Movies you thought were great, but never want to watch again (adventure, history)

[Think (Freedom)]

Dragon, who is David Gale?

The movie's called The Life of David Gale, and is about him, he's a professor in Texas who's accused of murder and sentenced to death. Its a great movie and the cast is great as well (Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslett) but its very sad.

[Jess5]

Originally Posted by DragonOfIllFaith

The movie's called The Life of David Gale, and is about him, he's a professor in Texas who's accused of murder and sentenced to death. Its a great movie and the cast is great as well (Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslett) but its very sad.

Thank you. It sounds good.

[jmarkey]

Schlinder's List

A very powerful movie, well done, great acting. I'm glad I saw it, but could never sit through it again.

[domergurl]

Not a fan of Schindler's list per se, I thought Ralph Fiennes performance was one of the best in film, however. I think the best holocaust movie is the Pianist. Can't sit through that one again either.

[jmarkey]

The Pianist was a pretty good movie. I'm an Adrian Brody fan and thought he did a terrific job. It just didn't move me the way Schindler's List did. I really don't think I could sit through that movie again.

Does anyone remember a movie called "Holocaust" that was a TV miniseries back in, I think, the 80s? It had an amazing cast - Meryl Streep, James Woods, Rosemary Harris, Ian Holm, and others that I can't remember. It was excellent. I don't know if it was ever released on DVD. Guess I've got an eBay project today!

Back on topic - another film I thought was incredible was "The Elephant Man"
with John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins. It was a David Lynch film. I think that was an 80s movie, too. An amazing movie with a great cast. But it was so dark and so sad that I don't think I could sit through that one again, either. It sure sent me running to the library for information - back in the days before Google.

Domergurl - I love your sig! One of my favorite episodes of NE

[domergurl]

I remember watching The Holocaust on tv. It was in 1978 ... I was 11 years old and I still remember it. Truly haunting.

Yes, to the Elephant Man. I also remember a very good tv version too.

Here's one that is bound to shake the webs out. The absolute best, and I mean BEST, nuclear war movie was a BBC television production called Threads ... anyone remember that one? I don't even want it on DVD or VHS or anything, it was that good.

As for the sig: It's my favorite scene in any episodic television show. HDnet runs NE and that is the one episode I keep on my tivo. I fast forward through the entire episode (Burning Down the House btw) and I'll be darned if each time I watch it, I don't laugh my heart out. The other night, I had a really bad day and I turned it on and told the kids that Mommy needs to laugh and it worked! Now my kids want to watch that scene too ... ok, that's kind of syrupy.

[Ohiogirl81]

Blue Velvet. I loved the movie, but ... no.

The Deer Hunter, Platoon, and almost any other Vietnam War flick.

[andreabeth]

Hotel Rwanda.

[cmj_fla]

Great topic! I think I have a problem with this... I love it the first time but can't watch it again.

American History X
Schindler's List
Unforgiven (Great but too long to sit though again)
The Sixth Sense (once you know the ending its just a sort of creepy movie)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Last Samurai
All of the Lord of the Rings movies
Brokeback Mountain

[another_hot-day]

American History X is a great movie as long as I don't watch the end of it.
Edward Norton is incredible in that movie. Great looking too I might add. =D