tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post2299093464912930505..comments2024-03-05T04:01:05.933-05:00Comments on Fascination With Fear: Scarred For Life: How Walt Disney & Others Ruined My Very Existence.Christine Haddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-43763330224534022142011-10-23T03:26:00.407-04:002011-10-23T03:26:00.407-04:00Dumbo had a different effect on me: instead of bei...Dumbo had a different effect on me: instead of being frightened, I was Furious! Those damn humans and their cruelty to them animals was unforgivable for me even until today. i ain't no animal activist and/or vegan, but that ain't right.<br /><br />God, the days i recall hoping Dumbo's Ma breaks out and stomp a kid flat...and hoping to see that onscreen...yeah I was a sick kid even by then.Kaijinuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481843593274086819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-87534384408548748162011-08-08T03:35:19.860-04:002011-08-08T03:35:19.860-04:00We just watched Chitty Chitty Bang Band and wow is...We just watched Chitty Chitty Bang Band and wow is that scary. BOTH kids were freaked when they got in the cage!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-73456846295187415462011-05-12T07:57:25.314-04:002011-05-12T07:57:25.314-04:00Jonny: Thanks for including me! ;o)Jonny: Thanks for including me! ;o)Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-62701213982538183262011-05-11T18:05:34.005-04:002011-05-11T18:05:34.005-04:00Me again...I just wanted to let you know that I en...Me again...I just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed this post so much that I chose it as one of my favorites from the month of April. Hope you don't mind, but I included a link to it in the latest "issue" of Spatter Analysis.<br /><br /><a href="http://midnitemedia.blogspot.com/2011/05/spatter-analysis-7-april-2011.html" rel="nofollow">Check it out!</a><br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-71878916608571973102011-05-01T18:06:40.112-04:002011-05-01T18:06:40.112-04:00BR: Seriously, I don't think there's anyth...BR: Seriously, I don't think there's anything in any Monty Python film that could be construed as frightening. Ever. <br />So, in other words, nah..Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-22707274581581377542011-05-01T15:15:08.749-04:002011-05-01T15:15:08.749-04:00Actually, she thought it was just going to be some...Actually, she thought it was just going to be some people in sheets scaring little kids--I think my sisters are the ones who knew what the score was. Seriously, though--what do you think of the killer rabbit? Traumatizing for small children? Because if it is, I may have to get my nephew to watch it... =)B.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14763090947684348998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-89870001273641059112011-05-01T08:33:30.190-04:002011-05-01T08:33:30.190-04:00i am loving this post, i never put this many of th...i am loving this post, i never put this many of the scare factors into all these films. you are right on their own it mild fear or death... together it is a living breathing nightmare...Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-86955678380444296172011-04-30T19:10:36.664-04:002011-04-30T19:10:36.664-04:00BR: Sounds like your mom was a bit sadistic as wel...BR: Sounds like your mom was a bit sadistic as well, taking you to a haunted house that warped at such a tender age. <br />I don't generally get upset when kids die in films. Take Pet Sematary - I was vastly more upset when Creed pulled a stiff, dead Church off the ground than I was when that truck wiped Gage out. It's just who I am. <br />But Bambi - SO not funny. It still bugs me to this day.Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-42030705255108402252011-04-30T18:46:57.632-04:002011-04-30T18:46:57.632-04:00Odd. This is very similar to my own impressions an...Odd. This is very similar to my own impressions and experiences, though I'm afraid that my own have left scarred in a different manner.<br /><br />In that, I now derive sadistic pleasure from bad stuff in kid movies rather than be repulsed by it. The worse thing that ever happened to me as a kid, in addition to what you listed here was a haunted house that my sisters took me to when I was six and we were living in southern California. Blood, guts, gore and more. Screams of agony and pleas for mercy from kid actors who were only a few years older than me.<br />A guy in a cowboy hat and a butcher's apron with a kid's leg on a barbecue fork asking, "want any hot dogs?"<br /><br />At the end, my mom carried me out. I had nightmares for months and couldn't eat for three days.<br /><br />Since then, I've grown increasingly morbid, and now, when someone dies in a kid movie, I laugh. I mean, Bambi's mom's death was kinda funny you know; I haven't seen that movie, but I think I'll get a kick out of it.<br /><br />By the way, do you think the Killer Rabbit sequence from Monty Python and the Holy Grail would've had a negative effect on you in your childhood?B.