Is David Lynch the most pretentious director?

[irondarts]

Twin Peaks is absolutely awesome. One of my favorite shows ever. I'm not much of a fan of his films though.

[rufuspaul]

Aronofsky has a significantly higher pretense-substance ratio.

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[Qwyjibo]

Let's turn this into a David Lynch fan thread because really, he's awesome.

Mulholland Dr. was fantastic. I liked Inland Empire but I can see how some people would absolutely hate it. I think I need to see it again to be sure of that though. It frustrates me that these movies have not (and probably never will) get region A blu-ray releases.

[El Kabong]

I really love most of his movies, but I've never been able to sit through Inland Empire.

Peaks is awesome, but that's not his work alone, he had a lot of help making it what it was. Compare the movie to the TV show and you'll see what happens when it's just Lynch. I like Fire Walk with Me, but it has none of the warmth or humour that made the series great and the darkness is ramped up considerably.

[johndeeregreen]

Terrance. F*cking. Malick.

No one, but NO ONE, has anything on this guy if we're talking about being pretentious.