I am a devoted fan of David Lynch's work. My personal favorites include....well pretty much Lynch's entire resume!

Some stand out favorites include; "Wild at Heart", "Blue Velvet", "The Straight Story" and "Mulholland Drive"

I just bought advance tickets to the first screening of "Inland Empire" (which is making it's Canadian debut here in Vancouver at the Vancity Theater) for May 3rd and I can't wait!

I own "Dune" on HD DVD with "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" on order.

Anyone else looking forward to future HD DVD releases of Lynch titles? :)

-Murray

UniversalHD's airings of Lost Highway looked very good, so I'm hoping they bring it to HD DVD, hopefully in a full blown SE.

Could you imagine what Lynch could do with iHD? :eek: :D

Ah yes,
Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive would be must haves!

I love David Lynch, I own all his films on plus Dune and Elephant Man HD DVD's and Iam looking forward to the rest of them to come to HD DVD.

On the matter of Inland Empire it is one of the most horrific disasters to ever make it to the silver screen. The film is ridculous and a complete waste of time (3hrs). Actually the theater I saw it at in January had a promotion of watch it 9 times and get the 10th viewing for free. Well, it will take atleast 100 viewing for anybody to understand what the film is about. No matter how much I wanted to like it I couldnt, its also a very ugly film shot on video so there is no possibilty of looking good on HD.

No matter what I said about Inland Empire it wont change what I think of lynch he is a pioneer and a legend and I cant wait to see his movies on HD DVD.

I own "Dune" on HD DVD with "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" on order.


Me too! I hope someday we'll also get Twin Peaks, but it will be a while, if ever. Season 2 just finally came out on DVD. (It looks awesome upconverted on my A1 by the way.) I feel very lucky to have so much David Lynch on HD DVD this early in the format's life.

Now we just need some stuff by my other favorite director, Wes Anderson.

Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive are definites. Picking up Dune this weekend. Blue Velvet would be sweet.

Mulholland Drive, HD-DVD France (http://www.amazon.fr/Mulholland-Drive-DVD-Justin-Theroux/dp/B000L42JPE******pd_bbs_sr_1/171-1811323-6498669?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1177647759&sr=8-1)

Hopefully this is true, and it'll work. Well worth the $33+shipping.

EDIT: Bah...link won't work. Anyways, it's from amazon France.

Now, if only the Mulholland Drive HD DVD would actually come out... Seems like I get an e-mail from amazon.fr every week notifying me of another delay. I was really excited about it when I ordered it, but now I'm afraid to get my hopes up in case it gets delayed again.

Yep, looking forward to more Lynch in HD. I have Dune and absolutely love it, you can see every last bizarre design detail. Like the spacian guild's odd floor cleaning practises. Certainly one of the most underrated Sci-fi movies of all time IMO and one of the deciding factors in me buying into HD DVD.
Its a damn shame Lynch didn't direct any other big budget movies.

I'm a fan too!! I already have "Dune" and "The Elephant Man" on HD DVD.

I hope "Mulholland Drive" will be out soon...

i wonder if Eraserhead would look much different in hi-def.

Mulholland Drive on DTHEATER is still one of my favorites...

I love David Lynch, I own all his films on plus Dune and Elephant Man HD DVD's and Iam looking forward to the rest of them to come to HD DVD.

On the matter of Inland Empire it is one of the most horrific disasters to ever make it to the silver screen. The film is ridculous and a complete waste of time (3hrs). Actually the theater I saw it at in January had a promotion of watch it 9 times and get the 10th viewing for free. Well, it will take atleast 100 viewing for anybody to understand what the film is about. No matter how much I wanted to like it I couldnt, its also a very ugly film shot on video so there is no possibilty of looking good on HD.

No matter what I said about Inland Empire it wont change what I think of lynch he is a pioneer and a legend and I cant wait to see his movies on HD DVD.

