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Movies you found disturbing or bizarre and would not watch again or recommend.

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March 20, 2025, 09:09 AM
KSGM
Movies you found disturbing or bizarre and would not watch again or recommend.
I'll start with:

Naked Lunch(1991)
eXitenZ(1999)

Coincidentally they're both David Cronenberg films. That dude is whack. WTF. If you can watch those and not cringe, you ain't right.
March 20, 2025, 09:13 AM
Chris Orndorff
District 9. Well done, but disturbing.


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March 20, 2025, 09:32 AM
KSGM
Interesting submission, Chris. I've only seen that once, and it was years ago. I don't recall having any extreme feelings about it.
March 20, 2025, 09:50 AM
P250UA5
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Originally posted by KSGM:
Interesting submission, Chris. I've only seen that once, and it was years ago. I don't recall having any extreme feelings about it.


Was thinking the same. I vaguely remember it, but don't recall being put off by it.
Think I even had bought the DVD at some point.



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March 20, 2025, 09:53 AM
ensigmatic
Apocalypse Now

Can't say why, but I found that movie so disturbing I've never been the least bit inclined to watch it ever again.


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March 20, 2025, 10:03 AM
FrankMoses
Bone Tomahawk.
March 20, 2025, 10:13 AM
BigSwede
Sin City



March 20, 2025, 10:22 AM
Orguss
Pink Flamingos


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March 20, 2025, 10:53 AM
YooperSigs
Two Women.
On The Beach.


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March 20, 2025, 11:05 AM
sigmonkey
Natural Born Killers.

I so abhor the glamorization and bloodlust the media has for violence and death (Dirty Laundry), that the movie about the subject itself, repulses me. (and I typically enjoy such movies intent)

Idiocracy.

Could not finish it.
Same basic reason.
Art too close to reality, and I get enough of that everyday.



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March 20, 2025, 11:24 AM
6guns
A Clockwork Orange was pretty disturbing to me.



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March 20, 2025, 11:25 AM
berto
Requiem for a Dream
March 20, 2025, 11:33 AM
KSGM
quote:
Requiem for a Dream
I agree with that one. I've only seen it once, and never want to see it again.

Based on the synopsis of Pink Flamingos, I can tell that would be another. So I'll save myself the trouble of even seeing it the one time.

quote:
On The Beach
1959?
March 20, 2025, 11:56 AM
apprentice
quote:
Originally posted by KSGM:
I'll start with:

Naked Lunch(1991)
eXitenZ(1999)

Coincidentally they're both David Cronenberg films. That dude is whack. WTF. If you can watch those and not cringe, you ain't right.


Guess I ain't right. Those two are a couple of my go-to's when I want extra weirdness.

District 9 I enjoyed, but it had a couple of moments that hit me in the feels enough to keep me from watching it again.

For me, it's more a matter of emotional overload that keeps me from re-watching. Example: Saving Private Ryan. I saw in the theater, and have only caught glimpse while channel surfing since. I felt it was good for me to watch it...once.

Now then, the same guy that did District 9 also did Chappie, and that was too much for me in a certain spot so I quit watching it and wouldn't recommend it.
March 20, 2025, 12:04 PM
ChuckFinley
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parents_(1989_film)



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March 20, 2025, 12:05 PM
KSGM
quote:
more a matter of emotional overload that keeps me from re-watching. Example: Saving Private Ryan.
I understand that. I have seen Private Ryan twice, but it's been years and I have no desire to see it again.

You can watch the two films I mentioned in the OP without making a face? You should be studied... for science or something.
March 20, 2025, 12:23 PM
ch23701
Misery
March 20, 2025, 12:44 PM
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Sybil


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March 20, 2025, 12:51 PM
PASig
The Human Centipede


March 20, 2025, 12:51 PM
Johnny 3eagles
Se7en.




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