Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
by David Lynch
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Actor: Dennis Hopper, Hope Lange, Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura DernDirector: David Lynch
Brand: Velvet
Cinematographer: Frederick Elmes
Writer: David Lynch
Editor: Duwayne Dunham
Producer: Fred C. Caruso
Producer: Richard A. Roth
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 120 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
Movie Review: A Masterpiece of American Film Making
Summary: 5 Stars
Now that my initial stupor upon seeing this film is gone (along with that impulse review I made of this), it's high time for me to write a review on one of my favorite movies of all time.
I don't care about Citizen Kane, the detractors, Rogert Ebert, or whatever have you. For me, Blue Velvet is simply one of the best movies ever. It's perveise, yes, and for some people, the shock value of this alone makes this film talked about. Rather, I think it's because I can make such a link to this film, the themes of this film are so evident to me, that the fact that there is such a film makes me feel great.
What link? For one, I have both sides to me, although I induldge in the darker side of me, something Jeffrey oppresses. The setting is beautiful, almost reminded me of a place I dreamed pleasant dreams about. When they profess their love for each other, the music reflects the emotion, and FEEL of what it's like to fall in love, and especially at a nostalgic, fond-teenager memory event such as a dance. It's incredible. Frank is funnier than other makes him out to be. He's not really scary, and his insults are hilarious and comical (all in a good way, of course). He just loves to swear, because I know the virtues of swearing as well. I don't even get into the sexual themes, that's a bit too personal for me to share with a bunch of other people. Simply put, the personal thoughts and feelings attatched to this film will make me more passionate and loving of it, the way I do with my music.
Of course, Blue Velvet is thrilling, beautiful, and yes, acted out great.
One common complaint is how supposedly wooden Kyle MChalgau (ahhh!) acting is. Oh sure, he's normal, calm, and collective most of the time, but I think that's the whole point. He doesn't show much, but his character is very believable. SOrry, I do not see him as wooden. And as the fake bird, I never even could tell how fake it was until someone pointed it out. I didn't pay attention, so what do I care? And for the plot holes, what plot holes? Everything makes sense. The only problem with the acting is the crying. None of the characters have tears in their eyes. Unless all the characters have Familia dysautonomia, I find the lack of tears a bit unrealistic.
And for some of the people who are a bit perplexed about the ending, well, of course order is going to be restored! The downfall of Frank means the downfall of the whole criminal underworld. Without Frank, the empire that he builds would fall! The Yellow Man is dead, and Frank is dead, these are the two people that are involved in most of the killings. And that Ben guy? All he does is run prostitution. Suave Ben, you really think he's going to kill a little child. Maybe he would, but then again, with all the child kidnappings, there have been plenty of children who were rescused unharmed. ANd you can live happily ever after. Even with the dark side of us, it's possible to live a life that Jeffrey is living at the end. How? Look at me. I plan on doing this myself, so it's possible. It's the kind of life I can live despite my love of darkness. I have experienced something like the end, so therefore, it's valid.
Words can't really express, so you think, choppy, poorly written, ramblins will do any better? Hardly, but I see this movie being held close to my heart for a long while. Blue Velvet is a must see. I have to make sure I watch more of his movies, or movies that have the same kind of themes (i'm sure there are movies that are even more heavy than this). Hey, this movie sparked my interest further into more potentially heavy just like Jeffrey's curiosity led him into the seedy!
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Summary of Blue Velvet (Special Edition)
An engaging dark thriller about a young man after discovering a human ear in a field begins an investigation into a subculture of killers addicts and sexual deviants. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/20/2005 Starring: Kyle Maclachlan Dennis Hopper Run time: 120 minutes Rating: RDavid Lynch peeks behind the picket fences of small-town America to reveal a corrupt shadow world of malevolence, sadism, and madness. From the opening shots Lynch turns the Technicolor picture postcard images of middle class homes and tree-lined lanes into a dreamy vision on the edge of nightmare. After his father collapses in a preternaturally eerie sequence, college boy Kyle MacLachlan returns home and stumbles across a severed human ear in a vacant lot. With the help of sweetly innocent high school girl (Laura Dern), he turns junior detective and uncovers a frightening yet darkly compelling world of voyeurism and sex. Drawn deeper into the brutal world of drug dealer and blackmailer Frank, played with raving mania by an obscenity-shouting Dennis Hopper in a career-reviving performance, he loses his innocence and his moral bearings when confronted with pure, unexplainable evil. Isabella Rossellini is terrifyingly desperate as Hopper's sexual slave who becomes MacLachlan's illicit lover, and Dean Stockwell purrs through his role as Hopper's oh-so-suave buddy. Lynch strips his surreally mundane sets to a ghostly austerity, which composer Angelo Badalamenti encourages with the smooth, spooky strains of a lush score. Blue Velvet is a disturbing film that delves into the darkest reaches of psycho-sexual brutality and simply isn't for everyone. But for a viewer who wants to see the cinematic world rocked off its foundations, David Lynch delivers a nightmarish masterpiece. --Sean Axmaker
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