Nice little anthology, although _The Cowboy and the Frenchman_ really stinks up the joint

Even the commentaries are just dry facts, but it's curious.

I'm sorry, I used to love this director, but now that I am older....why? It's really not all very good.

"A collection of shorts wrapped in a narration by Lynch who explains the background of each."

Glorious pieces of macabre surrealism, that all feel physically heavy, weighted with despair and melancholia. Also includes a Frenchman and some cowboys.

Consisting mostly of his seventies shorts before he came to direct films, the content on here are not up to the quality of Lynch's features, but are fascinating, particularly bridging the gap between his origins as a painter to his film work. Even with the two versions of The Amputee (1974), shot to merely test two types of video reel, the fragments are interesting building blocks to ideas and moods he would return to.

A generous rating. The Grandmother and The Alphabet are enjoyable. Premonitions to an Evil Deed and Six Figures Getting Sick are mildly amusing but completely forgettable. The Amputee and The Cowboy and The Frenchman are shit.

Lynch's repertoire of short films is generally interesting and quite unique. It's hardcore surrealism and experimentalism. Most of them are not particularly good (though I dig "The Alphabet" a lot) but if you're trying to get a complete picture of Lynch as an auteur, or are interested in his biography, this collection, with the commentary and everything, is a necessity.

All the short films are atleast worth watching, and most of them are quite interesting. If you've already seen most of these shorts it's probably still worth getting because of the interesting commentary Lynch has on his own films.

A unique referance to understand Lynch and his works. You start to understand how he becomes a great artist while watching these short films. This is a really unpriced collection for Lynch fans.

Worth watching, although not really that great. They have that eerie Lynch feel in them which I really like. Naturally a must-see for Lynch fans.

Worth it for just The Cowboy and the Frenchman. Hilarious short film! The other, creepy, stuff is nice, too.

En este documental se aprecia como ha ido evolucionando este director y las facetas que lo distinguen aparte de mostrar las obras y platicar de ellas de una forma muy generalizada y el proceso qeu lo llevo a eso

Might as well rate the collection as a whole I guess. See the actual films for more details.

worth watching for Lynch fans

I'll review the films themselves on their own. Lynch's comments on the each segment are informative and interesting even to a casual viewer of his work.

Interesting curiosity for Lynch fans to see the genesis of his style.

No idea why this is on here. All the short films are already on criticker. Lynch's short films blow in comparison to his features.

#842 - 03 Eylul 08, 03:55 & keske Lynch daha cok konusmaymis ve biseyler anlatsaymis. ama yine de iyi, arsivlik bi dvd cikmis ortaya.