Films I have never watched because I know they would upset me..

I remember a film called the nine lives of Thomasina, about a cat.
I can't recall anything other than it was very sad.

My grandson was traumatised when he watched The Velveteen Rabbit. Not being American I didn’t know the story and should have found out what the story was before we watched it together.

Shinamae As a child I don't think I thought the falling horses actually got hurt in movies. It wasn't real to me somehow. However, you are correct that there was no animal welfare in movies back then, so I couldn't watch them now.

Anyone remember Swiss Family Robinson? I tried watching it with a grandson and was shocked to see some dreadful animal cruelty. Two Great Dane dogs fighting with a tiger, and it was real. I wouldn't watch that movie again.

Is that the John Mills film. If so I was too busy gazing adoringly at Tommy Kirk who I had a huge crush on ( although I didn’t quite know that it was a crush). I don’t remember the scene with the dog but if I watched that scene now I would imagine that I would be horrified that the dog had cropped ears. I assume that Americans were cropping dogs ears back then. A film that broke my heart as a child was A Dog of Flanders although I can’t remember what happened.

Wikipedia says A Dog of Flanders had a happy ending. So maybe then as now I cry as much when a film has a happy ending as I do when it’s sad. I bought the dvd of Old Yeller a while back and still haven’t watched it. I think that is sad….

MayBee70 I don’t remember the scene with the dog but if I watched that scene now I would imagine that I would be horrified that the dog had cropped ears.
If you saw two dogs fighting a tiger I don't think you'd be worrying about their ears being cropped. It was a horrible scene. Very disappointed in Disney, and I can't remember what he did to Old Yeller either.

MayBee70

Wikipedia says A Dog of Flanders had a happy ending. So maybe then as now I cry as much when a film has a happy ending as I do when it’s sad. I bought the dvd of Old Yeller a while back and still haven’t watched it. I think that is sad….

I saw “Old yeller”in the cinema and broke my heart..?.. that must be over 50 years ago now..

Talking of Old Yeller reminds me of the awful Public Information films they used to show on TV back in the 70's with someone dying of Rabies. It was to put people off smuggling animals in from abroad. Scared seven shades out of me then (and still does now).

Hostal and Wolf Creek both horror films. Oh and Jeepers Creepers.

The Hunger Games. Children killing each other just to survive.

Marley and me. Having owned and said goodbye to a few labs over the years, this really upset me. I have 4 labs at the mo, so 4 more upsets to come. Why do I do it?

Schindlers list.

The Boy in Striped Pyjamas used to be read in Year 7 at secondary school. It is now read at Primary school and I believe that the film is also viewed. I had to watch part of it at secondary school (was covering a lesson). Awful. I found it unbearable.

Can’t/won’t watch Horror films and I avoid war films. But I did watch Saving Private Ryan and thought it very good. Saw Silence of the Lambs at the cinema and was traumatised for days after.

Schindlers list - the only Spielberg film I haven’t seen.

I literally can’t watch any horror films (Hammer Horror excepted) or ANY film that depicts torcher, rape, child or animal abuse war crimes or basically any traumatising film whatsoever! The news and actual events are awful enough without my spending my precious free time giving myself nightmares!

I can't watch anything that involves harm, bullying, control, torture, abuse, abuse of children, horror, chilling suspense, killing etc which means there is very little I can watch!!

My daughter tells me which ones she knows I won't want to see.
I thought Slumdog Millionaire was going to be a lovely story. It was horrific and upset me deeply and the thought of it still does. We have a restaurant called Slumdog here in town!! I just can't get my head around anyone saying it was a 'good' movie!!

Greyduster

I wish I had never watched “The Last King of Scotland”.

Me too.

I can't think of any films I wouldn't watch because I'd believe they'd upset me. There are ones that have-- 'The Mission', '12 Years a Slave' and 'The Boy in Striped Pyjamas'. I remember DH being deeply upset by the second and the ending of the latter haunts me still. I couldn't watch it again. How they think it can be shown to young children, I don't understand.
I don't watch horror films simply because I find them risible not upsetting.

I will never watch My Sister's Keeper ever again, so sad
Never watched Watership Down either Anything that I think would have animal cruelty in it. Black Beauty even upset me.

That film about Iris Murdoch getting dementia, I think it was called Iris. I have in fact seen it in the cinema where I sobbed my heart out because my beloved Grannie went that way. I could never watch it again.

Gosh...where do I start...sighs

I think there are a lot of producers/directors who make horror films, they are 'people manipulators' and have to weald power (probably bullied when kids). They get their kicks from seeing people upset.

Never watched The Exorcist and hate anything with sexual violence in and won't watch.

schindlers list has to be one of the best films, very powerful,the scene where oscar schindler says he could have done more,makes me weep everday time,
boy in striped pyjamas, watched it once, i would like to watch it again, but.........