LynchHed
So, I didn't quite review everything yesterday. I managed to pick up "The Short Films of David Lynch" at Tower Records. I can't fully explain why I'm drawn to Lynch's works. The closest thing I can think of is that he less of a storyteller, and more of a painter, with his films being these massive paintings. I dunno, smarter men than I (aka my buddy Tate) could probably explain Lynch's allure more succinctly than I can. Here's the Short Films:
Six Heads Vomiting: Lynch's first film, an animated short set to the sound of an air raid siren depicting six cartoon heads vomiting. Very cool, but turn the volume down on your TV before watching or you'll scare the neighbors.
The Alphabet: Part animated, part live action, Lynch takes the Alphabet and turns it into a nightmare. The Live Action part is the best. Kinda like the Ring, but earlier and creepier.
The Grandmother: A plant man and a plant woman that act like lobotomized dogs give birth to a shy, well dressed boy who wets the bed. After the parents torture the boy, the boy grows his own Grandmother. You heard me. Cool flick, but a little bit long and a little bit tedious. Honestly, at this stage the animated segments feel a little unneccessary.
The Amputee: A very short film, a woman with no legs writes a letter while a male nurse drains one of her stumps. Yeah. Very Bunuel really.
The Cowboy and the Frenchman: A stereotypical cowboy meets a stereotypical Frenchman, followed by a barrage of stereotypes about cowboys and the french. Endless silly and kinda dumb, definately the weakest flick of the bunch. Oh, and there's some musical numbers in there.
Luminare: 55 seconds of pure beautiful nightmare shot on the world's first camera. Possibly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, a eye popping glimpse of Hell.
All in all, The Shorts is a great package containing some truly bizarre short flicks, bookended by stories told by Lynch himself. My favorites are definately the first two flicks and the last one.
Six Heads Vomiting: Lynch's first film, an animated short set to the sound of an air raid siren depicting six cartoon heads vomiting. Very cool, but turn the volume down on your TV before watching or you'll scare the neighbors.
The Alphabet: Part animated, part live action, Lynch takes the Alphabet and turns it into a nightmare. The Live Action part is the best. Kinda like the Ring, but earlier and creepier.
The Grandmother: A plant man and a plant woman that act like lobotomized dogs give birth to a shy, well dressed boy who wets the bed. After the parents torture the boy, the boy grows his own Grandmother. You heard me. Cool flick, but a little bit long and a little bit tedious. Honestly, at this stage the animated segments feel a little unneccessary.
The Amputee: A very short film, a woman with no legs writes a letter while a male nurse drains one of her stumps. Yeah. Very Bunuel really.
The Cowboy and the Frenchman: A stereotypical cowboy meets a stereotypical Frenchman, followed by a barrage of stereotypes about cowboys and the french. Endless silly and kinda dumb, definately the weakest flick of the bunch. Oh, and there's some musical numbers in there.
Luminare: 55 seconds of pure beautiful nightmare shot on the world's first camera. Possibly one of the most amazing things I've ever seen, a eye popping glimpse of Hell.
All in all, The Shorts is a great package containing some truly bizarre short flicks, bookended by stories told by Lynch himself. My favorites are definately the first two flicks and the last one.
1 Comments:
Of the shorts, I liked The Alphabet and the last one. Grandmother was a bit stretched but the narrative idea was kinda cool. Probably gonna watch Dumbland tonight.
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