RetroCrush's 100 scariest movie moments...let the debate begin

[plan9superfan]

I also hear "Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue" is very scary for young kids. Is it true?

[odinn7]

trek_geezer Wrote:
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> All I've got to say is there are too many moments
> from Poltergeist. Didn't think it was that scary.
>


I saw the first Poltergeist in the theater with a friend of mine...I think we were in 9th grade or so...YOU may not think that movie is scary, I DON'T think that movie is scary but this kid...he screamed, and I mean screamed, like a b***h through most of the "horror" scenes. He was leaning forward with his head down and at one point, he was so scared he threw up...Yeah, I'd say that probably had some sort of lasting effect on him. Ah...the good old days...

[BoyScoutKevin]

I certainly agree with everyone who says these lists are subjective. Of all the scenes listed, I have seen 41 of them, and unlike some lists, where I might find one or two of the  scenes scary, I never found any of the scenes listed scary. Not even if I found a couple of the films scary (i.e. "Freaks" and "Blair Witch Project.")  Still, it is interesting to see what other people find scary, even if you don't.

[loyal1]

Wow, he got that freaked out by it?  I saw that movie on beta as a kid...had to have been first or secong grade (I was born in feb of 76) and I LOVED it. I was obessessed to the point I knew it word for word.  for a long time I wanted to be a Paranormal Psychologist because of that movie.  I would say at that age the only part that bothered be was the magots coming out of the steak...the guy tearing off his face was a little gross, but the steak...man I didn't eat steak for months after that! haha.

[daveblackeye15]

Hang on which movie are you talking about Loyal1? Freaks?

[loyal1]

Oh no, I was responding to Odinn7's message about Poltergeist and how his friend freaked out and even puked at one point when he watched it (they were in 9th grade!)  I guess I was exposed to such movies so young that it just doesn't really phase me much?  

[daveblackeye15]

Oh that one, I was looking at the post before yours.

[odinn7]

Dave, I believe he was referring to my post about seeing Poltergeist with my friend back in 9th grade.

And Yes, Loyal1, it was unreal. I found out later on after jabbing the s**t out of him over his terror, this was the first horror movie he had seen. I bet it was also the last.

[loyal1]

By the way Odinn 7, I am not a he, but a she.  For some reason many seem to make that mistake.  But then I have been told I am a "guys girl", but not really a tom boy or anything.

Ah well, what can you do?

Leila (pronounced Lee Lah)

[odinn7]

loyal1 Wrote:
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> By the way Odinn 7, I am not a he, but a she.  For
> some reason many seem to make that mistake.  But
> then I have been told I am a "guys girl", but not
> really a tom boy or anything.
>
> Ah well, what can you do?
>
> Leila (pronounced Lee Lah)


Please accept my apologies. It's kind of hard to tell with a name like "loyal1" as it could fit either way.  My mistake for just assuming.

[loyal1]

No problem...it isn't so bad being mistaking for a guy online.  If it was in person, well then I might have a slight problem with that one! :)

[Ash]

I knew it was a she because she recently put her pic up on the Frappr map.

[plan9superfan]

So, is she cute?

[odinn7]

ASHTHECAT Wrote:
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> I knew it was a she because she recently put her
> pic up on the Frappr map.


Ah yes...I see that now.

[akiratubo]

Let's see ...

The Shining - NOT SCARY.  At all.  Not in the slightest.
The Exorcist - not scary
Poltergeist - actually did scare the s**t out of me when I was a wee tot.  I only remember the thing in the closet, though, and the close-up on Craig Nelson's mouth when he screamed.  A pretty genuine reaction, I thought.
The Crying Game - Who could ever have found that scary? (???)
The Thing - the kennel scene is, far and away, scarier than the head crab.
Psycho - the shower scene was good, and deserving of its place in pop culture history, but certainly not the #1 scary scene of all time.  The rest of the movie was pretty much blah.
Akira - WTF???
Alien - Ripley discovering the Alien on the escape shuttle was the scariest thing in that movie.  I might have put the chest burster in the list but much further down.

That's all I can think of right now.  Interesting study in what other people think is scary.