Blue Velvet is a 1986 neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by David Lynch and starring Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Hope Lange, George Dickerson, and Dean Stockwell. This is one of those films that shows up on lists of important films and that I never wanted to watch but wanted to have already seen. I had heard just enough about it to turn me off while hearing enough about it to feel like I should see it. I watched it on HBO Max. I'm glad I did. I should've watched it much sooner.
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Criterion says, "With intense performances and hauntingly powerful scenes and images, Blue Velvet is an unforgettable vision of innocence lost, and one of the most influential American films of the past few decades." Roger Ebert did not like it, giving it only 1 star. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics consensus score of 95%.
Well, all I can say is I rented it (Netflix DVD) back in 2005 and it wasn't memorable because I honestly have no memory of it--lol! I didn't rate it very highly, either, despite all the good actors in it. Hummm...
Because this blog does not consist of a single focus topic I chose the name Divers and Sundry where "Divers" means being of many and various kinds, and "Sundry" means consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds.
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Well, all I can say is I rented it (Netflix DVD) back in 2005 and it wasn't memorable because I honestly have no memory of it--lol! I didn't rate it very highly, either, despite all the good actors in it. Hummm...
ReplyDeleteIt has a definite mood. I can see that it might not have appealed to me either at certain points in my life.
Delete...I love the song.
ReplyDeleteOh, yes! Me, too!
DeleteI loved the film, and the lovely song! Valerie
ReplyDeleteOh, that song! :)
DeleteI'll be singing that song all day long. I am sure I saw this, maybe on Turner Classic.
ReplyDeleteCool that TCM showed it!
DeleteGosh, 1986 seems so old!
ReplyDeleteAnd yet it seems like yesterday lol
DeleteBlue Velvet sung by the Polish Prince. That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw your blog title
ReplyDeleteIt's what I thought when I first heard that it was a film title.
DeleteI remember this one well. Definitely David Lynch!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I've seen it.
DeleteI do like this song.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Yes, the song made a big impression.
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