Since it appears Inland Empire will be his last feature length film, its always bugged me that it wasn't Mulholland Drive. That would have been a perfect swan song ending.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Yes, that would be a great way to end his movie career.

INLAND EMPIRE is difficult but I admire it, particularly for Laura Dern's fully committed performance. My favorite is BLUE VELVET but MULHOLLAND DRIVE is still the best cinematic experience I've ever had. I went to see it blind with no trailer and it blew me away. I'll never forget when it opened with that crazy jitterbug scene and the dancers shadows looked like they were eating them on that huge movie screen, it was just awesome from start to finish. It's a movie I like to preserve so I only want to watch it every 10 years or so. I can watch Blue Velvet anytime. It's awesome that Wild at Heart won the Palm d'Or, lol.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

I agree with all of your points. I could watch Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive any time and I won’t ever get tired of them.

@7DAYS_ATSEA

9 ай бұрын

​@excelsiormoviereviews hoping they'll re-release Mulholland Drive like they did Blue Velvet theatrically at some point, the movie has a lot of fans now but they don't even know how incredible it really is (sound design, images) until they see it in a cinema

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

@@7DAYS_ATSEA yes, I was 13 in 1986 and too young to see it in the cinema. I would definitely see it on the big screen.

Lost highway is very very underrated one of my favorites

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s dark and has great visuals.

You were right, "Wicked Game" was a flop at first release in 1989 but then was rereleased as a new single/video after Wild at Heart and became super popular in 1991. Probably why Chris Isaak acted in Fire Walk with Me the following year. Didn't know if you were aware but Julee Cruise killed herself last year. The singer from Twin Peaks theme and many of the songs from the series and Blue Velvet. Sad. Love your channel man!

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for that Wicked Game information, I wondered if it got popular because of Wild at Heart. No, I didn’t know about Julee Cruise, that’s sad.

Enjoyed your ranking of Lynch’s films, Steve! Yes, trying to find concrete meaning in Lynch’s films is a fool’s errand for sure 😂. Nice video!

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Yes, Inland Empire is beloved by contrarians everywhere. 😂 I think putting Dune where I did was bold and The Straight Story is one of the most charming films I’ve seen in a while and quite different from anything Lynch has ever done.

Erasherhead hits home when you become a dad

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

That’s the one that people are still disturbed by and it’s great.

My ranking: 1. Twin peaks the return 2. Mulholland Drive 3. inland empire 4. Fire walk with me 5. Lost Highway 6. Eraserhead 7. Twin peaks original series 8. Blue velvet 9. Elephant man 10. Straight story 11. Wild at heart 12. Dune

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Excellent! I need to buy the Twin Peaks Limited Series on Blu Ray.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Just to give you an update, this Blu Ray is arriving today by delivery.

Good stuff. For me #1: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, #2 Blue Velvet, #3 Lost Highway, #4 Wild at Heart, #5 Mulholland Dr. ...after that they are all kind of tied. LOL.

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

Excellent! Shortly after I recorded this video I went out and bought the Twin Peaks box set and I loved season 3 and was surprised that I really hadn’t seen as much of season 2 as I thought I had.

Mullholland drive was a seguel to twin peaks and was going to be a tvshow

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I’m glad that it got a theatrical release.

Inland Empire was a very strange experimental movie shot on Sony PD-1, back when they were new. It was good for sure, and I think 8 is a good spot for it. I consider the new Twin Peaks series a movie, and for me it is. All of his work is #1 for me. #1 Twin Peaks The Return (widely considered to be a long movie) #1 Mullholland Drive #1 Blue Velvet #1 Eraserhead #1 Fire Walk With Me #1 Inland Empire #1 Rabbits #1 Wild at Heart #1 Dune #1 Twin Peaks

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

That’s a cool tie for #1. Is Rabbits The Elephant Man? Have you seen The Straight Story? Lynch must have won or lost a bet when he agreed to work with Disney, but it’s quite charming and family friendly.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

I just ordered the Twin Peaks Limited Series today on Blu Ray, Abby.