I just hope my wife can handle the 3 hour length of the film. I am a die hard fan, so Lynch can pretty much throw anything at me and I will enjoy it. The only exception was a couple of his earlier short films, "The Amputee" for example was brutal! I still own the "Short Films" collection though. :)

-Murray

I just hope my wife can handle the 3 hour length of the film. I am a die hard fan, so Lynch can pretty much throw anything at me and I will enjoy it. The only exception was a couple of his earlier short films, "The Amputee" for example was brutal! I still own the "Short Films" collection though. :)

-Murray

Iam the same way the only reason I stayed at the Theater was because it was a Lynch film and because I thought there must be a reason he is doing the movie in this manner that will be revealed later on. If it was any other director I would have walked out. I was there with a friend (huge film buff and Lynch Fan) who fell asleep during the movie :D

Iam the same way the only reason I stayed at the Theater was because it was a Lynch film and because I thought there must be a reason he is doing the movie in this manner that will be revealed later on. If it was any other director I would have walked out. I was there with a friend (huge film buff and Lynch Fan) who fell asleep during the movie :D

Fell asleep! :eek:

Blasphemy! :)

-Murray

Count me in, gotta support the hometown guys.

I'm a fan too!! I already have "Dune" and "The Elephant Man" on HD DVD.

I hope "Mulholland Drive" will be out soon...

Ditto, have both and looking forward to Mulholland Drive immensely!

To another poster, uh, no, Eraserhead will probably not look any better than the DVD release, just due to the fact that Lynch did the releasing, and as JoshZ will tell you, David Lynch isn't too worried about HD quality (he's filming his latest movie with DV camera!). I actually still have my copy of Eraserhead on DVD, its' one of the few DVD's I have left.

Lynch, like Cronenberg, is hit or miss with me. I support an artist painting outside the box, but most times Lynch is too far out for my taste. Elephant Man and Dune are his two classics IMHO, although Eraserhead has merit in that it is probably the trippiest film ever made.

Lynch fan here. Bought his short movies collection from his site a while back... I wonder if those could be released in HD.

Lost highway...........now there's a trippy film
Prob his finest work

Well, I own the following on SD-DVD: all of Twin Peaks (including the pilot episode import), Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Elephant Man, Mulholland Drive, Wild At Heart, and several flavors of Dune (including HD-DVD). Other than Dune, I probably won't replace with HD. Just not enough eye candy to warrent the expense. Maybe Lost Highway, especially if there were extras included.

To another poster, uh, no, Eraserhead will probably not look any better than the DVD release, just due to the fact that Lynch did the releasing, and as JoshZ will tell you, David Lynch isn't too worried about HD quality (he's filming his latest movie with DV camera!). I actually still have my copy of Eraserhead on DVD, its' one of the few DVD's I have left.

I think that rather than say "will probably not look any better than the DVD release", it's more accurate to just say that it's unlikely to come out in HD.

The movie was shot on 35mm and could benefit from High Definition. But yes, Lynch is now going through an "I want everything to look ugly ugly ugly!!!" phase.

I want Lost Highway in HD!! I didn't get to see it on Universal HD. They haven't even done a decent SD version for it since all the hype about that Robert Blake's murder trial. It's an interesting movie like all of David Lynch's films.

True, The Robert Blake trial possibly delayed any decent effort of "Lost Highway" on SD DVD. But, now that Universal owns the North American home video releasing rights to the film, possibly an HD DVD is in the works? One can only dream.

After watching "Inland Empire" on premiere night (in Vancouver) last Thursday, I can honestly say I did enjoy the film and it definitely requires a second viewing to digest the entire 3 hour epic wierdfest! A little too long overall and the image is really nasty in some scenes, which is intentional, but sure won't make for any tier 1 HD DVD.

-Murray

Two words: LOST HIGHWAY

It has never been released on DVD except in Canada and that version is terrible quality.

Other than Dune, I probably won't replace with HD. Just not enough eye candy to warrent the expense.

Huh? I guess you have a different definition of eye candy than me, as I think most of David Lynch's stuff is pure eye candy.

Not a Lynch fan myself but I do like "Blue Velvet" and will purchase.

I have Dune HD-DVD. I also have Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks Season 1, Twin Peaks Pilot, TP: Fire Walk With Me on SD.

I haven’t ordered it yet, but I plan on dropping some dough on Mulholland import. Elephant Man is a great movie but not sure if it would be worth the money for an HD import.

I would love to get Fire Walk With Me in HD!

BTW, for any owners of Twin Peaks Season 1, have you seen what they are worth on Ebay? Last I checked, people were paying about $125. I also own the whole Twin Peaks series on VHS. It is the worst picture I have ever seen on a tape or disc!!! No lie. It is an utter mess. The DVD box set was a saviour!

I actually just watched Twin Peaks for the first time last year because I always heard comparisons to Lost. I'm definitely a fan of Dale Cooper!

