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Can anybody name any good films that have left you gob-smacked and uncomfortably numb as the credits roll, leaving you with a cold feeling as you think 'WHAT. THE. FUCK!!!' or 'WOW!!!' as you look back on it.

I had that the first time I watched Requiem For A Dream and im sure others, which unfortunately dont spring to mind and id like to know more.

WHAT THE FUCK
Irreversible
Funny Games (German)

WOW
The Fountain
Leon

Irréversible and La Haine come to mind

cuckoo's nest
7 pounds
the departed (FOR SURE!)
in bruges
into the wild
benjamin button
mulholland drive
memento
pi
reservoir dogs (altho i was wasted when i saw it for the first time and i lolled but i guess it's pretty like what the thread says if you watch it sober)
assasination of jesse james
prestige (maybe)

A l'origine as wel, it's a french movie i just saw

Depressed the shit out of me.

Martyrs is a great one. There's quite a lot of great French movies of the past 10 to 15 years that have been majestic in upsetting a lot of people.

I'll have a flick through my DVD's later to pick out some choice headfuck films.

tomm wrote:Irréversible and La Haine come to mind

Fucking amazing film. So's Irreversible.

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

anyway, here's a few.

Apocalypse Now
Requiem for a Dream
Kramer vs Kramer
Alien
Blade Runner
Fight Club
Stand By Me
American History X
Citizen Kane
Man Bites Dog
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
M
Lost in Translation
Jacob's Ladder
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Truman Show
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

bandshell wrote: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

I was a little depressed after the first time I watched this.

the machinist
memento
slacker
what the bleep do we know? (not really a movie as such but still)

bandshell wrote:I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

faust.dtc wrote:

bandshell wrote:I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

Irreversible
Funny Games
Top Gun

bandshell wrote:

faust.dtc wrote:

bandshell wrote:I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

It did cross my mind, dont get me wrong, but I thought adding 'emotion' would make people think I was talking about girly films like The Notebook or summin. Good call though...

That montage at the end of Kids where they play some Folk Implosion tune always gets me.

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

faust.dtc wrote:

bandshell wrote:

faust.dtc wrote:

bandshell wrote:I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

It did cross my mind, dont get me wrong, but I thought adding 'emotion' would make people think I was talking about girly films like The Notebook or summin. Good call though...

Fair enough.

The Motorcycle Diaries

Being John Malkovich.

djelements wrote:Being John Malkovich.

Yeah...weird weird film...