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Summary: Real original filmmaking
Review: Looking through the reviews of Mulholland Drive it seems as if most of the low ratings are written by those who just don't "get it." Well, getting it is not necessary! Allow Lynch to take you on a visual and visceral trip; then decide what it all means if you please.
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Summary: Loved the Movie - Where is the DVD value?
Review: This is one of the very few movies I ever felt compelled to watch twice in one night. So, why not give it five stars? The move deserves the five stars, the DVD does not.The DVD has essentially no value added material. It should be priced accordingly, yet it carries a premium equal to other new, popular, full featured DVDs. Just a plea for rational pricing.
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Summary: Re-assessing "Mulholland Drive"
Review: I bought a copy of this film for my collection and watched it for the third time. My second viewing pretty much crystallized everything for me. I had waited a month since my initial viewing and had tossed the movie around in my head, as well as talking about it with others who'd seen it, and of course, surfing the Net to see if other people had the same opinion as to the movie's plot (and there very, very much so IS a plot here. folks). The third viewing is even better because I am pretty much sure of Lynch's intentions now, and I can kick back and just enjoy the sheer audaciousness of so much of this thing. Not to mention the sublime performances of Watts and Harring (and the solid supporting turns by Theroux, Miller and Lynch's hand-picked "cameo cast"--Chad Everett, Lee Grant, etc.) Lynch wouldn't like this, but I have fast-forwarded to the segment where "Diane Selwyn" (the film's TRUE protagonist) wakes up, and I have watched those last minutes until the end twice now. I believe this segment of film is virtually flawless. And tremendously sad. One thing that really struck me about "Mulholland Drive" is that out of all of Lynch's films (save "Elephant Man") this one really knocks you in the solar plexus emotionally as well as leaving you with an admiration for the craft involved. This is in no small part due to Naomi Watts. History will scratch its head over why she wasn't up for the Oscar. A crucial performance--without it, I don't think the movie would have the power it virtually streamrolls to in the end. Angelo Badalamenti's music also should have been included in the Oscar nominations. A pretty much shameful oversight; it adds immeasurably to the film's tone. Well, that's my second take on what has become one of my all-time favorite movies.
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Summary: Umm....are cliff notes available?
Review: Well, I kind of liked and hated this movie at the same time. Well, to be completely accurate, I loved the first half of the movie and then hated the second half. I realize that in order to truly appreciate this movie you have to put together all the fragments, but there was just too many pieces scattered all over the place to make anything coherant. It seemed to be just one big jumbled mess by the end that left me going "hmm, what just happened?" What I did like were the zany characters that Lynch came up with in this one. Some of the characters that are in this one: an odd cowboy who philosophizes with a movie director, a guy who sees a "monster" behind a cafe in his dreams, a Spanish singer. I am getting used to his weird movie effects and characters, but still it was fun to watch as this woman tried to recollect the events of her identity. The first half of the movie represents a "pg" version of the Hollywood dream for an aspiring actress who takes in this woman with the loss of identity (actually the woman just shows up there); the second half is the darker portrait of this dream, and we get pieces of clues to the relationship between the two women. However, there just seems to be too much going on with too many characters for much of this to make sense. This is a movie that will probably be better appreciated if you view it more than one time. I rate it 3 stars for its originality and uniqueness, but there are many holes in the story that have yet to be filled. If you can imagine one of those paintings have been made by an artist taking the paint and promptly throwing it onto the picture canvas, then you will have a good idea of how this movie is constructed. This can be a good thing if you have some time. I do recommend this movie to see, but you will need to be quite awake when viewing.
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Summary: Even more exciting film if the DTS sound system was utilized
Review: As usual David Lynch supplys a film for those of us who need to think about the movie after we have left the building or just lounging on our sofa.
When I see DTS Sound on the cover of a DVD I look forward even more because I have high end equipment and this is an extra bonus for me. If I don't see DTS on the cover well then I don't expect it and that's OK.
The sound from Mulholland Drive is full frontal with a touch of bass from the woofer. That's it.
