Lost Highway [DVD] (English audio)

From the opening title sequence, accompanied by David Bowie’s I’m Deranged, it is obvious that one is literally being taken on a dark ride to an undetermined destination, and as the story progresses it becomes obvious that all is not what it seems.It begins creepily with a couple, Fred (Bill Pullman) and Renee (Patricia Arquette) being sent a videotape of somebody filming the exterior of their home. As more tapes arrive over time, they begin to reveal that whoever is filming has managed to enter their home. But there has been no forced entry, so who is responsible? Amidst this situation, Fred has his suspicions about the fidelity of his wife, but they are just suspicions, and his resignation and repressed feelings prevent any meaningful confrontation. Then one dark night.......This, as it turns out is only the beginning of a nightmare where reality is in question, and the answers, if any, are sometimes undefinable. There are many twists and turns, but strangely enough there is a demented logic to it all. Have I witnessed the delusions of a man suffering from schizophrenia or diassaociative personality disorder? Is it all a bad dream or is it a never ending loop of one man’s hell? The viewer can decide this for themselves.A strange, beguiling, intriguing and seductive film and one of my three favourite David Lynch films; the other two being Eraserhead and Blue Velvet. It looks great, sounds great, and is still a fascinating ride into the darkest depths of the subconscious.The Blu ray transfer looks great, but I have deducted one star because of a lack of extras that are actually related to the film itself. The dvd release from cinema club did that at the very least. However, there are 4 short audio/visual experiments, and 6 short films that will please Lynch completists.Enjoy the ride!

Lynch, Ive had issues with this director before. I don't like Mulholland Drive, I know because Ive watched it three or four times just to be sure but this , 'this tickles me right on the spot. Absolutely brilliant.Obvious its not your average dark noir fare, there's bits of Quentin Tarantino and sometimes even a near music video but the story line is always foremost in your mind. Some might think its hard to understand but its all there and like a Picasso, you just have to look from the right angle and its a pure masterpiece.

Excellent movie for fans of David Lynch........ Weird city man ha!! Very enjoyable in a dark sort of way....... Great cast and moody out-there story and visuals........ Loved the soundtrack as well....... David Bowie's I'm deranged fitted extremely well!! Highly recommended....

I love David Lynch and I have seen a number of times Mulholland Drive (well, you need to do that to understand it...). However, this movie contains too much of metamorphosis and time jumps for my taste. Too much is left to personal interpretation or speculation. Just one tiny example: what is the Mistery Man wispering to the sax player towards the end? We have no clue - but does it really matter? In fact this is the bottom line of this movie: a mastercraft of movie making, sounds, pictures, which all stir the viewer's emotions and keep him/ her chained to the chair for more than 2 hours - but little of all this makes sense. The whole plot makes no sense. No messages can be drawn (it would be too easy to say, for example, a man can never possess a woman, or each of us has different personalities - this would be coarsly simplistic).If it was not Lynch, I would rate this movie 2 star maximum.Watch the movie, free your emotions for a while, then have a shower and come back to reality. And if you are not convinced by this, stay away from "Inland empire".

Quite possibly Lynch's finest work. A phantasmagorical nightmare of epic proportions, this existential horror is full of nuance. The cast fully commits to Lynch's vertigo-inducing vision and their performances ensure that this elevates itself from cult curio to full-blown masterpiece. Any fan of Lynch simply MUST own this!!!

Given David Lynch's extraordinary talent for doing your head in, I do think this is one of the more approachable of his "difficult" films. It certainly has a more direct and linear narrative feel than "Inland Empire", for example. The layers of "meaning" and/or philosophy etc are undoubtedly there if you want to have a go at digging into them, but the film remains quite exciting and engrossing to actually just plain sit and watch. Provided you're happy with the Bill Pullman main character changing his appearance completely half-way through...Seriously, this really is one great movie and the picture quality of this BluRay release is outstanding. The bonus features, as other reviewers have said, are worthy of David Lynch, in that they're totally weird, cryptic in the extreme, and shed no light whatsoever on the film ! Oh well. Very highly recommended anyway. Enjoy the head trip !

Stunning nightmare world. Music and acting exacting right - sometimes purposefully ham to add to the plot. Sensual and strange. See "Enemy" for a similar mood.

Other reviewers have described this film well so I will be brief.It is surreal, ground breaking and unmissable. David Lynch creates masterpieces, every scene seems to be meticulously laid out. The soundtrack complements the film perfectly. It is sometimes difficult to know exactly what is happening in his work and plot twists are not signposted which is very refreshing. If you want to see unique, memorable films try anything in his back catalogue.Also, Twin Peaks, in my humble opinion is the greatest piece of film making of all time. If you haven't seen the series, I urge you to buy it. Absolute genius.