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196. One of my favorite movies.

Sat Jan 20, 2018, 05:24 PM

Jan 2018

The world we live in now is more like Brazil than Orwell's 1984.

I first saw Brazil in an old fashioned Art Deco theater.

The crowd was sparse and included many senior citizens, maybe from an assisted living place.

One old guy was so upset at the end of the movie he climbed up on the stage and gave it a standing double middle finger salute.

I saw 1984 in the same theater. People were walking out. By the end of the movie I was the only one left. That was a depressing movie.

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Reel Bummers: Movies that Depressed the Hell Out of You? [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 OP

Cold Mountain Faux pas Jan 2018 #1

Oh man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #3

Dont read the book. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #34

Gallipoli shenmue Jan 2018 #148

Thank you Faux pas Jan 2018 #165

Magnolia (1999) pdxflyboy Jan 2018 #2

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #4

Plus, it was a horrible movie anyway. longship Jan 2018 #94

Thank You! RobinA Jan 2018 #217

Missing. Girard442 Jan 2018 #5

Good flick! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #6

'night, Mother catbyte Jan 2018 #7

Wow! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #10

very disturbing movie samnsara Jan 2018 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author catbyte Jan 2018 #79

I remember somebody interviewing Sissy Spacek & she was saying how awful & draining catbyte Jan 2018 #83

One of my all time favorite movies. LiberalLoner Jan 2018 #230

death wish samnsara Jan 2018 #8

On so many levels! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #11

Pixote lunasun Jan 2018 #9

Just the description bums me out! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #14

You asked! Saw it over 30 yrs ago still bummed & not made in Hollywood . Real on the streets lunasun Jan 2018 #20

Thanks! Im going to try to find it! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #21

Well there are a couple of scenes at the bottom of that link . Watch and decide if you want to go on lunasun Jan 2018 #32

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #48

Just reading the plot synopsis is as far as I want to go, thanks for the warning! Canoe52 Jan 2018 #74

It's a bummer but got a lot of critical acclaim its not like a cheap horror flick but horrors abound lunasun Jan 2018 #78

On the Beach unc70 Jan 2018 #12

Indeed! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #15

Well done, but it is a serious downer movie. (nt) Paladin Jan 2018 #19

It ruined my childhood. mainer Jan 2018 #222

The Pawnbroker. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #13

Great movie! 😢 Steiger shouldve gotten the Oscar! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #16

Agree & great actor . He got one for Heat of the Night few years later lunasun Jan 2018 #22

Yep! Great talent. He was brilliant in The Loved One. Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #23

My dad loved this movie MFM008 Jan 2018 #42

Great movie! dhol82 Jan 2018 #203

Dancer In The Dark sharp_stick Jan 2018 #17

Yes!😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #18

Sophie's Choice Trailrider1951 Jan 2018 #24

Same here! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #25

I agree with you... CatMor Jan 2018 #33

It still haunts me. I read the book, so I was prepared. But the visuals wounded me for life. Guilded Lilly Jan 2018 #153

Yeah, that last scene with quoting Emily Dickinson's poem "Ample make this bed" just made CTyankee Jan 2018 #132

Mee too. Read it and saw the movie and it was one of the saddest things I ever read. Left a huge OregonBlue Jan 2018 #179

Schindler's List zipplewrath Jan 2018 #26

Absolutely! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #28

Well here's another downer discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2018 #157

He was no saint zipplewrath Jan 2018 #161

I took a "first date" to that movie years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #158

George Washington zipplewrath Jan 2018 #160

Amazing, isn't it? Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #162

Unfortunately no zipplewrath Jan 2018 #163

Yeah, that's sad too. Buckeye_Democrat Jan 2018 #164

I once had an office mate who thought... ailsagirl Jan 2018 #224

Yeah that movie made me physically ill. I got a really bad headache. mucifer Jan 2018 #216

Open Water... TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #27

Can you imagine? 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #29

OMG, yes. Such an unbelievable downer. Nay Jan 2018 #208

It's a movie you'll only watch ONCE! TheDebbieDee Jan 2018 #209

Yes, it was a true story. The boat captain who left them behind was never punished Nay Jan 2018 #219

The Road MuseRider Jan 2018 #30

The worst. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #37

Yup. MuseRider Jan 2018 #41

Saw it! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #49

:-) :-( MuseRider Jan 2018 #58

Town Without Pity. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #31

Yep! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #51

The Deer Hunter. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2018 #35

Great flick! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #53

Requiem for a Dream LonePirate Jan 2018 #36

JINX! mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #43

Yes. I will never watch it again. Most devastating movie livetohike Jan 2018 #52

I only watched it once and I will never watch it again. It is simply life crushing. LonePirate Jan 2018 #111

One of the best/worst! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #56

Requiem for a Dream ... also, Leaving Las Vegas (n/t) mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #38

Yes! LLV was harsh! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #57

Seven. revmclaren Jan 2018 #39

Brutal! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #61

OMFG Yes! Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #137

Million Dollar Baby alittlelark Jan 2018 #40

Man o man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #63

Yes Bayard Jan 2018 #95

The person I went with asked me " why did you want to ruin my day? " although we both agreed lunasun Jan 2018 #145

Atonement 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #44

Indeed! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #69

that movie killed me. It was beautifully done but a sad tale indeed. CTyankee Jan 2018 #200

