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Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by sideshowb »

noisy_boy wrote: post #328
Fricken wrote: post #271

Regardless of how his films come together as a whole, Lynch is without a doubt the most prolific producer of haunting and unforgettable imagery that inhabits my mind. A few months ago I rewatched, on Youtube a scene from the Elephant Man, a film I saw once 30 years ago. The scene was just like I remember it, I only to watch it that one time and it was etched into my mind forever, crystalline. Dune is more fun to watc…

> Dune is more fun to watch and seems to have emerged as my all-time favorite film. In spite of it's flaws and Lynch's own disdain for it, the orphaned film is no less visionary, and is as strikingly original as anything Lynch has made. I don't get all the disdain for his Dune. For its time, I found it quite entertaining. The scene of the menacing black tank containing the guild navigator emerging out of fumes at the…

Not without its issues but it also prominently featured the mentats, which the recent version didn't.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by sideshowb »

wbl wrote: post #96
andrewstuart wrote: post #40

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I wish just for once these directors had simply made the movie of the book and damn the consequences of what Hollywood thinks audiences want. The movies that directors such as Peter Jackson make are brilliantly done - if only the story wasn't hacked. And that's not even addressing the worst of the travesties such as Radagast the Brown being covered in bird shit and the dwarves in The Hobbit being a bunch of circus cl…

What works in books often doesn't work on screen and vice versa. They are different media.

Exactly

For example, 2001 was a great movie but Clarke's worst book imo because he collaborated with Kubrick to write it for for big screen.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by toomuchtodo »

dang wrote: post #380
toomuchtodo wrote: post #116

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42730000 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/movies/david-lynch-dead.h... https://archive.today/NAhZi

At the bottom of the last link it says "a full obituary will be published soon". But it seems they've done so now: https://archive.ph/vyxDJ .

My apologies for the lack of completeness at the time of my comment.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by wellthisisgreat »

4ggr0 wrote: post #377
wellthisisgreat wrote: post #368

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Twin peaks is incredible and Agent Cooper is a kind of a role model haha, never seen any other character like him

maybe i should give it another shot...i'll at least finish the first episode :)

Yeah, it’s certainly one of those shows that take a couple episodes to settle in but then it’s one big, sweeping impression

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by noisy_boy »

sideshowb wrote: post #381
noisy_boy wrote: post #328

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> Dune is more fun to watch and seems to have emerged as my all-time favorite film. In spite of it's flaws and Lynch's own disdain for it, the orphaned film is no less visionary, and is as strikingly original as anything Lynch has made. I don't get all the disdain for his Dune. For its time, I found it quite entertaining. The scene of the menacing black tank containing the guild navigator emerging out of fumes at the…

Not without its issues but it also prominently featured the mentats, which the recent version didn't.

Good point. Same with guild navigators - the whole point of the bickering is spice and the whole point of spice is navigation. I get the DV's less-is-more aesthetic but these were deep and exciting subjects that weren't explored much.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by chalupaman »

staticman2 wrote: post #375
wdbbdw wrote: post #227

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I think it was less the original Zelda than it was Link's Awakening that had the Lynch influence, specifically influence by Twin Peaks https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/12/feature_how_david_...

There's no possibility Lynch inspired the original Zelda. The original Zelda was released way before Lynch's Twin Peaks, which was a hit in Japan, was even in production. The look of the protagonist of Zelda was inspired by Disney's Peter Pan. The pig villain was inspired by a pig man in Journey to the West.

It was the fourth Zelda, Link’s Awakening (1993), that was inspired by Lynch and Twin Peaks. If you’ve played it, the influence in that one is apparent — it’s about Link discovering an isolated community of eccentrics hiding a secret, and dreams play a major role. The game’s director, Takashi Tezuka, specifically wanted to emulate the mood of Dale Cooper discovering the town of Twin Peaks, meeting its oddball inhabitants, and trying to figure out what they’re hiding.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by darthrupert »

monophonica wrote: post #258
scoofy wrote: post #205

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Eraserhead is borderline unwatchable. I love David Lynch, sort of, but without telling people that they're about to sit down and watch an hour-and-a-half of what is effectively an unwatchable piece of avant-garde cinema, then they're not going to be able to appreciate it. There is nothing worse than getting excited to see a famous director's debut film, thinking you're going to have a good time, and then getting Eras…

If someone is not into art films, to not start with Twin Peaks is absolutely insane to me. First two seasons of Twin Peaks are his masterpiece IMO and his most watchable. Those are some of the best characters of any film/tv show ever. From there I would go to Lost Highway next for a stronger dose of the more out there stuff.

Most of second season of TP wasn't really Lynch.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by jrace »

crispyambulance wrote: post #305
Triphibian wrote: post #151

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I'm gonna say start with Blue Velvet. It still has the backbone of a classical noir, but it is completely run through with the character of his work. Mulholland Drive reflects the apex of his vision and talents, but there's a learning curve to appreciating it.

Elephant Man is perhaps the most approachable. Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt are at the apex of their acting careers in this film. After that Mullholland Drive is absolutely brilliant and has that unforgettable masterpiece diner scene: https://youtu.be/UozhOo0Dt4o?si=GedzAdMh0KIXoHz4

I would say that A Straight Story is even more approachable.

If you didn't know it was by Lynch you would never suspect it.

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by spopejoy »

kamranjon wrote: post #336
sk11001 wrote: post #88

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I have never seen a single one of his movies but I love watching interviews with him, he had an amazing presence and so much energy.

Surprised nobody has mentioned Lost Highway - to me it is the perfect film.

Lost Highway doesn't get the love for some reason. It's got all the DL hits and some of the best cinematography in his oeuvre. The coffee table is peak DL head wound

Re: David Lynch has died

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Post by spopejoy »

intellectronica wrote: post #225
sk11001 wrote: post #88

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I have never seen a single one of his movies but I love watching interviews with him, he had an amazing presence and so much energy.

If you only watch one, I think Fire Walk With Me is the most representative. If you like it, there's a lot more to explore. If not, then maybe Lynch isn't your thing.

It was panned when it came out (and still inspires downvoting?? not exactly an objective convo here folks) but since then FWWM has gained tons more appreciation.

Family sexual abuse survivors in particular have lauded the movie. It's really DL's most serious treatment of an issue (but makes it harder to watch too).

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