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I watched the "Passion of the Christ" last night and I have to say.....it made the hairs on my head stand up. Now I watch horror flicks and weird stuff anyway and it doesnt phase me. But the scene where they beat him with the cat-o-nine....is that what that thing is?.....really made me sit back in my chair. Only two movies reallly made me grit my teeth. This one and "Boys Dont Cry. "

What movies have moved you, touched you, made you sit back in your chair or stuck with you for several days later? Impact I suppose is what I'm saying.

At the risk of it seeming like its the only film I've ever seen, Man On Fire. Stuck with me for some reason. Powerful and very moving.

At the risk of it seeming like its the only film I've ever seen, Man On Fire. Stuck with me for some reason. Powerful and very moving.
absolutely, it's a brilliantly written and put together film. and the actors are all brilliant. I can't remember even one weak performance from any of the cast.

Finally, I don't feel like I dreamt that film.

the movie Gandhi totally got me - not only was i totally enthralled, but i was also moved to tears at several points (no shame in admitting it;))

seriously fantastic movie, moved me emotionally and mentally, not to mention spiritually (a rare thing for me)

"Deliverance"......

I cant believe that was filmed about 90 miles from where I live. No wait.......I can.

What movies have moved you, touched you, made you sit back in your chair or stuck with you for several days later? Impact I suppose is what I'm saying.

In terms of films that I found both moving and thought-provoking, I'd have to say Battle Royale and Full Metal Jacket. BR, especially, stayed with me a long, long time. It's one of those - sadly rare - films that aim at making you react to violence, to feel empathy for its victims (unlike so many films today where the 'hero' goes around gunning down dozens of 'bad guys' without the viewer being made to feel anything for them at all). Likewise Full Metal Jacket; the whole scene with the Vietnamese sniper was especially moving.

Apocalypse Now. particularly the redux version. it gives such a startling insight into aspects of humanity most people would rather not think about.

Apocalypse Now. particularly the redux version. it gives such a startling insight into aspects of humanity most people would rather not think about.

If you liked Apocalypse Now, you should read Heart of Darkness, the book it was based on. It's a brilliant book. But then, Conrad is one of my favourite authors ever...

If you liked Apocalypse Now, you should read Heart of Darkness, the book it was based on. It's a brilliant book. But then, Conrad is one of my favourite authors ever...
I'll keep an eye out for it. thanks.

I watched the "Passion of the Christ" last night and I have to say.....it made the hairs on my head stand up. Now I watch horror flicks and weird stuff anyway and it doesnt phase me. But the scene where they beat him with the cat-o-nine....is that what that thing is?.....really made me sit back in my chair. Only two movies reallly made me grit my teeth. This one and "Boys Dont Cry. "

What movies have moved you, touched you, made you sit back in your chair or stuck with you for several days later? Impact I suppose is what I'm saying.That movie in its time expresses the basic Christian beliefs you know

That movie in its time expresses the basic Christian beliefs you know
please elaborate.

The Power of one

If you liked Apocalypse Now, you should read Heart of Darkness, the book it was based on. It's a brilliant book. But then, Conrad is one of my favourite authors ever...
However, don't watch the movie 'Heart of Darkness' which, even though it has John Malkovich and Tim Roth in it, is really boring and quite frankly a piece of crap.
Amazing, really.
Two brilliant actors + great book = crap movie.
Where's the logic there?

As for the original question, pretty much any movie made by Lars von Trier or Stanley Kubrick has had an impact on me. The former for the emotional wringing and suffering that Lars explores in his movies, the latter for the pure genius that Kubrick was as a filmmaker.
Another movie I really love is 'Wings of Desire' by Wim Wenders, which, if you have any feeling, will stay with you.

A great movie is Resorvoir Dogs. Its got a great plot and it holds you in your seat. Lots of cussing in it though.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

"Deliverance"......

I cant believe that was filmed about 90 miles from where I live. No wait.......I can.

I can't believe that was filmed about 5 miles from where I live. No wait... I can.

Actually - the scene where he spashes along the river rapids without a boat... I've been there and done that. The actual rapids are only a few metres long, they just shot him doing the same bit over and over a few times.

I watched the "Passion of the Christ" last night and I have to say.....it made the hairs on my head stand up. Now I watch horror flicks and weird stuff anyway and it doesnt phase me. But the scene where they beat him with the cat-o-nine....is that what that thing is?.....really made me sit back in my chair. Only two movies reallly made me grit my teeth. This one and "Boys Dont Cry. "

What movies have moved you, touched you, made you sit back in your chair or stuck with you for several days later? Impact I suppose is what I'm saying.

