Inland Empire Criterion Collection Blu-Ray Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มี.ค. 2023
- I share thoughts on the recent Criterion Collection release of Inland Empire, the 2006 David Lynch film starring Laura Dern, Justin Theroux, and Jeremy Irons. A fascinating film that makes you think for sure. Let me know what you think of this film and David Lynch films in general in the comments section below. Enjoy!
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James, you really need to watch Twin Peaks. IMO it's one of the best shows ever made and if you enjoy his films then you will definitely enjoy Twin Peaks.
Hello, Hunter. Yes, the Twin Peaks TV show experience is a blind spot for me in David Lynch’s filmography. Will have to check it out at some point.
Don’t watch Fire Walk With Me until after season 2.
Thanks for the tip 😀.
@@20thand21stMovies Then watch the Missing Pieces. And then read The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer and The Secret History of Twin Peaks. Then watch Season 3. Then read The Final Dossier. And then repeat all of the previous steps again.
@@20thand21stMovies yes I can absolutely testify to this, the release order is absolutely THE way to watch twin peaks!
This is my favorite movie of all time (so far) Laura Dern is incredible in Inland Empire and I believe she deserved an Oscar nomination for her performance. 🐄 Lynch tells this story so beautifully, I almost couldn’t believe it was a real thing on my first viewing! More Things That Happened is imperative. I’m so jazzed about this release! 🎥
Hello, Diane! Inland Empire was such a wonderful discovery for me. Really enjoyed this film and the supplements do a nice job of shedding light on Lynch’s filmmaking approach and style and what it’s like as an actor working on one of his fims. Look forward to revisiting this one and picking up details I missed. A lot to sink your teeth into for sure! Have a great Monday!
Have not seen this yet but I am a big fan of Lynch. Especially of his more grounded films like Elephant Man and The Straight Story because as abstract as he can be, he has a strong grasp and understanding of human emotion and love.
Agreed. Well said regarding Lynch’s handling of emotion and love in his films. The humanity displayed in the treatment of The Elephant Man material is a good example, as you mentioned.
Great vid dude. Had to order Inland Empire and Twin Peaks which, neither I had. Mulholland Drive...one of my absolute favorites as is Lost Highway. Own both the 4K Criterions. I've got to, at some point, do an episode on Lynch films. He's hands down one of THE greatest auteur filmmakers of all time in my opinion.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I agree that Lynch is an amazing auteur with his own signature style. I still need to see Wild at Heart and The Straight Story. Thanks for watching!
Greetings James! Many thanks for the superb account of this David Lynch film that I have yet to have the opportunity to view. My first Lynch film was Blue Velvet which I viewed in the theatre upon its release. Another favourite Lynch film is Wild At Heart featuring Laura Dern and Nicolas Cage. I'm very glad that the director was able to cobble this movie together free of studio interference and the concept is intriguing. We can all self-identify with Dern's character as wondering if we can revisit former peaks in our careers. I was especially taken with Lynch's Oscar promotion of Dern's performance!!! My own most recent viewing experience was the 1993 television film, Sharpe's Rifles, directed by Tom Clegg and featuring Sean Bean, Assumpta Serna, and Brian Cox. The first of 14 films taken from Bernard Cromwell's Napoleonic novels, it features Sharpe, a British soldier who is promoted from the ranks for saving the life of General Wellington in Spain. Bean is superb in the title role as the hard-boiled but decent protagonist. His character is promoted to lieutenant and he's in charge of a riflemen squad. Much initial conflict gives way to respect. My most recent film acquisition is 2020's feature documentary, Crip Camp, directed by Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht. Thanks again for the terrific video and enjoy the remainder of your Saturday!
Greetings, Chris, and glad you enjoyed this review of Lynch’s Inland Empire on Criterion. It’s a bit tough to follow what’s going on but overall a rewarding experience watching the film and going through the supplements.
I have not seen Wild At Heart so will need to add that Lynch title to my watchlist and I’ve never heard of Sharpe’s Rifles so I’ll need to look that one up.
Have a great Sunday and week ahead!
I'll tell you, back in college(90s) I was obsessed with Lynch films and art. I found copy of script for lost highway that really just made that film so understandable. It was amazing. I would love a collection of his scripts. Oh, and his photography...👍👍
That sounds interesting, Michael (scripts to his films). Cool that you were able to find that for Lost Highway.
