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Review: Eraserhead 01:22am on 11 Oct 2008 You're not alone, SirJessop; I hated this movie, too. I rented it here in the U.S. and was frustrated by the film's plodding pace. It didn't help that there were no 'chapters' so you couldn't skip through it. If you tried, you wound up back at the beginning. Annoying!

Dave Lynch's commentary (90 mins) also had no chapters. His commentary was also snail-paced and plodding. He said nothing, really. I ended up doing things around the house while listening to it as I wanted to see if I was missing something to such an 'important' film. I did: 90 mins of my life! :-(

The film may have been fun if stoned on LSD/acid at midnight w/other stoner friends. These days it was just boring.

Sorry, Mark.
About Mark Kermode 01:13am on 11 Oct 2008 Mark,

Hail from the U.S.! I wrote to you about your "Deep Throat" analysis in 2002, but my lengthy email to you bounced. I was so annoyed! Hopefully this finds you well.

Folks, "Last House" is on www.youtube.com in 10-min increments. The cemetery scene is uncut. I did not ck the rest of the flick.

While the U.S. cut from MGM is said to be the 'most complete,' who really knows? Wes Craven and S. Cunningham seem to be no help as to what's missing all these years later. Anchor Bay released the UK 'cut' version, and it had a featured that's unavailable in the U.S.: Something about when "Last House" was paired with "Amityville Horror" in 1979. Could someone tell me about this? Anchor Bay said they cannot market it to the U.S.

I hope to visit the site where they filmed "Last House" -- it's in Connecticut, near my sister.

A woman horror fan at work, about 5 yrs younger than me, had never heard of "Last House," and another seemed sickened as to "why" anyone would have flocked to see it! Interesting commentaries, but a different era these days.

Oh, yes. Martin Kove -- one of the cops -- told me at a convention that he regrets having starred in the movie as he now has 2 daughters, and said he and its other actors are suing for residuals. It'll be a long haul, me thinks.

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