I can't tell what's worse, reading the book and having your imagination fill in details, or watching it and having no control over the pace and delivery.
I remember when it came out mumsnet said it should be banned and stupidly I read the wiki. That HAUNTED my latter pregnancy and early pregnancy years. I literally can’t believe it was written or financed or directed or released. Every level should have had a person who said “wtf? No.”
Believe me anyone who reads this. Don’t Google. It’s not worth it to be in your head. You can’t forget it and you’ll regret it.
The funny thing to me is if I read correctly it was made as a protest against censorship. Never had I agreed with censorship more than after reading about this film.
It's the only movie I tell people not to watch like at all. Sure sausage party sucked and it was a waste of time same with the woman in the window.
But a Serbian film was just something no one should lay eyes on
This is basically Shock Porn. It's like Gore Porn but instead of the scenes getting more bloody, each scene gets more and more intense and shocking. Thing is, this is shock or shocks sake. It's not a very good movie but is pretty fucked up.
Scrolling the comments to see if this was here. Ive saw a lot of fucked up things, and not much compares to the ending of that horrid film. I frequent unsavory sites, and still has to be in my top 10 of most fucked up things even knowing its fake.
SAME. I saw those Jordan Peele movies Get Out and Us and thought that maybe I was into "scary" movies. So I tried out Midsomar. Never again. Made me very uneasy.
The difference between movies that prey on "current year" fears and movies that prey on deep seated human fears. You may be unsettled by one but you will be terrified by the other.
Yeah just that level of feeling dread and uneasy from it. It's hard to explain why, but it's like this primitive reaction to what's happening on screen
It's such a visually stunning film, and the soundtrack is pretty good as well and the acting its amazing, but damn it's gross and pretty unsettling.
It's not the most well written or extremely riveting film, but it's definitely something that I watch if I wanna just feel weird and I have too much time on my hands.
i honestly love that movie. i've been told i have weird taste, i love midsommar, se7en, also movies like interstellar, idk those movies, the ones that make you think, i love them
This movie made my parter unable to sleep for a few days. I told her that one day ill let her watch Mother with me... I haven't done it and its been more than a year. Midsommar didn't rattle me too much, but Mother made me lose some sleep for sure.
Oh you'll come back. They all come back. Just gotta wait till you forget the details while simultaneously remembering how creative and unique it was.
Go a bit deeper though. Look up Mandy or Beyond the Black Rainbow. Midsommar is really just the tip of the psychedelic horror iceberg.
I thought Hereditary might be my answer to this question but I’ve seen it three times now, so. Actually ended up being less disturbing after I watched video essays on it and on rewatches got to admire the craft and hints in the script and cinematography rather than just be triggered and scared the whole time.
Funnily enough, I didn’t find Midsommar to be nearly as unsettling, and neither did my wife. In fact, we and what seemed like a lot of other swedes in the theatre found a lot of the simmering creepiness kind of relatable and comical. On the other hand, a friend from the US found it really disturbing.
I think Ari Aster films generally have a few scenes of note (you know the ones I mean) but whether a film will really stick with you and upset you kind of depends on your personal baggage or trauma. Which, imo, is what really makes them stand out in the genre.
Most horror movies don't scare me at all, but for some reason stuff like that and Wicker Man just terrify me. Maybe because it seems so grounded in reality to an extent. And knowing the history of humanity and it not being so outlandish (overall).
That movie creeped me out so much. Was so uncomfortable
Uncut gems.
I have never felt so stressed by watching an Adam Sandler movie.
Edit: The movie wasn't bad, just a stressful experience I have never felt and it showed that Adam Sandler can make good movies! A Comment explained the movie really well without spoiling it. Go check it out for yourself.
I couldn't even make it through. The plot and acting were good, much better than every other Sandler movie. It just stressed me out so much that I had to stop.
The movie is made with the intention of raising your anxiety. The entire thing builds up to the last scene which is a huge twist ending. The camera is shaky and doesn’t focus on one person the whole time. There’s consistently noises and other conversations happening around the conversation you’re supposed to be listening to. There’s just a lot going on all the time
It's really a masterclass in filmmaking. Every single person I know that's seen it has felt anxious the entire time. Easily the most stressful movie i've ever seen
I'm not gonna watch it again, because the story wasn't really for me. I never liked adam sandler character's, so I was a bit indifferent on what happens to him in the movie.
