most disturbing film

@acmepride (1546)
United States
October 2, 2007 1:52am CST
Among all the movies you've watched so far, which do you find most disturbing and why? Please include the director, if possible.
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@overdosed (230)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
I've heard from friends "HOSTEL" was very disturbing. That's why I didn't watch it, hehehe. But there is this Nicolas Cage flick "8 MM" which I did watch. I find the subject matter (snuff films) and the story very disturbing. It didn't show too much violence, only suggestions of it - but it was very effective in bothering me 'til night time (I found myself lying in bed wide awake, trying to erase what I've watched). Also, there's The Exorcist (old one and new one) for reasons of creepiness. ..... and any movie with Paris Hilton in it is extremely disturbing. Hehehe.
@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
Hostel was indeed disturbing, overdosed. I've already watched 8MM and, like you, I find it disturbing as well, but it didn't bother me as much as it bothered you, since I didn't find myself lying in bed wide awake after watching it. Exorcist was really freaky and it really spooked me out, to be frank, though it may not be as extremely disturbing as Paris Hilton's movies. lol... Thanks for your excellent post and Happy myLotting! ;)
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@AmbiePam (84668)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I'm glad to see I'm not the only who was bothered by 8mm.
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@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Add me to the list of people bothered by 8mm. I can't even explain why exactly, it just did....Face Off freaked me out a little too.
@wisedragon (2325)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
crucifixion - Jesus Christ underwent so much pain and suffering
That would have to be The Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson. Although the movie tells the story of my Lord, I found it difficult to watch how Jesus Christ was tortured. He underwent unbelievable pain and suffering. Thankfully the movie ended on the resurrection.
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• United States
21 Oct 07
They brought that film to church and played it during the young people's hour, and folks especially the kids, they just cried and cried during that film. I remember it well.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I would tend to agree with you that The Passion of the Christ was quite graphic and, I would not, in any way, fault you for finding it difficult to watch the torture of Jesus Christ. If I'm not mistaken, Mel Gibson was even heavily criticized for this film, especially by those who felt that the depiction of the pain and suffering that Christ went through was unbelievably visibly intense. If it's any consolation, though, as you've said, it thankfully concluded with the resurrection of Christ. Thanks for your insightful sharing, wisedragon! Happy myLotting! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
4 Oct 07
That's surely another way of looking at and appreciating things, onedollar. I fully respect your perspective on such matter. Thanks a lot for your pithy comment and Happy myLotting! ;)
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
Well I'm a fan of documentary films, but I don't watch and am not aware to all of them. I only watch I can and whenever I have time, since I need to be in the mood to stay totally focused on the film. I've seen the infamous "Cannibal Holocaust" but I don't really know the real story behind it, since I haven't had much time research if the events that occured there where really true. But it seems really true, so I didn't pursue to make a research of it because it's a gruesome film and that I really got disturbed by it..
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
It's been a long time since it was made, that I forgot the director's name. But try also the award-winning film directed by Steven Spielberg, "Schindler's List" which starred Liam Neeson. It's also a great film, as it was also based on true-to-life events during the World War II holocaust about the Jews.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
The title of the film alone is already quite creepy, to my mind, especially since it seems to involve cannibalism (who in his right mind would enjoy watching a film where a human is devouring his/her fellow human?) and/or the holocaust (a devastatingly horrific period in our history, to be sure). By the way, if you know, raijin, who directed it and when did it come out in cinemas? Thanks a lot and Happy myLotting! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I perfectly understand, raijin. I would just scour through the net to find relevant info about Cannibal Holocaust. Schindler's List is indeed a great World War II film and it really moved me. It really made me feel like I was likewise in that dark time in our history, experiencing the soul-crushing agony that Holocaust victims were experiencing then. Thanks for recommending it, though, raijin! Happy myLotting! ;)
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@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
"Copycat" starting sigourney weaver. i dont know who was the director but for me this is the most disturbing film i watched so far.
