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In reply to the discussion: Most graphically disturbing movies? [View all]scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)43. Maybe there's something wrong with me. I can remember those scenes, & I remember being
sorta grossed out at the time, but whatever "disturbance" I felt when I was watching it didn't carry with me.
I saw "Clockwork Orange" on the big screen when it was first released. Back then, you weren't hip if you hadn't seen it. I can remember cringing at the scenes you mention, but they didn't really affect me to any kind of extent. For me, the whole movie was already high camp and surreal, and there was something about the campiness and surrealism that removed me from having much of an emotional reaction to those scenes.
I think I could probably watch it again, and still experience the same emotional remove I felt the first time.
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The Cook, The Thief, The Wife and her Lover I found particularly disturbing....
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2014
#1
My then teenage daughter nearly lost it - uncontrollable sobbing. thought of 2 more...
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2014
#3
Maybe there's something wrong with me. I can remember those scenes, & I remember being
scarletwoman
Feb 2014
#43
I just checked your profile. Male. Of course. It's too "holy shit, no!" for us females. :) nt
valerief
Feb 2014
#40
The most powerful and horrific film ever made is Night and Fog .. 32 minutes of death
Stuart G
Apr 2015
#65
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