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Eraserhead (1977)

Rate: 1
Viewed: 7/15

Eraser
7/15: It doesn't take me long to label Eraserhead as one of the ten or fifteen worst films I've ever seen in my life.

I thought David Lynch was better than this, but then again, I'm reminded by his Twin Peaks experiment gone horribly wrong. Making an abstract film is one thing, but making a coherent film is another thing. You can't have the first without the other.

That's what happened in Eraserhead. In fact, it's the perfect type of picture to attract idiot film students. Not only is the movie incoherent, but it's also downright boring and pointless. The loud screeching noises coming from the TV bothered my dog a lot. Eraserhead may have been an interesting film in 1977, but today, it's utter shit. That's why I can't believe the rave reviews. Those who liked it must have been on drugs.

All in all, I'm surprised that Jim Jarmusch's films, which are usually pieces of shit, rise above the dreck like Eraserhead.