Ok...the shining was scary, so was poltergeist...but none of them add up to the changeling. I've seen a lot of "scary" movies...the scariest one is by far, the changeling. WHAT THE HELL IS SCARIER?! NOTHING!
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I just bought it on DVD a month ago and I gotta say, I didn't want to go to sleep after watching it one evening. I could just hear that little boy whispering in my ear. *shiver*
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I've been thinking about this and I think both The Sixth Sense and The Shining are scarier. Though this is REALLLLLLLLY scary, and creeepy too... something The Shining did not have. It was more eerie.
shareThe Sixth Sense? My hair in the morning is scarier than the Sixth Sense. It barely passes as creepy.
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I found this movie on VHS at a record store and thought, yeah I was scared as a child but I'm an adult now. How scary can it still be to me? Answer? Too damn scary!!!! I didn't even make it to the end of the movie before I threw that tape into the trash!
shareThe Shining isn't scary at all.
shareThis one tops my list too. I've been all over the web trying to find some lists on the top scary movies ever and this movie was always up there. I bought this movie without even watching it first and I am so glad I did. So far I have found no equal. Not even everybody's precious little Exorcist matches this movie.
shareCrazy oneida man said: "This one tops my list too. I've been all over the web trying to find some lists on the top scary movies ever and this movie was always up there. I bought this movie without even watching it first and I am so glad I did. So far I have found no equal. Not even everybody's precious little Exorcist matches this movie."
I agree about the Exorcist. I saw that when I was young, myself, and I actually thought that it was a comedy. Go figure. It scared my older sister, though, to the point that when a window shade popped open 3 minutes after she closed it, she screamed for 5. There's more funny story to be told, but not here.
The only part of Poltergeist that scared me was the clown doll part, but I think that I was already scared of my dolls before that. Heck, I was scared of my beanbag chair at night after seeing the Blob but not as much as I was of bathtubs after the Changeling.
Okay, you are right about how scary this movie is. I have been a great fan of The Changeling for many years, loving good literate ghost stories. It is hard to say but rated right up there in the same level in scariness and great story, is the original "The Haunting" from about 1963, not the awful remake of several years ago. It also didn't need any fancy special effects to make its case -really scary! I rate The Haunting and The Changeling about equal in the best of great ghost story movies.
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The Changeling was terrifying but Ghost Story was good if you like a good ghost story ;)
shareGhost Story!?Its not scary!
shareThe Ring was the scariest movie I've seen in a long time. I saw images of the girl coming out of every TV I saw for days after.
shareI don't think this movie was scary, as much as it was eery, I have to admit, I was tense the whole time I watched it, and I didn't have a hard time sleeping, but it was unnerving, and I love little kids, so the thought that someone could really do that to a child is kind of unsettling.
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maybe if you took some time off from the crappy remakes being pushed down our throughts today you would learn to appreciate the classics.
shareI feel this comment was more than a little unnecessary.
Hit the reply button on MY post (only) if it's ME you want to reply to.
That's funny because I feel MissVolanges comment was more than necessary. I wish I had read it earlier to have endorsed it sooner. Most of us here will agree with that notion any day.
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I will say this: Just because a person doesn't find a film scary doesn't mean that they don't appreciate it as a classic. So in that regard, yes, the rebuttal could have refrained from reaching so high with so much assumption.
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What are you all saying?!?! Wtf? I like this movie but it isnt the least scary. I was actually a tiny bit disappointed because i expected something a bit more shocking.
The seance is one of the best i ever saw though.
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Rosemary's Baby...definitely.
Not as scary as The Changeling though...or The 1963 Haunting.
Peeping Tom was scary too, but not really in the usual way.
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if you thoguht the 1963 version of the haunting was scary, than I fell bad for you, I literaly laughed througout the whole movie, it has been consider one othe sheesiest horror movies of all time. like wtf how could you be scared of that movie? lol
shareI think the problem is ppl nowadays are so jaded...if it's not gory or flashy they dont find it scary
bigtoe 2 dont take offense...i was speaking of todays society as a whole...it seems like alot of ppl dont get as scared as easily
halloween is scarier, plain and simple its impossible to argue that
shareI agree, although The Changeling is amongst my top 10 favorite movies of all time, Halloween is number 1
sharehalloween is scarier, plain and simple its impossible to argue thatOh, brother..
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halloween isn't what I'd call scary
shareif it's not gory or flashy they dont find it scary
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Gory And flashy usually means to me that its not going to be scary, just fun to watch, the scariest films ive seen never have much gore or action...
sharethat isn't the case for me. i think a lot of gorefest-style movies are snoozes. i prefer psychological horror. however, i guess if there's any reason that allows me to sympathize with the "monster" in a movie, then i end up finding it sad, instead of scary.
shareHonestly, kids these days have horror ADD.
There has to be rivers of blood, fountains of blood, amputations, torture, elaborate death sequences, explicit gore, and scary make-up. Horror is no longer purely atmosphere for them, which I find very sad.
I have to agree. films like the changeling are under appreciated. It's simple and scary, while other films rely on effects and stupid-looking ghosts to make it "scary". I mean, why can't more films like this be made?
share1408 was kind of a love letter to this film, and other 70's ghost stories (like The Shining).
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I agree with "The Haunting" being up there (original of course - as far as I am concerned the only). Another one I have in my top 5 is "The Innocents" with Deborah Kerr, based on Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. As a horror film lover I don't know how "The Changeling" escaped me all these years, but I just got it last week and saw it for the first time. I found it deliciously scary!