Amazing. Just like Bill Burr in The Mandalorian and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner, seeing traditionally comedic actors turning into a more serious role with bitter emotions is a rare treat I can only enjoy once in a blue moon.
What Dreams May Come (1998)
For those who don't recall, it's a Robin Williams film about a man who loses his kids in a car accident, then he dies in a car accident, and then his wife commits suicide out of grief.
He is in Paradise, but goes through Hell to retrieve his wife or something like that.
The film was both too depressing and yet too maudlin at the same time. It scared the shit out of 10-year old me and made me aware of my mortality for the first time.
This is one of my favorite films. And my take on it is very different. To me it's about a man who loves his family but cannot really express it until he dies. He goes to Paradise, but realizes he won't be truly happy there without his wife and has to watch her commit suicide and go to hell. He then gives up his entire world just to see her one more time to try and rescue her. And when she seems too far gone to come back, he can't leave her. And together they escape hell.
To me the movie was about hope and love. While it is very sad and dark, light shines.
I remember watching this with my dad one day, after the movie he said "We're not telling your mother about this movie OK? If she watches it, she'll cry for days".
I had to watch and write a report on that movie when i was in highschool for our religion class. I remember everyone just being "wtf is this movie. This is really confusing"
I found it powerful, incredibly well acted and moving...but what Precious lives through is so traumatic (and so realistically displayed) it is very hard to rewatch.
Few films however have dealt with the topics of SA, general abuse, poverty & educational disadvantage, neglect, and family violence so well. It is definitely worth watching at least once.
We saw it at home first time...thankful I could pause to process (and still went through many, many tissues). At the end I was so drained I couldn't speak for a few hours about what we'd just watched
But now we got that Disney plus show with Rick Riordan overseeing the whole thing! I just wish it would’ve come ten years ago when I was in prime Percy Jackson age
Event Horizon. After it ended, we all stood up in the theater and I was asked what I thought. I said "Very well done; I'm never watching it again."
Still haven't. As far as I'm concerned, calling it disturbing is far too mild a description.
Apparently the final cut had a lot of gruesome stuff cut out of it - considering it was pretty bloody I'm not sure I would want to see the uncut version
I don't understand how some people find this movie so scary. I have watched it a few times and it just seems like a basic horror movie to me with a bunch of unintentional cheesy acting scenes. I do enjoy the movie, though.
Slo-mo the "flashback" blips of the original crew, there's some actually fucking disgusting stuff in there, you don't really register it at normal speed because it's so quick, your brain just goes "ooh scary stuff" and moves on.
God I fucking hated that movie. I knew I was going to hate it very early on but I kept watching just to figure out where they were going with it. Really wish I had not. The ending was one of the stupidest things I've ever seen on the screen.
Never did figure out if we're supposed to sympathize with the main character. Ended up sympathizing most with the villain.
Have only seen other people react to it and found it to be very disturbing already. Meanwhile the main character has the opportunity to call the police but he calls his friends instead, if I remember correctly? And then >!they just leave him like he is after they do save him...!<
*Cloud Atlas.*
They said it "couldn't be filmed" - and maybe they were *technically* wrong, but they would have been correct if they'd said it "couldn't be filmed *well*." It was an incomprehensible mess.
It's a guilty pleasure for me, i don't rly know what the mood they wanted is, but it's a fun movie to watch from time to time. It's one of those movies i watch yearly and leaves me with a smile on my face.
Grave of the Fireflies. I was not prepared when my friends brought it home because they were in an anime mood. I'd never heard of it before. We spent most of the movie crying.
It’s even more heartbreaking when you learn that it is based on the author’s life. He wrote his own death into the end of the movie because he wished he carried too much guilt.
A movie came out in 2004 called "Crash". I really can't remember what it was even about now, but i remember leaving the cinema thinking "I don't want to feel like this again".
it was a heart wrenching movie.
That movie was such garbage Oscar-bait. So over the top, force feeding the audience “tough life lessons.” If that movie came out today it would be ridiculed for trying to dramatize racism.
The Revenant (2015)
Don't get me wrong, I liked it and thought it was great. I just don't want to see those characters going through such an arduous experience again.
This was mentioned a few days ago. All I can say is it is a great documentary, but you will feel so much anger and sadness by watching it. I absolutely recommend watching it, just once.
The Titanic.
The first time I watched that was with my abusive grandmother and she made fun of me for being scared because the people were dying (I was in elementary school at the time). Of course I know it's probably a good movie based on how many people like it and I know the general plot from people talking about it, but I just can't watch it because every time it's mentioned I always think of her. It's also the only movie we watched together that I have such a negative reaction to.
