I'd like to see Frank Booth go up against any horror movie bad guy...Freddy? Jason? Michael Meyers? Jack Torrence? LOL They would ALL run away like scared little children when he shows up.
Blue Velvet is film noir the David Lynch way, so set in small town America, where the mundane becomes strange, especially under his detail-oriented lens. So though despite the "private eye" in the story being a total amateur, a kid home from college who stumbles on a human ear in his back yard and fancies himself a detective, the trappings are nevertheless those OF film noir and pulp, with the protagonist caught between a troubled femme fatale and an innocent girl Friday (shades of Rear Window all over this), and a strange and memorable villain in Dennis Hopper's Frank Booth. The flip side of that film noir approach is that the dialog frequently feels stilted, as if the actors were putting on some kind of old-timey filter on their performances, but that may just be Lynch's style, a style that, despite always offering some interesting cinematography, I do often find puts the audience at a distance. I admire it without being seduced by it.
With his love of PBR, fondness for bolo ties and adoration of vintage pop songs, Frank Booth is the prototype for the modern hipster. One might say he is the Original Hipster.
My favorite film of all time, its the perfect story of good vs. evil. And Dennis Hopper, may he rest in peace, is evil incarnate. He's so evil in this flick, yet hilarious at the same time.
To the “Heineken add” comments: This movie was not promoting a brand. The whole point of the beer choice is to underscore that the protagonist is a foreigner to the dreamscape realm he entered, where everyone else drinks domestic (Budweiser, Pabst).
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Heineken? Fuck that shit!! Pabst Blue Ribbon!NuclearPlanet
Without a doubt captures the craziness of Lynch without becoming too lynchian.MindMeltingMovies
I'd like to see Frank Booth go up against any horror movie bad guy...Freddy? Jason? Michael Meyers? Jack Torrence? LOL They would ALL run away like scared little children when he shows up.Oneironaut
It was okay. Mulholland Drive is better.nychzcake
Didn't really care for this one. I'm watching Twin Peaks also, and I can see the similarities between that series and this movie.Siskoid
Blue Velvet is film noir the David Lynch way, so set in small town America, where the mundane becomes strange, especially under his detail-oriented lens. So though despite the "private eye" in the story being a total amateur, a kid home from college who stumbles on a human ear in his back yard and fancies himself a detective, the trappings are nevertheless those OF film noir and pulp, with the protagonist caught between a troubled femme fatale and an innocent girl Friday (shades of Rear Window all over this), and a strange and memorable villain in Dennis Hopper's Frank Booth. The flip side of that film noir approach is that the dialog frequently feels stilted, as if the actors were putting on some kind of old-timey filter on their performances, but that may just be Lynch's style, a style that, despite always offering some interesting cinematography, I do often find puts the audience at a distance. I admire it without being seduced by it.fonz
With his love of PBR, fondness for bolo ties and adoration of vintage pop songs, Frank Booth is the prototype for the modern hipster. One might say he is the Original Hipster.craigfoot
The Roy Orbison "In Dreams" scene is the best thing I've seen.jerichoholic
Fuck you, you fucking fuck.lopan017
Strange but beatiful. And long live Dennis Hopper who's character is one creepy dude.Dorothy Valens
My favorite film of all time, its the perfect story of good vs. evil. And Dennis Hopper, may he rest in peace, is evil incarnate. He's so evil in this flick, yet hilarious at the same time.Dieguito
A mystery story by David Lynch, so be preparedBoei
Dennis Hopper as one of the best bad guys ever, the perfect amount of Lynch and fine story. Got the Twin Peaks feeling. Loved it!!ryano1076
How is this supposed to be such a mindbender? Weird, sure, I'll give it that. But not really all the "things aren't what they seem" hype...Krsita_Rocky
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