It’s been a while since I’ve watched a film that had me shouting at the screen: “swim faster!!!” But Rogue did the trick as a humongoid saltwater croc chows down on stranded tourists and, in this particular scene, their makeshift rope-bridge to safety collapses three of them into the water…
It’s an ace flick to rival Alligator as best killer reptile film ever!! Points were deducted for the dog being killed though. Sad times.
This gets my vote for the most frightening 25 minutes EVER, pissing over the best parts of the original and its remake combined. And it’s Jill Schoelen! Jill Schoelen!!!
Recreating the opening altogether but without the creepy phonecalls, Jill’s babysitter (Julia) is tormented by a man who claims he’s broken down outside. Is he genuine?
Later, the phone stops working, doors that were locked are now unlocked, notes left by the family have disappeared and the man at the door just won’t go awaaaaay…
Eventually, the voice at the door tells Julia to look into the living room… Seconds later she regrets obeying.
In my mind, the scariest film of all time, The Eye peaks mid-point with “the elevator scene,” a couple of minutes so frightening I could barely look as I captured a still…
