...sparks from thethirdimpact

note to self, be erect by half-past ten
be strong, be proud, be able, be charmed

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note to invading aliens, avoid this town
like this town avoided us

mclusky - she will only bring you happiness

t3i on We<3It.

What is the creepiest movie you guys have ever seen?

tough one. I’ll read interpret creepy as most ‘disturbing and impacting’, as that’s what truly creeps me out. my short list…
warning - know what youre in for before watching these films.

Srpski Film (a serbian film) - incredibly controversial, graphic and confronting. banned or heavily censored in pretty much every country. amazingly, it is actually a very well made film that has real artistic merit - but definitely not for everyone. will leave you never quite the same afterwards.

salo (120 days of sodom) - passolinis classic work has been debated more heavily than almost any other, and is the symbol of Australia’s ridiculously vague, subjective, uninformed and incompetently administered censorship and classification laws. finally unbanned and uncut after 35 years. shares themes, subtexts and allegory with Srpski film.

Irreversible - Gaspar Noes infamous reversely narrated assault on senses and minds of audiences. unofficially the representative film of the New French Extremity movement. brilliant and truly unique - and unforgettable.

Requiem for a Dream - Darren Aronofsky at his finest. perhaps the most authentic, arresting and ultimately heartbreaking film about drugs and life.

Boys Don’t Cry - Stays with you forever, particularly because it’s a true story. Hilary swank is absolutely amazing and breathtaking.

The Video Diary of Ricardo Lopez - the only non fiction piece on my list. an edited cut from more than 20 hours of tape shot by Lopez. he obsessively stalked and wrote to singer Bjork in the late 90s, and almost successfully attempted to murder her with a letter bomb. throughout the film Lopez slowly sinks deeper into his obsession and psychoses, and documents his planned attack. even scarier because of his ability to discuss and verbalise his increasingly disturbed thoughts with startling coherence and clarity. concludes with the final highly disturbing minutes of his life, before shooting and killing himself on camera. uncut and unforgettable.