Barry [Got his name wrong, thanks for pointing out!] gets abducted? This scene used to give me nightmares as a kid. I gu
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gp12345us — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 09:24 PM)
It's Barry who gets abducted, and yes, that is a very intense scene. For me, it's the shot going down the chimney and we see Jillian's arm frantically trying to close it, very creepy. An interesting fact about that scene, it almost got the entire movie cancelled. It was a last minute script revision that Spielberg made, and when the executives at the studio found out, they threatened to cancel production unless he took the scene out. A compromise was reached when Spielberg promised to shoot the scene with two endings, one where Jillian manages to keep Barry from being pulled out the doggie door by the aliens, and the one we see in the movie. In the end, it was much further into production when it came time to shoot the scene, and Spielberg shot only the version he wanted, with Barry getting abducted, so that's what we have in the movie.
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parkpunk — 9 years ago(June 18, 2016 10:56 PM)
I was very young and that scene was like a horror movie for me. I used to always put my hands up over my eyes.
When Barry opens up the door and it looks like hell outside, terrifying.
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CashHog — 9 years ago(June 19, 2016 09:55 PM)
When you're young your imagination is wide and far. The creepiest thing for myself was for Barry to open that door. You've no idea the things that go through a kids mind especially when parents act bewildered and scared too.
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mike_cable — 9 years ago(July 27, 2016 10:56 PM)
Yes, it was a frightful scene for me as a kid. The lights outside, the chimney, the screws. I had visions of this scene when I watched Signs. However, having watched CE3K recently, I was more aware of the effects of lighting, music, sound and editing combined to make what they made, so it had less effect.
Another scene which always spooked me was the kitchen/eggs scene in Ghost Busters, as well as the scene where Dana gets taken in her chair. And the Beta unit/android bedroom/transforming scene in The Last Starfighter. -
sage2112 — 9 years ago(October 18, 2016 12:15 AM)
Yeah it's really eerie when the orange light spurts through the keyhole, then Barry opens the door - the way the trees are violently swaying around and such. And then where you can see the big lights of the descending ship through the venetian blinds. Oh and then they start coming down the chimney and up thru the vents!
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CromeRose — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 02:24 PM)
And the weirdest thing is throughout every scene with Barry and the aliens, including that horror-movie-esque abduction scene, Barry isn't afraid at all. He keeps telling the aliens to come in and play and all that. He clearly wasn't distressed by his mom's distress.
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a_l_i_e_n — 9 years ago(October 21, 2016 04:01 PM)
Barry isn't afraid at all. He keeps telling the aliens to come in and play and all that.
Yes, Barry looked at them without the fear of the unknown that adulthood brings to most of us. That's why Roy was chosen by the aliens, too; he looked at what was going on with the wonder of a child. -
degrimstead-1 — 9 years ago(November 23, 2016 05:37 AM)
YES! It stands out from the rest of the film for being really scary. When I'm watching it alone, at that point I usually hug a blanket or something, ha ha. Sometimes, if I'm not in the mood, I'll skip that scene altogether and come back to finish watching afterward.
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degrimstead-1 — 9 years ago(November 23, 2016 06:09 AM)
(Isn't his name Barry, not Bobby?) But there is one thing you have to admit: It's kinda funny the way Barry's totally happy the whole time his mother's completely terrified. I guess if we could watch the scene completely from his point of view, it would be fun.
