kpowers said:

nextedition said:

The Human Centipede

I didn't finish it i have to say, the whole thing was too much for me.

(although its more the idea than you actually see something)

The second film is worse (or better) for severity, depending on one's taste.

Neither film really works psychologically, even if the main character's motivations from the second movie are more plausible, the murders themselves are more unbelievable than the first movie. Second film better but still fairly crap for same reason most horror movies are: Facile.

Psychological is what horror movies should be about. The deranged killer from the Saw movie at least has genuine motives, albeit very questionable. The whole premise of the Hostel movie is a killer cult. Killer cults have existed throughout history, so the film is premised on something believable. Both films are very good. 'Torture porn' can work artistically if done right.

fortuneandserendipity said:

nextedition said:

The Human Centipede

I didn't finish it i have to say, the whole thing was too much for me.

(although its more the idea than you actually see something)

The second film is worse (or better) for severity, depending on one's taste.

Neither film really works psychologically, even if the main character's motivations from the second movie are more plausible, the murders themselves are more unbelievable than the first movie. Second film better but still fairly crap for same reason most horror movies are: Facile.

Psychological is what horror movies should be about. The deranged killer from the Saw movie at least has genuine motives, albeit very questionable. The whole premise of the Hostel movie is a killer cult. Killer cults have existed throughout history, so the film is premised on something believable. Both films are very good. 'Torture porn' can work artistically if done right.

The Human Centipede was pretty frightening. The fact that there was no real blood or gore in the first one made the horror more pronounced. The shit and blood gore in the second felt too much. It's like - oh sure, we're going to staple some folks together. But the first one with the maniacal doctor ordering them around to walk or whatever was really scary. (the shit scene - dear god, worse than anything in the 2nd film.)

The first Saw was disturbing because it was (mostly) so insular. To see him shut the door at the end with the guy yelling - to think about yourself in that position is beyond. The latter films, with the girl going back to help the guy or taking over for Jigsaw became too ridiculous. It was just torture porn, really. Not artistic. Jigaw became some self-involved asshole with a messiah complex who got off more on hurting, rather that helping, his victims.

Hostel was violent for the sake of it.

kewlschool said:

Graffiti Bridge starring Prince.

It wasn't disturbing in any fashion but it was awful.

The acting was beyond terrible. It probably had the most awful ending as well.

Glad I saw it at the dollar theatres

phunkdaddy said:

kewlschool said:

Graffiti Bridge starring Prince.

It wasn't disturbing in any fashion but it was awful.

The acting was beyond terrible. It probably had the most awful ending as well.

Glad I saw it at the dollar theatres

It's disturbingly bad.

kpowers said:

AndrePatrone said:

if you dont recognize that image consider your retina blessed

I guess I'm retina blessed

In short, it's infamous for a scene implying ...we'll say "violence"..against a newborn infant. That and an incest relate plot twist.

Protagonist: Porn Star

Nemesis: Ultra Wealthy "Visionary" Director

...yeah

...and for anyone wondering, about 5 years ago I asked google the same question as OP. I watched just about every title, as a personal challange. Not exactly proud of what Ive seen tbh but it makes for "good" bar convo.

Oddly enough, no one on thread has mentioned several titles.

Here's one of the least disturbing ..which is saying a lot

A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Gummo

AndrePatrone said:

...and for anyone wondering, about 5 years ago I asked google the same question as OP. I watched just about every title, as a personal challange. Not exactly proud of what Ive seen tbh but it makes for "good" bar convo.

I'm not a fan of "disturbing" films which is why I haven't posted in this thread.

Although I do enjoy Irreversible and bought both the DVD and Blu-ray. But that's more because any movie that gives Monica Bellucci a lot of screen time I think is worth watching.

Antichrist is another movie that I own and have watched multiple times which could be considered disturbing because of the sexual violence. There is a genital mutilation scene that I still have not witnessed because I always close my eyes.

So yeah, disturbing movies--not my thing.

sexton said:

AndrePatrone said:

...and for anyone wondering, about 5 years ago I asked google the same question as OP. I watched just about every title, as a personal challange. Not exactly proud of what Ive seen tbh but it makes for "good" bar convo.

I'm not a fan of "disturbing" films which is why I haven't posted in this thread.

Although I do enjoy Irreversible and bought both the DVD and Blu-ray. But that's more because any movie that gives Monica Bellucci a lot of screen time I think is worth watching.

Antichrist is another movie that I own and have watched multiple times which could be considered disturbing because of the sexual violence. There is a genital mutilation scene that I still have not witnessed because I always close my eyes.

So yeah, disturbing movies--not my thing.

