Movies That Changed Me Part 2 | Spookyastronauts

[@blueoblivionx]

Midsommar was a therapeutic experience for me. It perfectly captured how I felt while dating an emotionally abusive person. Even though the ending is meant to be brutal and shocking, it is also so cathartic.

[@erikbogeberg6512]

I totally aggree with this, I didn't find this movie as disturbing as most people, it was messed up at parts for sure but it was mostly cathartic

[@froggo7215]

Me tooooo.

[@kikitata2985]

@Gumbo Clay While I agree with some of your points, I don't necessarily agree on Dani being the 'monster'. She was a victim of being brainwashed and assimilated by a cult that used her trauma and her toxic relationship to gain a shot at manipulating her to join in. The cult definitely took note of what she was going through and thus used that to their advantage.

[@TheAnadromist]

Hey Emma I just want to thank you for being so emotionally open, while still talking through the imagery of the films that have changed you. In this batch I do see a thread. They are all essentially variations on one theme taken to different extremes. I get the feeling you have had to learn to fight back in life. And there is more I could guess psychologically, but this isn't really the place. But I really appreciate your courage. Martyrs remains my absolute favorite film of the 21st Century in any category. Probably for different reasons that it affected you. But it certainly did get to me on a deep level. Another film that effected me? The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre, when I saw it in a theatre in 1979. All I can say is that when I walked out of that film everything changed for me; intellectually, culturally, creatively. There were of course many more, but we'll leave it there for now. Deep gratitude to you. Keep exploring horror. (By the way I'm working on an elaborate video on symbolism in horror. I'll let you know when it's ready.)

[@spookyastronauts]

thank you so much for sharing! I do love TCM too, such a chilling movie!

[@danielletorelli1405]

Thank you for mentioning and appreciating Delores Claiborne. This movie is so impactful...so visceral and in my opinion one of the most underrated movies out there. THe acting is perfect and the twists are so redeeming. There are lines from this movie I will never forget. Love your channel, Emma!

[@spookyastronauts]

Totally agree Danielle!

[@raeburnoliver6334]

I loved that Room was almost entirely told through the perspective of a child. It made everything simultaneously even more horrifying and outrage inducing, while also making it seem strangely innocent.

[@juanvalenzuela1183]

Love you mentioning Delores Claiborne. One of those movies that slipped through the cracks and deserves much love. I always love when movies explore the idea that we might not know the whole story when it comes to our parents, or anyone close to us for that matter. You ought to consider writing a book exploring how trauma is dealt with in film.

[@lostCoyoteofMA]

Thanks for shouting out Room. I love how it avoids being either sensationalistic or emotionally distant. We don't end up feeling pity for Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, but we believe in their struggle and their ability to recover and integrate into society. The closest thing I can think of to a movie that "changed me" is Network. It showed me not only that newsmedia had been more about spectacle than information since before I was born, but how little we've done to fix the problem since the 70s.

[@Caeljharden]

I agree, I absolutely loved Gerald’s Game. The visuals during the eclipse flashbacks were stunning. And the scene of her fleeing in the car with the red and orange filter, and the semi jump scare of the midnight man smiling in the backseat with those red eyes... ugh.. so creepy

[@FlashbackFred]

Your videos just make me feel so happy! You have such a good vibe!

[@kristennelson3190]

Oh, I LOVE you for mentioning Dolores Claiborne!!!!! Thank you! I am a life-long Stephen King fan, and I think this is one of his most underrated movies. ( I also love this book/movie because my grandmother used to speak the Same Way! For ex.- she used to tell me that I was squirming like a maggot on a hot rock. 😉 Mawmaw, you are truly missed!!💖 )

[@ashanein]

Don't apologise!! I love the vulnerable chats. That's human and beautiful. Your reviews are stellar. I think about Martyrs a lot lately. Watched it a few weeks ago and my mind comes back to it when I think about the concepts of good/evil, spiritually, afterlife, friendship, trauma.... It's such a philosophical film

[@momolovessam]

Definitely going to check some of these out. Train to Busan introduced me to foreign films and I had been missing out on an entire world! Changed my perspective on non-English films

[@spookyastronauts]

You have! So glad you’ve come onboard

[@vanessalaughtland4417]

