Without a doubt the most disturbing "classic" film I ever watched was "The Wicker Man". I went to see it with my first wife and, to this day, I can't tell you why it affected me so strongly. I was actually fascinated by the idea of paganism; what is more natural than the veneration of nature, something we are all a part of? But the otherness of the policeman from the mainland kept everything off balance. I started to feel a palpable sense of dread about halfway through the story and the ending just plain bitch-slapped me upside the head. I wasn't ready for it, I didn't see it coming, and I walked out of the theater sweating profusely. Great movie.
We'll talk about seeing "Deliverance" in the very front row of a theater whose AC had broken down during a heat wave some other time.
Greg Douglass
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Subject: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?
From: "Tony Calvert" <[email protected]>
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Subject: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have watched?
I just had to check a print of "A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT." It seemed to drag on forever. I like good character studies, but this seemed to never end. The only good thing is that it was a shorter version, the bad part is the collection has 2 more prints. If I ever hear a fog horn I will go into a deep depression.
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