David Lynch RIP
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Lord Camomile
Yipchaa!
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Yes. That really was something special.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Possibly my favourite director of all time.
He even managed to make Nicolas Cage look good in Wild at Heart. (Great opening scene)
(edit: wordage issue jumble fix problem bad)
He even managed to make Nicolas Cage look good in Wild at Heart. (Great opening scene)
(edit: wordage issue jumble fix problem bad)
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Eek.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I was mildly obsessed by that as late teen. So many quotes. I must watch it again. . . . . "hummmugggh I'm making my lunch!"
Orang Utan
They cannot crucify you if your hand is in a fist
danny la rouge
I have a cheese grater in the dishwasher.
mentalchik
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit."
RIP a great director......loved Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Wild At Heart and have much affection for Dune...very sad 
Boris Sprinkler
Dont be scared
Was never allowed to stay up and watch Twin Peaks. Never seen it.
All tv makes me fall asleep. Farewell David Lynch, thanks for your services to the Insomniac community
All tv makes me fall asleep. Farewell David Lynch, thanks for your services to the Insomniac community
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
It was my introduction to Lynch as a late teen. Think I picked it off the shelf because it promised some intense sex and violence, but obviously it delivered a whole lot more.
It's in the top five Lynch films of which I can't decide which one is best.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I used to do 'kung fu' dancing as a teen in Bath. I watched it quite a lot when I was about 18-20 but am not sure I have seen it since. I should probably check it out. Still to this day, if someone comments on an 'unusual' item of clothing I am wearing (or a fancy hairdo) i'll tell them that it is "a symbol of my individuality and my belief in personal freedom". . . also if I am heading out somewhere with someone else, "Let's go dancing peanut" always seems an appropriate alternative to 'let's go'.It was my introduction to Lynch as a late teen. Think I picked it off the shelf because it promised some intense sex and violence, but obviously it delivered a whole lot more.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
Fuck - We'll never see the likes of him again. I re-watched Mulholland Drive the other week. Never gets old.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
Unfortunatley he did have some very dubious political views. He was rarely vocal about them but if you go looking on the net you will find.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
Inland Empire will test your patience, even by his standards. It was once decribed as Mulholland Drive on acid lol.
Its still sub weird mindfuck etheral experience purely for hardcore fans only.
savoloysam
Pigman's pigman's ha ha charade you are..
I got 15 minutes in and had to switch it off. Ill try it again sometime.
ska invita
back on the other side
Had a look on youtube to see if there are any "sleep deprived new parents reacting to Eraserhead" videos, but sadly not. Shame
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
It was definitely a good one for a weekly drip of speculation. I'm not sure if it would be anywhere as good now it is all out there (watchable in one go). I really enjoyed everyone discussing what the hell was going on each week.
If you couldn't get past 15 minutes of the first episode back in 2017, it might not be any better now.
I would like to watch it again though. Does anyone know where it is streaming?
my overriding memory of inland empire was popping into the cinema on a whim on the way home from work, completely unaware that it was 3 hours long.
patience was severely tested
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
I've only seen Inland Empire once. I wasn't keen on it. It has a similar structure to Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive, but is nowhere near as good.. and looks ugly due to how it was shot. Tested my patience too, and that was watching it in two bites. I still have it on my shelf though and keep meaning to give it another chance.
nino_savatte
No pasaran!
RIP David Lynch, artist, director and auteur. I was never able to listen to Roy Orbison's 'In Dreams' in quite the same way after I saw this scene in Blue Velvet.
ska invita
back on the other side
My memory of it is that he felt a bit stung by negative reviews of Inland Empire ... I think in his mind he made something quite normal! His films most often have a lot of catchy (usually americana) hooks to keep people interested...not this time! 
I think he earned going properly in the deep end for once.
On the americana thing, i feel oversaturated with decades of americans making films about america(na) and im not really interested in rewatching the likes of Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, Straight Story even Mullholand Drive again... Even Eraserhead is basically a dark response to nuclear family america.......it has put me off watching the new Twin Peaks for the same reason....for now anyway...I kind of wish he'd made more films like Dune, where he got to world build and properly fantasise. Dune is so good.
Theres a lack of great fantasy films in general I think
I think he earned going properly in the deep end for once.On the americana thing, i feel oversaturated with decades of americans making films about america(na) and im not really interested in rewatching the likes of Wild at Heart, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet, Straight Story even Mullholand Drive again... Even Eraserhead is basically a dark response to nuclear family america.......it has put me off watching the new Twin Peaks for the same reason....for now anyway...I kind of wish he'd made more films like Dune, where he got to world build and properly fantasise. Dune is so good.
Theres a lack of great fantasy films in general I think
