disturbingly subtle???
 

How about some movie recommendations, thriller/horror/otherwise, that were disturbing in ways that ya cannot put your finger on. i love seeing movies that leave me perplexed as to what ahd actually bothered me about the flick. For some reason The Devil's Chair left me with this impression. Taxi Driver and The Ring might also be examples. Any other recs???
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Im not sure if understand exactly what you mean but try out "Funny Games".

How was The Ring subtle?

Hard Candy is one that might fit the bill.

Its a very good slow burner, subtle in parts and shocking in others.

Check out Stuck. Not really subtle but the underlying themes of damaged humanity are disturbing.

Yeh its not really at all is it. Its about as subtle as being slapped with haunted sushi.

That chick in it is so annoying! As much of a bastard as that guy was I was hoping he'd knock her off by the end of it.

lol.......I felt the same thing. She had an air of a smug know-it-all and couldve easily been brought down a peg or three!

i think that by "subtle" i am not sure what it was that disturbs (or scared) me so. For example, in Irreversible, i know exactly what it was that disturbed me. Other movies, not so much. i guess it is hard to put into words, which again is the attractive feature. i think that Event Horizon may have also had this quality (for me anyway). Thanks for the recs. i will definitely be checking out Stuck. Ashe.
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So my recommendation not good enough for you eh?

Well, if you set out to make someone cry this evening, mission accomplished.

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Plz don't cry!
 

i guess i misunderstood the old saying "don't cry wolf.":D After watching the trailer i just qued Hard Candy on Netflix. Thanks again for the recs. Ashe.
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The word you're looking for is eerie. If that's the case, Eraserhead and Driller Killer will fit the bill. Also, though it's an older movie, Vampyr. The films defines that subtle, ethereal quality that causes tiny shivers.

Cronos
Session 9
The Descent
Martin
Black Sunday
The Devil's Backbone

I agree to the point of finding her character unbelievable. I mean, sure, she was threatening; but based on how old she was in the film, I had a difficult time suspending my disbelief.

Not really a true horror movie
 

I thought the movie Volver was kind of disturbingly subtle.

Long story short, you have this character that everyone believes is dead. But she is really alive and pretending to be a ghost.

Eventually her family discovers she was alive this entire time and they reconcile. But she decides she has lived so long for a ghost that she maintains it instead of ever really coming back into the real world.


If you are not a fan of subtitles or movies by Pedro Almodovar then stay away.

Talk to Her left such a bad taste in my mouth that I find myself automatically hating all of his work. Otherwise I would have found Volver tolerable but not excellent.