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arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 01:19 PM
so what is a tough watch for its subject matter or bleak endings

Breaking the waves

The vanishing
Princess
15-02-2010, 01:47 PM
I HATED Love Story,I watched it when I was younger with my mum and I just got so annoyed,like what the feck was the point! I'm still bitter now :laugh:
Patrick
15-02-2010, 02:00 PM
Toy Story 1
arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 02:00 PM
I HATED Love Story,I watched it when I was younger with my mum and I just got so annoyed,like what the feck was the point! I'm still bitter now :laugh:

sad she died:joker:
Princess
15-02-2010, 02:02 PM
sad she died:joker:

Yeah but I have movies where people die all the time. And it works for the story but I just didn't see why she had to die! It was stupid.
setanta
15-02-2010, 02:03 PM
Yeah, Breaking the Waves is tough. I'd go for Requiem for a Dream too.
30stone
15-02-2010, 02:05 PM
The green mile.
Its sad not depressing though i think.
Jack_
15-02-2010, 02:06 PM
Superbad
30stone
15-02-2010, 02:08 PM
Superbad depressing? lol

Is quality.
arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 02:09 PM
Yeah, Breaking the Waves is tough. I'd go for Requiem for a Dream too.

thats a tough one too

one who flew over the cukoo's nest
SocietyIsRuined
15-02-2010, 02:10 PM
Requiem For A Dream is one of my favourite films of all time but also one of the most depressing ever made. It needs to be to tell that story.
arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 02:10 PM
Superbad

hows that depressing Jack:joker:
SocietyIsRuined
15-02-2010, 02:11 PM
thats a tough one too

one who flew over the cukoo's nest

I was thinkng of that whilst posting but after watching it again for the umpteenth time the other day, it is quite humourous. A lot of scenes have comedy in them, it's only the end which is depressing.
Jack_
15-02-2010, 02:11 PM
I was joking with Superbad :tongue:
arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 02:13 PM
I was thinkng of that whilst posting but after watching it again for the umpteenth time the other day, it is quite humourous. A lot of scenes have comedy in them, it's only the end which is depressing.

yep its the end that does it for me

thelma and loiuse:bawling:
red
15-02-2010, 02:17 PM
gladiator', the ending made me cry :(
rapunza1977
15-02-2010, 03:13 PM
Either: -
Deer Hunter....................................
Philedelphia....................
21 Grams..............
WOMBAI
15-02-2010, 05:15 PM
I HATED Love Story,I watched it when I was younger with my mum and I just got so annoyed,like what the feck was the point! I'm still bitter now :laugh:

What is the point of nicely packaged happy little endings - that have no bearing on reality?
Shaun
15-02-2010, 05:20 PM
The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas...I was left numb by the end lmao.
GypsyGoth
15-02-2010, 05:38 PM
Revolutionary Road affected me a lot.
King Gizzard
15-02-2010, 05:40 PM
Rugrats in Paris
Iceman
15-02-2010, 05:40 PM
To Kill A Mocking Bird, The Green Mile, Shawshank Redemption.....
InOne
15-02-2010, 06:08 PM
The Magdelane Sisters
Shaun
15-02-2010, 06:46 PM
Shawshank Redemption.....

really? I see it more uplifting :S I guess the parts of Brooks and Tommy are quite sad.
King Gizzard
15-02-2010, 06:48 PM
Bit where the little fat guy gets beaten to near death upset me in that film
Stu
15-02-2010, 06:50 PM
What is the point of nicely packaged happy little endings - that have no bearing on reality?
Escapism.

What relevance has Die Hard got to real life? If your corporate building is taken over by German uberterrorists, when in doubt use the ventilation shafts?
Beastie
15-02-2010, 06:52 PM
Bambai, The Lion King, Ghost.
Shaun
15-02-2010, 06:53 PM
Bit where the little fat guy gets beaten to near death upset me in that film

I thought he WAS beaten to death :s well, I think it's said he dies later in hospital
Wildcat!
15-02-2010, 06:54 PM
For me its "LIFE". It was a comedy, but to me, it was completely depressing. At the end of the day, the 2 guys stayed in Jail their whole lives for a crime they didnt commit. I found it really depressing.
Stu
15-02-2010, 06:58 PM
Oh I forgot to answer the topic ...

