tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post1748818134100742721..comments2024-03-28T06:14:54.076-04:00Comments on And So It Begins...: Movies that Make You (Literally) SickAlex Withrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-47730200062641554142017-10-25T10:30:23.955-04:002017-10-25T10:30:23.955-04:00I've seen Salo (and once was certainly enough)...I've seen Salo (and once was certainly enough), but the others sound disgusting. There really are some sick ass movies out there.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-48868285887304286782017-10-21T12:31:04.644-04:002017-10-21T12:31:04.644-04:00these are some truly sick films. I mean sick as in...these are some truly sick films. I mean sick as in you will want to vomit.<br /><br />Mermaid in a Manhole. <br />-Like rotting fish? Well how about painting a portrait using blister pus, blood and other bodily fluids from a rotting mermaid. <br /><br />Nekromantic. <br />-The clues in the title. Basically a womans sexual obsession with a rotting corpse. Graphic and utterly utterly disgusting<br /><br />Worms aka Squirmfest, purge.<br />Fucking disgusting and awful.<br /> <br />Salo 120 days of sodom. - a treat if your into peadophilia, rape, torture, forced shit and piss eating... The rest of us its fucking repulsive.<br /><br />only very warped people can enjoy such films. I wish i'd never seen any of them now im older.all tooo funnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556850731531141345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-81835021005655868612016-02-24T04:11:05.419-05:002016-02-24T04:11:05.419-05:00Ohhh very interesting. I saw it on Sunday and foun...Ohhh very interesting. I saw it on Sunday and found much of it unsettling. But some filmmakers have be known to put a 28 Hz frequency over their movie. The sound is virtually inaudible to human ears, but it can produce mild bouts of nausea. Gaspar Noe did it for the opening club scene in Irreversible. Crazy stuff.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-78002441217327458482016-02-23T09:14:29.364-05:002016-02-23T09:14:29.364-05:00My husband and I just saw The Witch the other day....My husband and I just saw The Witch the other day. Visually, it had its fairly difficult moments, but nothing that really bothered either of us. However, that night after we got home, we were both noticeably queasy to the point of really wanting to throw up but not being able to. We think the music affected us, or some weird sound wave business. The nausea went away after a good night's sleep. The movie was amazing, terrifying, but not in a typical horror-movie kind of way. Just a psychological winding-up, constant from the very beginning.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588232690671382462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-29026618097301029842015-04-06T12:38:53.012-04:002015-04-06T12:38:53.012-04:00Thanks for the comment! That final montage in Requ...Thanks for the comment! That final montage in Requiem is fucking relentless. So hard to stomach. <br /><br />I honestly don't know if the 28Hz has been done before or since. But I wouldn't be surprised if not. The film doesn't come with a warning. It just nails you from frame one and never lets up. Thanks so much again for the comment!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-88977073227005680062015-04-06T12:36:44.303-04:002015-04-06T12:36:44.303-04:00As long as you know what you're getting yourse...As long as you know what you're getting yourself into, I think that helps. Maybe have a few drinks to loosen up a bit first. I like both of those movies a lot, but they are very, very tough to take. Eraserhead is a great choice for this list. Love that one too, but wow. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-22466384943712219382015-04-04T22:46:37.901-04:002015-04-04T22:46:37.901-04:00Requiem for a Dream. It didn't actually made m...Requiem for a Dream. It didn't actually made me feel like throwing up but that last scene, as brilliant as it is, really left me feeling like shit, it was so intense. The soundtrack, the quick camera movement and the scenes depicted, it was too much to take in! I was watching it with a couple of friends and we all just stood in silence afterwards. <br />Kudos for the article btw, i found it quite interesting, especially the Irreversible scientifical facts. Do you happen to know it that's an original idea? The 28Hz i mean. Has that been done before? Or afterwards? Does it come with a warning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-89762519892455286212015-04-04T22:39:30.972-04:002015-04-04T22:39:30.972-04:00I haven't watched Irreversible or Antichrist, ...I haven't watched Irreversible or Antichrist, I'm too chicken shit but it's bound to happen. Is it really only the first 30min? Do you have any advice for easing up the viewing of either? ahah I mean, Irreversible is probably pointless, cause of the biological factor right?