For you Lynchies......
Eraserhead
Lol Wut. That was my reaction after seeing this for the very first time. I'll admit right off the bat that this is probably my least favorite Lynch film at the moment. It's still a rather solid effort,especially for a directorial debut .Like most of Lynch's films, this is one that kind of begins to grow on you. Blue Velvet and Mulholland Dr. are my personal favorites, but I didn't love them initially either. Hopefully in time, I'll begin to like this one more as well.
The film builds an extremely uncomfortable and eerie atmosphere. The movie feels extremely bleak,claustrophobic,and lethal. The main character is stuck in a hell of sorts. The industrial environment he lives in, as well as the lizard baby he has to take care of. Yeah I said Lizard baby. This is a movie that while not making alot of sense, does feel personal. You can tell that Lynch put in alot of effort into making it.My problem with the film is that it's quite dull, and Lynch's abstract surrealism feels a bit disjointed here.Maybe I wasn't in the right mood, but I just wasn't really invested into the film. My criticisms aside, it's definitely a landmark film. It has even influenced Kubrick himself, and you can see DNA of Eraserhead in Lynch's future works. At the moment, I have to give Eraserhead a rating of .It's
a solid film worth checking out, but check out with caution.
Twin Peaks:Fire Walk With Me
Alot of people really did not like this movie it seems. I understand the reasoning, but I feel that this is a very underrated effort that is quite good in some areas. This film had a much different tone than the TV series. It was much darker,bleaker,and it didn't feature any humor that was a signature part of the series. I was fine with the darker shift in tone personally as this is supposed to be a dark film.It is a look at the last few weeks of a young girl's life.You see all the torment,anguish, and confusion Laura Palmer felt on her last days on earth.It's not a comfortable movie, nor is it a film that you want to watch casually. It's a dark,nasty affair.
The movie looks pretty good. The visuals are simultaneously creepy and unnerving, and in a way this film is one of the most effective horror films of the 90's. It's a polarizing film, but I respect Lynch for attempting such a film. While far from being something something truly phenomenal, Fire Walk With Me is certainly a solid film and a nice addition to the Twin Peaks canon. My rating: