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Quite a lot of "disturbing" films I have just found tedious, like SAW, human centipede etc.

I actually quite liked the first 2 Hostel films and seven. My sisters walked out of Wolf Creek, I found it moderately disturbing.

Funny Games though eurgh, I hate that film, so claustrophobic and horrid, I hate any kind of home invasion type thing. I don't do rape very well either, Irreversible was awful, I think I actually watched it on ff, with my hands over my eyes for most of it.

Lilya4eva is brutal, as is Breaking the waves and Antichrist, I just don't really know what to make of Von Triers if I'm honest.

The ring (Japanese version) shit me up good and proper, especially because I watched it on my own, then went to go to bed and the dvd player decided to switch itself back on with a screen of static, brown trouser time .

Life is Beautiful is pretty disturbing, I generally steer clear of those type of movies.

The Orphanage was pretty heartbreaking, Mum and Dad was bizarre. Tony:Serial Killer was brilliant.

I thought Martyrs was pretty pants tbh, it bored the shite out of me.

Also the much touted "disturbing" film Haute Tension is a bloody blatent rip off of "Intensity" by Dean Koontz.

Actually Pet Semetary is actually much scarier and more disturbing than the shining, the film/book totally gives me the willies.

These films had a hopeless feel. Like someone already said, it's the lack of resolution that lingers:

Boxing Helena (storyline similar to Misery, but I found it worse.)

Kiss the girls. Just horrible.

Wolf creek. I don't tend to remember quotes from films but "head on a stick" urgh.

I haven't seen Sophie's Choice but have it on Tivo. So I think I'll delete that one.