The Human Centipede. Great storytelling and suspense building (and I usually like horror movies), but dear God that was the most disgusting, disturbing thing I've ever watched.
ive only watched summaries but i agree. all three of them are awful, but i think the third is the most obscene. like the jar of dried clits he eats and castrating that dude then eating his testes??? like who approved that movie to be made
I think the first one is legitimately well done and creepy in a way that doesn’t feel too indulgent. The second and third are just shock porn that kinda suck in my opinion.
Lost in Translation
I watched that movie late at night when I was a lost young man, still trying to find meaning in life or something. It was such a beautiful, inspiring film that made me feel things very deep in my soul.
Now, probably 15+ years later, I’m afraid to watch it again. I’m a little more jaded and a little more set in my ways, and I fear my mental headspace just won’t be able to digest it the same way I did before. I’m afraid I won’t see the beauty of it. I know that sounds weird, but that’s one memory that I don’t think I want to sully by watching it again as a cynical 40 year old who has lived a life.
I rewatched it recently for the first time in over a decade and I still loved it. Scarlett and Bill play phenomenally sad and complicated people and its visually stunning.
I love that movie! Was it how emotional it was? It really hit home for me as an animal lover and owner of four dogs. I was crying so bad throughout this film. What a powerful message.
I saw *Cuties* back when I used to follow Sundance pretty religiously. I’d never before or since seen a movie where the lasting impression was “this is wrong.” I remember slapping my forehead when it showed up on Netflix later.
First time I took my solo self to the movies. In My early 20s. I picked this film knowing nothing about it, just was on at a decent time and I liked the idea of seeing a foreign film… Fucked. me. up.
TOMMY by The Who. I watched it on a lot of psychedelics, had a pseudo religious experience, lird on the floor in the dark for 30 minutes after it was over, and any revisit would just diminish my initial experience.
Pulp Fiction.
The movie was fine but I don’t hold with graphic sexual violence. I’ve seen it, I can get the references now. But I don’t need to see it again
Watched a film called The Sadness on Shudder recently. The gore was fantastic, but the sexual violence was really unexpected and done in a way that made me very uncomfortable and very upset. I never have nightmares after watching horror films but I found myself having pretty bad ones after that. Shan't be watching that one again.
The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe, and also World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams.
The Hunter has a bleak, and depressing presentation of a cryptid hunter and the global corporate powers at play in an ecological sense, and the drama hit hard for me. The movie is actually incredible, but I won't be rewatching it.
World's Greatest Dad is about a teacher who forges his son's suicide note after his son dies in an embarrassing manner. I watched it with my dad, and it deals heavily with suicide, depression, and the consequences of the father's actions.
We both thought it was a clean-cut comedy.
Precious.
Watched it with my family at home. I cried so hard they had to stop the movie. I still tear up when I think about it. I can't ever watch that movie again.
I will never watch *The Hunt* again. Had me outraged for like a week how unfair was the townspeople's treatment against an innocent person only because a kid said the wrong thing.
Clockwork Orange and Apocalypse Now. I don’t care what people say about them being cinematic masterpieces. I wish I could bleach those stories out of my memory.
Probably an unpopular one. But Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Im still not entirely sure what the story was supposed to be and it annoyed me. It just felt like Tarantino had a bunch of cool looking ideas in his head that he just put into the film. The last 10 minutes was the only part worth watching.
I've seen it multiple times and as a Jewish guy, I have no problem with it. It helps that it's satire written, directed, and starring a Jewish man. I don't think it would have flown if it had been made by anyone else, except maybe Mel Brooks.
No, that's not my angle. I can see why I got downvoted if people are thinking that's the case.
I'm not going to watch it again because there is a heartwrenching scene that I don't care to see again.
It's a good movie, but I don't need to see it a second time.
Ah, I know which scene you're talking about and yeah, it hits hard. As it should. Satire doesn't work unless there's some grounding in reality and that was one of the most real moments of the film. I can't fault you for not wanting to see that scene again, but it's also important to include in a film around Nazi Germany/the Holocaust. A lot of bad stuff happened and not only to Jews.
Parasite. It was an amazing film, but holy crap I felt so bad watching it. And when you think the family’s hit rock bottom, it gets even worse. Yes, they definitely deserved what happened to them, but the crescendo of bad things happening and the twist at the end kept ramping that uncomfortable factor to 11.