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14763090947684348998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-17161396251014043802011-04-27T19:21:06.654-04:002011-04-27T19:21:06.654-04:00Camiele: I am honor bound by duty to make others a...Camiele: I am honor bound by duty to make others as miserable as myself. It was just as hard to write about it as it was for you to read it ;)Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-73074074564727203162011-04-27T16:53:59.154-04:002011-04-27T16:53:59.154-04:00Had to take a pause from reading the damn piece ju...Had to take a pause from reading the damn piece just to say that Atrax sinking in the Swamps of Sadness remains the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen on film. I actually almost cried jsut reading it here. It was the first time I cried in a film. <i>Neverending Story</i> remains one of my faves...but THAT scene is always...<i><b>ALWAYS</b></i> skipped when I watch it. So, thanks for that :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-85066926983878970182011-04-27T07:58:22.939-04:002011-04-27T07:58:22.939-04:00Emily: Sometimes I think it's a good thing I n...Emily: Sometimes I think it's a good thing I never had kids and had to expose them to the tortures of these films, but then I instantly regret it because I'll never be able to frighten the pants off them with them! Bummer. <br />And speaking of frightening...Pee- Wee, in general. Dude scares me!!Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-8125397184643226982011-04-27T07:30:55.518-04:002011-04-27T07:30:55.518-04:00Ahhh, there's SO MUCH GOOD here! I have a good...Ahhh, there's SO MUCH GOOD here! I have a good friend who still won't watch Willy Wonka. For me, those moments in Dumbo, Pinocchio, and The NEverending Story never get easier to watch, no matter how old I am. <br /><br />Others I'd add: Return to Oz, The Witches (which my sister made the mistake of showing her then-5 year old daughter), and Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (CLOWNS!).deadlydollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06061028044836745499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-73472094274331300652011-04-26T10:25:35.043-04:002011-04-26T10:25:35.043-04:00I loved all of these movies as a kid. My oldest w...I loved all of these movies as a kid. My oldest wouldn't watch the Wizard of Oz for the longest time because it scared her though.Buddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142269413009487783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-17043152632522590962011-04-26T08:06:18.434-04:002011-04-26T08:06:18.434-04:00Jonny: Ok, so I've never heard of The Red Ball...Jonny: Ok, so I've never heard of The Red Balloon, but damn it sounds rather creepy - will probably have an eye to the sky today looking for it, so thanks!<br /><br />James: I think the reason I like horror so well is because I always had a fondness for the scarier fairy tales - like Hansel & Gretel and the likes. These stories molded me into who I am, so in other words - they messed me up royally. But I think I like it.<br /><br />Oh, and Samson & Sally! Why did you have to remind me! Damn you! *tear*Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-8461550678053164522011-04-26T04:47:15.348-04:002011-04-26T04:47:15.348-04:00Terrific post Christine! Reading this brought me r...Terrific post Christine! Reading this brought me right back to my childhood and stirred up old memories and feelings I thought were long gone. Watching some of these films when growing up, I experienced some of my first encounters with sadness, pain, anxiety and death. These sorts of films - as well as horror films - are continuations from the fairy tale and its role in equipping us with the basic coping mechanisms needed in later life. The world can be a cruel place and there’s no better place to learn this than in films and fairy tales. <br /><br />Let’s not forget the trauma inducing moments of Return to Oz, The Dark Crystal and Sally and Sampson.James Graceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968719719213071671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-4217789437808906952011-04-26T01:04:01.200-04:002011-04-26T01:04:01.200-04:00You are so dead on: Willy Wonka, Fantasia and Wiz...You are so dead on: Willy Wonka, Fantasia and Wizard of Oz <i>messed me up</i> as a child. One that really gave me the creeps, though, was a (I believe) French children's film called The Red Balloon. A little red balloon with its own mind follows this kid all over the damn city. I never felt safe at birthday parties again!<br /><br />--J/MetroAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-36203070374555371372011-04-25T23:30:54.882-04:002011-04-25T23:30:54.882-04:00LA: Ahh, Snow White: seriously the most unattracti...LA: Ahh, Snow White: seriously the most unattractive of ALL Disney villains! Yikes! I still get nightmares from that gigantic wart on her nose...ahhhhhh!Christine Haddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16932508146588027867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8237781251652279105.post-72808309013084090882011-04-25T23:17:57.155-04:002011-04-25T23:17:57.155-04:00haha, This just made my day! one Disney movie that...haha, This just made my day! one Disney movie that seriously gave me nightmares as a child was Snow white. When the queen turns into that witch and talked about burning Snow White alive, that was too much for me, in fact I still find it creepyLauren Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557161011609627249noreply@blogger.com