Movies you are afraid to watch again

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“Rosemary’s Baby” is one of the few films that is accurate to the novel.
 
There are no movies that I am “afraid” to watch again. For me, for a long time the scariest movie that I had ever seen was Sixth Sense, because I so identified with the little boy who was seeing all these unnatural apparitions, and yet when I got the chance to watch it again, unexpurgated (broadcast TV channels tamed it down quite a bit), I did so, with scary pleasure.

There are, however, a lot of movies that I would not waste time watching a second time, or for some of them, even a first time. But that’s for a different thread.

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“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark”, the 1973 version.

Sally and her husband Alex inherit an old mansion from Sally’s recently deceased grandmother. Shortly after moving in, she discovers a bricked-up fireplace in the basement den…

After removing the bricks, small troll-like creatures tie her up and pull her in where she is trapped forever. End of movie.
 
DaveBj said:
There are no movies that I am “afraid” to watch again.
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Guess I use the term “afraid” in a different manner, seeing how this took a horror movie turn.

What I meant was movies that you liked years ago,but, you have a gutty gut feeling that they will not hold up after all this time, so you choose to leave them in the memory instead of on the TV.
 
Maybe change the title of the thread to something like:

“Watching this movie again might ruin it”

or

“Movies you don’t want to ruin by watching again”
 
Silly me, I assume the title is a teaser and then people read at least the first post.
 
When I saw Schindler’s List when it first came out, I cried for twenty-four hours straight. It had a profound effect on me.

I wouldn’t want to watch it again for two reasons:
  1. I don’t want to put myself through that emotional turmoil again.
  2. I don’t want to numb the impact of this movie on my heart.
 
yes! That movie was depressing even if moving! I would never watch it again but I still can’t say I am afraid of it…
 
My atheist father took me to see the original Charles Bronson Death Wish when it was first released to movie theaters. I believe I was about nine years old. I was so horrified by the rape/murder scene I started to cry. No wish to see this one again. Thanks a lot, Dad.
 
0Scarlett_nidiyilii said:
Not a movie, but I used to think “Josie and the Pussycats” was the bestest, most awesomest TV show ever! back when I was a little kid.
Now I could watch it on YouTube, but I don’t because I have this sinking feeling it prolly isn’t as good as I remember…
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I have that same feeling about my childhood favorites – “Charlie’s Angels,” “The Love Boat,” “Happy Days,” “Laverne and Shirley”…

They were my favorite shows, and all my friends and I watched them faithfully every week. Then we’d talk about the plots and sometimes even pretend we were characters in the show and act out the plots.

I think I’ll just allow myself to carry on in blissful ignorance, thinking of those shows as the end-all and be-all of quality entertainment. 😄
 
The Wizard of Oz - I’ll never watch this movie again for as long as I live. Gave me nightmares as a kid and I can’t get past that childhood feeling of dread and fear. I’ve blocked out the specific scenes but I’ve heard there’s something about flying monkeys?

Others…
Child’s Play - never saw it, can’t stand the thought of it. Too creepy. I can’t even watch previews, promos, or flip past it with the remote without getting weirded out.
It - same as above, I’ve always had a bit of a problem with coulrophobia.
 
I won’t watch The Wizard of Oz again because I adored this movie as a child and teenager, and I don’t want to ruin those memories. I know I wouldn’t like it as much now as I did then.

But yeah, I can see how it could terrify small children. 😯
 
The original 1990 movie Flatliners. I watched it, laying on the couch, and alone, late one night when no one else was home. After the movie was over I was too afraid to move and laid on the couch until my husband came home. Then for a few nights afterward I was too afraid to go outside at night. 😱
 
I’ll say “The Passion of the Christ.”

Not that I don’t think it will hold up. I’m sure it will, which is part of the reason I stay away. I saw it in the theater and still recall that feeling when the movie ended and everyone just sort of sat their speechless for a good long while. No one jumped up and left while carrying on jovial conversations.

Not that I won’t go back and watch it again some day. I probably will do so eventually. Part of me is afraid of having it’s images burned too deeply into my mind.
 
TheLittleLady said:
What I meant was movies that you liked years ago,but, you have a gutty gut feeling that they will not hold up after all this time, so you choose to leave them in the memory instead of on the TV.
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Ah, I see; thanks for the clarification.

There are movies that I have watched again after many years, and they did not have the same impact on me that they had years ago. However, I can’t think of any movie that I would not watch again, out of concern that the second watching would be a disappointment.

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I rewatched “Happy Days”, and the first season didn’t disappoint—it was more of a dramedy, the characters had depth to them , and even The Fonz had fears and insecurities.
But after they changed the set and added the loud studio audience, the quality went downhill. It was still fun to watch, but it became increasingly silly.
 
Can’t watch Bambi, or Fluke, or the Free Willy movies. The only movies involving animals I can watch are “Cats & Dogs” and “Turner & Hooch.”

I don’t watch horror, zombie, or vampire movies. There are too many to mention that I simply won’t watch.
 
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(though Exorcist did have some very interesting character insights in its quieter moments, and Jason Miller was absolutely brilliant in it)
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I love The Exorcist solely because of Jason Miller’s performance. Max von Sydow was great, too.
 
kill051 said:
My atheist father took me to see the original Charles Bronson Death Wish when it was first released to movie theaters. I believe I was about nine years old. I was so horrified by the rape/murder scene I started to cry. No wish to see this one again. Thanks a lot, Dad.
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What does your father being an atheist have to do with it?

I have seen the original Death Wish, and I agee that the rape/murder scene would be scarring for a 9-year old. (That’s one movie that didn’t need to be remade, btw. Maybe we could start a seperate thread on unnecessary remakes. 😉)
 
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