as eye candy or a dream, and like all dreams, they rarely make sense. Lynch took creative chances by casting lesser known actors for this project. Given how beautifully they pulled this off, I'm surprised I haven't seen them in other films. Of course, seeing Rebekah del Rio in the theater scene singing the Spanish version of "Crying" -- makes it worth every penny!
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Summary: Alice In Hollywoodland
Review: Which Dreamed It? Alice's infamous words apply so well to this twisting puzzle of a movie to decipher. Mulholland Drive is the kind of movie you think about after you watch it, then a couple days later watch it again to make sure you "Got it". Lynch has the rare talent to confuse people while still compelling them to watch his films.
The plot is somewhat hard to explain without giving away ones thoughts of what the movie means. After a woman gets in a car accident, she wanders to the home of the starry-eyed Betty, played by Naomi Watts. Watts is excellent in this movie, starting out as the innocent girl who is amzed by Hollywood, and eventually turns into something much darker and complex, as do all the characters half way through the movie.
As you can see, it's not easy to explain. The finely made film will keep you guessing, especially after the final scenes. All the performers match the I-have-a-secret look and act it out so stylishly, you feel they're acting for you personally.
WARNING: The DVD doesn't have scene selction, a decision from Lynch. But it's a good thing it doesn't, because this movie is meant to be watched through one sitting.
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Summary: Take a Drive on the Wild Side
Review: True to form, David Lynch has directed another controversial masterpiece that is will stun and shock some, absorb and mesmerize others, and infuriate and frustrate the rest. It is a film that will elicit strong and binary reactions: few will rate this movie as "average" or simply "OK". Like the rare novel that lurks in the fringes of your subconscious, "Mulholland Drive" will not easily go away. And like great poetry, "MH" succeeds not in telling a story, but in leaving sufficient doubt to provoke and stimulate, forcing the viewer read between the lines and to insert their own conclusions.
The plot? Suffice to say it is a story of love gone bad, of murder, deceit, and humanity at the depraved pinnacle of Hollywood sleaze. Complicated, nonlinear, convoluted, and garish, it is definitely not your average big screen tale of good guys and bad guys with simple, happy (or even conclusive) ending. It includes the patented Lynch surrealism bouncily freely from dream to reality. While initially the actors seem to be playing their roles like some bizarre "Father Knows Best"-on-acid 1950's camp, by the end, it all (well, most all), begins to make sense, and the bizarre behavior falls nicely into the ultimate story line. If you're looking for a simple, linear, mind-numbing piece of eye-candy, don't come here. There are plenty of one-star reviews to read that capture the frustration and absence of coherency many will feel. But if you want to give your brain a workout in 21st century noir, and enjoy watching a film a second (or third) time to pick up the pieces missed the first time around, "Mulholland Drive" is your ride.
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Summary: Great Movie, Bad DVD
Review: This is really just a quick technical note, obviously the movie is great or I wouldn't have purchased it, but the DVD is the bare minimum of expectation - it does have the film on it, and a slide-show style cast and crew section - but most horrifically there is no chapter selection! For a 147 minute movie not to have chapter selection or even index points that you can skip to is really very shabby. The zone 4 version has chapter selection, Canne Festival press conferences and a David Lynch interview.
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Summary: maybe its just me but I really hated this film
Review: It started out ok it was interesting and there was quite a bit of clever black humor. but after about the first 45 minuets it turned into this stupid idiotic jumble that didnt make the slightest bit on sense...I like the bizzare nature of david lynch, eraser head, blue velvet ect...but in this film he just seemed to be totally out of control. It didnt even have good acting for the most part and had to rely on lesbian sex in an effort to grasp the audiences attention and I thought that was low and too sleezy for davis lynch. a disappointment....
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