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Summary: an experience
Review: If you're one of the lucky few who got to see this in a theater, then you'll know what i'm talking about when i say that the tension that is set in the first 45 minutes has never been matched. The first half of this movie alone would merit a "greatest film of all time" award from me. In my opinion, the second half of the movie is a tiny bit weaker, and could have used a bit more of the flavor of the first half. That's not to say that the second half is bad.. it's just different. In any case, this movie is exactly what it says it is.. it's a ride down the Lost Highway. As such, you shouldn't expect to see many signs along the way pointing out the direction to clarity. All I can say is just enjoy the ride... and be thankful that it's just a movie. I'll never forget the audience reactions when i first saw this in the theater.. people literally looked either like zombies, or like they were going to be sick. One of the girls i was there with seemed very irritated, and said only "did we really have to see that girl's breasts that many times?" I almost lost it laughing at that one. I can't wait for a dvd of this movie.. i have the widescreen VHS, but the quality is pretty terrible.. this is one feature that deserves the crystal clear picture and brilliant color that DVD has to offer.. not to mention the sound mix, which is brilliant.. 5.1 dolby will certainly enhance that experience.
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Summary: Where's the Cliff Notes?
Review: I'm a big fan of David Lynch's other work and I wish I could tell you I loved this movie. Lynch's minimalist style leaves you wondering what's going on and where things are headed. This makes for some unbelievable tension that keeps you glued to the screen wanting to know what's next. He keeps you guessing and usually wraps things up at the end by bringing light to the confusion and exposing the manipulation. I love his technique...it's a roller coaster ride! However, at the end of Lost Highway I was more confused than ever. If you love David Lynch...you'll love this movie right up until you're left with the credits and too many unanswered questions. If you've never watched a David Lynch movie, don't start with this one.
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Summary: What ...is this movie all about?
Review: I mean I have no idea what this movie was all about. I went and saw it with a friend of mine when it came out and I saw it again on video and I have no idea what Lynch is trying to do. Now, David Jamieson wrote a very cogent review in which he explains what Lynch was trying to do, but looking at the movie I just don't see it. This is not to say that Mr. Jamieson is wrong, perhaps he should have written the screenplay for this movie, perhaps he should have directed it too as then we would all watch it and know what was happening. Unfortunately for us this film was not written and directed by David Jamieson, it was written and directed by David Lynch, and it shows because, like most of Lynch's other movies, it [is terrible]. Oh sure, the art-house crowd [is delighted] when Lynch [makes] another movie, but then most of these people wouldn't know a good movie... So directors like Lynch can make a decent living by cranking out completely stupid and incomprehensible movies that appeal to these [people]. I give this movie two stars, one for Henry Rollins, who has a great cameo as a prison guard with a bad attitude and the other for Robert Loggia's performance as Mr. Eddy in what has to be one of the funniest chase scenes ever filmed.
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Summary: lose this flick
Review: this movie was so pointless and horrible! people try to analyze it into becoming a good movie but when it comes down to it, the whole thing is a waste of 2 hours.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I have no idea what this movie is about but it still is one of the coolest movies I have ever seen. The acting is great, you keep wondering what is going on, and you can't wait to see what happens next. I highly recomend buying this movie.
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Summary: The movie is a siamese twin
Review: If a painter scrawls other words besides his name on his decorated canvas he scatters his emphasis. Lost Highway needles you to listen here when you should be watching over there and unfolds in tragic reverse/forward/and at the most circuitous. It is frustrating and it is uncomfortable and it is boring but when the image reigns free with music acting as the model startling renderings occur. The movie is a siamese twin, the first half a pensive atmosphere, a suspense spiked with coherence, the second half a drowsy, insidious wonder of mixtures. Unfortunately there is also that unnaturally deformed link of a middle. It is, after all, Fred Madison's (lead character) world so it can be what it wants. Though he is as anthropomorphic as his wife, she distracts as the attraction so it may seem to the viewer it is not really Fred's world at all. It may be best to drink up this movie with the eyes and try not to delineate as much as those ears can. By this method the experienced sights and sounds could weld their bliss or cancer to your reveries.
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Summary: Beats the VHS version for sure!
Review: Got lucky with this one. Been a Lynch's fan for at least 4 years. Not crazy about all of his work, but... Was particularly impressed with Lost Highway. Seen it 5 (make it 6) times on VHS. Had been looking for DVD version for some time now. ... - its well worth the money! Don't expect miracles out of DVD. Regardless - the transfer is excellent, far superior image and sound quality, as with some (far from all) DVDs. Well worth it! Good luck!
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Summary: One Of The Best Suspense/Bizarre Movies Ever
Review: David Lynch did it again!!!After a long break from the Twin Peaks series/movie,David Lynch directed this amazing movie that envolves murder/sex/suspense e of curse all the bizarre types you can imagine.This movie remembers a little of the Blue Velvet,the music and the actors,its the David Lynch formula of suspense again,but its not borring.And when the movie ends you wanna see it again 'cos it makes you think what the hell happen.
A movie you shouldn't miss...you must buy it!
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Summary: Not to be taken literally
Review: I have only watched this film once, but I have a couple of comments to make. First, just as with "Blue Velvet," this film is cursed with poor acting. I had the dispiriting sensation that the actors were simply reading a script, and not even understanding it at that. Totally inadequate for themes as sophisticated as Lynch's. Second point, don't takes this film literally! Other reviewers have made the point about so-called dream-logic, and there is certainly no rational logic afoot. I noticed many interesting themes, such as Pullman-Getty and Arquette-Blake being just different aspects of the same person or dream character and the possibility of time being like a circular prison (Pullman leaves a message for himself at the end of the movie that he hears at the beginning), but the film is focused on none of those themes, for that in itself would make it too narrow to achieve the effect that it does. This is one of the more cerebral films I have seen and treats its themes infinitely better than shallow and oxnoxious garnish like "Fight Club," but even so I find myself alienated by the feeling that this movie is essentially insular and not really relevant to life in the way that all genuinely great works are. An ambiguous effect, but I can now understand the obsession of the David Lynch-ites that I know.
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Summary: Advice for anyone buying; Repost
Review: A great mind of our time. Still partial to Blue Velet (and TP is the greatest thing to ever grace TV), but this is definitely a great DVD. Don't bother with VHS as the quality is horrible because the cinematography is so dark. One bit of advice is: rent the DVD and wait for the Widescreen edition to buy (let me know if someone knows about a Widesceen version, it disgusts me this is sold in Pan&Scan - which I have).
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