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Referred to as “the most important filmmaker of the current era” by The Guardian, David Lynch has carved out a stunning portfolio of work investigating the dark and seedy side of human nature with a delicious sense of black humour. Bringing together six of his most well-known films on Blu-ray for the very first time, this boxset also includes several of Lynch’s most famous short films, experimental films, rare interviews, documentaries, outtakes and more. ERASERHEAD – Newly remastered by David Lynch himself, ERASERHEAD is a dream of dark and troubling things. Special Features:- LYNCH ONE documentary (81.42)- Four short films;Six Men Getting Sick - 1966 (03.45)The Alphabet - 1968 (03.44)The Amputee Take 1 - 1974 (04.50)The Amputee Take 2 - 1974 (04.04) DUNE – Based on Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel, Lynch’s filmic vision is a genuine science-fiction masterpiece. Special Features:- Destination Dune (06.16)- Impressions of Dune (38.02) - Interview with Golda Offenheim, production co-ordinator on Dune (25.00)- Theatrical trailerBLUE VELVET – A voyage of discovery into the very heart of Lunberton’s seedy and sinister underworld.Special Features: - Interview with Dennis Hopper (45 Mins)- Mysteries of Love documentary (70 Mins)- Three Outtakes - Siskel & Ebert “At the Movies”- Four Vignettes - Theatrical trailer - TV Spots WILD AT HEART – A love story in hell; WILD AT HEART takes Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern on one of the most bizarre journeys of all time. Special Features:- DUMBLAND (all eight animated episodes) (35.00)- Two short films: The Grandmother – 1970 (33.36)Lumiere and Company - 1995 (00.58) TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME – The last seven days of Laura Palmer. Starring Kyle Machlachlan, Sheryl Lee and Ray Wise. LOST HIGHWAY – Featuring an incredible cast, LOST HIGHWAY is a powerful, sensual and extraordinary experience.Special Features:- Four Intervalometer Experiments: Steps (03.38) / Dining Room (02.55) / Groper (00.18) / Sunset (06.03)- Six short films: The Darkened Room (08.16) / Boat (07.16)Lamp (30.20) / Out Yonder – Neighbour Boy (09.38)Industrial Soundscape (10.20) / The Bug Crawls (04.12) Soundtrack and Audio Problems:Early customers of this title experienced problems with the audio tracks included on the discs. Faulty products were recalled by the manufacturer, replaced, and the issues have now been fixed. Lost Highway - some customers experienced intermittent sticking of the disc, and the film was authored in 2.0. The sticking has been fixed and the 5.1 soundtrack reinstated. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me - some customers experienced audio glitches, and the film was authored in 2.0. The film has been reauthored in 5.1 and the audio glitches fixed. Wild at Heart - this film was originally authored using the 2.0 censored US master, and has been reauthored using the UK uncensored 5.1 cut. Dune had no problems and is presented in HD with 5.1 sound. Blue Velvet had no problems and is presented in HD with 5.1 sound. Eraserhead had no problems and is presented in HD with the original 2.0 stereo as requested by David Lynch. Please note: some packaging may still state 2.0 stereo on certain films, however all films are presented in 5.1 surround except for Eraserhead which preserves the original 2.0 stereo.
M**M
DTS Master Audio and Stereo for Eraserhead as Lynch wanted) but some of the visual were not that great. For example Dune
Many previous reviewers criticised the poot audio and variosu other facets of this box set and these were supposedly fixed. I found no real issues with the sound (all in the format secified DD 5.1, DTS Master Audio and Stereo for Eraserhead as Lynch wanted) but some of the visual were not that great. For example Dune. I have a different version which is sigificantly better quality than the version in this box set.Having said that Eraserhead looked and sounded brilliant and I really enjoyed the obscure and older shorts - some are just brilliant and others baffaling. Dumbland has about 10 short animations which are right out there!!. Blue Velvet looked ok as did Wild at Heart, although neither were particularly great.All in all I have slightly mixed views, if I had purchased the box set with all the sound and visual flaws I would have been spewing but they seem to have been resolved, although not entirely. The box set brings together a lot of excellent material into one collection and for £35 is pretty good value, its just a shame that some of the technical elements spoil it a bit.
B**R
Boxset ordered from Amazon.co.uk in May 2014 had issues
I was encouraged that there was a note reassuring potential buyers that "Faulty products were recalled by the manufacturer, replaced, and the issues have now been fixed". Unfortunately, I received the old version with the issues... Lost Highway, Twin Peaks and Wild at Heart all had 2.0 rather than 5.1 audio and Wild At Heart was the censored US version. I returned the set for a refund. Unfortunately, it seems a lottery as to which version you'll get.
J**H
Would have been full stars if it wasn't flawed with ...
Would have been full stars if it wasn't flawed with errors...the one standing out is the US r rated Wild at Heart )we have had this uncut since its first release in the '80's....admittedly I could a had the recalled edition with problems on lost highway and others. Considering I only grabbed this for Eraserhead I wasn't much disappointed
L**S
I love the film cards that are in included in the ...
This was a gift! To myself... I love the film cards that are in included in the box set, a really nice touch. Blu ray transfer is excellent. If you're a Lynch fan, BUY THIS!
M**R
Five Stars
All discs perfect in sound and picture, great box set, great films looking better than ever.
N**A
Three Stars
Th movies are great ofcourse but there are no subtitles available, not even in English.
J**R
Dear Universal, do us all a favour and lay off the independent films, and stick to popcorn trash
Seeing as I'm such a huge fan of David Lynch, I was VERY much looking forward to this actual release, for me, it was an EVENT.But seeing that Universal has decided to make all but 2 (Dune and Blue Velvet) in 2.0 is just DOWNRIGHT INEXCUSABLE.I own the DVD's of the films, and most are presented in brilliant 5.1 DTS sound. And as Lynch is a director who is perhaps one the greatest ever to use sound, score, and effects in such a highly imaginative way, is a total disgrace.Do NOT buy. If you must, get Blue velvet and Dune imported from the states, they're great releases.Fire Walk With Me has ZERO extras.I was so looking forward to this release more than any other of the year, and I'm actually quite annoyed I have to send it back.Good job that Amazon has a great returns policy. The product is not acceptable at all, the picture quality is trash the sound is even worse!Universal are DESTROYING the UK Blu Ray releases made by independent film makers, unlike Criterion, meaning if this continues, the format over here will be dead in the water.They have also screwed up two other great films- Videodrome and Walkabout (amongst others).I'm boycotting them, never will I continue to fund them, except for the odd Speilberg film.0.
R**F
"He said what Frank"
One thing i cant stand is warm beer, it makes ****** me puke!!The other is faulty bu-ray films and 2.0 stereo sound on a bluray!When i bought this boxset it was supposed to not only upgrade the picture quality, but also the audio. So i was slightly concerned when i realised that all apart from Blue Velvet & Dune, were 2 channel stero only! I can understand if Eraserhead doesnt, but I have Wild at Heart on dvd and even that supports 5.1, so why doesnt the bluray.Also Lost Highway is faulty, at a certain point throught the film (cant remember the exact time now) it freezes. Some of the film is lost, i tried rewinding back to the point just after it freezes but this didnt work. So faulty film.Because of these reasons i returned the boxset for a full refund from amazon, who's service was top notch as always.In my opinion this boxset should be recalled, especially when 1 of the films wont even play properly!
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