Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 >DH practically had to carry me to the car after we saw Silence of the Lambs, >I was so scared! But for real terror about something that could easily >happen to you, the airplane scene in Castaway has to be the worst. I was so >frightened I thought I was going to faint. When I got home I wanted to >cancel our holiday flights. Ghastly. > >Lesley Cast Away? I *hated* that film - it was wave after wave of awful experiences of which the crash wasn't the worst for me (despite my particular dislike of submarine films), I felt tense the whole time, really felt like I couldn't take any more - I normally rejoice in non-Hollywood endings, but could have done with one this time - and I was absolutely livid when it said it was all fictional ....Much as DH was over The English Patient - he said life's hard enough without making unpleasant stories up, superbly made though both films were, and despite him usually complaining of my taste for the grim, but seeing nothing to complain of in Cast Away (and he's the one who is afraid of flying!) He thinks my ranting on the subject is very amusing (just as well!) It was my parents' wedding anniversary and Saving Private was rejected as not the right mood...I don't think we did much better with Cast Away, but maybe those in the know could tell me otherwise? I was really irritated that there were no special features whatsoever on the DVD - much as I hated it, I would have liked to have known a lot more about the making of it (and it might have been less horrific 'de-constructed' as it were). But then, too many special features seem to be just a selection of participants telling you how wonderful everyone else was. One of our favourites is Apollo 13 - DS1 likes watching the lift off scene and DH sits there and goes on about the amazing production values (he has a whole monologue on the *door mechanism*!!!) and gets all maudlin about being a wimp because he isn't made of The Right Stuff and wouldn't have the guts to be an astronaut. I ask you! I tell him they were probably all lousy fathers and husbands. -- jennifer@... Vaudin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 I was brought on horror films and love them and books. When I was 11 ish I used to go upto bed with my brothers and sister and then my mum would bring me back down at 10pm to watch Hammer House of Horror (after much begging that I was old enough) It was a wonderful treat to be allowed to watch this with the grown ups and I don't remember ever having nightmares. I can watch a film and be scared witless but have forgotten it 1/2 hour later. My best friend on the other hand doesn't like anything with blood gore violence or involving kids so it can be quite difficult to go to the pictures together. Donna Mum to (17) Kimberley(16), Kayleigh(14), (11), Kara (4) [homebirth at last] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 I was brought on horror films and love them and books. When I was 11 ish I used to go upto bed with my brothers and sister and then my mum would bring me back down at 10pm to watch Hammer House of Horror (after much begging that I was old enough) It was a wonderful treat to be allowed to watch this with the grown ups and I don't remember ever having nightmares. I can watch a film and be scared witless but have forgotten it 1/2 hour later. My best friend on the other hand doesn't like anything with blood gore violence or involving kids so it can be quite difficult to go to the pictures together. Donna Mum to (17) Kimberley(16), Kayleigh(14), (11), Kara (4) [homebirth at last] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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