Did this ever scare anyone? - The Halloween Tree (1993) Discussion

[–] emhutch 18 years ago

I don't know, some of it's pretty creepy. The Notre Dame scene in particular always freaked me out badly.

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[–] terr_zump2007 18 years ago

i forgot did they ever save their friend becuz i remember i saw a spirit that was their friend and i was just wonderin if he lived or died its been awhile though since i seen it.

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[–] phantom6661313 18 years ago

They each gave up a year of their own lives that the bad guy (can't remember his name) can collect at any time.

If youre wondering whats true and what's not you can off cause its none of your goddamn business

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[–] wong_kei_ying 18 years ago

i thought the soundtrack and the narrator's voice added to the creepy atmosphere of the film

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[–] CountVladDracula 18 years ago

'the soundtrack and the narrator's voice added to the creepy atmosphere'

The narrator was Ray Bradbury. He wrote the story.

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[–] markissad 17 years ago

the creepy voice is not Ray Bradbury, the creepy voice is spock from star trek. He also does the old man's voice.
Bradbury is the normal voice narrator.

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[–] CountVladDracula 17 years ago

I know that.

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[–] CountVladDracula 18 years ago

'They each gave up a year of their own lives that the bad guy (can't remember his name) can collect at any time.'

He wasn't really a villain. He was the Grim Reaper basically.

And it's not something he can collect at any time. It's one year 'from the end of your life.' He was touched that they'd give up something so precious so he took the one year from the end of each of their lives to give Pipkin a full life.

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[–] CountVladDracula 18 years ago

Yes, they save Pipkin. They each give up one year from the end of their lives to grant him a full life.

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[–] emily_the_strange 18 years ago

I'm 16 now and i haven't seen this since i was 4 and i remember nothing from this age except this movie. Thats how bad it scared me. All i remember is him dying and then his ghost popping up and crap. Still scares me. So yeah, this terrified me. But then again, Ernest scared stupid still terrifies me....

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[–] novastar_6 18 years ago

I was little when I saw it, so I didn't pay too much attention to it once they first saw the Halloween tree...the part that I do remember scaring me was seeing the ambulance take the kid away, and them thinking he was going to die from the appendicitis...and I think there was a scene where they were seeing the original mummies and one of them, it looked like it came to life. Maybe not, but I remember seeing something of the sort and that kinda freaked me out.

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[–] CountVladDracula 17 years ago

Pipkin did not die. He almost died. Yes, you do see him as a ghost but his friends save him in the end after they learn the meaning of Halloween. He lives. No one dies.

This is based on the book by Ray Bradbury.

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[–] CountVladDracula 18 years ago

There was nothing really frightening. It is a cartoon after all. But I did worry for Pipkin when I saw the ambulence at the beginning.

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[–] alexisss4 18 years ago

Yeah, I saw this when I was a lot younger and I remember being completely terrified of it.

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[–] TXLindsey 18 years ago

it definitely scared me...

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[–] ClaireRatt 18 years ago

It scared the hell out of me when I was a kid.

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[–] sarajb16 17 years ago

I was 10 when this came out so I would have been a little older than some of you. This movie never scared me, it is still one of favorites movie of all time. Now that you're mentioning it I can see how someone would find parts of The Halloween Tree scary.

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[–] tania-73 17 years ago

I read the book in 6th grade and had nightmares. Conversely, my second daughter read it in 4th grade, and loved it. She's now a freshman in high school and has established a tradition of reading it every year right before Halloween. I've never seen the movie, but would like to now.

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[–] novastar_6 17 years ago

See if your town's library has it, and if not see if they can get it on loan from another library, that's what I did.

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[–] sarahedenyoung 17 years ago

I pretty much cried when the circus posters came to life.

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[–] novastar_6 17 years ago

Why?

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[–] Kanano 16 years ago

Yes, this entire movie scared me when I was younger. It still scares me in some parts. Maybe scares not the right word but it's definitely creepy, and a bit disturbing.

Oh, and since I JUST finished watching it again. For anyone wondering what the green guy's full name was: Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud.

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[–] Saracia 16 years ago

when i was little, i couldn't watch it alone

liked it though :)

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