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Summary: A Cinematic Masterpiece
Review: David Lynch's Mulholland Drive is one of the most orignel films I have seen in a long time. Its also I film I think David Lynch does not want us to stress on but we do anyway. Just watch the film and don't think so hard. Mulholland drive does not follow a single plot the film goes in and out of dreams sometimes it gets so counfusing that you don't no when there in dreams and when ther not. But thats the whole point of the film. If you watch close enough you will firgure out enough to where you like it. Its a brillient film its by far the best David Lynch film he hit new ground with this one. Remember DON'T THINK TO HARD.
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Summary: Simply Unbelievable, a Masterpiece
Review: This film will blow your mind. It is the type of movie that hours could be spent studying and people would still be asking questions. When the end credits of this film roll up, you feel like you are waking up from a dream. Enough Said.
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Summary: Masterpiece of Filmmaking
Review: I started out hating the film and ended up loving it. I laughed out loud all the way home from the theater about the subtleties, nuances, incredibly wonderful acting and the amazing convoluted plot. (And then immediately ordered the DVD.) Lynch maintains a sweetly painful tension that keeps you on the edge of your seat for 2-1/2 hours. It is a many layered film. In addition to the obvious love story told in psuedo flashback, what no one has seemed to get from this film is that it is the history of Hollyweird told through Hollywood cliché. And I only picked up a few references, the most obvious being the Howard Hughes/Terry Moore reference. Someone who knows the history of film better than I could probably pinpoint them all. Buy this DVD. You will want to watch this film again and again. And it will withstand the test of time.
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Summary: Whatever Happened to the Star who turned on Sunset?
Review: Well, she took the wrong turn and was borne down Mulholland drive - possibly meeting Margot Kidder on her way back from LAX.
That's more or less how this panther of a movie slowly creeps along. It's one of those wonderful Hollywood exposes, crafted by the mind of David Lynch although it does have a smattering of "Last Year At Marienbad" {Alain Resnais}, "Whatever happened to Baby Jane", as well as heaps of "Sunset Boulevard" and "Laura"and "Day of the Locust" as well as quite a lashing of "Persona". I'm not sure if all of this works - BUT elfin Naomi Watts [brilliant!!!] as les enfant in purgatory [Boy does she learn a lot about Tinseltown!], stunning Laura Harring as the sultry amnesiac Rita, Ann Miller [spectacular] as Coco, and barely used [but what a face!] - Robert Forster. Favourite moments - the hitman and the hit gone wrong - now how many times does that happen in this town? AND the golfclub on the windshield sequence. AND those horrible all night diners on Sunset......"Don't Speak!" - just sit back and enjoy this nightmare! Now what's with the Kim Novak gray suit [Vertigo]? Oh, and Mr. Lynch I'm ready for my close-up. {.....for 'something quite different' see "Flypaper" - this one makes SO much more sense ........ except for that rather odd opening sequence, but worthy to be double-billed with the above ........}
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Summary: David Lynch's Critically Acclaimed Mystery Thriller.
