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Watership Down was never meant to be the most horrifying kids' movie ever
Almost 50 years after its original release, Watership Down is back in UK cinemas. But its director isn't sure why it has its notorious legacy.
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The movies that scarred people from an early age
From Jaws to A Clockwork Orange, there are several films that left cinephiles scarred after watching them.
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First trailer for the BBC's 'Watership Down' remake provokes mixed opinions
The BBC has released the first trailer for 'Watership Down' and it's fair to say that it's triggered a lot of mixed emotions online.
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BBC reveals star-studded Christmas TV line-up
The BBC has unveiled its slate for the festive period, with the new series of Luther, a remake of the classic Watership Down, a new Poirot and a big budget Les Miserables taking centre stage.
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A piercing screen: How Watership Down terrified an entire generation
In 1978, one of the greatest British animated films of the past 50 years was released – and arguably traumatised an entire generation. From today’s viewpoint, it’s perhaps baffling how Watership Down, based on the classic children’s novel by Richard Adams, could be considered a kids’ movie. It plunges down a rabbit hole of distressing imagery from the start and rarely lets up.
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Channel 5 upsets parents with Easter showing of Watership Down... Again
The broadcaster managed to invoke the ire of viewers for the second year in a row by showing the traumatic children's classic.
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All-Star BBC Watership Down Remake To Be 'Less Brutal And Scarring'
The star-studded project, which is a co-production with Netflix, will feature Olivia Colman, John Boyega, James McAvoy, Ben Kingsley, Nicholas Hoult and Gemma Arterton among the voice cast, with a rumoured budget of £20 million. Based on the 1972 book by Richard Adams, it tells the story of a group of rabbits forced to find a new warren, but who encounter terrible danger along the way.
