Dumbland

Dumbland
by David Lynch

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Actor: David Lynch
Director: David Lynch
Brand: Ryko Distribution
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Running Time: 35 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Subversive Cinema

DVD Reviews of Dumbland

DVD Review: The Title Says It All
Summary: 1 Stars

I purchased this product from a third party seller when the price dropped down to around two dollars. Had I paid much more I'd have felt fairly ripped off. If you're a Lynch fanatic, nothing I say will stop you from acquiring this DVD. However, if you are not a die hard completist, you can probably find something better to spend your money on. I suppose Lynch was trying to create the dumbest possible thing he could, and he succeeded. It's even worse than Dune. While I don't begrudge his compulsion to create this tripe, I'm not sure why he has it for sale. Between "Dumbland" and "Dynamic:01", Lynch seems intent on wrecking his hard-earned artistic reputation. I for one am beginning to question the value of the David Lynch Brand.

DVD Review: ...welcome to the United States of Buttholes
Summary: 5 Stars

Unless you visited David Lynch's website to view the complimentary trailers, "Dumbland" was one of those hidden treasures only available to the subscribing members of his internet address. With this DVD release, the casual Lynch observer can now witness all 8 episodes in all their dysfunctional (animated) white trash glory. The beer drinking, wife beating, bug spray sniffing "Randy" is captured yelling at helicopters, beating up salesmen and farting on trees. But that's not even the best part. This David (Lost Highway & Eraserhead) Lynch release is worth the price of admission for episode 4 (A Friend Visits) alone. Randy and his buddy (good ol' boy "Friend") sit around the back yard drinking beer and talk about killing animals while spitting tobacco. Classic! Whether you admit it or not...we all have a neighbor like Randy (that obvious candidate for the Jerry Springer Show). Or...he was the reason you moved.

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DVD Review: Lynch Highlights the gap between reality and TV.
Summary: 4 Stars

To me Dumbland challenges the viewer to see how banal and mindless a lot of commercial TV has become by it's deliberate crudeness. As networks vie to reduce shows to their lowest common denominators (sexual innuendo, violence, cheap laughs often at other's expense etc) to gain maximum audiences, Lynch's animation shows us what the next evolutionary step could be unless there is a smartening up.

The characters are almost identical to those found in an average sit-com: the goof of a father, wife who creates inadvertent hijinks, hyperactive kid, crazy mother-in-law, wacky neighbor and minor characters - it's all in Dumbland, except showing the reverse side of the saccharine sweet coin. The plot too I find satirical, with low-intelligence happenings supposedly reflecting normal behavior - much like your average TV show except taken to the Nth degree.

I found this series a breath of fresh air and have watched it numerous times - kudos to Lynch for creating this. I'd like to see more media created in this same vein that challenges the status quo. It probably won't appeal to that many people and I recommend previewing before purchase, but hope some people get it.

DVD Review: DUMBLAND EMPIRE
Summary: 3 Stars

DUMBLAND (2002)
Directed by David Lynch
approx. 30 minutes

This is a DVD anthology of an internet cartoon that originally appeared on David Lynch's website. Although the DVD came out in 2005, the cartoons are a few years older.

There are eight "episodes" of this cartoon that follow the life of a disgusting brute and his dysfunctional lifestyle. On some level he is similar to Alfred Jarry's "UBU" character, but that is probably reading too far into the content here. Everyone who has ever reviewed this DVD has pointed out that the animation style is as "crude" as the characters.

The actual story shows the main character lashing out violently at everyone around him, including his screaming wife, a doctor and his physically ill brother-in-law. In one episode, he mutilates a man who has somehow gotten a stick wedged in his mouth. There are some Lynch-like moments, in particular a sequence involving an ant infestation. Our obese anti-hero tries to spray the ants with bug spray, but accidentally gets a whiff of the toxic fumes himself. After this he hallucinates and sees the ants singing songs and calling him names. The "best" episode is probably "my teeth are bleeding" which mostly consists of of looped animation and sound effects. The usually loud and obnoxious main character just sits in his room as everything in the world seems to go crazy. I guess you could argue that he is a product of his environment?

I am a big fan of Lynch for the reason that he has his own unique style when it comes to making movies. The problem with this DVD is that there is very little to distinguish it from the hundreds of internet cartoons that already exist. When I watch something, I don't need to be blown away every time. I also understand that "the point" of this cartoon is to be cheap and vulgar to an absurd degree. But having said that, if we were to hear a few years down the line that this series was actually made by a fifteen year old boy trying to outdo "South Park", I don't think anybody would be surprised.

Basically, there are a few funny moments on this DVD, but it is impossible to imagine this being released (or rented) if it was by anyone other than a famous movie director.

DVD Review: Dumb & dysfunctional
Summary: 4 Stars

These cartoons are messed up! Lynch seems to be making fun of stupid lazy fat angry worthless people. You've got the redneck father, who wants to just veg out all day on the sofa, drink some beer and watch pro wrestling or football. But his dreams are hampered by the totally whiny wife that won't shut up no matter how much you smack her around, and the equally annoying little brat son.
Every word that comes out of dad's mouth has to be attached to the "F"word for added emphasis. The little son looks like nothing more than a shot of...um...hair gel that has sprouted arms and legs. All of the animation is so crude, it looks like something a third grader doodled on their notebook during class.
There are some episodes that seem completely pointless, well, actually they all do but some more than others. Like when the son is just standing there screaming "My teeth are bleeding, my teeth are bleeding!" as Dad tries to ignore him and just watch TV. Or you have the ants marching through the house that are doing a little dance while defiantly calling dad names. Where does Dave come up with this crap? I liked it though, so I'm not real sure what that says about me.
My only compliant is the lenghth of Dumbland. There are eight episodes, each only about three or four minutes long. Still it's a fun, warped way to kill a half hour, along with some brain cells.

Description of Dumbland

Dumbland is a crude stupid violent and absurd animated series created entirely by master of the macabre David Lynch. If it is funny it is funny because we see the absurdity of it all. System Requirements:Running Time 60 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?X (Mature Audiences Only) UPC:?858334001053 Manufacturer No:?00105-3

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