Mabye he had a moment of self reflection, thinking it was funny that he laughed at Avatar, which looped on itself and resulted in it getting exponentially funny.
I really enjoy the entire 3 minutes and 22 seconds this episode spends at the end on bringing light to the comments from the previous episode. It really gives a feeling of empowerment by the voice of the fans. Keep it up, members of _This Exists_!
Oh you blew up not mentioning "Man Behind The Sun". It was Chinese movie about Imperial Japanese Medical Experiment Unit. 16 viewers died of heart attack during the screenings.
I'm surprised "The Messenger" didn't get mentioned. I don't know if the movie ever finished, but 43 people (including the director) were killed in the Kolka-Kamadon rock slide after the second day of shooting the movie.
Idk I saw A Clockwork Orange over 300 times. If any movie could kill you it would be that movie. However, all it did was taught me how to speak Russian.
+Jessie Fox Oh how that "Russian" hurt my ears when I watched that movie... I think it hit uncanny valley for me, the words were somewhat recognizable but oh so wrong...
+GirtheAlienGoldfish It doesn't matter, it was similar enough to Russian to make me cringe every time they said one of those words. It was very similar to the usual Holywood Russian in that way )))
I'm pretty sure DOOM was attributed to a mass killing, but nothing was ever proved. In more recent history though, they've pretty much shown that video games do not make people crave violence, they just make people complacent with violence, which is not shown to have any link to violent tendencies.
Art Murder No, I meant game that LITERALLY kill you, not cause you to go on murder spree (that's a crazy thought). As in, one moment you're playing game and then you're dead (and not from playing it for too long and not eating).
Anything in art that can provoke a strong emotional response and reaches a lot of people is probably going to do something like that at some point. It's like Stendhal having a literal fit when he looked upon Giotto's frescoes for the first time.
THIS EXISTS should do an episode on all the films that have disturbed people to the point they fainted or had to leave the theatre. SALO, IRREVERSIBLE, etc.
Daring people to watch a movie that could kill you is like saying, I bet you can't eat these chicken wings because they are too spicey and you will walk away crying. Of course people are going to do it then, you challenged them
Wait, I may have accidentally seen that episode of "Masters of Horror" when I was younger. That or it was a similar premise of a guy playing a cursed movie in a theater, and I am pretty sure I had the foresight to run out of the room.
I recommend you guys to check up Videodrome. The plot asks how much media can control us. All is done in a very psychological and nasty way with dark undertones.
The fact that you mention "Cigarette Burns" , which is one of my favorite movies (hypercult, made me listen to the song Rite of Spring by Stravinski and in turn that lead me to avand garde classical music) is reason enough to subscribe. Keep it up, your videos are very informative.
Lmao I knew about the conqueror from the cinema snob episode, I even paused the video just for the chance to say "is that the movie where john wayne plays genghis khan on a set near a nuclear testing plant?" out loud
Well, I think a movie could turn someone into a murderer only if the movie would create such intense emotions and hatred in someone's mind that he turns insane and goes on a rampage. But, of course, such a movie does not exist; and I hope it won't ever exist. Movies do create emotions, but at that intensity, it would be very hard to achieve.
First of all I'd like to thank you for the book recommendation. Ken Russell's "The Devils" is a favourite film (and God knows you have to search high and wide for a version as uncut as possible). Michael Gothard's portrayal as Father Barre is so over the top manic and religiously devotional it almost overshadows the nuns' behaviour. I wouldn't however say that Russell was affected that much negatively. "The Devils" was his break-through feature and after that he made "Tommy" for The Who, the "biopics" "Lisztomania" and "Valentino", the brilliant "Altered States" and the underrated "Gothic". Now on to the topic. Unfortunately the "Matrix defense" works, which sets a precedence. Tonda Lynn Ansley (Hamilton, Ohio) was found not guilty by reason of insanity after claiming she thought her landlord was part of a conspiracy to brainwash and kill her (in July 2002), reasoning that she was in the Matrix. She was not the only one to try to pull that defense off. What is more troubling is that philosophers agree that we, our universe might be a simulation, a sort of "The Sims" (NY Times article "Is The Universe A Simulation?", February 14th, 2014, among other articles of this sort). I say troubling because the penal code and judicial system are faced with this huge issue regarding free will, determinism and pure insanity. How are they equipped to handle it? Also let's not forget the many horses that died during the racing scenes of "Ben Hur" (the original one from 1925) and "The Charge of The Lightning Brigade". Back then it was a bad time to be a horse in Hollywood. The original "Ben Hur" also featured a sea battle where the director used extras that were pro- and anti-fascists to create real tension and animosity and gave them sharpened prop swords to fight with. He also set one of the ships on fire, sending the extras diving for their lives and re-appearing days later (probably to cash their check and spit in the eye of the director, I can only guess). "Casablanca" director Michael Curtiz filmed in 1928 "Noah's Ark" the Biblical narrative. When it came to the flood scene he failed however to inform the cast that he'd drop gallons of water over them without any precautions. The star Dolores Costello caught a severe case of pneumonia, another actor broke his ribs and according to a stuntman three extras drowned and one had to have his leg amputated. So I would say that yes, movies can kill you, if you star in them and the director is batshit rat house insane who tortures his cast (coughHitchcockKubrikcough) or just plain negligence (the original wicked witch in "The Wizard of Oz" got skin burns or something and had to be hospitalized from the green paint they used on her skin). If you're just watching them however, well just make sure you've got your heart attack pills near. You don't want to die during a Animal Planet documentary of a jump scare of a cheetah attacking a gazelle.
