Tpaktop2_1 NA Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 My wife and I were noting the high amount of dystopian movies that are on the TV this morning. We got into a discussion of movies that we have seen once and will never ever want to see again. This brings up my list of top 5 of "never want to see again" movies. The Road Schindler's list Hotel Rwanda The Notebook Life Is Beautiful I know you guys have some opinions on the subject. I was wondering what is your "nope", never again movies that disturb you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Most on your list I don't know, some I can guess but..Life is Beautiful... I had to google that one as it seemed... surprising. There's maybe a few films I don't want to see, again, or at all, and for the most part I don't remember their names (which complicates matters slightly if I want to avoid them...), but mostly we are talking about crime movies here, and then maybe some incredibly bad movies although to qualify for that it has to be really bad because I'm rather fond of B movies. Then again, a lot of those B movies are much better made than most big budget films today. With real actors as well. There's one movie at least I can name that I don't want to watch, and that is the Marathon Man. Absolutely too horrifying. @Snargfargle Let's chalk that one in as well while we are at it.... The Little Shop of Horrors 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpaktop2_1 NA Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 57 minutes ago, Admiral_Karasu said: There's one movie at least I can name that I don't want to watch, and that is the Marathon Man. Absolutely too horrifying. That movie made me skittish of dentists for awhile 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 11 minutes ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said: That movie made me skittish of dentists for awhile Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollingonit Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Requiem for a Dream Only 1 I can really think of for me. I dont like needles. Some horror/torture porn movies I cant really watch twice. Doesnt really appeal to me on repeat viewings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, Tpaktop2_1 NA said: That movie made me skittish of dentists for awhile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 This movie I don't want to see again. Not because it "disturbed" me, but because of its slow pacing and mostly "filler" scenes, which were combined with low-budget sets, poor computer-generated-graphics and contrived ( because "it's in the script) plotting and production quality. I give you: Shinkaijû Reigô 2005 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456627/ Also known as Deep Sea Monster Reigo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_Sea_Monster_Reigo Reigo: The Deep-Sea Monster Vs. the Battleship Yamato/Deep Sea Monster Reigo https://www.kaijubattle.net/kaiju-movie-database/reigo-the-deep-sea-monster-vs-the-battleship-yamatodeep-sea-monster-reigo-2005 REIGO, The Deep Sea Monster Vs. The Battleship Yamato_teaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-pa0ha7Ngo Review = "Quality, Plot and Acting Lost at Sea" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0456627/reviews?ref_=tt_urv Long story short (spoiler alert) ... Spoiler The monster Reigo becomes a "paid actor" and pretty-much serves itself up to be targeted by the Yamato's main-guns. As one reviewer mentioned, this film is best enjoyed as a "fan film" instead of a serious effort towards becoming a genuine blockbuster. https://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2009/05/reigo-deep-sea-monster-vs-battleship.html There are a few minutes of redeeming scenes wherein one can appreciate the Yamato sailing along calmly on the ocean. But, for me personally, the movie often falls short of achieving my willing suspension of disbelief. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensign Cthulhu Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Schindler's List I don't want to see again because it simply wouldn't have the same impact the second time around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thornzero Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Nope. Don't even look this up. A military buddy of mine was playing this at his house and I didn't stick around. The Human Centipede. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 minutes ago, thornzero said: Nope. Don't even look this up. A military buddy of mine was playing this at his house and I didn't stick around. The Human Centipede. I looked it up. Won't do that again. "That's so wrong" was among my initial mental responses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 21 minutes ago, Wolfswetpaws said: I looked it up. Won't do that again. "That's so wrong" was among my initial mental responses. Don't donate me... one million dollars! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, Admiral_Karasu said: Don't donate me... one million dollars! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asym Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 For me: Philadelphia. Schlinder's List. Having served in Germany and......... And, almost any War Movies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArIskandir Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) @Tpaktop2_1 NA I'm with you The Road, it's a soul crushing experience. I loved the movie but never seem to muster the will to watch it again... Schindler's List I can't stomach on account of the last sequence (Liam Neeson crying, the watch, etc)... so over the top melodramatic, really killed the movie for me. I respect the technical aspects of the movie but as a general rule I deeply dislike Spielberg's take on drama, it annoys me on a base level. The other 3 I wouldn't watch again because meh! factor, it would be boring. I think I wouldn't watch again Nagisa Oshima's "Empire of the senses", it's kinda hard to stomach the rawness of some scenes, I watched it at College and I'm still haunted by the egg scene... 