The most disturbing movie I ever saw must‘ve been ERASERHEAD. I still don‘t know why, but I was shifting in my seat all the time wanting to leave the cinema but couldn‘t and I did sit through it to the end. To this day, I have not watched it again.
The most grueling movie I ever saw was THE ROYAL TANENBAUMS. From the first minute, this one did not make a lick of sense to me and after cringing in my seat for what felt like eight hours or so I eventually walked out. Helmut > > On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 12:15 PM Kirby McDaniel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Heidi et Mopolistas, > > > > The art film is a creation of SATAN. Cinema should not stretch your > > imagination too much lest is crack in the winds that blow. These kinds of > > movies just confuse you> Stick to movies like APACHE DRUMS, the first > > movie I ever saw. It's a real horrorshow. I was removed from the Lakewood > > Theater in Dallas, Texas crying my eyes out, age 6 or something. Or sex > > education films like AMERICAN PIE. > > > > Kirby > > movieart.com > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2023, at 12:44 PM, Heidi Herr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello! I’m also another Jeanne Dielman aficionado –I honestly found the > > movie to be a rather profound work of art. It’s definitely not the type of > > thing I would watch for a fun movie night, but much like Antonioni’s The > > Eclipse, Hogg’s Archipelago, and Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, it’s a movie > > that for whatever reason continues to resonate with me. I also think I saw > > it at the right time in my life. If I watched it when I first started > > getting into “old” movies as a pre-teen, I would have run away screaming! > > But going back to the topic – the most grueling movie experience – as > > others have mentioned, it was a viewing of The Return of the King! Granted, > > I am not into any Tolkien stuff at all, so I am not the target audience for > > the movie, but it was showing at the historic theater where I live, so > > my husband and I decided to see it. I could not stand it! My husband fell > > asleep, and about half way through the ordeal, I decided to chill in the > > lobby with the theater owner’s exceptionally friendly dog! All things > > considered, it was a nice evening out. > > > > Heidi > > > > > > On Mon, Jul 17, 2023 at 1:17 PM Michael Greenwood <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > >> It's a great movie. I would watch Delphine Seyrig do just about anything > >> for as long as she wants to be doing that. She is fantastic! That said, I > >> am not sure it would come into my top ten movies. > >> > >> One person's gruel is another person's gruel seen ever so slightly > >> different. > >> > >> M > >> ------------------------------ > >> *From:* MoPo List <[email protected]> on behalf of Tommy Barr > >> <[email protected]> > >> *Sent:* Monday, July 17, 2023 12:40 PM > >> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you > >> have watched? > >> > >> I think this discussion, particularly Bruce's contribution, raises an > >> interesting question about the purpose of films. Are they simply to > >> entertain, or can some be more challenging art? I haven't seen *Jeanne > >> Dielman etc*., but from what I read it is supposed to be boring and > >> gruelling even, as it reflects the eponymous protagonist's life. Certainly > >> there may be a 'woke' element to the critics' choice of best film ever, but > >> that does not necessarily detract from its worth as an artistic endeavour. > >> > >> Tommy > >> > >> On Mon, 17 Jul 2023 at 11:58, Larry Brooks < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I really, really, *Really *hated THE ENGLISH PATIENT. Not just me, but > >> every single guy I knew literally detested this film; it bored the pants > >> off us - we found it incredibly tedious, vapid, cloying, and interminable - > >> we'd sit there waiting for this thing to finally end. But every girl we > >> knew Loved it, so go figure. For us it was 100% ungodly movie torture. > >> > >> > >> > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> Virus-free.www.avg.com > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 11:56 PM Greg Douglass <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> Oh, God, Bruce! Now I HAVE to watch it! The gauntlet has been thrown down. > >> I sat through "Monster-a-Go-Go" on a bet. Now this? > >> Greg Douglass > >> > >> > >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 8:20 PM > >> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you > >> have watched? > >> In case you don't know, Greg (and others), " Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du > >> commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" was picked as the BEST MOVIE of all time! > >> > >> This is the ultimate case of The Emperor's New Clothes. > >> > >> See > >> https://collider.com/jeanne-dielman-sight-and-sound-top-movie-of-all-time/# > >> > >> > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> Virus-free.www.avg.com > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 10:05 PM Greg Douglass <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >> > >> You win, Bruce. First of all, I've never heard of this cinematic > >> felony to which you refer but have now been officially forewarned. Thank > >> you for saving 3 hours & 22 minutes of my life. > >> However, I'd still rather watch "Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom" while > >> eating a big bowl of chocolate pudding than be forced to sit through the > >> first 30 minutes of "Chicago". > >> Greg Douglass > >> Coos Bay, OR > >> > >> > >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 5:38 PM > >> *From:* "Bruce Hershenson" <[email protected]> > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you > >> have watched? > >> I think I have you all topped! In the 1970s I was a major international > >> film fan, and I traveled far and wide to see films that would never play > >> where I lived (no video yet, of course). An example is that in 1981 or so I > >> traveled to Los Angeles for a day and a night to see the restored 1927 > >> Napoleon with a full orchestra (conducted by Coppola's father) and it was > >> one of the best experiences of my life. > >> > >> So in 1983 a theater in Philadephia announced that they would show the > >> uncut 3 hour 22 minute Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles > >> I had read about this movie, and it sounded terrible, but some critics had > >> highly praised it, so I convinced a fellow film buff to go with me. > >> > >> "Grueling" is a good word to describe watching, but a better one would be > >> "excrutiating". But my friend kept saying, "Surely it will get more > >> interesting", so we stayed to the end, but it never did. If I was told I > >> had 3 hours and 22 minutes left to live, I would choose to re-watch this > >> movie, because then it would feel like years had gone by! > >> > >> > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> Virus-free.www.avg.com > >> <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > >> > >> On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 3:49 PM Rick Payne < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> "Grueling" might not be the word for the film itself, but the experience > >> certainly was. > >> > >> It's 1968; I'm 13 and living in central Kansas. Forry Ackerman's Famous > >> Monsters magazine has fostered my infatuation with the great Lon Chaney but > >> I've never seen one of his films. Lo, the heavens open and I learn that a > >> local college will be running "Hunchback of Notre Dame." My dad finally > >> agrees to drop me off at the college for the 8 pm showing and I'm to call > >> him when it's over. > >> > >> Unfortunately, they are showing an 8mm print on 400 foot reels using a > >> single projector. After every reel, they turn on the lights and rewind > >> before showing the next one. Naturally, old splices periodically fail and > >> the film breaks or burns multiple times. Each incident requires immediate > >> repair; lights on; another delay. The Hunchback will take about 3 1/2 > >> hours to run. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the finish. > >> > >> You see, I didn't realize that "Hunchback" was to be the second feature > >> of the night ... after "Birth of a Nation." Dad showed up around 1 in the > >> morning, mad as a hornet that I hadn't called. Well, the film wasn't > >> over! The judge refused to let me off on that technicality and it would be > >> a couple more years before I saw the rest of the film. > >> > >> On Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:38:11 AM EDT, Tony Calvert < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> 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. 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