Blow. Even if she did visit him in prison afterwards [I had to check on Wikipedia to ease my mind] it's still very depressing stuff. Especially the bit where his daughter is sitting on her suitcase outside the house.
setanta
15-02-2010, 07:02 PM
Alot of hyped up flicks that amount to very little really depress me. You know, ones like Spiderman 3, Terminator 3 and 4 etc.
Tom4784
15-02-2010, 07:04 PM
Grave of the Fireflies is heartbreaking. Requiem For a Dream is another one as well.
IheartBB
15-02-2010, 07:45 PM
A recent example for me would be The Road. Seriously bleak.

I think there's confusion between sad and depressing going on in this thread thus far.
setanta
15-02-2010, 08:18 PM
A recent example for me would be The Road. Seriously bleak.

I think there's confusion between sad and depressing going on in this thread thus far.

I enjoyed it though. Same as I did with The Proposition which is another depressing film.
Smithy
15-02-2010, 08:19 PM
The Diary of Anne Frank

bitch complained about everything
arsenalforever
15-02-2010, 11:23 PM
Lilya 4 ever
MrGaryy
16-02-2010, 12:03 AM
My Girl is pretty gut wrenching.

@Shaun, the end of the film had me in floods of tears, but more out of the atmosphere. The outcome didn't upset me terribly because I had read the book already [though it is very different to the film]
Iceman
16-02-2010, 12:06 AM
Forest Gump was quite depressing......loads of highs and lows.....

also I agree with Stu about BLOW, end of that movie really made me think of things differently and stop doing stuff because I didnt wanna end up like him....
NettoSuperstar!
18-02-2010, 01:53 PM
Just watched Precious the other day, wowsers!
Captain.Remy
18-02-2010, 02:04 PM
Requiem for a Dream.
InOne
18-02-2010, 04:21 PM
Once Were Warriors
M X
21-02-2010, 04:34 PM
Schindlers List. Amazing movie though.
MissKittyFantastico
21-02-2010, 04:35 PM
Eden Lake :/
M X
21-02-2010, 04:41 PM
An American Crime is also very hard to watch. Poor Girl =[
flemin
21-02-2010, 04:50 PM
If we're talking about bleak ending, it doesn't get bleaker than this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hHFhVasEgA
RtooDee2
21-02-2010, 07:33 PM
Any of the Lord of the rings films depressed the hell out of me.
Also any film directed by that M Night Shallahaahaananan who made that kid see dead people.
setanta
21-02-2010, 07:40 PM
Once Were Warriors

When did you watch it Joe? Such a class film.
InOne
21-02-2010, 07:46 PM
When did you watch it Joe? Such a class film.

Watched it about a year ago, great film indeed.
setanta
21-02-2010, 07:51 PM
Watched it about a year ago, great film indeed.

"Uncle Bully. Uncle fooking Bully!" What a performance from that fella.
InOne
21-02-2010, 07:55 PM
"Uncle Bully. Uncle fooking Bully!" What a performance from that fella.

Ahhhh yeah indeed, I need to rewatch it again, got it on DVD so might give it a blast tomorrow
RtooDee2
21-02-2010, 08:10 PM
"Uncle Bully. Uncle fooking Bully!" What a performance from that fella.

Yep good film. But it was Uncle Paulie not Bully.
The sequel was pretty poor though.
oh and i just rememberd The Mist. That had one of the most depressing endings ever!
setanta
21-02-2010, 08:16 PM
Yep good film. But it was Uncle Paulie not Bully.
The sequel was pretty poor though.
oh and i just rememberd The Mist. That had one of the most depressing endings ever!

Nope, it was Bully.
arsenalforever
21-02-2010, 10:07 PM
the road
Jules and Jim
all quiet on the western front
lilya 4 ever
sun down
24-02-2010, 07:42 PM
hollyoaks
hennessy
27-02-2010, 01:00 PM
One flew over the cuckoo's nest and Tarka the Otter
BB_Eye
27-02-2010, 04:01 PM
The Unloved that showed on Channel 4 about year ago was pretty depressing. Was basically about a little girl from an abusive family who is moved to a care home where she is mostly ignored, then she goes searching for her mother who it turns out wants nothing to do with her.

So yeah, not exactly laugh a minute, lol.