Some people don't recognise food unless it's served up on a plate.

Ulysses is to Finnegans Wake as Mulholland Drive is to Inland Empire.

Sick of this film being called pretentious. and also me being called pretentious for liking it. It strikes a chord with me like any artform does to anyone. Lynch is up there with Kubrick for me already and have only seen 3 of his films.

Kermode's spot on with his Fire Walk With Me comment, amazing film.

Inland Empire was an interesting experience, a great film for midnight viewing....

Mark Kermode has actually explained the plot perfectly there. It's so simple, there's nothing else to get. A cursed story which spans generations, everybody getting involved in it gets lost in darkness and confusion. That's all there is to get. If you think you understand Inland Empire, you don't understand Inland Empire. The whole idea is that the curse is to lose yourself and get lost in a maze of confusion. If you understood, it wouldn't have done it's job. The terror is in the confusion.

Inland Empire is a surreal art form. It takes you through time and space.... in someone elses reality. You just watch it...It's amazing.

Still one of the greatest films I have ever seen, I hope he gets back into cinema again soon.

Inland Empire is MORE than a film, it is essentially a film in the same way we view what we call reality, the way Lynch handels space and time and its geometries is magnificent, it's my favorite film ever.

Inland Empire feels like a creepypasta movie adaptation, i mean that in the kindest way

There are pretentious artsy movies that are a waste of time, Inland Empire is not one of them.  This is possibly the best film he's done, unless he has another one in the works. Not for everyone obviously, but what a boring world if all films pleased all people.

One of my favourite cinema experiences of my life.

"Inland Empire" was more experimental and avant garde than any other films made in the last 30 years or so, RIP Lynch, truly a visionary and uncompromising

Few seem to be aware that Lynch used a bad camera on purpose. He could easily afford a better digital camera and still enjoy the same freedom.

Camera operator Ole Johan Roska (who is also the Norwegian cam. op. in the actual movie) explained this in an interview. Lynch thought the ugliness of a low quality camera image enhanced what he as going for. He was also partially inspired by the Dogme 95 movement.

Inland Empire was the first Lynch movie i saw. it stuck with me in my subconscious. it showed me some underlying strings between reality and the stories of humanity.

Zappa once said you can't really talk or write about music, or words to that effect. I believe the same to be true of this film (I'm English, we say film). Talking, reviewing, analysing, anything other than just watching this piece of genius is totally pointless. It just is a weird, mind-bending and totally incredible experience to sit there and watch Inland Empire. Anything that has you questioning whether someone has slipped something naughty into your tea when you weren't looking deserves attention (in my book), but this work of art is something else. I watch it several times a year. It is SUPERB.

The rabbits scenes is what got me into lynch, i saw it as a kid and couldnt stop thinking about it

I loved Fire Walk With Me as well.

it's funny how divisive this film is, even for Lunch fans.  I absolutely love it and consider it his masterpiece and one of my favorite films.  I watch it at least once a year.  But it's just not for everyone.

This is certainly an interesting film. I like Kermode's introduction to the audio clip, because yes, that's really the only semblance of the plot given through dialogue. This is absolutely like having a glimpse into Lynch's mind. He gives some explanation for that in how he filmed it. Lynch had an idea, then filmed it. Later, the pieces were "put together". I personally love how well Lynch captures the feeling of a dream in his movies, though I absolutely understand why not everyone would like his films.