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Upthevibe

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3. Morbius............

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 10:42 PM

Jun 16

Here's my list of movies that were excellent but too devastating for me to ever watch again:

(In no particular order):
The Deer Hunter
Sophie's Choice
The Pianist
Manchester by the Sea
Dear Zachary
Trainspotting
Requiem for a Dream
The House of Sand and Fog
Grave of the Fireflies
Leaving Las Vegas

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Name a movie you liked but will never watch again. [View all] Morbius Jun 16 OP

The list is short as to those I will watch again... not that they weren't good, but once seen I'm not sure hlthe2b Jun 16 #1

Blackhawk Down OC375 Jun 16 #2

Morbius............ Upthevibe Jun 16 #3

definitely Grave of the Fireflies. Devastating nt yellowdogintexas Jun 16 #16

Yes. LiberalLoner Jun 18 #56

Saving Private Ryan. greatauntoftriplets Jun 16 #4

The first EXORCIST Dan Jun 16 #5

Grave of the Fireflies uppityperson Jun 16 #6

Best me to it by seconds. :) Junipercity Jun 16 #8

I've been holding off on watching it. KatyaR Jun 17 #30

Director Isao Takahata's Junipercity Jun 16 #7

I thought of one. Morbius Jun 16 #9

Schindler's List. Shortly after we saw it in the theater I bought the laser disc. rsdsharp Jun 16 #10

Yup, that movie made me physically ill. And yet, mucifer Jun 16 #14

I have the film on DVD and have yet to watch it. Mad_Dem_X Jun 17 #37

That's my choice too. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 17 #39

The first movie I saw with my future wife was The Deer Hunter. rsdsharp Jun 17 #40

Blue Velvet displacedvermoter Jun 16 #11

Trying again! Sorry if I messed up my last post.... WVGal1963 Jun 16 #12

Parasite LSparkle Jun 16 #13

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Archae Jun 16 #15

I have had the distinct honor Junipercity Jun 17 #25

Same. Struck too close to home. dwayneb Jun 18 #46

Midsommar OilemFirchen Jun 16 #17

Man Bites Dog. johnp3907 Jun 16 #18

Glory -misanthroptimist Jun 17 #19

Agree, you become emotionally attached to each character displacedvermoter Jun 19 #57

The Passion of Joan of Arc Jeebo Jun 17 #20

Such a great film, but hard to watch. KatyaR Jun 17 #31

A Boy and his Dog quaint Jun 17 #21

I am a radical feminist Junipercity Jun 17 #24

I too am a Harlan Ellison fan. quaint Jun 17 #26

I'm with you. If it had been "A Girl and Her Cat", it'd still be a funny, funny movie. Cherry 2000 was almost like that. marble falls Jun 17 #28

She had particularly good taste. Lochloosa Jun 17 #33

I wanted to like "Andrei Rublev", but was deeply horrified. Harker Jun 17 #22

Andrei Rublev just baffled me. johnp3907 Jun 18 #52

I stopped running it when that poor old horse was brutalized and killed. Harker Jun 18 #55

Jaws. debm55 Jun 17 #23

... Lochloosa Jun 17 #35

Platoon. And I was Navy. marble falls Jun 17 #27

Hachi: A Dog's Tale CrispyQ Jun 17 #29

Funny once but not now Squeaky41 Jun 17 #32

The Sixth Sense (1999) Lochloosa Jun 17 #34

Awakenings, The Accused Mad_Dem_X Jun 17 #36

On the Beach catbyte Jun 17 #38

A Clockwork Orange IcyPeas Jun 17 #41

"Barry Lyndon" and "Amadeus," both on account of casting choices. Paladin Jun 17 #42

I thought Ryan was alright in BL edbermac Jun 17 #43

Good points on both movies. Paladin Jun 18 #45

The Elephant Man subterranean Jun 17 #44

I forgot about that one. Yes! Mad_Dem_X Jun 18 #49

Marley and Me. boonecreek Jun 18 #47

Looking for Mr Goodbar. milestogo Jun 18 #48

plan nine from outer space . ugh AllaN01Bear Jun 18 #50

The Killing Fields. Ocelot II Jun 18 #51

Once is all I could bear aurora the great Jun 18 #53

The Sixth Sense jmowreader Jun 18 #54

The Green Mile Emile Jun 19 #58