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3:14 pm, January 4th, 2008, Pete Mortensen
David Lynch is a famously outsider filmmaker, from Eraserhead right through Inland Empire. And he is no fan of handheld movie playing, as featured on the iPhone. Very funny iPhone parody ad by Brittney Gilbert.
Thanks, Gabo!
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whatever!!!!
cmice, on January 4th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Or maybe David Lynch is just an old OCD-ish cinephile?
This is the same guy that insisted on not putting chapter stops in Mullholland drive because it would “ruin the experience” in a similar fashion to what he is claiming here. He also claimed that “Exotica” was “sexy” (it’s not).
Jeremy, on January 4th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
[...] via cultofmac [...]
lynch - the fuck at iPhoneBlog.de, on January 4th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
[...] via cultofmac [...]
lynch - the fuck » mlife.at, on January 5th, 2008 at 12:10 am
To expect a movie maker as radical as DL to love a hand held movie player is expecting Much!
Deocliciano Okssipin Vieira, on January 5th, 2008 at 6:31 am
Is there a QuickTime link? I’d like to watch the ad on my iPhone.
Tim, on January 5th, 2008 at 8:16 am
I’m going to have to agree with Lynch on this one. I don’t think you can enjoy a film as much when you are watching it on a mobile device as compared to a home theater / commercial theater. I don’t own an iPhone — but I doubt I would ever watch a movie on it (I do own an iPod classic and I still haven’t watched any video on it).
C Rolls, on January 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
- thats why i have a cord that connects the ipod or iphone to a tv or projector- so gfy u pretentious director
zillax22, on January 5th, 2008 at 11:03 am
I tend to watch films repeatedly. Some films I’ve seen 20+ times. I agree with Mr. Lynch, that films should be “experienced”, and that to do so requires high resolution playback on a large screen. The local movie theater (or a decent HD projector) provides that venue.
However, once I’ve seen / experienced a movie multiple times, I think it’s fine to watch that same film on a phone. Assuming the “phone” is an iPhone.
finishdish, on January 5th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
[...] … from Cult of Mac [...]
Obnoxious Mods, on January 5th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
Seriously…
Macs are overpriced plastic.
You’re paying more for name and image than you are for performance.
Yea, it works.
I don’t care. I still feel like I’m using fucking Fisher Price My First Computer anytime I’m forced to do something on a Mac.
Squall, on January 5th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
I totally agree.
Watching a moving is one thing, but experiencing film is another.
It’s too bad that a lot of people out there don’t, and will never “Get” this.
However, it’s kind of funny to see just how touchy Lynch is about the topic!
Agreed, on January 5th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
The video is no longer on youtube. :/
mr, on January 6th, 2008 at 3:50 am
God forbid someone has the nerve to bash these precious gadgets. Watching movies on a 3 inch screen is a lame, sub par experience. Period. If you commute or travel, and want to catch up on some TV or whatever, fine, but trying to argue in favor of watching movies on a phone is ridiculous.
Chuck, on January 6th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Trust me a 13 hour flight from LA to Sydney is a perfect time to enjoy a movie on a portable device. Better sound, your choice of movie, complete control over pausing… I managed to catchup on several TV shows as well.
Ian, on January 7th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Well, here’s the thing…. Has *anyone,* including fond Apple acolytes, ever argued that watching a movie on a small, hand-held device is superior to watching it on the big screen? I’ve never heard any such thing.
As other posters have said, watching a movie on an iPod is an expedient, something to keep you amused when you can’t go to the theater or revel in your home theater. It’s not a substitute for the real thing; I don’t know of anyone who has pretended that it is, and I don’t recall Apple ever pretending that it is. And as expedients go, it’s actually pretty decent.
So Lynch’s argument is something of a non-sequitur. He’s missing the point, as if he has no idea what it’s like to (say) travel a lot and have to sit around in airports  sitting around in airports being one of the dullest activities in which modern man sees fit to engage.
Doug S., on January 8th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Doug — I too think that a hollywood director never travels via plane *eye roll*
The point is — video on the iPhone and iPod products is just really gadgety. It’s no replacement for the real experience and it’s not THAT revolutionary. I’d probably watch video on the iPhone if I were on a plane (though it’d probably be a TV show, not a movie), but there’s practically no scenario in which I would ever watch video on that little iPod Nano — the screen is just WAY too small.
C Rolls, on January 11th, 2008 at 11:49 am
He could be a little nicer about it. And I was about to watch Eraserhead on my phone. What was I thinking.
jc, on January 14th, 2008 at 10:45 am
[...] J’ai toujours pensé que regarder des films sur un minuscule écran portable confinait au ridicule. Et David Lynch partage visiblement mon avis: le réalisateur déjanté (de Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway ou Twin Peaks) a donc choisi de le dire haut et fort dans cette fausse pub pour l’iPhone. Attention, il dit même un gros mot. [via Cult of Mac] [...]
La fausse pub iPhone de David Lynch - Gizmodo - Tant d'amour pour ces fabuleux nouveaux gadgets, c'est surnaturel., on July 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
[...] auf dem Mobiltelefon angeht, aber mit Regisseur David Lynch äußerst sich hier in einem Fake-iPhone- Spot ein Meister des Fachs. Und zwar mit unvermuteter Energie, geht dem ansonsten doch durchaus [...]
“Filme auf dem Handy? Was’n Dreck!” (meint David Lynch) - Gizmodo DE - Gizmodo DE, on September 24th, 2008 at 8:16 am