Roy Veldboom Or maybe the executives told the programmer to hold off certain features so they can sell them as DLC/expansion packages later on. Or maybe try a user mod to enhance or change the experience (ie drugs?) even though they are often buggy and you end up having to reinstall the whole thing because of misplaced critical .dll files and what not. Hey EA, why can't we have swimmingpools in The Sims 4 and the possibility to drown babies in them? Do we have to wait for the swimmingpool expansion pack?
Stefan B. Some clarification on THE WIZARD OF OZ. Wicked Witch actress Margaret Hamilton was burned while dropping through the trapdoor during her exit in the Munchkin Land sequence. The green makeup also took months to fully disappear (it stained her skin). It was original TIN MAN Buddy Ebsen who almost died from the makeup they used on him. He was severely allergic to the aluminum dust in the makeup. Oh, and CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE was also directed by Mike Curtiz. Great director. Not so great human being.
Jack Grattan Thanks for the clarification. I was wondering how Curtiz could get away with those things. I think part of it was that back then the director didn't have a huge status. It was largely the producers and studios who had the top spot while the director was more or less on the same level as the script writer. This in stark contrast to European cinema. We all know classics like Casablanca and Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz, but can anyone name their directors? It was mainly late 40's-early 50s directors started to gain more status and seen as artists. So I think if studios searched for extras for a Curtiz directed film it's unlikely people would say "no way! That's the guy who killed horses and drowned people" upon hearing who the director was. Nowadays if you're to be an extra in a, say, Michael Bay film you know what to expect: you're the guy that peeks out the window of a tall building that a Transformer will explode and then teabag its ashes.
It has been also speculated though that the great amount of people who were making The Conqueror getting cancer could be at least partially fault of the smoking habits, since back then, especially in film industry, people smoked an awful lot.
A film that kills is at the center of the plot (well, -ish) of "Infinite Jest." The movie in question is so entertaining that viewers lose interest in anything other than watching it, and eventually die. Of course, David Foster Wallace was trying to make a grander point about the American craze for passive entertainment, but it fits really well with the idea of a movie (or song) killing you. Highly recommended, and it's really quite funny-though not so funny that I died or anything.
***** I'd be lying if I said I'd read beyond DFW non-fiction collections. In fact, Infinite Jest is staring back at me from my shelf right now, judging me. That might be the push I need. Feel silly having not included it! Thanks.
This Exists IJ is super daunting. I bought it intending it to reading it during the Infinite Summer project in 2009, but it took three years for me to find the courage to start.
This Exists it's alright. not actually too hard to read, just have a dictionary near by. also, if you want the most out of it, write down everything you think is important. it will matter in the end
Well, yes and no. It's kind of looking back at the "Can Music make you want to commit suicide?" video you made. In a way. All I can say is that the movie has to be pretty compelling to drive you to kill. So, it's not too far fetched. Just depends on how real you make the movie seem.
+Natalie Martinez I prefer... RAMIREZ !! Like in Modern warfare 2 when sgt Foley keeps giving out orders to Private Ramirez. UJUJUJUJU pero no sabes español :P
I live in the UK and The Devils is extremely easy to get hold of over here, even being able to get the original, uncensored version on amazon. One thing that was missed out in the video was that when Avatar was released it caused several people to become severely depressed, even suicidal, due to the fact that they can't live on the films fictional planet of Pandora. That said, as far as I am aware, nobody actually did commit suicide from seeing the film.
drinantify Really? My understanding was that Warner had it all locked up - and that key scenes hadn't been properly archived, so we never get the full "rape of Christ." Interesting that the bootlegs are so easy to get! Also interesting point re: Avatar, I remember that being in the news. So strange.
This Exists Okay, I've done some research and here's what I found: 1)While the full "rape of Christ" scene (along with some other cut footage) was thought to be completely lost or destroyed at first, it was found in 2002 by critic Mark Kermode. 2)It turns out it's the original UK X rated cinematic thats easy to get on amazon, but that version is nowhere near as heavily censored as the US version. Also included in the 2 disc edition in the UK is the documentary Hell On Earth, which contains the "rape of Christ" scene in it entirety. 3)The fully restored 117 minute version that includes the full "rape of Christ" scene, along with the other cut footage, is legal in the UK and has had several screenings at film festivals in the UK. Hope you found this interesting. Also, your videos are absolutely awesome and I can't believe you have less than 100k subscribers.
