Wit. Vivian’s journey now sits in the back of my mind, and will never leave.
I couldn’t watch it all the way through the first time. Never ever again.
Monster. I could barely take it, although Charlize Theron was volcanically brilliant.
i wanted to say Kids but i’m not sure it was that great a movie to begin with, just a movie i never want to watch again.
oldboy was another, but then again i’m also not sure it was really a GREAT movie to begin with.
i agree with the general board consensus though, requiem for a dream, trainspotting, schindler’s list, and passion of the christ are all never-views for me.
in fact, i saw dear zachary on the doc thread and wanted to watch it, but in knowing the synopsis beforehand, it made me SO sad that i have yet to actually see it.
Edward Scissorhands. When it comes on, I demand that whoever’s got the clicker change the channel. If they won’t, I have to leave the room. Obviously this isn’t in the same category as Shoah or even Requiem For a Dream. But Winona Ryder treats him like such dirt it makes me sick to my stomach.
–Cliffy
Dancer in the Dark
Pi
A couple of recent ones:
Blue Valentine…brilliant, and too depressing to watch again.
127 Hours…Excellent movie, well-acted, but too squirmy to re-watch.
Notes on a Scandal. Highly, highly recommended.
My friend and I still talk about it 5 years later. “Hey…remember when we saw…” “Yep.” Awful glances exchanged.
I love but also fear Judy Dench.
I know it was posted in the very first reply and probably a dozen times since then, but Requiem For A Dream. Wonderful movie, will never watch again if I can help it.
The soundtrack on the other is also wonderful but I do listen to quite regularly.
That’s hard to answer because it’s been a long time since I saw it: at least ten years. I know that I came away from it feeling depressed and miserable; something about the intensity of it all, perhaps…
The Third Man hit me much the same way, come to think of it, and I first (and last) saw that one a lot more recently.
Surprised that no one has said Deer Hunter. That movie is so intense that I am not sure I could stand it again. Also not sure I could watch all of Boogie Nights wither. But I COULD watch the roller girl scenes all day
Dogville and Dancer in the Dark have both been mentioned, but most of Lars von Trier’s movies are like that for me (except The Five Obstructions)…most of Peter Greenaway’s work would qualify as well. Brilliant filmmakers, but it takes a lot for me to want to re-watch any of their work.
Boys Don’t Cry for me. I really didn’t enjoy the rape scene… I don’t like rape scenes in general, but this one seemed harsher because of what Tina/Brandon was.
Schindlers List doesn’t bother me enough to not watch it again. I find it an interesting study in a period of time, human nature, and how people of all stripes acted and justified their actions.
I would have said the Deer Hunter, except the reason I wouldn’t watch it again is the painfully long wedding scene.
Good grief, that was boring. And long. Given all of the gore, violence, and intensity, my reason isn’t really good.
Besides several mentioned here, Lars Von Trier’s The Element of Crime is one that I couldn’t sit through again - some of the hypnosis nightmares really creeped me out. I avoid movies like Requiem For a Dream because I know I won’t be able to handle them.
District 9 for me. It’s well-acted, well-produced, and unrelentingly unpleasant.
I re-watched it last year; it is such a good movie, but it is (almost) unrelentingly depressing. The scene where everyone stops fighting to let him take the baby out of the tenement building, however, is worth the rest of the non-stop gloom to me.
Good one. I have no interest in seeing that again, though I recognize it’s a well-made movie.
Audition
I, too, felt sad after this film, but then I watched Nanjing immediately afterward and then found it hard to sympathize with the characters of GOFF, especially as Seita and his sister came from a military family.