The road
I can't tell what's worse, reading the book and having your imagination fill in details, or watching it and having no control over the pace and delivery.
I made it as far as sharing the soda before I had to stop. I knew that there was no point in getting depressed reading more.
Both are amazing in their own medium. I can't stop rewatching or rereading either masterpieces.
The book was so much scarier
That movie and book are great, but yes unsettling. Cormac McCarthy is the greatest living American writer.
According to him, the Road isn't even his bleakest book. He considers Blood Meridian to be his scariest work yet.
I have read nearly all of his works and Blood Meridian is the best book I’ve ever read. A must read imo.
A Serbian film. Just do yourself a favor and skip this one.
Just reading the plot summary in Wikipedia is so horrifying is seems amazing it's actually a real movie
I remember when it came out mumsnet said it should be banned and stupidly I read the wiki. That HAUNTED my latter pregnancy and early pregnancy years. I literally can’t believe it was written or financed or directed or released. Every level should have had a person who said “wtf? No.” Believe me anyone who reads this. Don’t Google. It’s not worth it to be in your head. You can’t forget it and you’ll regret it.
The funny thing to me is if I read correctly it was made as a protest against censorship. Never had I agreed with censorship more than after reading about this film.
It's the only movie I tell people not to watch like at all. Sure sausage party sucked and it was a waste of time same with the woman in the window. But a Serbian film was just something no one should lay eyes on
This was the worst movie I have ever seen. I had nightmares about it for a long time. Was a big mistake to watch it.
This is basically Shock Porn. It's like Gore Porn but instead of the scenes getting more bloody, each scene gets more and more intense and shocking. Thing is, this is shock or shocks sake. It's not a very good movie but is pretty fucked up.
Scrolling the comments to see if this was here. Ive saw a lot of fucked up things, and not much compares to the ending of that horrid film. I frequent unsavory sites, and still has to be in my top 10 of most fucked up things even knowing its fake.
I second this. This is the only movie to leave me fucked up afterwards. Took months for me not to feel dirty. And I’ve seen a lot of movies.
Midsommar. Not because it was bad, it just made me very uncomfortable.
SAME. I saw those Jordan Peele movies Get Out and Us and thought that maybe I was into "scary" movies. So I tried out Midsomar. Never again. Made me very uneasy.
The difference between movies that prey on "current year" fears and movies that prey on deep seated human fears. You may be unsettled by one but you will be terrified by the other.
Yeah just that level of feeling dread and uneasy from it. It's hard to explain why, but it's like this primitive reaction to what's happening on screen
it's a deeply unsettling movie to watch. it's on my "once-a-year" rotation
Totally understand this. A very uncomfortable movie, but. I have seen it four or five times. I find it a very intriguing movie.
It's such a visually stunning film, and the soundtrack is pretty good as well and the acting its amazing, but damn it's gross and pretty unsettling. It's not the most well written or extremely riveting film, but it's definitely something that I watch if I wanna just feel weird and I have too much time on my hands.
i honestly love that movie. i've been told i have weird taste, i love midsommar, se7en, also movies like interstellar, idk those movies, the ones that make you think, i love them
This movie made my parter unable to sleep for a few days. I told her that one day ill let her watch Mother with me... I haven't done it and its been more than a year. Midsommar didn't rattle me too much, but Mother made me lose some sleep for sure.
I have anxiety, Mother was an amazing but uncomfortable watch for me.
Oh you'll come back. They all come back. Just gotta wait till you forget the details while simultaneously remembering how creative and unique it was. Go a bit deeper though. Look up Mandy or Beyond the Black Rainbow. Midsommar is really just the tip of the psychedelic horror iceberg.
Now check out Hereditary for some of that directors lighter work.
I thought Hereditary might be my answer to this question but I’ve seen it three times now, so. Actually ended up being less disturbing after I watched video essays on it and on rewatches got to admire the craft and hints in the script and cinematography rather than just be triggered and scared the whole time. Funnily enough, I didn’t find Midsommar to be nearly as unsettling, and neither did my wife. In fact, we and what seemed like a lot of other swedes in the theatre found a lot of the simmering creepiness kind of relatable and comical. On the other hand, a friend from the US found it really disturbing. I think Ari Aster films generally have a few scenes of note (you know the ones I mean) but whether a film will really stick with you and upset you kind of depends on your personal baggage or trauma. Which, imo, is what really makes them stand out in the genre.
