the scene where the pink goo comes out of the bathtub and reaches for the baby stayed with me for YEARS
OH MY GOD AS SOON AS YOU MENTIONED THAT MOVIE I KNEW THAT WOULD BE THE SCENE BECAUSE OH MY GOD.
I'm a big girl. Just tell me.
Inara ,'Objects In Space'
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Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2014 2:57:40 pm PDT #27102 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Burrell - Jun 16, 2014 3:17:38 pm PDT #27103 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Old Yeller made me sob and sob. So did Charlotte's Web of course, but for some reason I've forgiven Charlotte's Web for that, but not Old Yeller. Maybe because I read the one book first so I knew what was coming?
My kids are highly sensitive, Franny tends to be the one who crys whereas Isaac needs to hide his eyes or hold someone's hand. But then they get over it. They were fine with Brave and even Toy Story 3. I don't plan on mentioning the worrisome stuff in Dragon 2 ahead of time as I suspect they will work through it for themselves.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2014 3:21:05 pm PDT #27104 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Dark Crystal creeped me out.
Amy - Jun 16, 2014 3:28:14 pm PDT #27105 of 30000
Because books.
The movie that totally fucked me up was Benji, when the kidnappers kick his doggie girlfriend Tiffany across the room. I was so shocked, and so hurt, I didn't know how to process it.
I think I remember some trauma from either Grizzly Adams or Born Free, too.
Burrell - Jun 16, 2014 3:34:47 pm PDT #27106 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm the gal who was traumatized by the flying monkeys in The Wizard of Oz but still insisted on watching it year after year.
Dana - Jun 16, 2014 3:37:14 pm PDT #27107 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, god, Toy Story 3.
Amy - Jun 16, 2014 3:41:26 pm PDT #27108 of 30000
Because books.
Yeah, Up and Toy Story 3 are off limits here unless I need a big cathartic ugly-cry.
As a kid, the tunnel in Willy Wonka freaked me out (specifically the scorpion/bug thing), but I also kind of loved the thrill of it.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2014 3:47:53 pm PDT #27109 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
As a kid, the tunnel in Willy Wonka freaked me out
As a kid? Shit, that thing has NEVER stopped freaking me out.
Amy - Jun 16, 2014 3:51:58 pm PDT #27110 of 30000
Because books.
I watch horror movies for fun now! The tunnel is a piece of cake at this point.
Kalshane - Jun 16, 2014 4:32:28 pm PDT #27111 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
After the continued unfazedness of assorted Buffista-sprog and friends, the better half and I discussed it further and have decided to not pre-warn Mattias. He hasn't seen Brave yet, and the two traumatic scenes in Toy Story 3 scared him on first viewing, but he loves the movie now. He was also fine with Despicable Me 2, so we figure he should be okay. So thank you, everyone, for helping my put the freaked-out reviewer in perspective.
Thinking about it, my theory on why reviewers tend to freak out over traumatic events in kids movies is because they don't expect them. "They can't do that! This is a kids movie!" forgetting all scary and saddening the stuff they didn't bat an eyelash at as kids, or else processed and moved on.
I remember sobbing at Old Yeller and Where the Red Fern Grows as a kid and being saddened by Charlotte's Web and the ewoks that got killed in Return of the Jedi, but I wouldn't considering any of them traumatic.
Traumatic for me was having a sleep-over at a friend's house when I was 7 or 8 and staying up way too late watching TV with him when some horror movie came on. I don't remember the name of the movie, but I remember there was this fly buzzing around people right before they died and one person crashed their car, which then lit on fire and it showed their charred skeleton sort of slumping in the car (I want to say the head turned creepily towards the camera while it was happening, too) and I had nightmares for weeks. I still get sick to my stomach thinking about it, and I've seen far gorier things since. (Though I've still never liked horror movies.)
While not necessarily traumatic, The Dark Crystal freaked me right the hell out, to the point of asking my grandfather who had rented the VHS tape to turn it off. I thought even the gelflings were creepy-looking. Even seeing stills from the movie still makes me shudder.