Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids

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Rover
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2 May 2009, at 07:44
Oh man, I don't even know what to say. One of the my greatest nostalgias is of that animated 1987 children's movie "Brave Little Toaster." I saw this one so many times when I was in pre-school and early elementary school. It really is a fantastic movie, because it throws life at you as it actually is, only the form of appliances that can talk. In fact, the entire basis for the movie is to convey life's often nauseating realities in a cartoon form. It demonstrates that life goes in cycles, but maybe also interesting is how it subtly preaches that sometimes the simple things in life matter more than we first realize, and also that even our most cutting-edge gadgets will one day become obsolete and possibly thrown out like garbage. Kind of sad, in addition to the scary part. I wouldn't say this movie gave me "nightmares" :p, but it made me uneasy at several points. The freakiest scenes for me were when the old appliances were in that shop and they sang that really almost danceable, cheesy (but so catchy) dirge "It's Like A Movie" or when the cars were being obliterated at that junkyard near the very end. Even watching this as an adult, I get a little queasy to be honest lol. But I pity anyone who didn't see this when they were younger. It's one of my greatest childhood memories, even if it constantly played with the limits of your emotions on a relentless basis.

This scene turns to a fever pitch at around 2:00. Really dark stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc5D6qxAGpo

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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 2 May 2009, at 08:45
My cousin used to have a doll similar to that bellow, only with a white face, and it was scaring the crap out of me every time I'd see it.



Could be because I watched this guy as a child.




I also hated clowns, they were so creepy

Rover
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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 2 May 2009, at 10:08
That's some wicked stuff. Who would actually make a doll wielding a knife? Clowns didn't bother me as much, but then again, Brave Little Toaster exploited that frequent fear of clowns as well. I forgot all about this scene and it suddenly came back to me. The clowns with the sinister smiles were the worst.

I told you this was a creepy movie!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdZh8a4ZvE
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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 2 May 2009, at 12:51
As a child I was scared of Santa because he wears a big sack and I thought that he wants to put me there and give me to another kid :[ I remember that my father was once dressed like him and I was so scared that I hid myself under the kitchen table and I stood there for an hour after he left :D
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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 2 May 2009, at 23:27
One thing i remember of being scared of , was a dream/nightmare that i've had onetime of one Huge Eye looking at me! That Eye was so big and i was so small and he was looking right at me xD LOL i remember of running but the stupid eye was always there looking! xD Creepy !
It was a really stupid nightmare but i haven't forget about that  :sealed:
Other thing, that i was scared or worried, when i was a child, was the "Aliens" yeah that's right xD, one day i was watching a documentary on tv of people talking about aliens and people that said that they can contact and talk with them and stuff like that!
Later when it was time to go to bed i couldn't sleep and i was always looking at the door of my bedroom to make sure that the aliens don't come in LOOL  :D :D :D I was like 5 or 6 years old.
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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 3 May 2009, at 00:56
I hate clowns.
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# Re: Things that scared you as a kid, but were meant for kids - 3 May 2009, at 02:26
Originally posted by master_man

I hate clowns.