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It's so funny to see people who can come up with nothing but "Halloween, TCM, BWP, Poltergeist, Evil Dead, The Exorcist, The Shining..." that may be a bit judgmental of me, but come on... of course the funniest list posted is the one topping Jaws. Another funny thing is the thread starting with "I dare you to give me only one movie" and getting 10 pages of answers.
The most scary thing about The Exorcist is that Blair got an Oscar nomination for it though she was dubbed in every dramatic moment, and was mainly used for holding make-up.
Carnival of Souls scared me very much, through the middle of it. I watched it alone in a big house with noises, and give me any spectral face behind any window and both my eyes pop out of their sockets.
Never heard of The Woman in Black, I'll go seek it out right away!
I find it really surprising that only two people mentioned the Japanese "Noroi"... before posting here, please watch it and come back later!
you can find it there : http://www.asian-horror-movies.com/noroi.php
oh my god the 1963 haunting scared the bejesus out of me!
sharesqueebox said: ""The Haunting" from about 1963, not the awful remake of several years ago."
Hubby and I rented the remake when it came out on DVD. It was more sweet and sad to both of us than scary.
Then, a week ago, I was up late while everyone else slept peacefully. I turned to the ORIGINAL "the Haunting". About halfway into it, I turned the TV off and RAN to my bed, snuggling close to the hubby. I am in my 30's, mind you.
I quite agree with you, both were very intelligent, atmospheric and understated in what they showed. In a way they remind me of old radio programs in that they get one's mind involved in the creation of the "Horror." Much more effective and haunting that way.
shareI did see The Changling as a kid when I was 11, also bought it on DVD recently. But I've never thought of the film as scary, more tragic and tense than scary, even when I was a kid I never considered it scary. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a fantastic film.
shareThe legend of Hell House had more of an effect on me then The Changeing, both incredibly creepy though.
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Yes i agree, it´s the scariest film i´ve seen UP TO a half of the movie or so .. Then John Russel becomes obsessive detective about the mystery of the house and it kind of ruins it a bit. The end though is great and we´re back to "atmospheric and scary" again. The music also hits it big time as "the chilliest score ever for a horror movie". Also watch : The Woman In Black (1989), british ghost flick originally for television, definitely as chilly and scary as Changeling.
shareI agree with you at first it's kind of scary with the ball coming down the stairs and the creepy little noices but then it becomes a detective story. For me it became a mystery that I wanted to solve.
sharejust saw this film, and liked it a lot. lots of eerie atmosphere and haunting creepiness. i didn't find it that scary though. 'don't look now', however... ddaaam! couldn't sleep at all that night..
shareIt is funny that you mention "Don't Look Now"...that, in my opinion, is the second scariest movie ever made (to the Changeling). But I am glad to see all of these people agree with me, but kind of disappointed at the same time...The Changeling was scary...but I can think of a lot scarier things as I lie in bed before I go to sleep. When is there going to be another scary movie? Ever?!?
sharedont worry i will make it i have so many ideas in my head and when i acctually get the chance to make a movie i will *beep* every one up
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I first saw this at about 8, 9 yrs old (I think) and had nightmares for a long time afterward. The sound of the banging on the tub really creeps me out. It's definitely in my top 5 of most scariest movies.
shareI hear you. I was 10 or 11 when I first saw it. I also saw The Shining for the first time when I was around the same age. They are still the two scariest movies I've ever seen. Both had me convinced for years that there are dead people lurking in the bathtub. Even now at the age of 25, I still catch myself pulling back the shower curtain just to make sure there aren't.
shareDoes this movie have a scene in it where a kid is getting drowned in the bathtub by a guy holding his legs up out of the water? I have always had this scene in my head since I saw part (or all?) of the movie when I was really young. I never knew what movie it was from but I now remember George C. Scott as the guy in my memory. This scene has stuck with me a lot of years. I'll never watch it again. CREEPY
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okay is it just me or was the shining not that scary? i saw it with some friends after my mom said it freaked her out when she was our age. i was expecting it to be scary, but it was just weird. the whole "redrum" thing got really boring after awhile. and the last part when he's in the bar...i still dont get that what was going on?
anyways i'm one of the few who thinks that the first RING was absolutely terrifying. i turned my TV around for a month, and my computer too, just in case the girl got confused on which one to come out of.
either way...the CHANGELINING is definitely a good ol' fashion scary movie.
I found The Shining scarier than The Changeling. There were a couple of scary moments in The Changeling, but for the most part it was just atmospheric and creepy. Great movie though.
I feel that The Exorcist is the scariest movie ever made. And that's amazing considering the virtual absence of a soundtrack.
well, after reading posts about this film, i think i def wanna see it. Im a huge horror fan so...
for me though, the only movie that really scared me like ridiculously was The Ring... I went in not knowing wat it was really about and i can honestly say it still scares me sometimes when i walk past a tv mad late and its dark.
I dont think that a movie will ever match that effect on me.
Not sure why I'm responding to a 3 year old post... but here goes:
The scary part of The Shining is the fact that the ghosts are able to manipulate Jack Torrance into becoming a psychotic murderer, by playing off his vices (alcohol in particular). The ghosts of the overlook have a history of corrupting their caretakers. The whole scene in the bar is to show that Jack has finally snapped and is now becoming part of the ghosts reality. The eternal new years party. This is verified at the very end of the film when you see Jack in an old portrait dated from the 20's.
And it is a weird film, because Stanley Kubrick was a total fruit loop, a genius, but a fruit loop none the less.
"IMDB... where 14 year old's can pretend to be jaded 40 year old movie critics"
Oh, I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does that!
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sharepsycho was made some 50 years ago and my mother to this day will not take a shower if she's along in the house!
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