Has anyone ever .......

[chappie]

......... watched a film that has had a long-lasting impact on them?

As a teenager I saw The Exorcist. It scared the living daylights out of me (it did plenty of others too). For a long time afterwards, I convinced myself I was gonna get possessed .........

Several years on, my sister and her young family (children who should not have been watching it as they were too young) watched it on video. The youngsters were laughing at it - they didn't see the scary side of it at all.

Even after 30 years, I still felt uncomfortable watching it.

[Richie1976]

Debbie Does Dallas.

[unrulyjulie]

Mine is Escape from Sobibor, an amazing true story of incredible courage. Has me in tears long after its finished, every time.

[4getmenot]

Pay it forward, taught me to try and do favours for others without expecting anything in return

[Psychick]

As a teenager, I can remember watching Candyman ( in two parts lol ) I can still clearly see the image of the lady crawling out of the bonfire after she had gone in to rescue the baby! How many of you watched it and the said Candyman 5 times looking in a mirror? lol

More recently, The Grudge! Watching it alone late at night certainly wasnt this wisest of moves and I will never watch it again lol That sound will always haunt me lol

[helliebobs]

Bambi :(

[dustypuss]

the original Wicker Man

the bit where Brit ekland dancing naked had a long lasting impact on me :-)

even after 30 odd years I still feel comfortable watching it!!!!

[LoftyLottie]

Dr Zhivago. The saddest film I have ever seen.

[andy-hughes]

'The Deerhunter' - I sat in the cinema and cried at the end.

I was seriously spooked by Roman Polanski's 'The Tenent', but I've never met anyone else who has seen it!

[dustypuss]

most of the hammer house of horrors you-to scare the s***
out of me.

[funnygirl]

Mine is that Turkish smuggling film, Midnight Express!!

Boy, I could not sleep the first time I saw this film!

[Drisgirl]

Ghost -I was in tears at the cinema and so was my then husband -think it impacted so much cos i get comfort from the thought of the afterlife.

O can I just slip Love Story in as well -hate peeps who do that but that made an impact o ans so did Grease cos I wanted to be a Pink Lady and im gonna stop now!!!!!!!

Just spoke to H and he said Cool Hand Luke because it says to him never give in -he immediately came out with it so it obviousy did have an impact on him (?)

[chappie]

Thanks for replies. The Green Mile is a film I've seen about four times. Each time I have cried, even though I know it's only pretend and I know what's coming!

Midnight Express is another film that upset me. It is based on a true story, and coincidentally, in the 70's I worked with a girl who claimed to be a relative of the person the film was based on. Of course I don't know if she genuinely was - but she was certainly convincing in her talk about him.

[Lisa1983]

I always think of that one with the lion. Born Free.

[bigmamma]

I still daren't watch The Exorcist ! I saw The Birds as a teenager and it scared the heck out of me for years .
xxxx

[radiogaga]

gladiator with russel crow makes me cry and cry.
the omen scares the beejesus oouta me, never made it to the end. still havent!!

[lubecki161]

Nightmare on elm street! My family thought i was asleep when they watched it (I was 3!!) but saw the entire film! I had nighmares for years! Im 24 now and still cant even look at him or listen to people talk about it!! I dont scare easily any more and love scary films....all my friends think its funny and i know i watched it again id see how rubbish and un scary it is and get over my fear but i can t bring myself to do it!!

[Marijn]

Don't look now with Donald Sutherland

[figure]

Schindler's List

[mccfluff]

loads

i can't say candyman five times, i've tried but i always chicken out, nightmare on elmstreet gave me nightmares for years, jaws did my head in n all, although i just feel sorry for the sharks these days

oh american werewolf in london, i still have problems going into tube stations

[LoftyLottie]

Oh 'Don't Look Now' from Notafish reminded me that this film also made a great impact on me. So weird and frightening!!