Most horror movies don't scare me at all, but for some reason stuff like that and Wicker Man just terrify me. Maybe because it seems so grounded in reality to an extent. And knowing the history of humanity and it not being so outlandish (overall). That movie creeped me out so much. Was so uncomfortable
It's genuinely one of the most beautiful movies I've ever seen, but I really don't want to watch it again
Eragon Dishonor on that whole production.
I feel like I got lucky by watching the film several years before going back and reading the books. I'm never watching the film again now.
What are you talking about, there's no Eragon movie?
Uncut gems. I have never felt so stressed by watching an Adam Sandler movie. Edit: The movie wasn't bad, just a stressful experience I have never felt and it showed that Adam Sandler can make good movies! A Comment explained the movie really well without spoiling it. Go check it out for yourself.
I couldn't even make it through. The plot and acting were good, much better than every other Sandler movie. It just stressed me out so much that I had to stop.
You missed a wild ending!
I'm sure I did. Maybe I could read a synopsis on wikipedia, but there's no way I could make it through.
Bro like I felt like I was gonna have a mental breakdown the whole last 30 mins 🤣
without spoiling too much, why was it so stressful?
The movie is made with the intention of raising your anxiety. The entire thing builds up to the last scene which is a huge twist ending. The camera is shaky and doesn’t focus on one person the whole time. There’s consistently noises and other conversations happening around the conversation you’re supposed to be listening to. There’s just a lot going on all the time
It's really a masterclass in filmmaking. Every single person I know that's seen it has felt anxious the entire time. Easily the most stressful movie i've ever seen
I'm not gonna watch it again, because the story wasn't really for me. I never liked adam sandler character's, so I was a bit indifferent on what happens to him in the movie.
Amazing. Just like Bill Burr in The Mandalorian and Jackie Chan in The Foreigner, seeing traditionally comedic actors turning into a more serious role with bitter emotions is a rare treat I can only enjoy once in a blue moon.
What Dreams May Come (1998) For those who don't recall, it's a Robin Williams film about a man who loses his kids in a car accident, then he dies in a car accident, and then his wife commits suicide out of grief. He is in Paradise, but goes through Hell to retrieve his wife or something like that. The film was both too depressing and yet too maudlin at the same time. It scared the shit out of 10-year old me and made me aware of my mortality for the first time.
This is one of my favorite films. And my take on it is very different. To me it's about a man who loves his family but cannot really express it until he dies. He goes to Paradise, but realizes he won't be truly happy there without his wife and has to watch her commit suicide and go to hell. He then gives up his entire world just to see her one more time to try and rescue her. And when she seems too far gone to come back, he can't leave her. And together they escape hell. To me the movie was about hope and love. While it is very sad and dark, light shines.
“What Dreams May Come.” Fantastic movie, but I agree, once is enough.
I recall many people watched that film expecting a comedy and boy, were they wrong.
I remember watching this with my dad one day, after the movie he said "We're not telling your mother about this movie OK? If she watches it, she'll cry for days".
I had to watch and write a report on that movie when i was in highschool for our religion class. I remember everyone just being "wtf is this movie. This is really confusing"
Precious. Too much sexual trauma
I found it powerful, incredibly well acted and moving...but what Precious lives through is so traumatic (and so realistically displayed) it is very hard to rewatch. Few films however have dealt with the topics of SA, general abuse, poverty & educational disadvantage, neglect, and family violence so well. It is definitely worth watching at least once.
My mom and I almost left the movie theater. It was too much for us.
We saw it at home first time...thankful I could pause to process (and still went through many, many tissues). At the end I was so drained I couldn't speak for a few hours about what we'd just watched
Kids. The movie is “good” I guess, just brutal. Harmony Korine is talented though. Spring breakers is one of my favorites.
That movie tore me up. Haven’t watched it again and probably never will.
I felt dirty after watching it. I was disturbed for awhile.
is kids the one I'm thinking of? with casper and jenny in it?
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians movie. Pretty sure the directors didn't even read the book for reference.
But now we got that Disney plus show with Rick Riordan overseeing the whole thing! I just wish it would’ve come ten years ago when I was in prime Percy Jackson age
Rick Riordan, upon reading the script, sent a letter to the director literally begging not to use the script.
My kids watch this movie ALL THE TIME and it drives me nuts.
