To feel quite traumatised after watching Black Swan?

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I don't use the word lightly, either. I don't do well with psychological thriller type movies and that sort of thing.

I thought I was going to be watching dancing with a power struggle. Not blood, hallucinations and the rest.

Yanbu. It was terrifying. Natalie Portman's character's mother was scary as hell. Was she even real? I chose to put it on when my parents in law were visiting. Lordy I didn't know where to put myself. I'll be going for something a little blander next time....and perhaps lighter on the imaginary lesbian sex scenes..

We bought it ages ago and have not got round to watching it for that very reason.

Honestly, I think it's the most terrifying film I've ever seen. I'd watch Arlington Road 10 times back to back before I watch that film again. Arlington Road gave me nightmares for weeks

I loved it.

Precisely because I was expecting dancing politics.

It totally freaked us out as well!

I thought it was quite good in a disturbing OMG kind of way... have I missed the plot somewhere?

I had to watch it in two sittings and only watched the 2nd half because the dog promised to lie on my lap the whole time (we had serious words).

I also had to fastforward through some of the scenes.

You didn't know that it was a psychological thriller?

It is a great film - rightly won the Oscar for Best Film that year. Natalie Portman won the Oscar for Best Actress. Plus Best Director, Best Cinematography etc.

If you like, I can tell you about some other traumatising brilliant films like Black Swan

I expected this to be about how the film stirred latent lesbian feelings and that was what traumatised you (just me then? oh). I don't remember it being scary and I watched it alone!

It's a great film but the only Oscar of the "big 5" that it won was best Actress for Natalie Portman.

I don't remember it being scary. Just very strange.

I'm not sure I really understood it.

I love that film, Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis were brilliant. Come on then Cote recommend me some decent films.

I thought it was a great film did play on my mind

I found The Ring disturbed me the most could not get it out of my head but other films have scared me more when watching them

I don't like the ending of The Ring but I think the most traumatising film for me was The Shining.

I don't really watch scary films any more.

I did think it was quite frigtening at the time I watched it. But I am pretty feeble about scary films. But it wasn't one of those that continued to scare me and play on my mind like some others have.

It was the most rubbish film I had see when it came out.
It was truly terrible and I wish I had walked out.
My mate who likes most things hated it as well and when we were out with mates recently we were telling them how bad it is.

Strange. I absolutely adored it and I'm too scared to watch the mildest of horror films. Black Swan was fascinating to me rather than disturbing.

CoteDAzur Yes please tell me...

Oh god The Ring was horrific < creepily brushes hair>

I watched Black Swan on a plane. They had chopped it about so much it made no sense. I need to try again.

Last night I watched Hard Candy on Netflix. I hated it. It was so dark and disturbing I couldn't watch it to the end.

I liked The Ring, although the end bits nearly scared me half to death!

YABU. I laughed all the way through it, totally absurd. When she started sprouting feathers my friend and I gave up all pretence of not finding it ridiculous and laughed out loud in the cinema.

Ha. the feathers!
My mate just sighed 'Oh for Christ sake!!' and that set me off with the giggles!!
Rubbish, rubbish rubbish!

what films do you class as good Flipchart, out of interest?

I enjoyed it in a wtf is happening/is that real/christ alive wtf is that??!! Way, it wasn't so much scary as weird and confusing but it left me feeling really shaken for a few hours - I'll watch it again eventually and try to get the gist of it