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@roniroxas (10560)
• Philippines
2 Oct 07
the story is about a man who is copying the most notorious killers in the history. segourney weaver is a criminal psychologist. i think it was released in the US at around 1995. http://www.joblo.com/reviews.php?mode=joblo_movies&id=1298 try to view the link it can help you. hope you have the chance to watch this.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
Frankly, Copycat is also new for me. Do you know when this movie was released? To somehow give me an idea of what this film is basically about, could you kindly tell me to what genre it belongs, if possible? Thanks a lot and Happy myLotting! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
Hey, thank you very much for the very useful link! I truly appreciate it. I would surely try to watch this twisted film, if ever I get hold a copy of it. Happy myLotting, roni! ;)
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@bizmom (515)
• United States
12 Oct 07
Hmm well being theres so many out there that disturbe me lately - but two actually stood out for me *War of the worlds* - with Tom Cruise - i cant put my finger on why tho! :( i think cuz its possible for things to just HAPPEN and ANYONE to enter our World without our knowing it - is VERY SCARY!! ( I DID however LOVE the H.G.WELLS story!) And *Hills have eyes* - mostly cuz my family & I travel alot and well... it scared the CRAP out of me that it COULD happen - u just never know what people will do! :( Im not much for desert *vacations* but still! XX :)
@acmepride (1546)
• United States
18 Oct 07
Such films could really be considered as quite disturbing, to be sure. Thanks a lot for your much valued contribution to this discussion and Happy myLotting, bizmom! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
19 Oct 07
I'm really humbled by your comment, bizmom. Thanks a lot for appreciating the discussion I've created! Happy myLotting! ;)
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@bizmom (515)
• United States
18 Oct 07
THank u its an interesting topic :) XX
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2 Oct 07
The first movie to pop into my head was, Hostel. This said, i don't think it was a particually good movie, fx were a bit naff, and you don't really see much, it's more implied. What makes it disturbing is the whole idea, Eli Roth your a very sick man lol Don't think i'll watch the 2nd. The only thing I've ever watched thats disturbed me big time isn't a movie but a short clip on rotton.com. A so called friend thought they'd show me, and i was completly unaware of what i was about to be subjected too. I won't go into it apart from to say, it upset me so much i couldn't see anything other than the image and would periodically burst into tears.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
That clip must really be terribly disturbing, considering that after viewing it, you were so much upset that you "couldn't see anything other than the image and would periodically burst into tears." I could just imagine how understandably equally upset you may have been with your "so called friend" for tricking you into watching that horrifying clip. If you could still remember, though, twilight_75, what's the title of that clip? If ever there is one, who directed it? I just want to personally know whether such clip would top the disturbing films I've already watched. Thanks a lot and Happy myLotting! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
2 Oct 07
I believe that I've seen this clip already, and I fully agree that the fact that such condemnable beheading was real only made it all the more disturbing.
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@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
3 Oct 07
The move called "HOSTEL" is the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. All that torture being done on humans by other humans was just sick! I had no idea that movie was going to be like that. I had a hard time getting over that movie. And I'm 25 and I couldn't sleep! UGH! It's nasty and I regret watching it! I also heard there was a HOSTEL 2 coming??????? And then the movies SAW! I watched all the SAW movies, it's pretty sick, but for some reason I keep watching, but I can't watch it alone. LOL! But HOSTEL is the one I feel shouldn't even have been made!
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@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
5 Oct 07
I would NOT watch HOSTEL 2. It was to sick for me. But I would watch the new SAW movie coming out. If I had someone to watch it with me and my kids were asleep! I know the SAW movies are pretty scary and sick, but HOSTEL beats them all. It just seems to real...
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
5 Oct 07
If ever you do, have tons of "scary and sick" fun, Foxxee! Thanks a lot for your relevant post and Happy myLotting! ;)
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
3 Oct 07
In terms of grown up movies...The Blair Witch Project, 8mm, and V for Vendetta stand out for disturbing me. The previews for The Hitcher bothered me enough that I refuse to watch the movie. There are others but their titles escape me now. On the disturbing children's programming theme- Sponge Bob Square Pants, BooBahs, Teletubbies, The Wiggles, and The Upside Down Show.
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@Foxxee (3651)
• United States
3 Oct 07
LMAO! My daughter loves the "Upside Down Show".. Sometimes I want to delete it off the DVR!
