Films that Haunt you

tunguska

And by that I dont literally mean horrors or films that scare you..........although on second thoughts horrors could be included. But you know what I mean, films that stay with you long after the final credits have rolled. For me it was "A waltz with Bashir." Theres not a day goes by that I dont think about that film, deep and profound stuff. I dont actually know why it haunts me but its just one of those films that hits something inside of me. Terence malick films have the same effect on me, especially the thin red line.
Anyway what are the films that haunt you? And why(if you can figure it out)?

ziedth

tunguska wrote: »

And by that I dont literally mean horrors or films that scare you..........although on second thoughts horrors could be included. But you know what I mean, films that stay with you long after the final credits have rolled. For me it was "A waltz with Bashir." Theres not a day goes by that I dont think about that film, deep and profound stuff. I dont actually know why it haunts me but its just one of those films that hits something inside of me. Terence malick films have the same effect on me, especially the thin red line.
Anyway what are the films that haunt you? And why(if you can figure it out)?

Good idea for a thread,

my choice would be somewhat random but the ending of the film mickybo and me when

young mickybo has a chat with his dead da

really got to me more then any other "sad" ending. guess a combination of personal experience and a well shot scene but it would def my my pick.

Morlar

My vote goes to the original dutch movie of The Vanishing

CliffHuxtabel

the final frame of 'Gallipoli'

fionnmar

the lives of others - how the regime you live under can impact your soul
great thread

Tomohawk

"Come and See" 1985, I know there all just actors but it's a fairly chilling depiction of war and humanity. The village burning scenes are nightmarish. There is tremendous use of sound design throughout also.

banshee_bones

Possibly more than one I think..... Off the top of my head though

American Beauty....City of God......American History X.....

kenon

Tremors...:eek:

ronnie3585

Requiem for a dream.

Vertigo100

Irreversible!

Valmont

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) put me off eating chicken for quite a while and I still feel sick thinking about it.

The Blair Witch Project gave me a solid and immovable fear of the woods at night. I only really got over it the last year or two camping in bear country where I had other things to worry about.

MikeC101

fionnmar wrote: »

the lives of others - how the regime you live under can impact your soul
great thread

Second this one. The whole movie really makes an impact, but the final scene where

Wiesler, so far removed from his former position and delivering leaflets, buys a copy of Sonata for a Good Man, having seen the dedication to him, and is asked by the clerk "Do you want it wrapped?". "No, it's for me." Absolutely fantastic last line for the movie. Kind of sad but uplifting at the same time.

bnt

The Ice Storm is a film that has stuck in my memory and will not leave. The ice is incredibly beautiful, but when it comes, people are at its mercy in ways they would never imagine ... :eek:

L31mr0d

Martyrs: It dwarfs Requiem for a dream and Irreversible for leaving you with that hollow feeling of dread.

doctor evil

Mysterious Skin for me along with Requiem for a Dream

Was A waltz with Bashir released in Ireland?

bringitdown

Dancer in the Dark, lots of people think is uppity ****e but the last scene had me white faced.

Dead Man's Shoes, feck its nail biting stuff.

And finally, Alone in the Dark ... the thought that such a film can exist and more that someone sat down, planned, scripted and filmed it, is utterly devastating on the mind.

deman

Threads. Thank God I didn't see it during the 80s when it came out. A brilliant yet terrible film.

DinnyBatman

Into The Wild.

Skinfull

Exorcism of Emily Rose
Frailty...the possibilities...O_o

Beruthiel

The rape scene

in Irreversible disturbed me for the longest time.

Irreversible

Monica Bellucci finding out she was pregnant before the rape (end of the film) was pretty haunting.

Basq

Dear Zachary:A Letter to a Son About His Father - you'll go through so many emotions watching this film that by the end of it, you'll be left feeling absolutely numb.

Schism

doctor evil wrote: »

Was A waltz with Bashir released in Ireland?

Yes.

I know you don't mean scares but [rec] was in my mind for weeks afterwards. I still shudder thinking about it. (Kind of makes me want to see it again )

GAAman

For me it has to be Oldboy for like a day after it i was in a sort of daze thinking to myself how i would react if it happened to me :eek:

Otis Driftwood

Jack Ketchums The Girl Next Door (no,not the crappy "comedy" of the same name)
The fact its based on a true story makes it much tougher to watch.

The Pontiac

+1 for The Ice Storm.One of Ang Lee's finest films!

Mar adentro (aka The Sea Inside). This is an amazing film, based on the true-life story of Ramon Sampedro, who fought for 30 years to end his own life through euthanasia. This film is almost perfectly made in every sense, and truly deserved the 1995 Oscar for 'Best Foreign Film'. It stayed with me for a long time..

Ann22

'Song For A Raggy Boy' without competition:(. I couldn't get it out of my head for ages.

charlie_says

deman wrote: »

Threads. Thank God I didn't see it during the 80s when it came out. A brilliant yet terrible film.

I think that is one of the most profound anti war films I have ever seen. I felt numb afterwards.

In fact, I think you can watch the whole thing on google video (it is only available in crap quality on sale, as it was 1984 TV only so it makes no difference really).

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2023790698427111488#

Do see this if you haven't already. Be prepared for a mindf*ck though, the final shot is just haunting.

knightmare

Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Don't think I'll ever forget it - Its from the same author as Requiem for a Dream.
Last scene is just horrible.

krudler

Inside, its ****ing nasty,one of those movies where you nearly need a hug after watching it

Basq

One of the scenes that haunted me as a child..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y304TgVLia8

quarryman

basquille wrote: »

One of the scenes that haunted me as a child..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y304TgVLia8

most definately, scared the crap out of me. Great ending.