I have the HD DVD of Dune and I have never seen Mullholand Dr but I will definitely be picking it up when it is released.

BTW, for any owners of Twin Peaks Season 1, have you seen what they are worth on Ebay? Last I checked, people were paying about $125. I also own the whole Twin Peaks series on VHS. It is the worst picture I have ever seen on a tape or disc!!! No lie. It is an utter mess. The DVD box set was a saviour!

Yeah, I used to have that VHS set .... It was recorded in 6-hour mode. I sold it on eBay a couple years ago for around $100. Also, they released season 2 on standard DVD last month, and it looks amazing upconverted on my A1. Definitely the best I have ever seen this series look. I can only imagine how beautiful it would look on HD DVD. Someday maybe. Judging by the quality of the DVDs, I would assume that an HD master already exists.

I was in college when the show originally aired, and already a big Lynch fan. My friends and I would have Twin Peaks parties every week when it aired, complete with coffee, donuts, and other things which shall remain nameless.

I would love Twin Peaks S1 with the pilot!!!

I would love Twin Peaks S1 with the pilot!!!

They can be yours on Ebay. Not cheap though. I find weird that they release season 2 but season 1 is out of print.

I don't remember where I read it, but I heard there may be Twin Peaks set released later this year or 08 that contains both seasons. Not sure about the pilot.

I bought my pilot of Ebay years ago. It was an import. I bought my S1 the day it came out. I will pick up S1 at some point. Wasn't on my priority list since S2 starts to go down hill.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Fire Walk With Me. Am I the only Lynch fan who thinks this is one of his best films? This has some of the most memorable, stand out scenes of all his work. Sure, the plot isn't tight the entire time, but the characters and dark nature of the film make it unique and classic Lynch. Remember the strip club scene with the lights and music.... the scene when they're in the woods with the spotlights... The creepy father? Brilliant stuff.

I think that rather than say "will probably not look any better than the DVD release", it's more accurate to just say that it's unlikely to come out in HD.
The movie was shot on 35mm and could benefit from High Definition. But yes, Lynch is now going through an "I want everything to look ugly ugly ugly!!!" phase.
The current DVD from Lynch is from a HD transfer and since it's shot on 35mm it will have HD detail and outperform the DVD.

After watching "Inland Empire" on premiere night (in Vancouver) last Thursday, I can honestly say I did enjoy the film and it definitely requires a second viewing to digest the entire 3 hour epic wierdfest! A little too long overall and the image is really nasty in some scenes, which is intentional, but sure won't make for any tier 1 HD DVD.

Inland Empire won't make any kind of HD DVD. The movie was shot on Standard Definition video.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Fire Walk With Me. Am I the only Lynch fan who thinks this is one of his best films? This has some of the most memorable, stand out scenes of all his work. Sure, the plot isn't tight the entire time, but the characters and dark nature of the film make it unique and classic Lynch. Remember the strip club scene with the lights and music.... the scene when they're in the woods with the spotlights... The creepy father? Brilliant stuff.
Absolutely
By far my favorite Lynch and for me one of the best films period.
Whats also so great about is, is that it feautres all that beautiful lynch surrealsim, but still makes sense in a logical way once you figured it all out (gotta see all Twin Peaks Episodes for this though). After a few viewings the film reaches a depth that hardly any other film ever reaches. Add to that the amazing direction (from camera to sound to actors...all first class)
And that scene at the traffic light... damn thats gotta be the most intense scene ever :D
God I'd love that one in HD

Inland Empire won't make any kind of HD DVD. The movie was shot on Standard Definition video.
Nonetheless the master is on HD tape and the best version of the film will be the HD disc.
http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/April2007/PostFocus/page1.php

Nonetheless the master is on HD tape and the best version of the film will be the HD disc.
http://www.ascmag.com/magazine_dynamic/April2007/PostFocus/page1.php

The Sony PD-150 is an NTSC Standard-Def camcorder. Even if the master was output onto HD tape, it's still limited by the resolution of the camera. There would be no benefit to releasing this on HD DVD or Blu-ray. Any standard DVD will be more than sufficient to reproduce all the detail available in the source.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Fire Walk With Me. Am I the only Lynch fan who thinks this is one of his best films? This has some of the most memorable, stand out scenes of all his work. Sure, the plot isn't tight the entire time, but the characters and dark nature of the film make it unique and classic Lynch. Remember the strip club scene with the lights and music.... the scene when they're in the woods with the spotlights... The creepy father? Brilliant stuff.

