Administrators Eric Posted September 7, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 7, 2017 Just now, Someday said: Looks better, although the original Penny Wise was a lot meaner looking - of course, I was a lot younger then! I think they did a far better job casting this movie. To be fair to the first rendition, it was a made-for-TV production and was working on a much smaller budget. Even so, I think they did a terrible job casting it. I wonder if the person responsible for casting it actually read the book? They didn't cast a single actor who I thought fit his part. I couldn't get past this problem, so I guess I never gave the movie a chance. This one issue ruined the experience for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someday Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 All I remember is Wesley Crusher being one of the kids, I honestly don't remember who else was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 7, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 7, 2017 Who saw the recent remake of The Omen? I thought it was a substantially better movie, than the original. The really wasn't a single thing that I rhought they did better, in the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 7, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 7, 2017 Just now, Someday said: All I remember is Wesley Crusher being one of the kids, I honestly don't remember who else was in it. That guy irritates me. I hated him on Star Trek TNG, I hated him in It and I hated him in Stand By Me. I managed to enjoy Star Trek TNG and Stand By Me in spite of him, but I really do not like him as an actor. In fact, he doesn't strike me as someone I would like, IRL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Someday Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 There was an episode of TNG when Q turned him into an adult - while they kept his voice the same, I remember laughing and thinking that he could never look that grown up - even with a demi-god's help. Come to think of it now, I think I did get the movies mixed up - lack of sleep will do that to a person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minervadoe Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Depending on my age at the time ..... The Exorcist Those freaking monkeys in the Wizard of Oz that damn gorilla in the Three Stooges and Susan Sarandon getting turned on in Bull Durum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthefrey Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 36 minutes ago, Eric said: BTW, once in a while, they take one of SK's novels and knock it out of the park, with the movie version. The Shining was such a movie. So was Green Mile. There were others that weren't as successful, but that I really liked, like Silver Bullet, Christine and Fire Starter. I haven't seen The Gunslinger. I'm hoping it is a good flick. I really couldn't get into the books. Save your money!! No, seriously! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 7, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, inthefrey said: Save your money!! No, seriously! Well, that sucks. I had high hopes for that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 dunno name of it , but it had a half man half deer creature in it . top half was a deer . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Eric Posted September 7, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Wick said: dunno name of it , but it had a half man half deer creature in it . top half was a deer . You mean the vaunted ManBearPig? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Star Trek 2, The Wrath of Khan. Them little ear bug thingies. I thought I saw those things around the house for weeks. It was my first PG movie. Some nameless space colonization movie on TV a few years later. The astronauts came down with a virus/mental illness on some dark planet. Scared the hell outta me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) lol no manbearpig . movie started with a W the actors were not mainstream all i remember was that creature . it bothered me more then scared me . also Creep show and Poltergeist and Grizzly . I have no idea what my mom was thinking with that one my older brother took me to see it and i was like 8 years old lol . The movie you mentioned also bothered me , was that the one that was kinda narrated and the bigfoot hunters put up like motion detectors and bigfoots threw rocks at their cabin ? also Boggy creek is another one Edited September 7, 2017 by Wick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jframe Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Wick said: dunno name of it , but it had a half man half deer creature in it . top half was a deer . Not sure if this is what you're thinking about -- but the "Masters of Horror" series of individual short movies for television had an episode called "Deer Woman." It was directed by John Landis (of "An American Werewolf in London" fame), and was one of the best films of the series... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0643103/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geko45 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Poltergeist, I still don't like effin clowns. Also, the last movie to really creep me out as a kid was Aliens. Saw the first one in theaters and thought it was awesome, but it didn't scare me. The second one however really screwed with my head. Every time I closed my eyes that night I saw those little xeno-bastages crawling over the edge of my bed. I think it was something to do with the fact that they were marines that were fully armed and fighting back and it still wasn't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJHNSN Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 I got scared by the Wizard of Oz when I was kid...so scary movies are not my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanwall Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Alien, it helped that I had no idea what the story line was. The "grand opening" was a real surprise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglefrq Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 (edited) Jaws, I had nightmares for weeks after watching that movie. Edited September 7, 2017 by eaglefrq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theglock Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 The original "The Fly" (1958) Help me! Help me! More recently, "Silence of the Lambs" Anthony Hopkins was superb. And having him walk away at the end to have a friend for dinner freaked me out for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furetto7 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 The original, black and white "The Haunting", never showed a ghost or monster just let you imagination do the work.. When I was younger I found "Legend of Hell House" pretty scary. I have always liked the movies that scare you without gory monsters, gallons of blood and gore, good lighting and mood music can make things a lot scarier than any special effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XSIV4S Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Prophecy. The movie with that bear/fish, etc. thing. I saw it way too young. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMyers Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Dracula was the first scary movie I remember watching. I slept with a light on for months before I finally calmed down from it and my wife made me turn light off. (Ok, maybe not my wife, but my dad finally made me stop sleeping with a light on.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 "Wag the Dog" - about a made up war to distract the American people from a controversy involving the President. It came out in 1997. It scared me because it could really happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valmet Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Paranormal Activity...the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Only one really scared me. I badgered my parents to take be to the 1951 movie, "The Thing From Another World". Scared the poop out of me! What was fascinating was the use of shadows and dark places while not showing you the real monster. Absolutely remarkable use of the viewers imagination, to create what would frighten you the most without showing you "the thing". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) On 9/4/2017 at 6:47 AM, DrB said: Was an old Black and White "B" movie about trees that could come alive move around and snatch you. Don't remember the name but I remember watching my back when outside in the dark around trees for several weeks after that. I was young boy at the time. Was on Ghoulardi "Shock Theater" My parents did not want me to watch his show but I always found a way anyhow.. Dave.. The movie you're thinking about is "Day of the Triffids" I believe. For me, The Exorcist. I was 22 or 23 at the time I saw it... I watched it alone while wife was at work. It still creeps me out and I won't watch it again. Edited July 5, 2018 by Lord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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