James, I mean this wholeheartedly, you do the best physical media release reviews (most notably when it comes to criterion) on the TH-cam platform. Most folk go ahead & say “So yeah you got this this & that”, but you go so much more in depth with insight about the filmmaking. I just love hearing you talk.
Also wanted to give a side note just because I didn’t hear ya mention it, but did you know that the short film Rabbits that has bits included in Inland Empire all stars the cast of Mulholland Drive? Very cool little fun fact I think!
Wishes of good health & blessings sent your way this morning my brother, hopefully we can get you in on a live on my channel soon!
Fritski, thank you so much for the kind words and feedback, my friend and glad to hear you enjoy the content on the channel and the film discussion in this community.
I did not know that about the Rabbits film. Lots of cool nuggets and fun facts 😀.
Health and blessings to you as well and hopefully we can connect at some point on the Tube!
Good review James! Lynch is definitely among my favorite filmmakers.
I think his most straightforward movie is (approximately titled) The Straight Story. It's an absolutely wonderful film and I hope Criterion can license it from Disney and add it to the collection.
Glad to hear you enjoyed this review! The Straight Story is one of Lynch’s films I have yet to check out along with Wild At Heart. Will need to see those at some point hopefully soon.
This is honestly my favorite movie
Absolutely agree
I would agree too, unless you include Twin Peaks the Return as a 17 hour film. Which I do 😂
I was very happy I picked up Inland Empire in the sale. Enjoyed the film and the story behind it and the supplements.
Only film of his I haven't seen is Straight Story, which is rated G, and on Disney of all things. I hope Criterion adds that and Wild at Heart(which much of was shot in my hometown of El Paso). Big fan of Lynch. Twin Peaks is AMAZING. You are cheating yourself friend. Simply amazing.
Not sure if Criterion would ever do The Straight Story. It is so good. For the longest time, the only version you could get was a Japan import blu ray. Then this year Imprint put out a release. Highly recommend.
Hello, Michael. Yes, I’ve heard from a number of folks that I need to check out Twin Peaks. On my radar and will plan to check it out soon. I love binge watching TV series and this one sounds like a great one for that 😀.
Good review, James! I passed on Inland Empire this past flash sale, but I'm looking forward to picking up during the next sale.
Thanks, Lane! Inland Empire would make for a nice pickup in a future sale.
Straight story is my favorite film of his. It's based on a true story. It hits the heart hard. That's difficult to do well.
Great review James. Nice you included the Dern and McLachlan interview!!
May get it in the fall sale.
A A, I need to check out The Straight Story soon. I’ve heard good things about it. Glad you enjoyed this review! Inland Empire would make a nice pickup in a future sale.
Congrats for the video : clear and intelligent !
Can't wait to watch it (bluray released date in France June 30th)
Thank you, John! Glad you enjoyed the video!
So many Lynch films I need to see. This one sounds really interesting.
Inland Empire is a good one, Pocketmego! If you are into Lynch films I would recommend it.
Great review, there’s not enough hype for this release. Eraserhead is my fave film of all time - I delight in abstractions and obscurity. I like how later Lynch gets back to that feel. I share your Lost Highway enthusiasm too !!!
Cool. Glad to hear you enjoy Lynch’s films and appreciate his style as well!
I saw this one in a theatre when it came out in 2006. Even as a Lynch fan, this was a though film to sit out, perhaps because of the runtime. For me, with Lynch's films, it's not about the narrative or even about the mystery and wanting to complete the puzzle, it's more about sitting back and getting sucked in that dark atmosphere. Good review.
Hello, Tom. I agree that the atmosphere is a big part of what pulls me into Lynch’s films. Sort of a hypnotic quality to it (in some cases 😀).
Yeah I went ahead and blind bought this film. The only other Lynch title I've seen and own is Mulholland Drive, which I adore.
I hope it doesn't let me down.
Fingers crossed, Magnitude Rev. Let us know what you think of Inland Empire when you have a chance to see it and digest it.
Great review man! I like a lote! The movie is amazing and i love so Much the extra material, " More things that happened " That dialogue about the lucky watches is my favorite dialogue of all times, David had such a mad mind. It's pretty cool
So glad to hear you enjoyed this review. Thanks for watching and Happy Easter!
Great review James!! I attempted to watch this movie. After an hour I just couldn’t take it. Respect to those of you that made it through the entire 3 hours. I’ll have to try again sometime.
Hey, Travelin Man. Yeah, I enjoyed this film but definitely understand that it will not be everyone’s cup of tea ☕️. But what film is for everyone 😀. Lynch certainly has a unique style.
