Thalassic: David Lynch Feature Movies - Ranked

Thalassic 12.20.18	Yep
ArsMoriendi 12.20.18	Only seen1-6, but 6 > 5 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 4
Bazman 12.20.18	I'd swap 1&2 and also 3&4. Great list. Maura McHugh has written a decent movie monograph of fire walk with me, well worth a read
JoeTex 12.20.18	9 too low. bobby peru... like the country
Thalassic 12.20.18	To be fair, a lot of it is colored by nostalgia (as is often the case with me). First time I watched 1 when I was a kid is ingrained in my memory as one of the greatest moments of my life. One that will no doubt dethrone my marriage or the birth of my first child.
Thalassic 12.20.18	@JoeTex I love that Bobby Peru character, but the movie as a whole makes me cringe a bit too much to my liking
JeetJeet 12.20.18	For me it goes 1, 2, 4, 3....keep the rest. Haven't seen Inland Empire yet tho.
JohnnyoftheWell 12.21.18	Wild At Heart is the best cringe, I've always seen it as self-aware and outright hilarious. Not quite as on board with the Lost Highway Love, and Inland Empire could use a boost but the shape of this is good
Rowan5215 12.21.18	Fire Walk With Me is his best but Lost Highway always needs some more love
SharkTooth 12.21.18	I'm binging Twin Peaks and am gonna watch Fire Walk With Me right after the 2nd season what movie of his should I watch next? I'm thinking between Mulholland Drive or Eraserhead but honestly I'm open to anything of his
rabidfish 12.21.18	Elephant Man >>> Straight story Inland empire is a mastahpiece, need to rewatch it, tho, but i remember being blown away by it... Pure art.
StallionMang 12.21.18	@shark blue velvet, then mulholland dr
Rowan5215 12.21.18	"I'm binging Twin Peaks and am gonna watch Fire Walk With Me right after the 2nd season" don't skip The Missing Pieces, especially b4 you go on to The Return. they're essential
JeetJeet 12.21.18	Shark watch Lost Highway. Its wild as fuck
asanisimasa 03.26.19	Inland Empire has grown to be my favorite. but im glad that lost highway is your #1. that one is also underrated
TheSonomaDude 03.26.19	2 is 1 imo, but magnificent director with several outstanding works
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.26.19	Wild at heart is too low. Hard to rank lynch movies tho
StallionMang 03.26.19	i still hav no idea what to make of inland empire lmao
Source 03.26.19	Some thoughts have a certain sound, that being the equivalent to a form. Through sound and motion you will be able to paralyze nerves, shatter bones, set fires, suffocate an enemy or burst his organs.
MrHarrison 03.26.19	Inland Empire terrified me but I'm pretty certain I liked it
BigPleb 03.26.19	4 and 5 are my favourites, closely followed by 2.
JoeTex 03.26.19	a candy colored clown they call the sandman
ArsMoriendi 03.26.19	I've seen 8 now and wow is it way too low
Lord(e)Po)))ts 03.26.19	I'm rewatching all of twin peaks for like the 7th time right now cuz my partner hasn't seen it. Cant wait to watch the new season for the 3rd hime
DrGonzo1937 03.26.19	Mulholland drive is still my fave. Dune is literally the only film he’s done that isn’t very good.
Zig 03.26.19	Eraserhead is Lynch’s best film, imo.
Rik VII 03.26.19	Inland Empire is my favorite and one of my favorite films in general. Mulholland Drive second and then there's a wall of masterpieces and I just can't decide. Mind-blowingly amazing filmography. He's one of my favorites. Dune and Wild At Heart are the only ones I can't stand, but I see why people like the latter for its campiness. I also loved Twin Peaks 3. It was amazing to see him and Frost take that series to completely new places after such a long absence from it.
GodLovesUgly 07.14.19	Great stuff, I'd go Mulholland Drive Blue Velvet Lost Highway The Elephant Man Eraserhead Inland Empire Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me Twin Peaks (The Return), yes I'll count it as a long movie. The Straight Story Wild At Heart Haven't seen Dune.
unclereich 07.14.19	^
oltnabrick 07.14.19	7 is underrated tbh 2,7,1,6,5,3,8,9,4,10
rabidfish 07.14.19	TSS > WaH??? Yea no, thats wrong.
