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What movie did you watch as I kid which you shouldn't have? (piefed.jeena.net)

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My dads brother visited us one time - when I was around 7 years old - and they sent me to bed and watched a movie together on TV. I'm not sure where my mom was, perhaps taking care of my little brother, but I quietly went down the stairs and saw them watching the movie, and I stayed very quietly so they would not know I'm there.

It was a Bruce Lee movie, "The Big Boss (1971)". In that movie Bruce works at a ice factory and his boss kills some people and puts them into the ice. That's not the worst of it. They then have those big ice blocks and a big blade saw and that saw cuts the big blocks into smaller peaces. It also cuts those bodies in the ice blocks into smaller pieces.

I couldn't believe what I saw and went back upstairs and couldn't fall asleep. I never told my parents.

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[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago

Stephen King's IT was broadcast on network TV during primetime. I remember being excited to gather around the TV to watch a movie and oooooh boy was not prepared. I don't think my parents let me finish.

[-] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I remember hearing about IT from other kids, and them describing all these horrific things that happen. When I watched it as an adult I couldn't believe how tame it was. Everything had been exaggerated, and some of it was probably being confused with things from other movies.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I finished it! Couldn't take a shower without fear or let my feet stick out from the blankets for years. Definitely the one that scarred me most, likely because I was in 1st grade.

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Lol I think we're around the same age. Definitely too young for evil clown Tim Curry.

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I was watching IT at my grandma's and she just saw the clown at the beginning and thought it must be kids movie. But eventually my mum came home and stopped it (also my grandma got yelled at).

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