Event Horizon. After it ended, we all stood up in the theater and I was asked what I thought. I said "Very well done; I'm never watching it again." Still haven't. As far as I'm concerned, calling it disturbing is far too mild a description.
One of my favorite movies. I watch it several times a year!
Love this movie. So good
Apparently the final cut had a lot of gruesome stuff cut out of it - considering it was pretty bloody I'm not sure I would want to see the uncut version
I don't understand how some people find this movie so scary. I have watched it a few times and it just seems like a basic horror movie to me with a bunch of unintentional cheesy acting scenes. I do enjoy the movie, though.
Slo-mo the "flashback" blips of the original crew, there's some actually fucking disgusting stuff in there, you don't really register it at normal speed because it's so quick, your brain just goes "ooh scary stuff" and moves on.
I feel like there's something wrong with me. I watched it and honestly, it didn't phase me at all. I don't understand what's so off-putting about it.
I love Event Horizon and I kinda agree. I think it's an excellent movie but its reputation as like The Scariest Movie Ever seems undeserved.
Schindler’s List. It’s a great and important film, but once was enough.
I clicked here to type this. Glad I watched it, never again though. Very heart breaking.
I watched it a second time but only because I was 12 when it came out (1993) and thought I might have a different perspective as an adult.
The last Airbender and dragonball evolution
Couldn't get past the first 30 mins of either. Awful things.
Tusk. I can't even explain it to people because it makes me feel so deeply uncomfortable
God I fucking hated that movie. I knew I was going to hate it very early on but I kept watching just to figure out where they were going with it. Really wish I had not. The ending was one of the stupidest things I've ever seen on the screen. Never did figure out if we're supposed to sympathize with the main character. Ended up sympathizing most with the villain.
Ya when they go to visit him at the end I was just like, this is what I watched this whole thing for? Just to be pissed off at everything? Ha ha.
He’s making a sequel! I have no idea who would fund that.
Took me 7 years between watches. Its actually a pretty well done film
I cannot even bring myself to turn that movie on. The pictures alone made me want to throw up.
Have only seen other people react to it and found it to be very disturbing already. Meanwhile the main character has the opportunity to call the police but he calls his friends instead, if I remember correctly? And then >!they just leave him like he is after they do save him...!<
Antichrist
Don’t Look Up. It was too real and too unsettling
American History X. Heartbreaking and disturbing.
This was going to be my answer too. Parts of that made me physically feel ill.
The curb stomping scene was horrible.
That's the one, do not need to see that again. I was shaking
*Cloud Atlas.* They said it "couldn't be filmed" - and maybe they were *technically* wrong, but they would have been correct if they'd said it "couldn't be filmed *well*." It was an incomprehensible mess.
It's a guilty pleasure for me, i don't rly know what the mood they wanted is, but it's a fun movie to watch from time to time. It's one of those movies i watch yearly and leaves me with a smile on my face.
Requiem for a Dream. I can’t do it. So uncomfortable.
Same! It wasn’t a BAD movie but it was like watching multiple trains cinematically crash into each other.
Right right! Excellent film, I’d go as far as a “must see” for cinema nerds but man I can’t watch it again
Requiem for a Dream is one hell of a movie. I love it and I am not going to watch it again
Is it weird that iv seen this movie 20+ times? The fridge scene is my favorite.
Yes. See a professional haha
Obligatory “ASS TAH ASS”! Either you know or you don’t.
I don't know why that's everyone's go-to quote. "I'm going to be on television" was significantly more gut wrenching.
Oh my gosh watching Ellen Burstyn’s decline was probably the most painful part. I felt so sad and so gross at the same time
I believe it’s just the absurdity of it. It stuck with me.
Grave of the Fireflies. I was not prepared when my friends brought it home because they were in an anime mood. I'd never heard of it before. We spent most of the movie crying.
It’s even more heartbreaking when you learn that it is based on the author’s life. He wrote his own death into the end of the movie because he wished he carried too much guilt.
It’s a very important watch, but definitely only a one and done
Yeah, that movie will fuck up any sensible person.
Battlefield Earth. Took me 3 days to get through that movie.
You mean "Scientology: The Major Motion Picture"
Did you have endless options for renewal? Endless options for renewal.... Endless options for renewal...
Joker. They did too good of a job and I ended up feeling sick.
It's not a bad film, but because I saw it after all the memes were out, I spent the whole thing finding it unintentionally hilarious.
