Natural Born Killers. Though it really depends on threshold. Pulp Fiction is a better film imo, and some people would consider it “fucked up”. But I don’t really.
Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies of all time, I can rewatch it at any moment
Overall it’s not really fucked up, it’s not THAT crazy of a story, there are just some fucked up parts.
I worked at a movie theater in high school in the 90’s, all the older employees were huge movie nerds. I asked them what the greatest movie of all time was. Got diff answers but pulp fiction and fight club were two common answers. Watched both of them and they still hold up for me to this day.
IMO Tarantino will never top Pulp Fiction. As good as his other movies are, they just don’t even come close to the magic of Pulp Fiction. And maybe that’s my nostalgia speaking but I’ll bet if I sat down I could make an objective argument if I tried. His other movies sort of drag in places but PF keeps the viewer locked in with seamless, brilliant editing. By the time it gets to the gold watch monologue you’re just riveted. The last time I watched it and it got to that scene I was like oh right, this is easily a top 5 movie for me still.
The dragging critique is probably spot on. It’s like he is too much in love with his characters and dialogue to not indulge here and there, which can work in its own way, I’m certainly not averse to king patient films. But pulp fiction has a vitality in its pacing. And when a film has that without rushing things and staying coherent it’s magical.
I was going to say something about him being too self indulgent in all his later movies. That’s exactly what it is. Too in love with his own style. It should work but it comes off a bit…cartoonish.
A short stay in Switzerland. It’s about an old lady who had a terminal illness and goes to Switzerland to end her life. It’s incredibly depressing, there is a scene where she tries to suffocate herself with a plastic bag that I couldn’t even watch
The Skin I Live in 2011 (Antonio Banderas)
The brief synopsis below gives nothing away about how this film is so messed up.
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Sorry to Bother You 2018
I defy anyone to guess where that movie is heading.
Man I watched “Sorry to bother you” with spoilers, but still was not able to guess those parts. Awesome film!
The Lighthouse
One of my favorite movies of all time just because of the psychological horror aspect
I’m gonna say: Requiem for a Dream
Great movie, very well done… But it’s disturbing as fuck.
While I agree, it’s honestly not one of aronofsky’s most fucked up movies imo.
I don’t know all of his stuff, though Mother! was pretty stressful to watch.
Pi. That’s all I need to say.
After you mentioned it, I had to check out Pi. I really liked it! If you haven’t seen it, you should check out David Lynch’s Eraserhead. I find it sort of similar, and also pretty fucked up.
I liked it too, but it’s messed up. And as someone with migraines, I understand the drill. I really, really do.
Bruh i watched that movie just because the soundtrack was everywhere and i wanted to know what is origin was. Well done but one of the most disturbing and sad movies ill never watch again.
Yes, I was thinking Requiem for a Dream or The Fine Art of Love
edit: Pi is another one from Aronofsky that’s fucked up
You don’t like ass to ass?
Enter the Void. That movie stayed with me for months.
Anything by Gasper Noe fits this thread. I’ve seen enough of his work to never watch that fucker again.
Jacob’s Ladder
What a ride.
Speak No Evil (2022)
The Road.
Tough book. Tough movie.
Is that the post apocalypse one?
Yep
Grave of the Fireflies
It is the greatest movie that I will never, ever, watch again.
Reminds me of the movie “Nobody knows”, also from a real story, also Japanese.
Whatsoever, anything relating to kids’ suffering is…it’s hard.I’m usually not a particularly emotional guy but damn that movie messed me up for a while.
That is a heavy movie.
It was originally screened with My Neighbor Totoro……
Btw I agree. It’s an absolutely devastatingly beautiful movie.
I’m pretty sure they put them together because that’s how you keep everyone from becoming suicidally depressed after watching Grave of the Fireflies D:
Iirc Totoro viewed first.
Well that’s a tactical error.
it was originally screened with My Neighbor Totoro…
Oh man. That’s entire theatre loads of traumatized children. 😵💫
It was the 80s. I’m sure they were all told it wasn’t bad and to go outside.
Hardcore Henry.
It’s an easy answer. It’s a very pulpy, violent, action film shot entirely in a real time first person vantage. A guy gets experimented on, escapes from the mad scientist, then goes on a 90 min video game quest to save his kidnapped wife. It’s all explosions and train fights. It’s the kind of thing you worry that people will respect you less for having enjoyed, but it’s honestly an outstanding use of cinema and very fun.
Lovely movie. It’s done so well, I’m surprised nobody else attempted it.
If you like cheesy b horror and practical effect demo there is one called Hotel Inferno that is first person continual shot similar to Hardcore Henry but it can be a bit rough at times. The English dubbing isn’t great for example. At times the practical effects almost feels like the finisher kills from Doom 2016.
I think I’ve seen some bits, it looked pretty trash… But I don’t really have the appreciation for B horror.
That’s fair. I watched the whole trilogy and honestly it just becomes a slog. They took a novel idea and tried to franchise it and I think that wasn’t the best idea. Hardcore Henry is still very much superior.
Can’t wait to watch this, thanks for the info 🙏
“Plague dogs” is the most depressing movie I have ever seen, I was in a funk for a few weeks after seeing it. In terms of conveying an emotion no other film has lived up to that movie for me.
I don’t recommend it.
I think the best one had to be that remake of a Kurosawa horror film called The Grudge with Sarah Michelle Gellar. That was the only horror movie to ever actually give me a true scare.
The Grudge is definitely not a Kurosawa film lol
Ach! You’re correct. My memory failed me. I thought The Grudge was a remake of Ju-On and I forgot who directed Ju-On. I see that it is now a Netflix series. Might have to check it out. Ju-On
Enter the Void should be here.
Fight Club
Sorry, but that movie is fucked up. Awesome, but fucked up.
Honestly, the most fucked up part of the movie is all the young men watching who think Tyler is a hero and a role model.
Great movie. A little fucked up. Wanting to be Tyler Durden is more fucked up than the movie.
It’s up there with Starship Troopers for “movies you didn’t realize were meant to be negative commentary when you were a teenager”.
The movie might have been a satirical commentary against militarism but the book it’s based off of is arguably not. I loved that book as a kid but it definitely glorifies militarism and not really in a tongue in cheek way. There are literal scenes discussing civics and the necessity of war interspersed throughout the book.
