Reddit user, Elixir_Jx, wanted to know when a movie was just too much when they asked:
"What’s film is so brutal to watch you had to stop watching it?"
What reason would you have for stopping a movie before it finishes? The cinematography making you dizzy? The subject matter is too much for your to consider?
It'll vary, that's for sure.
"Animals Don't Behave Like Men"
"Watership Down."
"Hey, it's a cartoon, and it has bunnies!"
"Oh dear god..." eddyathome
Let's Climb High
"Not brutal, but I had to stop watching the doc Free Solo bc my blood pressure couldn’t handle the stress. This was early on when I had no knowledge of the climber and outcome."- NoCanadianCoins
Don't Listen To The Internet. It's Bad.
"Batman and Robin(1997)"- skippedad404
arnold schwarzenegger batman GIF by Coolidge Corner TheatreGiphyPerhaps it's the gore that forces you to turn it off, because watching someone being disemboweled for the umpteenth time in a film is not what you consider "entertainment."
Seems Like A Breach Of The Hippocratic Oath...
"I saw some French horror film about a nurse who went to some pregnant ladies house, tormented her, tortured her, then proceeded to cut open her belly with scissors to get the baby out."- DioramaDad
You Need To Pick Better "Family" Movies
"The Last House On The Left'."
"The rape scene in that movie was way too brutal for me to get through it."
"I can still picture scenes of it for some reason, that's how real and violent it felt."
"Didn't help that it was a movie that my family decided to watch together either."
"That said, we still tease my mom for picking that movie out as some weird shared trauma bonding experience all these years later."
"So maybe it wasn't a bad family movie after all????"- lastcallcarrot
darren aronofsky GIF by MauditSound Makes Everything
"While I didn't stop watching, Bone Tomahawk was just..... jaezus"- wolf_of_thorns
Romantic Revenge With Pretty Dresses
"Midsommar - I think it's a psychological horror, I didn't stop watching but it was the most uncomfortable I have ever felt while watching a movie."
"The movie itself is very trippy and honestly disturbing."- Balderino
Whatever your reason for turning it off, trust your gut. If it's not giving you a good feeling, then maybe it's not the film for you.
There's A Message Buried Under All The Blegh
"a serbian film. awful sh-t"- tlep
A Movie About Kids. What Could Go Wrong?
"'Grave of the Fireflies'."
"One of the only movies I've ever stopped watching partway through."- Janube
A Grim View Of Our World
"Threads."
"The most terrifying movie I've ever seen about nuclear disaster."
"tl;dr it's not something you want to survive"- standrightwalkleft
The Good Guys Will Never Win
"Funny Games"- AVBforPrez
michael pitt yeah fun in the sun GIF by MauditGiphyNot for the audience the title might suggest
"Kids (1995)"
"Poor Jenny."- LETS_RETRO_TIME
Wrong Avatar film...
"'Avatar: The Last Airbender', the live action movie, it was horrible."- elnacrested
Liked what I saw, before I stopped watching...
"The Mummy."
"Disgusting movie in some parts, other than that it’s a lovely movie."- Standard_Zero_3152
The Mummy Jump Scare GIF by PeacockTVGiphyAs If I could actually sleep after watching it...
"This German or Austrian horror film…"
"I believe it was called 'Good Night, Mommy'."- Maester_Maetthieux
Way more than '13 reasons why' I couldn't keep watching it!
"13 reasons why."
"That sh*t had me in deep mental sh*t."- Environmental_Net672
Just too real
"Sleepers (1996)."
"It's not brutal in a gore/horror type way, but more in the way that the content itself is brutal."
"There's a lot of sexual assault and rape involving young boys, both implied and dramatized graphic depictions, physical abuse, etc."
"That was the first film I ever watched that made me physically ill and had night terrors over."
"I had to turn it off midway through because I couldn't handle it."- ohstrange
A classic the whole family can enjoy... or is it?
"At end of the year in first grade, my teacher brought in 'Labyrinth' as a treat."
"As a pretty sensitive 6 year-old, I freaked out in the first ten minutes when they steal the baby."
"I remember my teacher told me she needed help with something, and just sobbing and cutting construction paper into squares, obviously for no reason."
"I still haven't seen the movie."- madreburguesa
David Bowie GIFGiphySeriously, Who watches this stuff?
"'Martyrs'."
