Top 1. 0 Most Shocking Movie Scenes. WARNING: Please do not read/look any further if you are easily offended. This list is graphic, and NOT for the faint of heart. Scene- Stealers sitegoer and EMU Theater member. Sara Langford was inspired to create this list after seeing our review of “The Wrestler.” In it, my co- host Whitney Mathews was disturbed by the violence in the film. Sara’s thought was “Geez, you haven’t seen anything.” So here’s a Top 1. Sara says has been sitting in her brain for a while. This is similar to something J. D. Please chime in and let her know if her memory served her correctly or how these movies affected you. Will you find romance in 2011? If it’s at the movies, then yes. We’re looking at the biggest and best romantic movies of 2011, whether it’s about pure love or. Watch free 600 Free Live TV Channels. See 45000 Complimentary movies TV shows and documentaries. Record Local TV zero cost. View Horror Movies at no charge! I know there are some sickos out there who have seen this stuff more than once! If you’d like to contribute your own Top 1. Scene- Stealers, email your idea at eric@scene- stealers. Here’s Sara: I spent a great deal of my teens and twenties seeking out shocking movies like a drug addict looks for a fix. I’ve moved on, but the memory of what I’ve seen stays with me. These aren’t the goriest or bloodiest moments, they are the ones that made me turn away from the screen or squirm in my chair. Interestingly, the 2005. Disappointment. Where are the “Vietnam-based” films? These are all VIETNAM-WAR based films? Chalk it up to a misleading title, I was expecting a more interesting. Here are our Top 10 Best Scenes in Movie History! They are the ones I remember so vividly that I feel like a post- traumatic stress disorder victim. For your non- enjoyment, it’s my Top 1. Most Unnerving Movie Scenes. ![]() ![]() A Clockwork Orange (1. This seems tame now compared to some of the other flicks, but it always frightens me seeing Alex (Malcolm Mc. Dowell) and his droogs in their freaky masks breaking into the home, tying a woman up, and kicking the man while doing a song and dance to “Singin’ In the Rain.” It usually results in a lot of head- shaking on my part and “I can’t believe there might be sickos like this out in the world.” What’s most disturbing about this particular scene in Stanley Kubrick’s diystopian nightmare is the casualness that the gang displays. They’re not angry or crazy; they’re just getting some kicks. Nothing like a little ultra- violence to brighten your day, right? Fat Girl (2. 00. 1) car attack(SPOILER ALERT!) If I had a list for most unexpected endings, this French film by Catherine Breillat would probably top it. Thinking about it now, I’m still not sure if the ending was appropriate or if it was just some last- minute, tacked- on shock tactic.
Pretty older sister Elena and her younger chubby sister Anais go on holiday. Anais is fascinated by her sister’s affair with a man (who is much too old) and becomes obsessed with her own virginity. I will give props to this movie for accurately capturing the mind of a child who lacks forethought and seems to have confused self- growth with self- destruction. However, the ending in which a psychotic trucker attacks the sisters and their mother at a rest stop left me reeling in a bad way. The attacker climbs onto the car, smashes through the window and brutally murders Elena and her mother. He then rapes Anais who tells the police after the fact that it’s all good. Somewhere in her little half- formed brain, she’s happy about having lost her virginity. The scene of violence is certainly unnerving and the end result makes it even worse—the protagonist experiences a change. A statement about society? It’s probably intended to be, but I’d rather get that message through subtlety than through jarring violence. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1. Based loosely on the life of Henry Lee Lucas, John Mc. Naughton’s “Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” stars Michael Rooker as a man so sick, he killed his own mother. This movie is frightening for its realism and one of the most uneasy scenes involves Henry and his killing companion Otis (Tom Towles) as they view a sweet little home movie they made. They casually sit on their couch and watch themselves on video as they murder a middle- class couple in their home. The viewer sees everything they see and the television framing the video makes it feel as if you’re actually watching a snuff film. At the end, Otis rewinds the video. Otis: “I wanna watch it again.” Disturbing. Irreversible (2. 00. Yes, the rape scene with Monica Belucci was brutal and went on for much too long, but that was well after I had already been traumatized by Gaspar No. I absolutely refuse to watch “Irreversible” again in order to accurately describe what happens here. I’ll just say that it involves a fire extinguisher, a man’s head, and movie- watchers everywhere throwing their arms up in front of their faces to cover their eyes. