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I begged to see Poltergeist when it came out in 1982, I was 11. One of my main arguments was that it was only rated PG, ET came out the same year and it was rated PG; the PG-13 rating didn't exist yet.
I did not sleep in my room for 3 months after that and when I finally was able to go back all my stuffed animals had to be out of the room.
I have never found another movie again that scared me so much and I have seen more horror movies than I could count.
I also watched that movie when I was too young for it. Man that tree was nuts.
I had a nightmare about that tree. Made this scene from Family Guy many years later cathartic.
Watch scary movie 2 and all will be forgiven
I upvoted but truly dislike your comment--I had forgotten about the tree. (I too watched at too young of an age.)
Holy shit! I was the same exact age! Yeah, didn't sleep for weeks.
Wife and I just watched it Sunday. She wasn't impressed.
I had my wife watch it too and she did not get why it was so scary. It was very disappointing. π
Oh and the guy ripping his own face off in the mirror! π±