After struggling through Close Encounters of the Third Kind the other week we now just avoid anything labelled a "cult classic" because they're almost all tediously slow films that have aged very badly.
Men In Black II, Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull, the Matrix sequels and the Pirates of the Caribbean sequels (2 and 3, didn't see the fourth one). Not just bad but their existence also manages to diminish their forebears.
The Deer Hunter - nothing happens in the many hours it is long.
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.....3 hours long, most of which was just dull. You could fast forward the first hour without missing anything.
Film I regret watching - A Serbian Film.
I've tried washing my eyes, drinking the memory away but no, there are images from that film that are burned into my soul.
Doesn't help that, as well as being proper disturbing, it is also a cack film...
Although the worst film I've ever seen is Nativity 3. It really is the worst. Surprisingly long too...
Texas Chainsaw Massacre - I have never been able to forget the scene where the murderer heaves the girl onto the meat hook.
Animal Farm when I was 17...not the George Orwell version 😯
Event Horizon - the bit with the scrambled video and eyeballs
Lost in translation - lost the point.
Showgirls...i even went to the cinema with some friends to watch it...one of them talked the rest of us into it...he still owes me the ticket money for that!!
Se7en is an awesome film.
Kill List on the other hand gave me the right willies (at 38).
Solaris: What a load of navel gazing, faux intellectual, drippy-arsed rubbishWhich? The George Clooney remake? Or the Tarkovsky original? Tarkovsky is a genius.
George clooney one, although i didn't make it through the russian one, it was a least better.
I've read the wikipedia plot synopsis of a serbian movie and that bothers me enough, never mind watching the thing. Mate of mine did watch it and then had night terrors for a few days after.
Something about Mary.
Didn't like it,and I despise that tedious Wee Evans,talentless muppet.
I wish I could edit his bit out of the 5th Element as well.
Currently watching inbetweeners 2 in installments.
The only reason I'm gonna make it to the end is in the hope that it might redeem itself.
Assassin with Danny Dyer - winner and thread closed.
Event Horizon - the bit with the scrambled video and eyeballs
Yeah that's another one
slo-mo through it though and it's not actually that bad. The speed and the flickering makes it seem worse than it is
House on haunted hill is another one. there's something about nutters and nutters with needles that makes me feel uneasy 🙂
Jupiter Ascending - what a pile of ****
Irréversible for the fire extinguisher scene
Film I regret watching - A Serbian Film.
I've tried washing my eyes, drinking the memory away but no, there are images from that film that are burned into my soul.
This wins hands down for the most depraved sick filth I have ever seen. Just read the IMDB parental guide (it contains spoilers but as I highly recommend no one ever watches the film it shouldn't really matter)
I downloaded an un-editted version and started getting paranoid that I was going to be on some government watch list and getting a visit from the police and ending up on some sort of register.
Its supposed to be an arty allegory for the Serbian war but its actually just about trying to be as ****ed up as possible.
also +1 for watching American werewolf as a kid and being terrified!
Irréversible for the fire extinguisher scene
thats easier to watch than the one in the subway!
deadkenny - Member[i]stumpy01 - Member
Watched Robocop at a mates house while still in junior school, so maybe 10 years old - felt very ill during the scene where he gets shot to bits before being Robocop-ified.[/i]And that's considering it was likely the cut version.
I don't think it was the cut version - it was the same version I've seen any time since - although perhaps I just haven't ever seen the full version. What happens in the full version then, that isn't in the cut version?!
"Knocked Up": a 'comedy' full of unlikeable, unfunny characters, goes on at least an hour too long. Utterly shite, but seems to get good reviews everywhere. I will never watch another film with Seth Rogan in it.
and "Ted". A tiny idea, dragged out over 2hrs+, containing a few mildly amusing moments. Shit.
