Eraserhead
Jesus tapdancing christ…fuck my brain! Half of me wonders if David Lynch made this movie so ridiculously insane on purpose simply to make people try and figure out what it all means, and part of me thinks that maybe he had a method to the madness…though I hope not. If he did then he’s a crazy ass bastard, to be sure. In keeping with the theme of Shotgun Theater, I’m not going to reveal any spoilers…even though I doubt most people will be able to make it through this movie. I would warn you, however, that this movie is straight-up disturbing as hell. I’d try not to watch it around anyone else for fear that they’d think you’re a goddamn lunatic freakshow for suggesting they watch it. And while keeping any spoiler material close to the vest, I’m going to also say that this movie is completely worthless. Nothing makes any sense and if you’re seeing some kind of imagery or can draw any parallels to ANYTHING then you’re either high as Chong or you’re some goth goof-off that wants this movie to mean something so you can tell people about it like it’s a badge of honor. All you’ll do is prove your mental retardation.
Arousal Scale – Magic John Stone for Eraserhead: Imploded like Michael Biehn
March 21st, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Im assuming that you also suffered through “Lost Highway”, especially noting the scene where Bill Pullman disappears into a wall for 10 solid minutes?
I know we raced to the “CD Trading Post” after school to grab the soundtrack for “The Perfect Drug” (ah, those were the days), but I’m not sure if you actually saw the movie.
Despite that (and it seems this [Eraserhead]) fuck up, you gotta say that Dune, at least, was pretty good. Right?
March 21st, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I’ve only seen Lost Highway once, and it was a long ass time ago…with Tolley I think…so I can’t really remember it that well. But I do remember Beretta handing someone the phone and telling them to call him, and he was also on the other end of the phone. Fucked up. The bright spot obviously being “The Perfect Drug”…which I remember perfectly. And shit yeah, those were the days. 4 people in the cab of the S-10 to breakfast for crossanwiches and taters with music blasting shittily through either the tape converter or that god awful radio transmitter thing. Good times.
Dune was fucking great though. Gurney was the man…his slow blade penetrates.
March 24th, 2008 at 7:54 am
What prompted you to watch this movie?
March 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Ya’ll should check out the Dune mini-series the Sci-Fi channel did a while back. I actually liked it better than the movie.
March 24th, 2008 at 9:26 am
It was something I had earmarked years ago to look into, and it just came up last week. I’m happy I finally scratched that itch, and I’m certainly glad I don’t have to watch it again.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I’m going to watch it tonight! Let’s just say I “checked it out at the library.”
March 24th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Just so you understand that Magic John Stone in no way endorses the watching of this movie. Note the Arousal Factor.
March 24th, 2008 at 11:23 am
Should I watch this too so’s we can do a cunt on it?
March 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
You can…but…Shannon would have to watch it then too.
March 24th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Fuck.
That.
March 24th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
You’ve seen parts of it…you could contribute based on that…
Hey, at least we’d do a podcast.