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Old 09-24-2013, 04:59 AM
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One that comes to mind is "Pusher". The movie has an American remake, but I've only watched the Danish version, and it really disturbed me... the way the guy was never safe anywhere, and everyone were just so cold and merciless. It was brutal!

And... this will probably make most of you laugh at me, but I find some of the Titanic-related movies very disturbing. Including THAT Titanic movie, which I have to admit is one of my all time favourite movies... there goes my horror fan image! :D But let me explain:

I come from a family of sailors, and have a strong connection to the sea. My grandfather sailed on a ship that was sunk during world war II. I've always been fascinated by the tragic story of the Titanic, and it's always been very easy for me to relate to it. I can't watch those Titanic movies without thinking of what those poor people had to go through, and the people they left behind. Probably even more so because we know so many of the names, faces and personal stories. It's NOT "just a movie". It happened. And I can't watch any of those movies without being disturbed by it... the fear they must have felt, the suffering they had to go through, and the sorrow of their families and friends. So many lives ruined... it's truly frightening.

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Old 09-24-2013, 10:55 AM
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Only thing I can think of are movies like Brokedown Palace and Return to Paradise... I'm pretty sure I'll be framed and arrested in a foreign country one day.
Yeah, I agree with Des and NE; films that involve being abducted or arrested in a foreign country really do strike a chord -

You all will probably laugh at me, but I found Taken to be horrifying (the idea of a female foreign traveler being abducted like that) - Not a new concept, I know, but for some reason that aspect of that movie in particular really unnerved me (maybe because I've been careless abroad - Almost lost my wallet and ALL of my possessions and had to rely on the kindness of a stranger for help)...
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Old 09-29-2013, 04:33 PM
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I think I'd say that a lot of the time, these films are more disturbing than outright scary. The issue with horror films is that they bombard us with the threat of death so much that we're all very used to seeing characters die and it's tougher to empathise with the fear they're feeling. We've seen it so much.
The non-horror fears - arrested abroad, unwilling sex trade, repressed memories and for me, the futility of Jolie's situation in Changeling - are all based on living through things arguably worse than death, and often things we think about less than death. We all KNOW we're going to die at some point (though hopefully not through slasher means) whereas who ever considers the possibility that someone might become dangerously obsessed with them ( The Talented Mr. Ripley ) until we're shown it? That's why I think these films unsettle us so much. They're things that COULD easily happen, and ideas we haven't often thought about.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:18 AM
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2012 - Scared the crap out of me, had me thinking what if the world just ends like that and I'm sliding into lava or something.


The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas - It was personal for me, My grandfather was in WW2 and because of paper work had to be sent back to America to sign some contract or something and all of his platoon got killed. watching really just started disturbing me.
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Old 10-05-2013, 07:52 PM
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Hearing "Gravity" out in theaters now in 3-D is supposed to be a fairly unnerving space flick.
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Old 10-06-2013, 02:56 AM
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One that comes to mind is "Pusher". The movie has an American remake, but I've only watched the Danish version, and it really disturbed me... the way the guy was never safe anywhere, and everyone were just so cold and merciless. It was brutal!
The remake of Pusher is British - actually both the remakes are from the UK (there is a 'Bollywood' version too).
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Old 10-06-2013, 11:14 AM
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The remake of Pusher is British - actually both the remakes are from the UK (there is a 'Bollywood' version too).
A Bollywood version?! :D :D

Anyway, for those of you who don't mind subtitles, there is a new movie out here in Denmark that seems to have been released internationally with subtitles... under the name "The Keeper of Lost Causes". It's a dark crime thriller, not horror, but it's about a woman who has been kidnapped and imprisoned in a pressure chamber for years. The scenes of her in that chamber are pretty disturbing.
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Old 10-08-2013, 11:16 PM
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I had insomnia for weeks after watching The Fourth Kind. Stop motion animation by the Brothers Quay unsettles me as well. There's something creepy about stop motion animation in general.
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Old 10-09-2013, 10:56 PM
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I had insomnia for weeks after watching The Fourth Kind. Stop motion animation by the Brothers Quay unsettles me as well. There's something creepy about stop motion animation in general.
The Fourth Kind scared the crap out of me too. I might classify it as horror though.
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Old 11-21-2013, 05:09 AM
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Came across this article while browsing Chiller over my morning coffee and thought of this thread. Some good choices, some questionable.

http://www.chillertv.com/friday13/13...y-horror-films
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