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FerrousFaucet
Since: Feb, 2014
2016-06-06 00:02:37
Being strapped to a chair with eyelids held open is a famous scene from A Clockwork Orange, so if it wasn't that film then it was likely an homage to that scene. Maybe that will help you find it.
Medinoc
(Before Recorded History)
2016-06-07 03:07:10
There's one Eerie, Indiana episode that involves a teacher brainwashing students with an open-eye machine.
"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."
jormis29
Since: Mar, 2012

So, I remember when I was little kid (probably around '02-'03 but I could easily be wrong) there was this movie that kind of caught my eye on TV, but the only thing I can remember is this one scene where a guy was looking at what appeared to be confidential information on an old computer monitor, but it looked like he was confused and had the wrong program or something (again, I was really young so sadly I don't know if my memory's serving me right here). I believe it started off with some sort of simplistic DOS-looking animation until it was cut by a logo of sorts (I remember it being the FBI's), then he's suddenly looking at a list of sorts. Cue a gentleman or two in suits coming into his apartment and shooting him.
The second was much more recent, at least three years ago at most. I only started watching near the end, but there was a kid strapped to a chair and his eyelids were held open. It was clear he was being brainwashed, and I think a teacher in his school was behind it. The whole thing was confusing out of context. He eventually broke out, and a bunch of high school kids (one of which was definitely a jock) led by said teacher was sent to chase him down. Don't remember how everything went after that, sadly. This one had a stereotypical 80s-cheese movie vibe to it.
I'm sorry I don't remember much detail about either of these movies, but any kind of lead would be great!