Lost Highway

DrumSteve

I am fairly eager to check this film out ( the David Lynch Film that is). quite a fan of his however i cant find this anywhere in dublin & I dont have a credit card so i can't order online... anyone know anywhere that sells it?

chin_grin

Have you tried the likes of Tower or HMV? It's not really a hard film to get! I mean, I remember seeing it everywhere a while back. Check a few of the Lazer shops too.

Messed up film though!

Mindkiller

I've heard this to be one of his weaker efforts. Can any Lynchian enthusiasts here confirm that?

chin_grin

Mindkiller wrote: »

I've heard this to be one of his weaker efforts. Can any Lynchian enthusiasts here confirm that?

Silencio!

Eh, to answer your question. I haven't the foggiest! I tried watching Mulholland Dr. countless times. I think Lost Highway is the "more accessible" of his films. (Well ok I haven't watched Blue Velvet either.......actually don't heed anything I say....! )

S.M.B.

Any fan of Lynchs work should check this out. It may not be as good as Mulholland Drive but very few films are imo.

Some cracking scenes in it that stay with you for a long time after the films over.

Mindkiller

I absolutely hated Mulholland Dr. However, I liked Inland Empire, which is often considered to be a weaker facsimile of Mulholland Dr.

I might check this out so.

johnny_ultimate

Strangely, I always thought Lost Highway tried too hard. It comes across as far cheesier than his other stuff, a little bit naff even. However, it is the first David Lynch film I felt I pretty much understood on one viewing (well, of his 'weird' films anyway), but still think it's the weakest of his I've seen (important note: I haven't seen Dune). I'm sure you'd find the DVD in HMV or Tower.

However, it does have the single greatest scene of Lynchian weirdness. Sure, the giant rat baby in Eraserhead, the theatre scene in Mullholland Drive, the midget dreams in Twin Peaks and pretty much the entirety of Inland Empire tried their darndest. But this scene is just a masterpiece of mind****ery. It's barely mentioned again, comes completely out of the blue, and treads that beautiful line between hilarious and terrifying:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZLQW2qr5Hs

Warper

I liked this film and that part with the mystery man is just pure brilliance. As with a lot of David Lynch's films there are a lot of pretty mundane parts in it but it has some pieces of quality that makes it all worthwhile. It is the view that he takes with his films that stands out. His films are surreal yet has true human characteristics emanating all them. It may be a perverse view of human nature but there is a lot of truth in the scenarios he develops.

Sad Professor

This and Mulholland Drive are my two favourite Lynch films. I always thought of them as companion pieces actually. Lost Highway was made first and isn't as intoxicating as Mulholland Drive, but it covers very similar territory, albeit with a very different result. I always thought Mulholland Drive ends on a weirdly optimistic note, where as Lost Highway is a much darker and more pessimistic film. And Lynch doesn't help connect the dots for you like he does in Mulholland Drive. While the basic gist of Lost Highway is easy enough to grasp by the second viewing, parts of it will still defy any solid explanation even after dozens of viewings. That's what I love about it though. I always have a reason to watch it again as it seems I've never really unlocked all its secrets.

Mulholland Drive is certainly the more watchable film, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's a better film. In many ways I think Lost Highway is more cinematic and interesting. As excellent as it is, Mulholland Drive is still let down and betrayed in places by its origin as a television pilot.

I need to revisit it at some point, but I wasn't particularly impressed with Inland Empire. It was too long and the digital video wasn't enjoyable to watch.

Oh and I love this scene from Lost Highway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VeYVUboXLI