Oh my god, I love that someone else picked Matilda because that was my other choice! But Some Like It Hot felt like more of a pick that showed an actual shift for me. I remember groaning when my friend suggested we watched it, and was so unsure what with the mafia chase at the beginning - and then suddenly I was just completely captivated. It was so amazingly funny, and the humour still weirdly translated to modern day without feeling really dated, which blew me away. And now I actively seek out classic film all the time - it's probably why I'm so into film lists! Thanks for including my contribution :) And I need to seek out Dolores Claiborne because I enjoyed the book! It's cool that the combo of that and Gerald's Game are on here seeing as the two are linked!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks for sharing yours Vanessa! I liked how different the films were what everyone picked.

[@leanneillidge8174]

Martyrs is the one I said on Instagram when you asked. It still sticks with me to this day! Also Requiem For a Dream is another film that stuck with me for months afterwards, seeing the downward spiral into addiction was so hard hitting and really bothered me (I was seeing a family member doing the same spiral).

[@leanneillidge8174]

Thank You For Your Cervix She really did. It was her character the stuck with me the most, my heart broke watching her.

[@spookyastronauts]

That film cannot be unseen!

[@leanneillidge8174]

spookyastronauts it should be used as a PSA for addiction. Never wanted to try those things but DEFINITELY don’t want to now!

[@blueoblivionx]

Requiem for a Dream fucked me up! I'll always remember that after I watched it, I started hysterically sobbing. A movie never hit me that hard and I'll never watch it again haha

[@ryanfrieman733]

Martyrs!! That was my first "disturbing" film I watched! I got hooked forever on these movies. The shotgun sequence in the beginning will stick with me forever!!

[@spookyastronauts]

Glad you are a fan!

[@misstallica]

I am also a huge fan of Dolores Claiborne and Gerald's Game, and I find particularly haunting that they belong to the same universe.. (linked through the eclipse). It was great to see how passionate you feel about these movies. ***

[@spookyastronauts]

yes! crazy that those stories are both so close to me and are linked!

[@julienbran]

Short Term 12 - specifically the Octopus Story really broke my heart and reminded me of how much we want to belong that we give up too much of ourselves

[@delaneystorm]

Went to local video rental, Martyrs had a note from the employees "Y'all don't rent this because y'all are chicken." I had night terrors until we were able to get it out of the house and return it. I was so disturbed afterwards. Certainly amazing storytelling.

[@bekahmac14]

Omg yes to Matilda!! That was one of my favourites growing up. The Wizard of Oz was a big one for me. Started my love for musicals, and in a way just how important our loved ones are. When Dorothy thought she couldn’t get to her Aunty Em, that was so emotional for me! Love your videos ❤️

[@allieeraee5839]

Omg I am so happy you mentioned Room it’s such a life changing movie

[@delaneystorm]

Also realizing Jennifer Jason Leigh picks really interesting movie projects

[@VAVORiAL]

Martyrs - imo - is one of the very few, hyper brutal movies, that is actually great. It's still a devastating and miserable experience, but it's just so damn well executed. Still one of my top5 horror movies.

[@davidseriff711]

The director of martyrs made a movie a couple of years ago called Incident At A Ghostland. Check it out if you haven't seen it, it's pretty good.

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

Devastating is a word I have used to describe it, too. I felt hollowed out. But I couldn't stop thinking about it for months.

[@spookyastronauts]

its amazing!

[@cuppachar201]

I have to say, I put off watching 'Gerald's game' for years despite you recommending it because I just thought 'how on earth will they make a film go on for so long about a woman handcuffed to a bed??'.. but omg finally watched it and so worth it! Especially the end...

[@phillipblack480]

I don´t know if I told my Martyrs story here: I saw it in 2008 at a German Festival and it had already had it´s reputation as an extreme movie. So, when the "Family scene" was on almost a whole row of the packed theatre left...I guess it was too much and they didn´t know what they were into then. When the movie was over it was dead silent in the theatre and one elderly man in my row was really shaken with tears in his eyes. Yes, this one is a very special experience...only one year after the already totally disturbing Inside.

[@spookyastronauts]

i wish they waited till the end! I wonder if they ever found out what the film was about!

