Rec me intense and disturbing films from the 70s and 80s.
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Sweet Movie (*shudder*)
I've recommended movies ranging from Irreversible to Salo to Caligula to certain friends. I have never recommended Sweet Movie to anyone and I don't think I ever will. Unless, of course, I want to end the friendship and burn some bridges on the way out.
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Some of the films people mentioned here I didn't find disturbing at all, or only a little bit disturbing. But I guess different people find different things disturbing.
Yep. That's a pretty disturbing documentary. While we're at it... Joshua Oppenheimer's The Act of Killing and (to a lesser extent) the follow-up The Look of Silence are pretty disturbing too. Especially the former, probably the heaviest documentary I've ever seen. One of the men (almost) literally vomits his own soul towards the end of the film. What a powerful piece of filmmaking!
The film was so real the director was actually accussed of really murdering the actors. Ruggero Deodato (the director) deliberately told the actors to not show themselves publicly for a month which led to the belief they were actually killed by the cannibals. They weren't, and the director avoided the law suit. He couldn't avoid the law suit for scenes of real animal cruelty, though. Ruggero made some other ultra brutal, disturbing films, out of which my favourite was The House on the Edge of the Park - a truly harrowing home invasion horror starring David Hess (he almost reprises his performance from The Last House on the Left - a weaker film yet one still worth recommending).
Both this and Cannibal Holocaust were already mentioned by the OP, so I didn't mention them either. You're right the Nekromatnik duology films have this black comedy touch that makes them way more enjoyable. Many iconic scenes and great music to go with them. Two classics in my opinion! These were not the only movies directed by Jörg Buttgereit, though. Arguably his most ambitious, Der Todesking, is basically an arthouse film. Schramm is worth your time, too. His Captain Berlin versus Hitler is way inferior and not disturbing in the least, but pretty out there. Worth checking out too I believe.
I imagine if people are stretching disturbing so much as to include Suspiria, we could as well include some Fulci - Don't Torture a Duckling is my favourite of his. His The New York Ripper is more disturbing I believe. Also Lustig's Maniac comes to mind. You can also check out Fulci's gore films (my favourite is City of the Living Dead - but beware senseless plots crafted to resemble nightmares and high camp!
Almost all films I mentioned have incredible soundtracks. Worth listening to after you have watched the film!
Enjoy!
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I could talk for a long time about every position you listed, but I chose this one. It's pretty hard to undestand this film without knowledge about the history and politica of then Yugoslavia, so I understand why some people find this film as simple shocker (same with Pasolini's Salo). The film takes some from Viennese Actionism, but frankly I saw some more radical works from the movement before, so Sweet Film felt tame in comparison.
Anyways, Sweet Movie is a film of dychotomies: chocolate and sheet, sugar and blood, vomit and urine, Communism and Capitalism... If you feel like something really DISTURBING, SICK, EDGY like the most f*cked up you ever saw then watch Maria - Empfängnis - Aktion Hermann Nitsch. 7.abreaktionsspiel.
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (1987)
What didnt you like about Cannibal Holocaust? I've not bothered with many rewatchesbecause I wasnt particularly a big fan, but I did get sucked in by the indigenous women on crucifixes. That looked very real to me.
It's already mentioned in the OP. Though I kind of disagree with OP about it being just silly - in my opinion it's somewhat clumsy parody of a traditional art house movie (or at least a parody of a straw man version of such). Nekromantik 2, if memory serves me right, is much better as a movie though.
I imagine if people are stretching disturbing so much as to include Suspiria, we could as well include some Fulci - Don't Torture a Duckling is my favourite of his. His The New York Ripper is more disturbing I believe. Also Lustig's Maniac comes to mind. You can also check out Fulci's gore films (my favourite is City of the Living Dead - but beware senseless plots crafted to resemble nightmares and high camp!
Almost all films I mentioned have incredible soundtracks. Worth listening to after you have watched the film!
Enjoy!
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Sweet Movie (*shudder*)
Anyways, Sweet Movie is a film of dychotomies: chocolate and sheet, sugar and blood, vomit and urine, Communism and Capitalism... If you feel like something really DISTURBING, SICK, EDGY like the most f*cked up you ever saw then watch Maria - Empfängnis - Aktion Hermann Nitsch. 7.abreaktionsspiel.
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I've recommended movies ranging from Irreversible to Salo to Caligula to certain friends. I have never recommended Sweet Movie to anyone and I don't think I ever will. Unless, of course, I want to end the friendship and burn some bridges on the way out.
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You can also check out Fulci's gore films (my favourite is City of the Living Dead - but beware senseless plots crafted to resemble nightmares and high camp!
City of the Living Dead and The Beyond are both excellent films. It saddens me that they're mostly known for the gore which is both small and rather insignificant part of them. They're some of the most beautifully shot horror films ever and very atmospheric as well. As a visual treat they're up there with Suspiria.
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This is borderline heresy
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It's pretty hard to undestand this film without knowledge about the history and politica of then Yugoslavia, so I understand why some people find this film as simple shocker (same with Pasolini's Salo).
Youll probably find it unsurprising my review of it (from like 2 years ago) included: "I probably could have used someone to walk me through this one. Be a guide for me and help me with the symbolism and to maintain some kind of coherence with what I was watching. Well that plus I'd have someone to hug when things got really terrifying..."
Sweet Film felt tame in comparison.
But then I like being pushed and challanged. So I watch it all anyway. It just feels terrible when you get scenes like that in a movie that doesnt feel worth it.
If you feel like something really DISTURBING, SICK, EDGY like the most f*cked up you ever saw then watch Maria - Empfängnis - Aktion Hermann Nitsch. 7.abreaktionsspiel.
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How is that a heresy? They're both camp (in a good way) and they are purely atmospheric and therefore don't make much sense, since Fulci was going for that dream feel.
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Never crossed my mind that Fulci wasn't and isn't camp, and I've rewatched his films recently.
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Fulci's films are absolutely camp. Awesome and camp. Most glowing reviews you read of his films mention their campness as a positive attribute. It doesn't have to be a bad thing. It goes incredibly well with the insane worlds Fulci creates.
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The sweet house of horrors. That is the first horror I caught a glimpse of when I was younger and it was on tv. It's so bad that it's funny in my opinion
Here's a few more:
Prey (1977)
Communion (1989)
The Keep (1983)
Manhunter (1986)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Hellraiser (1987)
Prey (1977)
Communion (1989)
The Keep (1983)
Manhunter (1986)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
Hellraiser (1987)
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thanks Min.I hinted at knowing about the court cases when I said I was sucked in by the indigenous women on cruifixes. What I asked of the OP was why he personally did not like the movie
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thanks Min.I hinted at knowing about the court cases when I said I was sucked in by the indigenous women on cruifixes. What I asked of the OP was why he personally did not like the movie
It's pretty hard to undestand this film without knowledge about the history and politica of then Yugoslavia, so I understand why some people find this film as simple shocker (same with Pasolini's Salo).
Youll probably find it unsurprising my review of it (from like 2 years ago) included: "I probably could have used someone to walk me through this one. Be a guide for me and help me with the symbolism and to maintain some kind of coherence with what I was watching. Well that plus I'd have someone to hug when things got really terrifying..."
Sweet Film felt tame in comparison.
But then I like being pushed and challanged. So I watch it all anyway. It just feels terrible when you get scenes like that in a movie that doesnt feel worth it.
If you feel like something really DISTURBING, SICK, EDGY like the most f*cked up you ever saw then watch Maria - Empfängnis - Aktion Hermann Nitsch. 7.abreaktionsspiel.
A Serbian film is more silly than anything imo.
Good post I Rex.
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