# Films that look good, but that you would never watch **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 16, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803 "2011-01-16T05:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/1 "2011-01-16T05:52:29Z")
I was just going to title this “films that you will never watch,” but I didn’t want it to be “I will never watch \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ because it looks stupid/I hate [principal actor].” I want your responses to be films whose premise you find interesting, but that you won’t watch due to squeamishness or other emotional triggers. Me, I heavily dislike rape scenes. I’m okay with the one in **A Clockwork Orange** , for some reason, but for the most part realistic and especially violent ones make me squirm. So I won’t watch **Irreversible** , because while it looks good, I hear there’s a very long, drawn-out rape scene. Good concept, but it’s not for me. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/2 "2011-01-16T11:41:25Z")
Robin Williams makes a very specific kind of “Oh! The wonder of it all!” movie like **Being Human, Jack, Jakob the Liar** and **Patch Adams** that looks well-filmed, but I wouldn’t watch it at gunpoint. Stick to the jokes, Williams. Oscar-bait on your own time. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/3 "2011-01-16T11:49:19Z")
I like Robin Williams plenty, I just hate being talked down to in his weird way. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/4 "2011-01-16T11:51:29Z")
My doctor tells me that Robin Williams movies are the most common cause of Type 2 Diabetes. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/5 "2011-01-16T14:54:11Z")
_Sweeney Todd_. I love the music and the concept and the Sondheim, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed concert and fully-staged versions that _suggest_ the gore (I’ve seen versions where the razor left a red line of paint/makeup on victims’ throats, and versions where a red streamer unrolled when the cut was made). But the movie is apparently a gorefest…buckets and buckets of blood. And I can’t deal with that. I’ve still watched non-blood scenes on youtube (A Little Priest, Johanna, etc), but I’m not going to be watching the movie proper anytime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/6 "2011-01-16T15:02:14Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > I was just going to title this “films that you will never watch,” but I didn’t want it to be “I will never watch \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ because it looks stupid/I hate [principal actor].” I want your responses to be films whose premise you find interesting, but that you won’t watch due to squeamishness or other emotional triggers. > > Me, I heavily dislike rape scenes. I’m okay with the one in **A Clockwork Orange** , for some reason, but for the most part realistic and especially violent ones make me squirm. So I won’t watch **Irreversible** , because while it looks good, I hear there’s a very long, drawn-out rape scene. Good concept, but it’s not for me. Don’t watch The General’s Daughter. My wife had to leave the theater during the rape scene. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/7 "2011-01-17T07:55:09Z")
I am not a big sports fan anyway, but I really dislike boxing. Nothing to do with the violent nature of it, I just find it boring to watch. Perhaps this is because my uncle was a big boxing fan and always had the fights on when we would visit. This has limited me seeing a lot of films. I did see Rocky when it came out, and that was the last boxing film I think I have ever seen. I know **Raging Bull** is a classic, but I just can’t get myself to watch it, even when it is on cable. Needless to say, I haven’t seen **The Fighter** either. Nor have I seen **Million Dollar Baby**. ---
**Author:** ![ecseas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ecseas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ecseas)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/8 "2011-01-18T09:51:58Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > _Sweeney Todd_. I love the music and the concept and the Sondheim, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed concert and fully-staged versions that _suggest_ the gore (I’ve seen versions where the razor left a red line of paint/makeup on victims’ throats, and versions where a red streamer unrolled when the cut was made). But the movie is apparently a gorefest…buckets and buckets of blood. And I can’t deal with that. I’ve still watched non-blood scenes on youtube (A Little Priest, Johanna, etc), but I’m not going to be watching the movie proper anytime soon. I wouldn’t consider Sweeney Todd a gore fest. Yes, it has a lot of blood, but other then that, there is nothing nasty. Hostel is a gorefest. ---
**Author:** ![Slade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Slade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slade)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/9 "2011-01-18T14:08:04Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > _Sweeney Todd_. