Bingowings said:

Baronlando said:

I've heard people insist, with total confidence, that every shot in the special edition is new and that's because in the original they just held the ships up with wires, like an Ed Wood movie. And then you have a whole other breed who don't know that anything has been done to it, and still think it looks crude next to the new ones.

I think the standard response to such nonsense should be....

Funny, I just watched that again the other night (first time viewing it for my new wife).

That film is one of my all-time favorites for psychological horror. It creeps me completely out no matter how many times I watch it. And that particular scene tops it all.

I used to have a VHS copy of that with a quote that called that scene "the most terrifying in cinema history". I tend to agree, personally.

I always wanted to pull a practical joke where a whole group of people pretend to be going about their business in a big open place like a public park, until some pre-determined person (who is not in on the joke) walks through on their way home from work or whatever. At that point, they all turn and point like in that picture, and then start walking very quickly towards the person while uttering that horrific squeal/shriek.

Most effective if the person in question has seen the film, but still amusing if they haven't.

--SKot