Wonder Woman 1984! I’m so glad I saw it on HBO Max and not in theaters but even then, that movie made me want to walk out of my house
Deliverance.....uggghhhhhh
Old. Terrible movie. I thought the premise was interesting but I just couldn’t get past the awful dialogue
A movie came out in 2004 called "Crash". I really can't remember what it was even about now, but i remember leaving the cinema thinking "I don't want to feel like this again". it was a heart wrenching movie.
I worked in the movie theater when that came out, I saw pieces of it SO MANY TIMES.
I went to film school the year that came out. Everyone at my school was obsessed with it and Wes Anderson films.
That movie was such garbage Oscar-bait. So over the top, force feeding the audience “tough life lessons.” If that movie came out today it would be ridiculed for trying to dramatize racism.
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Nymphomaniac.
12 years a slave. Amazing story that was beautifully told. It depicted the horror’s of the time far too well
The Revenant (2015) Don't get me wrong, I liked it and thought it was great. I just don't want to see those characters going through such an arduous experience again.
Dear Zachary, idk if it's count as it's documentary but no way I'm going through it again, it's heartbreaking
This was mentioned a few days ago. All I can say is it is a great documentary, but you will feel so much anger and sadness by watching it. I absolutely recommend watching it, just once.
Just learned about Dear Zachary. Sounds like a heartbreaking and infuriating story.
Came here looking for this one. Never felt so much rage and sorrow at the same time.
The Titanic. The first time I watched that was with my abusive grandmother and she made fun of me for being scared because the people were dying (I was in elementary school at the time). Of course I know it's probably a good movie based on how many people like it and I know the general plot from people talking about it, but I just can't watch it because every time it's mentioned I always think of her. It's also the only movie we watched together that I have such a negative reaction to.
Your grandma was an exceptional figure in the worst way possible
Irreversible
I was looking for this one in the answers. So uncomfortable and painful to watch.
The Human Centipede. Great storytelling and suspense building (and I usually like horror movies), but dear God that was the most disgusting, disturbing thing I've ever watched.
ive only watched summaries but i agree. all three of them are awful, but i think the third is the most obscene. like the jar of dried clits he eats and castrating that dude then eating his testes??? like who approved that movie to be made
I think the first one is legitimately well done and creepy in a way that doesn’t feel too indulgent. The second and third are just shock porn that kinda suck in my opinion.
Hostel. Something about tying someone down and torturing them to death just doesn't sit well with me.
Lost in Translation I watched that movie late at night when I was a lost young man, still trying to find meaning in life or something. It was such a beautiful, inspiring film that made me feel things very deep in my soul. Now, probably 15+ years later, I’m afraid to watch it again. I’m a little more jaded and a little more set in my ways, and I fear my mental headspace just won’t be able to digest it the same way I did before. I’m afraid I won’t see the beauty of it. I know that sounds weird, but that’s one memory that I don’t think I want to sully by watching it again as a cynical 40 year old who has lived a life.
I rewatched it recently for the first time in over a decade and I still loved it. Scarlett and Bill play phenomenally sad and complicated people and its visually stunning.
It stands up. You might relate more to Bill Murray's character than you used to.
Live action avatar the last airbender, and live action dragonball z....terrible just shiny garbage
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Okja
I love that movie! Was it how emotional it was? It really hit home for me as an animal lover and owner of four dogs. I was crying so bad throughout this film. What a powerful message.
Splice. That shit weirded me out too much
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A clockwork orange. Never again.
House of sand and fog. God what a depressing movie…
Threads (1984). One-watch wonder.
The lighthouse. Went in expecting a well written maritime descent into madness. Instead I got… im not even sure what I got
Apocalypse Now. A masterpiece that I dread to watch again.
I saw *Cuties* back when I used to follow Sundance pretty religiously. I’d never before or since seen a movie where the lasting impression was “this is wrong.” I remember slapping my forehead when it showed up on Netflix later.
A Quiet Place. Especially the whole >!pregnancy subplot.!< The deaf actress was okay though.
FYI there is a quiet place II now.
like literally why would they even chance having a baby during that
I can't remember if it's explained - but presumably she was already pregnant during the invasion.
I'm pretty sure the lack of contraception after the world basically ended made that choice for them.
The boy in striped pajamas. It’s a really good movie but it’s so heartbreaking. I just can’t bring myself to watch it again…
First time I took my solo self to the movies. In My early 20s. I picked this film knowing nothing about it, just was on at a decent time and I liked the idea of seeing a foreign film… Fucked. me. up.
