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I think there are two criteria for being able to appreciate Eyes Wide Shut: 1) having been in a serious, long-term relationship and 2) realizing that the entire narrative is a dream. From the title to the fact that it was based on Traumnovelle, literally Dream Novel, makes the entire film make a hell of a lot more sense, turning it from a slightly confusing film to a highly interesting meditation on desire, fidelity and opportunity. And the boobies are nice too.

Alright...well...the synopsis given above is totally wrong. Lumiere is a wonderful hodgepodge of 20 or so directors, each given a working replica of the Lumiere brothers original movie camera, given three rolls of film (each around a minute long), and told to go out and shoot something. They can utilize in-camera cuts only. No post editing. So...the results are wonderfully mixed with Lynch's being one of the most amazing. He crams a typical Lynchian story into a tiny package that will make you say "how the hell did he do that?" One of the best examples of how to waste an opportunity like this is Spike Lee's short. It consists of a static shot of his then infant-son Satchel. You know...if I were given a Lumiere camera I bet I could film ANYTHING more interesting that a friggin' home movie of my kid! Bottom line: Really interesting, hit-or-miss collection showing what some of your favorite directors can do when they're REALLY limited.

Without a doubt the most fun I've had laughing at my tv screen in ages. Plan 9's got nothin' on this little number. The scene where the boy stops his family from eating evil food by urinating on it is tops (alright...they don't actually show it...but it's oh so implied). Truly a masterwork of nothing working. Sublime in its ineptitude!