Movies that leave you uncomfortably numb...

[faust.dtc]

Can anybody name any good films that have left you gob-smacked and uncomfortably numb as the credits roll, leaving you with a cold feeling as you think 'WHAT. THE. FUCK!!!' or 'WOW!!!' as you look back on it.

I had that the first time I watched Requiem For A Dream and im sure others, which unfortunately dont spring to mind and id like to know more.

[DRTY]

WHAT THE FUCK
Irreversible
Funny Games (German)

WOW
The Fountain
Leon

[tomm]

Irréversible and La Haine come to mind

[2manynoobs]

cuckoo's nest
7 pounds
the departed (FOR SURE!)
in bruges
into the wild
benjamin button
mulholland drive
memento
pi
reservoir dogs (altho i was wasted when i saw it for the first time and i lolled but i guess it's pretty like what the thread says if you watch it sober)
assasination of jesse james
prestige (maybe)

A l'origine as wel, it's a french movie i just saw

[kingldub]

Depressed the shit out of me.

[tomm]

Martyrs is a great one. There's quite a lot of great French movies of the past 10 to 15 years that have been majestic in upsetting a lot of people.

I'll have a flick through my DVD's later to pick out some choice headfuck films.

[DRTY]

Irréversible and La Haine come to mind

Fucking amazing film. So's Irreversible.

[bandshell]

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

anyway, here's a few.

Apocalypse Now
Requiem for a Dream
Kramer vs Kramer
Alien
Blade Runner
Fight Club
Stand By Me
American History X
Citizen Kane
Man Bites Dog
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
M
Lost in Translation
Jacob's Ladder
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Truman Show
The Shawshank Redemption
The Green Mile

[Pedro Sánchez]

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

I was a little depressed after the first time I watched this.

[shambandito]

the machinist
memento
slacker
what the bleep do we know? (not really a movie as such but still)

[faust.dtc]

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

[bandshell]

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

[Pistonsbeneath]

Irreversible
Funny Games
Top Gun

[faust.dtc]

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

It did cross my mind, dont get me wrong, but I thought adding 'emotion' would make people think I was talking about girly films like The Notebook or summin. Good call though...

[j_one]

That montage at the end of Kids where they play some Folk Implosion tune always gets me.

[frank grimes jr.]

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

[bandshell]

I don't think numb is the right word really, because you're not numb. Well, I wasn't after requiem for a dream.

Your absolutely right Bandy, it isnt quite the right word to use but I really couldnt think of a way to properly describe the sensation RFAD gave me after watching it. I chose 'numb' as all i could do was sit completely still staring at the screen with an awkward feeling as the hairs stood up on the back of my neck...

I think emotionally overwhelmed would be a good way of describing it.

It did cross my mind, dont get me wrong, but I thought adding 'emotion' would make people think I was talking about girly films like The Notebook or summin. Good call though...

Fair enough.

[bandshell]

The Motorcycle Diaries

[djelements]

Being John Malkovich.

[faust.dtc]

Being John Malkovich.

Yeah...weird weird film...