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Spanky

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Topic: Eraserhead
Posted: June 04 2004 at 15:56

Tell me what you can. I want to know what it's like and if I should buy it.

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Posted: June 04 2004 at 15:59

hmm not related to music eh?

maybe a razorhead?

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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:10

No it's a movie that I've heard about. I know there is someone on this sit that's seen it and I want to hear what they have to say about it.

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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:16

Is that a movie by David Lynch ?

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Posted: June 04 2004 at 16:55

Yeah, it was his first apparently.

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Posted: June 04 2004 at 17:52

Check out Vibrationbaby's web site. I remember seeing some info on Eraserhead. I believe it's a nightmare. It's on my "To See" list.

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Posted: June 05 2004 at 09:33

Eraserhead is in fact Lynch first long movie. I consider it at his best...in black & white with a very bizarre atmosphere in a world made of bad dreams and chaotic relationships... a cross between surrealism, expressionism and SF.

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Posted: June 06 2004 at 04:17

Spanky wrote:

Tell me what you can. I want to know what it's like and if I should buy it.

GO TO MY WEB SITE. THIS IS MY FAVOURITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME. THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT IT WAS RAINING OUT AND I SAW A SUICIDE IN THE MONTREAL METRO IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS JUST TO MAKE IT MORE DEPRESSING. THERE IS A GREAT LINK YOU CAN CLICK ON. ERASERHEAD IS A WORK OF ART.

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Posted: June 07 2004 at 05:23

Only saw it once. Made quite an impression on me. I was about 15 I think. Generally I can take or leave Lynch films. They sometimes - not always - seem to be wacky for the sake of it.

Eraserhead seems to be about a couple who have an alien baby, after the man is visted/abducted by aliens. Correct me if I'm wrong..

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Posted: June 08 2004 at 03:32

Focussed wrote:

Eraserhead seems to be about a couple who have an alien baby, after the man is visted/abducted by aliens. Correct me if I'm wrong..

You are right!!...but the interpretation of the film can be very vast.

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Posted: June 08 2004 at 10:44

Hi:

Eraserhead is mostly a subreal movie, with some pretty disturbing images. You should enjoy it only if you don't ask a movie to have always a clear plot. One could say that if you like Buñuel's 'Un Chien Andalou' or Jean Coctau's 'The Blood of a Poet' you like this one too.

And, of course, it's essential to being able to enter David Lynch's world. Think about it like 'Blue Velvet' or 'Mullholland Dr' EVEN MORE bizarre and with almost no plot in sight.

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Posted: June 10 2004 at 20:25

Eraserhead is about SEX.

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 14:15

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Eraserhead is about SEX.

er... no offense meant, but... are you STONED, Vibe?

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 15:55

It's a very weird film and in places almost unbearably dark (ie when he removes the bandages from the 'mutant' baby... uuuggghhh!!).But you must see it it.Lynch is a remarkable film maker.I also love 'Mulholland Drive' very much and also the very different (for him) 'The Straight Story'.

The weirdest David Lynch film has to be 'Lost Highway' though.Anyone care to disagree?

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 16:46

such an amazing film, shot in black white for effect i believe, its about this guys life whicgh seems totally surreal and a real nightmare. its showing the hellish mundane side of life...a guy trapped ..crap job ...got a girl pregnant...weird child non stop crying...stuff like that..if i recall right theres no dialect...its very well done.

Lost highway is another fantastic film to check aswell as the twisted Blue Velvet and the surreal bizarre Mulholland Drive.

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 20:14

Joren wrote:

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Eraserhead is about SEX.

er... no offense meant, but... are you STONED, Vibe?

It is about SEX man! About the consequences of sex.

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 20:19

ShrinkingViolet wrote:

Lost highway is another fantastic film to check aswell as the twisted Blue Velvet and the surreal bizarre Mulholland Drive.

Wow Shrinking Violet you are back. I like your interpretation of my favourite film.But what does wicgh mean. The question mark is not working on my computer. Scotland Forever!

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Posted: June 11 2004 at 20:21

richardh wrote:

The weirdest David Lynch film has to be 'Lost Highway' though.Anyone care to disagree?

Rich I have to go with Eraserhead. It is a work of a genius. Sorry.

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Posted: June 12 2004 at 14:42

yeah im here....lol i meant to say which...i can only type with one hand at moment coz a week ago i severed a tendon in my left hand with a sharp knife by accident ...had to get an emergency operation to repair it...not good as im an artist ..im all plastered and its in a sling ..aww...but back to Lynch

Lynch movies are always wonderful , they show a murkier side of things..a disturbed view point..totally ingenious. It gets you thinking..and when i first saw eraserhead i had to immediately watch it another two times after it..I feel like watching a selection of lynch movies now..whos up 4 joining me ..lol

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Posted: June 12 2004 at 16:35

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Joren wrote:

Vibrationbaby wrote:

Eraserhead is about SEX.

er... no offense meant, but... are you STONED, Vibe?

It is about SEX man! About the consequences of sex.

Oh, ok. I didn't see it, but your comment sounded a bit odd.

BTW, I'm not planning to see it soon... from what I've heard, I think it's a bit too scary for me