An exciting film such as this could have been better with an intelligent sound track.
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Summary: ...
Review: I don't see why this film has been getting the praise it has. I heard all the hype and said, boy I think I should rent that one. Unfortunately it made absolutely no sense. The film ended and me and a friend looked at each other in disgust. Nothing really happens. I couldn't make out a plot, and I was really hoping they would clear things up in the end, making it a good movie, but no, the ending makes you want to hang yourself with a belt or something. I should have known when I heard that David Lynch directed it. Has anyone seen Dune? I read the whole series and then saw the movie and haven't seen a worse film adaption of a book since Breakfast of Champions with Bruce Willis. All in all, this movie kind of [was bad]. But if you just want to see two chicks get naked and make out, and you don't really mind the total absense of a story or a plot or cohesiveness or relavence of any kind, then by all means...
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Summary: One of Lynch's Best!
Review: My favorite Lynch film. Great mysterious story that keeps you thinking for hours afterwards. It's great! Fantastic dream like cinematography and direction. Naomi Watts got robbed at the Oscars with her INCREDIBLY performance, especially in the audition scene.
This is a must for all Lynch fans and a must for all fans with love movies that make you think.
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Summary: Made for Cannes - and acting schools
Review: 'Mulholland Drive' will not satisfy moviegoers looking for a conventional drama and storyline -- which is to say, among other things, a storyline that reaches any form of logical conclusion. There is nothing ordinary about this film. It has been described as a cinematic nightmare. The ambiguity of that description should be inferred. It has surreal echoes of Luis Buñuel and 'Paris Texas'. It has high standards of cinematography. The cast does fine work. Some sub-plots, and the characterisation in them, are exquisite, but they are much more satisfying in isolation than in entirety. 'Mulholland Drive' has 'made for Cannes' all over it. The art house audience might enjoy it. The wider audience probably emerges feeling that this is what a promising film looks like if the investors lose their nerve before the script doctors finish their job -- or that it fits in a genre of film-maker self-indulgence. To add to challenges to the sensibilities of most moviegoers, the 'medium level sex scenes' turn out to be lesbian -- a reminder of shortcomings of the current film classification system in providing adequate consumer information. Picture and sound quality on the DVD are excellent, but the disk lacks chapter selection. Overall, this film deserves just two stars: one for good cinematography and the other for good acting.
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Summary: Oh man
Review: Of course its been said a million times....this film will never be understood by a great deal of people. Anyone going in expecting a normal movie will be banging there heads against the wall forever. But if you can take the time to fully except this film for what it is you get a great piece of film making. No one will catch it the first time around. So expect to watch at least twice to even get a little fraction of anything. I am not going to explain the storyline, too hard. But the characters are great, and many scenes in this film can be quite creepy. Even creepier than the "demon" could be the cowboy. Who knows. But all in all one of the best films of the year. Personally i found it even better than "Memento" but Christopher Nolan's work is also very good. But this DVD....horrible. Does not even have scene selections. Its just like a VHS with better picture quality. But still, see this film, many times.
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Summary: I don't care what anyone thinks of this film...
Review: I loved it! Who cares if you can't figure everything out. That's the whole point, unlike 90 percent of the [JUNK] that rakes in 100s of millions of dollars with formulaic plots and mediocre overpaid actors. This movie makes you think, something that seems to be in short supply these days. If you can't figure it out, too bad - you aren't supposed to, like all good art the interpretation is in the eyes of the viewer and anyone who thinks outside the box can come up with a lot of theories on what is really going on. It's definitely not for everyone, and I wasn't even a hard-core Lynch fan when I saw it. But I love noir, and I can watch this film again and again and not get bored. Yes, yes, there are references to Bergman, Fellini, Tarantino, among others, but the end result is one heck of a mind-trip. Don't bother to watch this if you are the type of viewer who has to have everything spoon-fed to you or are looking for super-famous actors a la Julia Roberts or Tom Cruise, it will be wasted on you - stick to films with formulaic plots like Titanic or MI2.
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