Darkest Family Films...

[ocean temp = 72]

There are some family films that have quite dark aspects to them, which ones would come to mind?

One for me would be The Wizard of Oz, used to terrify me.
"I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!"

Also, both versions of Chocolate Factory ... I've always wondered if it was just me that thought it was quite a dark take anyway (especially with Johnny Depp's superb portrayal, there are instances where you see a subtle grin when the children are about to fall into their traps).

I've also heard about Coraline being quite scary.

 

[azirontoticon]

Return to Oz is really bleak and scary in places.

 

[What It Do Homiez?]

I always found Snow White petrifying - am I alone in this?

 

[gatorbite3210]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - assuming you're the Manson Family.

Oh, and Coraline is not scary, just dull.

RegarRAB

Mark

 

[matotek184]

Wizard of Oz too. The lolipop Guild (shivers) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_CAs3q7G48

 

[AustinGarrod.ca]

The Dark Crystal

Amazing film, but the skeksis always scared me!!

 

[TriiZxx]

Coraline, and A Nightmare Before Christmas.

 

[hippyboy92]

Babe II: Pig In The City terrified me in places.

 

[Edward Elric]

E.T. Parts of Harry Potter are dark too.

 

[rachael1826]

The Witches scared the hell out of me

 

[RAINBOW CHICK]

In Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the character of the Child Catcher is one of the creepiest in any family film. Terrified me as a kid.

 

[Ace_Killington]

There is a home movie of me taken when I was eight back in 1970 at a family wedding...blimey, those orange crimpolene flares were truly horrific!

 

[Hannahzzx]

Me too! The witch was terrifying!

 

[nicholas k]

Hocus Pocus - the little girl running into the wooRAB in the beginning still gives me the heebs

 

[AlabastorWoods]

Yep, the child catcher trumps ANYTHING.

 

[freddy b]

Labyrinth has some very adult themes despite being marketed as a children's movie at the time.

 

[Lance P]

Yeah, I remember my mum buying me the video, and I didn't watch it for a week. It's the bit where the queen turns evil that used to petrify me.

Harry Potter, for a family film, is very dark, and each film seems to be darker than the last!

 

[<ZeD>]

Watership Down.

It scared the shite out of me as a kid, when all the fielRAB filled with blood and the trapped, dying rabbits.

 

[Mrk_loves_animals]

I am not sure that can even be classed as a "family film"!

Those things on the wheels?

Really, how did it get a PG?

 

[Ryunyo]

I caught the second half of it when I was very young - the only part I remember being upset by was General Woundwort killing Blackavar (and my mother saying, 'don't worry, he was one of the evil bunnies' - liar). We then watched it in year 6 and it wasn't just scary, it was chilling - obviously because I understood more about what was going on (the field isn't just turning red, that black rabbit dancing around isn't just another cute bunny, etc).

It's now one of my favourite films (and books) though!