😵 Gaspar Noe's "Irreversible" is another one that comes to mind, interesting movie but very hard to endure, particularly the rape scene is crushing. Bertolucci's "Ultimo tango a Parigi" falls on a similar cathegory, knowing the actress was really raped by Brando makes it even more unbearable to watch. Pasolini's "Salo o le 120 giornate di Sodoma" is another one I can't stomach again... darn now I'm starting to remember some nasty stuff I thought best forgotten " Edited April 17 by ArIskandir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) I watched thousands of movies, and read thousands of books in my life. Few of them are even memorable enough to call either good or bad. Though there are hundreds of movies I won't watch again because I considered them meh," I can't think of a single movie that I wouldn't watch again because it "shocked" me. I suppose that I've dealt so much with actual maiming, death, and human depravity in real life that seeing it mimicked in films is usually just a hilarious farce. One thing that I've noticed is that most characters in movies are exceedingly dumb. I can only surmise that the screenwriters make them so in order to make movie goers feel good about themselves for being "smarter" than a fictional character. I agree with the "crying" thing too. That's one thing that Plato really had against the playwrights of his day -- that their plays engendered emotions in the viewers rather than rational thought. I much prefer movies that make me think rather than those that try to play on my emotions, whether said emotions be happiness, sadness, or outrage. Now, fear is a bit different. I've been in in the middle of fires and firefights and haven't been afraid. If a well-written book or movie can send a chill up my spine I consider it a job well done. I recall that "The Wolfen" was one such book. It had me looking under cars at night just in case. Well done to whoever wrote it. Edited April 17 by Snargfargle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArIskandir Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 7 minutes ago, Snargfargle said: I watched thousands of movies, Did you watch any of the movies I mentioned? ... I'm kinda interested in your take. There's the superficial "shock" value on many movies that use shock just for shock's sake, and it's a rather shallow experience. But in my experience some (good) movies manage to use shock as another tool to convey more deeper meaning and feelings, those deeper feelings are the thing you don't want to revisit... not because of it being shocking but because the feelings conveyed were overbearing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 53 minutes ago, ArIskandir said: Did you watch any of the movies I mentioned? ... I'm kinda interested in your take. "Erotic" and "avant-garde" movies really don't interest me. I'm an avid science fiction reader and have watched a plethora of science fiction movies. There's a saying that goes "There have been many excellent science fiction books written but never an excellent science fiction movie produced." That's not altogether wrong but many of them are at least good enough to watch for for light entertainment. I like historical movies and period pieces. I've not gotten around to watching Schindler's List though. However, from what I've read about it, it's not exactly true to fact. I also like lighthearted, campy "indie" movies. I've have watched most of the "classics," if nothing else than to see If I could see what other people saw in them. I also like movies based on books I've read if well done. I've always been a good reader so I don't mind watching subtitled movies and, in fact, prefer to hear the original language being spoken for the ambiance. I've always been one to read a passage in a book and then sit and think about it before reading another. Nowadays, I find myself oftentimes taking several hours to watch a movie because I'm always pausing it to look up things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpaktop2_1 NA Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, ArIskandir said: @Tpaktop2_1 NA I'm with you The Road, it's a soul crushing experience. I loved the movie but never seem to muster the will to watch it again... Schindler's List I can't stomach on account of the last sequence (Liam Neeson crying, the watch, etc)... so over the top melodramatic, really killed the movie for me. I respect the technical aspects of the movie but as a general rule I deeply dislike Spielberg's take on drama, it annoys me on a base level. The other 3 I wouldn't watch again because meh! factor, it would be boring. I think I wouldn't watch again Nagisa Oshima's "Empire of the senses", it's kinda hard to stomach the rawness of some scenes, I watched it at College and I'm still haunted by the egg scene... 😵 Gaspar Noe's "Irreversible" is another one that comes to mind, interesting movie but very hard to endure, particularly the rape scene is crushing. Bertolucci's "Ultimo tango a Parigi" falls on a similar cathegory, knowing the actress was really raped by Brando makes it even more unbearable to watch. Pasolini's "Salo o le 120 giornate di Sodoma" is another one I can't stomach again... darn now I'm starting to remember some nasty stuff I thought best forgotten " Dude! 