DezB spot on about Knocked Up, I really didn't care about anyone in that film, so really didn't understand why anyone even half-attractive would go anywhere near Seth Rogan's character
also - pretty much everything by Peter Jackson - LOTR was indulgent toss and everything else had me shouting 'get on with it' (King Kong and the other lotr films that have been put on the telly in our house and I've browsed here whilst on)
Bring it on - a film so tediously shit I'd have walked out if it was an in-flight movie. But I couldn't leave as I was stuck with my girlfriend and her sister, I was sobbing with boredom by the end.
Nightmare on Elm Street when I was 8...
Wouldn't go anywhere dark alone for 2 weeks...
Event Horizon is one of my of my favourite films and still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up at times!
Animal Farm
Aliens 3
Terminator 3
quite a few Nick Cage films .
surroundedbyhills - MemberEvent Horizon - the bit with the scrambled video and eyeballs
Mrs D and I saw that at the cinema. it was utterly and thoroughly traumatising and, retrospectively, we've never been able to explain to anyone else why. So I'm glad it's got a few votes on here.
I wouldn't actually say I regret seeing it, although it was extremely bleak, but I think the Mrs would rather not have.
I also found Paranormal Activity pretty scary too. Was even more freaked out when a night or two after one of the dogs dragged the bedspread of our bed in the middle of the night to build himself a nest.
cubist - Memberthats easier to watch than the one in the subway!
God, yeah that was a long scene as well! I think the fire extinguisher bit stood out more in my memory for how the weird music and uncomfortable lighting of the scene captures the out of control rage feeling. Just as close to pure aggression or hatred as I could imagine being put onto film.
It's still the only scene I've ever had to ffwd through. Brilliant film and a necessary scene but just horrible to watch.
Antichrist.
biggest jump scare in the first few minutes was witnessing for a split second Willem Dafoe's penis, in full action artsy penetration. Didn't see that...erm...urh..coming. 🙁
I don't care if it was a stunt dick, it still scared me.
'Trainwreck' and it friggin was,that Amy whatsherface that wrote and starred in it is possible the most unfunny comedienne after Mel and Sue, 2hrs of my life that I'll never get back.
Most likely won't be watching Eraserhead again if I can help it...
Another vote for Event Horizon. I remember going to cinema to see a sci-fi film, none of us had any idea of what it was actually about
Jesus, what a ****ed up film. 😯
Sharknado
2 girls 1 cup. You can't un-see some things....
Cannibal Holocaust - Disturbing!! Watched it out of curiosity after hearing so much about it and regretted it ever since.
Shawshank Redemption.
Dull shit.
Scum
"Lucky" a comedy about a dead dog which talks an alcholic comic book writer into committing acts of necrophilia.
Most of them coz they are free on telly as I don't want to be rip off at cinema ... 😆
Another vote for Event Horizon
Can't put my finger in what it is about that film but it's uneasy from the very start
Apparently the flickering video of what happened to the crew was meant to go in a whole lot longer and porn stars and amputees were hired for certain parts to make it all sort of descent into hell horror. I'm paraphrasing but look up what I mean in the trivia section on IMDB
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I'm pretty certain that scene isn't him: I think I heard they got some porn actors in to do those scenes.
In terms of "shouldn't have seen because I was too young: American Werewolf in London. We convinced my Mum it was a comedy when I was about 10. Many sleepless nights later.....
In terms of terrible films it probably has to be Paranormal Activity something or other. The one with the Hispanic family. It was just simply awful.
Se7en, as some have mentioned, gave me a huge adrenaline rush at the time. I loved it. Still do.
The prequel to Carlitos Way, it was worse than one of those made for TV movies starring that guy that used to play Superman in the 90's TV series.
The Thing when I was about 12, scared the b'jesus out of me.
Jaws - completely changed the way I see sharks, the sea & my place in the sea. Amazing film (& one of my favourites) but the waters never been the same since..
Jaws was probably the worst thing to happen to sharks.
Kick ass 2, the first one was brilliant the sequel was just unpleasant.
