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Thanks guys/girls, I now have the Blade-runner and Eraser Head soundtracks on order! ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Here's a reply to the message "[idm] blade-runner/eraser head - thanks!" written on Tue, 15 Aug 2000 15:10:00 +0100 (BST):

quoted 2 lines Thanks guys/girls, I now have the Blade-runner and

>Thanks guys/girls, I now have the Blade-runner and >Eraser Head soundtracks on order!

Most of my favourite movies happen to be those that blend together visuals and audio in a really unique way. Blade Runner and Eraserhead are just two examples. THX-1138, Delicatessen and The City of Lost Children are others. A lot of David Lynch films also fit this category, but I think Eraserhead and Lost Highway are two of his best. Yep, as others have pointed out, Eraserhead is pretty fucked, but in a good way. I'd say it's almost essential watching for IDM fans. The soundtrack (and by that I mean "the sounds" as opposed to "the music") is amazing. Lots of industrial hisses, unnerving drones, deafening screeches, etc. For me, the whole movie comes across as an audio-visual tone poem. There's no real plot as such (which basically involves some guy looking after his girlfriend's bizarre offspring, which resembles some Giger-esque cross between an alien and a turkey), but there doesn't really need to be. Each and every scene's just there as an excuse to deliver lots of dark, disturbing eye and ear candy. If Lynch had made Eraserhead today, he would have had the Aphex Twin produce the soundtrack, no question. Yep, and make sure you don't miss out on Lost Highway -- definitely my all-time favourite Lynch movie. It has all the eye and ear candy of Eraserhead, but this time there's actually a pretty decent story to be told -- all about dual identities/transferrence, etc. The plot of the movie also resembles some sort of moebius strip. Even though time appears to have been advancing at a chronological rate, the end of the movie perfectly joins up back at the beginning. Great soundtrack too from the likes of Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Rammstein, etc. -- Mark Stevens http://www.headspin.clara.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie? i imagine its worth seeing regardless, from all the talk on here. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Oh yes, Eraserhead is a must-see by all. But, if you know David Lynch enough, don't try to be super-pretentious and pretend to learn this film. Because it makes no sense, which makes it so cool to watch. You don't have to pretend. It is dark, beautifully ugly, pretty sporadic. You will find yourself saying "WHAT IS THAT?" a lot, i'm sure. I recommend to all! Even if you hate it, just know that you saw it. On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 Mannowarr@aol.com wrote:

quoted 8 lines i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie? i imagine

> i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie? i imagine > its worth seeing regardless, from all the talk on here. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >

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Mannowarr@aol.com wrote:

quoted 3 lines i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie?

> > i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie? > i imagine its worth seeing regardless, from all the talk on here.

Nothing like it at all!! Eraserhead was David Lynch's first film (except for maybe the 5 minute short, The Amputee which shares some similarity with the more abtract parts of EH). As usual with DL, the plot goes out the windows within minutes :) See here for some images samples and trailers.. You'll see, nothing like Blade Runner :) (thankfully) http://members.xoom.com/dugpa/lynch/eraser.html But it is an absolute *MUST* see..... M00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

no no no no, no, and no. eraserhead's a glorified student film by david lynch... very engaging, entertaining, but with no real meaning or sensical plot. anyone who tries to tell you what eraserhead is about should be avoided. full of dark imagery and darker music. it's a good film, but it shares absolutely nothing with bladerunner. Original Message: ----------------- From: Mannowarr@aol.com Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 12:24:01 EDT Subject: Re: [idm] blade-runner/eraser head - thanks! i just recently saw blade runner, is eraser head a similar movie? i imagine its worth seeing regardless, from all the talk on here. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- This message has been posted from Mail2Web http://www.mail2web.com/ Web Hosting for $9.95 per month! Visit: http://www.yourhosting.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

In a message dated 8/15/00 11:54:06 AM Central Daylight Time, gyaker@fragment.com writes:

quoted 3 lines can i just say from the opposite POV, don't waste your time on eraser

> can i just say from the opposite POV, don't waste your time on eraser > head. It's rubbish. I fondly remember my screening of that film as a waste > of two hours of my life.

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heh.. i can say.. i liked Eraserhead, but I can see how someone would react to it like that.. it's a very hit or miss film in terms of viewer appreciation, but hey, it's David Lynch, and despite its unconventional nature, it's still wonderfully original. not that being original solely qualifies something as good, but Lynch is a legendary director with some good credits, and Eraserhead is certainly interesting if only a look at his initial efforts.. Original Message: ----------------- From: LOWONICE13@aol.com Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:32:00 EDT Subject: Re: [idm] blade-runner/eraser head - thanks! In a message dated 8/15/00 11:54:06 AM Central Daylight Time, gyaker@fragment.com writes:

quoted 3 lines can i just say from the opposite POV, don't waste your time on eraser

> can i just say from the opposite POV, don't waste your time on eraser > head. It's rubbish. I fondly remember my screening of that film as a waste > of two hours of my life.

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