Yes, just a tragedy all around. Few movies have made me sob uncontrollably afterward 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #211

Seconds, Rosemary's Baby The_Casual_Observer Jan 2018 #45

😢On both counts! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #70

"The World According to Garp" Va Lefty Jan 2018 #46

Agree! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #71

Oh Man cannabis_flower Jan 2018 #81

21 Grams was gritty. jalan48 Jan 2018 #47

That nearly did me in Beaverhausen Jan 2018 #54

It was the first time I'd seen Naomi Watts-she was great. jalan48 Jan 2018 #93

Really was! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #73

Grave of the Fireflies Doc_Technical Jan 2018 #50

😢On all! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #77

Into the Wild.... loved it but yeah, that was some heavy shit. bettyellen Jan 2018 #55

True! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #89

Really good adaptation of the book, I thought. bettyellen Jan 2018 #99

Didnt read the book! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #100

Its Jon Krakhauer (sp?) the guy who wrote about that awfulEverest bettyellen Jan 2018 #104

Thanks! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #106

Youre very welcome Floyd! bettyellen Jan 2018 #107

He got his start writing articles for Climbing Magazine and Outside. Great writer. n/t FSogol Jan 2018 #169

Yeah. He feels awful he had any part in the whole commercialization of Everest because of what it bettyellen Jan 2018 #171

Looking for Mr. Goodbar lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #59

I think a lot of people did! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #91

I worked near the bar in Chicago it was filmed at . Inspired by a true story lunasun Jan 2018 #146

What was the point of that movie??? ailsagirl Jan 2018 #184

I think it was a cautionary tale TexasBushwhacker Jan 2018 #225

I suppose so ailsagirl Jan 2018 #234

went to an Icelandic film festival DBoon Jan 2018 #60

Wow! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #98

Threads. Starseer Jan 2018 #62

Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #101

What Dreams May Come rsdsharp Jan 2018 #64

I thought it was excellent at the time and watched it again recently. mahina Jan 2018 #67

Know what you mean! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #102

Got a few Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #65

Agree on all! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #105

Incendies mahina Jan 2018 #66

Here's my list of movies that scarred me and that I would NEVER watch again: Upthevibe Jan 2018 #68

Now Im intrigued! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #108

Brazil hurl Jan 2018 #72

Yes it is! 🎭 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #109

One of my favorite movies. hunter Jan 2018 #196

Awesome! hurl Jan 2018 #198

Blue Jasmine JDC Jan 2018 #75

Oh man! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #113

Leaving Las Vegas, The Road, Sophie's Choice catbyte Jan 2018 #80

Yes! Yes! Yes! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #114

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"All is Lost" / Robert Redford Wwcd Jan 2018 #82

Know what you mean! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #115

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold lpbk2713 Jan 2018 #84

Havent seen it in years! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #116

The Virgin Spring by Ingmar Bergman Canoe52 Jan 2018 #85

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I posted my answer (The Virgin Spring) further down, and then read the list skylucy Jan 2018 #218

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Understandable! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #120

Meet Joe Black Bradshaw3 Jan 2018 #87

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas cannabis_flower Jan 2018 #88

That would be my answer too. nt Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #92

Brutal! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #125

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Requiem for a Heavyweight First Speaker Jan 2018 #90

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The Wrestler - Mickey Rourke Runningdawg Jan 2018 #103

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I gave my copy to the library! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #131

Brokeback Mountain LonePirate Jan 2018 #112

Pence would cry for a reason other than the rest! Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #133

Pence would cry because he was secretly jealous! Canoe52 Jan 2018 #220

Bless the Beasts and the Children Adsos Letter Jan 2018 #117

Havent seen it in forty plus years! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #168

The Last Picture Show dlwickham Jan 2018 #119

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You did NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #140

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A welcome to reality! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #172

The movie "My Girl" lopes along like light family fare; Onyrleft Jan 2018 #128

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #136

Welcome to the club! 😢 Floyd R. Turbo Jan 2018 #176

Eraserhead hurl Jan 2018 #138

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Angela's Ashes and Breaking the Waves IcyPeas Jan 2018 #139

The Killing Fields NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #141

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Never saw the movie... MsBeckee75 Jan 2018 #215

"Idiocracy". Aristus Jan 2018 #149

It came out way before Bush was selected lunatica Jan 2018 #174

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Wow! I remember it so differently! lunatica Jan 2018 #177

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Moon (2009 with Sam Rockwell) Hav Jan 2018 #181

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Easy Rider!! ailsagirl Jan 2018 #183

Ring of Bright Water ailsagirl Jan 2018 #185

Mystic River (2003) mikeargo Jan 2018 #186

"Miracle Mile" (1988) and "Melancholia" (2011) Tikki Jan 2018 #187

Watership Down and The Little Mermaid (Not the Disney film) IrishEyes Jan 2018 #189

In Cold Blood ailsagirl Jan 2018 #192

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Melancholia. NP Homer Wells Jan 2018 #194

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Dead Birds - an anthropology documentary jpak Jan 2018 #199

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Mudbound dhol82 Jan 2018 #202

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Seven Pounds lkinwi Jan 2018 #205

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. nt LWolf Jan 2018 #223

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The Descendants and Manchester By The Sea. El Supremo Jan 2018 #227

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American Beauty. muntrv Jan 2018 #229

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