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From: LoneClone1/17/2025 12:16:35 PM
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I should set up this tale by saying it happened in the very staid and genteel city of Victoria, where strange things rarely happen.

I have David Lynch to thank for one of the most surreal movie experiences I have enjoyed., and that was only partly to do with what was on the screen

Back in the day, word got out among my arts and culture-oriented circle of friends that we needed to go see this new movie called Blue Velvet that was coming to town, so we got together and headed down to $2 Tuesday -- remember those? -- at a local multiplex. I had read a few reviews of Eraserhead, which sounded intriguing, but otherwise had not been exposed to anything by Lynch.

The theatre itself was a perfect setting, an odd space in a round room with an aisle running around the outside of the seats. This would come in handy for the radical lesbian collective on mushrooms.

There was a remarkable sense of anticipation running through the audience as they waited. It felt like before a stadium concert. .I won't spoil the opening scene of the movie for those who haven't seen Blue Velvet yet, but suffice to say that within seconds we knew we were in for a remarkable experience.

Usually I require that the theatre be quiet to enjoy a film -- needless to say, I rarely go the theatre these days -- but there was none of that this Tuesday, with the gasps and exclamations coming from the crowd enhancing the surrealism. The cherry on top was the lesbian collective on mushrooms, who would periodically get up from their seats and march around the outer aisle while emitting inarticulate exclamations.

I was exhausted but exhilarated by the end of the showing. It was such a perfect viewing experience I have not sullied the memories by watching Blue Velvet again. Even though I can still recall perfectly many scenes, maybe it's time to watch it again after all these years, though I guess I'll have to do without the acid-fuelled lesbians.

LC
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