Theta

Vertigo100 wrote: »

Irreversible!

Gets my vote. Esp the scene where

he caves his face in with the fire extinguisher

Duggy747

Come and see - without a doubt.

That desaturated close-up shot of the boy as he stares into oblivion was the shot that hit home. That chorus music in the background made it all the more haunting.

Cracker of a film I've been trying to get the lad's to watch for so long but they won't because they're tasteless bastards who won't watch a subtitled film and instead will enjoy the likes of White Chicks!

Missed Letters To Iwo Jima so the fùckers could enjoy that horror of celluloid.

tunguska

doctor evil wrote: »

Mysterious Skin for me along with Requiem for a Dream

Was A waltz with Bashir released in Ireland?

Yes Dr.evil, A waltz with Bashir was released here in Ireland. I went to see it in cineworld, think it played for only one week though. Great experience, everybody just sat there mesmerized even after the credits had finished rolling.

Some great films being mentioned here. Ive never seen irreverible myself but I am aware of it and what its about. Just never got around to watching it, but will definitely give it a go now.
Another film that haunts me which I forgot to mention is The Parallax view, especially the ending......And I suppose while Im mentioning the Parallax view I have to mention Klute aswell.

MagicMarker

Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer

fluke

I remember seeing The Wicker Man (the original one) and Planet Of The Apes (again the original) back when the last picture show used to be on RTE. I saw both of these around the same time of year and both had endings which disturbed me for ages. When i saw this thread they were the first movies that came to mind.

Blair Witch also.

unreggd

The "Head on a stick" scene from Wolf Creek

The 2nd half of that movie in general scared the crap outta me

PJW

I did'nt go see it in the theatre when it was out but I got a copy months ago on DVD then about three weeks ago I noticed it on the DVD rack and decided to watch it.... I Am Legend.

Well the movie overall was disappointing but for some strange reason it wont let go of my mind, I think about it every day since I watched it and I cant understand fully why, It comes into my head at night when I'm pulling the curtains and locking up the house for the night. It might have something to do with the early evenings and saying goodbye to the natural light?? Then I think of it again when I hear about swine flue and the mass vaccinations, earie.

Gauge

Eraserhead. Great movie, but I will never ever watch it again. That baby haunted me for weeks and weeks.

"Oh, you ARE sick!"- scared me more than any jump scare in any other movie I've seen

deman

basquille wrote: »

One of the scenes that haunted me as a child..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y304TgVLia8

Still can't bring myself to watch it

Ah well, why not?

gandalf

Saw one on Friday at the IFI for the French Film Festival which was absolutely excellent. It made you sad, joyful, hopeful and made you dispair all in one film. The lead actress was absolutely brilliant and the cinematography was perfect for the subject matter.

The film was called Séraphine and I would recommend it to people who like intelligent films and aren't scared of subtitles.

Photi

I'd have to second Requiem For A Dream, one of those films that is burned into your memory banks and leaves a numbing sense of dread in you for weeks afterwards.

I'll also add the Romanian Palme D'or winning film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days to the list. Extremely difficult viewing and is not shaken off easily.

paddysmith

The Truman Show. Just that everything you have ever known in your life has just been part of a TV show and everyone you know is just an actor :eek:. Scary ****.

fonpokno

Platoon stayed with me especially the part

where they burn down the village and half the soldiers rape the girls

.

The Pianist stuck with me too, just disturbing.

Snake Plisken

another vote for Irreversible I could only ever watch it once it really wrecked my head for all the wrong reasons

Seeing the beautiful Alex getting raped and then beating and she being pregnant really sickened me and then the killing in La Rectum where the actually scum rapist (the tapeworm) gets away with it and watches another man get beaten to a pulp with a fire extinguisher, also the person who walks into the background of the tunnel represents us, as we would look at this scene in front of us and turn away and not help the victim, there is a good review on why this is the most disturbing/haunting movie in the following link https://www.greencine.com/central/disturbingfilmsNo1

oxygen_old

knightmare wrote: »

Last Exit to Brooklyn.
Don't think I'll ever forget it - Its from the same author as Requiem for a Dream.
Last scene is just horrible.

+1 for Last Exit to Brooklyn. The end scene, the beginning scene in the apartment, the scene in the cafe, and about 20-30 scenes around the movie.

v depressing movie

Dave Roe

Gauge wrote: »

Eraserhead. Great movie, but I will never ever watch it again. That baby haunted me for weeks and weeks.
(

Listen to the Dead Kennedys, it can haunt you forever.

"But in my room
Wish you were dead
You bawl like the baby
In Eraserhead."

Haunting scenes, the part in 'Downfall' where one of the assistants in the bunker emotioanally blurts out to a despondent Hitler - 'Oh! Do not lose your faith in the final victory!'

And for some reason, the part in 'Wild at Heart' where their car pulls up in front of the shack where we already know that Nicolas Cage's assasins are waiting.

fillefatale

Grey Gardens, La Double Vie de Veronique are two that spring to mind atm

bronte

Another vote for The Wickerman....freaks me the hell out! :eek:

poppet84

The mist! So many things but mainly the final scene!!!I couldn't believe it!