The problem I had with "Passion..." was the relish with which brutality was portrayed. The careful attention to detail... the almost loving attention paid to even the messiest splashes of blood or gore....

Someone wanted very badly to make the movie grotesque, in order to push a certain agenda. Fair enough, they are welcome to.

I just found it heavy-handed and unpleasant.

The movie that really DID make my mind race, was "Fight Club"... which, I am shocked to have to admit, is far LESS gruesome than "The Passion...", but far more relevent to our society.

Man on Fire is an amazing, amazing film. I completely loved it. Very beautifully made.

Reservoir Dogs I loved also. Great film. I pretty much like all of Tarantino's films because of the subtelty. Like Mr.Pink dying at the end but you don't know unless you listen very carefully.

Other great movies I like are Last of the Mohicans, Lord of the Rings trilogy, original Matrix, Kill Bill etc.

man on fire was an awesome movie, it was different but awesome, passion of the christ moved me i have to say, i have seen it twice and although i loved it i don't think i could possibly watch it again, at least no time soon

another movie that left me thinking was waking life, it's a strange movie about dreams, very philosophical

trying to think of moving movies... i think i've got all of them

Reservoir Dogs I loved also. Great film. I pretty much like all of Tarantino's films because of the subtelty. Like Mr.Pink dying at the end but you don't know unless you listen very carefully.



Son of a b*tch. Mr. Pink died?! Where do you get that from?

Son of a b*tch. Mr. Pink died?! Where do you get that from?
In the background you hear gunshots and cops yelling.

*holds hands to ears and closes eyes* lalalalala I'm not listening! Steve Buscemi did not die. No proof, no body, he lived. llalaalalallalala!

Trite as it may sound "elephant" was well made and 'moved me' a bit.

The acting in the first two godfather movies always strikes me.

The ending of "Empire" really pissed me off.

I watched the "Passion of the Christ" last night and I have to say.....it made the hairs on my head stand up. *snip*

I had pretty much the same reaction to The Life of Brian -- but that was based on a true story. :p

No, seriously, I haven't seen the movie yet, but I expect it to be chilling.

Glory (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097441/) was super moving. Bawled at the end.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097108/) - very disturbing.

my first mister (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206963/) - really got to me for some reason

Adaptation (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268126/) -- there is a scene with a car accident. I was in a nasty accident like that once. I almost threw up in the theatre. Gave me nightmares for days. (Damn good movie though.)

Drug Store Cowboy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097240/)

Skins (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284494/)

I see too many movies and I'm a soft touch. I'll stop.

I have quite a few but ill post them anyways since I have a list fetish...

1. Visitor Q: This movie will just make you say WHAT THE FUCK. And what gives it even more wtf factor is that it was a made for tv movie in Japan. Some of the myriad themes the film deals with are incest, necrophilia, drug abuse, domestic violence, lactation, murder, and rape. Personally I think everyone should see this movie, its just too bizarre to miss... that is if you can stomach it.

2. Bang Bang you're dead: I know this sounds cliche but this movie had such a impact on me it moved me to tears many times during its viewing. It deals with the tribulations of a student who constructed a bomb at his school and attempted to blow up the football team and his experiences as he trys to readjust to life back at school. He also has a drama teacher who casts him as a school shooter in a play called, Bang Bang you're dead. Now aside from the fact that this deals with a very touchy subject in the US is besides the point as to what made this movie so emotionally movie to me. It portrays the bullying of the main character from his point of view who records everything on camera. Anyone will relate to this movie unless of course you were the one picking on people, but even then it may still tug at your heartstrings.

3. American History X: Alot of people will dismiss this as a movie glorifying the neo nazi/skinhead subculture without actually having ever seen the film. This is a travesty in the extreme. I cried at several points watching this movie, one of them was the last scene which infuriated and saddened me at the same time.

*snip*

3. American History X: Alot of people will dismiss this as a movie glorifying the neo nazi/skinhead subculture without actually having ever seen the film. This is a travesty in the extreme. I cried at several points watching this movie, one of them was the last scene which infuriated and saddened me at the same time.

I'll have to check out the first two. Sound interesting.

And you are right about American History X. A fine film.

The Believer is a similar film. Also disturbing.

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097108/) - very disturbing.



I see too many movies and I'm a soft touch. I'll stop.



Another person saw The cook the thief his wife and her lover!??

I agree, that movie was disturbing. It is, I think, the most bizzare movie i've ever seen. Moreso than Mulholland Drive (which makes perfect sense in its way. Also, i discount movies that are weird-for-weird's-sake.