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed concert and fully-staged versions that _suggest_ the gore (I’ve seen versions where the razor left a red line of paint/makeup on victims’ throats, and versions where a red streamer unrolled when the cut was made). I saw a terrific stage production of Sweeney Todd at the Trafalgar Studios here in London a few years ago. Just before the play started, Sweeney came out on stage in full costume, swept his razor slowly across the whole auditorium and said that if ANYONE let their cellphone ring during the performance, he’d be down there to open their throats for 'em. From that moment on, we had the best behaved audience you’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/10 "2011-01-18T15:14:12Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > I am not a big sports fan anyway, but I really dislike boxing. Nothing to do with the violent nature of it, I just find it boring to watch. Perhaps this is because my uncle was a big boxing fan and always had the fights on when we would visit. > This has limited me seeing a lot of films. I did see Rocky when it came out, and that was the last boxing film I think I have ever seen. I know **Raging Bull** is a classic, but I just can’t get myself to watch it, even when it is on cable. > Needless to say, I haven’t seen **The Fighter** either. > Nor have I seen **Million Dollar Baby**. I second this and for the same reasons. I won’t watch a film that I know has a vomiting scene in it. That’s not always something you can predict as they’re often just included in a movie, for, well, I don’t know what reason. We’ve even had threads about great movies you’ll never watch again and “The Reader” is right at the top of my list. Along with “Stand By Me” and others that I can’t think of at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/11 "2011-01-18T16:39:54Z")
> [@Maiira](#): > > So I won’t watch **Irreversible** , because while it looks good, I hear there’s a very long, drawn-out rape scene. Good concept, but it’s not for me. That’s not the most gut wrenching scene in the movie, by far. I almost stopped the movie when the scene I’m thinking of came about, I’m glad I didnt. It’s definitely a movie worth watching. Though I dont think I’ll ever be able to watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/12 "2011-01-18T18:49:30Z")
> [@Capitaine\_Zombie](#): > > That’s not the most gut wrenching scene in the movie, by far. I almost stopped the movie when the scene I’m thinking of came about, I’m glad I didnt. It’s definitely a movie worth watching. Though I dont think I’ll ever be able to watch it again. I think I know what scene you’re referring to and that’s another thing that will deter me. The rape scene doesn’t sound _pleasant_, but for whatever reason doesn’t bother me, but no way no how I do want to see some dude’s face get graphically shmooshed with a fire extinguisher. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/13 "2011-01-18T18:54:54Z")
i mentioned this in the “can only watch once” thread - **Dear Zachary** ---
**Author:** ![Capitaine\_Zombie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/14 "2011-01-18T19:07:40Z")
Yep **WOOKINPANUB** , that was the scene, it was so fucking violent, probably one of the most violent thing I’ve ever seen in a movie, I paused my DVD, and got to thinking if I dont push Play now, I will never muster the guts to watch the movie again. As I really liked Noe’s previous movie, I managed to find the balls to keep on. Never had that kind of experience with any other movie. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/15 "2011-01-19T19:32:18Z")
I doubt that I will ever be able to watch _Schindler’s List_, no matter how many times I tell myself to just do it already. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/16 "2011-01-19T19:37:56Z")
I haven’t seen Schindler’s list and won’t watch it either, and I won’t watch Irreversible. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/17 "2011-01-19T22:41:24Z")
I know the Shawshank Redemption is supposed to be a great movie, but I won’t watch it because I intensely dislike prison movies. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheField](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/18 "2011-01-19T23:45:33Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > I second this and for the same reasons. > > I won’t watch a film that I know has a vomiting scene in it. That’s not always something you can predict as they’re often just included in a movie, for, well, I don’t know what reason. We’ve even had threads about great movies you’ll never watch again and “The Reader” is right at the top of my list. Along with “Stand By Me” and others that I can’t think of at the moment. Does that include puppets? Don’t watch Team America… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/19 "2011-01-20T04:58:41Z")
I’ve never seen _Requiem for a Dream_, and I probably never will, even though I love Darren Aronofsky’s work. I’ve had friends who had drug problems, and I just don’t want to be reminded. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803/20 "2011-01-20T14:31:35Z")
> [@pinkfreud](#): > > I’ve never seen _Requiem for a Dream_, and I probably never will, even though I love Darren Aronofsky’s work. I’ve had friends who had drug problems, and I just don’t want to be reminded. “Requiem” is heart wrenching and depressing on a lot of levels, but reality aint one of 'em, at least not in this recovered addict’s opinion. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-look-good-but-that-you-would-never-watch/567803.md?page=2)