So in honor of Dennis Hopper, I watched
Blue Velvet.
...That was a side of Dennis Hopper I hadn't seen before.
Also Dean Stockwell.
I didn't know anything about the movie. It was my first David Lynch movie. Are they all full of kinky sex? That was a fucked-up movie. It's a strange world, indeed.
As a chaser, I watched
The Thaw,
in which global warming releases a prehistoric parasite that threatens such luminaries as Val Kilmer and Aaron Ashmore. It was actually pretty good and had a Point beyond grossing you out with shots of parasite eggs.
All David Lynch movies are trippy and weird.
Blue Velvet
might be the most watchable.
Eraserhead
is my favorite and possibly the most bizarre.
Eraserhead is my favorite and possibly the most bizarre.
There is, out there somewhere, audio tape of James Earl Jones exclaiming in incredulous tones,
"Eraserhead?!"
Eraserhead is my favorite and possibly the most bizarre.
Eraserhead is the most bizarre movie ever made that was intended to be taken seriously. There, I said it.
Blue Velvet is probably the least weird David Lynch movie.
Or The Elephant Man for that matter. Strange subject matter, a few outre bits, but mostly done...err...straight.
I'm watching Ondine and so far I'm absolutely charmed.
My favorite Lynch is Straight Story and that probably speaks volumes about me.
I love every molecule of the Straight Story. My overall love for David Lynch is based on, I think, imagining that I should. Most of his movies are to be endured more than enjoyed, which is not usually my style. But the Straight Story just killed me with charm and pathos.
Ondine: bah
Okay, after I got over the left turn (the tone more than any reveal/confirmation), I did like that.
