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Cringe Worthy - Movies, TV Shows or Just Scenes That Made You Squirm!
Meryl:
The only movie I ever walked out of was "Trainspotting," which was about drug addicts in Scotland. I have memories of filthy apartments, someone diving down a dirty toilet in an incredibly loathesome public bathroom, a dead baby. Couldn't take it! :P
Speaking of reality shows, the most cringeworthy to me are the ones where women compete for the favors of a bachelor or a wealthy guy. Oh the degradation! Even beauty pageants, those meat markets disguised as scholarship competitions, have more class than these sad shows. :P
BelAir:
I caught a particularly horrible episode of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" today, lol...
(This is probably the movie 'that shall not be named', but most all of Crash was cringe worthy for me, especially when I realized the plan was for Matt Dillon's character to rescue Thandie Newton's character.)
Shasta542:
Which "Fresh Prince" episode was it? Inquiring minds, ya know. I just want to know if I also saw it. I saw the one about Will having to take music class with little kids in order to graduate some time during the night -- was that it? ::)
BelAir:
the whole family was at some ski resort...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on November 08, 2007, 12:19:41 am ---
The Baz Luhrman movie Romeo + Juliet also made me cringe. Claire Danes and Leo DiCaprio proved beyond all doubt that Shakespearean actors are a rare talent and a breed onto themselves. Sadly neither lead actor was among them.
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I'm with Lynn on this one. Leo is a fine actor, he was actually amazing in the Aviator, at times even looking like Hughes. After seeing him in Blood Diamond, my friend, an avowed Leo-hater turned and said "I'll never call him DiCrapio again." :D
As for Baz's Romeo + Juliet, I'm not sure what you were expecting, I mean it is Baz after all, but I thought it was an inspired adaptation and I really enjoyed its wild kinetic energy. One cannot live on classical acting alone ;)
And how can anyone NOT love Trainspotting!? It's a very well made film and agreat adaptation of the novel. In fact, except for The Chronicles of Riddick & 40 Days & 40 Nights, most of the movies mentioned have been critically acclaimed!
I don't mean to attack anyone, i'm just shocked is all. Not at all what I was expecting when I clicked on this thread. Maybe that's a good thing :)
Anyhoo, I cringe whenever I see:
-anyone in a fat suit, including Travolta in Hairspray
-food being thrown at people, unless it's not for laughs.
-Robin Williams in a drama
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