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cactusfractal

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5. Not a dry eye...

Tue Feb 4, 2014, 03:23 PM

Feb 2014

The Omaha Beach sequence in Saving Private Ryan has been described by those who were actually there as the most realistic battle scene ever. I heard an interview with an old corpsman who said it wasn't so much the visuals as the *sounds* of war that were the best replicated. The things that closing one's eyes can't shut out.

I felt like I held my breath the entire time they were storming the beach. I was exhausted from the experience and in more awe of those grunts, as I still am today, who go over the top again... and again... and again.

It sure brought the ugly reality home, didn't it?

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Most graphically disturbing movies? [View all] clarice Feb 2014 OP

The Cook, The Thief, The Wife and her Lover I found particularly disturbing.... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #1

I've seen both.... clarice Feb 2014 #2

My then teenage daughter nearly lost it - uncontrollable sobbing. thought of 2 more... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #3

I must admit.... clarice Feb 2014 #4

Not a dry eye... cactusfractal Feb 2014 #5

The one reassuring thing about the depiction of the battle on Omaha Beach Aristus Mar 2014 #56

Indeed, the beginning of SPR made me feel like I had PTSD. arcane1 Feb 2014 #6

The final siege battle scene of Platoon is just incredible... NRaleighLiberal Feb 2014 #7

A pair of shorts from the Animatrix... Chan790 Feb 2014 #8

When I was a teen in the 1960s, it was the horror film Blood Feast aint_no_life_nowhere Feb 2014 #9

This is a classic...sort of. nt clarice Feb 2014 #14

What a fantastic poster! Susannah Elf Apr 2015 #64

A Clockwork Orange OmahaBlueDog Feb 2014 #10

+1 on this JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #42

Maybe there's something wrong with me. I can remember those scenes, & I remember being scarletwoman Feb 2014 #43

I felt the same way. Susannah Elf Apr 2015 #60

Lot's of good ones....thanks for your responses. clarice Feb 2014 #11

I've seen it mockmonkey Feb 2014 #12

I know..right? absolutely brutal. Can't unsee it. nt clarice Feb 2014 #13

I'll second "The Cook, The THief..." sweetloukillbot Feb 2014 #15

I'll third it. I still get queasy... WorseBeforeBetter Mar 2014 #55

For me it was Susannah Elf Apr 2015 #61

Yeah, that was nauseating. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2015 #63

The ending scene of "Looking for Mr. Goodbar"... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #16

I saw that movie *shudder* nt clarice Feb 2014 #17

Yeah, you know what I mean, clarice! MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #19

DON"T link it...eeek.....lol clarice Feb 2014 #23

She wasn't stabbed by Richard Gere! TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #20

Yeah… that's right... MrMickeysMom Feb 2014 #22

That's right....I forgot. nt clarice Feb 2014 #24

Not graphically.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2014 #18

Yes it IS. nt clarice Feb 2014 #25

Reservoir Dogs TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #21

Me too.... clarice Feb 2014 #26

My mother saw Psycho in 1960 TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #29

Yikes !!!! nt clarice Feb 2014 #32

The blood was actually Bosco. valerief Feb 2014 #36

Didn't know that...great trivia question. Thanks. nt clarice Feb 2014 #37

At this point in Tarantino's career Susannah Elf Apr 2015 #62

Tetsuo the Iron Man and Cannibal Holocaust come to mind. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #27

Now you're getting hard core. lol clarice Feb 2014 #28

Damn, just when I'd forgotten about Tetsuo, you had to bring it up! nt valerief Feb 2014 #35

I have seen that movie so many times. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #39

I just checked your profile. Male. Of course. It's too "holy shit, no!" for us females. :) nt valerief Feb 2014 #40

Tetsuo the Iron Man is too "holy shit" for most people. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #41

Salo? nt clarice Feb 2014 #44

I love that movie. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #45

cool. nt clarice Feb 2014 #47

Men Behind the Sun? nt clarice Feb 2014 #48

Ha! I own that one too. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #49

You are one sick puppy. *wink* clarice Feb 2014 #50

I know. Being sick, creepy fuck is fun. nt ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #52

A Serbian Film? It's the worst. nt clarice Feb 2014 #51

I am surprised no one has said Eraserhead yet. ZombieHorde Feb 2014 #30

absolutely !!! That baby ! nt clarice Feb 2014 #33

The Fly, specifically the birth scene Little_Wing Feb 2014 #31

yup !!! nt clarice Feb 2014 #34

Gummo ! weirrrrrrd. nt clarice Feb 2014 #38

^^^this^^^ valerief Feb 2014 #46

I refuse to watch that shit. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2014 #53

The Human Centipede? Amerincorporated Feb 2014 #54

Jacob's Ladder AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #57

I have a tie decision AtomicKitten Jan 2015 #58

Interesting that you mentioned a Korean movie davidpdx Sep 2015 #80

My secret shame is horror movies. AtomicKitten Sep 2015 #81

I liked horror movies when I was 10-12 davidpdx Sep 2015 #82

Deep Throat - LOL - I ran out of the theater LeftInTX Apr 2015 #59

The most powerful and horrific film ever made is Night and Fog .. 32 minutes of death Stuart G Apr 2015 #65

Yep, that one's really bleak! Independent_Liberal May 2015 #74

Requiem for a Dream, the director's cut. NuclearDem Apr 2015 #66

A Serbian Film Islandurp May 2015 #67

YIKES. nt clarice May 2015 #68

Subtle is better Zippyjuan May 2015 #69

My scariest XxShelbersxX May 2015 #70

Yup pretty &^&^ing scary !!!! Welcome to DU. nt clarice May 2015 #71

For those who don't understand why some of us like graphically disturbing and upsetting films... Independent_Liberal May 2015 #72

Speaking of disturbing films, has anyone seen the British film Threads from 1984? Independent_Liberal May 2015 #73

Yes, I've seen it. Very bleak, very disturbing. Guaranteed to ruin your day. nt clarice May 2015 #75

Audition. bvf Jun 2015 #76

eeek eeeek eeeek . nt clarice Jun 2015 #77

If someone already mentioned it and I missed it I apologize. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #78

Yes it is....one of my favorites... BUT a very harrowing experience. nt clarice Aug 2015 #79