I saw FWWM at the theater, fantastic surrealism! Lynch at his best. :)

-Murray

The Sony PD-150 is an NTSC Standard-Def camcorder. Even if the master was output onto HD tape, it's still limited by the resolution of the camera. There would be no benefit to releasing this on HD DVD or Blu-ray. Any standard DVD will be more than sufficient to reproduce all the detail available in the source.
Yes there will be benefits from the HD disc. Did you read the link? There will be the following benefits:
- Terranex processing in HD fully resolved
- 24p master direct
- none of the usual DVD issues not on the master (show me a DVD with zero compression problems and no EE)
- DVCAM's 4:1:1 and 25 Mbit/s fully resolved
- if credits have HD resolution fully resolved

Will it look dramatically better on HD than DVD? Guess not. But the trained eye will see differences worth buying the HD. J6P won't care.

I saw FWWM at the theater, fantastic surrealism! Lynch at his best. :)

-Murray
i agree. i too saw it at the theater and recently did a marathon of all twin peaks episodes from pilot to the end and fire walk with me. ill never grow tired of this movie. want the hi def version if it comes out.

I can't believe no one has mentioned Fire Walk With Me. Am I the only Lynch fan who thinks this is one of his best films?

Did you guys who love Fire Walk With Me see it right after watching the Twin Peaks TV show? I had said earlier that i just watched the TV show last year for the first time with a friend. After we watched the movie and we were both severly disappointed with it.

We expected it to wrap up the story similar to what Serenity did to Firefly but instead it was a re-hash of the same story. Granted it was a different view but it was not what we were expecting.

The TV series was 100 times better IMO.

given how Inland Empire was shot on low res DV, this should look exactly like it was shot... like ****... :D

I love all his stuff and I have it all on SD-DVD....


Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is by far.. FAR... his best work. Simply amazing. Ground breaking stuff. Not to say his other works aren't ground breaking, but Walk With Me.... is something else. Amazing.

Id love to see all of them touched up and thrown on HD DVD, TrueHD tracks too please.. because the sound in most of his stuff is just awesome as well.

I love all his stuff and I have it all on SD-DVD....


Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is by far.. FAR... his best work. Simply amazing. Ground breaking stuff. Not to say his other works aren't ground breaking, but Walk With Me.... is something else. Amazing.

Id love to see all of them touched up and thrown on HD DVD, TrueHD tracks too please.. because the sound in most of his stuff is just awesome as well.

Sound is indeed a VERY important element for Lynch, and it truly shows in his films! :)

-Murray

Yes there will be benefits from the HD disc. Did you read the link? There will be the following benefits:
- Terranex processing in HD fully resolved
- 24p master direct
- none of the usual DVD issues not on the master (show me a DVD with zero compression problems and no EE)
- DVCAM's 4:1:1 and 25 Mbit/s fully resolved
- if credits have HD resolution fully resolved

Will it look dramatically better on HD than DVD? Guess not. But the trained eye will see differences worth buying the HD. J6P won't care.

Considering that the visual style of the movie emphasizes the ugliness of the video, the benefits you cite above would not stand out on an HD release.

We have enough problems on this forum with people believing that half the discs they watch are "upconverted SD" now, can you imagine what would happen when an actual upconverted SD master were released. :rolleyes:

"INLAND EMPIRE" on SD DVD August 14th! :)

The 2-disc special edition will include...

*LYNCH 2 (BEHIND THE SCENES OF INLAND EMPIRE WITH DAVID LYNCH)
*TALKS WITH LAURA DERN AND DAVID LYNCH MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED (ADDITIONAL CHARACTER EXPERIENCES)
*THEATRICAL TRAILERS (3)
*STILLS GALLERY (73 PHOTOS)
*DAVID LYNCH COOKS QUINOA

-Murray

the LOST HIGHWAY transfer Universal HD sometimes shows looks fantastic but it's one of the titles they constantly screw up the sound on....it's the 5.1 track downmixed to 2.0 MONO and sounds really really flat. Anyone familiar with the actual 5.1 track knows it's an important part of the movie....

as a huge TWIN PEAKS fan in high school i absolutely hated FIRE WALK WITH ME when i first saw it but recent viewings have yielded a much different reaction from me...it's definitely one of his most extreme and alienating films with so much going on under the surface that the storylines with the Twin Peaks characters almost become irrelevant to what Lynch is trying to do/say with the film...

the HD transfer of FWWM is also great (from one of the cable channels, forget which one) but also suffers from flat 2.0 downmixed sound......

oleus

I e-mailed Universal, begging for a release of Lost Highway, and they said that they have NO information on when they will be able to release it (on SD or HD DVD).

