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December 29, 2005

Don't bring me down--Question of the day

What happened to the girl I used to know,
You let your mind out somewhere down the road,
Don’t bring me down,no no no no no,
I’ll tell you once more before I get off the floor
Don’t bring me down.--ELO

Yesterday while out trying to purchase my daughter some jeans that actually fit (I never cease to be amazed how fast 12 year olds grow. I'm pretty sure I can actually see her getting taller throughout the day), one of the local radio stations was asking folks to name the all time worst films.

This isn't an exceptionally new or fresh idea. But it got me thinking about movies that left me feeling depressed or bummed out.

A History of Violence is one such film. It's a good film. Well worth watching. But its such a dark piece. The ending bugged the hell out of me and left an unsavory feeling.

The Fellowship of the Ring is a big time downer film. Having never read Tolkien's books, I was at the mercy of the film trilogy for the unfolding plot lines. The end of Fellowship marks the end of Gandalf the Grey, Boromir and the Fellowship, leaving the two hobbits to venture to Mordor on their own. Gloom, despair and agony.

Hitchock's The Birds is entirely creepy. The birds go after people with crazed abandon. And then all of a sudden they just stop. The trapped people leave the house with all those birds sitting around watching them...creepy. But no real rhyme or reason for the end of the attacks. Blech.

Phenomenon kicks you in the teeth and never really lets you get back up again. It's a fluff piece in many ways. Travolta isn't exactly at his Pulp Fiction best here. But this nice guy who would quite obviously never harm anything or anyone is the town pariah. Even after his death the idiots don't truely seem to appreciate who he was.

What movies bugged the hell out of you and left you feeling entirely creeped or depressed?

Posted by Carla at December 29, 2005 08:53 AM