[@phillipblack480]

@@spookyastronauts I think the problem was that the Festival did not have much marketing in the huge multiplex...and if you bought a single ticket there was only the name of the movie among all the other mainstream productions. Maybe they just read that it was in French with subtitles. Many people just want to see movies in other languages here. So they ran into the most disturbing piece of the Festival (although Eden Lake was the Opening Night and Midnight Meat Train and Let the Right One in also had their German premiere there).

[@ksta1996]

Oh man, that's my favourite series of yours, many new movies to watch, thanks :D

[@direcircumstances]

When I saw Room in theaters, I didn't just cry - I was audibly bawling. That movie will break you.

[@Always-ve9vq]

Okay I didn't *love* Gerald's Game as much as you did, but I think that hearing you speak about it the way you did... I think I actually do now just thinking about it again!

[@plantemor]

Aw i love this video. ♡ you got me emotional too haha. I also have many movies that changed me but The Fountain is probably one of the biggest ones. The first time I watched it I was struggling with deep depression based on a lot of different trauma that was based on many different kinds of loss and so my absolute biggest fear was losing my boyfriend who was the only person at that time that kept me attached to this Earth. Watching The Fountain was like Aronofsky himself held up a mirror in front of me and told me I had to focus on the now instead of burying myself in the past that hurt so badly and projecting it onto a future I can't control anyway. I was literally just Hugh Jackman doo caught up with my own fear of potentially losing the love of my life too and in the process I wasn't really there in the moment with him. Totally messed me up at the time. The mere idea of always being separated by the thin wall between life and death was too much haha. Still glad I watched it when I did because it lead to my bf and I talking about the movie and me being able to open up about my very shameful anxiety about losing him. It was a very emotional moment and actually quite therapeutic. It's been awhile since I saw this movie but I still take the lessons from it and apply it to my daily life as I grow older and try to come to terms with my own and my loved ones' mortalities. Still struggle with letting go. Still a little bit like Hugh Jackman but at least I'm not actively fighting it anymore. I will never understand people who don't like that movie but I'm also super biased haha

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much Plante! The Fountain is so intense! I'm glad you brought it up, thank you for sharing your passion

[@daniburns6369]

Haha don't feel bad for laughing 😂 thanks for inluding me! I have yet to watch Martyrs, better get on that!

[@DJSnorlax64]

Thanks for opening up to us I'm sure it wasn't easy but I know you helped or at least made someone else out there feel not alone in to what you have experienced.

[@noodlefoosa5191]

A film that changed me is the Garden of Words, the whole last scene where the high schooler yells truths at the teacher who’s stuck in her own sorrow, it felt like he was shouting at me. It was so important to me as I have a chronic illness that at that time made me feel completely hopeless, so now when I think like that I remind myself of that boy who would kill to be in a position of freedom that I am in, and that time waits for no one. 💕

[@spookyastronauts]

Ive never seen this! thanks for the recommendation Noodle!

[@noahb9336]

This review of martyrs is so spot on!!!

[@spookyastronauts]

🤘🏼

[@actfray]

A film that changed my life when I was 16 was "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". Spielberg's vision of what our first contact might be like was poetic and moving. I've seen it many times. A more recent film is 2011's "Melancholia". Lars von Trier's end-of-the-world story is unlike anything I've ever seen. It takes place in its own time and place. The final shot is glorious and exhilarating.

[@nzneo643]

Great video Emma I also agree that Delores Claiborne was fantastic!

[@jnc3880]

I’m going to check out Room tonight. The objective of a film, at least in my opinion, is to elicit a strong emotional response. Without that, the film does not carry any weight. Schindler’s List and Lilya-4-Ever are two that changed me. Martyrs too-that one has never left my mind. Will I ever experience anything like Martyrs again? Unrelated: I watched 5 movies that I never got around to seeing: Dogs Don’t Wear Pants, Dead Man’s Shoes, Tusk, Don’t Look Now and Taxidermia. No one ever talks about Taxidermia! That movie is insane! Good insane! I’m surprised you have failed to mention Taxidermia and Dogs Don’t Wear Pants.