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
4 Oct 07
You're now officially included in the growing list of myLotters who were really disturbed by 8 mm, foxyfire33. I haven't seen Blair Witch Project yet, but a lot of people have told me that it's actually quite disturbing. Who directed it, by the way? In regard the disturbing children's programming theme, on the other hand, to be frank, I haven't seen any of it yet. Would such children's programs still be disturbing for an adult, though? Thanks a lot and Happy myLotting! ;)
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
2 Oct 07
There are two movies that stick out in my mind as the most disturbing films I have seen. 8MM with Nicolas Cage and Juaquin Pheonix and The Audition (Japanese Horror Film). Those two films really bothered me when I watched them.
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@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Nicolas Cage was much more on the edge back then, more willing to take risks I think. He did have some awesome movies! I think he did good in Ghost Rider, but he just doesn't have the boom he used to have at the box office. I miss the old Nic Cage!
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
3 Oct 07
mamasan34, do you know who directed The Audition? If you do, who's he/she? Is the spoken language in Nihongo? If yes, are the subtitles in English? Thanks a lot for your helpful response! Happy myLotting! ;)
• United States
2 Oct 07
8mm is the sh*t god nicholas cage was a better actor back in the day!
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@anaknitatay (1335)
• Philippines
3 Oct 07
The most disturbing films for me were Peewee Herman and the teletubbies. the sun with a baby's face on it, aliens living in a valley with nothing but rabbits and they seem to like thrusting their hips forward and showing off their tummies with TV sets on them. before this show I only used to see these things in my dreams when I've had a little too much to eat. and then there's Peewee herman a grown man who likes wearing make-up and doing very immature things. "daig pa kaya si Jacko" The writers/directors that made them seem to be on a bad acid trip.
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• Philippines
5 Oct 07
anytime Acme and i enjoyed your topic very much!
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
3 Oct 07
lol... Although I haven't watched Peewee Herman and the teletubbies yet, I must admit that your description of it alone is already quite bizarre to say the least. Thanks a lot for your humorous post and Happy myLotting, anaknitatay! ;)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Yes! That baby in the sun on the Teletubbies always gave me the creeps!!
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@meekoh (28)
• Philippines
12 Oct 07
i was reading through the responses you have recieved so far. what caught my attention is one title of a particular movie, SCHINDLER'S LIST. that i guess is the most disturbing film i have ever seen in my life. it has similar story line with V for Vendetta. i watched SCHINDLER'S LIST last night and i ended up crying. i haven't recovered until now. but i am amazed of one man's attempt of saving 1,200 jews from the brutal hands of the nazis. *sigh* watch it. you'll feel that there is still enough room for one more.
• United States
21 Oct 07
I notice SCHINDLER'S LIST come up more than a couple of times, and I have to admit, I have watched it but not all the way through because of it's graphic nature. That movie is remarkable though. I have to admit but I don't believe I can watch it all the way through. The Pianist is another film that is quite remarkable as well.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
21 Oct 07
The Pianist, I must say, is truly equally moving, Savvynlady. It has a melancholic feel to it that really easily affected me. Thanks a lot for actively participating in this discussion and Happy myLotting! ;)
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
17 Oct 07
Schindler's List is indeed a powerfully disturbing film, meekoh. The fact that you ended up crying and haven't easily recovered after watching it only bolsters your good observation about such movie. For our better understanding, though, could you kindly elaborate why, to your mind, Scindler's List "has similar story line with V for Vendetta?" Thanks a lot for your important contribution to this discussion and Happy myLotting! ;)
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• United States
3 Oct 07
Titanic. James Cameron directed it. It wouldn't have been so bad except for the soundtrack. I still have nightmares that cause me to wake up in the night, sweating profusly as I hear those screeches in my head.
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• Philippines
3 Oct 07
her screeching was actually the reason why most of the passengers jumped off the boat before it went under.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
3 Oct 07
acmepride is in total agreement with all of you! Thanks so much for your contributions and Happy myLotting! ;)
• United States
3 Oct 07
hehehe...good one!