Quite disappointing, as their release of Dune is beautiful.

the LOST HIGHWAY transfer Universal HD sometimes shows looks fantastic but it's one of the titles they constantly screw up the sound on....it's the 5.1 track downmixed to 2.0 MONO and sounds really really flat. Anyone familiar with the actual 5.1 track knows it's an important part of the movie....

as a huge TWIN PEAKS fan in high school i absolutely hated FIRE WALK WITH ME when i first saw it but recent viewings have yielded a much different reaction from me...it's definitely one of his most extreme and alienating films with so much going on under the surface that the storylines with the Twin Peaks characters almost become irrelevant to what Lynch is trying to do/say with the film...

the HD transfer of FWWM is also great (from one of the cable channels, forget which one) but also suffers from flat 2.0 downmixed sound......

oleus

You can't stress enough just how important sound is to ANY Lynch film. Sound is equally as important as visuals in filmmaking, but even more so with Lynch film's as he utilizes sound to heighten story, atmosphere and overall "feel". :)

-Murray

If this post is true, Mulholland Drive will be out in the US later this year. So do I go ahead and spend $35 on an import or hold out for a $20 version? There is also a good chance the US version may just do DD+ for audio. If that is the case, I think I'd prefer the import for the DTS-MA (assuming I will someday be able to decode it fully).

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=845999

I have become a big Lynch fan of late but missed out on the Twin Peaks / FWWM stuff. This thread now has me intrigued. Let me ask, does one need to go back and watch the series first, or would the movie stand on its own?

(Not that I expect any kind of linear storytelling from Lynch anyway).

Firewalk with Me works on its own if you've never seen the series. You won't get some of the references or recognize a few of the cameos, but it remains an incredible film. The sad thing about the DVD release is that they screwed with the audio in a few places, particularly during a bar scene where at the theater the music was so loud you couldn't hear the dialog (just like in a noisy bar) and there were subtitles for the dialog. The audio mixing on the DVD raises the dialog and softens the music... totally ruining the experience.

BTW, I just received the HD-DVD of Mulholland Drive from xploitedcinema - can't wait to watch it.

DO NOT LISTEN TO JAYF. HE IS WRONG.

There is one and only one correct order in which to watch Twin Peaks:

- Pilot Episode
- Season 1
- Seaon 2
- Fire Walk With Me

You cannot, I repeat cannot, watch the movie first, as it will spoil critical plot information not revealed until late in the series. The movie was made under the assumption that the viewer is familiar with the entire series, and freely divulges information meant to be revealed slowly over the course of the series. It also makes repeated references to obscure facts and events that you won't understand unless you've watch the show.

Do not watch the movie first. That is a terrible suggestion.

I wouldn't hold my breath for any IME-type things from Lynch. The man has recently gone on record as saying that he thinks director commentaries are horrible, that they ruin the film, or some such. Still, who knows--he used to be in love with film, so....

He's also said that he sees Dune as a failure because he gave up final cut. It's a shame, really, because we'll probably never see a Lynch-supervised full-length restoration (that Alan Smithee TV dreck didn't help, I'm sure--what an insult).

Anyway, another benefit of a restoration would maybe be going back and (oh no, flirting with heresey...) digitally recomping the optical work from original elements (assuming they still exist). This wouldn't affect as many shots as you might think. Much of the model work was actually done in-camera using forced perspective, so it looks really sharp. But the thing that bothered me most when I finally saw Dune on HD DVD...I don't know why I didn't notice it until the final duel, but when the camera is on the emperor and his entourage, everything is in sharp relief. But when we cut to a reverse to show Paul, the image goes soft. And then it hit me. It's the eyes, the blue-within-blue eyes: they're an optical effect, which means generation loss, which means you lose detail. Anyway, I found the contrast kind of jarring.

But whatever, I have Dune in HD now. :p

I'm in for Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks (yes, even Fire Walk with Me), Lost Highway and Mulholland Drive at the very least. Oh, and Eraserhead, too.