Twin peaks fire walk with me is his darkest movie to me

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

Excellent! I actually bought the 3 season box set after doing this ranking and I loved season 3.

(Commenting as i watch, sorry) definitely check out sissy spacek in the movies: Badlands, In the Bedroom, The River, and Missing. She's one of my faves.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Yes, I own Badlands on Criterion, but I need to check out the other three.

I could see wild at heart coming to criterion. If not I hope shout will upgrade to 4k

@excelsiormoviereviews

14 күн бұрын

@@robertfaulkner1824 yes, Criterion is the home for David Lynch and Wild At Heart is a possibility.

@robertfaulkner1824

14 күн бұрын

@@excelsiormoviereviews I know it won’t be kino lorber. They were supposed to do lost highway but lynch was unhappy with the transfer or something and pulled the plug. All I know is I just got my 4k of blu velvet today and loved it. Studio canal put out an amazing elephant man 4k package. Fire walk, wild at heart and eraserhead 4ks and I’ll be good. I don’t care for inland empire and like you said straight story is kinda the oddball one anyway

@excelsiormoviereviews

14 күн бұрын

@@robertfaulkner1824 excellent! Yes, film purest try to sell Inland Empire as his greatest movie. I think that it’s quite cool that Lynch could do a conventional movie like The Straight Story and it shows his range as a filmmaker, like he proved to his critics that he has the ability to make any style of movie.

I think Wild at Heart woul fit Criterion much better than Armageddon and The Rock

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

I agree with you for sure. My copy from Shout Select is nice, but I would love to upgrade to Criterion. The Straight Story is the one that I can’t for see being licensed out to Criterion though.

ranking dune above inland empire is WILD!

@excelsiormoviereviews

4 ай бұрын

I’m planning a rewatch of Inland Empire, but the film is 3 hours of long dialogue. Dune may have terrible effects, but I like that story so much more.

@andrewdyke5561

2 ай бұрын

I have to agree but i also understand its more of a fly on the wall movie, feels like an experiment more than a movie but i like it more than dune. I love the new dunes and the book and didnt like his version of dune

I can agree with your wild at heart ranking but still think its better than dune

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

That’s a crazy movie.

The strsight story is his weirdess film lol but i really liked it alot

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

It’s amazing that David Lynch has a movie on Disney+.

My ranking 1. Mulholland Drive (my favourite film) 2. Blue Velvet 3. Eraserhead 4. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me 5. Lost Highway 6. Inland Empire 7. Wild at Heart 8. The Elephant Man 9. The Straight Story 10. Dune

@excelsiormoviereviews

Ай бұрын

Great ranking! I bought the Twin Peaks 3 season box after I filmed this and season 3 was everything that I had heard it would be and better.

@hvitekristesdod

Ай бұрын

@@excelsiormoviereviews Awesome! I need to get on that. Just got FWWM on blu-ray

@excelsiormoviereviews

Ай бұрын

@@hvitekristesdod yes, I spent about two months watching all of the Twin Peaks episodes and I was surprised that I really hadn’t seen much of season 2.

@hvitekristesdod

Ай бұрын

@@excelsiormoviereviews You didn’t miss much lol

@excelsiormoviereviews

Ай бұрын

@@hvitekristesdod true, because Lynch didn’t direct very much of season 2.

I think i like dune more before ibread the book, this movie fails the book

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

Very true, the studio wanted Lynch to get an entire book in a 2 hour movie and that’s impossible to do.

if you wont say it i will Inland Empire is awful. I saw it last summer when they put it back in theaters briefly. Painful to sit through. Painful. And it looked horrible too.

@excelsiormoviereviews

9 ай бұрын

Yes, shooting it Sony Video was a terrible choice, but it was the trending style at the time. It’s a long movie with slow pacing, but I’m still glad that I have it in my Criterion collection though.

Elephant man is a great great movie but not a good david lynch film

@excelsiormoviereviews

2 ай бұрын

I like it for the performances from Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt and it gave David Lynch some international exposure.