Eraserhead Reviews

Ok, so I just watched this for the second time in 3 months...and my orginal recommendation still stands: If you have never seen Eraserhead watch it because it is good for you. If you have seen Eraserhead more than twice stop watching it because it is probably bad for you. There really isn't much else one can say about it without launching themselves into a 5 page essay. Except, maybe, and in all sincerity, good luck to you.

eraserhead is a mess of a movie. david lynch who both wrote and directed this is a cult figure. "cult" is the key word here. you have to want to think theres something here to enjoy this.

i'm sure there are people who spend ample time trying to figure out what this movie is about. its clear to me after one watch that it is about nothing with a few hints that it may be about something. lynch is either purposely trying to make this confusing or incapable of making it make sense. either way it makes for a long tedious watch with little reward. its a shame really because there are some awesome visuals, good acting, and potential for a great story. all of which lynch has failed to capitalize on.

Considering David Lynch and his fetish for the deformed in appearance, character behavior, and surreal imagery I'm not surprised by this film.

This could be interpreted as nothing more than pretentious, incoherent  self-indulgent weirdness. 

A deeper meaning behind the film seems so abstract that I wonder if it's even intended. which is why until I know if this is just Lynch's strange imagination, I'll have to wait to find a deeper meaning for this film next time i'm on an acid trip.