Well, I know watching, "Breaking Dawn Pt.1" damn near killed me, but then again...every Twilight movie I was dragged to nearly put me in an early grave. Damn that shit sucked ass.
i believe movies can indeed make ppl kill really unlikely if youre mentally healty but specially if you suffer from some kind paranoia or you are easely influenced well than it just could happen
There is a College Professor I once had that asked his students every year does art and entertainment influence life or does life influence art and entertainment, only one person ever got the question right when they pointed out that both influence each other so in a way yes art/entertainment can kill yet people can inspire what we see and hear just the same way.
Infinight Moon yea the answer obvious just not to people who over think it, especially being it is kind of a trick question when you realize the answer
I think that it's not the movie itself that would hypothetically drive you to kill, but instead the mental stability of the person watching it. There are some truly screwed up people in the world that can't separate reality from fiction.
i got this comment from a "top 20 lost horror movies" list, but it still fits p well. Awesome list, but I feel like you guys missed a BIG one here: A film called "La Rage du Démon (Fury of the Demon)" made in 1897 supposedly made people go insane upon its initial release. It was apparently created by one of the greatest filmmakers/illusionists of our time Georges Méliès, however, many people believe that it was actually a forgery crafted by one of Melies’ pupils, someone who was obsessed with magic and the occult named Sicarious. Regardless, they showed the film back to back with another movie directed by Tod Browning (Freaks (1932) and Dracula (1931)) called "Miracles for Sale"; however, they played "La Rage du Démon" first, and what followed was an audience going absolutely insane in a fit of mass-hysteria. People apparently ripped their hair out and fought each other, and a fire broke out in the theater as well, killing 6 people. Just recently in 2012, a rare film collector named Edgar Allen Wallace got a hold of the film and decided to screen it for a group of film scholars and critics for the very first time since its first release; and once again, people went absolutely insane and violence broke out upon watching it. There is actually a documentary about the film under the same name that is premiering at a bunch of film festivals at the moment, and they even got the chance to interview some of the audience members from the very first screening in 1939. If anyone is at all interested, you can read an article on the documentary and the film itself here: www.blumhouse.com/2016/07/22/can-viewing-this-film-really-cause-you-to-go-insane/ or you can visit the film's imdb page here: www.imdb.com/title/tt4161438/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 There has not been a release date for the documentary as of yet, but it is said to be coming out very soon, so keep your eye out for it
Yes! I knew you were going to talk about Cigarette Burns, that's where I learned of this idea as well. The Masters Of Horror Series is some of the best series/collection of horror movies I've seen in the past decade, for anyone interested I highly recommend it.
I watched Passion of the Christ in theatres and they had to evacuate the theatre half way through. Turns out some lady forgot to take her blood pressure medication and had a heart attack. I would assume she lived.
In my opinion, crazy people are crazy people no matter what. I don't think it is fair to blame a movie because of what it inspired someone to do. Blaming or censoring media because of how someone MAY interpret it is wrong. Now, it is absolutely true that any form of art has the ability to bring out great emotions and feelings, but how are we to know what one of millions of people will take out of any particular movie, show, song, etc.? However, it would certainly be interesting if someone had made a movie with the intent of inspiring murder. Are people easily manipulated enough that it would actually work? I'm under the impression that it have to do with how well it is presented, but I wonder if films that are supposed to be used as some sort of propaganda are effective at all.
I am not joking on this one, the Twilight movie has killed two people, one was in a movie theater who went to watch it and just died in his seat. The other one was a girl at Comic Con 2012, she ran into traffic to meet the stars of the show / movie. She was launched 50 feet and I didn't think you can guess where I'm going with this.
The original "Gloomy Sunday" would be an interesting cross-comparison. "Tourniquet Man" by The Mars Volta has some interesting history, even just limiting it to the band.
This Exists It's been said that the entire album "The Bedlam in Goliath" revolves around the band's repeated use of an ouija board and the ramifications. "Soothsayer," in particular, is said to incorporate some of the original recordings of the sessions, while phrases and impressions are woven throughout the album. en [dawt] wikipedia [dawt] org/wiki/The_Bedlam_in_Goliath#Background There are a few other ones that supposedly have "otherworldly" inspirations, but I can't remember other songs that were created by devilish muses.
I'm pretty sure there are some videos that have caused people to kill themselves or (try to) murder the creator(s) of the video. That would be because they all suck so bad.
Even though the film hasn't come out yet, the Emoji movie's trailer has already given over 4 million people cancer, thankfully, I haven't watched the trailer yet, and never will.
another thing to consider are films like Birth of a Nation; nobody died while watching it but it was an important catalyst to the resurgence of the KKK.
