Blue Velvet (1986)
Wow. I'm not sure one viewing can do justice to this, the best David Lynch film I've seen to date. It has all the now-familiar Lynchian nightmare touches, but Lynch isn't working in complete abstraction here and has left room to allow genuine human feelings to flourish. Disturbing, yes, but the insistent beauty of Lynch's compositions and the complicated-but-sympathetic lead performance by Kyle MacLachlan keep the eyes on the screen even when the mind says look away. I wish I hadn't seen it in pan-and-scan, though. I'll have to remedy that soon.
Grade: A
Wow. I'm not sure one viewing can do justice to this, the best David Lynch film I've seen to date. It has all the now-familiar Lynchian nightmare touches, but Lynch isn't working in complete abstraction here and has left room to allow genuine human feelings to flourish. Disturbing, yes, but the insistent beauty of Lynch's compositions and the complicated-but-sympathetic lead performance by Kyle MacLachlan keep the eyes on the screen even when the mind says look away. I wish I hadn't seen it in pan-and-scan, though. I'll have to remedy that soon.
Grade: A
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