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Summary: When someone told James Joyce that they'd have to spend
Review: their whole lives if they wanted to figure out his books, he said "you should." Talking about his philosophical works, Nietschze said something like..."if you're not a spiritual self-surmounter, leave my books alone." Delving into the world of hidden meanings is not for everyone, and it comes with danger. Entering into the world of David Lynch is not always pleasant, it is often frightening. As we descend, we are often confronted by the stuff which brings tiny little chills along the back of the neck, or causes the heart to move a little more quickly. Maybe our reality is only a small, veiled distance away from a deeper reality, a reality that transcends death and some of the other laws of time and space. Maybe we are created in the image of God, with the powers to choose the directions of not only our lives, but also our souls. Maybe the complexity and the opportunities are so vast that we all get lost to some degree or another. But maybe we are all ultimately held accountable, and the results of our truest, deepest choices for either life, caring, helping others, or conversely, selfishness, lust, power, catch up to us, and we all have to face where our decisions have brought us. I initially avoided this movie because I believed it would be disturbing as hell. And I was right. But I am glad I have explored its deeper meanings. Underneath, it's the story of a man running from himself, from his choices, from his fate. He magically finds a way out, but as he runs through his tainted fantasy, as if down a dark alley, he is ultimately forced to confront the inescapable. The way the two worlds of Fred and Pete are mysteriously linked remind us that, if we delve deeper, our own reality is surrounded by clues of our history, our mistakes, our challenges, the opportunities of how we create our own destiny. You are reading these reviews, so more than likely you already have begun a journey, and will face the challenges, the frights, the opportunities that are to be had. As Nietschze said, "and beware, when you stare long into an abyss, the abyss stares long back into you...he who fights monsters needs to make sure he doesn't become a monster." Maybe man is destined to open Pandora's box, to eat the forbidden fruit despite the warnings. It's only one by one, that each of us has the opportunity to heal the damage. By bringing our own lives back into order, humanity slowly advances towards the light. It's too late for Fred and for many others to go back, to reconnect with the will of God, goodness, thankfulness; hopefully its not too late for you.
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Summary: God knows what this man is thinking about.
Review: This film is very intellectual, very intense, and I imagine similar to taking large amounts of heroin. Nothing really makes sense, but provides an interesting trip along the way.I found it quite disturbing, particularly the guy at the party telling Brad that was at his house right now, and the whole filming of them sleeping thing. It was extremely cold and distant, and the soundtrack really added to the overall severity of the film, contrasting between bellowing Tool and silence. I liked it, but certainly not one to watch alone or when you are tired. It will just be a seemingly illogical waste of time, for the 'storyline' is far from fed to you.
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Summary: A crazy dream
Review: This is the best movie I ever saw. And NO I am not a Lynch fan. This was the first movie by Lynch I ever saw. I just think its really great. He makes us feel like we are seeing a crazy dream. This is not for people who like the usual blockbuster movie but for those who actually bother to look at something else then having fun. This is a masterpiece, but you have to think a little more than with other movies. Obviously this is not for everyone but either you hate it either you love it. I found it great and the soundtrack makes it even creepier. Lynch is a genious.
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Summary: sit back and enjoy the dream, please
Review: David Lynch is too complicated to worry about. The point in his art is to sit back and enjoy the intensity of his images and sounds, and as opposed to most films in our age, his style is the animal, the the other and more accepted style is the machine. But you see there is so much imagery impact in his lurid mind-trip Lost Highway, that we find ourselves so unaccostumed to this style, this dimension of film, that we make the fatal mistake of rationalizing what has been created, and there, in the deliberation of so many trivial elements to his film like the plot that we kill a sleek, tantalizing, erotic rupture from normal film making and, almost surely, our desolate reality. Perhaps a mistake was made in calling this a 'film', but rather a 'documented dream'. Yeah I know it sounds hokey, but when was the last time you could rationalize a dream that you found tangible and, well, to your liking? And it wasn't to your liking because it was organized and a well plotted storyline, but because the images you witnessed were intriguing, arousing somekind of hidden appreciation and focus in the most abstract compilations of you cerebral cortex. Lost Highway is delving into that place, awakening your abilities to really enjoy the simplicity or complexity of Lost Highway's images. Jurgen Prochnow, in David Lynch's beautiful Dune, said it best: "The sleeper must awaken."