Review: This is hands down one of the best films ever to come out of independent cinema. For the first time, I ended up watching a movie more than once in the movie theater. I ended up watching it five times because it was that addicting. The story was so intriguing and the casting was just perfect. I'm amazed at how well the two unknown actresses had acted in this. They gave amazing oscar-like performances, very much like the acting seen in earlier hollywood films. You can find everything in this film including suspense, horror, mystery, comedy, art, drama, and erotica. There will always be this aura and sense of mystery about this film that will keep viewers wanting to keep watching it again and again. The whole 1950's vibe in this film really gave a sense of nastalgia back into Hollywood cinema. It makes movies feel alive again. The film is beautifully shot and the cinematography, especially the lighting and color, is extraordinary. David Lynch's unconventional way of shooting things and telling stories is very much like that of Alfred Hitchcock and Orsen Welles. Like their films, Mulholland Drive is a very visual film with a lot of vivid imagery. This shows during the climactic point in the story when the whole story changes after a mysterious blue box is unlocked. We find that the main character, Betty, has disappeared and her friend Rita has become unconscious. After the pandoras box is opened, we are brought back to reality and we are introduced to two new characters, Diane and Camilla. The whole dream sequence ends when Diane is awaken by the cowboy and starts rolling out of bed. We come to realize that Betty/Diane's reality is not as happy and fulfilling as we depicted it to be. We learn that she is an actress who exploits Camilla in helping her get her big break in a film, but she instead ends up falling in love with Camilla along the way. Camilla then dumps her for the director, Adam Kesher, and takes the role that's supposed to be Diane's big break. This leads to Diane's jealousy and frustration in a gut-wrenching masturbating scene. Feeling that she lost everything, she seeks revenge and hires a hitman to kill Camilla. When she finds out that the hit has been made with the presence of the blue key, she kills herself. The acting in this film is superb especially by Naomi Watts. Naomi Watts' true life story of struggling to get roles and finding her big break in films helped her a lot in portraying this character. This ended up being her big break and she has thrived ever since with 'The Ring' and other upcoming films. She shines onscreen especially in a lesbian love scene with actress Laura Harring. It's one of the most erotic love scenes I have ever seen captured on film. Laura Harring and Naomi Watts are stunningly beautiful and the reason alone to watch this. The music composer, Angelo Badalementi, even makes a cameo appearance in this. He is the man who drinks the coffee and spits it out in the scene when Adam Kesher and the casting agents argue about which girl to cast in their film. Other cameo appearances include the great Ann Miller, Robert Forster, Dan Hedaya and Billy Ray Cyrus. The only flaws I can possibly think of this film having is in the DVD. There is no chapter search and no special features other than the theatrical trailer and the cast bio's. David Lynch intended it to be only one long chapter which was a mistake on his part. Another flaw I noticed was an edit in a nude scene. It's the scene when Rita takes off her robe. A part of her body is blurred for about a second. A terrible decision to make since it was unedited on the big screen. David Lynch fans will be disappointed about all this. Hopefully, a new special edition DVD will come out to replace this one with deleted scenes, commentary, interviews and a chapter search. It's unfair that about ten other countries have already released this as a special edition and the U.S. and Canada has not. Two foreign editions even have two discs full of special features. Why is this? Where is our special edition? Well, someday it will be released. If you want more info go to davidlynch.de, you could probably be lucky and find it on import.
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Summary: Storytelling at its best- reminds me of Borges
Review: JUstlike the real Mulholland Drive, this movie will take you on a tour above Hollywood, making you dizzy at times with all the twists and turns, leaving you confused and maybe even mad. However, by the time you make it back to the the real world you get to appreciate just how great it all was. This movie is not titled Mulholland Drive just because of the events that take place on that road in the movie.
This is a movie to make you think, it plays with you as a viewer, never giving in easy. In the end it all makes sense, you just have to watch it, pay attention to the details, watch it again and keep an open mind (read some of the reviews if you need help or hints).
If you like to sit back and passively watch the movie while being fed the storyline, go watch something else. But if you like being challenged by the film, to be part of the film, then buy this (don't rent it, just buy it, you'll watch it many times). Like a Borges or Cortazar story, the story forces you to think, consider the possibilities, watch and rewatch it (read and reread). It's very well made and DOES NOT have holes (if you need help understanding, surf the net, but don't give in easily).
The DVD itself keeps the movie pure to the theater, because you can't skip chapters (the DVD has 1 chapter, 2.5 hrs long). But then again, if Mr. Lynch allowed you to do that it would be cheating. The DVD shows the movie as it was intended to be viewed and you have the watch the whole thing (in the end you'll appreciate it more that way). Bravo Mr. Lynch!
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Summary: Storytelling at its best- reminds me of Borges
Review: This is a movie to make you think, it plays with you as a viewer, never giving in easy. In the end it all makes sense, you just have to watch it, pay attention to the details, watch it again and keep an open mind (read some of the reviews if you need help or hints).
If you like to be fed the storyline, go watch something else. if you like being challenged by the film, to be part of the film, then buy this (don't rent it, just buy it). Like a Borges or Cortazar story, the story forces you to think, consider the possibilities, watch and rewatch it (read and reread). Very well made (if you need help understanding, surf the net, but don't give in easily).
The DVD itself keeps the movie pure, you can't skip chapters. But then again, if Mr. Lynch allowed you to do that it would be cheating. The DVD shows the movie as it was intended to be viewed. Bravo Mr. Lynch!
