I grew up on a farm out in the middle of nowhere in Georgia, and I was 19 when this movie came out. Rented and watched it alone in my parents' place, and boy was that a mistake. I ended up checking every lock and window in the house before I went to sleep, and even then couldn't shake that feeling that someone was 20 yards outside the house watching.
Underrated part of this scene: when the reveal happens and you see the leg. There's no big banging music. Theres no screaming from the character. It's simply the chilly quiet theme and a gasp. This movie deals in a subtlety that other "scary" movies could learn from
If this film was shot today by a different director, the jump scares would be the driving gimmick rather than setting up tension and leaving the creatures to the imagination. A good example, the film "A Quiet Place" is also about extraterrestrials and fate.
I really think one of the reasons this movie was so scary is because of just how realistic it seems. Completely plausible scenarios and phenomenal acting.
"Plausible scenarios" lol. I'm not going to knock on the low hanging fruit because we all know the massive plotholes this film has. I honestly think the only reason it works is the personal nature of it, it makes you feel like you could be these people because you get no information that they don't. If the story had expanded to include a wider cast the major issues the plot has would not have flown under the radar as easily.
@@Goldenkitten1 the plot hole you're talking about is the water? If yes, then this is no plot hole. The water is holy, the guy was a priest, his kids were blessed. They weren't aliens. They were demonic beings.
@@Goldenkitten1 You can go with the demon theory. However, if you listen to the radio in the basement, the guy on the radio said they came to harvest not conquer. In the movie the Aliens are on earth for three days. Two days of scouting and one day invasion. They knew the water was toxic to them. So they invaded for a quick grab of anything useful and getting the heck out of there. There is a theory, which makes sense, that they are a species on the brink of extinction because their world had a huge natural disaster. So they are going to planets to grab anything useful. Not to conquer but get necessary resources to survive. The guy on the radio said they killed his friends family than took them away. So they took them to harvest them. For what, who knows.
@@hxcvocalist You can go with the demon theory. However, if you listen to the radio in the basement, the guy on the radio said they came to harvest not conquer. In the movie the Aliens are on earth for three days. Two days of scouting and one day invasion. They knew the water was toxic to them. So they invaded for a quick grab of anything useful and getting the heck out of there. There is a theory, which makes sense, that they are a species on the brink of extinction because their world had a huge natural disaster. So they are going to planets to grab anything useful. Not to conquer but get necessary resources to survive. The guy on the radio said they killed his friends family than took them away. So they took them to harvest them. For what, who knows.
@@Goldenkitten1if the story was meant to be more about the invasion itself and NOT the family, then it would've had more information about the aliens. That wasn't the main focus. It's almost like you have no idea how filmmaking works.
That sounded like the alien ships taking off. And remember the alien was exposed (via its feet). It's likely they had to run for cover and take off on their ships. That DIDN'T sound like wind at all.
@@staticfrequency2250 I'm talking towards the end of that running sequence when we hear some alien spaceship-type sounds as if something was taking off. As Graham approaches the house. Not the whole running sequence. The wind could have been taking off because of the spaceships preparing to take off.
I love the nuances in Mel Gibson's acting. Notice how when he exits the crop circle the stiffness in his body when he steps back and turns around to leave. He tries to act tough but, this small detail sells his level of fear so well. Mel Gibson is such a great actor.
People have said his performance was wooden but I think he really pulls off being frozen by fear. Both times in this scene when he hears the clicks or later when he sees the legs, he stops completely, he knows he’s being watched. Like the instinctual feeling an animal gets when it knows a predator is close by.
The most unsettling thing about this scene is the look on Mel's face at 2:48, after he yells out at people that he knows are truly not there. And that awkward backwards walk to follow as you can see the increasing horror on his face. He knows he is completely alone in the middle of a crop field with one or maybe more of those monsters. I think he knows it before he even enters the crop field. You can hear a slight trilling sound before he even goes in as the dog starts barking more aggressively.
Sorry to necro but you're very right and that's why this scene needed to happen. He was still convinced it wasn't aliens. Even if his entire body language indicates he is convinced. He HAD to do the stupid and unthinkable and walk into the belly of the beast to prove to himself that he's in denial. After he walks away and sees the leg, there's no doubt in his mind. Another great play on the theme of faith in this movie. He lacked the faith that it was aliens and he needed proof. Well he sure as shit got it....
