"Mulholland Dr."

SoupyNorman

An amazing film, but I defy anybody to admit they 'got it' first time watching it!

Juggalo

I thought it was ****. I'd like to see the unedited version, I thought it was pure head fu*ckery for head fu*ckery's sake.

lukin

Yeah but what about that lesbo scene between Naomi Watts and the other extremely hot actress whose name escapes me!

Dudess

I kind of understand it now - after seeing it three times. But there are still lots of elements that appear to be there just for weirdness' sake. They probably mean something to David Lynch. I don't know if he's simply trying to mess with our heads for the sake of it. Maybe he is.
That actress is called Laura Harring. Even though I'm a heterosexual female, I would indeed deem her very hot!

superfly

i remember i had to go online after watching this as it was a mind **** alright
http://wesclark.com/ubn/mulholland_drive_explained.html
or
http://www.awardspeculation.com/mulhollanddrive.html

madrab

saw it twice, didnt get it, will never get it

its wierd for the sake of being wierd. I think this movie is a load of crap (apart from the lesbo scene )

Pigman II

Laura Harring is the other girl. One great scene waste of time otherwise.

I've always been of the opinion that if you only ever see 3 David Lynch films .... then you've seen too many! Needless to say MD didn't change this.

Karl Hungus

Lynch is a genius, and Mulholland Drive was a fantastic film. Fact.

I 'got' the film first time around, and it's certainly not wierd for the sake of being wierd, but I won't make some boast about getting his films, because I don't remember getting Lost Highway. Must see that again at some stage, and see if it makes any sense to me.

dawballz

http://www.franksreelreviews.com/reviews/mdexplain.htm
Is the best explanation I'v seen about it.


Karl Hungus: I don't believe you.

Karl Hungus

dawballz wrote:

Karl Hungus: I don't believe you.

I don't believe you either.

ixoy

Ah I believe it's possible Karl got it the first time around. I didn't really when I saw it in the cinema but second time around it made more sense. And dual identities/mixed identities is something Lynch often explores, so it certainly would be no surprise for a fan to see it in this movie.

Oh and it is a fact that this movie is great and if I were more of a dictator, I'd conspire with Karl to add as such to the charter and make it a banning offence to say that it's anything but genius.

Dudess

ixoy wrote:

And dual identities/mixed identities is something Lynch often explores, so it certainly would be no surprise for a fan to see it in this movie.

Yeah, earlier I speculated as to whether there are elements of weird for weird's sake in his films, but I actually don't think there are. I really think David Lynch is trying to get valid points across, but just in his own strange, twisted way.

ixoy wrote:

Oh and it is a fact that this movie is great and if I were more of a dictator, I'd conspire with Karl to add as such to the charter and make it a banning offence to say that it's anything but genius.

I would wholeheartedly support you and insist you do it.

DOLEMAN

I love the bit in the cafe with the psychiatrist.

Have you seen lost highway? Very recommended.

Dudess

Don't know if your question is for me, DOLEMAN, but I'm going to answer it anyway. I have indeed seen Lost Highway. Total mind**** but brilliant with some unforgettable scenes. That dude with the painted white face, black eye make-up and jet black hair who says to Bill Pullman "I'm in your house right now" (I'm paraphrasing) - chilling!

The Equalizer

I love David Lynch's work. But Eraserhead played like a nursery ryhme compared to Mullholland Drive vis a vis the plot!! I adored Twin Peaks(including Season2) and Lost Highway but I guess I'll just have to give MD another go having read a few of you saying it might take a couple of viewings to 'get it'!!

Beruthiel

David Lynch is one of those very rare breed who know how to put a movie together. He is in a class of his own.
I had to watch it twice to get it

BrenC

I really want to see this.

SoupyNorman

Karl Hungus wrote:

Lynch is a genius, and Mulholland Drive was a fantastic film. Fact.

I 'got' the film first time around, and it's certainly not wierd for the sake of being wierd, but I won't make some boast about getting his films, because I don't remember getting Lost Highway. Must see that again at some stage, and see if it makes any sense to me.