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• Canada
3 Oct 07
Hmm...I have seen so many films. Some horror films are disturbing. It is hard for me to say was is the most disturbing. There is an older movie called Clockwork Orange...that was pretty disturbing. Good movie, I enjoyed. I recent movie I watched and found to be disturbing is "Perfume." The storyline was disturbing...but I have to admit it was a beautifully made film. Very well done. Beautiful imagery and art direction.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
4 Oct 07
Thanks a lot for providing such pertinent details, matteo85! Happy myLotting! ;)
@acmepride (1546)
• United States
3 Oct 07
Is Clockwork Orange an opus of Stanley Kubrick's? If it is, I think I've seen it already and I'm inclined to agree with you that it was really pretty disturbing. I haven't watched Perfume yet, but if it was truly "very well done" because of its "Beautiful imagery and art direction," I would definitely try my darn best to find a good copy of one. Do you know, though, who directed it and when its release date was? Thanks a lot, matteo85! Happy myLotting! ;)
• Canada
4 Oct 07
Yes you are right about Clock work orange! As for Perfume. The full movie title is: "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer." It was released in 2006 directed by Tom Tykwer.
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@deedeehall (1144)
• United States
7 May 09
acmepride-i will have to say passion of christ was very hard for me to watch and i have never forgotin it.it was the most real and sad movie i have ever seen.when jesus mother was wipeing all of that blood off the ground and from round his feet.and was in tears it just broke my hert i will never forget it.if you have not seen it you should really watch it . wounderful.i am not sure who the director is .sorry!
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
7 Jun 09
No other than Mel Gibson.
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@casper20 (1463)
• India
15 Oct 07
i am an indian.so i have only watched censored versions of scary movies.but of all those movies that i have watched i have to say that psycho was the one that actually made me scared the most. ALFRED HITCHCOCK is a brilliant director and the fact that it is a black and white movie made it even more scary.i was 15 or 16 when i watched it. the story and the ending shocked me so much that i couldn't sleep without my bedroom lights on for atleast a month.i haven't dared to watch a movie which others have said is scary for a long time.
@acmepride (1546)
• United States
19 Oct 07
I must fully agree with you that Alfred Hitchcock is a brilliant director and psycho is indeed quite scary to say the least. Thanks a lot for your very fine post and Happy myLotting, casper20! ;)
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@badkat83 (1620)
• United States
17 Oct 07
I thought the 1st Texas Chainsaw Massacre was disturbing, I watched it when I was younger and to this day cannot watch it again. It bothered me, especially when it said it was based on true events. Ewwwwwww. I also watched part of the 1st Saw the other day, and could not watch that, what a disturbing movie.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
23 Oct 07
Both films are really very much disturbing so I fully understand why it bothered you perhaps as much as or even more than it bothered other people who've seen it. Thanks a lot for taking the time to participate in this discussion and Happy myLotting, badkat83! ;)
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@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
18 Oct 07
Trainspotting. I found that a very hard movie to watch.
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• United States
15 Oct 07
Do you mean a film that grossed me out or a film where the subject offended me?What really disturbs me isn't either of those things, it is when a so called romantic comedy has the coulpe hating each other right until the end and then they love each other.It makes me livid. I would rather see a good action film instead
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
23 Oct 07
Either or both will actually do. Frankly, I also find such films terribly irksome, to say the least, sarahruthbeth. A good action film, in such a case, would surely be a nice alternative. Thanks a lot for your much valued contribution to this discussion and Happy myLotting! ;)
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• Indonesia
16 Oct 07
The most disturbing movies I ever watch is Canibal. I dont know the director because I watch it only 2 minutes when the movies started to view a very sadistic scene, plus many said that it is based on a true story.. I am glad that I didn't watch it full..
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
23 Oct 07
Thanks a lot for openly sharing the most disturbing movie you've ever watched, afternoontea! Happy myLotting! ;)
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• Finland
18 Oct 07
I have seen that movie named "HOSTEL" also. Lol, tht were good but disturbing. Do you want to watch these or just having some "good movies" for your friends to tell/show? Omg :D Kinda bad, I dont know if theres any other. Like, all classic horror films like psycho and all that. You know them, you watch them and you feel them. Horror lol.
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@acmepride (1546)
• United States
24 Oct 07
In response to your question, I want to watch the films that disturbed my fellow myLotters to essentially see for myself whether such films are indeed disturbing. Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts and Happy myLotting, Maketsuppi! ;)
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