Nictarion Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 hours ago, Spockydog said: But the most disturbing individual scene of any movie is THAT scene in Bone Tomahawk.. If we’re going individual scenes Fire in the Sky has one that’s way up there. Ramsay B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Rodrigo Belmonte II Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 I don’t know guys, Caligula raping his generals wife probably takes the cake when it comes to individual scenes… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 The two which spring to mind because I'm almost certain I'll never watch them again have already been mentioned (Requiem for a Dream and Jacob's Ladder). I always find it sad when people say Watership Down - please try rewatching it as an adult. It took me 20+ years to try it again but I'm glad I did. The book is amazing obviously. drawkcabi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Which Tyler Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 2 hours ago, Isis said: The two which spring to mind because I'm almost certain I'll never watch them again have already been mentioned (Requiem for a Dream and Jacob's Ladder). I always find it sad when people say Watership Down - please try rewatching it as an adult. It took me 20+ years to try it again but I'm glad I did. The book is amazing obviously. I have, repeatedly, and I like it - but that doesn't change how disturbing it was when I was 6. It's why I separated "most disturbing" from "disturbed me the most". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawkcabi Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 7 hours ago, Which Tyler said: I have, repeatedly, and I like it - but that doesn't change how disturbing it was when I was 6. It's why I separated "most disturbing" from "disturbed me the most". It's amazing the difference a couple of years can make. I was 8 or 9 when I first saw this movie and it thrilled me rather than scared me. I was a kid that 4 or 5 years earlier got scared really bad by a scene in The Muppet Movie and the movie Airplane! freaked me out really bad when I saw it at 5 years old (I was convinced there were still passengers on that plane when it took off again at the end with sentient blow up doll Otto now in complete control, who was the embodiment of evil. No one could tell me otherwise). But by the time I saw Watership Down it was a roller coaster thrill feeling it left me with rather than a terror you can't shake feeling. I've loved that movie since the first time I saw it. For me, the most disturbing movie is 1983's Testament. Isis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryk Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Going by what affected us as kids, The Neverending Story scared the crap out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Theres been a handful that shook me, not necessarily in the "slasher" sense or horror, but usually because of just awful characters and evil behavior. "Killers of the Flower Moon", "Spotlight", and the helicopter gunner in "Full Metal Jacket" all had examples of people that disturbed me. Slasher/horror examples would be mostly from childhood and include the wicked green witch in "Oz", the scary as fuck childnapper in "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang' also the original "Excorcist" scared me to pieces for years. Ser Arthurs Dawn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Also the 1st time I saw the original Planet of the Apes as a young person, those Apes were terrifying and so realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Lots of disturbing films and scenes mentioned here but I don’t think I’ve ever found anything I’ve watched as an adult truly disturbing. Now, as a kid nothing could be more disturbing than the horrific stuff that came out of Disney Studios. Seriously, Dumbo and Bambi put me off animation for life, and now when people bring up The Lion King or Frozen or whatever, I have no idea what they’re talking about. Have not watched any since forever except South Park. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I’ll echo the Watership Down vote. I watched it more than one time as a kid but there were parts that gave me nightmares. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLastWolf Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Apocalypse Now then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Not sure if most disturbing or what but Dark Night of the Scarecrow scared the crap out of me as a kid. That and some movie where the trees came to life and killed people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The Zone of Interest is pretty damn disturbing. Ran and DireWolfSpirit 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 38 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: The Zone of Interest is pretty damn disturbing. That dreadful humming sound of the factory of death... ugh. Isis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 9 minutes ago, Ran said: That dreadful humming sound of the factory of death... ugh. Everything... Spoiler Happens at the edge of the frame. Or in the background, Or as background noise. Even the household dynamic is less than idyllic, aside from the obvious stuff. Isn't it weird that Hedwig Höss' mother comes to visit and takes zero interest in the baby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Arthurs Dawn Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 3/31/2024 at 2:46 PM, DireWolfSpirit said: the scary as fuck childnapper in "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang' Lol my siblings and I used to tell our sister she looked like the Childcatcher and she would flip out every time. Also The Albino from The Princess Bride.. Fractured (2019) disturbed me. At least the ending did, when there was a shot of that patient the MC stole during the middle of surgery..just twitching in his back seat. DireWolfSpirit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 12 minutes ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: Spoiler Isn't it weird that Hedwig Höss' mother comes to visit and takes zero interest in the baby? Spoiler Her arc is probably my favorite thing in the film. She arrives, admiring her daughter's "success" as "Queen of Auschwitz", and then slowly, slowly the poison of the place breaches her ability to not care about what's going on -- to think, even, that it's good -- and she absconds in the night, knowing guilt at last. Ramsay B. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ran said: Reveal hidden contents Her arc is probably my favorite thing in the film. She arrives, admiring her daughter's "success" as "Queen of Auschwitz", and then slowly, slowly the poison of the place breaches her ability to not care about what's going on -- to think, even, that it's good -- and she absconds in the night, knowing guilt at last. The... Spoiler ...baby and the dog haven't been indoctrinated. That's why the dog is constantly whining and the baby is screaming all the time. They know the world is wrong. It's also why they're constantly ignored. They aren't part of the machine. Everyone else are cogs in a clockwork society and a clockwork household. They go through all the motions but there's no value there. The only ones who aren't are the servants who are obviously Jewish slave labor; clearly terrified and grieving. I still haven't figured out what's up with the apples. Nourishment for possible escapees? An expression of guilt? Escapism? Edited April 3 by Deadlines? What Deadlines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 4 hours ago, Deadlines? What Deadlines? said: The... Hide contents I still haven't figured out what's up with the apples. Nourishment for possible escapees? Spoiler Via Wikipedia: Quote The young Polish girl in the film is inspired by Aleksandra Bystroń-Kołodziejczyk, whom Glazer met during his research. As a 12-year-old member of the Polish Home Army, she used to cycle to the camp to leave apples for the starving prisoners. As in the film, she discovered a piece of music written by a prisoner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isis Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 On 3/31/2024 at 8:46 PM, DireWolfSpirit said: Slasher/horror examples would be mostly from childhood and include the wicked green witch in "Oz", the scary as fuck childnapper in "Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang' also the original "Excorcist" scared me to pieces for years. The first time I watched The Exorcist I was in my late 20's and I found the film to be too slow and dull - so much so that I actually got bored and turned it off about 10 minutes from the end. I think I was expecting something completely different and at the time that I watched it I was just unable to appreciate it for what it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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