The thing about this scene that startled me in the first three or so viewings was the dog jumping at Mel. The dogs a protector and is going nuts enough that it goes after the hand that feeds it. I didnt expect it that crap. It Also sets a very uncomfortable tone for the rest of the scene. The viewer gets a taste of hostility before Mel even goes into the crops.
underrated part is when he scans the circle with his flashlight and you see the beam of light, then when it passes over where their ship is theres no beam, then when it passes on the left it comes back
While that would be cool I think it's simply the angle the camera is observing the light or potentially how he's holding it (for instance if you use a flashlight it tends to bob in your hand, he could have had it aimed at the ground, brought it up to scan and then lowered it again). You have to remember he's looking straight at it, if the beam suddenly stopped there he'd be aware of it.
Is it me or when he's in the circle, can you hear some of the aliens silently doing their noise within the crops, or even moving around, but silently? That's just creepy
Y'all can actually hear them running through the corn at 2:24 if you have headphones on. It's the bottom right side. They were circling away from him, keeping clearance while observing him in the open. He can't just turn and see them, but they have a perfect view of his position. SUPER creepy, dude!
Just saw this movie for the first time with my nephew. Amazing acting, soundtrack, and overall vibe. To the uploader: Thank you for uploading this. This clip is what inspired me to watch the film. Thank you for keeping a piece of cinematic history alive!
@@forfuckssake6269 it would've been more cheesy if anything what makes this film terrifying is how subtle everything is, the aliens clicking, them watching you from afar or a vantage point, and that the characters behave like everyday people who are skeptical about the possibility of aliens only to be confronted by the thing you're doubting but all it does is watch you, study you, you don't know what jt wants but it's taken a liking to you and that is what makes oh so terrifying
@@darthrevan5609 i also wonder what caused the dogs to act aggressive in the movie, was it the aliens nearby? Also why didn’t we ever see the spacecrafts in the cornfield? Did the spaceships just leave the aliens behind on earth during the night time scenes?
To answer about the dog specifically - yes, the unsettling realization upon rewatch is when both dogs start getting upset, the aliens are in the field, if not close to their house but no one knows it.
Signs is a legitimately excellent film with phenomenal acting, terror, and well-thought examinations of faith, while capably presenting entertaining catharsis.
I think why I still love this film is that i can still go back to it and have this feeling of dread. The scenes in the house where there is no close family bonds and then looking out the window and knowing that something is off but cant figure it out. When the dogs are freaking out and even the crickets arent chirping
3:41 That’s what I find so scary with the aliens: they blend in perfectly with their hiding spot by being perfectly still and you only notice them when they move. Same thing with the Brazilian birthday party recording and the coal chute scene. Also, I kinda like that his first reaction when he sees the alien leg is to sprint out of there. In most scary movies, you have your typical dumb protagonist who goes straight into danger. This guy’s all like “Nope, f*** this, I’m out!” lol
On that I agree. Also it smashes the PC notion that only blacks are smart in scary movies. This family is Hispanic and he knows to run away. And this is no coward. Those aliens are evil and they could have killed him if they wanted to.
@@MichaelDukes Yeah dumbass. They're non-white. White people is Nords only - that means Swedes, Danes, Jews, Russians, and FUCKING YES, Spaniards who are white with Penelope Cruz English accents. The rest of the West, which we call Europe, and was built on Roman-Greco ideals, IS NOT FUCKING WHITE. They're non-white, Hispanic (in the case of Nuyoricans, Italians, Dixies, Dutch, Germans), with Latin or Latin-like English accents for those and the ones who aren't Hispanic. Dumbass.