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1. Tetsuo: The Iron Man” is a black and white surreal Japanese cyberpunk film about a man that turns into a twisted heap of scrap metal due to an unfortunate run- in with a masochist/metal fetishist. During the scene in question, the man’s, er, private bits turn into a giant drill which he uses to slaughter his girlfriend. Well, it’s more like an accident, because I think he was trying to do something else. I would be lying if I didn’t say the entire movie was a rather uncomfortable experience. It’s definitely ahead of its time and masterfully made by director Shinya Tsukamoto, but rather hard for the average movie buff to stomach. American History X (1. I described this to a friend who covered her mouth and gasped. This is one of those moments you don’t have to see in order to understand how disturbing it is. It’s strangely simple compared to the rest of this list, yet just as awful. A neo- Nazi (Edward Norton) places a man’s open mouth on the edge of a curb and then stomps on his head, breaking his neck. The acting in this scene is stupendous and it drives the action for much of the rest of the film, so I almost can’t fault it for its graphic content. Still, I think I’ll fast- forward through this bit if I ever watch it again. Cannibal Holocaust (1. The director of this worthless waste of film, Ruggero Deodato, was arrested in Italy because this movie looked so realistic that authorities believed he had made a snuff film. The violence against people in this movie was certainly disturbing (there’s the infamous impalement scene for one), but the fact that the animals killed in the film were actually real bothers me to no end. As a child, I wept in the theater during “Dances with Wolves” when Two Socks was shot (That’s an embarrassing admission). This disdain for violence against animals has stuck with me since then and “Cannibal Holocaust” is the worst offender. In this scene, a team of documentarians in the jungle yank a turtle out a river and decapitate it. One guy proceeds to jokingly show its brutalized flesh to the camera. Isn’t that just hilarious? To top it off we’re then shown a close- up of the turtle corpse. Last House on the Left (1. As co- president and founder of my high school’s Horror Movie Club (created solely so we could skip third hour once a week to watch movies), I thought it was important to see every Wes Craven film. Alas, this was nothing like “A Nightmare on Elm Street.” It was far scarier because I became convinced gangs of sociopaths were lurking around every corner of my relatively safe hometown. The whole premise of the movie is difficult to swallow: Two teen girls are kidnapped by a band of thugs, gang- raped, humiliated and tortured. I haven’t seen the director’s cut, which reportedly features disemboweling (damn, that’s too bad), so this scene stands out. The thugs stumble upon one of the girls in the woods and prior to raping her, they throw her friend’s severed arm on the ground for her to see. Yeah, nice touch. After a nasty piece of work named Krug does his business (and I won’t go into detail about that), a folk- style love ballad (WTF?!) starts playing, and the girl walks off into a lake only to be shot in the back. What’s worse than this? The fact that they’re remaking the movie. Unbelievable. 2. Audition (1. Ichi the Killer (2. These scenes tie because they both come from the twisted mind of Takashi Miike, whose catalog falls mostly into the shocking category. He seems to thrive on finding the most disturbing yet hilarious ways to off his characters. Whether it’s a ladle through the bum (“Gozu”) or a sumo wrestler dying of a heart attack mid- coitis and smothering his tiny girlfriend (horror- musical “The Happiness of the Katakuris”), Miike has the market tapped on weird/funny/violent movie moments. In “Audition,” a seemingly innocent Japanese girl places vice grips around a businessman’s ankles and then nonchalantly cuts his feet off with piano wire. This wire can cut through bone and meat easily.” I tend to watch movies alone and this scene had me so disturbed, I ran into the other room shouting nonsense to my roommate: “Oh my god. Nope, it was just the piano wire scene.“Ichi the Killer” is a film filled with so much outrageous gore you can’t help but giggle. In one scene, a severed face slides down a wall. In another, a man is sliced in half by a shoe rigged with a blade. The execution of these scenes made them somewhat laughable, but the torture scene was plain painful to watch. A man hangs from the ceiling by several small meat hooks in his back while his torturer, Ichi, stabs a long needle through his face and then pours boiling oil over his back. Murder and rape are certainly difficult to watch, but do either of those things make the number one spot on this list? Poo- eating makes the top spot. It was gross in John Waters’ “Pink Flamingos,” but watching a 3. Divine do it willingly in that film was a little different than seeing young slaves being forced do it against their will in this one. Totally unnecessary and unwatchable. Tagged as. disturbing. Top 1. 5 Movies You Can’t Find on DVDMovies and TVBryan Johnson. February 1. 1, 2. In the early 2. 