American Psycho (Christopher Bale) was pretty disturbing.
Ghost Rider (Nick Cage) was disturbingly terrible.
Ghost Rider (Nick Cage) was disturbingly terrible.
What is the most disturbing movie you ever seen?
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Huge, huge step up from part 2.
Old Boy.
And if any member of the Will Smith clan does a remake.....my hammer is shined up and ready to go.
And if any member of the Will Smith clan does a remake.....my hammer is shined up and ready to go.
Ok well I re-watched it....I think I would have liked it better if maybe they had called it Evil Dead 4: The Awakenning or something like that because it was so different from the orignial. I'm not going to go into a deep analysis of it here since you liked it so much....I will just leave it at that and maybe over time it will grow on me.
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Well it's not that I liked it so much, I just thought it was pretty good and different from what I was expecting. Pleasantly surprised by it. Not that I didn't like Sam Raimi's older films, cuz Army of Darkness of definitely one of my all time favorites.
I say go for it Harley. It certainly had its entertaining moments but for me it also had its share of cringe worthy scenes; simulated acts that even on film I have a hard time watching.
I saw the Evil Dead remake recently (mentioned it on the good films you've seen lately thread). I find at my advancing age that I can't stomach excessive gore the way I use to but I also find that scary movies don't scare me as much (if at all) anymore either so I guess it's a trade off.
Speaking of disturbing films, The Loved Ones is also up there in my books.
Involves a guy getting ready for his high school Prom, gets kidnapped by the loner, bullied yet still strangely cute girl who celebrates her own Prom by torturing him with the aid of her Father. Needless to say their relationship is a little too close for comfort.
I didn't go to my Prom. Perhaps this movie was a omen 10 years into the future.
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Old Boy.
And if any member of the Will Smith clan does a remake.....my hammer is shined up and ready to go.
Steven Spielberg and Will Smith almost had the green light to do an Oldboy remake but it never happened so the studios then asked Spike Lee to direct the remake (which is now in post-production) with Josh Brolin who plays the main character Joe Doucett. Test screenings for Spike Lee's rough cut of Oldboy got very positive high marks so it will be interesting to see if the finished film will be met with the same positive reaction from movie audiences.
You're right, the Evil Dead re-make did have alot of original elements to it, and the more serious perspective was definately interesting. I wouldn't put it in the same world with the orginals, but I do think some aspects of it were very good.
Army of Darkness in one of my all-time favorties too, I could watch that movie everyday...something about it just puts me in a good mood ! Raimi is probably my favorite director. He is reportedly currently working on a re-make of Poltergeist as a producer which I'm hoping will be fantastic. He has also stated that he will be working as executive producer on Army OF Darkness 2 which some state is actually the correct name for it instead of Evil Dead 4.
He is considering bringing back Bruce Campbell to star in it which, although I think Bruce is great and a HUGE part of what made the originals successful, I personally think would be a mistake. I think Raimi would need to find an actor in his prime (grown man, not a boy) that has the energy, physical presence, and comedic timing to undertake such a monumental project. But no matter what Raimi decides, I am looking forward to it...it should be GREAT ! http://screenrant.com/army-of-darkness-2-evil-dead-4-sam-raimi/
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I didn't go to my high school prom either. Didn't have anyone to go with. I did have this awesome outfit planned out, I was going to wear a strapless red satin dress, black satin elbow length gloves, black fishnets, and a black top hat. Would've looked awesome!
Is the new I Spit on Your Grave available on Netflix instant streaming?
I agree about not putting Bruce Campbell in it again. As great as he is, sometimes it's better to just use new actors. I mean, that'd be like getting Tom Cruise to play in a remake of the movie Legend. He was a teen in the original film, which is kind of the point, and if he were to be in a new one, he's so much older now. It's just better to use someone younger for certain stories.
Maybe if he got Bruce Campbell to play a smaller part it'd work. Like a bad guy. Or a surprise side kick type thing, like if he randomly showed up and started using his boomstick on a bunch of skeletons or something, then left the scene. lol I dunno, just an idea.
Anything Is possible ! Especially since I think the project is in the early conception phase. I personally don't think he should do it, but maybe if he could subdue his ego and let Raivi craft a supporting role similar to something you described, then it could possibly work. If he still wants to play the lead then that could definately be a problem at his age of 55. Actually it's not really so much his age as it is the fact that he kinda let himself go physically since he started doing Burn Notice.
A couple of actors that I think have the experience of starring in both horror and comedy, as well as the physical presence to pull it off, would be Bradley Cooper or Ryan Reynolds. I don't know if either of those guys could bring to the project what Bruce originally did, but Bruce trying to re-produce the type of effort he did 30 years ago might not be the best idea.
Speaking of Bradley Cooper, I thought Midnight Meat Train was kinda disturbing, but in a good way...I loved that movie !
Either Antichrist or Trash Humpers
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Saw a lot of disturbing movies and scenes and moments as a kid and it's honestly been so long since then that I can't even remember all of them. You watch a horror movie as a kid and it scares the fuck out of you then you watch it a few years later as a teenager or an adult and you realize it's either not that scary or disturbing and/or you feel sheepish for being scared and you might even feel good because the movie is not as bad as you remembered and in a weird way you've conquered your fear and overcome those anxieties.
