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List Price: $179.99 | | Label: Absurda
Salesrank: 23048
Released: November 25, 2008 |
| Our Price: $109.23 |
| Used Price: $98.00 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Writer, director and artist David Lynch has personally selected these works, including many pieces new to DVD, and a Mystery disc of content taken from Lynch's own personal archives and available only in this box set. BOX SET INCLUDES: ERASERHEAD - REMASTERED VERSION, ERASERHEAD SOUNDTRACK, THE SHORT FILMS OF DAVID LYNCH, THE ELEPHANT MAN, THE ELEPHANT MAN EXTRAS - DVD DEBUT, WILD AT HEART, INDUSTRIAL SYMPHONY No. 1 - DVD DEBUT, BLUE VELVET - NEW LYNCH APPROVED 5.1 SOUND MIX, DUMBLAND, MYSTERY DISC - DVD DEBUT, INCLUDES 32 DELETED OR EXTENDED SCENES FROM WILD AT HEART, 40 PAGE COLLECTORS PICTURE BOOK.
David Lynch The Lime Green Set Reviews:
Pretty much worth it. 
2009-11-28 - I suppose it would have been better if they left off the readily available stuff to knock the price down to, say, two figures and some change, but I purchased this baby a short while after street date anyway. Already owning Eraserhead and Blue Velvet, I suppose it worked out alright for me, especially considering the new audio mix for Blue Velvet. So, in essence, the only one I really doubled over with was Eraserhead. But you don't care about my problems, so I'll shut up about all that.
I've always been a fan of David Lynch, but was never compelled to get his short stories or Dumbland DVDs by themselves (but I bought a used copy of Clive Barker's short films for mucho deniro and the limited edition of Fast Company for the early Cronenberg films; go figure). The main reason I got this set was for The Elephant Man and it's disc of extras, Industrial Symphony No. 1, the Eraserhead soundtrack (gotta love In Heaven) and, of course, the "mystery disc." Kind of a lot of money for two movies and a CD but, hey, I guess I have nothing better to spend my money on. But upon opening the box and flipping through the spindles, I knew I made a good choice. The short films are quite fascinating, whereas Dumbland is... well, kind of dumb. While the Lime Green Set doesn't cover every facet of the man's pre-Lost Highway career, it's still fairly comprehensive in scope. The only things really missing are Dune and Twin Peaks. I can live with that (considering I already own the two movies, repsectively, and the complete TV series). There I go again telling you about my problems.
This review isn't really that helpful, but oh well. Just another five-star satisfied customer.
A must-have for any fan of the Lynch
2009-09-20 - Even though this boxset is a bit expensive, it's still a gem in the collection of any fan of David Lynch's work. Focusing on the first portion of his career (sans Dune, which he refuses to talk about during interviews), this boxset manages to improve the experiment by providing extras available in no other DVD set, such as an additional hour sixteen of Wild at Heart footage, several features for The Elephant Man and a number of goodies in the tenth disc, referred to as the "Mystery DVD".
If you can get it at a discount, worth it
2009-03-28 - 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
2009-02-15 - 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
2009-01-31 - 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!
