Movies Where the Tension is Unbearable

[someguy]

Haven't you seen a movie where there is a scene so tense that it is hard to handle? I'll name some

Dark Water-there are scenes in here that are just incredibly tense. Hideo Nakata is a great director in build-up. WARNING SPOILERS! highlight to read The part when the mother sees her daughter passed out on the floor from the tub and takes her away but sees her actual daughter walk out moments later. When she realizes that the ghost is behind her is just so freaky.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(Original): All about that chase scene

[KillerKlown]

Originally posted by someguy
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(Original): All about that chase scene


I always found that scene amusing, as prior to watching the film a friend of mine described the chase scene as: "Like something out of The Benny Hill Show, but gone bad." Now whenever I watch it, I always remember that.

[fevers]

Originally posted by someguy
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(Original): All about that chase scene


You better believe it.

[*Escapade*]

SCREAM 2 -- Sidney and Hallie in the cop car trying to escape
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER -- Helen's chase through town
JOY RIDE -- the whole finale
HALLOWEEN (various others also) -- Laurie trying to get into the Doyles' house with Michael stalking after her
WRONG TURN -- the visit/inspection of the mountain men's house

[darchangel]

hmmm....let's see here....some good suspense moments....


*Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

SPOILERS!

i was all about the guy getting the car out of the garage and getting the others out of the house...but that ending was a retarded letdown!

END SPOILERS

*toss another up for Hitchcock... "Psycho"...the whole beginning working up to the infamous "shower scene"....AAAHHH!!!


*any scene where the token big breasted moron finds the noise she was hearing was "just the cat"....Friday the 13th part 7 is coming to mind...


*the "here's johnny!" scene in Kubrick's "The Shining"


*Halloween 4

SPOILERS!!!

where jamie's adopted sister (fuck if i can remember her name) is getting dressed and you know michael is in her closet and the dog is barking and....JESUS!!!!

END SPOILERS


*Identity- ginny's bathroom scene



Death to Beth

~darchangel~

[Jason13thh]

The elevator scene in The Eye.

[spacemonkey]

Two movies immediately come to mind:

Seven - the last minutes are just too much!

Texas Chainsaw Massacre The dinner sequence with grandpa

[Antonio]

The final act of HALLOWEEN.

[eru]

Audition kept my hairs standing in anticipation for the entire second half of the movie.

[Cronos]

Audition
Event Horizon - Its so damn freaky

[Jack_Cheze]

Psycho - waiting for the car to sink

Session 9 - the ending "What are you doing here?"

Last House on the Left -
***SPOILER*******

When Krug is cutting up the girl

[ERIN_LoJ]

The scene in Misery where Paul is scrambling about the house while Annie is coming from the store just about killed me

[saintofscars]

The dinner scene in TCM is awesome!

The Exorcist is a bit tense as well...

(Understatement of the year?)

[Sad man]

Both original and remake TCM movies. Tension the whole time.

[countchocula]

The climax of The Abominable Dr. Phibes.

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by *Escapade*
SCREAM 2 -- Sidney and Hallie in the cop car trying to escape
WRONG TURN -- the visit/inspection of the mountain men's house Great calls.

The Eye. Almost every 'ghost' scene.

[Gretchen_Ross]

Originally posted by X-Nightcrawler
The Eye. Almost every 'ghost' scene.

i second that. especially the scene with the old lady ghost in the hospital. i literally held my breath for that one.

[Nekroman]

The first attic scene in the original version of Ju-on. Goddamn freaky!

[*Escapade*]

FINAL DESTINATION -- the whole teacher scene
FINAL DESTINATION 2 -- the visit to the dentist
MANIAC -- the nurse in the bathroom
HALLOWEEN II -- Laurie's chase through the hospital
HALLOWEEN 4 -- the rooftop scene
DAWN OF THE DEAD '78 -- Hindu zombie attacking Fran
CHILD'S PLAY -- the battery discovery/ensuing events

[deadeye]

Aliens had me on the edge of the seat the first time I saw it. I'm sure there are others, but I can't recall any specific scenes at the moment.

[Mr.HyDe807]

Scream: The opening
The Hitcher: :SPOILER!!!!!: When Jim is talking to John ryder to try to help nash tied to the mack truck.
The Shining: The maze scene with Jack and Danny.
Jaws: The opening

[p1phillips]

Yes, the sequence in Scream 2 with Sydney and Hallie trapped in the car is, I think, a classic suspense moment, no matter what one's opinion of the movie might be.

Just saw a movie last night called Hypnotic (which I posted about in Current/Upcoming Movies), and the climax for that one had me squirming about in my seat like no other movie has done for years.

I might get laughed at for this, but the T-Rex attack in the first Jurassic Park still has me gripping the seat whenever I watch it!

[therealjohng]

The Final 10 minutes of Wait Until Dark.

[bloody ray]

Halloween II When Laurie is crawling across the parking lot
and Michael appears out of nowhere.

Black Christmas The scene where the killer's eye appears in the doorway crack, as well as the ending.

[SpaceMutt07]

Originally posted by *Escapade*SCREAM 2 -- Sidney and Hallie in the cop car trying to escape

Damn right. And this scene will probably get overlooked because of the movie it's in. But I agree, that scene had me like a bitch.

[rilocay]

Just caught Predator for the first time in years.
- the bit just after Arnie gets out of da water and the predator is lookin for him (and alot of parts after that) were great for tension! it really worked well.

[thirdeye]

The Blood Test in "The Thing"

[X-Nightcrawler]

Originally posted by someguy

Dark Water-there are scenes in here that are just incredibly tense. Hideo Nakata is a great director in build-up. WARNING SPOILERS! highlight to read The part when the mother sees her daughter passed out on the floor from the tub and takes her away but sees her actual daughter walk out moments later. When she realizes that the ghost is behind her is just so freaky.
YES YES YES!! Nakata knows how to scare people! Dark Water is classic.

[spacemonkey]

The Hitcher - those sequences with Jim and The Hitcher in the truck...that was amazing, jaw dropping suspense.

Silence of the Lambs - The scenes where Clarice is walking around the killers house in the dark...and his in there with her watching everything she does. Great stuff!

[dillhead005]

I Personaly thought the tension in Verbinski's The Ring was pretty heavy.