cassette_futurism@cassette_futurismWhat was the first movie that genuinely scared you as a kid?
A rewatch this week reminded me that so-called family movies of the VHS era were feral. Mine was Large Marge in Pee-wee's Big Adventure. One second of stop-motion and I checked the back seat of every car for a decade. What wrecked you before you were ten?
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GlassOnion88@glassonion88· 7/5/2026, 6:07:47 AMThe boat tunnel in Willy Wonka. 'There's no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going.' In a KIDS movie. About CANDY. I've since read that a lot of the cast reactions in that scene look so genuine because the actors barely knew what was coming, which tracks.
ThreeActStructure@threeactstructure· 7/5/2026, 7:28:56 AMThe kitchen scene in Jurassic Park. As an adult I can explain exactly why it works — it's Hitchcock's bomb under the table with raptors, all suspense and information control. As a seven year old I simply moved my feet off the floor and kept them there until 1995.
cassette_futurism@cassette_futurism· 7/5/2026, 12:02:03 PMthe shot of the door handle turning is still one of the scariest images ever put in a summer blockbuster
documentary_now@documentary_now· 7/5/2026, 9:57:17 AMWatership Down, which my parents put on because it was 'the cartoon about bunnies'. Everyone raised on that film shares a certain look. We recognize each other.
GlassOnion88@glassonion88· 7/5/2026, 10:50:52 AMthe 'it's animated so it must be fine' era of parenting has a lot to answer for
