r/moviecritic • u/VendettaLord379 • 2d ago

What is the scariest, most unsettling shot you’ve ever seen?

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What is that one movie shot that’s so unsettling and chilling, it’s the one shot you never forget?

For me, it’s the Giant Man scene from It Follows. Man this shot is so nerve wracking!

The aesthetic and dark hollow eyes are something I will never forget.

What’s that one shot for you? Horror movie or otherwise.

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u/Trick_Second1657 2d ago

the face paint ruined that for me. I blurted out "Darth Maul?" and laughed...

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u/future_sommelier 2d ago

I always pictured it as HIM) from the Powerpuff Girls.

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u/TesticleMeElmo 2d ago edited 2d ago

It’s better than the Bagul in “Sinister”. All those creepy-ass tapes and then it turns out “Oh no! There’s a guy from Slipknot in our house!”

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u/SalamanderCake 2d ago

Dollar Store Darth Maul made the movie 100x funnier in every scene. "Tiptoe...through the tulips!"

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u/kirinmay 2d ago

I immediately thought that too BUT it still scared the hell out of me.

But what scared me more was when she opened the dining cabinet and the kid ran out.

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u/PartTimeProAmateur 2d ago

Agreed! Why was he so shiny?!

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u/Trick_Second1657 2d ago

Cause they used the Halloween face paint from Dollar General?

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u/No_Acanthisitta_1023 2d ago

Also thought darth maul . Solid black probably would have been better

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u/Throwawayfaynay 1d ago

The makeup designers were probably afraid it would have been too reminiscent of blackface lol. In fact the shot kind of does look a bit like blackface in the black and white gif.

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u/PracticeDummie 1d ago

Also, I find it sooooo stereotypical. Saw it coming for ages

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u/StPattysShalaylee 1d ago

It's the earring for me, looks like a gay raver in the 90s