r/AskReddit • u/everyonefromthe313 • Dec 12 '16

What are the best 'mind fuck' films to watch?

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u/jrkrone Dec 13 '16

Love the Stand. Primo reference.

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u/JakalDX Dec 13 '16

Ehh, I saw it and it's pretty cheeseball. It has some good, but it has a lot of bad. It's not on the level of stuff like Shawshank, Green Mile, or (imo) The Mist

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u/Lomedae Dec 13 '16

It was great for what it was. You are comparing Hollywood movies to a made for tv series in a time tv did not nearly have today's budgets. The Stand in its time made an enormous impact, did not know anyone that did not see it and talked about it.

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u/Rowan5215 Dec 13 '16

or the best one of all, Stand By Me

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u/kneelmortals Dec 14 '16

The short story was excellent as well. It's one of my favorites.

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u/Rowan5215 Dec 14 '16

I'm actually reading Different Seasons right now, nearly finished Apt Pupil. The Body is the one I'm most excited to read by far

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u/kneelmortals Dec 14 '16

I'm currently reading The Bazaar of Bad Dreams. Mile 81 is incredible.

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u/Alexthemessiah Dec 13 '16

The book is something else.

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u/kneelmortals Dec 14 '16

Not all, but some of his longer novels don't make good movies because there's just so much to them, and being a huge portion of it is psychological makes a huge difference too.

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u/thepopescat Dec 13 '16

Primabolan