[@Always-ve9vq]

I just watched The Evil Within recently, havening never heard of it before, because it was on TV! It was definitely one of the weirdest and most unique films I've probably ever seen.

[@CarlinCook]

Your comments about liking to look into the grey matter and understand the life situations and perspectives of others are great. I'm the same way and have been trying to encourage others to do the same. It's truly the best way to create and encourage connection.

[@daviddrevicky5516]

I just love your enthusiasm and love for films. I have discovered so many horror films I’ve never seen due to your fun and interesting reviews. Thank you

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you David!

[@TheSarabadiei]

I love how passionate you are about films! I can definitely relate to that. All are great movies !

[@georgeheilman885]

It's funny, I first saw Martyrs and Antichrist with a week or so of each other, and found the latter to be an antidote to the former. I had considered myself desensitized to horror by that point (the likes of Hostel entertained but didn't exactly disturb) and the first half of Martyrs I enjoyed and found satisfying. The second half however hit home (no pun intended) and I found myself sickened and depressed, mostly by the nihilism of the ending. In hindsight, it makes the film all the more brilliant for moving me in such a way. Antichrist was a feel-good movie in comparison, but it has been the subject of many fruitful conversations. Regarding Gerald's Game and Dolores Claiborne, I remember seeing the latter's movie in the 90's and it resonating with me, and I subsequently read the books back-to-back as King intended. They are truly a pair and I was excited for Flanagan's film, which was gratefully brilliant. Seeing both films together I'd imagine would be an experience, though I'd advocate the books first.

[@ollieo8051]

Great video I love this theme! Geralds game and Martyrs both amazed me and blew my mind, just like so many people. Very well done with the list

[@stecknadelfm5734]

Thank you so much for including my comment in your video! It really means so much to me! Keep up the good work and have a great day Emma!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks for being part of the conversation!

[@WORKOBEYFILMS]

"Martyrs" will always stay with me. I still remember it almost frame for frame since first seeing it. It's deeper horror for sure plus beautiful filmmaking wow. After I first saw it when it came to the west I was adamantly recommending to my circles. "Dolores Claiborne" has been on my queue for awhile my bad + "The Evil Within" which I firstly heard about from your past coverage. Looking forward to it fo sho. "Gerald's Game" is top tier; one of those I hope more folks see. And yes "Donnie Darko" definitely is one of those films that changed and punctuated my teens.

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

The part of Martyrs that absolutely crushed me the second time I saw it was SPOILER when Anna heard Lucie's voice, after she'd been beaten to a pulp, and said "I miss you".

[@chriscze6153]

Yayy, glad to see this. Also glad to see a 10 minute plus video - the last few were 4, 5 minutes, always keeping us on our toes :)thanks for sharing more of yourself with us!

[@spookyastronauts]

I dont like to fill up video with yapping unless it's useful. Some longer videos are coming up :D

[@chriscze6153]

@@spookyastronauts to anyone reading this, that's why it's great being on her Patreon because you got a lot longer unedited content. I like the yapping :)

[@wolfs_bane_]

Dolores, geralds Game & midsommar of course! I learned so much about my deep self

[@Risingofthephoenix]

Seeing you cry and get all vulnerable and share a glimpse into such a deeply tragic part of your life is so brave and beautiful to watch. I'm glad that this particular movie Geralds Game was cathartic for you. Seeing this movie spooked me but I remember that vital scene in the courtroom and I thought "Yes! Finally a happy ending to an actual scary movie" I enjoyed it. And as for Martyrs there's not much more I can add onto to that then it already has. it is by far the most beautiful brutal frightening yet enlightening and meaningful horror movie in existence imho and I've practically seen every horror movie under the moon! It's been since 2013 since I last seen that movie I couldn't work myself to watch it again in 7 years but boy has it stuck with me ever since! Especially that end scene **SPOILER** Where that woman asked the tortured and skinned (girl) martyr is there an afterlife? And she received the answer she had been looking for her entire life and unfortunately this is the cause of all this tragedy in the first place. And instead of sharing the truth that was revealed to her with a totally ambiguous tone she states "keep doubting" then puts a gun in her mouth and commits suicide. That forever will stay with me. What was the answer? By the end of the movie I was so emotionally drained and in a state of shock. Beautifully tragic scary violent gory philosophical film this was. Nothing can quite touch it not even Hereditary.

