What's the Most Unsettling Movies you've ever seen? - Page 22

KevinAK · #**316** Jul 26, '12, 10:12 am

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Originally Posted by jenwha

Oh my, 120 Days of Sodom. Have not seen it but a previous poster said he did. Was just browsing a book about banned movies last night and that one was in the book with an extremely graphic disgusting description. I will skip that one.

My five:

Seven

The Exorcist (HOW IN THE WORLD DID THEY LET THE SCENE WITH THE CRUCIFIX IN BACK IN 1972? Or in 2012, for that matter. Digusting)

Hostel (I've seen both I and II, if you haven't seen them...DON'T.)

Requiem for a Dream

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)

I agree with Texas Chainsaw Massacre -- what disturbed even more was that I saw it @ Catholic college.

Lion of Narnia · #**317** Jul 27, '12, 1:04 pm

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Originally Posted by empther

Red Dawn

The Russians invade America. They even have tanks in Iowa.

( How did the Russians get fifty ton tanks all the way from Russia to Iowa? Helicopters?

A bunch of teenagers fight off the Russians and save us all.

What really frightened me about this movie is that there are people stupid enough to believe this nonsense could happen.
It's not like Star Wars or something like that. This movie wanted to be taken seriously.

Did we see the same movie?

The opening credits clearly described Latin America & Mexico essentially becoming part of the East Bloc. There are a LOT of Latin Americans in the occupying forces--the Occupation Officer is Nicaraguan. Paratroopers establish "beach heads" and the heavy equipment and regular troops follow.

We see ONE small resistence group in one small area of the Occupation Zone. Powers Booth is an F-15 Pilot who gets shot down and has to join the kids. He obviously comes from a unconquered area that can still mmount conventionl forces (like an M-1 Abrams in one scene)

SPOILER ALERT

The kids dont "save us all"--like most resistence guerillas, the casualtties are high. The victory that is refered to at the end is obviously a collborattion of conventional and unconventional forces.

Besides, the movie is much like Heinlein's short story "Free Men" (Expanded Universe) Its not really about a "plausible" scenario--its about any freedom fighters, anywhere at any time.

jenwha · #**318** Jul 27, '12, 6:43 pm

I just thought of one more...much more in the unsettling category, not a horror.

Anyone here see Gummo?

Very very strange.

Jacqueline1966 · #**319** Aug 21, '12, 9:11 pm

Frailty
Any movie where people are buried alive

JonCarlos1984 · #**320** Aug 22, '12, 12:34 am

Nothing could possibly top 'Salo' for most unsettling. I couldn't finish it, but I got enough in to wish that I never bothered watching the wretched thing. Passolini was trying to prove some sort of political point with that film, but overkill is a term that can't even cut it.

Mary Gail 36 · #**321** Aug 22, '12, 9:14 am

Not the most unsettling but unsettling nonetheless:

Suddenly Last Summer

Starring, Elizabeth Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift.

Has to do with repressed memory, trauma, lobotomy and a very gruesome crime all wrapped up with a very overbearing mom and son relationship.

Nelka · #**322** Aug 22, '12, 1:52 pm

Braveheart due to the rubbish in it.
Matrix due to the coma it put me in.
Films with Sean Penn in them.

iamcatholic100 · #**323** Sep 14, '12, 5:47 pm

The following in no particular order:

Panic Room
Hostage
One Hour Photo
Halloween: Resurrection- the one with Busta Rhymes
School for Scoundrals- with Billy Bob Thorton
Dawn of the Dead (2004 version)- Haven't seen the whole thing , though wish I hadn't seen it at all.
The Simpsons Movie - Some parts were funny, other parts were sickening and unessesary
To Live (Chinese) - Had to watch some of it in Intercultural Communications class
Scary Movie (that was the name of it)
1776 - Movie Based on the Musical

iamcatholic100 · #**324** Sep 15, '12, 7:30 am

Oh, and a couple of other ones:

1) The first time I saw Titanic- the ending made me cry like a baby
2) Finding Neverland- The ending also made me cry.
3) Old School- Only parts of it. The TBS version was easier to watch, but still somewhat disgusting.
4) There's Something About Mary- First movie I saw with full frontal male nudity
5) End of Days
6) The first half hour of Pulp Fiction
7) The Passion of the Christ- Solely because of the scourging scene, but still loved it.

There are many others, but I don't want to dabble on for too long.