Comments on: Eraserhead (1977)

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:37:37 +0000

BTW, this movie in color wouldnt fly at all.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 10 May 2010 05:35:22 +0000

I may understand 30% of this movie. Looking up the sybolism helps out alot. All I know is there arent too many other movies I can think of that have you staring at a tv in the dark and actually make you feel that creepy and oppressed. If anything, this movie provides atmosphere like no other. Everything is normal, but a really f*!#@d up normal that only a person very close to losing his mind would see. Everything is drab, dreary and watching this for an hour and a half conveys only a sense of paranoia and despair. This is not the best, nor worst movie I’ve ever seen. The most disturbing…by far.

By: Dbag

Dbag — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:48:55 +0000

While it may not be the most astounding film of all time, it definitely deserves respect simply for the repulsion factor. No matter the meaning or how “artsy” it is, this is one of the most disturbing films I’ve seen in a very long time, and that definitely deserves recognition. Plenty of directors aim to draw the same feeling from their audience but few achieve this so intensely as Lynch in this film.

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:45:12 +0000

Great review S*****y film.

By: lyndie

lyndie — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 01:45:41 +0000

Yeah, it’s simple, alright. It’s the ability of any whacko to get his tripe labeled as “art” and convince the ignorant viewers that they are “special” because they are so intrigued by it. I know what he was thinking (and still is)… “Suckers!”

By: Carlina

Carlina — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:19:06 +0000

Oh and another one of my all time faves is
Bad Boy Bubby
but I will leave this web site before I leave a trail of add on faves

By: Carlina

Carlina — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:10:16 +0000

I first saw this film in the 80s when I was about 25. I now have a legit copy.
I just love it. I am so drawn by it.
It probably was the pivotal cinama experience from which my tastes for more obscure and alternative cinema began. Each viewing reveals more layers of meaning and never loses its impact. The black and white film is perfect and though I would probably view it in colour if available, I can’t imagine it to be as perfect an expression as the B&W version
Its a must see, must own film.
Other all time favouite of mine are City of Lost Children, Soylent Green, and Delicatessen. I guess I have macabre tastes.

By: J-dog

J-dog — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:05:44 +0000

Great movie, s****y review

By: Director Adam M.

Director Adam M. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:09:59 +0000

It is quite simple.

Henry is schizophrenic.

By: arjan

arjan — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:59:16 +0000

Being a huge Lynch fan (and under the rather unabashed assumption I actually get most of his work), I would really advise you to go see either Mulholland Dr. or INLAND EMPIRE (both also reviewed on CoP). Lost Highway would be a good choice too…

To be perfectly honest I am not even that much into arty films, such as Eraserhead and mainly wanted to provide the reader more info about under what circumstances it came about. Personally, I believe this influences how you perceive this film a great deal.

If you like tough films such as the work of Lynch you may like many European filmmakers such as Fellini (his early films), Bergman and Krzysztof Kieslowski (both his early Polish films like A Short Film About Killing and Amator and his French films such as La Double Vie de Véronique and the Trois Couleurs trilogy). Buñuel may be a good choice too, since his early films were very artlike (L’Age D’Or, Un Chien Andalou). The great French filmmakers are also very interesting such as François Truffaut (Jules et Jim) and Louis Malle (Ascensceur Pour l’Echafaud). Check out imdb…