VILLAMARV Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 On 15/08/2018 at 15:11, Wainy316 said: What is the most devastating scene in film history? Johnny 5 being smashed up or the poor Toon Shoe being put into the dip in Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Definitely toon shoe of those two for me too. MrsVM reckons the horn being cut off the unicorn in Legend was horrific. Yoda dying in Jedi was the thing that made me cry in the cinema - although it lacks the sheer brutality of the others it devastated me more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Taking scissors to the warped baby in 'Eraserhead'? Bambi's Mother being shot? Nah - It's Divine in 'Pink Flamingos'. This is quite blurry. You'll be be glad of that if you've not seen it before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 Will Smith killing his dog in I am Legend was pretty rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted August 17, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2018 The most distressing scene that I can think of, which stayed with me for days afterwards, in a film that has more than it’s fair share of upsetting scenes - the bit in “Under the Skin” with - Spoiler The baby left crying on the beach after the parents have been killed. And then cutting back to the beach later in the evening and seeing the same kid still crying. **** me, was that tough viewing. Regarding films from when I was a kid, I always found the end of “The Time Bandits” fairly downbeat considering what preceded it was kind of knockabout fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Xann said: Taking scissors to the warped baby in 'Eraserhead'? That is a rough scene. Quote Nah - It's Divine in 'Pink Flamingos'. 1 hour ago, Xann said: if you've not seen it before? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 8 hours ago, TheAuthority said: Will Smith killing his dog in I am Legend was pretty rough. not for me because by that stage the film was already an utter dog shit take on a brilliant book that left me feeling nothing but rage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooligan Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 7th Cavalry (1956) Certainly not the best or most memorable western i have watched Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wazzap24 Posted August 18, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2018 On 10/08/2018 at 19:42, KHV said: This looks monumentally shit Without wishing to be disrespectful, unfortunately, dialogue lead, character driven, films like 'The Meg' aren't to everyone's taste. You have to be a real film buff to appreciate the nuance and emotion Statham brings to the lead character. Bravado on the outside, but there was a depth to his performance that I haven't seen since Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot. Simple lines such a 'it's a Megalodon' and 'chew on this, you ugly bastard' are delivered with such emotional gusto, it's clear to see this is an actor operating at the very top of his game. An oscar surely awaits. The undoubted star of the show of course is the Shark. The director has done a wonderful job in terms of showing the emotional conflict within the beast. Rather than fear it, you can sense the confusion that surrounds the Meg as it finds itself in a strange new world, battling to suppress its natural instincts as a killer. In short it was, quite frankly, a cinematic masterpiece for the ages. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 (edited) I maintain that the saddest film ever made is the film David Seltzer wrote before 'The Omen', called 'The Other Side Of The Mountain'. It's the true story of an American skiing hopeful who crashes one day and becomes a quadriplegic. That's just the start. The first mention of the movie that I saw was a caption (in 'Ten Bad Dates With De Niro' I think) that said it would cause even rugby clubs and stag parties to start bawling, and it pretty much lives up to the billing. I won't spoiler the ending, but it involves a telephone call with terrible news, and the way the heroine wheels herself out of the room so as not to be present when the bad news comes out is probably the most savage moment that I've seen in cinema. Absolutely brutal. Edited August 18, 2018 by HanoiVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted August 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: I maintain that the saddest film ever made is the film David Seltzer wrote before 'The Omen', called 'The Other Side Of The Mountain'. It's the true story of an American skiing hopeful who crashes one day and becomes a quadriplegic. That's just the start. The first mention of the movie that I saw was a caption (in 'Ten Bad Dates With De Niro' I think) that said it would cause even rugby clubs and stag parties to start bawling, and it pretty much lives up to the billing. I won't spoiler the ending, but it involves a telephone call with terrible news, and the way the heroine wheels herself out of the room so as not to be present when the bad news comes out is probably the most savage moment that I've seen in cinema. Absolutely brutal. Yeah but what about Qui Gon in Ep 1? Edited August 19, 2018 by TheAuthority Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 18/08/2018 at 00:17, villa4europe said: not for me because by that stage the film was already an utter dog shit take on a brilliant book that left me feeling nothing but rage I never understood the anger at that movie. For years. Then I actually read the book. I get it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 On 15/08/2018 at 15:11, Wainy316 said: What is the most devastating scene in film history? Un Chien Andalou I was a bit too young to be watching this, the first time I saw it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 that 10 minute opening to UP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mark Albrighton Posted August 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2018 On the subject of executions, I can think of a couple of scenes from “Let him have it” and “10 Rillington Place” that are hard going. Oh and in “Zodiac” I think because it’s a fairly “talky” film, it has the effect of making Spoiler the second murder on screen even more distressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted August 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2018 The scene by the lake in Zodiac is one of the most quietly horrific things in cinema in recent years. I'd also agree that that scene in Under the Skin is extremely disturbing. On the wider subject of er... 'Chilling' moments in film. The birthday party in Signs always gives a shiver and is pretty much the entirety of that films worth. The bear in the Shining (the entire film is basically an exercise in making the viewer unsettled in truth). I'm sure I'll think of more 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 6 minutes ago, Chindie said: The birthday party in Signs always gives a shiver and is pretty much the entirety of that films worth. Good call! Genuinely disturbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brumerican Posted August 19, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, chrisp65 said: Un Chien Andalou I was a bit too young to be watching this, the first time I saw it. Worst Dele Alli celebration ever ! 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 So nothing beats Toon Shoe then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted August 19, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted August 19, 2018 This BFI subscription was a good idea. Working my way through the Wim Wenders catalogue atm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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