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Summary: inventive, highly imaginative film
Review: I can certainly understand why most people don't particularly like this film, but most people don't really know -- or want to know -- very much of anything outside of their own immediate experiences, so who can blame them? That being said, this is an excellent film. Lynch draws upon the stylings of Fellini, Tarkovsky, Kubrick, Bergman, and Hitchcock to create a movie that decidedly rebels against audience expectation, and this quality is its strength. In order to "get" this film, you should have some familiarity postmodern literature (Delillo, Borges, Ashbery, etc.), speculative/science fiction/horror literature (for example, Poe, Shepard, and Lovecraft), along with a little knowledge of theorists like Baudrillard and Merleau-Ponty. Sorry to name-drop folks, but unless you're interested in the aforementioned subjects, you probably won't be able to understand this movie at all. Of course, being unable to understand something doesn't necessarily indicate that you won't enjoy it. The images in this picture can carry you through process, provided you view Lost Highway after dark. If you find yourself disliking the film at a gut-level, just consider it lucky that you haven't invited any vampires into your home.
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Summary: well done, but not for all tastes.
Review: Now, at first, if you got this movie because you expected a violent horror film due to its hard-edge soundtrack including NIN and Manson, then you are sadly mistaken. I am a very big fan of Lynch's work as Blue Velvet and Eraserhead are amazing films, and although this is an obvious Lynch film, it just isn't as beautiful as the other films. It is prototypically weird, and if you are distracted for a second, things can get very mixed up. So watch intently, because it is a good movie. Just "NOT" for all tastes.
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Summary: Intelligent...
Review: As the years pass I find myself increasingly less impressed by television and cinema. Too simple. They cater to the masses, but the masses do not want to think they want to be entertained. Not so with David Lynch. There are few directors, producers, writers, etc. who I know I can count on to provide thinking entertainment . With Lost Highway I have been given something to think about in order to understand. I am constantly surprised to discover so many people refusing to recognize greatness simply because they do not understand it. I love being forced to bushwack my way through symbolism and metaphor to find the jewel of truth and/or meaning. It makes undertanding that much more fascinating and enjoyable. In order to 'get' Lost Highway you have to love working things out and even be willing to let some things go (i.e. the impossible chronology of the film). Undertstanding the director is helpful; a part of what makes David lynch so intersting is that he utilizes bad scripting and acting for specific purposes in his films. Intelligently directed, written, edited, scored, lighted, and acted, Lost Highway is nothing short of brilliant.
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Summary: A let down
Review: I know many people here enjoyed this movie, but, personally, I found it a let down. After hearing so many good reviews about David Lynch's work, I decided to give the movie a spin. While the music was chilling and well-composed, the cast "stellar", and some scenes quite disturbing, the over-all effect was convoluted and confusing. I had trouble following this loopy script, and spent much of the time getting up to refill my Coke cup. If you want something dark and unusual, go with Jean Pierre Jeunet or Terry Gilliam, or even the early Chris Carter. If you want to annoy yourself, go with Lost Highway. Note: on it's own, each aspect of this movie was great. The acting was great, the photography was great and the scary lipsticked dude chilled my blood. Put together, however, only distracted from what could've been a great short story or novella. I think Lynch has a wonderful and fascinating mind, but would probably be better off writing novels over movie scripts.
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Summary: to those who don't get lynch:
Review: david lynch has the mixed curse of making film art in a world where people are programmed to view films as puzzles to be solved. there's an undercurrent of fear in most viewers as they watch a film-the fear that they won't be able to 'understand' it and 'put all the pieces together'. want to understand lynch? RELAX and soak it in without playing sherlock holmes. give the film a direct connection to you. there's nothing to understand other than that. dreams don't have to make sense, and there's a damn good reason lynch doesn't try to 'explain' his films. he can't! lighten up and enjoy the sounds and images. few people do it as well as lynch, and lost highway is a good dream of his. technical note: i bought and returned 2 widescreen versions when lost highway first came out. they were very grainy in dark scenes (much of the film) and would never go to full black. i hope it was just a bad batch, but it could've been the entire lot of widescreen dubs. if anybody got a good widescreen copy, please e me. thanks.
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Summary: Holy Cow
Review: It starts slow yet intriguing- building and adding pieces to its puzzle. If you see it once you will not fully understand it and you may not like it. But if you see it more than once, each time you will find more pieces to the puzzle. It is the creepiest (in a good way), most seductive, thriller I have yet to see. I have never felt each and every character's emotions as I have in this movie. I have so much to say about this film but do not have the vocabulary to describe it because it truly is indescribable and ironically the most discussed movie among those who have seen it.
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