Also, pretty much every scene with Commodus after the halfway point in Gladiator. Busy little bees. Still afraid of the dark. Am I not merciful.
Most stressful movie scenes?
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American Sniper where the terrorists grab a man's child, hold him back and use a cordless drill to drill into his kid's skull while he is restrained and can only watch helplessly. Having a son about the same age I shudder at the anguish and horror of that scene.
I remember nothing about that movie....except the first 10 minutes.Zombie Jon Snow said:Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
First thing I thought of ... the opening sequence of the Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger.
Oh yeah that too.
zip90 said:
Saving private Ryan
Hand to hand fight Scene with the German and Soldier.
Can not watch it
This. Mostly because that pos liberal coward sat on the stairs
Tamu2000 said:
American Sniper where the terrorists grab a man's child, hold him back and use a cordless drill to drill into his kid's skull while he is restrained and can only watch helplessly. Having a son about the same age I shudder at the anguish and horror of that scene.
Same movie but the dust storm forcing the pilot off station
I think the interstellar scene on the water planet is such a great call. I have such a hard time watching that scene. Not only do they make the realization that they effed up and are going to lose years trying to get out of there, but then the realization of why the water is so shallow and the incoming mega-tsunami. The whole thing is just terrifying.
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This was the first thing I thought of.Vince Blake said:
127 Hours.
What's in the box?!?
The Battle of the *******s from GoT
rynning said:I remember nothing about that movie....except the first 10 minutes.Zombie Jon Snow said:Oh yeah that too.Cinco Ranch Aggie said:
First thing I thought of ... the opening sequence of the Sylvester Stallone film Cliffhanger.
Oh there was some ridiculous big heist and of course the plane crashes in the mountains. Can't be reached by helicopter they have to climb to get to it and force Rocky...err Sly to guide them to the cases of money. Chaos ensues. John Lithgow was the head bad guy.
ApachePilot said:zip90 said:
Saving private Ryan
Hand to hand fight Scene with the German and Soldier.
Can not watch it
This. Mostly because that pos liberal coward sat on the stairs
Upham. I'll never forget that name.
All of Nightcrawler
Several in Shindler's List, the raiding of the ghetto and then the children hiding in the camp, especially the kid in the sewage.
I've never felt particularly stressed by a movie until Eye In The Sky. For some reason, the slow build up left me exhausted at the end.
The scene in Swingers where Mike gets a girl's phone number at the bar, then goes home and calls her about seven times, leaving an awkward and desperate message each time.
Oh and let me throw in a vote for Sunshine, pretty much the whole thing.
That movie just plain freaked me out.
That movie just plain freaked me out.
This whole movie really but this start is crazy
Wife and i just watched Greenland with Gerard Butler. I thought it was very well done. It's about a comet coming to destroy earth so plenty of stressful moments throughout. Not sure which scene was the most anxiety inducing. Filled with desperate people doing anything they can think to in order to stay alive, so tensions are high the entire time.
Potcake said:
Several in Shindler's List, the raiding of the ghetto and then the children hiding in the camp, especially the kid in the sewage.
Add to it that I was sitting first row, all the way the left, six feet from the screen with my Jewish buddy. Only movie I was more uncomfortable watching was Crying Game. Not terrifying I know, but squirm worthy.
Coupled with the music, yep, that scene was quite stressful.Dr. Not Yet Dr. Ag said:
I think the interstellar scene on the water planet is such a great call. I have such a hard time watching that scene. Not only do they make the realization that they effed up and are going to lose years trying to get out of there, but then the realization of why the water is so shallow and the incoming mega-tsunami. The whole thing is just terrifying.
Speaking of which, the movie Dunkirk featured a ticking sound in its score that started roughly in the first five minutes and did not let up until right at the end. When I noticed the ticking had ended, I actually exhaled as if I'd been holding my breath the entire movie.
Recently the climb on Free Solo is a good one. I needed to rest after watching Gravity. My favorite though is Clarice in Buffalo Bill's basement while he stalks her in the dark.
Reservoir Dogs, torturing the rookie cop
Pulp Fiction, Zed
Gravity, first wave of destruction
Harry Potter 4, Harry brings Cedric's body back (the crowd's slow realization and Amos's reaction always get me)
I Am Legend, having to put Sam down
Pulp Fiction, Zed
Gravity, first wave of destruction
Harry Potter 4, Harry brings Cedric's body back (the crowd's slow realization and Amos's reaction always get me)
I Am Legend, having to put Sam down
jm94 said:
Reservoir Dogs, torturing the rookie cop
Pulp Fiction, Zed
Gravity, first wave of destruction
Harry Potter 4, Harry brings Cedric's body back (the crowd's slow realization and Amos's reaction always get me)
I Am Legend, having to put Sam down
On the QT front, the opening to Inglorious Basterds is pretty intense, but the dog scene in Django is brutal. Zed from Pulp wasn't as intense (for me) as the adrenaline shot to the heart.
Last 2 min. of "Von Ryan's Express."
I went with a buddy and joked afterwards that my heart was pounding so much it was like a cardio workout. He checked his Fitbit or garmin or whatever and while he didn't hit an actual cardio zone it was enough to be considered exercise.
Ah, good call.expresswrittenconsent said:
... the adrenaline shot to the heart.
I just noticed that the guy on the radio was saying "tear gas is a last resort only" 2 seconds before the soldiers blow him off and fire canisters of tear gas into the crowd.ApachePilot said:
This whole movie really but this start is crazy
The shower scenePotcake said:
Several in Shindler's List, the raiding of the ghetto and then the children hiding in the camp, especially the kid in the sewage.
I'm a drummer but Whiplash actually left me highly anxious.
Uncut Gems - almost the whole movie
Free Solo - the climb
Jurassic Park - the T-Rex escaping and the Raptors in the kitchen
Children of Men - the tracking shot of the ambush
Wind River - the showdown at the trailer
Aliens - "that can't be, that's inside the room"
Boogie Nights - the drug deal
The Thing - blood test
Free Solo - the climb
Jurassic Park - the T-Rex escaping and the Raptors in the kitchen
Children of Men - the tracking shot of the ambush
Wind River - the showdown at the trailer
Aliens - "that can't be, that's inside the room"
Boogie Nights - the drug deal
The Thing - blood test
That's an intense movie. I went into it thinking it was going to be about a kid aiming to be the next Buddy Rich. I had no idea about the Teacher/Student abuse.Zombie Jon Snow said:
I'm a drummer but Whiplash actually left me highly anxious.
Change Detection said:
The Battle of the *******s from GoT
Great call. My heart was pounding the entire time on first watch.
Zombie Jon Snow said:
I'm a drummer but Whiplash actually left me highly anxious.
This was pretty frustrating. The whole time watching I kept thinking "punch that bald mother ***ker in the throat!"
Bruce Almighty said:
For TV, Sons of Anarchy had some that come to mind. Gemma getting raped and Tig seeing his daughter burned alive.
Or opie getting his brains knocked out.
Black Hawk Down was pretty intense. I remember reading some commentary about someone who said after the movie, if someone had yelled RPG he might have hit the ground out of instinct.
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