My Personal List:
I remember watching network TV years ago and I guess it was a made-for-TV-movie where a young woman was asleep and her grandfather tried to rape her in her sleep. It was filmed in a disturbing way because you don't see the rape attempt, you only hear it. The old man puts his huge glasses on the night stand and for a few seconds you hear some FRANTIC struggling in bed and crying while the shot is still holding on his glasses. After those few moments are done the girl locks herself in the bathroom and starts crying on the floor while her grandfather is knocking outside and trying to rectify the situation as if it was no big deal like the monster that he is. As you can imagine it's the kind of scene that would REALLY disturb a child who didn't even know what rape was and it still bothers me when I think about it for too long. Makes me feel like that vulnerable child who was afraid of everything outside of the front door. Makes me sad that I had to learn about rape from a TV movie and in such a troubling way. And I'm pretty sure my big sister and my mother wasn't in the room when I saw it so that means they just left me alone at the mercy of whatever was on the tube. What else disturbs me about it is that the old prick was so casual about it, like he was going downstairs to get a glass of water before bed. It made me realize how vulnerable we are when we sleep and the horrors of rape. Ironically one of my favorite genres of porn is now old men with young girls. So I don't know what that says about me.
Deliverance stands out in my mind for obvious reasons. Its still somewhat effective even though it's fairly outdated. But I think the famous scene still works. I remember watching it for the first time and thinking: they're not going to do what I think they're going to do right? And they did. And I didn't rewatch that movie for seven years.
Saw one movie as a little kid where a husband and wife were just beating the living hell out of one another in their home. My memory is vague but I'm pretty sure it was towards the end of the movie and the man and woman were just brutalizing each other and it makes you feel so dirty watching it. There was fists, kicks, biting, screaming in agony and an animalistic desire to destroy the other person. I think there was a moment where he jumps on the ceiling fan and he does like a spin kick on his wife and she goes flying down a long flight of stairs. Sounds funny now that I think about it but when you're that young it's troubling seeing adults fighting and being so monstrously vicious towards each other. I remember all the adults,(mom, aunt, uncles,) in the room were kind of laughing and enjoying the scene but I was so shocked and disturbed by what I was seeing. Don't bother asking me what movie it was cause I don't know. Since then I hate seeing men and women physically fighting.
Most recent movie would be The Road. If I had to name just one movie then it would be The Road. I have a lot of problems with the movie on a storytelling level but my real problem with that flick is the overwhelming bleakness and despair of loosing EVERYTHING we think is important to us and having no real reason to live in a chaotic, vile world. It's so hopeless and so scary seeing people reduced to an almost rodent-like state and fighting for their survival on a daily basis. It's the most humbling movie I've ever seen and just thinking about it three years later is still very humbling. I know it's fiction but The Road makes me feel so grateful for everything I have. I can't say many movies were humbling in the truest sense of the word but The Road takes the cake. Just the psychological implications of that movie alone is overwhelming.
My Personal List:
I remember watching network TV years ago and I guess it was a made-for-TV-movie where a young woman was asleep and her grandfather tried to rape her in her sleep. It was filmed in a disturbing way because you don't see the rape attempt, you only hear it. The old man puts his huge glasses on the night stand and for a few seconds you hear some FRANTIC struggling in bed and crying while the shot is still holding on his glasses. After those few moments are done the girl locks herself in the bathroom and starts crying on the floor while her grandfather is knocking outside and trying to rectify the situation as if it was no big deal like the monster that he is. As you can imagine it's the kind of scene that would REALLY disturb a child who didn't even know what rape was and it still bothers me when I think about it for too long. Makes me feel like that vulnerable child who was afraid of everything outside of the front door. Makes me sad that I had to learn about rape from a TV movie and in such a troubling way. And I'm pretty sure my big sister and my mother wasn't in the room when I saw it so that means they just left me alone at the mercy of whatever was on the tube. What else disturbs me about it is that the old prick was so casual about it, like he was going downstairs to get a glass of water before bed. It made me realize how vulnerable we are when we sleep and the horrors of rape. Ironically one of my favorite genres of porn is now old men with young girls. So I don't know what that says about me.
Deliverance stands out in my mind for obvious reasons. Its still somewhat effective even though it's fairly outdated. But I think the famous scene still works. I remember watching it for the first time and thinking: they're not going to do what I think they're going to do right? And they did. And I didn't rewatch that movie for seven years.
Saw one movie as a little kid where a husband and wife were just beating the living hell out of one another in their home. My memory is vague but I'm pretty sure it was towards the end of the movie and the man and woman were just brutalizing each other and it makes you feel so dirty watching it. There was fists, kicks, biting, screaming in agony and an animalistic desire to destroy the other person. I think there was a moment where he jumps on the ceiling fan and he does like a spin kick on his wife and she goes flying down a long flight of stairs. Sounds funny now that I think about it but when you're that young it's troubling seeing adults fighting and being so monstrously vicious towards each other. I remember all the adults,(mom, aunt, uncles,) in the room were kind of laughing and enjoying the scene but I was so shocked and disturbed by what I was seeing. Don't bother asking me what movie it was cause I don't know. Since then I hate seeing men and women physically fighting.
Most recent movie would be The Road. If I had to name just one movie then it would be The Road. I have a lot of problems with the movie on a storytelling level but my real problem with that flick is the overwhelming bleakness and despair of loosing EVERYTHING we think is important to us and having no real reason to live in a chaotic, vile world. It's so hopeless and so scary seeing people reduced to an almost rodent-like state and fighting for their survival on a daily basis. It's the most humbling movie I've ever seen and just thinking about it three years later is still very humbling. I know it's fiction but The Road makes me feel so grateful for everything I have. I can't say many movies were humbling in the truest sense of the word but The Road takes the cake. Just the psychological implications of that movie alone is overwhelming.
I had to find out about rape the hard way :weeping:
Sounds like a great movie to watch as an adult. ps Do you often see men and women physically fighting? On a serious note I know what you mean about watching disturbing movies when young, I watched The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover when I came across it on VHS at home at it was seriously disturbing to watch, look up the plot to see what I mean. Mind you with the upbringing I had disturbing movies probably would have lifted my mood.
