[Argentine]

Originally Posted by cshadows2887

Mulholland Dr. (took me two watches and some extracurricular reading for it to click) and The Elephant Man which is outright incredible. I like Blue Velvet a lot, too, but I had the benefit of viewing it with a little context about Lynch's style and thematic concerns, which it's a pretty great example of.

I fucking loathe Eraserhead though.

Why am I not shocked that you hate Eraserhead?

Mulholland Drive is fantastic though. How great is the last hour or so? I need to watch The Elephant Man. I swear, I'm still loathing myself that my first introduction to Lynch was fucking Dune and not that.

Lastly, have you seen Inland Empire? I'm watching it today.

[Argentine]

Originally Posted by projectmayhem16

Yeah. You had some really interesting things to say once you elaborated on the film and I really do appreciate that and you also helped me see my own elitism and/or personal bias for what it was. You're alright, kid.

[cshadows2887]

Originally Posted by Argentine

Why am I not shocked that you hate Eraserhead?

Mulholland Drive is fantastic though. How great is the last hour or so? I need to watch The Elephant Man. I swear, I'm still loathing myself that my first introduction to Lynch was fucking Dune and not that.

Lastly, have you seen Inland Empire? I'm watching it today.

You really do need to see Elephant Man. Proof that Lynch could tell a relatively straight-forward story when he wanted without sacrificing artistic quality or the themes he was concerned with his whole career.

I haven't seen Inland yet, no. Eventually.

[Argentine]

Originally Posted by cshadows2887

You really do need to see Elephant Man. Proof that Lynch could tell a relatively straight-forward story when he wanted without sacrificing artistic quality or the themes he was concerned with his whole career.

I haven't seen Inland yet, no. Eventually.

He's definitely a prominent example of a director that would allow exhibitions of his own personality to consume any actual story. The contradiction can definitely produce fantastic results, though.

This is actually our first conversation in the past two weeks. Huh. Guess I wasn't on ignore.

[cshadows2887]

Originally Posted by Argentine

He's definitely a prominent example of a director that would allow exhibitions of his own personality to consume any actual story. The contradiction can definitely produce fantastic results, though.

This is actually our first conversation in the past two weeks. Huh. Guess I wasn't on ignore.

I already told you you weren't.

[projectmayhem16]

I agree. You should check out The Elephant Man. It's a really straight forward narrative but a very affecting one as well.

[Argentine]

Originally Posted by cshadows2887

I already told you you weren't.

I know, I know. You've just seemed more stern lately.

Originally Posted by projectmayhem16

I agree. You should check out The Elephant Man. It's a really straight forward narrative but a very affecting as well.

I'll definitely get around to that once I get Inland Empire out of the way. It'll be interesting to jump from one extreme to the other.

[projectmayhem16]

Originally Posted by Argentine

I'll definitely get around to that once I get Inland Empire out of the way. It'll be interesting to jump from one extreme to the other.

I like Inland Empire a lot but I don't have the same affinity for it as I do with Eraserhead, Mulholland Dr., or Blue Velvet. A lot of people do, though.

[cshadows2887]

Originally Posted by Argentine

I know, I know. You've just seemed more stern lately.

I'll definitely get around to that once I get Inland Empire out of the way. It'll be interesting to jump from one extreme to the other.

I haven't found any of the posting in the chat thread interesting enough to comment on or respond to lately.

[Argentine]

Originally Posted by projectmayhem16

I like Inland Empire a lot but I don't have the same affinity for it as I do with Eraserhead, Mulholland Dr. or Blue Velvetbut a lot of people do.

I've heard many people in here and critics I keep up with saying it's his best work so I'll have to see.

Originally Posted by cshadows2887

I haven't found any of the posting in the chat thread interesting enough to comment on or respond to lately.

Me neither, which is why I'm reverting back to nonsense. Life is hard. I'll bump your thread soon enough.

[projectmayhem16]

Originally Posted by Argentine

I've heard many people in here and critics I keep up with saying it's his best work so I'll have to see.

That argument could definitely be made. I think it also resonates with people more the more that they watch it.

[cuerobots]

Chronicle - 7/10

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I was going to. Some of it was pretty incredible.

[M.Lee]

you dorks are gonna drive argentine out of the entertainment forum 4evaaa

[whoaisame]

Good Will Hunting - 9.5/10
Drive - 9/10
Being Elmo - 8/10

[brokenmixtape]

The Way Back, 7/10