[@lamaquinadefiesta]

Martyrs is sticked to my brain, not just visually but ESPECIALLY because of the point of it all... And that ending.... I will never forget the last scenes, I think that disturbed me more than anything

[@spookyastronauts]

Agreed!

[@NominePatris]

Martyrs!! There's every reason not to love it, but I love it!

[@spookyastronauts]

SO GOOD!

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

As brilliant as it was soul crushing.

[@sela800able]

Martyrs scratched my soul

[@vvsvlone4856]

I refuse to watch that movie, I have sisters so I couldn't bring myself to watch it for some reason

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

Watership Down. Hazel : "Lord Frith, I know you've looked after us well, and it's wrong to ask even more of you. But my people are in terrible danger, and so I would like to make a bargain with you. My life in return for theirs. Frith : There is not a day or night that a doe offers her life for her kittens, or some honest captain of Owsla, his life for his chief. But there is no bargain: what is, is what must be."

[@misty7050]

I totally agree, especially with Martyrs and Gerald's Game 🖤

[@damarchustepes8242]

So glad that you put this and and the first list up. I totally agree with a lot of your choices. One film I would add that changed me and how I look at things is American History X. It is very powerful!

[@iamdragonetta]

Dolores Claiborne is so underrated, IMO. I love that movie so much!

[@spvvky]

My Neighbor Totoro opened me up to wanting to know what anime was at the small age of around 4 years old. I watched it over and over to the point the VHS would has lines in the picture from wear. It opened my mind to different kinds of media I'm a huge fan of anime because of it. Also exploring different forms of media and languages. That lead me to Sailor Moon a show that taught me that people deserve kindness and second chances. That movie literally shaped who I am.

[@kelligray1848]

Love that movie as now my kids do too.

[@giribonee]

Great video Emma! I just recently saw a great film that leave a huge impression on me and I know you like foreign films. It's called November and it's an Estonian film, gorgeous cinematography and if you enjoy folk-themed movies like VVitch/Lighthouse it's a very good movie to experience.

[@nicolelong2709]

I wrote my sophomore college paper on Gerald’s Game because I absolutely adored it. I’m scared to watch the movie because of how strongly I feel about the book, but your recommendation has convinced me to give it a go! Dolores Claiborne, book and movie, were both very powerful to me as well.

[@spookyastronauts]

Oh I hope you like it

[@nicolelong2709]

Thanks! I just watched a movie by the Duffer Brothers called Hidden, if you haven’t seen it yet give it a try!

[@paistettubataatti634]

I love this series! Wouldn't mind getting a part 3!

[@spookyastronauts]

Seems like many people didn’t like it according to the thumbs down, but no negative comments? So I’m not sure what people are upset about :(

[@paistettubataatti634]

@@spookyastronauts makes no sense to me either. Unfortunately there's a lot of stuff that people do that make no sense at all. But I'd focus on the 476 people liking this and all the positive comments! Sending you good vibes

[@NikiAshes45]

Hey Emma I love these video's! I think you should do a part 3 for sure! Have you seen Fat girl also known as (À ma soeur!) from 2001? it's not exactly horror but that movie really stayed with me ever since I saw it. The ending really comes out of nowhere its very haunting for sure!

[@NocturnalHorrors]

Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard changed the crap out of me. Love seeing the sponsorship!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks Shaun!!

[@philfoofighter]

Never seen Martyrs so it’s going on my list. Never knew about Letterboxd until watching your channel so thanks for opening my eyes. Great videos

[@spookyastronauts]

no problem! thanks for watching Phil

[@NikkiBRaps]

room moved me massively

[@dannygagne4693]

Started to watch youre review, paused at Geralds game cause I had not seen it. Watched it and now I'm deeply confused ! Whats your take on this, is the moonlight man in the room with her all along, is she visualizing the dog to block the fact that she sees this man eating her husband?! This movie messed with my head, read a lot of fan theory, whats your take?? Very good movie BTW and good review as well ;)

[@noyb9999]

