tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post6223521323978400148..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Mulholland DriveDellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-32489950429351129212014-09-14T10:58:17.361-04:002014-09-14T10:58:17.361-04:00Thank you, Dan. "To each their own" is d...Thank you, Dan. "To each their own" is definitely my feeling on this, and all movies, for that matter. Though it's not my cup of tea, I've no problem with all those who deem this to be a masterpiece. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-34517531521367180542014-09-14T10:36:16.570-04:002014-09-14T10:36:16.570-04:00Mulholland Drive is my favorite David Lynch film, ...Mulholland Drive is my favorite David Lynch film, except for maybe the Twin Peaks pilot. However, I admit that I'm not sure that I really "got it". I can make certain interpretations, and there's plenty to read about it. What really grabs me is the way that Lynch creates a certain tone (from absurdity, to horror, happiness, etc.) and evokes such a strong reaction from me. <br /><br />I say this to try and explain that I don't have an issue with you saying that you didn't enjoy it. To each their own, you know. You definitely gave it a shot. It's part of what makes it great for me. Regardless of where everyone falls, it's a stunning piece of art that generates a reaction, even if it's confusion. Also, I think that I've only see it twice, so it's hardly a case where I watched it a bunch of times before I liked it.Dan Heatonhttp://ptsnob.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48578492742934838382014-09-13T23:39:01.036-04:002014-09-13T23:39:01.036-04:00I figured someone else out there had to have a sim...I figured someone else out there had to have a similar experience to mine with this movie. Thanks for confirming that. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-28550491000387090012014-09-13T23:24:01.118-04:002014-09-13T23:24:01.118-04:00I still don't understand what this movie is ab...I still don't understand what this movie is about. I watched it twice and still didn't get it. I'm not a Lynch fan either, so perhaps I'm not the target audience. There was one funny scene in that movie. I remember a woman got shot through the wall and thought something "bit me real bad!" That was hilarious.msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-52047535556350878492014-09-13T20:42:44.684-04:002014-09-13T20:42:44.684-04:00Thanks. I watched it, pondered it, watched it agai...Thanks. I watched it, pondered it, watched it again, pondered it some more, and it didn't click to me. Maybe next time.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-57608617568540522322014-09-13T20:40:09.156-04:002014-09-13T20:40:09.156-04:00Honestly, I'm glad there are movies like this ...Honestly, I'm glad there are movies like this as well. I appplaud Lynch for sticking with his vision and creating the film he wanted to. We need artists like him to challenge us. That said, I don't have to love the results. Besides, this is hardly the first complicated movie I've ever watched. Some of them worked foe me, some didn't. This one didn't. Like I said, though, I'm not shutting the door on ever watching it again. As of right now, it's not one of my favorites.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-45225325308209240822014-09-13T20:12:22.477-04:002014-09-13T20:12:22.477-04:00Good post! I really liked this movie, but I had to...Good post! I really liked this movie, but I had to ponder it for a while and read some interpretations before it made sense. I know what you mean about being left with that "what the hell did I just watch?" feeling. Several movies have affected me that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574641672605054506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-67124449578642926572014-09-13T15:15:51.453-04:002014-09-13T15:15:51.453-04:00You should not be required to for example read the...You should not be required to for example read the book to get the adaptation. But Mulholland Drive is not this case. It's a puzzle, all you have to do is put it together. All the other reading you should do is simply of people who managed to do that. It's not a film's fault that you didn't understand it. I'm glad that there are movies like this one or for example Enemy where writers refuse to dumb it down for the audience.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-63261261868242595622014-09-13T14:47:59.380-04:002014-09-13T14:47:59.380-04:00I freely admit that I didn't get it. That'...I freely admit that I didn't get it. That's kinda my point. I prefer to go into a film as cold as possible. Therefore, to me, a movie is a self contained entity. I shouldn't have to read books, comics, websites, or be part of some exclusive club to enjoy it. And if I don't get something upon my first viewing that's okay, so long as it was enjoyable enough to warrant subsequent viewings which might enhance my understanding. This movie didn't do that for me. I will check out your link, though. Who knows? Maybe in a year or so I'll revisit it and have a different opinion. Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-40550626957130523192014-09-13T13:58:17.314-04:002014-09-13T13:58:17.314-04:00I think your problem is that you didn't get it...I think your problem is that you didn't get it. i know it's a pretty terrible thing to say to a person, but it's true. It's my second fav movie of all time, maybe this will help - http://cinematiccorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/mulholland-dr.html I wrote it after seeing it once and reading a lot about it.s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13987831438787776712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-22558569285802751222014-09-13T13:41:39.461-04:002014-09-13T13:41:39.461-04:00I did know about the fun fact. Your thoughts on wh...I did know about the fun fact. Your thoughts on what direction this may have gone had it actually become a TV show makes sense. However, for me, it just didn't translate well into a single movie. Lots of good ideas that don't quite congeal properly. I understand all the admiration it gets. It's just not for me.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-81058936260030088902014-09-13T12:43:40.857-04:002014-09-13T12:43:40.857-04:00It's a bit weird that way, but I think part of...It's a bit weird that way, but I think part of why I love Mulholland Dr. so much is the fact that it is so strange and subjective. Fun fact: this film actually originated as a pilot to a TV series, which I think was originally conceived as a spin-off to Twin Peaks that never got off the ground due to the show's cancellation. Lynch later re-worked it into a pilot for an unrelated show and when the producers didn't pick it up he reworked it into a movie. I think the show would have been based on a setup where there would be a mystery that would keep leading into other mysteries so that every question would raise a thousand more.<br /><br />Still, I see what you mean. I kinda had the same problem with Andrei Tarkovsky's Solaris. So many people claim it was better than the Clooney version but I coudn't get much further than the first hour (and that was on the SECOND attempt) because the it was so painfully slow. I know a guy who keeps telling me that it all makes sense if you just watch it to the end but as you can imagine I'm a bit reluctant to sit through an excruciatingly slow movie that also happens to be three hours long just in case there is something worthwhile at the end (and considering how I felt about most of what I saw in the film, the ending would probably disappoint me anyway).John Hitchcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.com