intense movies.

i just finished watching a movie with j, the heart is deceitful above all things. i fear i may have twisted dreams tonight. it was a Really Good Movie, but very very disturbing. i was tired from taking my parents to the airport this morning at 5am, so i had no energy to go out. we went to burgerville for dinner (got take-out: pepper bacon tillamook cheeseburgers, sweet potato fries, and a chocolate hazelnut milkshake) and watched the movie. winona ryder played a very twisted minor role. the movie is about a poor boy who was raised first by foster parents, until his mother, a prostitute/drug addict, won custody. the movie begins with him being dropped off at his mother's tiny apartment, and follows his nomadic life on the road with her.
last weekend, we watched the salton sea, starring val kilmer and vincent d'onofrio. it was also twisted, but a little more positive than tonight's movie. it's actually one i wouldn't mind seeing again. i can't believe i had never heard of it. we got it through netflix. every few months, i look at the local newspaper online and make a list of all the movies i've never seen, whether i've heard of them or not, and then enter them into our queue at netflix. therefore, it's often a big surprise when we pop dvds into the player. we've seen many movies we wouldn't have seen otherwise (e.g.- chicken little, which really wasn't all that bad! in fact, i could use a little harmless children's story right about now, after that movie.). anyway, i highly recommend the salton sea. it's a satisfying tale of revenge; very edgy, witty, and not for those sensitive to violence.
tomorrow's going to be a day of relaxation & more taxes work. i feel a cold coming on, and i need to sleep it away. j's going climbing with canadian p tomorrow, as the weather is clear & sunny & there hasn't been any new snow lately. we may venture out to the coast on sunday...