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Old 11-25-2012, 09:39 PM
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I think a couple of movies that have disturbed me the most are Bad Boy Bubby and Gummo. I think a lot of it has to deal with the capturing style of the movie the dinginess of it I suppose. Not necessarily just the movie itself. I feel like a lot of the disturbing movies have to have that to them as well (if that makes any sense at all).
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Old 02-11-2013, 06:33 PM
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Great list! This one is definitely up my alley. I think I've seen close to 50% of them, and will be on the lookout for the rest.

I love that there's a good mix of styles in here, and that it's not just about which movie can out-disgust the next. I'm guessing there's an entire genre of Tumbling Doll of Flesh fetish snuff porn, but listing just that one is plenty.

I suspect that a few are listed purely for their historical significance. For example, Blood Feast -- not all that disturbing or gory, but I'm sure the subject matter crossed lines at the time. Also, Bay of Blood, from what I remember isn't even the most bloody giallo I can think of, but I assume it's in here for its influence on the slasher sub-genre. Good call on including those, but drawing the line there. If you take that logic too far, you'd be including anything shocking "at the time," such as Haxan, assuming that people in the 20's crapped their pants when they saw it, while now it's really just a fun & creepy historical anomaly.

The one I might have an issue with is Driller Killer. I believe it never should have made the Video Nasty list, and probably is on it because of its title and video cover, which was basically just an attempt to increase sales. I consider it a fairly artistic psychological thriller and not very gory or disturbing. I'd compare it more to Taxi Driver than any slasher or human atrocity horror movie, however, maybe Taxi Driver is psychologically disturbing enough that it could have made this HDC list. :)

The cannibal subgenre seems a little over-represented, although maybe that's just because I've been chasing Cannibal Holocaust ever since I saw it, and nothing else holds a candle to it.

I'm also not convinced about Slither. Meh. The "fat" scene, maybe?

If I were to add one to the list, it would be Audition. Personally, I think this movie is iconic in its shock value, and the final scene is vivid and memorable, even if not exceedingly gory.

Of course, there are a ton of great choices...

Splatter: Naked Blood -- Great selection! I love the piercing scene, and of course, who doesn't enjoy fingers tempura?

Henry -- Yes, totally disturbing in its realism.

Aftermath -- Ugh, yes. Yes it does belong on this list.

Antichrist -- There is, and probably never will be again, anything like the genitalia mutilation scene. How did it make the list though, given that it came out after the list was compiled?

I also like ChronoGrl's Borderland suggestion. Good movie. Maybe not a top 100 most disturbing, but definitely belongs in the conversation.

Thanks for all the great recommendations!
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Old 02-11-2013, 10:07 PM
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Antichrist -- There is, and probably never will be again, anything like the genitalia mutilation scene. How did it make the list though, given that it came out after the list was compiled?
We retroactively added it when it came out, because it's a real dickens of a movie.
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Old 02-11-2013, 11:46 PM
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We retroactively added it when it came out, because it's a real dickens of a movie.
Ha!

I see. Well, in that case I would have to vote for Inside and Martyrs to replace any of those lower echelon cannibal movies. :)

Also, I'm assuming some of you have seen Subconscious Cruelty. The first and last stories (not the short into) disturbed me a great deal.

BTW I'm watching Bone Sickness right now. Some really great splatter! However -- I can forgive the horrible acting -- but what's with the synthesizer playing that one low note for like the entire movie? Good stuff though. I can't believe the actor actually put all those worms in his mouth.
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Old 02-16-2013, 12:09 PM
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The Girl Next Door is the most horrifying movie I've ever seen. fuck blood and guts garbage (as much as I love it), this movie made my stomach twist. It actually took me two tries to sit through the whole thing.
I watched this one night and I couldn't agree more. I was expecting it to be visceral, maybe a little torture-porny, but geez, no. There was no pleasure to be taken in the happenings in this movie. Almost more drama than horror, which perhaps is what made it so effective.
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Old 02-19-2013, 11:48 AM
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I can list the ones I have seen because it is only 13 of them. This is not my favorite type of horror, although some of these I liked.I love The Evil Dead, Dead Alive and Slither because they balance the gore with the humor. I also like serial killer films and they don't usually bother me because I have studied the topic a lot in college (Criminal Justice major-almost graduate:) )

I have also seen:

A Clockwork Orange- liked but its a watch once for me.
Blood Feast- surprising gore for a film done in 1963.
Deliverance-very well know and referenced film because of its shocking content.
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer-this was a good film loosely based on real life serial killer- Henry Lee Lucas.
I Spit on Your Grave-hard one to watch, but the revenge is satisfying.
Last House on the Left-again hard to watch ,but the revenge is awesome.
Natural Born Killers-loosely named and based on the actual spree killers/lovers, Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate. Iconic case and many films have been done it, but this was a different and more violent take. I liked the film.
Saw III: thought it had some disturbing deaths especially the limb twister, but I didn't like this one as much as the others. I thought the needle pit in Saw II was more cringe worthy to myself (fear of needles lol).
Requiem for a Dream-it was good, but its another one I would only watch once.
Zombie- I like the suspense in this film that comes before the gore. The gore happens a lot but its not thrown at you. You have to wait as it slowly builds up, like the eye part. Of course, the Zombie fighting a shark was unique as well.
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Old 04-01-2013, 06:47 PM
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Threads was aired on 1984, one Sunday night at 9pm to an unsuspecting UK TV audience, it single handedly put the nation off the nuclear war effort and was then quitely removed from the archives until 2002. Threads redefines the word grim and is hard to imagine what sort of impact this would have had on its viewers given its from an era in TV when there was only 4 channels.
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Old 04-02-2013, 08:50 AM
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Threads was aired on 1984, one Sunday night at 9pm to an unsuspecting UK TV audience, it single handedly put the nation off the nuclear war effort and was then quitely removed from the archives until 2002. Threads redefines the word grim and is hard to imagine what sort of impact this would have had on its viewers given its from an era in TV when there was only 4 channels.
Brutal movie.... Bleak and unrelenting, well worth a watch, delivers a massive punch.

My favourite cold war/ nuclear war film is When the Wind Blows, which I watched at Christmas on TV in the late 80s. Still remains one of the most impactful and powerful movies I have ever seen. A beautiful animation about an elderly couple preparing for and later trying to survive a nuclear attack. Beautifully animated, beautifully voiced the movie draws you in and makes you care about the couple (voiced by John Mills and Peggy Ashcroft no less!) and forces you to follow them through to the bleak reality of nuclear war. Emotional manipulation in its purest form and, for me, a must watch.

What makes both those movies powerful and disturbing is the brutal reality they portray.... Guaranteed to leave you feeling numb at the end.
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Old 04-18-2013, 02:53 PM
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I bought all four Masters of Horror season 1 Blu-ray discs this week. The first episode I watched was the one Showtime refused to air:

Takashi Miike's "Imprint."

Wow. Just, wow. This one had me squirming a bit. Also, abortions are gross.
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Old 04-28-2013, 11:38 AM
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I don't have hard time to watch gross gore, but almost every sexual abuse or mental torture gives me unpleasant feelings.

So A Serbian Film was hardest one by so far.
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