We have enough problems on this forum with people believing that half the discs they watch are "upconverted SD" now, can you imagine what would happen when an actual upconverted SD master were released. :rolleyes:
It happened already. It's called "Traffic". Some 'reviewer' gave it 4/5. :rolleyes:

The question was does FWWM stand on it's own. As a film - I believe it does.

Twin Peaks baby!!

I've lost track of ERASERHEAD editions, but long ago it seemed to me to be a film that didn't work at all on a small screen from video tape; it really needed a proper theater with a film projector. There was something about that b&w awfulness looming over you...

Now, with large screens and HD, who knows?

-Bill

Add this update to the following list of special features:

*90 Minutes of Deleted Footage* to be edited together as a "mini" movie to compliment the 3 hour epic feature presentation. :)

"INLAND EMPIRE" on SD DVD August 14th!

The 2-disc special edition will include...

*LYNCH 2 (BEHIND THE SCENES OF INLAND EMPIRE WITH DAVID LYNCH)
*TALKS WITH LAURA DERN AND DAVID LYNCH MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED (ADDITIONAL CHARACTER EXPERIENCES)
*THEATRICAL TRAILERS (3)
*STILLS GALLERY (73 PHOTOS)
*DAVID LYNCH COOKS QUINOA

-Murray

*DAVID LYNCH COOKS QUINOA

Like Robert Rodriguez's "Ten Minute Cooking School?"

This must be what happens when you start shooting digital.

I know, I'm not knocking David Lynch, I love what he does. But, I recently bought the DVD of "Dynamic:01 The Best of DavidLynch.com" and to say I would like my money back would be an understatement.

It is unique and totally Lynch, but I thought there would be more short films, etc. Not footage of Lynch constructing a lamp that goes on for 30 or more minutes! Or some Japanese woman filming her "view" from her apartment! :p

-Murray

No, it could be good. As long as he explains it along the way and it's not just a long static shot of him at the stove, silently cooking quinoa. :D

Can David Lynch Signature Bowl Quinoa be far behind? (Part of this complete breakfast.)

I just wish there was a Special Agent Dale Cooper's "D*mn Fine" Breakfast Blend or something, but no, he had to keep it classy.

EDIT: I just noticed on the David Lynch Signature Cup page, it says, "It's all in the beans...and I'm just full of beans." :D I guess I can live with that. I might just have to try some.

Mulholland Drive is a must buy. I'll pick up the import if it is delayed in the U.S. As someone else mentioned, the music is a big part of Lynch films. Angelo Badalamenti's scores are great (and I also really liked his appearance in the aforementioned Mulholland Drive). I think his dialogue consisted of saying "this is the girl" about four times. Classic Lynch....

Julee Cruise's singing is a great part of Twin Peaks, both the TV series and FWWM. Soundtracks and CDs are highly recommended. :)

For anyone interested in reading about the mastering of the Eraserhead and his concerns about the mastering of Inland Empire, look here (http://www.dugpa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=254) and scroll down and read the posts from John Neff. Interesting stuff.

I am a David Lynch newbie! I have the SD version of Mulholland Drive sitting at my Girlfriend's house. We are planning on watching it this weekend. I am not a huge fan of really "trippy" movies, but I heard this was a good one.

Once we watch if, and if we like it, what would be other David Lynch movies I should watch in order? If a movie is really trippy, please leave those ones out. Thanx!

Some of you may have seen this already since it's been on YouTube for almost a month now. It's an Avid promo called Room to Dream, with David Lynch telling stories, talking about how he works, and behind the scenes footage and stuff.

In four parts, just over 20 min. total:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGXocq2MIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBdEM4S-co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCEaBkZa_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E9FY3_dAak

I am a David Lynch newbie! I have the SD version of Mulholland Drive sitting at my Girlfriend's house. We are planning on watching it this weekend. I am not a huge fan of really "trippy" movies, but I heard this was a good one.

Once we watch if, and if we like it, what would be other David Lynch movies I should watch in order? If a movie is really trippy, please leave those ones out. Thanx!

:confused:

Maybe you should put Mulholland on hold and start with The Straight Story. :D

The Twin Peaks series should be fine, too. Maybe not Fire Walk With Me, but by the time you finish TP, you'll know....

Where you go from there is up to you.

