Watched a REALLY disturning movies a few nights ago...
 

Dead Ringers

I can't even begin to explain how twisted and perverse this movie is. If you're looking for something disturbing to add to your collection and haven't seen this oldie by David Cronenberg with Jeremy Irons playing identical twin gynecologists. I can't really say I liked it, but I can't say I didn't either. Very weird shit.

I got interested in this director and downloaded another of his older Movies. I saw M Butterfly, with the same actor, and also very strange.

If the new crap bores you and you don't mind watching something 20 + years old, these are recommendable. Has anyone seen his horror masterpiece The Brood? I downloaded it but I'm not sure if I'm preprepared to watch it lol.

classic cronenberg.

True dat. Although it's not horror, I enjoyed "Spider" immensely. Ralph Fiennes is a wonder to watch. As for disturbing films, the French made some solid movies in the genre. "Haute tension", "A l'interieur", "Frontier(s)", "La Horde".

But the one that most impressed me was "Martyrs".



That movie is a whole bucket of fucked up. You'll either love it or hate it.

If you want to see some classic Cronenberg, watch Videodrome or Scanners.

I was just checking his IMDB page. I forgot he did The Fly and Dead Zone also. If you look at some of his more recent movies, like Eastern Promises and A History of Violence, his work seems so different from what it used to be.

cronenberg's first two non-commercial art films are online now and worth a watch. same themes and preoccupations as all his movies.

stereo and crimes of the future.

Cronenberg is Canadian, and is also one of my favorite producers

Crash was another great Cronenberg flick - about people who get sexually charged from car crashes ...

You've never seen Dead Ringers? It's a Canadian classic, and very disturbing for sure. What's cool is that it's disturbing without gore.

And who could forget RABID? In case you forget, it starred porn star Marylyn Chambers in a non adult role, who stabbed people with a cock-like thing that came out of her armpit. Cronnenberg: he so crazy.

I likes Scanners and Videodrome, but these are rather dated now. Some good borror and gore but they don't have the same whallop they once did.

Very good rating and Irons is in it! Definitely worths a try.

I will give it a shot!

Martyrs is good movie, but last 1/3 of movie is nothing special

I remember watching Naked Lunch when I was a teenager and just being confused. Some trippy shit.

I personally found THIS disturbing - Due to the CHICKENS... :2 cents:

So has anyone watched his movie The Brood or not?

seen them all except for the last couple. all worth watching. videodrome is his best.

Yes - The Brood is spooky/scary in a classic sense, and disturbing in a Cronenberg sense...

You won't forget it once you've seen it, and some parts will come back to you in flashes at weird times. Like, twenty years later, too...

Oliver Reed is excellent, and the woman who plays the mother was just creepy.

Excellent.

cronenberg is overrated... noteworthy but hardly a genius. I really liked the history of violence though, he took a break from the alien trippy schlock he normally puts out and kept it within planet earth for once.

Norman Jewison has done far better stuff overall.

Martyrs was an amazing film.

Morph

Great movie. Boxing Helena comes to mind also....



Original Theatrical Trailer for this '93 sultry & shocking tale of obsessive love, that is infamous for it's casting issue's, that saw original female lead MADONNA pull out, then saw her replacement KIM BASINGER follow suit & pull-out at the last minute! (only to be sued & bankrupted by the production.

I haven't seen Videodrome yet, but it's definitely on my list to see after this fucking hilarious YTMND.

As for Cronenberg, I haven't seen most of the movies people have mentioned but I have seen A History of Violence, which is awesome and I'd recommend it to anyone.

try watching some PETA fur videos. those are some of the most disturbing images i've seen. how the fuck can any sane person pull the fur off an animal while it's still alive. an eye for an eye comes to my mind.

Hmmm no one mentions eXistenZ, movie is great. :)

There is this bitchin new movie Fatal Attraction, too. You might want to look into that one.

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I did back when the VHS was my only friend ...