Disturbing Movies

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by Jayski, Mar 4, 2013.

  1. Jazzmonkie

    Jazzmonkie Forum Resident

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    The Korean movie "Pieta." I really like the director's earlier "3-Iron" but this was a different animal.
     
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  2. Holy Diver

    Holy Diver Senior Member

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    Yeah. Jacob's Ladder still bothers me sometimes.
     
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  3. Yovra

    Yovra Collector of Beatles Threads

    More unsettling than 'disturbing'; "They shall not grow old".
    Partly because of the gruesome things that are going on constantly; you can almost smell the stench of excrement and decomposing bodies, the flies in the latrine, the lice and the rats. T
    he restoration comes literally AT you about a quarter of the way in; first you're listening to voices from the veterans, recorded by the BBC decades ago and looking at a small black and white jittery movie and suddenly you're there; full screen, in colour and with the constant noise of bombs and bullets. And suddenly you see quite a few men with fear in their eyes, some boys who can't be older than 17 or 18 next to images of corpses in the trenches.
    And it's not made up, not scripted, no stunt coordinators....
     
  4. unclefred

    unclefred Coastie with the Moastie

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    Jacobs ladder was a film I really enjoyed at it's release. Yeras Later, after things happened in my personal life I rewatched it and I felt devastated by it and I swore to never watch it again. But, after another nice cushion of years I did watch it and enjoyed it but I doubt I'll revisit. That, in essence, means that it is an effective film.
     
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  5. unclefred

    unclefred Coastie with the Moastie

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    100% with you. Those two struck home.I will never, probably, watch the Sweet Hereafter again. That's how effective it is as a film. The Pledge I can rewatch but I share your feeling towards it.
     
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  6. samthesham

    samthesham Forum Resident

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    Possibly...

    The child possessed was a boy in real life & the family sit in the shadows during the segment on Carson...strange indeed
     
  7. altaeria

    altaeria Forum Resident

    Has anybody mentioned yet .... (gulp) ...

    Magical Mystery Tour
     
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  8. Wayne Hubbard

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  9. townsend

    townsend Senior Member

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    I had a flashback today and a very disturbing movie came to my mind -- Hounds of Love: Hounds of Love (2016) - IMDb

    It is about a disturbing couple (as in man and woman) of serial killers who target, kidnap, confine, and teenage girls in Perth, Australia. Australian films (e.g., Snowtown) seem to plum the depths of human depravity in a way that U.S. films are afraid to explore. One sure sign it is disturbing is that during certain scenes, I don't want to look at the screen. Now that is scary!
     
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  10. Rocker

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    Haven't heard of it, but it sounds like it would be right up my alley! ;)

    EDIT: Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available on either DVD or Blu-ray.
     
  11. Barnabas Collins

    Barnabas Collins Senior Member

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    It's available on blu but not in North America.
     
  12. Wayne Hubbard

    Wayne Hubbard Forum Resident

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    Just finished watching this. There is a unsettling atmosphere in the film. Probably because the main antagonist are pretty plain looking and seem like they could be your neighbor next door.
     
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  13. Grunge Master

    Grunge Master 8 Bit Enthusiast

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    I watched "Mother!" a couple months back. I get what the message of the movie was, and that had the director had to be extreme to get his point across. Still, most of it made me pretty uncomfortable, especially after she has the baby.
     
  14. Tim 2

    Tim 2 MORE MUSIC PLEASE

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    Anybody mention the 1976 movie Helter Skelter yet? That it was true was disturbing.
     
  15. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

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    Straw Dogs
    Hard Candy
    Misery
     
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  16. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

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    The Wicker Man
    Baise Moi
     
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  17. Kubricker

    Kubricker Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…

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  18. jbmcb

    jbmcb Forum Resident

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    The first time I watched Apocalypse Now was after a 10 hour shift at the video store I worked at during college. Started at 11PM and finished at 2AM, with all the lights out and headphones on. In that state, it was a pretty disturbing movie.
     
  19. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    Chapter 27-disgustingly disturbing...
     
  20. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    this is brutal! the remake with Cage...
     
  21. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    Ellen Page was amazing in this!
     
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  22. All Down The Line

    All Down The Line The Under Asst East Coast White Label Promo Man

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    What else did she do, I would not let her use my blender!
     
  23. James F. Hassan

    James F. Hassan Forum Resident

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    The Hills have Eyes. There was a rape scene in the movie that was so real. I couldn't take listening to the the young girl crying and screaming, it was breaking my heart. I shut it off and moved on to something easier to watch.
     
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  24. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    lol!
     
  25. Michael

    Michael I LOVE WIDE S-T-E-R-E-O!

    It was brutal yes, but if she didn't mind doing the scene I had no problem watching it...it's not real.
     

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