Ever regret watching a film because it just made you feel so shit?

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Just finished watching Philomena. Bawling. DH looking at me funny.

I wish I hadn't watched it at all, because now I am sad, and angry at the injustice of it all.

Felt similar after watching The Help.

Any one else get like this?

Yes. War Horse. I sobbed so hard that my DH kept threatening to switch it off.

In my defence I had a newborn DS and all I could think about what all those women who loved their babies as much as I love mine to have them grow up and be slaughtered in a field in France.

Yes.

Sarah's Key- wept.

Wolf Creek- shat self.

Monster's Ball - I will never again watch a film solely on the basis that it's critically acclaimed. Such a miserable film - I cried bucketloads.

Seven - creeped me out and depressed me.

I am sticking to fluffy chick films in future!

I hated The Lovely Bones...do you remember that one...about the abducted girl.
It played on my mind for ages and occasionally still does.

Things stick in my mind, so I try not to pollute it and have a general rule not to watch 18 rated films as there is usually something that will play on my mind. I do better by not seeing those things.

I want to unsee:

Dogville - yeah amazingly well acted but relentlessly depressing

Hostel (?) - murdering for pleasure, horrible images

The Purge - felt really uncomfortable watching it

Mamma Mia, not for the dire singing but the unexpected emotional trauma of "slipping through my fingers". Feel good film my arse.

Precious. Just made me so sad

The Pianist. same.

Children of God. Think about it all the time.

I never watch things where animals get hurt, ever. So never seen Marley and me, war horse.

I don't care about humans so much

I found Monsters Ball very bleak too. The Killing Fields really affected me, I saw it years ago and have seen it since and I find it heartbreaking.

Rabbit Proof Fence so sad for the injustice and the fact that it was so recent.

Platoon also strangely- wish I hadn't ever seen that.

Wolf Creek.
Actually turned it off halfway through. Not nice.

Pan's Labrynth.
I was foolishly unprepared for it.

They shoot horses don't they . 40 years ago and the thought of it still hurts.

I read the book of The Lovely Bones, and it still comes into my head now. I think I watched the film, but the book has had more of a lasting effect.

I stopped watching horror or scary films about 7 years ago because of the effect they had on me. I think I will have to add any film that involves human beings treating other human beings like dirt to that list.

That will rule a lot out. :(

Agree re platoon.
And of course Sophie's Choice. Really wish I could unsee that one.

Oh god. Precious was awful. I actually felt like I might vomit at the end.

12 years a slave. I cried and cried and cried.
The last king of Scotland was also too much for me.

Jacob's ladder. My worst fears come true. I sometimes dream about it and wake up shaking and it must be three or four years ago. Very upsetting film.

When I saw Seven I was close to walking out.

I remember coming out to a dark, wet night and feeling so low.

It's a great dil but so relentless horrible

great film

I am with you with Philomena. I cried like a baby, and swore about those fucking nuns.

Unknown it was a different time and blah blah blah but my maternal instinct just took over.

It affected me for days.

Hostel. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Saw.

Horrible horrible films!

I refuse to watch The Human Centipede films.

Mostly films by Clint Eastwood, the one with Hilary Something as a boxer
Fuck
That was depressing
And another about some Korean kids and a grumpy old man

Why can't I remember their names?!