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Summary: i wish i could give minus stars!
Review: This would have to be one of the worst movies i have had the displeasure of watching. For one the story has no .... logical explanation. the writer does not explain any of the weird occurances to the audience, we're just supposed to accept that Bull Pullman just swaps bodies with that guy. I know its a movie, but even the most far fetched story line has to make some explanation to the audience. Then, the dialogue i find is boring, and does not help develop the characters, i think the script would probably be be about two pages long. The cinematically, every1 praises it, but i think it jsut tries too hard in that department to do these 'artsy' shots. Overall I really hated this movie. Although it did have a killer soundtrack, feat NIN and marilyn manson, and i did like marilyn's little cameo appearance in that porno.
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Summary: lost highway, it can lose you.
Review: in this movie, the saxaphone player is arrested for the murder of his wife, then somehow he morphs into an auto machinic kid and he morphs back after having sex with the mobs wife, then the girl turns back into his wife as soon as he morphs back, and anyways, this movie makes no sense, but for some reason its awesome! 2 thumbs up, i recommed this if ur looking for a scare, but its hard to find around here
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Summary: The "Highway" Isn't the Only Thing "Lost" in This Movie.
Review: Overall, this film had its intriguing moments, but it ultimately left me hungry for more substance. David Lynch has weaved together a murder mystery that, while interesting, lacks both coherence and depth. Now, before you peg me as a shallow movie buff, realize that I also like intelligent mind-bending thrillers that leave the audience scrambling to tie up the film's loose ends. "Lost Highway" is not one of these movies. While it has its creepy and interesting scenes, it plays less like a movie than a trippy dream sequence where the second half of the film takes a violently dramatic shift in "plot." You could say the same thing for "Mulholland Drive," but that film (one of the best of 2001) did the job far more effectively and convincingly. So the verdict is this: pass on this one unless you absolutely have 2.5 hours of your life you need to kill. For classic Lynch, check out the dynamite "Blue Velvet" or "Mulholland Drive" instead. "Lost Highway" is like an inside joke: either you get it or you don't. And I surely didn't get it.
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Summary: Lost?
Review: *SPOILERS*the theme of this movie is male obsession and posessiveness - the saxaphonist controls his wife obsessively (what are you going to do? read? what are you going to read?) - she barely has any personality left -but when she morphs into the blond Patricia Arquette she plays what would have been in the 40's or 50's the typical noir black widow heroine ... who manipulates the mechanic - but Lynch turns the femme fatale icon (undoubtedly a male invention) around in an ironic, postmodern sense - here she is a figure who can't be controled by a male - when she tosses the car keys to the mechanic and says, "you drive," she is stating, I'll give you the illusion of control, but I'm obviously really in control - Even more explicitly, she tells him, you can't have me - and that's when he morphs back into the saxaphonist - when he realizes he indeed can't control another human being - which he of course needed to realize in his original incarnation but didn't - also when Mr. eddy is done away with - mr. eddy is a projection of his rage and jealosy - his jealousy is done away with, expiated - but it's too late - he killed his wife - so that his screaming realization at the end is that he takes responsibility but it's too late - either that or he's still self-deluded but realizes he can't escape his fate (the cops closing in)- anyway, I think it really is about a man trying to come to terms with his lethal posessiveness - but too late - one possible interpretation of many, I realize...
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Summary: a real head trip....
Review: Lost Highway is a great movie. It starts with a saxophone player and he and his wife getting broken into and videotaped while they sleep. This saxaphone player is then arrested for the murder of his wife. In prison he morphes into Pete Dayton, an auto-mechanic who has an affair with a mobster's mistress. That's, more or less, the basic outline.
I loved this movie. It was VERY creepy and totally mindboggling, 2 things typically found in a Lynch film. The 2 things that really stuck with me were the dark, gloomy, shadowy atmosphere, and of course robert blake as the "mystery man". It also really sticks with you because your constantly thinking about it, trying to contemplate it. The great thing about Lynch is that his films don't have a definitive meaning. He obviously had his own meaning, but your supposed to have your own thoughts and your own interpretation.
All in all, this is a beautiful film. I would strongly reccomend it to any REAL film fan. Very thought-provoking, so go and rent it. NOW!!!!LOST HIGHWAY (1997)
DIRECTED BY DAVID LYNCH
STARRING BILL PULLMAN, PATRICIA ARQUETTE, BALTHAZAR GETTY, AND ROBERT BLAKE
RATED R FOR VIOLENCE, NUDITY, SEXUALITY, AND LANGUAGE
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Summary: Lynch's best since Blue Velvet.
