David Lynch The Lime Green Set | 
| Director: David Lynch
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern, Isabella Rossellini, Willem Dafoe
Studio: Absurda
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 19887
Format: Anamorphic, Box Set, Black & White, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Hifi Sound, Ntsc, Original Recording Remastered, Surround Sound, Thx, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Number Of Discs: 10
Running Time: 720 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.7 x 2.1
MPN: 22
UPC: 858334001398
EAN: 0858334001398
ASIN: B001EAWMPQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 25, 2008
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LYNCH DAVID: THE LIME GREEN SET 9 DVD + 1 CD (DVD MOVIE)
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 a little something for everyone April 8, 2009
Robert Bodensteiner (los angeles)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
For newbies, you get three Lynch classics, really the cornerstone trilogy of his early career ("Eraserhead-Blue Velvet-Wild at Heart.")
"Eraserhead": Dark and foreboding, this film has the texture and consistency of rancid pudding, and a narrative that is like Kafka transplanted into industrial-dream Americana. It creeps up on you, and that is certainly the way it should be. The film seems to be composed like a lovingly staged, beautifully photographed exploration of a series of set-pieces that are make of oddball detritus: eerie lounge songs, faulty lights, menacing elevators, menacing dogs. but it has a melancholy aspiration: it lights the fire of souls who haunt the American night, and this is why it has attained cult status. Like Lynch's more mature works, this one is about decaying beauty and the abuse of innocence.
"Blue Velvet": Lynch's breakthrough suburban American avant-garde is propelled by squeaky-clean performances by Laura Dern and Kyle Maclachlan, and repulsively RE-pelled by Denis Hopper, who does his best method-acting in search of the perfect portrayal of the horrors of inhalant abuse. The eerie grandeur and lush beauty of the film lead some to compare it to Bunuel or even Fellini, and it was/is widely regarded by academics and writers in the film world as THE great film of it's decade. The re-mastered sound of the DVD is heaven-sent, an enveloping, spiraling trick of lunacy that goes far beyond what was previously heard on video for this film.
IN FACT, while Lynch may regrettably not provide commentary tracks for his film, he HAS used the medium of DVD to up the ante' on his already bone-chilling use of sound, and it's intricate inter-twining with music that seems brought by cosmic winds from another planet entirely.
"Blue Velvet" is am imaginarium-it makes you wish you could live in it's forbidden world, even if it would only be for a fretful few seconds.
"Wild-at-Heart:" This is the least interesting film Lynch has ever directed, including Dune, because it reneges on the promise of kissing us with phantoms and celluloid ghosts-when they do appear (as in Lula's vision of the Wicket Witch of the East) they are not bogged down so much by iconographic muddiness and psychological baggage as they are simply to TOO EASILY able to be quarantined from the real/reel world of the film. Nonetheless, Laura Dern here is truly a supernova star, on fire and burning and spreading contagious sexual debris. Her performance interlocks perfectly with Nicolas Cage, who brings to the piece the true humanization of cliche'.
And the supporting cast is notable, a la' "Twin Peaks" we are treated to Harry Dean Stanton, Grace Zabriskie, Diane Ladd, and Crispin Glover, who does his darnedest to try and convince us he is no longer taking Prescribed psychotropics. Sandwiches? He does not so much portray obsessive-compulsive disorder as he does embody the energy of a magnet.
And that Is the essence of David Lynch; magnetism, titillation, attraction, repulsion-in other words, a world of POLARITY.
 If you can get it at a discount, worth it March 28, 2009
J. Wingenfeld (NYC)
I give THE LIME GREEN SET five stars because, simply put, it is a five star set. It includes four signature feature films from the first half of David Lynch's career, each of which is excellent and unique, yet pure Lynch (I assume DUNE isn't included due to rights issues and/or Lynch's own dissatisfaction with the movie). The Short Films, Dumbland, Industrial Symphony No. 1, and much of the content on the "Mystery Disc" are all fascinating pieces of experimental cinema. The brief "Elephant Man Extras" disc includes an informative and intriguing documentary that compares the movie to the real life of Joseph "John" Merrick, as well as compelling interviews with David Lynch and John Hurt (yes, it would have been nice to have input by Anthony Hopkins). The only disc I have not played yet is the revamped ERASERHEAD soundtrack, which has a bonus third track. Overall, I already had roughly half of what's in this set, and frankly, the $180.00 retail price tag was very steep, even for someone who didn't have anything included in the set. But if you can get it at a 30 or 40% discount, it's absolutely worth it.
The Lime Green Review February 15, 2009
Mr. D. Barrett (Grey Scotland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I suppose reviews should review the item as is, rather than dwelling on how it could have been. As others have mentioned, this is a strange box set. It can't really be seen as David Lynch 1970-1990 because it's missing 1984's Dune and it contains some gear shot very recently. But it does contain his signature films from that period. And that's the important thing. The four feature films contained in The Lime Green Set are absolute classics, the best of Lynch's career my opinion. Lost Highway and Mulholland Dr are terrific also, but not quite as beautiful and riveting as the awesome foursome Eraserhead, Elephant Man, Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart. So while this box set is a bit of an uncategorable ragbag, it's the greatest Lynchian uncategorable ragbag imaginable. I already owned Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart, but went ahead and bought the box anyway. I'm not unhappy with this expensive choice.
It was fun to see the Industrial Symphony No. 1 for the first time, presented here in the highest quality possible (it looks like it was shot on video, but has been nicely cleaned up). I had never seen The Short Films of David Lynch before; it's powerfully fascinating to see the master incrementally honing his craft. The Eraserhead soundtrack is the most unusual soundtrack CD in existence - essentially three epic mood tracks. The Elephant Man extras are interesting. Dumbland is plain dumb, which was the point I guess, but it's so lame, so so lame, but it's the only lame entry in the collection. The Mystery Disc is mixed. I was thrilled with the Wild at Heart deleted scenes, all 75 mins of them. The rest is mainly Lynch shorts from throughout his career - some are interesting, others feel very frivolous, like Lynch is parodying himself.
So in conclusion: I'd have liked for Dumbland to have been replaced with something better, perhaps Pretty as a Picture or Lynch (One) or another documentary on the director's method, and some of the shorts on the Mystery Disc are not so great, but everything else on board The Lime Green Set is sheer quality. Please buy it.
Geared towards new fans January 31, 2009
crown of indica (saint paul,mn,usa)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are two sides to this set:it's a great thing for new fans who don't already have the film discs(this would've been perfect for me...8 years ago),and it's so-so for those of us who have half of this set already.I found it at Blockbuster,so I figured I'd give it a try,and the extras are pretty cool,but I don't think they are worth $130 imho.Lynch should've just re-released the feature films in 2-disc special editions and then released the new stuff in this green set as a 3 disc set or something;that would've given people more choice and,ultimately,more people would be apt to buy a cheaper green set w/3 discs vs 10.i really don't see many people getting this set unless they are 150% completists or $130 is a drop in the hat.still though,5 stars because to any new fans this is an absolute treasure trove!
 Mostly useless January 26, 2009
C. R. Van Valen (NYCNY, USA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
All us Lynch fans have most of this stuff already. The only selling point is the Mystery Disc and the Industrial Symphony, which has finally been transferred to DVD(please, sell this as a stand-alone item!). Not worth the huge price tag.
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