- 28 days
I’m not happy I read the wasp factory. I’m not happy I saw Antichrist (2009, von Trier). And would not recommend them despite them having some impressive qualities.
But Seveneves. The only time halfway through a book I just wanted to throw it away. I went the rest of the book thinking “kill that thing already”. It is what it is and it’s otherwise kind of an interesting story, but I’ve never hated a part of the plot or a character that much.
- 1 month
Exam.
Its properly tense, and relatively believable, but theres one scene in it where they’ve got someone tied to a chair and are going to papercut their eyeballs. A truly heartstopping moment of terror, but people will think I’m fucked in the head.
Also the ending is a massive letdown.
- 1 month
Movie: Eden Lake - watched it once in 2009. Have never forgotten it. It buried itself into my nervous system that no other disturbing film has ever managed to do. I do not regret watching it. It is a fantastic film. I will probably never watch it again.
Book: Count of Monte Cristo - unless you get an edited version that cuts down on all the repeditive parties he goes to, that completely murders the momentum of the book for i dunno how many hundreds of pages. If you can find a version that’s edited down, then I’d recommend it to everybody. Briliant story. Very ahead of its time on some aspects.
The movie version with Henry Cavill from 2002 is probably one of the worst book to movie adaptations I have ever seen in my entire life. Like no. Just no. What the fuck was that, Hollywood?
- 1 month
I’ll add A Serbian Film, and Ex Drummer. Great or at least interesting/insightful movies, extremely difficult to watch, completely depressing. I saw them as a teen, though, so I wonder if they would have the same effect… but I’m not going to try.
1 monthFor me it has to be Compliance (2012). It’s a masterpiece but it’s so disturbing that I never want to see it again, and would never recommend it to anyone.
- 1 month
I recently watched https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salò%2C_or_the_120_Days_of_Sodom
It was… interesting, but going for more “shock”, than actual substance.
- 28 days
That one’s on my list. I don’t expect to like it, but I do think I need to see it.
- 1 month
Stalker (1979) for me. Russian scifi/thriller/poetry recital. I would put in a category of interesting movies, but not entertaining.
Clockwork Orange, that shit is the worst film I’ve ever seen. I came to it after being in awe of FMJ, disappointed 1000%
- 1 month
Amour by Michael Haneke. Absolutely heatwrenching film about an elderly man losing his wife to dementia. Total masterpiece but I cried pretty much all the way through. I guess I’d recommend it if you wanted a good cry.
- 1 month
I feel you, friend. There are very few things in this world that I fear more than dementia. Armour is devastating (I will aleays think of that scene where he chases the pigeon in the hallway). The Father is also devastating. The book, Flowers for Algenon is devastating. Every story about the decay of the mind is fucked, man. It hurts so much. I cannot remember the last time I watched a scene in a movie that punched my soul as hard as the ending of The Father. I mean, bravo, Anthony Hopkins. What an actor, but please dont fuck with my heart like that ever again, bro 😭
- 1 month
Yeah, The Father was really good too. It didn’t fuck me up the way Amour did though. Maybe it’s just because (adult) children are inherently separate from their parents, there’s just as much love, but more distance. Whereas with a spouse, particularly one you’ve grown old with, there is a comfort and reliance in day-to-day existence that’s so precious. Then to see that deteriorate in real time is just so heartbreaking.
You’re right though, dementia is fucking terrifying and one of my most desperate wishes is that neither I or anybody I love ever has to deal with it.
- 1 month
I’ll probably not watch Dancer in the Dark again but will listen the heck out of the soundtrack at every opportunity. It is stunning.
- eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish1 month
phenomenal acting w top tier talent; excellent and acclaimed writing; cutting edge cinematography – an exceptional movie by any standard, but DEPRESSING AF in ways that will haunt you for the rest off your days.
- 1 month
This was my initial instinctive choice, but I still think most people who consider themselves fans of cinema should see it at least once.
It’s probably one of the best examples at capturing believable and relatable characters at their worst and I’ve never had an inclination to revisit the film, even though I own it. But if you’ve never seen it, it is an important piece of work in my opinion.
- eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish1 month
the casual brutality of the orderlies who needlessly force fed the older woman while they talked about the game like she wasn’t there makes me wonder if that’s how ice officers think of their job today.
- 1 month
“A Serious Man”, by the Coen brothers.
I love all the Coen brothers’ movies, except this one. I hate this one. It’s well acted and well made, but…
minor spoiler
the plot is just frustration after frustration after frustration, then a hint of relief, then frustration, then a signature Coen brothers sudden and abstract ending scene.
- nixon@sh.itjust.worksEnglish1 month
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
Enter the Void (2009)
- thesohoriots@lemmy.worldEnglish1 month
Inland Empire. David Lynch’s use of digital cameras is jarring, with prominent noise in shots, and the narrative is very convoluted. It feels like a low-budget film in a lot of ways. Is it good? I liked it. But I would not recommend it except to a Lynch completionist.