JohnnyoftheWell 07.14.19	Just rewatched the first half hour and final scene of Wild at Heart and that shit is underrated
Trebor. 07.14.19	Odd. Lost Highway is probably his least inspired and least interesting, especially considering Mulholland Drive and to a lesser extent Inland Empire and Twin Peaks cover similar things but much better
Rowan5215 07.14.19	nah Lost Highway is an underappreciated classic, it's not his best but deserves the love on this list
Trebor. 07.14.19	Would def recommend David Foster Wallace's piece on LH and Lynch
Rowan5215 07.14.19	I think I read that a minute ago but I don't remember if I agreed with it or not. there is some crazy context around that movie though, like one of the actors getting done for murder or somethin
Trebor. 07.14.19	lol yeah Robert Blake dude, that trial really stuck out to me growing up for whatever reason. Never even saw a movie with him in it till Lost Highway years later
Rowan5215 07.14.19	oh him for sure, there was actually something else I was thinking of tho, I think one of the actors who plays the cops who just ride around making wisecracks had a story? been so long
Rowan5215 07.14.19	Blake is absolutely iconic in that role tho, one of my favourite performance in any Lynch film
Trebor. 07.14.19	yeah he's the best part. I think my biggest problem with LH is I don't like the main character at all
naughtcturnal 07.14.19	Love the Eraserhead criterion
EyesWideShut 07.14.19	Straight Story is my fav.. Lost Highway is a nu-metal classic
Gyromania 07.14.19	i'm one of the few people here who thinks eraserhead is his best. but tbh i don't remember much of mullholland and i don't think i've ever seen all of lost highway
Larkinhill 07.14.19	Man, I fucking LOVE Lost Highway, but Mulholland Drive IS his masterpiece. No ifs, ands or buts. And he’ll never top it. Elephant Man and B Velvet are up there too. You have E Man WAAAAY too low. Honestly wasn’t a big fan of Inland but should watch it again.
Larkinhill 07.14.19	Great stuff, I'd go Mulholland Drive Blue Velvet Lost Highway The Elephant Man Eraserhead Inland Empire Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me Twin Peaks (The Return), yes I'll count it as a long movie. The Straight Story Wild At Heart Haven't seen Dune. This is pretty damn close to my ranking as well. You smart.
Thalassic 07.14.19	Lost Highway is my fave, but it's out of nostalgic reasons more than anything. To clarify, except for Dune (which I never go back to), I like all of his movies and depending on my mood the ranking can change.
Thalassic 07.14.19	"there is some crazy context around that movie though, like one of the actors getting done for murder or somethin" There's plenty of messed up connections to be drawn to that movie. For instance, aside from Robert Blake, one of the detectives in the movie is played by Louis Eppolito. In the 80's, together with his partner Stephen Caracappa, Eppolito was a detective at the NYPD but the duo started doing hits for Anthony Casso (who at that time was the underboss for the Lucchese mafia family in NYC). Eppolito and Caracappa were brought into connection with at least 7 murders and were regarded as full fledged associates of the Mob. This didn't really come to light until 2005 or so though.
Aerisavion 07.14.19	Great. Now I want to watch Twin Peaks again. Not that that’s a bad thing or anything....
Rowan5215 07.14.19	thank you, Thalassic, that's where I was trying to get but couldn't remember the details. really adds another unnerving sheen to the film.
Rowan5215 07.14.19	if we're counting The Return as one long movie it's honestly #1 spot for me. one of the greatest seasons of TV of all time, and possibly THE greatest experience of watching TV I've had.
DrGonzo1937 07.14.19	it's funny that this has come up; I literally saw his art exhibition on Monday and have been running through his filmography with my wife (she hasn't seen these movies before). Mulholland Drive is still my favourite, but I absolutely love the vibes in Lost Highway. Dune is the only real stinker.
Aerisavion 07.14.19	Dune may be utter shite, yet I can’t help but fondly remember having it playing over and over again in the background of my Dune 2000 RTS days...
whalebone 07.14.19	Mulholland Drive is one of the best films ever.
rabidfish 07.14.19	Dune is a good movie, just doesnt feel like a DL movie at all... I still dig it. Got some amazing, old school wardrobe and set design.
Larkinhill 07.14.19	Mulholland Drive is one of the best films ever. Yeah it’s in my top ten for sure.
Aerisavion 07.14.19	“Got some amazing, old school wardrobe and set design.” Soundtrack is fucking gorgeous too.
StallionMang 07.15.19	mulholland drive is one of my very favorite movies of all time but i think he might have even topped it with the return