Do you remember your last nightmare? Those uncanny few seconds after waking up when it leaves you unsure of what is reality and what might still be a dream? Eraserhead evokes those dizzying emotions and stretches them over 90 minutes. David Lynch has to be applauded for concocting a scenery so disturbing that every single shot managed to churn my stomach. Bleak and depressing, and I'm just not sure if I liked it, but it's certainly unique & effective.

and then it was all downhill for david lynch

One of the most disturbing films of all times.

This movie really gets under your skin! I saw a fish dish once that looked like the baby and I almost hurled.

I'm not a huge fan of surrealism. While there were a few brilliant moments, the film didn't work on an overall level for me, and I wasn't even really shocked by anything given that it took place in one of David Lynch's fucked up universes. I get the feeling he enjoys fucked up-ness for its own sake, and that's not something I can always get into.

Any sort of thematic analysis seems pointless. I'd say that it's obtuse, grotesque, and impenetrable merely for the sake of being so, which I find more than a little annoying. The imagery is certainly unique, and the sound design is outstanding, but why such a purposefully off-putting approach? Many people find it fascinating, but to me it's an immense bore.

Oh, Eraserhead, how I've tried to block the memory of you since I first saw you back in 1985.Well, I saw you again recently, and the trauma became fresh again. Thank you, Mr. David Lynch, for making a movie that continues to blow my mind even after 30 years. This movie is a window into a truly disturbing universe, and it essentially defies all attempts at a coherent plot description, but don't let that make you think it isn't excellent.Indeed, it's probably one of the creepiest movies ever made.

Lynch's freakout about sex and parenting isn't his best work; the opening is too ponderous, some of the quirkiness too forced, and some of the themes a bit simplistic (parenting a little monster puts your slutty neighbour off sleeping with you!). It still throws up ideas and images that are memorable and unsettling.

Eraserhead is definitely a classic film that anyone with a love for arthouse cinema should see. This said, i dont believe it is David Lynch's best movie.

Hey fellas, with Valentine's Day approaching, I really can't think of a better date-night movie than this fun-filled romp. Oh, think of the time that you and the Mrs. will have with this one. It was hard, but here are some brief negatives:could have used more festering sores and secretions. I also wish that Davey wouldn't be so overt about his themes. Free suggestion: next time, try and shroud every second of your "film" with impenetrable symbolism. That's the true hallmark of a great artist.

It takes the right mindset and the right timing (late at night, all alone) to really enjoy Eraserhead, but once you're there it's impossible to get out. The soundtrack is sparse and haunting when it isn't filled with grating industrial scrapes and the incessant crying of a deformed baby. Hey, it sounds like a negative, but Eraserhead isn't like any other film, these aspects work perfectly. Beautiful and filled with Lynch's heart and soul, it's hard not to love its quirkiness.

I felt a lot the way I did when I watching Un Chien Andalou except with a little bit higher expectations. This is the third Lynch movie I've seen. While it is obvious he knows what he's doing behind the scenes (directing / lighting/ set building), Lynch's writing still remains the hump I can't get over. He is definitely the master of weird but it's now seeming that it has become more of a gimmick than true art. I definitely like it but I can see how it's not for everyone.

I haven't seen weirder movie than this one

What can be said about this film? Nobody has a clue what happens - even the director himself. All we can assume is that the film explores the 'darker' elements of the human psyche. It makes no literal sense. And it's for this reason that it's memorable.

Pretty good for a movie spun off from an SNL sketch. Dan Akroyd's hair has to be seen to be believed.

Tense and atmsopheric, but is there anything else really here?

A perfect absurdist, industrial, parental nightmare.

This beautifully horrifying descent into a wet nightmare is a tense and hypnotic view on the unbearable fears and anxieties these two newly-married parents have to face. Eraserhead may not be for everyone, but it certainly went up my alley. And then raped me.

Amazing aesthetically. Also made me laugh a couple of times. Wish I could watch movies and just get lost in the visuals and the mood, but since I can't, I didn't find this a very enjoyable watch.

I am not sure if David Lynch is an accidental genius or a movie god, but no one creates as much surreal motion picture mad magic of the psyche as he! Eraserhead is a dark, strange world you will never come back from. It will warp your head forever. Easy to watch, hard to watch, and a necessary watch for anyone who feels a bit "different" from the world. A darkly twisted take on modern man's emotional responsibilities. Get your head Erased and give David Lynch the pencil.