Wow, I either love or really enjoy all of the movies that impacted you! You were starting to get me to tear up😮 Goodness, I think about “Martyrs” everyday... I feel like I could write several dissertations on different aspects/scenes from that movie, especially the ending! “The Evil Within” was an unexpected creepy & grotesque emotional journey for me! It’s dark, haunting & very sad to me... That said, I feel like “Prince of Darkness” (1987) had a strong impact on me since it got me to think about religion from a scientific approach. It was at a time in my life when I started to question & wonder about the significance of the Bible. I was never a religious person, but the thought of an anti-God was just terrifying! I eventually made decisions to start studying the Bible, with some applications of math & science, and its changed my life in ways I never expected. That probably sounds more cerebral than emotional, but still...

[@CarlinCook]

A very impactful film for me is I Heart Huckabees. If you haven't seen it, I think you would enjoy it. It's an existential comedy that delves into self discovery and understanding the connections people share.

[@Mothra_Stewart]

Martyrs is one of those few hard to watch movies that I have re-watched multiple times. You expect it to be a revenge film & it goes in a completely different direction.

[@phillipblack480]

According books: You should definitely read A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay. Such a clever and moving take on the exorcism theme. It will soon be adapted by Scott Cooper.

[@spookyastronauts]

I have it ready to go!!!

[@nicolelong2709]

I couldn’t agree more...love his take! I find myself still thinking about this book often, so I hope it’s portrayed well!

[@phillipblack480]

@@nicolelong2709 Yeah, I hope so too! I think it wouldn´t work to include the blog that much into the movie but they have to keep the emotional core and the ambuguity intact. I also read Devil´s Rock and Cabin by Tremblay and Cabin might be the most easy to adapt because it doesn´t switch between media and it is pretty straight forward.

[@mattisimo]

Great review. I am a huge horror fan and I have to say I have seen a lot! I still find Martyrs the only film I have ever seen that I simply will not watch again - and I saw A Serbian Film, Salo and The Bunny Game. Keep up the great videos! Thanks!

[@davidellis5141]

Room is an intense , excellent film. There was an incident in Cleveland , Ohio with 3 ladies held prisoner for a decade. In prison , the cowardly kidnapper hanged himself.

[@spookyastronauts]

Terrifying!

[@davidellis5141]

@@spookyastronauts The Ariel Castro kidnappings.

[@Redfivee]

Still haven’t seen Martyrs,not sure if I’m up for it these days since I’m not a gore hound.But the movie that changed me was Robocop.I saw this in the theater with my mom in 1987 at age 11.I had never seen hyper violence before & when Murphy gets blown to pieces I was trembling.

[@aonghas1221]

I guess you were in the US as you could see in a cinema . I saw Robocop at the same time or at least 1988 but I was 16 and on video...Martyrs is not the same , very different feel

[@SimianJack]

Interesting. One of the worst experiences I ever had watching a movie was Robocop 2, in the theater. There's a montage of attempts at creating "police automatons" reanimating the dead that got under my skin...the absolute horror of waking up to find your body has been destroyed, replaced with military armaments, even your face is gone - you stare into a mirror at your own skull. The horror, the instant insanity. And the audience I saw this with laughed their butts off, they found it the funniest thing ever. Ruined the movie, and I felt haunted, felt like crap for days.

[@spookyastronauts]

wow I dont think ive seen it at all. didnt realise it was gory

[@stevendalipis1176]

Marty’s brilliant, Dolores Claiborne one of my all time favourite (loved Vera)

[@SamDavies94]

Maybe I should take some time to check out Gerald's Game, I skipped right to the 'scene' in the film when I saw a bunch of random buzzfeed type articles branding it as horrific.

[@hailburgerking9080]

so many trauma-informed movies. so many of these are super important to me as a survivor

[@BrandonStonerAEP]

totally agree about Martyrs (French). When I talk horror with people it's always the first one I bring up. The American version is terrible.

[@kelligray1848]

This is going to sound really stupid as I am an old married woman with two grown sons and a teen daughter, but the cartoon Her Ike’s really hit me for some reason. I must have watched it a billion times by the time the boys were out of grade school but one time I just really started thinking about him as a person, his family situation/friends, reputation, thoughts of himself. What he must be feeling at each stage in his life and by the time he starts singing “Right Where I belong” I was crying. Stupid I know but I made me think of expectations and fear and all kinds of things both from my past but what my boys may feel and face.