00. DVD technology gradually overtook VHS as the most popular consumer format for playback of prerecorded video. Interestingly, the 2. American crime film, A History of Violence, has the distinction of being the final major Hollywood motion picture released on VHS. With the change, production companies were given the task of converting classic movies to DVD. It was a lucrative process for the film studios, and this is why we see almost every movie in DVD format. As we travel into 2. VCRs. Everyone wants to enjoy the simplicity of a DVD player, as well as the HD picture quality, without spending a fortune on the VCR/Blu- ray combo player. In the movie industry, certain companies (mainly Disney) use a practice called a moratorium, which is delaying or suspending the release of a DVD movie for a certain period of time. The process is used to make DVD copies rare and, in many cases, nonexistent. People want to watch their favorite films on DVD. This is why groups of individuals regularly become upset when they can’t find their favorite movies in DVD format. The collective demand for a DVD release does not pass by movie executives, and every year old movies are converted to DVD. One great example is the 2. DVD release of the horror movie, Santa Sangre. This article will document fifteen pictures that need to be released on DVD. The Wild Life is a 1. Cameron Crowe and directed by Art Linson. The movie examines the stereotypical teenage issues that you find in 1. The plot revolves around the characters of three teenagers living in the suburbs of Los Angeles. The Wild Life contains great character actor roles, and includes stars Eric Stoltz, Ilan Mitchell- Smith, Chris Penn, Randy Quaid, Rick Moranis and Lea Thompson. In the film, the three boys set out for a night of fun at a strip bar and later have a large house party. The Wild Life has faced copyright infringement lawsuits due to the music used in the film, and the picture is only available on VHS and Laserdisc, with stereo analog tracks. No DVD version has been released due to the objection of the artists on the soundtrack. Some of these tracks include songs written and performed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Madonna, Buffalo Springfield, Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Huey Lewis and Billy Idol. In the middle of the 1. The Wild Life video tape was mass produced, so today you can find a copy of the VHS on EBay for less than $1. Queen of Hearts is a film that tells the story of Eddie Luca, who is the youngest son in a family of Italian immigrants that has moved to London. The group travels with nothing, but soon opens a cafe in an Italian neighborhood. After experiencing gambling problems, the Luca family is faced with some hardship. The film has aspects of drama, but is largely a comedy. Queen of Hearts was directed by Jon Amiel. It is a fun movie that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The film was released on VHS in 1. DVD. In the early 1. Queen of Hearts was shown on PBS in the United States and many people regularly search the internet for the DVD. On August 6, 2. 01. Queen of Hearts was played on the MGM HG channel. You can find a copy of the VHS on EBay for $2. Mr. Boogedy is a family film that originally aired as an episode of The Disney Sunday Movie, on April 2. The story follows a gag gift salesman and his family as they move into a new house in New England. The Davis family initially ignores strange sounds and sights in the house, suspecting their father’s practical jokes, but it soon becomes evident that the house is haunted by people that lived there 3. The film stars John Astin, who is best known for his role as Gomez on the 1. The Addams Family. Boogedy is a great ghost story that kids and adults can enjoy. A sequel to the film, named Bride of Boogedy, aired on April 1. It tells the continuing story of the Davis family and their encounters with the evil 3. The film takes place in the fictional New England town of Lucifer Falls. Unfortunately, Mr. Boogedy and Bride of Boogedy have never been released on DVD, and remain in the Disney Vault. A VHS of Bride of Boogedy was released, but copies are impossible to find, and highly valuable. Another spooky Disney classic that people have been requesting for a DVD release is the 1. TV movie Child of Glass. Others want the 1. Justin Morgan Had a Horse. The Last Movie is a drama film that was written and directed by American actor Dennis Hopper. In the movie, Hopper plays a stunt coordinator named Kansas, who is in charge of horses on a western film being shot in a small Peruvian village. Following a tragic incident on the set, where an actor is killed in a stunt, Kansas decides to quit the movie business and stay in Peru with a local woman. He thinks he has found paradise, but is soon called to help with a bizarre incident. The Peruvian natives are “filming” their own movie with “cameras” made of sticks, and acting out real western movie violence, as they don’t understand movie fakery. The Last Movie touches on ideas of fiction versus reality, especially in regards to cinema. It is presented in a way that challenges the viewer’s understanding of storytelling and includes several devices typically only seen behind the scenes of movies. The film was initially a commercial failure, and led to Dennis Hopper’s virtual exile from Hollywood for over a decade. During the production of The Last Movie, Hopper was in a period of severe alcohol and drug abuse. His mental state was recorded in an extremely rare and barely released documentary, called The American Dreamer. The American Dreamer film is sharing this entry with The Last Movie, as the documentary has never been released on DVD and is impossible to find. During his lifetime, Dennis Hooper was very proud of The Last Movie, and hosted several different private screenings. In 2. 