Don't forget the ban by Conservative Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw of a Clockwork Orange which lasted 29 years and the case of a man dying of laughter at British comedy The Goodies and episode entitled Kung-Fu Dungongs and the infamous attempted assassination of Ronald Regan whose would-be assassin was made to do this supposedly to impress Jodie Foster a key fact in the cases of Clockwork Orange and the assassination of Ronald Regan is the difficulity to differentiate fantasy from reality;
Rite on . Good job. And no, to be susceptible or influenced to kill , I think is an excuse to act on possibilities and imagination. To ignore or disregard remorse and compassion. And dyeing while watching? Those people are probably easily hypnotized..with heart disease in the family.
The Devils is impossible to see? Except the award winning director endorsed double DVD of the longest existing version put out by the British Film Institute a couple of years ago. And the Spanish DVD of the butchered American cut which was released about five years ago. And the crappy USA bootleg from around the same time. And various VHS editions from around the world. And the many prints of various cuts available for cinema showings.
"Died of overexcitement..."
Sure, sounds perfectly plausible.
"...watching James Cameron's Avatar"
* falls on floor laughing *
heart goes faster, hyperventilation then BAM defected vessel in the brain pops and there it goes.
I dont really think yo understood what I was getting at there...
illiterate thug oh, sorry, right :D
Mabye he had a moment of self reflection, thinking it was funny that he laughed at Avatar, which looped on itself and resulted in it getting exponentially funny.
I cant imagine that happening with James Camerons Avatar, but that 100% could happen with Shyamalans Avatar. I nearly had a rage stroke watching it
I saw the title and thought "Foodfight!"
I suppose dying of excitement wouldn't be the worst way to die.
arguably the best
Nexius Reign The Nintendo switch trailer gave me chest pains. (plus I peed a little)
What about "The Ring", people died with heart attack watching it, which was very ironic.
MrBX5 I hadn't read that before. Super ironic. Such a great movie.
i close my eyes on the tape i can watch gore but not a guy or girl sinking down a well with hair coming out of his or her mouth
happy go lucky killer its fucking fake
I really enjoy the entire 3 minutes and 22 seconds this episode spends at the end on bringing light to the comments from the previous episode. It really gives a feeling of empowerment by the voice of the fans. Keep it up, members of _This Exists_!
Batman vs Superman made me want to kill myself I guess that's pretty close.
GoldEdits
it made me....wanna kill the maker of batman vs. superman....so yeah...
Ahem. Sharknado....
Lol suicide squad did the same for me.
I've almost been killed by boredom watching certain movies, does that count?
I click on a post titled "This movie could kill you" and watch a 30 second AD featuring guacamole. We are in fact doomed and are going to die
Lol Guacamole is evil XD
anime could kill you
+LENNOZ ?
Probably could. Don't care.
Every time I see Norman Reedus I don't think of walking dead. I think of boondock saints.
Me too
+Gabriel Glenn I think of Blade 2
I think of PT
+CreaturePlaysGames I think of Death Stranding
I need to watch that movie, people said it's good. But I think of TWD cause it's the first I've seen the actor in it :/
Oh you blew up not mentioning "Man Behind The Sun". It was Chinese movie about Imperial Japanese Medical Experiment Unit. 16 viewers died of heart attack during the screenings.
I'm surprised "The Messenger" didn't get mentioned. I don't know if the movie ever finished, but 43 people (including the director) were killed in the Kolka-Kamadon rock slide after the second day of shooting the movie.
poor Sergei Bodrov, he was a great guy. anyway, im surprised that some westerns do know about the tragedy
Hi, Rob brought me here and you just got a new subscriber :D
Awesome4ever2551 Welcome!
Idk I saw A Clockwork Orange over 300 times. If any movie could kill you it would be that movie. However, all it did was taught me how to speak Russian.
+Jessie Fox Actually it taught you to speak "Nadsat" Real Horrorshow. ;)
Exactly
+Jessie Fox Oh how that "Russian" hurt my ears when I watched that movie... I think it hit uncanny valley for me, the words were somewhat recognizable but oh so wrong...
+PoolDead It's not actual Russian, but Russian slang. It's weird.
+GirtheAlienGoldfish It doesn't matter, it was similar enough to Russian to make me cringe every time they said one of those words. It was very similar to the usual Holywood Russian in that way )))
I don't know, "Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny" just about killed me, even with Rifftrax...
Could you do similar episode but on video games? Unless you already did, of course.
QVear Here's one we did a few weeks back! Kush, Klan, and the weirdest Mario Bros. hacks
This Exists
I meant one about games that can kill.
Oh right, sorry - that would be super interesting. Good idea!
I'm pretty sure DOOM was attributed to a mass killing, but nothing was ever proved. In more recent history though, they've pretty much shown that video games do not make people crave violence, they just make people complacent with violence, which is not shown to have any link to violent tendencies.
Art Murder
No, I meant game that LITERALLY kill you, not cause you to go on murder spree (that's a crazy thought). As in, one moment you're playing game and then you're dead (and not from playing it for too long and not eating).