[@markwheeler4245]

In my 40 years on this planet I’ve seen quite a few films and most I forget and some I remember parts but that’s it really but then there’s those few special films u remember vividly for whatever reason those are the truly special 👌🏻 films, I won’t bore with a list of favourites but Misery is one film I love and have got a few friends to watch as it had such an impact on me, I was glued to the screen! What a brilliant suspenseful film acted perfectly by its cast! 👌🏻. PS agreed Martyrs is excellent genuinely scary it really makes u think and it’s brutal but it was the reason behind what happens that’s most frightening.

[@drdeviant8365]

Hey Emma, You should do a video on the back story for 'The Evil Within' I'm sure you know more than what you revealed here, because the story is way crazier. Billionaire Grandfather, kidnapping, a bucket load of meth and an unforgettable movie. Cheers, I love your work

[@spookyastronauts]

I have :) I did a review on it when I went into more of it

[@drdeviant8365]

@@spookyastronauts Ah, of course you have. That's why you the best

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

I rented Martyrs last October. It has such a reputation I figured I would only watch it once. Gutted, and devastated were words I had seen used to describe it. I felt hollowed out when the credits rolled. It was burned into my brain. I thought about it for months. I bought it this year. I've only watched it once, since. But it lost none of its impact. The second time around, I still felt like I'd been crushed under foot. It's a short list of movies that had that much impact.

[@spookyastronauts]

Hope that’s a good thing!

[@SilverFoxKnows1]

@@spookyastronauts Very much so.

[@leesweather9894]

Inside (unrated version) was an insane and great film. :)

[@tiagocosmos]

really love your channel Emma. discovered some great movies through you.

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you so much tia!

[@elayna666]

omg i just watched part one earlier this morning!

[@spookyastronauts]

Timing is everything

[@phillipblack480]

Well, you won´t miss that much on German Netflix :-D I often watched Australian Netflix because our content is so poor...IMO the Canadian Netflix has the best collection.

[@dianahincu2924]

I have the Belgian Netflix and I always envy the stuff on the German Netflix that some of my friends have.

[@spookyastronauts]

Aussie Netflix is one of the worst!

[@phillipblack480]

Really? I don´t know but there is not so much content on German Netflix IMO...I don´t know the Belgium one but I found many movies on the Aussie one. My favourites are Canada, UK, Australia, France and US.

[@coreyconway]

I have one for you. French film Inside (aka) AL Interior [2007] . My wife & I have been watching horror together for 10 years & we watched it a week ago. This movie makes Martyrs look PG my wife looked away several times. The movie was so brutal & so real. There is a version with English actors voices dubbed over. We were both shook after watching it. 85% on rotten tomatoes INSIDE (2007) Highly recommend

[@spookyastronauts]

I’ve done a whole stream on it!

[@melissathw]

I agree with The Lion King! It has a lot of deeper meanings watching it as an adult. Rafiki is full of gems! I have him tattooed ❤️

[@spookyastronauts]

Aw that’s awesome

[@sandraweilbrenner67]

The book delores claibourne changed my life

[@moofoogee]

Hi Emma. I’m so glad I found you when your subs were only in triple digits. You’ve grown so much. My film would be Girl Hell. It’s a 1999 Japanese film which I watched years ago that I still think about to this day. This film really exposes the depravity of humanity. Particularly when it comes to women and violence. There is one scene that will be etched in my memory forever.

[@spookyastronauts]

I dont think ive seen it! thanks for the recommendation!

[@leomfm]

I’m from Brazil and I LOVE your channel, especially this video 💚 u r amazing

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks Leonardo

[@andreacinefilo]

I've watched disturbing movies like Antichrist, Salo or Cannibal Holocaust multiple times, but I can't watch Martyrs a second time.

[@RandomHorror]

Ah of course it's becoming Winter for you down there that's what's with the woolly hat. I'm always on board Emma have that notification bell on.

[@spookyastronauts]

yep! it's chilly!

[@RandomHorror]

@@spookyastronauts yet its the total opposite here.