I think the movie was called "savior," I saw it on one of the HBO movie channels or something, but it was a shade sickening. It takes place in bosnia or wherever, and at once point a very mean officer stops a bus full of civilians and has his troops line them up, then hits them on the head one at a time with a sledgehammer.

on a similar note,
as far as books go - I couldnt finish Gulag Archipelago the first time I read it.

On account of The First Circle, solzhenistsyn is one of my favorite authors.

I'll have to check out the first two. Sound interesting.

And you are right about American History X. A fine film.

The Believer is a similar film. Also disturbing.

Acutally watched American History X on IFC last night. Even though ive seen it alot of times I still cringed when he curb stomped that burglar.

Not to be pretentious, but The Bicycle Thief really floored me. It made me re-think the way a story is told.

I call The Elephant Man the best movie I'll never see again. I can't see making myself that emotionally drained again. But it is a great movie, and I don't even like Lynch.

Having said that, A Straight Story is really absolutely amazing to me.

I like Tarantino not for the dialog, not for the violence, not for the action-for the story structure, the way he puts his movies together. He manages to floor me over and over again with how he manipulates audience expectation and reaction.

I like Leone for the style.

I like Kubrick for everything. That guy is great.

I don't know I'll probably think of something later...

I watched 'seven' about 3 months ago, a couple of day before crsitmas. i still think of it about 6 times a day. that movie really screwed me up. im not sure what it was but i havnet watch a thriller or phsycological thriller since. i was so disturbed by it i couldnt eat properly for about 2 weeks afterwards. i thought that whoever actually thought of something like that has something wrong with them. it makes me sick if i think too hard about it. im pretty sure that thats not normal and not the desired effect the movie makers wanted. i cant even watch law and order anymore.

A few good ones I've seen recently (in the past 5 years) are:
Torzok by Arpad Sopsits.
Story of Women by Claud Chabrol.
Boys Don't Cry by Kimberly Pierce.
Dancer in the Dark by Lars Von Trier, and to a lesser extent, his Idioterne. Bjork in the moments preceding the hanging is the most brilliant acting I have ever seen. EVER. I cried for hours after that.

However, don't watch the movie 'Heart of Darkness' which, even though it has John Malkovich and Tim Roth in it, is really boring and quite frankly a piece of crap.
Amazing, really.
Two brilliant actors + great book = crap movie.
Where's the logic there?
yeah i didn't hate it as much as you, but malkovich seems the perfect casting for kurtz, but somehow he's not.

Braveheart.

At the ending when he threw the sword into the air and the army rushed towards the brits.

Peter Brook's version of Lord of the Flies (1963)

In terms of films that I found both moving and thought-provoking, I'd have to say Battle Royale and Full Metal Jacket. BR, especially, stayed with me a long, long time. It's one of those - sadly rare - films that aim at making you react to violence, to feel empathy for its victims (unlike so many films today where the 'hero' goes around gunning down dozens of 'bad guys' without the viewer being made to feel anything for them at all). Likewise Full Metal Jacket; the whole scene with the Vietnamese sniper was especially moving.

battle royale:
has to be one of the best movies ever, real emotional stuff there, although i dont quite understand the ending

full metal jacket:
the scene before they found the sniper and they were all running out and dying pointlessly was very good. but the most eye opening was the scene where they flew over the rice fields and opened fire on the villagers

Surprisingly enough, the first time I saw Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, it moved me a lot

The Shining was kind of disturbing, real weird.

holy forumban batman! I made a thread that lasted more than one page? Of course then I forgot about it and let it drop back to page 5 on the forum....

oh well ....i will bump it and see if it makes it one more page.I'm going for a 4 page record

Mask.

Don't ask why. If you wanna know, google it.

When I first saw Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan, I was really messed up because Spock died. That was the ONLY movie I almost cried on.

When I first saw Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan, I was really messed up because Spock died. That was the ONLY movie I almost cried on.


awww.....I'd have given you special Trek tissue to cry with.

awww.....I'd have given you special Trek tissue to cry with.

haha I said ALMOST. I don't cry on movies becuase there's always a little thing in the back of my mind that won't allow me to accept a film as reality.

When I first saw Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan, I was really messed up because Spock died. That was the ONLY movie I almost cried on.

What the... You didn't cry when Pootie Tang's cornstalk died? Poser.

What the... You didn't cry when Pootie Tang's cornstalk died? Poser.

That was a very very sad moment :(

haha I said ALMOST. I don't cry on movies becuase there's always a little thing in the back of my mind that won't allow me to accept a film as reality.