Anything in art that can provoke a strong emotional response and reaches a lot of people is probably going to do something like that at some point. It's like Stendhal having a literal fit when he looked upon Giotto's frescoes for the first time.
THIS EXISTS should do an episode on all the films that have disturbed people to the point they fainted or had to leave the theatre. SALO, IRREVERSIBLE, etc.
The second he said the death by laughter thing I thought of the Monty Python joke skit X3
Charlotte Lola Was hard not to include the entire skit but that would be roughly the length of the episode.
Daring people to watch a movie that could kill you is like saying, I bet you can't eat these chicken wings because they are too spicey and you will walk away crying.
Of course people are going to do it then, you challenged them
Wait, I may have accidentally seen that episode of "Masters of Horror" when I was younger. That or it was a similar premise of a guy playing a cursed movie in a theater, and I am pretty sure I had the foresight to run out of the room.
The true "THIS EXISTS?" moment of this episode was John Wayne as Genghis Khan.
Now I'm really looking forward to that episode about pop music being manufactured and stuff. Really interesting concept and idea.
I recommend you guys to check up Videodrome. The plot asks how much media can control us. All is done in a very psychological and nasty way with dark undertones.
One of the greatest films of all time.
It is damn great! But for me, Blade Runner takes the cake.
RobinsTaste lol blade runner takes the cake get it? runner? no? ok then
You, sir, have excellent taste.
The fact that you mention "Cigarette Burns" , which is one of my favorite movies (hypercult, made me listen to the song Rite of Spring by Stravinski and in turn that lead me to avand garde classical music) is reason enough to subscribe. Keep it up, your videos are very informative.
Dimi Kaye It's so good, right? Thanks!
cigarette burns was the shit, my favorite "masters of horror"
R.I.P Aaliyah, you will be missed.
TBH the punk rock backdrop is why I started watching your videos
I would love to see more videos about movies, video games and other stuff. Good job, you just got a new subscriber.
Thanks! Will definitely keep expanding.
I thought this episode would be about stuff like people getting epilepsy attacks during a movie and dying.
Lmao I knew about the conqueror from the cinema snob episode, I even paused the video just for the chance to say "is that the movie where john wayne plays genghis khan on a set near a nuclear testing plant?" out loud
I love this channel! I learn something new every episode!
'Rich guy from Ace Ventura' is Udo Kier who was in Argento's Suspiria as well as six von Trier films. I'll watch a movie just because he's in it!
All the bands in the backdrop is one of the reasons I subscribed.
The Chewbacca defense tricked me into giving you a sub
Perfectly executed.
This Exists senpai noticed me
Excitement is probably the most crazy way to die.
He died doing what he loved. Watching avatar.
Well, I think a movie could turn someone into a murderer only if the movie would create such intense emotions and hatred in someone's mind that he turns insane and goes on a rampage. But, of course, such a movie does not exist; and I hope it won't ever exist. Movies do create emotions, but at that intensity, it would be very hard to achieve.
First of all I'd like to thank you for the book recommendation. Ken Russell's "The Devils" is a favourite film (and God knows you have to search high and wide for a version as uncut as possible). Michael Gothard's portrayal as Father Barre is so over the top manic and religiously devotional it almost overshadows the nuns' behaviour. I wouldn't however say that Russell was affected that much negatively. "The Devils" was his break-through feature and after that he made "Tommy" for The Who, the "biopics" "Lisztomania" and "Valentino", the brilliant "Altered States" and the underrated "Gothic".
Now on to the topic. Unfortunately the "Matrix defense" works, which sets a precedence. Tonda Lynn Ansley (Hamilton, Ohio) was found not guilty by reason of insanity after claiming she thought her landlord was part of a conspiracy to brainwash and kill her (in July 2002), reasoning that she was in the Matrix. She was not the only one to try to pull that defense off. What is more troubling is that philosophers agree that we, our universe might be a simulation, a sort of "The Sims" (NY Times article "Is The Universe A Simulation?", February 14th, 2014, among other articles of this sort). I say troubling because the penal code and judicial system are faced with this huge issue regarding free will, determinism and pure insanity. How are they equipped to handle it?
Also let's not forget the many horses that died during the racing scenes of "Ben Hur" (the original one from 1925) and "The Charge of The Lightning Brigade". Back then it was a bad time to be a horse in Hollywood. The original "Ben Hur" also featured a sea battle where the director used extras that were pro- and anti-fascists to create real tension and animosity and gave them sharpened prop swords to fight with. He also set one of the ships on fire, sending the extras diving for their lives and re-appearing days later (probably to cash their check and spit in the eye of the director, I can only guess). "Casablanca" director Michael Curtiz filmed in 1928 "Noah's Ark" the Biblical narrative. When it came to the flood scene he failed however to inform the cast that he'd drop gallons of water over them without any precautions. The star Dolores Costello caught a severe case of pneumonia, another actor broke his ribs and according to a stuntman three extras drowned and one had to have his leg amputated.
