My favorite Lynch is Straight Story and that probably speaks volumes about me.
Faith: A kid. Angel's got a kid. Wesley: Connor. Faith: A teenage kid born last year. Wesley: I told you, he grew up in a hell dimension. Faith: Right. And what, Cordelia spent her last summer as… Wesley: A divine being. Faith: Uh-huh. Can I just ask--What the hell are you people doing?
'Why We Fight'
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javachik - May 31, 2010 5:58:59 am PDT #8600 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
beekaytee - May 31, 2010 6:19:22 am PDT #8601 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I love every molecule of the Straight Story. My overall love for David Lynch is based on, I think, imagining that I should. Most of his movies are to be endured more than enjoyed, which is not usually my style. But the Straight Story just killed me with charm and pathos.
Juliebird - May 31, 2010 6:48:22 am PDT #8602 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Ondine: bah
Okay, after I got over the left turn (the tone more than any reveal/confirmation), I did like that.
Steph L. - May 31, 2010 7:06:52 am PDT #8603 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
So in honor of Dennis Hopper, I watched Blue Velvet.
"To Ben!"
Volans - May 31, 2010 7:08:16 am PDT #8604 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I love this short vid: [link]
DavidS - May 31, 2010 7:09:04 am PDT #8605 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"Goddamn, you're one suave fucker!"
Steph L. - May 31, 2010 7:14:09 am PDT #8606 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My stepdad LOVES Blue Velvet, so it's not uncommon at all for our family get-togethers to include things like "Where's my bourbon, shithead?" and "To Ben!" as well as "Daddy's home!" with the appropriate crazed look.
We are not healthy people.
Polter-Cow - May 31, 2010 7:23:39 am PDT #8607 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Blue Velvet might be the most watchable.
Oh dear. I do want to see Mulholland Dr. and Lost Highway, and they do sound even weirder. Blue Velvet is at least fairly straightforward and linear, if very strange. I gave it points for actually having a plot that generally fits together and resolves.
I had no interest in The Straight Story, but I just added it to my Netflix queue. Oh, I have Netflix now. I've already become obsessed with it.
Aims - May 31, 2010 7:46:28 am PDT #8608 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Em's still pretty cough-y so we laid on the couch and watched Monsters, Inc for the ten zillionth time. I can hold off the tears until Sully pops his head through the door at the end and hears, "Kitty!"
Dear Pixar -
You get me every. Single. Time. Don't ever stop.
Aims
Zenkitty - May 31, 2010 7:47:01 am PDT #8609 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Blue Velvet is probably the least weird David Lynch movie.
One of my favorite pastimes is making potentially arguable declarative sentences and watching Buffistas dig in.
I never even heard of The Straight Story. Off to Netflix! I think this makes 450 in the queue. Good lord.