God bless that I.Q of yours, I loved every second of the movie and didnt feel one bit dissapointed when the final credits rolled with me not having a clue what had just went on in front of me. I did however get the sense that the start of the film "where she leaves the airport" was a dream sequence but as it kept on and on I just forgot that theory. The music for me though was more enjoyable then the lesbo scene!!!!!!

actually what kind of a statement was that........"foolish foolish me"

shatners basoon

Beruthiel wrote:

David Lynch is one of those very rare breed who know how to put a movie together. He is in a class of his own.
I had to watch it twice to get it

He seems to like to get a simple plot (well relatively) but completely alter the time scape of things and mess htings up alot to make them seem alot more complex (messed up) then they appear on paper. This makes them pretty hard to completely follow whilst watching the film but once its over you can piece it together (well hopefully anyway). I like the challenge tho!
I probably prefer Lost Highway to this but its still brilliant. Gotta get me twin peaks the series, cant find it anywhere. I bought the film but refuse to watch it until i see the series, as i was recommended to do. Anyone know where i can get em cheap?

ixoy

shatners basoon wrote:

Gotta get me twin peaks the series, cant find it anywhere. I bought the film but refuse to watch it until i see the series, as i was recommended to do. Anyone know where i can get em cheap?

Umm how hard did you look? Found Season 1 immediately on play.com.
You can't, however, get Season 2 yet and yes the movie, although a prequel, shouldn't be watched until you've seen all episodes.

Have to say I love lynchs work, and liked MDrive a lot. The fact that you are constantly guessing and your mind can never relax is a plus on its own. Blue Velvet is my favourite lynch flick and should be seen by all who like film as an art. The only disappointment for me from lynch is Dune, which I think stopped him from ever getting a big budget again. It was worse then boring. And yeah that line 'm in your house right now' was as chilling as they go

shatners basoon

ixoy wrote:

Umm how hard did you look? Found Season 1 immediately on play.com.
You can't, however, get Season 2 yet and yes the movie, although a prequel, shouldn't be watched until you've seen all episodes.

Yeah i was aware of season 1 being available but I was lookin for em both though on VHS or something. Can't see my self getting just season 1 as i'd probably drive myself mad pondering over loose plot ends. Ah well... I should just look harder.

Dudess

I was only 12 when Twin Peaks was on TV (1990) so it held no interest for me, but I remember the hype being phenomenal. All these mums and dads (including mine) sitting down to watch a "great murder thriller" and giving up on it after two or three episodes. My mate was 11 and he watched every single episode. How he did it, I don't know, but he loved it despite being scared out of his wits. A lot of clips are being used for those I Love the 100 Greatest Top 10-type shows. My friend had The Diary of Laura Palmer too, but it disappeared. I remember the Jackie magazines I used to get at the time were always on about it. I doubt the editors actually read it, though, because according to my friend, the content is seriously warped. Might order it from Amazon. I'd highly recommend Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. Fantastic.

ChityWest

I remember at the time thinking that the tv series was the bees knees - but looking back it seems to have been quirky & odd for the sake of it.

The movie Fire walk with me was excellent though - there were some parts of that that are still pretty unsettling to watch.

PixelTrawler

Dudess wrote:

Don't know if your question is for me, DOLEMAN, but I'm going to answer it anyway. I have indeed seen Lost Highway. Total mind**** but brilliant with some unforgettable scenes. That dude with the painted white face, black eye make-up and jet black hair who says to Bill Pullman "I'm in your house right now" (I'm paraphrasing) - chilling!

isnt there a brilliant scene when hes on the phone to him and standing beside him at the same time at the party. And on the phone he says "give me back my phone" and he hands the phone back to the guy beside him looking extremely confused.... ( same scene? )

lost highway is a better movie then mulholland drive....

oh and the Straight Story is a lovely film too!

monkeyfudge

I love the film... It really would have made a great TV series though.

I have this on DVD and it doesn't have any scene selections for some reason... very annoying... how am I supposed to skip ahead to lesbian sex scene when I want to?

Dudess

Yeah, it's the same scene. Bill Pullman's at a party talking to the creepy guy (Robert Blake) who says to him "I'm in your house right now". Naturally Bill just thinks he's a wacko, but Robert insists Bill phone his house. Bill does as Robert says, as anyone would because he's a dangerous-lookin' guy, and Robert does indeed answer it. Even though he's standing next to Bill. Confused? You should be.