Eraserhead details
| Formats: | 15 DVD, 18 Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | John Nance, Charlotte Stewart, Laurel Near, Jeanne Bates, Allen Joseph |
| Director: | David Lynch |
| Genres: | Horror - Thriller, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Name | Discs | |
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Eraserhead |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 25 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 03 Aug 2012 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Surrealist masterpiece
By CWaddell from Dundee, Scotland , 14 Dec 2005[Highly rated reviewer]
I have been a huge fan of David Lynch for quite some time, and for some reason had just never gotten round to Eraserhead. Well I was not disappointed at all, it was nothing short of breathtaking. It carries a lot of familiar Lynch hallmarks, and fans should find it easily identifiable as the work of the enigmatic director. Of particular importance in this film are the stark and beautiful monochromatic images spewed onto the screen at a dizzying rate. When the film really hits its stride it can seem quite unsettling and often disturbing. Like any Lynch film there are enough obscure happenings and images to form your own opinions with regards to plot and narrative, but chiefly the film works best in its relentless mood and sensory overload. The sound is also used well, mirroring the industrial backdrop with a constant whirring, clanking ambience, which, along with the visuals give an oppressive feel to the film. The scene when Henry meets the 'Lady in the Radiator', and the final act are flawless in style and execution, and will stay with you long after viewing. Overall, if you are a fan of David Lynch you will love it, if not, it's probably not the best place to start but who knows!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(85)A non-thinking-who-thinks-he's-thinking man's film
By Geeeflat (23 reviews) , 02 Feb 2013Proof is always in the pudding, and the pudding is time. Has time been good to David lynch? Most certainly not. Watch an ingmar Bergman or a Luis Bunuel film today and they are still relevant, creative, historical, because they brought their brick to the edifice. This brings just nothing. It is a pompous simplistic allegory of Fatherhood which isn't very bright, is pretty obvious, won't teach you anything or entertain you in anyway. It's just a painfully slow pace of cliches in black and white (the cheap pseudo art house trick) with a silly pseudo daunting score that like a nil in your head all along the film, a stupid pseudo strange hair cut (yeah man, that's weird man, I like it, man, put a dwarf in the movie, man) and and of course, you guessed it, has almost no dialog, 'because I want an ethereal feel, man... '. Late teenage angst stuff that is is kind of pathetic, and is certainly extremely boring. This was the last of Lynch's movies I had to see to see them all. And I can now confirm my most definite impression of this director. He is a total fraud and an impostor for impressionable young people desperate to be romantic, cool and different, who are searching for their identity, but who will outgrow Lynch very rapidly and will feel embarrassed later in life to have been impressed by this fraudster. And so they should be. His worst movie is Inland Empire (far worse than Eraserhead, really unbearable) and his best and only good film is The Elephant Man. Don't be like me and go through them all just to double check. I have, and I'm a lot poorer for it.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Lynch's best
By a customer , 18 Jan 2013Probably David Lynch's most overt and startling film. You are dropped into a surreal post-industrial world where a near mute man discovers he has a child. What follows is a series of events where fact is hard to decipher from fiction and a bond between parent and child is tested. Ultimately the message isn't hard to decipher but the style in which it presented leaves a lasting impact which you'll be thinking about for days. Worth a look if you are willing to see something quite unique and highly stimulating.- Was this review helpful to you?
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very odd
By starletandi (2 reviews) , 09 Dec 2012Glad I watched it, But was one of the oddest films I've ever seen, would still recommend to everyone though.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Meh... or perhaps, ugh!
By Electricvic (84 reviews) from London , 07 Oct 2012David Lynch - who went on to make The Elephant Man, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive etc - burst onto the scene with this movie in the 1970s, but I can't really see why anyone would want to watch this unless on a mission to see the entire Lynch canon.
Nicely shot in black and white in a bleak and squalid industrial landscape, Eraserhead is a nightmarish vision of fear, desire and human cruelty. And there is a hint of a hidden extraterrestrial world (or is that a contradiction in terms?). A similar world swirls beneath the surface of Twin Peaks, but while there was a lot of humour, intricate plotting and gorgeousness to enjoy in Twin Peaks (my favourite TV series, even the meandering 2nd season) , here there is nothing. I fear Eraserhead is just a bit overrated.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fantastic filmmaking - just horrible.
By brianbry (13 reviews) from Leeds , 05 Oct 2012'Eraserhead' is one of those films which has achieved too much cult status. I opted to rent it and see what the fuss was about and I must say, all the traits of a cult film were in it. You can tell it's a good film but personally I didn't enjoy it. I struggled with the rating as I'm never one to score a film low because I didn't enjoy it.
The 'baby' is the worst - yet most interesting - part of it. I found myself averting my eyes many times. Lynch is clearly a master at such things but for me, it didn't make the film entertaining or enjoyable.
I'm not criticising the film, merely saying: it is a cult film, and it reeks of it. If this was released today, well, it would be cast aside. Saying that, this film is almost reminiscient of the Doctor and the Pencil sketch within 'The Mighty Boosh'...
I'm not writing the review to put people off watching it.
I think everyone should watch it as it is truly fantastic cinema...just a horrendous film I never ever want to see again.- Was this review helpful to you?
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