Just to be clear, are you two talking about the French film from 2008, or the American one from 2016? Probably the American one. EDIT—Oh ok, the American one is a remake of the French one. And it's free on Amazon Prime. Decision made.
These two are really good and very disturbing as well. Definitely worth a watch. The Devil's Rejects is the sequel to House of 1ooo Corpses. I said I was only going to recommend Martys here, but these two are also worth watching if you are looking for disturbing.
I was talking about the Fresh 2008 film. I saw it with English voice overs. That's the one I was recommending. I didn't even know they made an American remake. Is the remake any good? I don't really see how they could top or even come close to how well done the original is. @Seven Crowns -- Were you talking about the original, too?
I haven't seen either one yet, but I'll probably watch the remake tonight. If I like it, I might get both versions.
I only watched the original. I watched reviews about it and none of the horror experts liked it. "Liked" being very subjective . . . as if anyone can like Martyrs. That movie is messed up. One of the few where I could really feel my blood pressure doing strange things. The other one I'll never watch again is "Sympathy For Lady Vengeance." I felt myself going into a rage. Strangely, the endings of both of those movies are sublime. They have that in common. It's a quiet realization when . . . Spoiler: Both endings being utterly spoiled Martyrs: The MC who has no skin left other than the oval of her face, tells what lies at the edge (and presumably, beyond) death . . . The viewer does not hear. Lady Vengeance: The group of parents, with the help of LV and the sympathetic cop, tear the child abductor apart. And then the dignified old lady who was chosen to deliver the coup de grace (they drew lots for the honor), and who you thought would do nothing, kills him with a pair of scissors belonging to her kid. She saved them. Sticks him right in the eye, into his brain, and then calmly walks away. The cop makes sure the parents get away with the crime. I am doing cartwheels about the room, screaming in victory. My blood pressure must have been 180/110.
This actually doesn't sound like my kind of movie at all. I'm not down with the mutilation/gore subset of horror, though if it has some redeeming qualities I can handle it. I like my horror to be more psychological. But I'll at least watch enough of the (free) remake to see if it's worth my time. Or maybe I'll finally watch Dr Sleep instead. I always meant to but haven't got around to it yet.
I'd hate to lead anyone to Martyrs. I recommend that no one see that unless they like having their day ruined. Dr. Sleep is a cool movie. I saw that in the theater back when it came out. It has its bold decisions too (are we allowed to do this onscreen in 2020+?), but they were more traditional. It did such a good job of pulling the original movie in. I would have considered it impossible to make a sequel to a Kubrik film. (2010 was an okay movie. Not near as good as 2001, but interesting.) Dr. Sleep is much more of a success and has some great moments. Man, that little kid was one tough cookie.
Yes, this is a big part of what interests me about it. I've read the novel, it was pretty mediocre, and I've read reviews of the movie, I have a pretty good idea what to expect. I got the director's cut, which sounds like it might be better (?). Spoiler: Possible spoiler? I'm slightly intrigued by the idea in Martyrs that it's done as experiments to discover what the afterlife is like. Spoilered in case that's a spoiler. But I suspect it doesn't turn out to be very interesting and doesn't make it worth traumatising yourself. So, it's getting dark, and I'm settling in to watch Dr Sleep.
Cocaine Bear was pretty disturbing. Recently watched it with some friends and while it was mostly a goofy premise, there were more than a few moments I'd consider disturbing on the horror scale. The movie that always comes to mind whenever people ask me this question, in all seriousness, is probably Children of Men. It isn't a horror in the standard tropes, but boy does it give me the heebies and the jeebies. Very, very dark down the rabbit hole of "what if."
Not a movie, but Scott Sigler's "Infected" had several scenes that were horrific! Well worth the read.
Diabolique 1955 House on Haunted Hill 1959 Psycho Christine Poltergeist original Halloween original Jaws original The Shining The Omen Rosemary's Baby I like horror, but I can't stand the gore.
