Eraserhead

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Summary: eraserhead
Review: There is no acceptable excuse for "eraserhead" not being available on DVD. What with all the junk that is available on DVD, you would think the powers that be could decide to put some worthwhile material out there too. And who the hell does decide what is to be made available on DVD? Whoever it is, they need to hire some middle-aged gay men to make suggestions, because straight young people have no knowledge of movie history and are basically stupid when it comes to art.

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Summary: release on the dvd
Review: why not? someone will bootleg it and make money the studio could make. I saw eraserhead once, and it scared me into not wanting kids. i would buy it if they added david lynch's early works ( 3 films) to it. i really want to see those intact, not just on bravo clips. why david, must you be so fearful of commentary? please for the love of bubba, put some commentary on your dvds. get eraserhead out on dvd...don't forget those early works.

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Summary: Uncanny, frightening, unique.. the work of a genius
Review: I first saw this film in my teenage years and I was completely dumbfounded by it. In fact I sort of fell in love with it, if that isn't too weird.
Somehow, if you approach watching this film in the right way, with the right kind of open mind, it will open a door inside you which leads to a place which is impossible to describe - but a place of intense emotion.
This is not a film in which one should look for character development, dialogue and narrative. Throw any expectations along these lines out the window. What's more, if you consider these to be a 'must' as part of your viewing experience, don't even think of trying to watch a film like this.
It is to be experienced rather in the same way that you would experience a painting on canvas or a piece of music. In my opinion, Eraserhead shows just how deeply you can be affected by the medium of film.

The feeling is pervasively dark and introverted.. here we see for the first time Lynch's trademark fascination for the nooks and crevices in ordinary suburban environments. We also see his now (in)famously ambiguous use of symbolism.
Compared to his later films, this one seems far more abstract (a sparser plot and limited 'action') and yet somehow the message conveyed by symbols such as the mutant baby, the 'worms', the 'Lady in the Radiator' and 'the Man in the Planet' is more straightforward and easier to get to grips with than his more recent efforts in a similar vein (Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive).

Themes of isolation, sexuality, and the dehumanisation of industry are all there, but exactly how you fit them together to form the jigsaw of Henry's (the lead character) painful subective experience is largely left up to you. And in my opinion if you concentrate on trying to 'interpret' the film, or to 'understand' it, you will miss 99% of its visceral power.
One could suggest that what Eraserhead is trying to do is to allow you to look nearly directly at your own (sub/un)conscious mind..

And nearly 20 years after first seeing Eraserhead, I now own it on VHS and DVD (region 2) and it is just as incredible to watch the fifth or sixth time as the first. A particularly noteworthy feature of owning the DVD is the clarity of the sound, which is an integral part of the overall experience.

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Summary: Love all of Lynch's other work, hate this one
Review: I don't understand why everyone is calling this film brilliant. Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, the Elephant Man, Lost Highway and The Straight Story were brilliant. This movie is just BORING and stupid and I kept wishing it would end when I watched it. It's interesting to see how much Lynch has evolved as a film maker, and I am all for analyzing his work, Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks keep my intrigued for hours after watching, but this film is too boring to want to think about. Why why why is everyone calling it so great? It's not, I used to say the same thing about Lost Highway, that it's amazing when everyone else said it wasn't, now everyone's saying Eraserhead is brilliant and I can't disagree more.

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Summary: Eraserhead: for lovers of dark comedy
Review: ...I first heard about Eraserhead from a film teacher friend of mine who always provoked heated class discussions with it. I didn't know what he was talking about until I saw it for myself. Eraserhead is hard and at times confusing to sit through, but its basic plot line is simple: boy and girl have to get married because of an unexpected pregnancy. Girl, frustrated with parenthood, goes back home, leaving her husband to care for the child, which was born prematurely. Husband also becomes frustrated because he fantasizes that he would have a much better chance at his sexy neighbor across the hall if he didn't have a child whose hideousness, he believes, reflects on him. A major portion of the "action" is a mock-romantic dream he has about the woman and himself. The film is filled with gritty and shocking images of Henry's banal daily life. Some scenes are screamingly funny, especially where the prospective husband must first run the gamut of meeting the future bride's family: it's a "meet-the-family" nightmare with a zombie grandma and the tastiest little chickens you'll ever contemplate for dinner. Other scenes depict Henry's pathetic desire to escape to some fantasy paradise hidden in the radiator. The final scenes are guaranteed to have you white-knuckled, though not for the usual reasons. Soundtrack? Something like chalk scraping a blackboard. It's as though Lynch did everything to challenge his audience not to sit through the film, but this is a must-see for anyone interested in creative, daring use of the medium. It will stick with you in the way art is supposed to.

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Summary: Eraserhead Coming To DVD
Review: Like many fans, I am waiting for Eraserhead to arrive on DVD. If you take the time to checkout DavidLynch.Com, the website will soon be releasing the DVD for sale exclusively on the website along with another DVD called "The Short Films of David Lynch". Both are quite expensive..., but for Eraserhead it's well worth it. Again, I may be mistaken, but it appears the website is going to be the only place to obtain these DVDs. ...

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Summary: The Best Film Ever Made
Review: After viewing this film, you will not get it out of your head. You will want to watch it over and over again to absorb every intricacy, to analyze it a different way each time.

You must buy this movie if:

a) you have any artistic stroke in you what-so-ever
b) you love really weird movies
c) you appreciate being slightly annoyed and having your mood toyed with
d) you love the effect that putting in porn to a full house makes everyone get uncomfortable and leave (this movie will have a similar effect to those who do not appreciate beautiful film)
e) you have ever experimented with hallucinogens

You shouldn't buy this movie if:

a) you or anyone you live with is easily grossed out
b) you or anyone you know is pregnant, or has had a miscarriage or abortion (film is VERY abrasive with a fetus-like creature)
c) you do not appreciate movies that annoy you on purpose

But even if you think you'll hate this, this is too unique of a movie to not see.

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Summary: still crazy after 18 years
Review: i saw eraserhead when i was pregnant and it was the most disturbing movie i had/have ever seen. and yet...i liked it. i have never forgotten it and i'm anxious to see it again. i'm not sure being pregnant with your first child is a good condition to be in when it's viewed...but ..it is a great movie.

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Summary: Utter uneasiness and hopelessness...
Review: I had heard nothing but good things about this film for years before finally hunting it down and seeing it recently. Watching this movie with all the lights off (and in a non-drug induced emotional haze) was absolutely the most disturbing thing I have ever experienced. David Lynch somehow managed to channel every uneasy, nervous, paranoid, and hopeless situation I've ever been in and pour it into this film- before I was even born. Twenty minutes into Eraserhead and I couldn't wait for it to be over, yet I couldn't stop watching. It's impossible to truly describe the effect that this film achieves, so I'll stop here and recommend this very highly to those looking for an other-worldly and infinitely disturbing experience.

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Summary: A Captured Dream
Review: David Lynch's Erasurhead is simply the only time a director has been able to accurately portray a strange dream on film.