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Summary: The "Gordian Knot" of cinema.
Review: Without fail, it seems those who see Mulholland Drive have a knee-jerk reaction in one of two ways: (a) they think it's pointless and stupid and weird and they're completely baffled by it, or (b) they become entranced and absorbed...and they're completely baffled by it. The first time I saw this movie, I was in the (b) category. I couldn't explain it, I couldn't put it together, but I loved it. It begins with two story threads that are ostensibly unrelated. In one, a woman called "Rita" has lost her memory and -- with the help of a bold, aspiring actress named Betty -- tries to find out who she is. In the other, there appears to be a mysterious operation in Hollywood surrounding the casting process of a young director's latest movie. A number of weird scenes are interspersed amidst these two plot threads and seemingly have nothing to do with anything. In the final half hour, the movie's world is twisted around and by the time it ends, the viewer will probably be left scratching his head. Less patient viewers will probably start swearing like drunken sailors and break something (or maybe go watch Independence Day). I was completely enthralled by every second of this film, but I needed to wait for the DVD before I could see it again and begin to try and understand it. I've seen it several times now and while I'm not much closer to understanding it, I love it just the same. I've read a number of interpretations of this movie that suggest anything from "it's all a dream" to "it's about how Hollywood corrupts" to "IT MAKES NO SENSE." At the time of this writing, I've just watched it for the fourth time, and I must assert that there is a certain purpose behind everything, even the scenes which are the weirdest of weird. However, I cannot come up with a comprehensive understanding of this movie that elucidates _all_ its different elements. On one hand, the entire experience seems remarkably dream-like, almost a cinematic montage of self-contained, powerful episodes with a tenuous relationship to other scenes. On the other hand, though the movie appears to be sundered into two distinct parts, there is a definite connection to be made. A very fun movie to explore. Naomi Watts' performance (as Betty) is absolutely stunning. If Halle Barry hadn't been so good in Monster's Ball, I'd have said Miss Watts deserved the Oscar for Best Actress in 2001 (I don't even know if she was nominated...but the Oscars are dumb anyway). Think carefully about Betty's acting audition...it's one of the theme's pillars. Can you "cut the Gordian knot" of Mulholland Drive? In other words, can anyone solve the puzzle of this movie? I'm honestly not sure anyone can -- there's a 5000+ word analysis out there on the Internet that is quite great, but even it can't account for everything. There may not be a complete answer at all. Maybe this movie just resists sound reasoning entirely. But it sure is great. The bottom line? Watch the movie, I guess. You might think it's the dumbest film ever made, or get consumed by the mystery of it all. The DVD itself is pretty weak feature-wise. No scene selection, for one thing, which is pretty much inexcusable. It's made so much worse for the fact that there are a number of very poignant scenes that just beg repeated viewings. Other than that, you get the obligatory DVD features with no appreciable extras. Bummer.
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Summary: intriguing movie, a minimal DVD
Review: I am not exactly a fan of David Lynch. However, I find his movies interesting, and I usually find his movies good eventhough I have no idea why I say they're good. Mulholland Drive is a visual narrative without a timeline. It was intriguing, sexy and inventive.
The DVD version contains nothing other than the movie, the trailor and text information about the actors. I was hoping to see the Director's commentary. There was none. It was also interesting that the DVD did not have chapters (which, I am sure is done on purpose to further reflect the meaning of the film.) All in all, a good film that requires more than one viewing.
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Summary: One Of The Stupidest & Most Pointless Movies EVER...
Review: I wish there was an option for 0 STARS, because that is what I felt after watching this movie. The acting is great, but the story is sorry. I want to understand a movie when I see it, not be so confused after viewing it that I can't sleep. Stupid. I don't see why this is called one of the best movies of 2001. In my opinion, it's one of the worst of ALL TIME. The story was thrown in an even more confusing way when the leading ladies made lesbian love. One of the most degrating things I have ever seen. It was also thrown in a confusing way when the two leading actresses here were [pulled] into a box and they were in the same time period as two different people, but they were the same women. STUPIDNESS! I MADE myself keep watching this film because it was given so many good reviews. After viewing this I have to wonder, was David Lynch on drugs when making this??? It is very questionable. And I think anyone to make a stupid, pointless movie like this HAS to be on some kind of drugs.
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