yep yep yep so many childhood nightmares
The plot twist responsible for scarring countless children (if the cartoon shoe melting scene hadn't already). Christopher Lloyd's performance strikes that perfect balance where he's wacky and over-the-top like you'd expect from a cartoon, but instead of being funny, it's unsettling and even kinda intimidating. I think it's because only the eyes and hands are visibly "toony" so it lands well into Uncanny Valley territory: genius move to only show those parts of his true form. The fact it's such a 180 from how he acts throughout the rest of the film only makes this moment creepier.
Satan carrying a demonic baby (presumably the Antichrist) in "The Passion of the Christ"
wait really? i don't remember that scene at all lmao. granted i was like 10 the last time i watched that movie lolSatan carrying a demonic baby (presumably the Antichrist) in "The Passion of the Christ"
80's kids PTSD the thread
See also Meg Mucklebone in Legend
G'mork and The Nothing from The Neverending Story
Nazi Face Melting in Raiders of the Lost Ark
Emil's death by toxic waste in RoboCop (hell, Murphy's death in RoboCop)
come on! (the first indy when they open the ark)
Neil Gaiman said:It was my literary agent, Merrilee Heifetz who read it and said "you can't seriously expect this to be published as a children's book." So I suggested she read it to her daughters. And she called me back a week later and said "They love it and they weren't scared at all. I'll take it to Harper Children's."
A decade later, at the Opening Night of the Coraline musical, I was sitting next to Morgan, Merilee's youngest daughter, and told her how her not being scared had made the book happen. And she said "I was terrified. But I needed to find out what happened next. So nobody knew."
So, yes.
Is it too much to ask to include what films/shows these scenes are from, and not assume we all know what they are with no clue whatsoever?
Is it too much to ask to include what films/shows these scenes are from, and not assume we all know what they are with no clue whatsoever?
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy "The Rescue Mission" was a giant tribute to Aliens
Is it too much to ask to include what films/shows these scenes are from, and not assume we all know what they are with no clue whatsoever?
What the fuck is this
Just like it's not hard to not be a snarky arse, but I digress.
The plot twist responsible for scarring countless children (if the cartoon shoe melting scene hadn't already). Christopher Lloyd's performance strikes that perfect balance where he's wacky and over-the-top like you'd expect from a cartoon, but instead of being funny, it's unsettling and even kinda intimidating. I think it's because only the eyes and hands are visibly "toony" so it lands well into Uncanny Valley territory: genius move to only show those parts of his true form. The fact it's such a 180 from how he acts throughout the rest of the film only makes this moment creepier.
especially when you find out how they are made
Gotta add the subway scene, which was STRAIGHT UP from a horror movie!Ghostbusters 2 may be a shaky comedy, but fuck me if it didn't have some moments that are formatively stuck in my brain since childhood. From the original movie that really didn't take its supernatural shit seriously 95% of the time, there's more stuff here that sticks with you.
Thankfully I've forgotten the exact scene but renting Howard the Duck as a young kid fucked me up for a bit.
I remember this.
The last act of Howard the Duck was pure nightmare fuel for kids. Dr. Jennings fucked me up as a 5 year old more than any horror villain at the time did. Who knew that the actor would end up being a villain in real life?