What's the most disturbing movie you've ever seen?
By Bionicman
@Bionicman (3958)
Czech Republic
April 27, 2009 11:25pm CST
What's the movie that shocked you the most?
For me Martyrs. Just for the violent torture scenes. Also The Ring. It wasn't really disturbing but it scared me the most so that counts too. But I know there must be much more disturbing films out there.
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Wow, I can think of a few that come to mind. All of the SAW films are just disturbing in themselves. I don't think many can truly top them, but here we go. When I viewed Rob Zombie's Halloween I did watch it to the conclusion but I was so disturbed by it that I had to talk to hours with my husband just to be able to get some rest. It still is a film that haunts me today. I also found the original Last House on the Left incredibly disturbing. Hostel was disturbing for so many reasons. The gruesome tortures were disturbing, but so was the story line.
Namaste-Anora
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@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
28 Apr 09
Rob Zombie's Halloween, seriously? Haven't seen Last House on the Left. I liked all Saw movies except for the last one. And maybe second one. Hostel was pretty overhyped. The storyline was disturbing but I didn't care for the characters at all and that's what killed the movie for me.
I remember seeing Jacob's Ladder as a kid and I thought it was boring. I have to re-watch it as an adult. It looks pretty interesting.
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Are you saying you weren't disturbed by the storyline in Rob Zombie's Halloween? The fact that this kid butchered his family and had no remorse? I thought Rob did a wonderful job setting up the story, but it was disturbing none the less. You found yourself at first feeling sorry for him, until he continues the pattern. It was truly disturbing to know that parents could be creating sociopaths.
In terms of Jacob's Ladder, I remember that movie. My father went to Nam and talked about stories of the testing that went on. My husband and I talk about that movie every now and then because he was a soldier as well. I think it was a unique take on the so called "trying to create the universal soldier". Definately an anti-war film.
Namaste-Anora
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@greenline (14838)
• Canada
28 Apr 09
The one that's most disturbing and most scary is "Dracula". I watched that once, and decided I will not watch it again !
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Oh my gosh, I love those old movies!!! I watch them quite a bit. You are so right, you can't go wrong with those three strong actors. My favorite Vincent Price movie is still The Raven, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Peter Cushing's done so many, but I am bad with names lol and can't recall the one that I liked where he brought back a goddess. And I adore all of the old cult vampire movies with Christopher Lee, he can't top Bela but he brought something new to the horror B flick.
Namaste-Anora
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Which Dracula? There were so many. Namaste-Anora
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@megumiart (3771)
• United States
29 Apr 09
I usually try to avoid gorey or scary movies, because I'm pretty sensitive to that stuff.
But one day I watched Pan's Labyrinth. I had no idea what the movie was really about, but I thought it look really interesting.
I totally cringed at all the war-related/torture scenes and that Pan-thing really creeped me out. I was afraid I'd have a nightmare about Pan walking into my room after I went to bed.
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@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
29 Apr 09
I loved that movie. I was wondering if the faun was a bad for the whole movie because of the line "Never thrust a faun." But I thought pale man was the scariest thing in the movie (after captain of course).
@thedailyclick (3017)
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28 Apr 09
There are two films which come to my mind as being disturbing, the first of which is "A Clockwork Orange". After watching it the first time I can see why it was banned in the UK for a seriously long time. For me it is a film which is visually very disturbing.
The second film which you may not have heard of is "Tetsuo: The Iron Man". It's a Japanese film from the late 80's which is about a man who enjoys sticking metal into his body but when he is knocked down by a car he starts to somehow mysteriously control the life of the driver who knocks him down. It is just one seriously freaky movie which is at times more psychologically disturbing than any other film I have seen. It is also quite a visually weird film and I heard someone describe it as if a picture by Dali had been made into a film.
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@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
29 Apr 09
Yeah, A Clockwork Orange was pretty disturbing. Especially the Ludovico treatment and the rape scene. When I fist saw the rape scene I couldn't believe they have the guts to show it. It was pretty shocking. I'm not sure if the whole surreal style made the movie less disturbing. Or perhaps even more.
I've actually heard of Tetsuo- The Iron Man and I wanted to see it but I forgot about it.
@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
OMG, Clockwork Orange. It's so sad at the end too! It's truly the utter depiction of the sociopath, and yet makes such a powerful statement at the end after his treatments. I will say it is still disturbing to watch it, especially the scene in which they rape the woman in front of her husband.
Namaste-Anora
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
28 Apr 09
One of the films that disturbed me when I first seen it was Prince of Darkness by John Carpenter. I don't really know what it was about that film but I had nightmares about it. I don't really get disturbed by horror films as I have always been a horror film fanatic.
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@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
29 Apr 09
I know I've seen Prince of Darkness but I can't really remember what was it about.
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@thezone (9394)
• Ireland
28 Apr 09
Hi Anora. I think it was those black and white scenes with the static white noise that really creeped me out. I have watched the movie a few times since and I was ok with it, but those scenes always got to me for some reason. The Thing is one of my top horror/ Sci Fi movies, it just does everything so right and one of John Carpenters best and of course Halloween. He really knows how to direct with mood.
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@Anora_Eldorath (6028)
• United States
28 Apr 09
I remember that one. That was so bizzare. The guy that keeps appearing in the "black/white" barely audible scenes. I can't say when I saw it again I was impressed. I think film making has come a long way since he did that film, but I've always liked him as a horror director. Of course, The Thing, remake by him is probably my favorite of his films.
Namaste-Anora
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