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Is my sister right about this?


A few months ago at a sleepover, my sister watched this movie and told me it was scary. My sister is 13 and is not scared easy. I just want to know if this is a scary movie.

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I don't know, but tell us more about your sister... Just kidding.

It's scary in that "I care about the characters and horrible things might happen to them" kind of way, not in a "Woah this is so damn scary!" sort of way.

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Its a cool little film - youre not gonna have nightmares, but theres certainly a few jumpy scenes.

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Nah. It's not scary at all. Actually, it's a stupid movie. Not one of Romero's best works.

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I'm watching it on tv right now - first time ever.

Not scary at all. Just really, really, really, really stupid.

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Really, really, really stupid, but really, really, really fun. Not scary though.

Really? Worst film you ever saw? Well, my next one will be better. Hello? Hello?

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The movie is great, you need to look into it more - map out a line of events that happen and look back on it - then analyze the difference in shots during each, or change in character. This one is really subtle but great - opposite of lynch, think that way.

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well your sister and I have alot in common, if thats the case...Im 13, not easily scared and this movie made me completely terrified of cappochin(spelling) monkies

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Are monkeys scary to you?
How about small monkeys wearing diapers?
Monkeys with hypodermics?
Monkeys beating up quadraplegics?
Even if your answers are yes, the answer is no.
It's a great movie to watch on IFC cuz you can change the channel.
However, I watched the whole thing the other day.
Not "bad."
When I was a kid, my friend told me, "After you leave, my parents and I are going to watch 'Monkey Shines.'"
I said, "I'm afraid of that because I'm just a kid that doesn't know any better. I'm out of here. Last thing I want to see is a quad kill a monkey with his teeth."
He said, "What?"
I said, "I don't know. Someday I will."

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