I agree, start with Straight Story and see if you appreciate the deeper meanings and hidden insights. If you do, move on. Mulholland is one of the best movies I have ever seen, but you will likely love it or hate it.

Actually, lankford, I was kind of being a smart*ss with suggesting The Straight Story first. ;) It's just, if you want to get into Lynch, but nothing too weird...well sh*t, what's left?

If you decide to go the TP route, remember, as Josh Z said, DO NOT watch Fire Walk With Me first (MAJOR SPOILERS). Also, the pilot (watch first, obviously) is not included on the S1 dvd set, so either vhs (Laser Disc?) or that Chinese import dvd if you can find it. Watch FWWM after S2 if you're still interested by then, and even then...well, you'll see.

If two full seasons of TV sounds like too much commitment, maybe ease in with Lynch's adaptations of The Elephant Man and Dune. Then maybe Blue Velvet, maybe go back and see Eraserhead, then move on to Lost Highway and Mulholland Dr. (those last two are not only among the "trippier" of his films, they can be a little hard to follow at times).

My first Lynch was Eraserhead
I don't really get why somebody that want's to get into Lynch shouldn't start with something weird...Lynch is weird...so start there

Some of you may have seen this already since it's been on YouTube for almost a month now. It's an Avid promo called Room to Dream, with David Lynch telling stories, talking about how he works, and behind the scenes footage and stuff.

In four parts, just over 20 min. total:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlGXocq2MIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBdEM4S-co
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjCEaBkZa_s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E9FY3_dAak


I ordered the free DVD of this when it came out. There was a link on one of the Lynch websites and all you had to do was provide them with your name and address, then they sent you the DVD free! Pretty cool, it includes footage from "Inland Empire" (small clip) and an interview with Lynch, as well as a few other items.

I did a quick search, but I don't think that they are giving this DVD away for free anymore, you could try ebay.

-Murray

I am a David Lynch newbie! I have the SD version of Mulholland Drive sitting at my Girlfriend's house. We are planning on watching it this weekend. I am not a huge fan of really "trippy" movies, but I heard this was a good one.

Once we watch if, and if we like it, what would be other David Lynch movies I should watch in order? If a movie is really trippy, please leave those ones out. Thanx!

This begs the reverse question, what do you mean by "trippy?" Mulholland Drive has a couple of scenes with brief nudity and also two scenes with Rita and Betty being friendly. If that won't bother anyone, then the film in my mind defines Lynch. As to the question what to watch next if you like Mulholland Drive? The best answer is probably to watch Mulholland Drive again. After a half dozen viewings you'll a) gain an increased appreciation for the depth of the film and b) develop more questions than answers. That's one of the true appeals of the film

Unlike most/all of the other Lynch films, the Straight Story is actually a good family film complete with midwestern values and finding the inherent good in many people. Twin peaks is great, but as has been mentioned, you need to watch it in the correct order (pilot-season 1-season 2-FWWM). This is difficult, because the pilot is not readily available and season 1 is OOP and commanding high prices. It is listed on Netflix, so that may be the best option. I like Wild at Heart and Blue Velvet. I still need to work on Eraserhead (that may be what you mean by "trippy"). I've never seen Lost Highway. Have fun and keep an open mind. :)

As far as Twin Peaks goes, looks like amazon.co.uk has S1 + Pilot available for ~ $43.

I did a quick search, but I don't think that they are giving this DVD away for free anymore, you could try ebay.

-Murray

Yeah, that's the first comment I read on part 1. :( Oh well, like you said, there's always ebay. :D Plus, I already got to see part of it, so....

EDIT: BTW, I just checked amazon UK, and did anyone notice that it lists the studio for R2 Wild at Heart as Universal Pictures Video? Am I like the last person to know this, too?

EDIT: BTW, I just checked amazon UK, and did anyone notice that it lists the studio for R2 Wild at Heart as Universal Pictures Video? Am I like the last person to know this, too?

The overseas versions of Wild At Heart were a pretty big deal about 3 or 4 years ago because it was not available at the time in North America. Even after the MGM release in North America, many people held on to their overseas versions because it was uncut. I still have the Korean version which is NTSC and isn't region coded. The MGM version does have a better transfer but I like having the movie uncut. Universal definitely owns this film in Europe and in Korea. I'm not sure about other territories.