00. 6, Hopper told Playboy that he had re- acquired the rights to the film and was planning on a DVD release. Sadly, Dennis Hopper did not realize his plans to put the film on DVD before his death, by way of prostate cancer, in May 2. Deadman’s Curve is a made for TV movie based on the careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, who made up the rock and roll duo Jan and Dean. In 1. 96. 4, Jan and Dean released the hit single Dead Man’s Curve, and two years later Jan Berry experienced a near- fatal car accident in his Corvette. The crash occurred in the proximity of the actual dead man’s curve that is referenced in the song. It is located in Los Angeles, California. Jan suffered severe head injuries in the accident and the film documents his recovery from brain damage and partial paralysis. After the accident, a comeback into the music industry was slim, but Jan’s willingness and Dean’s support helped the men make a musical revival. The film has appearances by Dick Clark, Wolfman Jack, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Jan Berry, himself (who, sadly, died in 2. It features a great soundtrack of Jan and Dean original recordings. Deadman’s Curve has never been released on DVD and the VHS tape is a hard find. Captain EO is a 3- D film starring Michael Jackson and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The name, Captain EO, was taken from the Greek goddess of dawn. The film’s executive producer was George Lucas. It was written by Rusty Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola. Starting in 1. 98. Captain EO became a feature attraction at Disney theme parks. The movie is regarded as one of the first 4- D films, 4- D being the name given to a 3- D movie which incorporates in- theater effects, such as lasers and starfields. The experience is different from a modern day 3- D film, as the lasers can bring the objects farther away from the screen, extending into the audience. The movie tells the story of Captain EO and the crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to the Supreme Leader. The movie’s special effects resulted in the seventeen- minute feature costing an estimated $3. At the time, it was the most expensive movie ever made on a per- minute basis, averaging $1. Concurrent with the opening of the attraction, a behind the scenes documentary, entitled Captain EO: Backstage, was produced for television. The piece was hosted by Whoopi Goldberg and features interviews with cast, writers and the director. The movie score for Captain EO was written by Titanic’s James Horner, and features two songs, We Are Here to Change the World and Another Part of Me, both written and performed by Michael Jackson. After the death of Michael Jackson on June 2. Captain EO regained popularity over the Internet. For several years, a small group of fans had petitioned Disney to bring back the attraction, and Jackson’s death brought the campaign to a peak. In response, the film, now entitled Captain EO Tribute, re- opened at Disneyland Park, on February 2. It also returned to Discoveryland at Disneyland Park (Paris), Epcot at Walt Disney World and to Tokyo Disneyland. However, the reason the film was originally stopped was cost, and the 2. If you were able to experience Captain EO from 1. Captain EO has never been released on VHS or DVD. People have attempted to convince Disney to create a DVD set with the film and the documentary. Last Summer is a 1. It was directed by Frank Perry and filmed at various locations on Fire Island, in New York. In 1. 96. 9, the movie was controversial and it gained an X rating. Last Summer follows the random activities of four teenagers during a summer on Fire Island. As sexual tensions increase on the island, the more experienced and dominant girl, Sandy, encourages Dan and Peter to take advantage of Rhonda. The character development in the movie is flawless. During the film, the three teenagers explore their youthful sexuality and their individual personalities arise, with Sandy showing some psychotic tendencies. Rhoda is also staying on the island and looking for companionship. She forces herself into the wrong tangled group and Sandy takes a seductive mental control over the boys. Top 1. 0 Vietnam War Films (Vietnam War Movies)Big as America’s military hubris may be, Vietnam was a terrible failure, also one which has been given unyielding film treatment. Tigerland (2. 