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The first episode of the trilogy is classic David Lynch fare with a stand-out Harry Dean Stanton performance, the second is a god-awful mess of a piece directed by the acclaimed director of the Elvira movie. Fast-forward this mistake (commissioned by HBO so that they would have a "feature-length anthology") The final part is one of the finest pieces of acting and directing that I've ever seen. I'm a Lynch fan, but nothing could prepare me for a story where Crispin Glover is the sane, voice of reason. Alicia Witt is a marvelous actress who shines in this terrifying role. Kudos to Crispin's restraint. A great hour

Hey, it may not be cool to say so, but this is the greatest movie ever made! Seeing this film in the theatres at age 13 changed the way I look at the silver screen and the way film can effect one's life. This movie had it all and despite the passage of 15 more years of filmgoing, criticism, film school, and the inevitable pressures to abandon all that a youngster finds cool- this movie is still the best