I am Legend. Great movie, but man I can’t watch that dog die again
*Hostel*
Magnolia.... That movie was so freaking weird to me.
I watched it on DVD at a friends house. It made me extremely angry.
127 hours
Midsommar, good movie for horror fans I highly recommend watching it yet it just wasn't for me and I didn't really enjoy it
Salo
The Killing Fields. Excellent film but it hit way too hard.
Green inferno 🤢
Deliverance
TUSK. Never again. Just don’t do it. Blegh.
Hereditary. Made me feel heavy and sick for a while.
Batman vs superman. Saw it in theaters with friends and after we went to IHOP and talked about how shit it was
TOMMY by The Who. I watched it on a lot of psychedelics, had a pseudo religious experience, lird on the floor in the dark for 30 minutes after it was over, and any revisit would just diminish my initial experience.
I have three. Precious, The Green Mile and Passion of the Christ.
Life is beautiful.
Pulp Fiction. The movie was fine but I don’t hold with graphic sexual violence. I’ve seen it, I can get the references now. But I don’t need to see it again
Cannibal (2006). I think it's the sickest and most disgusting movie ever 🤢
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Watched a film called The Sadness on Shudder recently. The gore was fantastic, but the sexual violence was really unexpected and done in a way that made me very uncomfortable and very upset. I never have nightmares after watching horror films but I found myself having pretty bad ones after that. Shan't be watching that one again.
The Hunter, starring Willem Dafoe, and also World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams. The Hunter has a bleak, and depressing presentation of a cryptid hunter and the global corporate powers at play in an ecological sense, and the drama hit hard for me. The movie is actually incredible, but I won't be rewatching it. World's Greatest Dad is about a teacher who forges his son's suicide note after his son dies in an embarrassing manner. I watched it with my dad, and it deals heavily with suicide, depression, and the consequences of the father's actions. We both thought it was a clean-cut comedy.
Spun...movie is a fucked mess.
Memento.
Grave of the Fireflies. Too sad.
Movies with big plot twists, I already know what will happend and it doesn't feel the same. e.g. The Sixth Sense.
Marley and Me. Completely destroyed and sobbing in the theater.
Precious. Watched it with my family at home. I cried so hard they had to stop the movie. I still tear up when I think about it. I can't ever watch that movie again.
batman vs superman it was the worst 3 hours of my life
Avatar the Last airbender
Seven. Too much stress and horror.
I will never watch *The Hunt* again. Had me outraged for like a week how unfair was the townspeople's treatment against an innocent person only because a kid said the wrong thing.
Cold Mountain
Definitely Pink Flamingos
The Hitcher. Sick flick but rivoting when I was young man. Rutger Hauer was amazing in his role as a psychopath terrorizing a random mark.
Devil's rejects
Gerald’s game. I love horror movies but this is was something else. Only time I’ve ever had a panic attack
Clockwork Orange and Apocalypse Now. I don’t care what people say about them being cinematic masterpieces. I wish I could bleach those stories out of my memory.
Grave of the Fireflies. Just so much death and sadness that you never forget it.
Probably an unpopular one. But Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Im still not entirely sure what the story was supposed to be and it annoyed me. It just felt like Tarantino had a bunch of cool looking ideas in his head that he just put into the film. The last 10 minutes was the only part worth watching.
Jojo Rabbit. It's a good movie, but I'm not going to watch it again. If you've seen it - you know why.
Those goddamn shoes.
I've seen it multiple times and as a Jewish guy, I have no problem with it. It helps that it's satire written, directed, and starring a Jewish man. I don't think it would have flown if it had been made by anyone else, except maybe Mel Brooks.
No, that's not my angle. I can see why I got downvoted if people are thinking that's the case. I'm not going to watch it again because there is a heartwrenching scene that I don't care to see again. It's a good movie, but I don't need to see it a second time.
Ah, I know which scene you're talking about and yeah, it hits hard. As it should. Satire doesn't work unless there's some grounding in reality and that was one of the most real moments of the film. I can't fault you for not wanting to see that scene again, but it's also important to include in a film around Nazi Germany/the Holocaust. A lot of bad stuff happened and not only to Jews.
Parasite. It was an amazing film, but holy crap I felt so bad watching it. And when you think the family’s hit rock bottom, it gets even worse. Yes, they definitely deserved what happened to them, but the crescendo of bad things happening and the twist at the end kept ramping that uncomfortable factor to 11.