[@chiefkamachi1]

I know this is more about Horror movies but have you ever watched Berserk? There are 3 movies out there which summarize the first arc and they are very well done. The 3rd movie is still the darkest movie I have ever watched till this day. Obviously because it is animated it doesnt look as real so the more gory scenes dont feel that bad. But Ive never felt so empty after watching a movie. Its soooo dark.

[@spookyastronauts]

I don’t think I have

[@chiefkamachi1]

@@spookyastronauts its on netflix :)

[@Corman7088]

Clairborne's underrated movie,Martyrs is a given&Room was decent in it's own right. Only problem I had is it reminded me again of case that I'd actually even repressed for a time when first discovered? Being few stories that ever made me physically sick learning of it,Josef Fritzl. Sylvia Likens would be among first I can remember&extensive details is why I know for fact why I could never watch/sit An American Crime.

[@beccawecca]

wish I had a friend like you to watch hella disturbing movies with

[@Teknomancer1147]

Martyrs made me feel empty for days after, I just couldn't shake it off, also l'interieur, Frontier(s), Trouble Every Day, Sheitan and Ils (Them) are all excellent french horrors

[@richardotten6467]

As for horror movies, it was a movie called American Gothic, it was the first horror i saw in full when i was a kid. Not a good movie but it made friday nights horror night for me. On a lighter scale, Monty Python and the holy grail. Couldnt even speak English at that point, but i liked knights and stuff as a kid. It kinda was a gateway in teaching me English and giving me a weird sense of humor. So i owe Monty Python a lot🙂

[@spookyastronauts]

I believe I watched American Gothic not that long ago!

[@richardotten6467]

@@spookyastronauts havent seen that movie ever since, must have been around 7 or 8 years old. In the 90s one of our Dutch networks had horrornight every week, loved it 🙂 mostly 80s stuff. Things like Waxwork and reanimator, but also cheese like Draculas Widow, a movie that never comes up 😋

[@LORDSHIN33]

I love your channel Emma and if I had to pick one movie that changed me it would have to be wes craven's last house on the left.

[@spookyastronauts]

Thank you for sharing Mark

[@LORDSHIN33]

@@spookyastronauts always happy to share and leave a positive comment for you Emma

[@laurap9573]

I looooove your phone case it’s so cute!!

[@spookyastronauts]

Thanks Laura!

[@aravindanandan2331]

Hey, Would love to hear a review about The occupant 2020 (Spanish movie), Memories of Murder 2003 (Korean), and The copycat 1995..Hopefully you have seen all these movies!!

[@epictetushasepictiddiez2615]

Can you do a recomendations video for video platforms like netflix, hulu, etc.? Or has it been done before?

[@spookyastronauts]

I live in Australia so the platforms I have a very different to most countries and even Netflix doesn’t have the same films

[@Feministguy7483]

Most movies that inspire are mainstream movies! Wonder how many like non-mainstream movies that inspired them?!?

[@Theyrecomingtogetyoubarbara]

Martyrs is such an incredible film, it affected me so much.

[@chiefkamachi1]

It indeed was a really cool movie but I never understood the ending. If what happens after death is so scary why would she kill herself? Or am I misunderstanding something?

[@imbatman273]

@@chiefkamachi1 It wasn't that it was scary. The ending was meant to be up to interpretation; one of two things were what she was told, either there is nothing after life, and she's killing herself, because she believed her life no longer mattered due to her whole life having been wasted on this moot cause, or she was told about the afterlife, and she kills herself to get to the afterlife faster, as she wants to experience it.

[@spookyastronauts]

nice to see you here again Taz x

[@chibidoll.x]

The person who quoted The Lion King - YES!! My favorite movie and quote of all time. I completely wrote off the live action remake because that entire scene was not in the movie - the most important scene!! Sigh...

[@spookyastronauts]

I still haven’t seen the live action remake!

[@chibidoll.x]

spookyastronauts it’s okay... for me, it doesn’t have the soul the original has but it’s been my favorite movie since I was 2 years old so I’m harder to please.

[@pablocarrasco3591]

house of sand of fog, once of the most depressing movies ever made.

[@tomf1342]

I knew misery would be on the list that changed me 😂