The overseas versions of Wild At Heart were a pretty big deal about 3 or 4 years ago because it was not available at the time in North America. Even after the MGM release in North America, many people held on to their overseas versions because it was uncut. I still have the Korean version which is NTSC and isn't region coded. The MGM version does have a better transfer but I like having the movie uncut. Universal definitely owns this film in Europe and in Korea. I'm not sure about other territories.

It should be clarified that the "uncut" status refers to exactly one shot in the movie, which is obscured by a digital smoke effect in the US theatrical cut but has an unobscured cheesy gore effect in the international cut. The smoke actually looks significantly better, IMO.

As mentioned, the R1 DVD has a better transfer supervised by David Lynch (the bonus features on the disc discuss how many times he sent it back to be redone).

Watched the entire S1/S2 Twin Peaks series over the last two weeks. I thought S2 meandered for a while (especially when Horn went off his rocker) and the "black widow" plot w/ James was way too obvious.

Anyway, considering what the XA2 did with the SD series, the only version I will consider buying will be a HD special version w/ pilot+S1+S2+FWWM. However, that's likely to remain just wishful thinking :)....

So did anybody hear if Universal Playback (distrib. of R2 S1 w/pilot) ever acquired the UK rights to S2? FWWM I'm OK waiting for. :p

EDIT: On HD DVD, I mean.

I would say that Blue Velvet is his most "straighforward" film, at least timewise it goes in a straight line, unlike Mulholland Drive. Blue Velvet was my first Lynch movie, and is one of his best in my opinion. Very immersive movie, with many layers. And both Kyle McLachlan and Dennis Hopper give great performances.

I have been waiting 15 years for the rumored 4-5 hour cut of Fire Walk With Me. This is yet another chance for the lost scenes to see the light of day. I haven't been following the legal wranglings though. I have a feeling it would be a much better movie as it was the comic relief (Agent Andy etc.) that was cut. It's like Star Wars without Chewbacca and the droids.

BTW, to add my voice to what others have said, not only is it essential that you watch the series first, but also that you track down the pilot before diving in to season 1. I think I ordered the DVD from Hong Kong.

I know we are supposed to be talking HD DVD here, but I did not think it was necessary to start a new thread, rather I will continue to add David Lynch info here.

This was taken from a David Lynch website...

TVShowsonDVD.com have released the artwork to what CBS/Paramount is calling a "Definitive" Twin Peaks Gold Box Set. While it is great news that the Pilot will finally be released in the US and remastered, one has to raise a few questions to CBS/Paramount. The number one question being "Will the Pilot be released separately for those that do not wish to buy the entire series again?" I get this question emailed to me on a regular basis and so I decided to contact CBS/Paramount to find out a few weeks back. Their response was that there were no plans at this time. Back to the new box set, one must also ask so what is it that makes this set the "Definitive" Gold Box set? Well, it seems they will be releasing the rest of the interviews that they saved over from the Season 2 box set along with some new ones that they have been shooting over the last few months. I also made a separate inquiry about whether or not they would address some of the audio issues that fans had complained about or if they would include the original 2.0 audio mixes as one would think that a "Definitive" set would include the original audio mixes. I was told that the masters were locked but the request would be "passed on" to the powers that be. Additional rumors that the Season 2 Soundtrack may be packaged with this release, but then again, if that happens, it will also be released as a stand alone CD. Finally, there has been much speculation on whether or not any of the TV Series Deleted Scenes will be included in this box set. After all we're talking about a "Definitive" Gold Box set here. Guess again. I have been told that Lynch agreed to do Deleted Scenes for this release but that CBS/Paramount, like New Line did not want to pay for the transfer costs that Lynch has requested to have the Deleted Scenes to the TV Series mastered properly. It's a sad day when you can buy a 4th Generation VHS to DVD bootleg transfer of Twin Peaks Deleted Scenes on Ebay but you can't find them anywhere on a so called "Definitive" Twin Peaks DVD set.

Seeing as CBS/Paramount support high definition, could an HD DVD "Twin Peaks" set be far behind? :)

-Murray

Here is a link to the artwork and complete story. :)

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7500

-Murray

Here is a link to the artwork and complete story. :)

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7500

-Murray

Even thought that cover art "is guaranteed not to be some fan's Photoshopped effort," it sure looks like it is. Anyway, I do beleive the story, and it looks like it's time for me to cash in my season 1 & 2 box sets on eBay. It would be sweet to get these on HD DVD. They already look great upconverted on my A1.