<br /><br />Oh and the only film I can think of that really tested my gag reflection is Eraserhead. Man, that 'baby' and the organs exposed and stabbed... ergh i can't, it gets me all the time! Brilliant movie tho, one of my personal favorites :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-30915214195790956682015-03-09T12:11:13.038-04:002015-03-09T12:11:13.038-04:00It's a rough ride, that film. Godspeed.It's a rough ride, that film. Godspeed.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-38826305167900006372015-03-07T19:07:23.279-05:002015-03-07T19:07:23.279-05:00I sadly read the spoilers part about Antichrist. N...I sadly read the spoilers part about Antichrist. Now I'm really interested to see it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00059813680559966539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-31233676162748417492015-02-02T12:58:28.519-05:002015-02-02T12:58:28.519-05:00Holy shit, that number 2 is insane. I remember hea...Holy shit, that number 2 is insane. I remember hearing about people puking in Blair Witch screenings as well. But nothing tops the amateur porn short film fest. That's epic.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-90309631080988468612015-01-30T04:55:34.536-05:002015-01-30T04:55:34.536-05:00I think I'm pretty much immune to this phenome...I think I'm pretty much immune to this phenomenon; watch enough war documentaries and there is nothing horrific and revolting left in fiction. Also, cast iron stomach.<br /><br />The two events that came to mind when pondering the topic were:<br /><br />1. I remember reading an interview with a theater manager during the original run of Blair Witch Project. Apparently it caused some people to get sick. I can see that. Anyway, the manager was asked what he thought about that. "That's more of an experience than we like to provide."<br /><br />2. There used to be a really friendly sex shop in Boston (technically, Brookline) called Grand Opening, and the owner (a woman, not that that really matters) got the idea to have an amateur porn short film competition, and show the best material at the nearby art house. Entries ranged from the sexy (rarely) to the silly to the doesn't work for me to wow you're showing that okay to THE ENTIRE AUDIENCE YELLING AS ONE, "NO, DON'T DO IT!" I think that one was year one, circa 2000ish. I didn't puke, but got about as much of the the heebie-jeebies as I can realistically get. I can bring you right there with me in three words: crochet needle penis. I haven't thought about that in a decade. I'm need to go find some bourbon and block that back out.TheHistorianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255156966606278419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-40067972665530357602014-10-13T17:57:11.236-04:002014-10-13T17:57:11.236-04:00Your final sentence so perfectly matches my feelin...Your final sentence so perfectly matches my feelings on that film. I've only been able to sit through it once. I wanted to love it so badly, but just couldn't connect. I wonder if I'd like it more today...Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-87718977043358897322014-10-11T09:43:06.146-04:002014-10-11T09:43:06.146-04:00Synechdoche, New York (there's Philip Seymor H...Synechdoche, New York (there's Philip Seymor Hoffman as the main character) is a movie I recently watched with my mom. The thing about it was that it didn't exactly make me feel ill rather than it made me question my sanity... Which made me a bit ill. And it did the same thing to my mom. It was a movie I couldnt stop watching even though we thought of doing so many times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-61079055147899351552013-06-03T20:18:02.557-04:002013-06-03T20:18:02.557-04:00GOOD LUCK. HOPE YOU MAKE IT THROUGH OKAY. GOOD LUCK. HOPE YOU MAKE IT THROUGH OKAY. Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57656723767080627142013-06-03T20:08:20.182-04:002013-06-03T20:08:20.182-04:00SERIOUSLY I HAD NAUSEA. NEVER FELT THIS BEFORE. I&...SERIOUSLY I HAD NAUSEA. NEVER FELT THIS BEFORE. I'M WATCHING IRREVERSIBLE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-57335009897343552112013-03-25T10:57:17.280-04:002013-03-25T10:57:17.280-04:00That definitely adds to it, no doubt. I've see...That definitely adds to it, no doubt. I've seen people walk out of every von Trier flick I've ever seen in the theater. And hell, friends have even made me turn them off at home too. Ha, certainly not for everyone.