Blue Velvet: Special Edition

Reviewed by:
Eric Alt

David Lynch is a weirdo. There’s no arguing that. What you could argue is that Blue Velvet is his best movie. The Special Edition DVD will give fans what they want. We have to say, however, that we expected a bit more strangeness than what we found within.

While a commentary is sorely lacking, the old interview footage and “making of” documentary help get behind the creation of this odd little gem and provide a glimpse into why people are attracted to Lynch’s vision. But our favorite inclusion is the original 1986 “Siskel & Ebert” review. All movies should have this, if for no other reason than to show how a movie’s first impression is not always indicitive of how good it is (for the record, history seems to have sided with Gene Siskel). Wait, did we say there was nothing weird here? We take that back: The “deleted scenes” contain sequences long since lost to the wastebin, here recreated using nothing but still images. That’s pretty strange, actually.