So I would say that yes, movies can kill you, if you star in them and the director is batshit rat house insane who tortures his cast (coughHitchcockKubrikcough) or just plain negligence (the original wicked witch in "The Wizard of Oz" got skin burns or something and had to be hospitalized from the green paint they used on her skin). If you're just watching them however, well just make sure you've got your heart attack pills near. You don't want to die during a Animal Planet documentary of a jump scare of a cheetah attacking a gazelle.
Stefan B. Really great stuff here. Thanks, Stefan.
If my life is a simulation then my programmer must be a sadist.
Roy Veldboom
Or maybe the executives told the programmer to hold off certain features so they can sell them as DLC/expansion packages later on. Or maybe try a user mod to enhance or change the experience (ie drugs?) even though they are often buggy and you end up having to reinstall the whole thing because of misplaced critical .dll files and what not.
Hey EA, why can't we have swimmingpools in The Sims 4 and the possibility to drown babies in them? Do we have to wait for the swimmingpool expansion pack?
Stefan B. Some clarification on THE WIZARD OF OZ. Wicked Witch actress Margaret Hamilton was burned while dropping through the trapdoor during her exit in the Munchkin Land sequence. The green makeup also took months to fully disappear (it stained her skin). It was original TIN MAN Buddy Ebsen who almost died from the makeup they used on him. He was severely allergic to the aluminum dust in the makeup. Oh, and CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE was also directed by Mike Curtiz. Great director. Not so great human being.
Jack Grattan
Thanks for the clarification. I was wondering how Curtiz could get away with those things. I think part of it was that back then the director didn't have a huge status. It was largely the producers and studios who had the top spot while the director was more or less on the same level as the script writer. This in stark contrast to European cinema. We all know classics like Casablanca and Gone With The Wind or The Wizard of Oz, but can anyone name their directors? It was mainly late 40's-early 50s directors started to gain more status and seen as artists. So I think if studios searched for extras for a Curtiz directed film it's unlikely people would say "no way! That's the guy who killed horses and drowned people" upon hearing who the director was. Nowadays if you're to be an extra in a, say, Michael Bay film you know what to expect: you're the guy that peeks out the window of a tall building that a Transformer will explode and then teabag its ashes.
I keep getting distracted by the awesome band posters in the backgound.
Duncan Background rules (I can say that because I didn't make it). Thanks!
It has been also speculated though that the great amount of people who were making The Conqueror getting cancer could be at least partially fault of the smoking habits, since back then, especially in film industry, people smoked an awful lot.
I think people use movies as an excuse, to avoid responsibility. People have also used video games to blame murder and death.
The Old School flyers behind you got me to sub!!!!
Valhalla14 Nice!
A film that kills is at the center of the plot (well, -ish) of "Infinite Jest." The movie in question is so entertaining that viewers lose interest in anything other than watching it, and eventually die.
Of course, David Foster Wallace was trying to make a grander point about the American craze for passive entertainment, but it fits really well with the idea of a movie (or song) killing you.
Highly recommended, and it's really quite funny-though not so funny that I died or anything.
***** I'd be lying if I said I'd read beyond DFW non-fiction collections. In fact, Infinite Jest is staring back at me from my shelf right now, judging me. That might be the push I need. Feel silly having not included it! Thanks.
This Exists IJ is super daunting. I bought it intending it to reading it during the Infinite Summer project in 2009, but it took three years for me to find the courage to start.
This Exists it's alright. not actually too hard to read, just have a dictionary near by. also, if you want the most out of it, write down everything you think is important. it will matter in the end
I almost died laughing, my face turned purple due to lack of oxygen
NightHawkInLight brought me here. Cool channel, subbed.
Ok, so I guess "A Fish Called Wanda" has become a weapon of mass destruction.
Well, yes and no. It's kind of looking back at the "Can Music make you want to commit suicide?" video you made. In a way. All I can say is that the movie has to be pretty compelling to drive you to kill. So, it's not too far fetched. Just depends on how real you make the movie seem.
Watched every episode now, can't wait for more!
Shane Houle Nice! Every week. Although this week's will be out Friday morning - it's a collaboration, have to time it with another channel.
The binge watching starts here
Let me know how it goes!
A young boy died in the movie theater when he went to watch Alien vs Predator. He got scared a panicked and choked the popcorn he was eating.
Chewbacca doesn't live on Endor.
im literally just watching this show and gettin into it and i get to 5:43 and ???
i have the most generic spanish name **sigh**
Natalie Martinez ... i know how you feel
Me too
:/
+Natalie Martinez I prefer... RAMIREZ !! Like in Modern warfare 2 when sgt Foley keeps giving out orders to Private Ramirez. UJUJUJUJU pero no sabes español :P
I live in the UK and The Devils is extremely easy to get hold of over here, even being able to get the original, uncensored version on amazon. One thing that was missed out in the video was that when Avatar was released it caused several people to become severely depressed, even suicidal, due to the fact that they can't live on the films fictional planet of Pandora. That said, as far as I am aware, nobody actually did commit suicide from seeing the film.
drinantify Really? My understanding was that Warner had it all locked up - and that key scenes hadn't been properly archived, so we never get the full "rape of Christ." Interesting that the bootlegs are so easy to get! Also interesting point re: Avatar, I remember that being in the news. So strange.