00. This movie offers, in very little else in the way of originality, the perspective of a slacker in wartime. Granted Matthew Modine’s character in Full Metal Jacket possessed similar tendencies, Colin Farrell’s character was more committed to getting kicked out of the war than being a disruptive funny guy. This movie, also like the previously mentioned . While Jacket finds its way inevitably to the worst of the war, Tigerland doesn’t leave boot camp or anything beyond the worst while still in training. Nonetheless, we still are able to sympathize with any of the characters that try so desperately hard to run away. Tropic Thunder (2. Not a parody of the Vietnam War, but one of the many movies which cloud public perception. We Were Soldiers (2. Think what you want about this film, or its creation by an actor/director with a questionable private life, this film stands out as a pretty rare film devoted to portraying American soldiers as heroes rather than crude, rape- minded pigs. If anything, this is a patriot’s film and a welcomed break, more or less, from the conventional focus on the inhumane aspects of our nation’s veterans, sufferers of more than post- war trauma: a ceaseless bad rap. Good Morning, Vietnam (1. Who would’ve thought light could come from such a dark war? Leave it to Robin Williams to find a punchline in any given situation and string together a rapid- fire series of jokes like a comedy machine gun. This film is mostly comic relief but doesn’t lack a human heart or fail to capture a good dose of tragedy in between comedic monologues. Robin Williams’ dual tendencies, as both a Julliard- trained dramatist and stand- up comedian, are given full crack in this film through the context of a real- life radio DJ stationed in the war- steeped Vietnam. We get the sense, in this film, that Williams’ character is as much a hero to the troops he entertains as the troops are to those sleeping soundly back home. Forrest Gump (1. 99. Good for mostly entertainment value, this film is hardly a fact- guided history lesson; instead it creates an amusing fictional narrative by combining politically- significant events in U. S. When the Vietnam War appears in the film, it does so rather lightheartedly and more so aesthetically (what with that great soundtrack) excluding when his shrimp- loving best friend Bubba dies after Forrest runs into a napalm- surging jungle to rescue him. This film is riddled with heart but doesn’t rely on over dramatizing or selling out the war itself. All the effect is in the character development and emphasis on various relationships. Born on the Fourth of July (1. An almost 1. 80 degree turn from Oliver Stone’s previous Vietnam- themed epic, this film sympathizes wholeheartedly with the starry- eyed- American boy- turned- crippled- veteran played by an unlikely Tom Cruise. We are taken through all the highs and infinitely- more- abundant lows that befall a veteran who escapes the throes of Hell only to come home wounded to a sea of protesters and unpatriotic “long- hairs.” And in that mix, his own brother, one within an entire country that seems to have turned its back on him. Platoon (1. 98. 6) Brutality at its most merciless, this film focuses on the harshest elements of war: aside from gruesome, macabre battle scenes, this film focuses on the evil that frequently underlies human nature. In the tradition of Oliver Stone’s highly- prejudiced storytelling, it is revealed through a plethora of scenes that show that the platoon’s greatest enemy is in fact itself. Common characteristics: senseless and animal- like tendencies to rape helpless women and betray unspoken trust. This film, through definite hyperbole and poetic license, drives home an intended, sharpened point: an ocean of separation does not excuse crimes against humanity. The Deer Hunter (1. This movie does a good job of capturing that Bruce Springsteen- esque, blue collar ethos of a band of working men enlisting for the good of the country they are proud to represent. Focusing particularly on the steel mills of Pittsburgh and the bars and small town vibe of the Alleghenies, a certain tangibility lies in these beer- swilling, buck- shooting characters as symbols of their heritage. A dark turn comes when they are captured by the Vietcong during the war and forced to participate in sadistic games of Russian roulette. The aftermath: a deeply corrupted, if not entirely dead, soul, no longer vibrant as once was and buried beneath a frozen exterior. Apocalypse Now (1. The horror. Obviously, Marlon Brando’s character lost the latter, which we find out towards the end of this movie’s dark downward spiral and journey along the metaphorical river Styx. Full Metal Jacket (1. Part comedy, part disturbing drama, this movie echoes the ambivalence and obliqueness of life just so happening to occur in the middle of a war. At first we see Gomer Pyle as this doting, dim- witted glutton, easy prey for the irascible drill instructor who lays into him almost comically, right until he snaps and commits homicide- suicide. This is where the movie shifts for the worst and where we, the movie- viewer, snap abruptly to attention. This film, being the cinematic achievement it is, feels like it was made in the sixties, a credit to the cinematographic elements and persuasive power of the mise- en- scene (scenery, soundtrack, dialogue, etc.). There is something to be said for a movie that attempts to exist within a vacuum- sealed window and succeeds, suspending our preconceptions while we witness truly great film- making, even if the Vietnam War is just the frame.
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