I could make you cry during a movie.....

I could make you cry during a movie.....

Exactly how could you accomplish such a feat darling?

Last of the Mohicans

Which happens to be my favorite movie ;)

I would have to say Braveheart is the movie that gets to me the most, but the one that freaks me out the most in The Butterfly Effect.

Was The Butterfly Effect any good?

'Requiem for a Dream' made me cry. That movie is really, really depressing.

Exactly how could you accomplish such a feat darling?


I could......withhold certain things. Like popcorn or soda or Twizlers.

/code speak


One Flew Over the Coo Coo's Nest is another great one

I could......withhold certain things. Like popcorn or soda or Twizlers.

/code speak


One Flew Over the Coo Coo's Nest is another great one

I don't think you could withhold those...certain..."things" because my charm would eventually win you over if you know what I mean ;)

Women say I'm like a cross between James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Captain Kirk when it comes to charm, so you better watch out. ;)

I don't think you could withhold those...certain..."things" because my charm would eventually win you over if you know what I mean ;)

Women say I'm like a cross between James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Captain Kirk when it comes to charm, so you better watch out. ;)


*drool*

now why havent they made a movie that contains all of those charaters in the same fiilm!??

*drool*

now why havent they made a movie that contains all of those charaters in the same fiilm!??

Because Kirk would kill them all :D

"The Village"

Field of Dreams.

No other movie really gets to me. I actually laughed when Bambi's mother died, I thought it was hilarious. But Field of Dreams makes me cry everytime.

ugh...the list could take years. This is like asking for my favorite song.

lets see....

fight club
vanilla sky
american beauty
American History X
Schindlers List
We Were Soldiers
Saving Private Ryan
Donnie Darko
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Requiem For A Dream

I always thought that the Manchurian Candidate was pretty politically thought-provoking. It doesn't matter whether or not you watch the remake or the original 1962 version. They're both really good.

Bambi changed my life

I would have to say Braveheart is the movie that gets to me the most, but the one that freaks me out the most in The Butterfly Effect.

Lol yea seriously..... butterfly effect made me think

Women say I'm like a cross between James Bond, Indiana Jones, and Captain Kirk when it comes to charm, so you better watch out. ;)

You are a chauvinist archeologist that wears a corset?

The Grudge broke something in my head. It's been nearly 3 months now since I saw it and I still expect hallucinations (notice that I do not actively hallucinate currently, but I feel them lurking round every corner). I've been reading King since I was 7 and watching horror movies since I was 9 and never has anything snapped something way deep down in my brain like this one. Nobody else reacts like this though, so maybe it's just the final straw or something.

The song at the end of the Wedding Singer always always always makes me cry.

Team America manages to make me laugh so hard that I cry and get me outrageously angry at the same time.

absolutely, it's a brilliantly written and put together film. and the actors are all brilliant. I can't remember even one weak performance from any of the cast.
Overall I would agree the all the sentiments about Man On Fire. But there's this one thing, I have a pet peeve about supposed sharpshooter badasses blinking in movies. And what really sets Man On Fire apart in this reguard (there are A LOT of offenders) is Denzel actually has a big long speech about not flinching at the sound of the gunshot. And that's probably the single reason I don't own it.

Grave of the Fireflies: Just brutal. Don't see it as a double feature with The House of Sand and Fog.

The Princess and the Warrior: The scene where Bodo gives Simone the tracheotomy, devinately wins high marks for visceral impact.

Big Fish: See that before your father dies, not after.

Memento: For that moment at the very end/begining where he makes the choice that makes the movie. It's only great the first time, but it *is* great the first time.

Training Day: Just because of the arc of those two characters. Who didn't start off that movie wanting to like Alonzo?

eXistenZ: I'll probably be alone in this one, but I thought it was brilliant.

The Grudge broke something in my head.
Sadly, I saw Ju-On first. In a couple of aspects special effects wise The Grudge was better. But in every other respect Ju-On just destroys The Grudge. I would even go so far as to call The Grudge a travesty.

In terms of films that I found both moving and thought-provoking, I'd have to say Battle Royale and Full Metal Jacket. BR, especially, stayed with me a long, long time. It's one of those - sadly rare - films that aim at making you react to violence, to feel empathy for its victims (unlike so many films today where the 'hero' goes around gunning down dozens of 'bad guys' without the viewer being made to feel anything for them at all). Likewise Full Metal Jacket; the whole scene with the Vietnamese sniper was especially moving.

who cares about that lil VC sniper she deserved it

who cares about that lil VC sniper she deserved it

*shakes head in disgust*

For me... ET... I could only see it once... it left me so emotionally and mentally drained that looking at the DVD makes me... all but physically Tired.

