It's more on the psychological side. The main characters identity is, let's just say unclear, with memory loss, intense flashbacks etc.That's the most intriguing part with the whole movie, at least to me. There are some less then brilliant moments here and there and things get a little mainstream action thriller towards the end, but overall I thought the movie was pretty damn great actually.
If you don't remember it then I highly recommend rewatching it. Especially if you're into smokeable enhancers. Been many years for me. I'm just waiting, in the hopes of forgetting the plot, so I'm actually pretty envious of you. If there was such a thing like what they did in Eternal Sunshine, only to forget movies instead of people, I would have strongly considered trying it, and for me The Long Kiss Goodnight would have been up there, at least with the 20 most wanted to rewatch on a reset memory.
Thing is there aren't too many good thrillers with that kind of mental twist. Stir of Echoes is another one. Not the best overall movie perhaps, but the psychological part was really working for me, and Kevin Bacon did a great performance(For instance the scene where he's digging in the garden is just hilarious). I know many will disagree with me, and I guess it's unfair because it's somewhat different genres, but I think thrillers like The 6th Sense and Seven are garbage compared to these two, and I would choose The Game, The Fourth Floor or even Flatliners before them any day.
I do have a vague idea of the plot, but I watched it as a kid with my father, so I have associations, rather than memories. I do get that one is kind of lucky to forget a good film.
I don’t fully agree re
Seven vs things like
The Game (I think
Seven works very well as a thriller) but I do see your point. I’m very much into smokeable enhancers too (great term btw). And I feel the same about
Lost Highway. Not top tier Lynch (I’ve just recently rewatched
Blue Velvet), but despite its shortcomings, the central concept is just priceless. I always feel bad for the prison guard who finds
WARNING: spoilers below
a different guy in the cell
a different guy in the cell
. Actually (I’ve written about this here before), one scene in
Inland Empire where Nikky forgets she’s filming halfway through the scene has a similar psychedelic eerie flair.
Will definitely give
Long Kiss Goodnight another go when I get the chance. Wasn’t a fan of
Stir of Echoes from what I remember, but I might rewatch that too just to compare.
P.S. and it would be great to forget cultural experiences of all sorts, including books and music. I’d call the method something like ‘First Time Effect’.
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