Watching Mullholland dr. on Criterion. Who decides to make a movie like this (why)?

i think david lynch does if memory serves. havent seen in for a while though. whats wrong with it? its not like its eraserhead.

Kind of campy forward to a point of distraction and I’m having trouble identifying the year it’s supposed to be set in. Continuity issues.
- bill 6-20-2023 7:17 pm [add a comment]

again havent seen in a dogs age but she has amnesia. i dont think the narrator is particularly reliable with regards to continuity.

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2012/03/04/film-crit-hulk-smash-hulk-vs-the-genius-of-mulholland-drive

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- elils (guest) 6-21-2023 4:39 am [add a comment]

• I can’t edit spam off this page. Ultimately it was enjoyable. For instance “Have you done this before? I Don know.” Was funny, but hipster sudden ending polished it off for me.  

  
  - bill 6-21-2023 7:53 am [add a comment]




• according to the article i posted the movie was originally a pilot for a tv show and the last 20 minutes were appended on to round it out into a movie when plans were changed. so i guess not surprising their was a discernible shift though i dont recall how jarring it was. 

  
  - dave 6-21-2023 11:36 am [add a comment]




• More petering out than jarring. The viewer does the math as the plot gimmick is revealed and then poof, credits. Ultimately it was enjoyable as a who done it. Some times the acting (direction) felt intentionally stilted like a Downey sr. flick, so there’s that stylish affectation as well.
  - bill 6-21-2023 1:00 pm [add a comment]