Films you found hard going!

[Alfiembra]

Went to see Silence last night and really struggled with it. Had no idea what it was about before I went but had seen a couple of trailers and thought that might be worth a watch. But it turned out to be one of these films that you just think it's going to get better just hang in there, but unfortunately for me it didn't. Had a similar experience with The Revenant couldn't wait to get out of the cinema and didn't really see what all the hype was about.

What are the films you regret paying the admission fee.

[BroxburnHibee]

The Revenant.

[sleeping giant]

The Revenant.

Opinions eh.
Loved it :-)

[The_Exile]

Maybe not in the exact same vein but 'Sunshine' by Danny Boyle. I think the first hour of that film is the most astounding piece of film making I have ever seen, then it descends into a complete shambles, left the cinema both amazed and gutted at the same time.

[snooky]

Ab-Fab was Ab-Crap

[johnbc70]

Blair Witch Project, closest I have come to walking out a cinema while the film is ongoing.

[LustForLeith]

Maybe not in the exact same vein but 'Sunshine' by Danny Boyle. I think the first hour of that film is the most astounding piece of film making I have ever seen, then it descends into a complete shambles, left the cinema both amazed and gutted at the same time.

What I never got a out that was how were they able to he close to the sun without burning up?

But I agree. Starts off well and ends up as a slasher film.

Recent disappointments include Sully and Rouge One.

[snooky]

"What Dreams May Come" starring Robin Williams was by far the worst movie I have ever seen in my life - and I've seen a few honkers.

[CB_NO3]

I thought The Revenant was superb as well.

[LustForLeith]

Also throwing in that Fantastic Beasts film as one that left me wishing I hadn't made an effort to see it in the cinema.

[Moulin Yarns]

Donny Darko.

[lord bunberry]

Donny Darko.
I loved that film.

[Moulin Yarns]

I loved that film.

But did you understand any of it?

[BroxburnHibee]

I thought The Revenant was superb as well.

Lots of people did. :greengrin

I should say I thought visually it was amazing and well worthy of its Oscar for cinematography and Leo was overdue his Oscar but the storyline was dull IMO and could have been told in half the time.

Spotlight was the far better film and the Academy agreed with me :greengrin but that's another discussion.

[Scouse Hibee]

The Revenant.

Agreed gave up.

[lord bunberry]

But did you understand any of it?
I thought I did, but every time I discussed it with someone else their take on it was different from mine :greengrin

[matty_f]

I loved that film.

Me too. I thought I got it, too. Probably not though!

[Alfiembra]

Lots of people did. :greengrin

I should say I thought visually it was amazing and well worthy of its Oscar for cinematography and Leo was overdue his Oscar but the storyline was dull IMO and could have been told in half the time.

Spotlight was the far better film and the Academy agreed with me :greengrin but that's another discussion.

+1 could easily have edited an hour out of the film and would have made no difference to the story.

[Tyler Durden]

Me too. I thought I got it, too. Probably not though!

I've seen it 5/6 times but not for years. Reading this and thinking back I'm struggling to summarise aswell! It's being shown again in cinemas this month, may need to watch again, sure my understanding would flood back...

Amazing soundtrack too

[Wilson]

Spotlight was the far better film and the Academy agreed with me :greengrin but that's another discussion.


Spotlight wasn't better. It couldn't decide if it was a film showing the heroics of the spotlight team, against what I assume was great threat / adversity although that wasn't especially well sold, or if it was an exposing of the already well covered ground of abuse within the church. In the end it was straddled between the two and the film was poorer for it.

[Greentinted]

In the sense I think the OP means, I found Birdman a bit erm, difficult and up its own erse.

In the sense of a hard, but worthwhile - if not required - watch, Shoah, by far is indeed hard going. But highly recommended.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8x05tHeAXM

[adhibs]

Machette kills. Took nonsense to a whole new level.

[Hibbyradge]

The Road.

Bleakest film I've ever seen. I could never watch it again.

The Doppelganger might give it a run for its money, mind you.

[matty_f]

The Doppelganger might give it a run for its money, mind you.

I saw a film just like that.

[Hibbyradge]

I saw a film just like that.

https://youtu.be/bcYppAs6ZdI

[Peevemor]

Bad Lieutenant. I don't think there's another film where the "hero" is such a s**mbag. Harvey Keitel is superb in it, but I've rarely felt so uncomfortable watching a film that in fact I couldn't stop watching.

[Babyshamble]

Montage of heck. I'm a huge Kurt cobain fan.this film is really disturbing.

[easty]

The Revenant.

Yeah me too. It looked good, well filmed, and the acting was good...but I just found the story a bit boring.

[WeeRussell]

Disaster Movie
The Other Guys
Quantum of Solace

All pish.


The Shining - really enjoyed watching it but it isn't half a mind-****!

[Hibrandenburg]

Any costume drama devoid of a meaningful storyline. What's the point?

[Scouse Hibee]

True Grit just couldn't settle into it,loved the original.

[Hibbyradge]

Any costume drama. What's the point?

Fixed that for you.

[Hibrandenburg]

Fixed that for you.

Same difference.

[WeeRussell]

True Grit just couldn't settle into it,loved the original.

Loved them both! Big western fan and actually think I prefer the new True Grit to Django unchained (which I also thought was brilliant) in terms of 'good westerns'.

[easty]

Loved them both! Big western fan and actually think I prefer the new True Grit to Django unchained (which I also thought was brilliant) in terms of 'good westerns'.

:agree:

[Sylar]

Cyrus - worst film I've ever watched.

[Hibrandenburg]

I must admit to being glad when the lights went on after Lord of the Rings.

[wpj]

Watched Schindler's list in a cinema in Dusseldorf, that was a tough watch.

[Alfiembra]

While visiting a friend in Norway he rented Red Heat to watch one evening.
The first 20 minutes of the film is all in Russian with sub-titles, unfortunately the sub-titles were in Norwegian didn't have a clue what was going on. :wink:

[HiBremian]

Just about any french film in the Last Year in Marienbad style......


https://youtu.be/fbAohexT0Ho