For me... ET... I could only see it once... it left me so emotionally and mentally drained that looking at the DVD makes me... all but physically Tired.

ever wonder why E.T.'s eyes are so big??
...
he saw his phone bill :)

who cares about that lil VC sniper she deserved it

Well apparently Ariddia cares. Or did you not read the post you quoted :confused:


To this day the most moving film I've ever seen remains The Mission. It's one of only two movies I've cried while watching. And during the other one I was stoned so it doesn't count.

a Movie that Moved me... Fatso... the only movie that forced me to MOVE out of the theatre before it was finished.

"American History X" and "Requiem for a Dream" are two movies everyone should be forced to watch at least once...both very excellent films, but definetly "downers" emotionally.

"Gettysburg" still gets to me...Pickett's Charge is brilliantly filmed.

I might be alone on this one, but I really like "The Cell" for it's creepy weirdness...it's also the only good movie Jennifer Lopez ever made.

All time movie that "gets to me" however, has to be "A Clockwork Orange" The first time I saw that movie I was totally blown away mentally. Kubricks other films are excellent, but this has to be his best work. Oh, and if you like the movie, and haven't read the book, do so!

I just realised that quite many of those movies that get to you are war related. Few examples
Paths of Glory
Apocalypse Now
Idi i smotri (Come and see or something like that)

The most disturbing ever:
Kieslowski, The ten commandments, part 5.

other ones
American history X
Oldboy
Clockwork Orange
In the name of the father
etc
etc

and not so dark ones
Man without a past
Goonies

Armageddon. If it were'nt for that movie, i probably wouldn't be the fierce warrior(?) for Mother Nature, and life, that I am today. :) (of course, there are always other factors that affect the way i am, on occasion)

Plus, my eyes tear up every time i watch it. even now, I get chills up my spine and eyes wanting to water just hearing the music in my head.

The films that got me have aready been mentioned :) . Butterfly effect and Man on fire. Dogma was thought provoking i might add some if they suddenly come to mind

Well .... here goes ....

Schindler's List
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What Dreams May Come
Harold and Maude
Malcolm X
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Blackhawk Down
G.I. Jane
Contact
The Godfather
It's a Wonderful Life
Memento
Always
Terms of Endearment
Red Dragon
Alien 3 (Special Edition)
Dead Man
Gladiator
Talk Radio
Casablanca
On the Waterfront
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Annie Hall
Jaws
The Manchurian Candidate (both)
Man On Fire
The Deer Hunter
The Jazz Singer (remake)
Unforgiven
Father of the Bride (remake)

...

Actually ... there's probably a hell of a lot more. I am very moved by film in general, but about 50-70 stand out above and beyond the call of duty.

Edit: Although one movie did make me actually say, "Holy fuck! I actually didn't expect that!" in the theater when I first saw it: Usual Suspects.

I was astounded for days.

Oh yeah! Good Morning Vietnam and Life Is Beautiful.

For me:
The Passion of the Christ too.
American History X (also noted before). Oh and in the same genre Pariah
and A.I.



Oooh and back when I was a kid The Dark Crystal

haha I said ALMOST. I don't cry on movies becuase there's always a little thing in the back of my mind that won't allow me to accept a film as reality.
I pity you, friend... that means that you are actually missing out on half the point of the movie.

Or you just watch crap movies, of course...

But seriously, if you watch something like Phenomenon, and you DON'T tear-up a little... I think you are missing half the experience.

Movies that really get to me. I mean really.

The Quiet American

Oddly enough, the most recent movie that stuck with me is Latter Days. I originally watched it to get a little bit of insight on the LDS church and, admittedly, gaze at eye candy with two very attractive actors. Even so, I looked at the movie with the idea of being a critic, watching to see how the actors portrayed being gay even though both were straight.

However, at about the midway point of the movie, I was emotionally invested and eye candy or cynicism took a back seat to watching the movie and wondering whether the two characters would meet up when it became clear that both were looking for each other. By the end of the movie, the Fleetwood Mac song "Destiny Rules" was playing in my head.

*shakes head in disgust*
Ah but you miss the point, she did deserve it.
Did she deserve to die? As much as any of us do
Did she deserve to lay there and bleed out or to die relatively fast and much less painful? I know which I would choose. She deserved not to suffer the shot that finished her, was out of respect.




"You write Born to Kill on your helmet and you wear a peace button. What's that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?"
.
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"I think I was trying to suggest something about the duality of man, sir."