<br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-65055535836761694412013-03-24T20:22:42.496-04:002013-03-24T20:22:42.496-04:00It's the camera shake that makes you want to p...It's the camera shake that makes you want to puke. I saw people leaving the cinema watching Dancer in the Dark. Good movies, but Mr Trier really should get a tripod. Freakin' Dogme 95...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-42712373776846504652012-04-06T11:08:27.053-04:002012-04-06T11:08:27.053-04:00@Anonymous Oh god, I'm with you there. And the...@<a href="#c5686244998413053046" rel="nofollow">Anonymous</a> Oh god, I'm with you there. And the expositive diarrhea... those are two reasons I gave that movie in F.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-56862449984130530462012-04-06T03:10:51.292-04:002012-04-06T03:10:51.292-04:00Oh c'mon...the scene in Jackass 3D when he'...Oh c'mon...the scene in Jackass 3D when he's on the exercise bike wearing nothing but a few plastic bags from the cleaners and his perspiration is collected in a cup and then they drink it. I was audibly gagging, as were my three friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-5842112065451033822012-04-05T14:00:26.091-04:002012-04-05T14:00:26.091-04:00Honestly don't remember, though it's certa...Honestly don't remember, though it's certainly possible.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270889107081469274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-91409916690746312982012-04-04T12:34:00.059-04:002012-04-04T12:34:00.059-04:00@Evan The shaky-camera thing has never physically ...@<a href="#c1972739469382082678" rel="nofollow">Evan</a> The shaky-camera thing has never physically bothered me, but Cloverfield was a bit extreme. I thought you told me that opening to Irreversible (nearly) made you sick?Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-19727394693820826782012-04-04T10:24:16.003-04:002012-04-04T10:24:16.003-04:00I don't think I've even been brought close...I don't think I've even been brought close to vomiting or gagging during a movie. The only thing I can think of is that some films with really awkward/jerky cameras have given me pretty bad headaches. Cloverfield is the only one that comes to mind though.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270889107081469274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-39993238036448363182012-04-03T11:38:34.149-04:002012-04-03T11:38:34.149-04:00@Pete All worthy choices, for sure. While rape sce...@<a href="#c4245572248382018084" rel="nofollow">Pete</a> All worthy choices, for sure. While rape scenes don't make me physically ill, they are the one thing that a film can do to truly disturb me. I can shake just about anything, but rape is... oh fuck, it's just too much. Sometimes. I Spit on Your Grave exploits rape in a way that I feel is criminal, likewise Last House on the Left. But instances like Irreversible (and Deliverance) are cases in which I think rape is necessary for the story, if that makes sense.<br /><br />Anyway, The Accused, jesus.. rough shit. I'm heavy into animal rights, so movies like Cannibal Holocaust are very very difficult to watch for the reason you mentioned.<br /><br />I hope you "enjoy" Human Centipede 2... I'll look for a review on your site!Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4784665635104956142.post-42455722483820180842012-04-03T11:21:18.808-04:002012-04-03T11:21:18.808-04:00Irreversible and pretty much anything with graphic...Irreversible and pretty much anything with graphic rape in it is bound to leave me feeling sick. Irreversible I took the chicken shit option and just fast forwarded through the rape scene. The opening is brilliant, much like all of Enter The Void! The Accused with Jodie Foster left me waking up with nightmares but not feeling sick. I Spit on Your Grave the original made me feel sick that someone would sensualise some of those extreme scenes.<br /><br />Cannibal Holocaust also made me feel very sick. The real animal cruelty is absolutely inexcusable and disgusting. <br /><br />I've got Human Centipede 2 on the way from Lovefilm so will see what all the fuss is about for that in the next couple of days.ilovethatfilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.com