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Rating: Q=6, P=3 / Average OJ
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Thriller, Mystery, Crime, Drama, Surreal
In true David Lynch fashion, Blue Velvet startles, confuses, and offers a lot to think about. I watched "Twin Peaks" several years ago and fell in love with the weird and skewed way Lynch portrays our little human environments and how he comments on the darker side of our world. "It is a strange world," as Jeffrey says in this film. Lots of symbols--like bugs and ears and flames--kept the film student gears in me moving. I especially liked the way the whole film centered around a few songs from the 1950s. Great songs in creepy situations. Dennis Hopper's character is so creepy-- and the climactic scene is so memorable, like a horrific still photograph that Jeffrey just walks into. Anyway... if you like to be surprised, watch this.
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