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I came at The Straight Story not for the Lynch but for the Farnsworth. I had such a decades-long crush on that man.
Me too! I've loved him since Mom took me to see The Grey Fox when I was 13. I didn't even realize tSS was Lynch. So yeah, way more watchable than Blue Velvet.
I don't get Pixar. I mean, the premises ALWAYS make me tear up. And sometimes the movies do too (I can't watch the start of Finding Nemo, and Up was just manipulative), but there's usually so much that's exciting and real and fun that their movies can't be classified as tragedies.
Except when you read the synopsis.
The most surreal moment in the Straight Story is the opening credits: Walt Disney presents...A David Lynch Film. Castle logo and everything.
If I watch UP again I'll be fast forwarding through the opening montage. It makes me weep!
My Type-A husband was a complete "I don't watch TV, it's beneath me" most of our married life, and he was only interested in movies with Willis, Eastwood, Ford, or Tommy Lee Jones in the cast or "blows shit up" in the blurb.
There's something very beautiful and hilarious in that.
My favorite David Lynch movie is probably the one that's now by Alan Smithee. In my defense, it's more the events of seeing the movie than the movie itself.
(Ah, Dune.)
Just reading an online plot description of Toy Story 3 made me tear up. To the point where I go all flaily hands weepy whenever the trailer comes on.
This movie is going to wreck me, isn't it? I am going to have to take Clovis with me and a lot of tissues.
For you or Clovis?
Has anyone else seen Christopher Nolan's first movie, Following ? It's pretty good, if you're into non-linear neo-noir.
Yes, I enjoyed Following although I kept expecting something more profound to happen.
I agree with Laga. I saw that movie right after seeing Memento so the influences on the latter were pretty clear to me.