Review: I recently saw Mulholland Drive and found it to be a bit too contrived from Lost Highway. This film is Lynch's best since Blue Velvet. The cinematography alone is enough to keep you watching. But the sheer weirdness of the film, the disjointed plotting and great performances make it a doubly rich treat for the mind and senses. Once again, Lynch plays with themes such as innocence, good, evil, the corruption of innocence, transformation, paranoia, dreams and nightmares. Glimpses of secret worlds that hide just behind the mundane. I'll leave the finer plot points to other reviewers. Here's what stands out. The film sticks with you for days. Like any good Lynch movie we find yourself asking "what did that scene mean?" for days after you've seen the movie. You walk away with one interpretation of the film by find yourself with a different one later, after you've though about it some more. You've felt compelled to tell other about this movie. You may have even gone on the Internet to get other people's opinion of what the film is supposed to be about. You want to buy the soundtrack. Lost Highway had the best soundtrack of any of the Lynch movies. Mulholland drive didn't live up to the standard set here. Robert Blake was sincerely scary - more so than the Cowboy of Mulholland Drive - although I found him interesting too. Noir! Nobody does is better today than Lynch! Surreal Film Noir! Lynch practically invented it!
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Summary: wierd movie no1
Review: Here we have a really wierd film, were you don't understand anything. But I love it and I love David Lynch. You have to see it a few times to get anything at all, but it's great! We have great actors and a great director. I think I understand this movie and I've seen it three times. But some might never understand this. It's a great movie and a great brain exercise.
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Summary: One of Lynch's finest!
Review: Lost Highway must easily be one of the most misunderstood of recent films by anyone. It's dual tale of two men, one younger the other older, in love with women who hold bizarre interconnected secrets, is not meant necessarily to be viewed as a linnear story. It is an allegory. Lost Highway's greatest strength is in the viewers identification with the two lead male characters played by Bill Pullman and Balthazar Getty as they experience their emotions towards their wife/girlfriend. Of course, with such a creepy tale, this isn't for everyone. The best role in the film is handled magnificiently by the notorious Robert Blake, who plays the "mystery man" who seems to know everything and judges all. Heres a little hint to enhance your appreciation of the film and "figure it out" - Blake is Mr. Jealousy, and he only "goes where he is invited". Theres plenty of cause for distrust and jealousy in this film. Enjoy!
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Summary: Welcome To Planet Lynch
Review: What can one say about LOST HIGHWAY that hasn't already been said? It's weird, confusing, incoherent, and inconsistent. It's sure to have David Lynch fans(like myself) cheering and non-Lynch fans scratching their heads asking, "What the F@%k was that?" This film marked a directorial comeback for Lynch after a five year hiatus... Personally I view this film along with FIRE WALK WITH ME as being one of Lynch's most underrated films. It's an alluring, captivating mystery about a Jazz musician named Fred(Bill Pullman) who suspects his wife(Patricia Arquette) of infidelity. ... There's only one thing I do know for sure, I love it! It's film noir for the new millenium. It's a strange, trippy journey down a long winding highway, with an intriguing menace of intangible evil constantly breathing down your neck, a couple of nude scenes, and a killer soundtrack to boot. That's right, it's LOST HIGHWAY, located only on Planet Lynch...
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Summary: Stylish, but far from Lynch's best
Review: I just started getting into David Lynch's films, and just like the rest of his films, Lost Highway is an acquired taste. I sat down and watched this with my girlfriend who kept recommending Lost Highway to me, so finally I managed to watch it, and just like Lynch's other movies, it takes more than one sitting to make any sense out of the entire thing. The storyline can be explained by the Amazon review, but there are parts that feel too drawn out, and the largely incoherent storyline just adds fuel to the fire. However, there are quite a few redeeming qualities. Lynch's style over substance direction is at it's peak here, his best since Blue Velvet, the casting is superb, and the dialogue is great, and sometimes just plain hysterical (especially at the scene where Robert Loggia's character expreeses his views on driving to someone who was tailgating him). While Lost Highway isn't as good as Lynch's previous Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart, and the recent Mulholland Drive, this movie is far from a failure. The ensemble cast includes Bill Pullman, Patricia Arquette, Balthazar Getty, Robert Blake, Robert Loggia, Gary Busey, Henry Rollins, and cameo appearences by Marilyn Manson and Twiggy Ramirez as a couple of unlucky porno actors. The soundtrack is worth noting as well, featuring fantastic music by Manson, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins, and Rammstein that help carry the film.
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