Guest Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector J. Guzman 1 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Great movie. Only normal one Lynch made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 The Straight Story is no really a ordinary "normal" movie. For if it was, many other movies would be just like it. According to Hollywood standards, The straight Story is even more of a arthouse movie than the others Lynch movies. Because unlike his others, this one is completely devoid of the trademark Lynch stuff; the spectacle, the sensation, the nightmarish tension, his typical humor. The Straight Story is just as extreme as his other movies, but it's the extreme that is found on the other end of the scale. The closest thing David Lynch ever did to a normal movie is probably The Elephant Man. Anyway, The Straight Story is worth watching. It's a ride for sure, but not of the popcorn kind.----------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 I meant normal as in not supernatural, not weird, it's just people. He got ideas for some of the people from reading a newspaper. I love the movie, it really drew me in the first time I saw it. A lot of people didn't like it because of the pacing of it, but I was totaly into it, and found it so fascinating. Richard Farnsworth was fantastic, the cinemtography is stunning. And I found the last scene really beautiful and poetic. There's a truth to that scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Angelo Badalamenti's score is earthy and poignant. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpeteer 302 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 I knew what would happen in the end, but it still moved me to near tears when it happened.I need to watch that movie again. I remember thinking how much I wished Richard Farnsworth had done more movies.RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Richard Farnsworth was a very charismatic actor. He's been underused to the extreme. I'm glad Lynch thought of him for The Straight Story.---------------Alex Cremers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 26, 2004 Share Posted May 26, 2004 Too bad he's not around anymore. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 Angelo Badalamenti's score is earthy and poignant. Highly recommended.Earthy???....did he drop the sheetmusic into a flower bed in his backyard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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