@@MichaelDukes Now go fucking watch "Friends" and be a nuisance somewhere else, where smart people won't be bothered. OK? And "Friends" was not popular compared to "Seinfeld." It's for incels only. XD
This scene scared the shit out of me when my dad first showed me this film when I was 9 back in 2010, now Im older and its still a film I refuse to watch alone, it just scares me too much
same lmao i was like 8 and i had it on dvd. it was terrifying but i’d play it all the time lol i watched it today after so many years and it’s still just as scary, great film by a brilliant director 👌🏻
I believe Signs was very effective at putting people on edge or scaring them because it was effective at making people imagine being in the same shoes. While the scene has been parodied since, I am sure people would be pretty disturbed if verified footage of aliens showing up around Earth was shown on TV.
Notice the flashlight just goes blank in the middle part of the cornfield as he’s scanning the field like if something is obstructing the light itself.
@@Bruno-G that’s creepy and also amazing i never noticed that detail, yeah it probably is possibly a cloaked ship I honestly always wondered during this scene as well as the scene where the main character and his brother chase one on the roof i was thinking how come we never saw the spacecraft in the field? Do they just leave the aliens on earth? Well now I’m not entirely sure if they just leaved them to do reconnaissance alone, it looks like maybe the ships were always in the cornfields at night just cloaked/camouflaged all this time probably
Many horrors movies should observed into this underated movie - the terrifying of unknown danger - good story telling - the timing of ambiance of the environment And even the characters itself are not known what is or whom antagonist that awaits Man this film is so good
One of the best scenes in the movie and mel gibson is great here, acting sceptical to the possibility of alien life but deep down you see the fear in his character and the realisation that the stuff on the news might be true!
The only movie that scarred me for life when I was around 5(I'm 23 now). Ironically enough, I ended up living in bucks county for about two years, where this movie took place.
I came here because I remember people saying in this scene you can actually see them if you look closely, obviously being hard to distinguish because of the camouflaging..
I think the most unnerving part of this scene is the way the dog is barking. That's not normal for a dog to bark so viciously. Really lets you know before he even steps a foot in the cornfield that something life threatening is hiding in it.
@@ryleytrudel8341do not worry you are not alone this movie still scares The Living Daylights out of me and I am way older it's just something about how it's done
There are some parts of this movie that are seriously a masterclass in suspense. M.N.S. really knows how to draw out emotion without resorting to tropes. This scene, the roof scene, the birthday party sighting scene, and the basement scene with the hand through the coal chute are all no joke terrifying. My only complaint with this movie was the ending. I think MNS just leaned too hard into underlying plot at the sacrifice of a more satisfying ending.
The alien was prlly more terrified. Imagine you land on a planet. And a native is actively searching for you. With a light, knowing you are there. Thats why it ran
@@Blacktooth-yr7ck I agree, there was probably more than 1 of them too and at the end of the movie they were very aggressive so they could've killed him if they wanted too.
The most intense part of the movie...and the tension is not because of a loud bang or jumps are, it’s a subtle alien cue....your expecting a jumps are but it never happens it’s absolutely genius
@@Blackheart0006 OP might be referring to that loud sound being heard at the end. Could be relating that to a ship starting up. I don’t think that’s the case, but that’s just me
@@TheCeraization That's just how light works. Light beats refracting off nearby objects plus the particles in the air are what creates a beam. In the middle of the crop circle, the beam goes too far and you wouldn't see a trail.
Still one of my favorite horror movies. It avoids a lot of the cliches horror movies fall into. No musical sting here, but that leg is still terrifying. The whole movie does such a great job of playing with your imagination, while constantly confirming, "yes, there is something there".
I was 9 when this movie came out, me and my dad watched it together and I had nightmares for a week from this movie. My mom was sooooooooooo mad at my dad for letting me watch it 😅😂
One time I had my lady drop me off to get some corn from a field at night and was dark and she took way to long to pick me up and the first thing that popped in my head was this part of the movie.I was alone in the middle of nowhere by my self. Cellphones phones were barely coming out so I had one and she didn't so it's was useless at that moment.
When you combine great acting, great directing and a super script, it creates scenes like this…to my mind the best scene in the movie…who knew corn fields can be so terrifying!
The whole end shyamalan twist is just m knight shyamalan. But this movie is literally the only one I was scared while watching it. This athmosphere is unmatched.
I always loved to wander the woods after dark with a toke, I always made myself paranoid I was being followed by some weird shit and would juke/ dangle pure air to make it back home.