"It was just torture porn."- DukeMaximum
25 minutes is longer than many others made it...
"'The Human Centipede (2011)'."
"I was 25 minutes in."
"That was enough."
"'The Human Centipede'."
" 'THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE!...'"
"Yeah, not for me."- TheAlbeOne
Loved the first one, the sequel on the other hand...
"Not exactly brutal but I loved the first 'Maze Runner' movie."
"When the second one came out on DVD I was excited to watch it, however during the movie I got absolutely terrified of the zombie-like people with that disease."
"I had nightmares for days and now I refuse to watch it and the last one and even my family never watch it when I'm around."- Srosie18
Maze Runner Run GIF by 20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentGiphySummaries are there for a reason, people. Let's start reading them before we press play, especially when our families are in the room.
Was there a movie you turned off partway through? Tell us about it in the comments!
When the 2017 adaption of Stephen King's It was released, it quickly became a smash hit.
The movie breathed new life into the classic story, taking a different approach to the book and the 1990 miniseries. Instead of alternating between the characters as children and adults, the movie focused on the adventure of the kids only.
The film brought the chills, the scares, and most importantly, the memes:
This is somehow both hilarious and terrifying at the same time.Giphy
It's only natural that fans would be excited for the next film, which will focus on the adult story. In the two years since, the adult cast has been announced with the child actors even meeting their future selves.
Everything was in place.
Then Stephen King set the mood.
Looking forward to IT CHAPTER 2? You should be. I've seen it, and it's terrific. The trailer is coming Thursday, at noon. You'll float.— Stephen King (@Stephen King) 1557240695.0
Need I say more. I’m sold already. Bring on that trailer this Thursday! #ITMovie #ITChapter2 #ITChapterTwo https://t.co/hBdNnbL2zJ— Lewis Anderson (@Lewis Anderson) 1557271785.0
IT Chapter 2 teaser trailer drops today!!!!! 🤡 #ITChapter2 https://t.co/R28yttEPsu— ⎊ sᴛᴇᴘʜ ➐ 🎈 (@⎊ sᴛᴇᴘʜ ➐ 🎈) 1557406778.0
Patiently waiting for the #ITChapter2 trailer. . . #StephenKing #Pennywise https://t.co/2c8MHAYsZw— Mark (@Mark) 1557405824.0
Thursday finally came, but the trailer wasn't released right away. Instead, we got a teaser for the teaser.
Several media companies received an unexpected package in the mail. The boxes were shipped by DHL and appeared unexpectedly light.
Almost like they could float.
We all float here... Don’t miss the #ITMovie trailer dropping today! #ITChapter2 @WarnerBrosUK https://t.co/BTS5uxWTlx— MCM Comic Con (@MCM Comic Con) 1557392320.0
Just screamed in the office 🎈#ITChapter2 https://t.co/7ikXayOnyX— Clarisse Loughrey (@Clarisse Loughrey) 1557402028.0
How can two balloons be so scary 😥 #ITChapter2 https://t.co/NTV6W9i4E0— Jamie East (@Jamie East) 1557391193.0
The boxes each had two red balloons filled with helium. Upon opening the box, the balloons would fly out, startling the opener.
These are a reference to the creature from the movies the kids know as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. The titular It would use these balloons to lure children, announce his presence, or inspire fear.
And I'd say they got the same reaction in real life.
Ok now... We know @ITMovieOfficial and @WarnerBrosUK sent out 2 Red Balloons in some boxes today, we didn’t get a b… https://t.co/otN70wnqih— MassesOfMovies (@MassesOfMovies) 1557437893.0
This is presumably because the trailer is coming today & I’m not actually about to get devoured by an evil clown— Clarisse Loughrey (@Clarisse Loughrey) 1557402572.0
@MCMComicCon @WarnerBrosUK I would've had a heart attack https://t.co/FpMIFnwb63— Nina (@Nina) 1557413435.0
Considering how scary the first movie was, this kind of extra tension was probably unnecessary.
Shortly after these videos were shared, the first trailer for It: Chapter 2 was released. It has received praise, with many talking about how excited they are for the new film.
But there is only one deep cut that will make some of us happy.
Hey #ItChapter2 show us the cosmic turtle you cowards— Patrick Willems (@Patrick Willems) 1557419480.0
It: Chapter 2 will be released on September 6 of this year. It stars James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and Isaiah Mustafa.
