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Summary: Film...has...many..........pauses.......................
Review: I think that guy in white makeup is Pullman's unconscious, so Pullman does in fact murder his wife (they're not exactly giddy honeymooners). At this point Pullman loses a few sheep in the top paddock and re-invents himself as the Getty character, a construction that eases his guilt and creates a fantasy scenario for a new love, unfortunatley he's a bit obsessed with old lady so that even here Arquette's character can't love him. I'm probably way off here. I have a headache.
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Summary: Must have DVD
Review: When Amazon begins to sell this on DVD, it will be a must buy. Until then, save your dollars and wait to see the movie the way David Lynch intended; in the highest quality video and sound. Hopefully the special features like the much needed directors commentary will be on the release, since this movie would be greatly enhanced by some explanation of the symbolism throughout.
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Summary: Typical Lynch Film
Review: I wonder when I'll ever understand any other David Lynch film than 'The Straight Story'. 'Lost Highway' is a very typical Lynch film: lots of alternative filming and effects, lots of interesting music - it's often like one long music video, really - and lots of beautiful Patricia Arquette. But the story, hmmm... is as usual not for people with normal IQs.
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Summary: Lost Highway
Review: Lost Highway is set in a world where time is dangerously out of control, hypnotic and intoxicating. Time is looped like in 'six figures'; the film starts then starts again. The end is the start and the start is the end. The contrast of speed at the first half of the film to the second half is very strong. The first half is slow and moody; the second is speed up at an incredible rate. The opening credits with the point of view shot of speeding down a highway, also shows the speeds of time and its flowing continuum. David Lynch has made some of the most beautifully paced films of all time, pure poetry in motion. His use of time is truly special.
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Summary: what a difference letterboxing makes...
Review: I first saw "Lost Highway" about 3 years ago when it hit video, and thought it was a good if not great effort by famed weirdo director David Lynch. On the whole, I enjoyed the warped logic of the story, the eclectic cast of characters, and the sudden conclusion. On the techincal end, I thought the picture (presented in full-screen format) was fuzzy and murky, and often distracted from the film; that, and the soundtrack (with contributions from Angelo Badalamenti and Trent Reznor) felt underused. Well, recently I purchased the letterboxed version of "Lost Highway," and was amazed at how much better the movie seemed watching through that squashed rectangle of screen. The picture actually seemed to be remastered a bit from the original video print (the fuzziness is mostly gone), and for some reason the movie didn't flow as clunkily as it had the other times I viewed it. Lynch is an undeniably talented director, but if you rent (or buy) "Lost Highway" based upon his reputation alone, you might be disappointed. The dream-like story (about a jazz saxophonist who may or may not have killed his wife, is put in prison, and mysteriously morphs into a young mechanic with mob links) lacks the smooth flow of events that was present in Lynch's excellent "Blue Velvet." What's most distracting are the meaningless, drawn-out sex scenes that seem to come one after another in the second act; either Lynch really loved seeing Patricia Arquette naked, or he wanted to see how far he could push the movie's R rating. All in all, "Lost Highway"--even with its noticeable flaws--is better than most of the films mainstream Hollywood puts out. Even if you don't like it, it will be hard not to claim this film is a good conversation piece.
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Summary: Paranoia - Trapped in Limbo
Review: This film exudes suffocating tension and paranoia. The main character appears to be trapped in a continuously repeating time loop and intuitively knows that he is going through the same freakish nightmare - involving the brutal slaying of his wife - over and over again. He can't escape and the film's denoument doesn't definitively resolve the mystery. No one other than David Lynch could have made this film. The viewer's only escape from the tension is appalling, graphic violence. Robert Blake's character will positively give you the 'willies'. He appears as a mephistopheles to Bill Pullman's character and alternatively haunts and then somehow helps him. Honestly, though, I'm not sure I'll ever understand what is going on in this film. It's definitely worth a look or two, especially if you're a Lynch fan.
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Summary: nobody understands this movie
Review: Some people say this movie is just Lynch playing with the audience. Other people say you shouldn't try to find meaning, but just sit back and enjoy it aesthetically. Still others say that in fact it makes perfect logical sense if you just try hard enough. THEY'RE ALL WRONG! There is definitely enough cohesiveness of detail in this movie to rule out the possibility of it being either gibberish (the bad way of looking at it) or non-logical dream-like atmospherism (the good way of looking at it). On the other hand, it doesn't /quite/ hold together in the way that, say, _12 Monkeys_ did in terms of plot elements fitting together to form a perfect structure. In fact, it's somewhere in between--and there is no "correct" interpretation. Is the movie about psychotic fugue, Faustian bargaining, or just plain insanity? There's no way to know--Lynch doesn't give us enough clues. However, the movie does hang together in a bizarre, intuitive way--much like _The Wind Up Bird Chronicle_ by Haruki Murakami, or The Firesign Theatre's _Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers_. My advice is, don't read the other reviews if you haven't seen it (they give too much away), but watch it twice. The first time, you'll be confused. Watch it again, keeping in mind that /the two transformations are simultaneous/. Now watch it all cohere--until the ending...
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Summary: A trip down this bizarre blacktop
Review: It is quite difficult to decisively describe this enigmatic movie. We are greeted by an appropriate song from David Bowie, and the car headlights shining on the road; and then the Fred Madison character, and the puzzling comment on the intercom which intrigues us throughout. I think it is an exploration of our characters, and sometimes feeling like another person. It is an enjoyable film; the acting is superb. Robert Blake as the eerie mystery man is a baffling conundrum. There are parts which can't be explained easily, but that's what makes this mysterious and perplexing film work; that's the point of it, it can't be analysed. It is a delve into Fred's split and confused mind, and the contents are not for everyone; but for the others they are rewarding.
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Summary: Pretentious, tedious, dull etc.......
Review: Let me first start by stating that I am huge David Lynch aficionado. I like all of his films ( I will vehemently defend Dune and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me) except for this disappointing effort. I like films that meander and are nonlinear in structure but Lost Highway is just boring and headache inducing. I recommend taking dramamine before being subjected to the sledgehammer aesthetics that Lynch throws at you on the screen. Also does the film have a point? Perhaps, but I was in so much excruciating pain to even care about the characters or try to dechiper the plot. The other friends I watched this with were either asleep or checking their watches for when it would be over. This film is nowhere in the class of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet or Wild At Heart. At least Mr. Lynch redeemed himself with his next effort The Straight Story.
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Summary: Strange but enthralling
Review: This makes a great movie if you let the story unfold a lot and just try not to figure it out too much. Patricia Arquette, Bill Pullman, and Balthazar Getty were great and so was Robert Loggia and Richard Pryor! The guy who gets tailgated and does something about it was great too!
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