I’ll never forget seeing the trailer featuring clips from this particular scene on prime time back in 2002, and I was like 16 or 17 at the time, and it STILL made me want to sleep with the light on. What a true gem this film is.
Scary question: but could aliens have been in the circle right in front of him and he didn't see them, and because they're so camofloged you couldn't see them, hence M night didn't have to do anything they're camoflauging was so good?
Yes I get the impression there were at least a couple (2 or more) of aliens with 25 meters of Graham. I think the only reason they didnt attack was because they hadn't begun their invasion yet
@@robjackson5245 oh, well I dont think so, they mainly stayed in the crops. Even then when one of them left their leg exposed Graham was able to clearly see it with a torch from 15 feet away. So he probably would easily have seen them if they were standing inside the big crop cirlce
An interesting thing though is that it’s clear that their ships can turn invisible; they mention how on TV a bird was filmed flying and hitting something invisible midflight. Then in this scene, when Graham is standing in the crop circle, (@ 2:25) you can see the beam of his flashlight is briefly interrupted as it’s panning the circle as if it’s being blocked by something before continuing.
@@iunnd Yeah, dont search him in this video, the quality ist not good enough, when you see this scen in HD look a little to the left at the middle, the alien stay 10 meters away, you can see the scary face moving !
Those aliens scared the fuck out of me as a kid. Something with the intelligence to stalk me without being spotted chameleon skin and the athletic ability to jump ten feet was terrifying.
Imagine owning a cropfield, having a crop circle appear and then thinking you might just find the hooligans responsible so you enter at night give out a speech about how their pranks won't amount to anything and then a fucking aliens shows you it's leg.
Growing up in the country as a kid in Kansas, this movie made me paranoid if I heard any odd sound at night. Or if a few of the cats got on the roof. At least I kept hoping it was the cats again 😅
This scene in signs, no question had me on the edge of my seat. I was ten when this movie came out in 2002. M. Night Shyamalan, is a great director, no doubt. Episcopal Academy, alumni. The sixth sense, Signs, and the Village. They are all amazing films. However, I did not see the Sixth Sense in movie theater. I was too young. But signs, I think is better than the village, no doubt. Had me on the edge of my seat, most of the time. Signs, was filmed in Bucks county, PA. When I saw Signs to buy, I grabbed it immediately. I loved the film.
I grew up watching this movie. It used to scare me to death. Still kinda does. It also helped get over the fear of scary movies. I keep telling my self it’s just a movie it not really happening.
Could you imagine this being you and not just seeing the leg, but half of the alien's face exposed, just those soulless almond eyes and the humanoid skull looking right at you. I'd shit.
Oh my god, at 0:21 you can hear loud clicking in the distance for a second, I think the alien was taunting Isabel. Also, right when the alien’s leg is lit up, it lets out a little squeaky click like it’s muttering “oh shit” to itself.
If you're going into a cornfield in the middle of the night all by yourself, then at least arm yourself with a knife, or a machete if you have one. Don't just go in there unarmed, that's not brave, that's just flat out stupid.
@@thebiggusdonnus8453 No self-defense is no sin, and being that he and his bro were willing to fend off the intruders they thought were pranksters, in the beginning, means that's he's no pacifist. What Christians believe is not holding a grudge, which is not the same thing as defending yourself. Not making a religious point but going by what the movie is saying. Just cause we don't see their guns doesn't mean they don't own them. It doesn't specify.
3:41 If you turn up the screen brightness, you will be able to see the eye as it reflects the light from the flashlight. I didn't know until just now that the head is actually visible in this scene as well. (Well, not back then on the little tube TV anyway).
@@jesusramirezromo2037 Ok, maybe this will help you: you can see the head from the side when the alien walks away. Very shortly before Mel Gibson is shown again. I just turned on the PC and played the video at 0.25× speed.
Who’s here after learning about the ufo on the cops body cam footage and 8 aliens in the family’s backyard in las vegas? Really reminds me of signs i feel like aliens will find us at some point it’s actually really cool but also creepy as hell
No sound, no blood, no gore, still one of the scariest movie scenes ever.
Yeah .It's like Redneck Rampage without guns, just with the crazy atmosphere.
