I think I responded to a similar question sometime ago… The only movie I ever walked out of was cries and whispers… I was 21 years old when I went to see it and I remember squirming around in my seat and eventually left the theater… I think if I had seen it Later in my life, I would have appreciated it more… I can relate to something Greg mentioned in his post about being in a movie theater with the AC breaking down… I went to see the other side of midnight on a very very hot day once summer in a crappy run down theater in the Bronx.. yes the AC failed.. you might remember one of the lines that was repeated in the movie something like “ I’m the boy yr the girl there’s the bed” well people were getting very hot, bothered and impatient, and in a developing scene later in the movie somebody jumped up from the audience and yelled” yeah, we know he’s the boy yr the girl let’s get on with it already” hysterical.. finally changing a little bit from grueling to gruesome which could be a whole other topic, one movie that comes to mind is I spit on your grave..in my mind aka payback is a bitch
On Sun, Jul 16, 2023 at 1:45 PM Greg Douglass <pickmeis...@mail.com> wrote: > Rumor hell; having to do this kind of crap DID kill Elvis. He wanted to > be...and could have been... something like the next Marlon Brando. That > rotten Colonel Parker kept Elvis in hell. > By the way, when I interviewed Dolores Fuller, Ed Wood's girlfriend, she > told me about writing songs for Elvis's movies. "I wrote "Do the Clam"", > she said. Still not sure if she was bragging or confessing. > By the way, I felt the same way about "Chicago". Unwatchable. My wife and > I tried twice. > Greg Douglass > PS-I took a date to see "Night of the Living Dead" & "2,000 Maniacs". > 'Nuff said. > > > > *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 10:07 AM > *From:* "Kirby McDaniel" <ki...@movieart.com> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you > have watched? > The MOST disturbing movie I ever saw was HAREM SCARUM. I kept twisting in > my seat, longing to get out of the theater, and believe me, there was > nowhere to go when I got out of the theater. The film was so > excruciatingly monotonous that I was HORRIFIED. Plus the songs that poor > Elvis was REQUIRED to sing were beyond bad. I could have written better > songs myself, and I have never written even one song. But I'm sure I could > have. Plus I was on a BLIND date, and I was in a deep state of REGRET. > > THE SHINING has nothing on this film. It is rumored to have killed EP. > > Kirby McDaniel > MovieArt.com > > On Jul 16, 2023, at 11:20 AM, Greg Douglass <pickmeis...@mail.com> wrote: > > Without a doubt the most disturbing "classic" film I ever watched was "The > Wicker Man". I went to see it with my first wife and, to this day, I can't > tell you why it affected me so strongly. I was actually fascinated by the > idea of paganism; what is more natural than the veneration of nature, > something we are all a part of? But the otherness of the policeman from the > mainland kept everything off balance. I started to feel a palpable sense > of dread about halfway through the story and the ending just plain > bitch-slapped me upside the head. I wasn't ready for it, I didn't see it > coming, and I walked out of the theater sweating profusely. Great movie. > We'll talk about seeing "Deliverance" in the very front row of a theater > whose AC had broken down during a heat wave some other time. > Greg Douglass > > > *Sent:* Sunday, July 16, 2023 at 7:37 AM > *From:* "Tony Calvert" <tonycalvert...@gmail.com> > *To:* MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > *Subject:* [MOPO] What was the most grueling high rated movie you have > watched? > I just had to check a print of "A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT." It > seemed to drag on forever. I like good character studies, but this seemed > to never end. The only good thing is that it was a shorter version, the > bad part is the collection has 2 more prints. If I ever hear a fog horn I > will go into a deep depression. > > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MoPo-L list, click the following link: > https://listserv.american.edu/scripts/wa-american.exe?SUBED1=MoPo-L&A=1 > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: lists...@listserv.american.edu In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
