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Escape Into Night (1972)
Ever been chased in a nightmare?
How frightening can a stone be? I watched this TV series as a child growing up in New Zealand during the 1970s. Creepy, sinister and haunting are how I'd choose to describe it, even 30-mumble years later. Having said that, I just had to watch it every week.
The story is about a young girl who is trapped in her home due to an illness that immobilizes her. She draws pictures that she eventually realizes come to life in her nightmares. She can influence her dreams by changing the drawings but the effects are not always as desired. The monsters in this story take the form of rocks about the size of arched tombstones and have two disquieting features. First is an eye that doesn't let you off the hook. And second is the way that in each dream they are bearing down on the house, getting closer and closer to carrying out some evil intent.
Remember how you felt watching Ridley Scott's "Alien" the first time? Cast that tension into a child's world and you have a sense of "Escape into Night".
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Incredible Craftsmanship
Well done Peter Jackson, cast, and crew. You have created a beautiful piece of work for which you can be truly proud. The last time I applauded a movie I think I was 5 years old. Fellowship of the Ring had me clapping twice, along with the rest of the movie-goers in the theatre. First, at the end of the fight scene between Aragorn and the Uruk-hai, and then again when the screen faded to black and the credits began to roll. What a remarkable achievement!
On top of that I squealed with fright at least 4 times, sighed wistfully at the scene with Aragorn and Arwen on the bridge in Rivendell, and shed tears twice.
Nothing I could write here will fully describe how wonderful I consider this movie to be.