Have a great Monday and start to your week!
@@20thand21stMovies Yes sir. Some films I might need to give another try. But I did enjoy Lost Highway and Elephant Man. I’m gonna try to give this film another try.
I cannot recommend Twin Peaks the Return enough. You will completely lose track of time. It’s basically a 17 hour movie. An unbelievable masterpiece!
Sounds like I have a lot to catch up on in the Twin Peaks universe!
I'm most interested in seeing this film's 4K restoration understanding it came from an old grainy 480p video camera.
I don't talk about it much, but I am a photographer myself and own 3 different AI programs made by Topaz Labworks. Which includes a image sharpening program, image denoising program, and an image enlarging program.
So when I first heard about the restoration and how that a David Lynch film was using the same program that I own and used... I became immediately interested in seeing it and how it looks. As I know the weird quirks that the software has and the flaws that it has to offer. So I'm curious if I can spot those wonky flaws in different frames of this release. It's honestly the main reason on why I bought it.
Hello, Magnitude Rev! It would have been nice to see a feature or supplement that talked about how this film was shot and it’s restoration journey. The AI and Topaz aspect sounds really interesting. Of course given the film was shot in SD there is only so much that current AI tech can do with that source to approximate a HD picture. All in all, I think the picture looked pretty good on this blu-ray.
Wow not wasting any time James! Love it. Thanks for the review. MD is a masterpiece and Blue Velvet is just about there. This movie sounds really out there but doesn’t mean it’s not really good. I love a nice challenge! I’ll consider this for the July sale. Thanks again for your in-depth review really good stuff. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Much appreciated, F V! Glad you enjoyed the review and, yes, Mulholland Drive is indeed a masterpiece.
I love this movie. I've seen it countless times.
It’s a good one. Long watch and full of mysteries to interpret.
Hey James. Excellent, informative video. I enjoyed that. Inland Empire is the next movie im going to watch, or st least try again to get through lol.
Hats off to Laura Dern being about the art of making movies and diving in with Lynch on this, for little return.
Have you seen the Twin Peaks series yet?
Hello there, Dan! So glad to hear you enjoyed this review. Hope you enjoy Inland Empire when you get a chance to see it.
I have not yet seen the Twin Peaks tv series.
I will digress a little. You should check out the brand new unboxing video of the movie Boyhood posted by Arrow Video on TH-cam today. I couldn’t help thinking of you when I saw the video. The booklet is massive!
th-cam.com/video/YDjyKg0mwkU/w-d-xo.html
Awesome. I may have to consider picking up that release for the booklet alone 😂.
Isn't The Straight Story also on Criterion? And yes, you mist see all of the Twin Peaks stuff...
Hello, Jef. Yes, it looks like The Straight Story is currently on the Criterion Channel.
Some day I hope to get around to watching Twin Peaks 😀.
@@20thand21stMovies You won't be sorry. It is excellent. Although people have varying degrees of love and hate for the second season after Laura Palmer's murder was solved. I have my issues with it, but mostly like it. The series as a whole: Seasons 1 & 2, Fire Walk With Me, The Missing Pieces, and The Return is excellent and important if you are a Lynch fan. Mulholland Drive and Lost Highway are my favorites though...
Hey man, thanks for the review, can I ask you something? Are the extra scenes the "more things that happened" thing...Are those in HD as well? Where they retouched as the main film is?
Hello, Geladaa! That is a good question. I’ll need to double check to confirm but I believe the additional scenes don’t have the same restoration work as the completed film. Will need to double check when I get a chance to pop in the disc again. The added scenes are pretty cool stuff to see 😀.
@@20thand21stMovies Oh, that would be a bummer. The extra scenes are among my favorites. If you can check, I will really appreciate it as it will help me decide wether to buy it or not.
I took another look at the extra footage in the more things that happened feature and it appears comparable to the feature. Not sure if the full restoration work was applied to this footage but it looks fine considering the DV camera source. It’s all relative in this case given the manner in which the film was shot. Hope that helps 😀.
@@20thand21stMovies First of all: thank you. You wouldn´t be able to tell the footage apart then? From the main film?
Oh no!!! He watched Fire Walk With Me first!!! Nooooooo!!! There goes the mystery for you.
I do need to check out the Twin Peaks tv series.
You raise a lot of cromulent points
Inland Empire is a deep film indeed.