Any films are you unable to finish due to content?

[detune]

In my case, there have only been two out of thousands of films.

I only made it through a few minutes of Orozco the Embalmer before having to turn it off. I won't describe the scene because I don't want to gross people out, but it is the nastiest thing ever, and of course it is real. One day I'm going to force myself to finish it because I can tell it's a wonderful documentary. Seriously.

The other film would be Squirmfest, which I have had a copy of for years, but have never even attempted to watch. It's intended to be an endurance test, and I just don't want to go there.

A distant second would be films with vomiting and other grossout material (Sweet Movie, Salo, Singapore Sling, slaughteredvomitdolls, etc.), but I always manage to finish them with a bit of wretching.

[Sistinas666]

I could never watch A Serbian Film again. I've never really shut a horror movie off for any other reason than it sucked but I could never sit through that brutal mess again...

[kyl3thund3r]

I rented "a serbian film" knowing it was messed up, but it was only after I got home that I read just how messed up. I never watched it before I returned it, but I do intend to see it some day.

I like to see how far I can push myself. I've withstoot august undergrounds mordum and the guineapig series, which are probably the most graphic/real I've seen, so serbian film should be a challenge.

[fortunato]

Originally Posted by detune

A distant second would be films with vomiting and other grossout material (Sweet Movie, Salo, Singapore Sling, slaughteredvomitdolls, etc.), but I always manage to finish them with a bit of wretching.

The only film I turned off because of disturbing content was Men Behind the Sun, although that was more for...ideological reasons, I guess.

Singapore Sling was mostly a waste of time, too, in my opinion. Except the cinematography was fantastic; a lot like an old film noir. That was enough that I at least watched the whole thing.

[Angra]

Don't think i've ever turned off a movie due to its content. Maybe i've just been lucky.


But if/when it happens i'm sure the reason would be animal cruelty or real footage of something cruel. Such as animal cruelty..

[Q...]

I never made it through "Seed" by Uwe Bol, but for different reasons. There was a subtitle meltdown, however, from what I've read it's pretty nasty anyway (although from what I saw it's also totally unrealistic!). It does have scenes of genuine animal cruelty in the first five minutes (although these were not filmed specially for Seed but were existing footage).

I agree Men Behind the Sun is very difficult to watch, as is August and Cannibal Holocaust. Also, a short called Cutting Moments. Very effective!

[TheWickerFan]

I've managed to make it through all the disturbing films, but like Fortunato and Sistinas I don't think I could ever sit through A Serbian Film or Men Behind The Sun again.

[leezuki]

i allways finnish what i watch, i allways know what to expect what the movie will have in it from the type of movie u are watching, so allways prepare myself.

[detune]

I definitely agree about the animal cruelty. The cat scene in Men Behind the Sun has to be the worst ever, and it goes on forever. Now reports have surfaced that it may have been faked, but the cat sure looks like it's suffering to me.

But mostly, what gets me is bodily fluids, anything involving real bodies, or the use of real animal organs in gore shots. It was either AU Mordum or Penance where they had an exposed intestine with an "air leak". Nasty!

[MichaelMyers]

The Ring -- supposedly I will die within a week of viewing it.