Movies I Never Want To See Again

[naamah_darling]

Well, alainbriongloid asked me for a list of movies I never want to see again, and I couldn't resist the opportunity. So, I compiled a partial catalog of stuff I could go the rest of my life without seeing ever again

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[orange_peacock]

I can't do scary movies at all. AT ALL. As in, "The Village" made it hard for me to sleep for awhile. I am so jumpy, and will leap three feet out of my chair if a coworker so much as shuts a door nearby. I can do dark, I can do psychologically disturbing, but damn does plain ol' freaky-gory horror make me want to hide in a very well-lit public place for a long time

[naamah_darling]

Am I a pussy? The Village, the first 2/3 anyway, freaked me out, too.

(And, yeah, I'd be hostile too. Evil fucksticks, the lot of 'em. Totally agree with you on all points re: sex and violence.)

[orange_peacock]

Everyone I know found "The Village" completely unscary. I think they didn't really consider it horror so much as weird-ass unspecified something. But they're screwed-up people who LIKE scary movies, and enjoyed Saw and all its sequels. So no, you're not a pussy. You just have one. :-P

[naamah_darling]

I've got to say that I know some people who consider stuff like Saw to be a "horror movie," but who cannot appreciate the horror in, say, The Thing, or The Fog. Anything more subtle.

There needs to be an acknowledged difference between a horror movie and a disturbing gorefest that relies on brute physical force to create a reaction.

The Village was one of those subtly scary movies. Like The Ring, or The first bits of The Blair Witch Project. What is scary is not what you see, it is what you are imagining.

Movies that don't make you work for the horror? I don't consider that fair play.

[greyduck]

Horror movies, I can't do. Therefore some of the selections I can't weigh in on. So much the better.

Batman and Robin and Hulk, definitely, are among the worst big-budget superhero-based films ever made. The first was a bad idea done badly, and its only merit lies in putting the final nails in that franchise's coffin. The second should have been and could have been a decent flick but... gods how it went horribly wrong. And then that ending. Ugh. (As for other superhero-based movies: I'm ambivalent about the Fantastic Four flick. No, the previous one. I haven't seen the Silver Surfer sequel yet. And hey, do I dig alliteration or what? Also: Haven't seen Catwoman, I hear that's for the best.)

I'm not a fan of kaiju anyway, and Godzilla did nothing to sway my opinion on the matter. (The "Twisted Kaiju Theater" webcomic refers to the 'zilla from that movie as "GINO," for "Godzilla In Name Only". I find this amusing, yes.)

The Professional is kind of a wash for me. There are cinematic things about it I like but it isn't what I'd call a

[naamah_darling]

I'm ambivalent about both Fantastic Four movies, much to my husband's annoyance. This is DESPITE the presence of both Jessica Alba and Ioan Gruffudd.

OH GOD DAREDEVIL! MY SOUL! MY SOUL! IT BURNS!

That was TERRIBLE. GOD.

That goes on the second list.

[greyduck]

I get the feeling that some day, the F.F. movie could grow up to become a real movie, if it behaves and tries really hard. As a side note: The casting of Von Doom earned an occasional eyeroll... through the entire film. Hi, when your best bet is to go with "that jackwad from Charmed," maybe you need to rethink things a smidgen.

As for D.D., you may find my thoughts at the time somewhat amusing.

[naamah_darling]

I'm so glad I'm not alone in my dislike of Jennifer Garner. And, yes, Von Doom was horribly miscast. He's a total dickweed, for god's sake. Not intimidating AT ALL. He's the best they could come up with? Jeez.

[wolflady26]

My husband and I watched The Ring alone in a theater in an afternoon matinée. At the end, I was so scared that I wouldn't let him MOVE until the lights came on. However, I really liked it. I think it's either the best, or the second best, horror movie for me, with Silent Hill being the other really highly ranked one in my book.

I tried to watch Ringu afterwards and couldn't. I just knew how scary it was, and couldn't make myself go through it again, especially not at home in the dark (watching horror movies in a theater, where I walk out into bright lights and lots of people, is much easier for me. The worst is watching at home before bed and having to go to the bathroom and brush my teeth afterwards. The mirror always brings back Bob thoughts from Twin Peaks, which has still scared me more than any other piece of media ever.).

[amberkatt]

Oh GAWD Silent Hill is creepy! I am not sure if I liked it though, because that's the first movie I've seen where not only did they have long, drawn-out (and focused-on-in-loving-detail, even) burning scenes, but one of those scenes involved a KID ferpetessake! And even though that is integral to the plot, it crosses WAY too many lines for me to feel that it's ok even for a horror movie.

[naamah_darling]

"Something about child actors irks me to the bone."

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS. I totally agree.

And oh, god, the Libertine. I want to see it again just so I can write down all the good lines, but . . . man, it was just too painful there at the end. I'm very glad I saw it, but I won't see it again.

[amberkatt]

The worst part of Pete's Dragon for me was Helen Reddy's singing. *g*

[pinstripe_bindi]

The 13th Floor! Great flick. I am one of the few who've seen it, when I went through a bizarrely intense Vincent D'Onofrio fetish a few years back. Also when I saw The Cell, which I actually liked. The imagery IS horrific, but for some reason I enjoyed it. Not sure what that says about me

[naamah_darling]

I remember Miracle Mile, though it's been years since I saw it. It was good.

I'm so glad someone else has seen The 13th Floor. It seems like it was here and gone, and that's a shame. I think part of that is because the previews for it really, really sucked, and gave no indication of what the cool parts of the movie were like.

[sterlingspider]

That movie was awesome.

I hate how often it gets compared to the Matrix, if anything I liken it to Dark City.

Miracle Mile

[dubbage42]

Sheesh! I thought I was the only one who had seen that movie. My uncle and I rented it one rainy Saturday. The 1st 10-15 minutes or so *dragged*. It was blah blah blah.
Then - sittingontheedgeofmyseat OMGOMGOMG for the rest of the movie.

Intense.

I wonder if I can get it on DVD... {wanders off to search}

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