Yeah I heard about that Antichrist scene. I started to watch the movie high yeahs ago and chickened out lol. Besides that scene I heard it was a good film..maybe I'll watch it tonight

Favorite is a strong word to use for films adapted from the works of the Maquise De Sade but the DP on this film understood the assignment: https://www.youtube.com/w...bVn3BZgCDA (essay)

And then there's GOODBYE UNCLE TOM..

Also Eraserhead.

Fucking David Lynch, man. I dunno

I like Tarantino but Django UNchained was pretty hard to watch too.

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I spit on your grave

As a kid The Towering Inferno gave me genuine nightmares. Some of the deaths in that were really tough to watch, such as the guy staggering out the lift full of bodies in flames. Grim indeed.

Being a big horror fan I use to seek out 'extreme' films but the older I get the more depressing I find them, so I tend to stick with more traditional horror films these days. The Human Centipede has been mentioned and that series is a tough watch. A Serbian Film is very grim indeed. Irreversible has also been mentioned and that film left me feeling down for the whole weekend after I saw it, very rough.

The film that disturbed me the most though is the British made nuclear war drama Threads (1984). If you've seen it, you'll know what I mean. If you haven't, approach with caution. Its disturbing, depressing, and devoid of any hope whatsoever. If I'd have seen it when it first aired when the Cold War was still going I'm not sure I'd have coped very well.

JoeyC said:

Some of you all are lightweights.

I'm pretty desensitized to most of what "normal" people would find disturbing. A few moves though kind of creeped me out. One was the move salò, or the 120 days of sodom. That one is pretty messed up. Another one is Tetsuo: The Iron Man. The sheer strangeness of that movie weirded me out. Also A Serbian Film is a really fucked up movie. The only move though, that was so disturbing to me that i turned it off, and still haven't finished, is Hereditary. I watched it up to the car scene. The one with the brother and his sister. The whole atmosphere of that movie was a major downer. I might finish it one day. I'm in no big hurry though.

It's strange what gets to people but not others ... I'd say Salo and A Serbian Film are much worse than Hereditary. I was excited for Hereditary after the reviews I read, but was so bored in the cinema. Don't think it helped that I guessed the protagonist quite early on.

There's a few, but the ones that quicky come to mind is "Kids" (1995), "Gummo" and one of my favorite films, "A Clockwork Orange" (1971).

DaveT said:

Being a big horror fan I use to seek out 'extreme' films but the older I get the more depressing I find them, so I tend to stick with more traditional horror films these days.

Well said.

I wasn't a big fan of this one:

Hmm, most disturbing movies turn me on. One of the few that I can think of that did not would be Over the Top. So yeah, that one.

OldFriends4Sale said:

PliablyPurple said:

Hmm, most disturbing movies turn me on. One of the few that I can think of that did not would be Over the Top. So yeah, that one.

The SLy Stone arm wrestling movie?

I never seen this movie just the trailer. Nope, think I will pass on this sick ass Eli Roth movie.

herb4 said:

PliablyPurple said:

Hmm, most disturbing movies turn me on. One of the few that I can think of that did not would be Over the Top. So yeah, that one.

The SLy Stone arm wrestling movie?

-When he turns the cap, i turn my head.-

-It's the thumb slither that creeps me out.-

-The Stallone Walk-

Looking at what others have posted, I actually have seen The Human Centipede (First Sequence). I thought it was stupid.

The premise of Kids was admittedly creepy. But the movie was just a real downer ultimately. I had a similar feeling after watching Requiem for a Dream--which was only disturbing in how bleak the endings were for all the characters.

Another dreary Kids-like movie I would recommend is the Ukrainian film The Tribe. The gimmick is the entirety of the movie's dialogue is in sign language with no translations. The viewer eventually figures out what is happening through the characters' body language, facial expressions and the context scenes have with each other. There is a part at the end reminiscent of Irreversible though.

sexton said:

Looking at what others have posted, I actually have seen The Human Centipede (First Sequence). I thought it was stupid.

The premise of Kids was admittedly creepy. But the movie was just a real downer ultimately. I had a similar feeling after watching Requiem for a Dream--which was only disturbing in how bleak the endings were for all the characters.

Another dreary Kids-like movie I would recommend is the Ukrainian film The Tribe. The gimmick is the entirety of the movie's dialogue is in sign language with no translations. The viewer eventually figures out what is happening through the characters' body language, facial expressions and the context scenes have with each other. There is a part at the end reminiscent of Irreversible though.

To this day an ex sweared I traumatized her by showing her Kids..wild shit is it reminds me of church conferences as a child

I wasn't a big fan of this one: