I liked it. :)

vartian: I liked it. :)

2nd that

I liked it after the first minute. It's supposed to have those really farking annoying pauses? Doesn't work for me at all.

I'll need this to make this farking song good.
Now it's dark!

Allow me to propose that Lynch, upon hearing this steaming pile, decided not to waste any time on it and just scribbled cartoons on a napkin an hour before the video was due.

/I enjoy Lynch
//And Radiohead

"Well... This sucked real bad, dinnit honey?"

patrick767: I liked it after the first minute. It's supposed to have those really farking annoying pauses? Doesn't work for me at all.

Wasn't sure if I kept hitting buffering problems or if those were in ten ti on al.

Actually, not bad. Reminds me of "Dark Days" by DJ Shadow and "Conquest of the Irrational" by DJ Vadim remixed by the Prunes. Sort of "cowboy western" electronic/hip hop stuff.

If he spent as much time editing INLAND EMPIRE as he did making that animation, it would have been a much better movie.

This song and video are made out of stars.

I liked it.

1derful: If he spent as much time editing INLAND EMPIRE as he did making that animation, it would have been a much better movie.



Inland Empire was farking terrible. Sometimes its best that someone was around to rein in Lynch. (Hell, Lynch himself even shortened Eraserhead.) But that movie just seemed like a bunch of random ideas that never really went anywhere. Only the rabbits scenes were pretty cool, and i believe they were released a few years earlier(?)

See... Foma: Allow me to propose that Lynch, upon hearing this steaming pile, decided not to waste any time on it and just scribbled cartoons on a napkin an hour before the video was due.

/I enjoy Lynch
//And Radiohead

Second all of that. "Directed"?!? More like aspirated ink outta his nostrils.

/I even like Moby on occasion

I think that everything that comes out of them is complete and absolute dreck.

And by them I mean, David Lynch and Moby.

And by Moby, I really mean everything that wasn't "Play"

And by David Lynch, I mean everything but the lesbian scene in Mullholland Drive.

Has David Lynch ever done any music videos before? While I didn't particularly enjoy the song, I thought the Persepolis-esque video was pretty cool.

Especially because, and I didn't think this sounded like Radiohead at all, even though Radiohead is one of my favorite bands, their videos always suck.

I like this (new window) music video though.

I liked the song and the video. I concur that the pauses in the beginning were lame... it did seem like a buffering problem... but after watching it again it appears that they are supposed to serve some sort of purpose; maybe even solely to irritate the audience.

When it comes to David Lynch, people seem to have an extreme opinion one way or another... it really depends on the flavor that the viewer is interested in... I think it comes down to the concept of a 'film' vs. a 'movie'. I think they're two different ideas.

Movies come out all the time, every season... they generally have linear plots, rampant commercialism and ridiculous budgets. More often than not, it seems that people need the plot explained to them... that there has to be an answer or a reason for why and how. While I do like the idea of having the plot neatly laid out... I am not always in the mood for something that just 'makes sense'.

Films are like rare flowers that bloom only ever so often. They can be like movies, with linear plots and the like, but they tend to be much more artistic and less ready for mass consumption by the general viewing audience. David Lynch has always been a 'filmmaker'. He directed "Dune" which was a huge disaster and one of the most expensive movies of all time; a fairly linear plot. He also directed "Straight Story" in which the title suggests the sum of its parts; a linear plot. Twin Peaks was about as close of a mixture of linear plot and abstract story telling for mainstream media that Lynch has ever come up with.

in closing, I think Lynch is one of the greatest American artists that our history has ever experienced. Whether or not one likes it depends on the want to have their mind challenged to come up with meaning instead of being fed every detail by the spoonful.

w00tdidUsay: in closing, I think Lynch is one of the greatest American artists that our history has ever experienced. Whether or not one likes it depends on the want to have their mind challenged to come up with meaning instead of being fed every detail by the spoonful.

Translation: "I'm smart, I get Lynch, so I like him. If you don't like Lynch, you don't get him, so you're not smart."

What ever happened to "De gustibus non est disputandum"? (I"m sure you don't need a translation; you probably translate the Aeneid for fun.)

In other words, w00tdidUsay has to be at the cinema in 26 minutes.

/I am 100% kidding, amd I'm sure you're fun at parties and kind to children and small dogs.
/But really, phrasing like yours does come across as judgmental of people who have a different taste in movies. "Deep" is not inherently "good." The fact that something requires effort in understanding may add mystique, but doesn't mean it's enjoyable by all. All art does involve some communication as well, and the artist does have some obligation to make the information actually come across.
/I don't mind Lynch, but don't buy into either of the extreme good or bad opinions.

I ahte Moby passionately, but man I liked it.

Also I like Lynch. For people who don't get him or are infuriated by him I totally understand, but if you are interested I can offer some small bits of advice to get your toe in the door of understanding why some people do like him-

- Plot and story aren't of primary importance to him.
- He was originally a painter, and tends to view films as paintings on a timeline
- Therefore his stuff doesn't usually "make sense" in a traditional narrative sort of way, and once you let go of that you can concentrate on what is there to see
- What remains is emotions, themes of emotion, behavior, etc, ideas, and all the things that many other directors need to sacrifice to save the story. Stream of consciousness stuff.
-But it's all very well thought out and planned, it isn't just random nonsense. But he isn't going to explain it, but he sincerely hopes you get something out of it.

While I can't deny that story is a crucial and important part of most films and shows, it's nice to see someone's work who tries for the other elements that visual medium can convey.


And no I don't think you have to be smart to get that.

Valdes: And by David Lynch, I mean everything but the lesbian scene in Mullholland Drive.

I did enjoy the ten minutes or so of sobbing muffin morse code at the end.

nutmilk: -But it's all very well thought out and planned, it isn't just random nonsense. But he isn't going to explain it, but he sincerely hopes you get something out of it.

I wouldn't go that far. Plenty of it is definitely made up on the spot. Him not explaining himself probably has more to do with attaching said thought to his work.

animation which looks done by a 12-year-old playing with a black marker

I guess he didn't like Go