I first saw Blue Velvet in early 1987 and have probably seen it 10 times since. I just saw it again tonight at the Bloor (a new print!) and I sat through it without one watch check.

Here's a post from February 2006 on the film's 20th anniversary. It says much of what I have to say about the film.

However,  in addition to what I wrote there, allow me to praise its art direction, performances and David Lynch's creative vision. He's created a uniquely American (but still universal), hilarious, disturbing, small-town nightmare for the ages -- one that never fails to engage and one in which you can always find some new, interesting detail.

And that, folks, is why I call it a masterpiece.