This Exists Okay, I've done some research and here's what I found: 1)While the full "rape of Christ" scene (along with some other cut footage) was thought to be completely lost or destroyed at first, it was found in 2002 by critic Mark Kermode. 2)It turns out it's the original UK X rated cinematic thats easy to get on amazon, but that version is nowhere near as heavily censored as the US version. Also included in the 2 disc edition in the UK is the documentary Hell On Earth, which contains the "rape of Christ" scene in it entirety. 3)The fully restored 117 minute version that includes the full "rape of Christ" scene, along with the other cut footage, is legal in the UK and has had several screenings at film festivals in the UK. Hope you found this interesting. Also, your videos are absolutely awesome and I can't believe you have less than 100k subscribers.
drinantify I know what's on my holiday shopping list, now! Move over "Star Wars Holiday Special!"
Stock Villain Oh god, that movie did make me want to kill myself.
drinantify This is super helpful. Thanks! And glad you like the channel!
A man with heart problems died watching an episode of the Goodies (old British Children show) from laughing. I think it was the Ecky Thump episode.
Funny that the dude WHO died of laughter was a doctor at my dads School. I had already heard the story from him, so suprised me when i heard it here.
Well, I know watching, "Breaking Dawn Pt.1" damn near killed me, but then again...every Twilight movie I was dragged to nearly put me in an early grave. Damn that shit sucked ass.
Now I'm afraid of enjoying a movie too much. I have to brace myself in the future to not get too excited or scream laughing
i believe movies can indeed make ppl kill really unlikely if youre mentally healty but specially if you suffer from some kind paranoia or you are easely influenced well than it just could happen
Twilight Zone: The Movie definitely counts as a movie with a cursed history behind it.
Hoawd up. John Wayne played Ghengis Khan? That's more surprising than movie-related deaths.
There is a College Professor I once had that asked his students every year does art and entertainment influence life or does life influence art and entertainment, only one person ever got the question right when they pointed out that both influence each other so in a way yes art/entertainment can kill yet people can inspire what we see and hear just the same way.
+Kyle Riggs
Only one? That's kind of pathetic... I would think that answer was obvious...
Infinight Moon yea the answer obvious just not to people who over think it, especially being it is kind of a trick question when you realize the answer
I'm shocked that there aren't any references to The Ring.
The world felt a little distant and I felt a bit depressed after watching requiem for a dream
HAHAHA THE CHUBACA EFFECT SOUTH PARK HAHA
This channel is great!
DanDoesStuff Thanks!
I watched "Titanic" once and was driven to suicide. Only problem was, it's hard as hell to find a gun in a quiet, Canadian neighbourhood.
dude fuckin love your videos really new stuff haven't heard them anywhere
I think that it's not the movie itself that would hypothetically drive you to kill, but instead the mental stability of the person watching it. There are some truly screwed up people in the world that can't separate reality from fiction.
cig burns always blew my mind
The guy who played Jesus in _The Passion of the Christ_ was struck by lightning while hanging from the cross during filming.
+Dr Shaym LOL
That's some symbolic shit.
i got this comment from a "top 20 lost horror movies" list, but it still fits p well.
Awesome list, but I feel like you guys missed a BIG one here: A film called "La Rage du Démon (Fury of the Demon)" made in 1897 supposedly made people go insane upon its initial release. It was apparently created by one of the greatest filmmakers/illusionists of our time Georges Méliès, however, many people believe that it was actually a forgery crafted by one of Melies’ pupils, someone who was obsessed with magic and the occult named Sicarious. Regardless, they showed the film back to back with another movie directed by Tod Browning (Freaks (1932) and Dracula (1931)) called "Miracles for Sale"; however, they played "La Rage du Démon" first, and what followed was an audience going absolutely insane in a fit of mass-hysteria. People apparently ripped their hair out and fought each other, and a fire broke out in the theater as well, killing 6 people. Just recently in 2012, a rare film collector named Edgar Allen Wallace got a hold of the film and decided to screen it for a group of film scholars and critics for the very first time since its first release; and once again, people went absolutely insane and violence broke out upon watching it. There is actually a documentary about the film under the same name that is premiering at a bunch of film festivals at the moment, and they even got the chance to interview some of the audience members from the very first screening in 1939. If anyone is at all interested, you can read an article on the documentary and the film itself here: www.blumhouse.com/2016/07/22/can-viewing-this-film-really-cause-you-to-go-insane/ or you can visit the film's imdb page here: www.imdb.com/title/tt4161438/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 There has not been a release date for the documentary as of yet, but it is said to be coming out very soon, so keep your eye out for it
Why are the episodes only HALF about the title? That feels wrong to me.
