Blade Runner, The City of Lost Children, Lost Highway, Titanic

Julie and Laura like to show me weird movies that make no sense at all.  In the fall they took me to see a movie called Blade Runner.  This movie came out in the 80s, but they were showing it at The Neptune theater at like 10pm.  I was pretty tired, and the movie was slow at first, so I fell asleep about 20 minutes in.  I didn't really understand the film either, probably because I missed most of it.  The futuristic city was depressing to look at.  All the robots were cool, but not very memorable.  I do like the soundtrack though, by Vangelis; they like to play it on our road trips.  I'd say the music was the best part.

Another one we recently saw was The City of Lost Children, an even weirder movie.  This movie is in French and has subtitles, making it harder to understand than it already is.  It's about a mad scientist who steals dreams from children so he can have his own.  He can't dream because he isn't even human; he was invented by a hermit living under the sea.  This is a great movie that reminded me of a circus show at times, having a strongman, Siamese twins, quirky gadgets, and strange music.  The music is good in this movie too.  It's kind of spooky but it captures the gothic atmosphere perfectly.  And there's a little girl who's really smart and brave; I liked her and the strongman together, as sort of a contrast between brute caretaker and vulnerable youth.

Finally, the strangest movie out of all of them has to be Lost Highway.  I didn't understand this movie at all.  A man is being followed by a truly creepy "devil" character played by Robert Blake.  He messes with his mind; there are flashbacks, shifts in perspective, and metamorphoses you didn't see coming.  Random violence that throws you off kilter.  I was like, what the Hell did I just watch?  David Lynch is Julie's favorite director.  I can't tell if she was disappointed that I didn't like it.  Maybe she was expecting it.

I think the only normal movie we've seen together is Titanic.  I remember us going months after it first came out, and the theater in downtown Seattle was still packed with people.  That was such a great movie, a perfect portrayal of doomed romance.  But they didn't like it, which surprised me a lot.  Laura didn't like the dialogue and I guess Julie thought it was cheesy.  They just like to be weird and go against the grain... Weird movies, weird music, weird food, you know the drill.