😲*what the doodle*! your list. And I thought the Human Centipede movie was bad. BTW, I never saw that one and don't intend to either. I had a co-worked go on about that movie. 29 minutes ago, Snargfargle said: Nowadays, I find myself oftentimes taking several hours to watch a movie because I'm always pausing it to look up things. I find that movies can sometimes create homework for you to understand the director, actors, and the subject matter. Some times it is good feedback, while others you ask why did you (director/production company) wasted the money making the film? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArIskandir Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 59 minutes ago, Snargfargle said: "Erotic" and "avant-garde" movies really don't interest me. The problem with labels is most of the time they are plasted on very different products without any real insight beyond "marketing for maximun profit" For example "Erotic" is a mislabel that can be used for anything showing sufficient skin. You can get "Erotic" movies like "Basic Instinct" that fulfill the sterotype to the T, and then have the same "Erotic" label applied to something like "Empire of the senses" which is basically "anti-porn" (you are likely to come out of it with a severe aversion to explicit sexual imagery for several weeks)... it's easily one of the least erotic films I've ever seen, there's sex but it is not "erotic". Beyond the sexual canvas of the film, there's a very interesting analysis of obsession and self-control (or lack of). Then there's "avant-garde" as a label applied to films that are more experimental and generaly more difficult to understand to the general public, but it is also applied in many cases without any insight. Some would consider the films of Wes Anderson at some point being "Avant-garde" being they are just form and style without any substantial content (insert change my mind meme). Otoh, some films with very traditional narratives and craftmanship are labeled "avant-garde" just because the themes are so overly shocking, conflicting or depresing that distributors don't know what to do with the film and hope to sell it as "artsy". Of course there's also films that are truly "avant-garde" and push the envelope of what films can do in both form and content... but those are few. 1 hour ago, Snargfargle said: I'm an avid science fiction reader and have watched a plethora of science fiction movies. There's a saying that goes "There have been many excellent science fiction books written but never an excellent science fiction movie produced." Man, I raise you Dune+Dune 2 movies... if there ever was an excellent sci-fi movie, this is it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clammboy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) A few shall we say more mainstream movies I don't want to really see again. American history X ...... Good movie but once was enough. Billion dollar baby ....... Another good movie but once is enough was not ready for that ending. The pursuit of Happyness.... That movie depressed me. Oh yea add American Beauty....... Real good movie found parts of it very funny but others parts of the movie very disturbing. Edited April 17 by clammboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Dang-it! Good post, @clammboy. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 @ArIskandir There's nothing more quintessentially avant-garde than the French cinema. Witness its splendor and inimitable elegance in this short clip of Je suis revolutionaire. Naturally, it is in the French language, but don't worry, it comes with English subtitles, it is a culture movie in other words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmw2I4ZdX4c 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArIskandir Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 33 minutes ago, Admiral_Karasu said: @ArIskandir There's nothing more quintessentially avant-garde than the French cinema. Witness its splendor and inimitable elegance in this short clip of Je suis revolutionaire. Naturally, it is in the French language, but don't worry, it comes with English subtitles, it is a culture movie in other words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmw2I4ZdX4c 😆 ... French New Wave cinema can be ridiculously pretentious and worse: boring. But they came up with some stuff that has permeated the mainstream and now are of common use in film making. To think all of that innovation was mostly fueled by lack of budget... Gotta Love Monty Python! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitchelkid01_ Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 The Boy in Striped Pajamas was one of those movies for me... I had a panic attack after I watched it back in 7th grade when we watched it in class for History class... Yeah I am not watching that movie again, no way! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ensign Cthulhu Posted June 1 Share Posted June 1 On 4/17/2024 at 4:21 PM, Snargfargle said: There's a saying that goes "There have been many excellent science fiction books written but never an excellent science fiction movie produced." I believe it was Ray Bradbury, a SF author himself, who said that the first time he saw 2001: A Space Odyssey, he thought Kubrick was insane but after the second watching he considered him a genius. Make of that what you will. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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