I apologize for the title but as I was commenting on Venom's blog about the latest Star Trek film I remembered that as a kid, Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn scared the poop outta me. It came out in '82 so I probably didn't see it until '83 or '84...if not later (VHS hadn't quite caught on yet if I remember right), still, it scared the poop outta me.
Who would have thought that the benevolent Armando from Conquest of the Planet of the Apes would ten years later embody evil on the silver screen?! (Side note, the opening scenes for Conquest... were filmed at my new school, UC Irvine. There's a whole other blog post there.)
(Side note to the side note. The summer after I graduated high school my sister Michelle and I watched the entire Planet of the Apes series in about a week. Initially we we're surprised at how much we enjoyed them. I think after the second one it wasn't a joke anymore, we really enjoyed watching them. To this day, that is one of my fondest cinematic experiences. Here's to you Chelle).
It was the scene with the worms in the ears that did it for me. Yep, scared the poop outta me. I was afraid of earwigs for years because of this scene. Poor Chekov. What did he do, other than steal his name from a major literary figure, to deserve such harsh treatment? I think Chekov was my favorite Old Star Trek character, hence, The Wrath of Kahn was that much more traumatic for me. It scared the poop outta me man! What movies scared the pudding outta you?(The next installment of "Movies that scare the poop outta me" will feature Juan Antonio Bayona's film, El orfanato)
2 comments:
Aliens didn't make the cut? If you hate the worm-to-ear relationship, there is no way that you could enjoy the embryo-to-face impregnation. Gives me chills just thinking about it.
Two movies come to mind that shook the pudding in my bowl. "Wait Until Dark" and "Charades" both Audrey Hepburn movies. The scene where Herman, played by George Kennedy drowns in the bathtub makes me shiver. His eyes are open and staring at you, creepy! I had nightmares about that scene.
Charades was equally scary for me. Both movies I saw when I was a teenager.
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