The literary equivalent I guess would be The King in Yellow, a play so mind blowing that whoever read it went bonkers.
bloocheez3 Great book. By Robert W. Chambers. A huge influence on HP Lovecraft.
is this a theme that goes along with 'can music kill you?'
"can inanimate objects kill you?"
yes, yes it can.
Yes! I knew you were going to talk about Cigarette Burns, that's where I learned of this idea as well.
The Masters Of Horror Series is some of the best series/collection of horror movies I've seen in the past decade, for anyone interested
I highly recommend it.
I watched Passion of the Christ in theatres and they had to evacuate the theatre half way through. Turns out some lady forgot to take her blood pressure medication and had a heart attack. I would assume she lived.
In my opinion, crazy people are crazy people no matter what. I don't think it is fair to blame a movie because of what it inspired someone to do. Blaming or censoring media because of how someone MAY interpret it is wrong. Now, it is absolutely true that any form of art has the ability to bring out great emotions and feelings, but how are we to know what one of millions of people will take out of any particular movie, show, song, etc.?
However, it would certainly be interesting if someone had made a movie with the intent of inspiring murder. Are people easily manipulated enough that it would actually work? I'm under the impression that it have to do with how well it is presented, but I wonder if films that are supposed to be used as some sort of propaganda are effective at all.
Boondox is on the Psychopathic label. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abaddon_(Boondox_album)
I am not joking on this one, the Twilight movie has killed two people, one was in a movie theater who went to watch it and just died in his seat. The other one was a girl at Comic Con 2012, she ran into traffic to meet the stars of the show / movie. She was launched 50 feet and I didn't think you can guess where I'm going with this.
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What pop.
This Exists WAT DO U MEAN
A cool, hip way of asking what is popping.
This Exists ok cool
yeah this section of RUclips
"The 2 people who died from the Passion of the Christ." You mean other than Jacob and Jesus? XD
The original "Gloomy Sunday" would be an interesting cross-comparison. "Tourniquet Man" by The Mars Volta has some interesting history, even just limiting it to the band.
yomomasboss What's the story there?
This Exists It's been said that the entire album "The Bedlam in Goliath" revolves around the band's repeated use of an ouija board and the ramifications. "Soothsayer," in particular, is said to incorporate some of the original recordings of the sessions, while phrases and impressions are woven throughout the album.
en [dawt] wikipedia [dawt] org/wiki/The_Bedlam_in_Goliath#Background
There are a few other ones that supposedly have "otherworldly" inspirations, but I can't remember other songs that were created by devilish muses.
I didnt even know that This Exist, exsist
The Oklahoma Bomber thought he was Luke Skywalker and the Federal Building was the Death Star.
Im dead heed my warning dont watch the video
I'm pretty sure there are some videos that have caused people to kill themselves or (try to) murder the creator(s) of the video. That would be because they all suck so bad.
In my opinion, James Cameron's AVATAR 1-3 Could Kill ME!
Even though the film hasn't come out yet, the Emoji movie's trailer has already given over 4 million people cancer, thankfully, I haven't watched the trailer yet, and never will.
The watcher needs to be healthy and sane
Very good video it also reminds me of heath ledger and how he got so caught u in the roll of the movie
Joe Hobin That's an interesting perspective, as well. Thanks!
Love that episode of Masters of Horror
another thing to consider are films like Birth of a Nation; nobody died while watching it but it was an important catalyst to the resurgence of the KKK.
"Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!"
Don't forget the ban by Conservative Home Secretary Willie Whitelaw of a Clockwork Orange which lasted 29 years and the case of a man dying of laughter at British comedy The Goodies and episode entitled Kung-Fu Dungongs and the infamous attempted assassination of Ronald Regan whose would-be assassin was made to do this supposedly to impress Jodie Foster a key fact in the cases of Clockwork Orange and the assassination of Ronald Regan is the difficulity to differentiate fantasy from reality;
Rite on . Good job. And no, to be susceptible or influenced to kill , I think is an excuse to act on possibilities and imagination. To ignore or disregard remorse and compassion. And dyeing while watching? Those people are probably easily hypnotized..with heart disease in the family.
Anyone who would kill because of what they saw or read from an entertainment source was already mentally sick.
I've watched these movies and sadly no effects for me.
I don't think anything can make a person take the life of another person or themselves. It's all in the mind of that person.
John Wayne as Genghis Khan. That's making me depressed right now!
The Devils is impossible to see? Except the award winning director endorsed double DVD of the longest existing version put out by the British Film Institute a couple of years ago. And the Spanish DVD of the butchered American cut which was released about five years ago. And the crappy USA bootleg from around the same time. And various VHS editions from around the world. And the many prints of various cuts available for cinema showings.