The music is something else too.
If its my leg, it will scare you more.
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I grew up on a farm out in the middle of nowhere in Georgia, and I was 19 when this movie came out. Rented and watched it alone in my parents' place, and boy was that a mistake. I ended up checking every lock and window in the house before I went to sleep, and even then couldn't shake that feeling that someone was 20 yards outside the house watching.
Why in God's name would you watch this alone?? ;^; This movie is scary enough with others around
Hahaha! Hilarious. That is a hilarious mistake from the outside.
I also grew up on a farm and I watched this film for the first time on the farm, you cannot imagine the paranoia I felt during my childhood!!!
Lol. That must be nerve wracking.
Hope your family kept firearms at least unlike Mel and Joaquim lol
Underrated part of this scene: when the reveal happens and you see the leg. There's no big banging music. Theres no screaming from the character. It's simply the chilly quiet theme and a gasp. This movie deals in a subtlety that other "scary" movies could learn from
If this film was shot today by a different director, the jump scares would be the driving gimmick rather than setting up tension and leaving the creatures to the imagination. A good example, the film "A Quiet Place" is also about extraterrestrials and fate.
The shot of the alien on the roof says different. Jump scares are common in this film with a startling score.
Yeah, and the music starts right away. I can't say why, but, it's masterful editing. Hugely effective.
Because the director knew that the only scream necessary in that scene was the one of the audience watching.
That's what makes this movie one of the scariest to me...
I really think one of the reasons this movie was so scary is because of just how realistic it seems. Completely plausible scenarios and phenomenal acting.
"Plausible scenarios" lol. I'm not going to knock on the low hanging fruit because we all know the massive plotholes this film has. I honestly think the only reason it works is the personal nature of it, it makes you feel like you could be these people because you get no information that they don't. If the story had expanded to include a wider cast the major issues the plot has would not have flown under the radar as easily.
@@Goldenkitten1 the plot hole you're talking about is the water? If yes, then this is no plot hole. The water is holy, the guy was a priest, his kids were blessed. They weren't aliens. They were demonic beings.
@@Goldenkitten1 You can go with the demon theory. However, if you listen to the radio in the basement, the guy on the radio said they came to harvest not conquer. In the movie the Aliens are on earth for three days. Two days of scouting and one day invasion. They knew the water was toxic to them.
So they invaded for a quick grab of anything useful and getting the heck out of there. There is a theory, which makes sense, that they are a species on the brink of extinction because their world had a huge natural disaster. So they are going to planets to grab anything useful. Not to conquer but get necessary resources to survive. The guy on the radio said they killed his friends family than took them away.
So they took them to harvest them. For what, who knows.
@@hxcvocalist You can go with the demon theory. However, if you listen to the radio in the basement, the guy on the radio said they came to harvest not conquer. In the movie the Aliens are on earth for three days. Two days of scouting and one day invasion. They knew the water was toxic to them.
So they invaded for a quick grab of anything useful and getting the heck out of there. There is a theory, which makes sense, that they are a species on the brink of extinction because their world had a huge natural disaster. So they are going to planets to grab anything useful. Not to conquer but get necessary resources to survive. The guy on the radio said they killed his friends family than took them away.
So they took them to harvest them. For what, who knows.
@@Goldenkitten1if the story was meant to be more about the invasion itself and NOT the family, then it would've had more information about the aliens. That wasn't the main focus. It's almost like you have no idea how filmmaking works.
The most unsettling thing about this scene is how he’s possibly surrounded by multiple aliens and has no idea until he sees the foot
The wind picking up after he sees the leg is so subtly terrifying.
That sounded like the alien ships taking off. And remember the alien was exposed (via its feet). It's likely they had to run for cover and take off on their ships. That DIDN'T sound like wind at all.
@@robjackson5245 sounded like alien ships taking off, huh? It sounded more like how a cornfield sounds when wind blows through it.
@@staticfrequency2250 I'm talking towards the end of that running sequence when we hear some alien spaceship-type sounds as if something was taking off. As Graham approaches the house. Not the whole running sequence. The wind could have been taking off because of the spaceships preparing to take off.
Or, perhaps more scarily, that’s the other aliens surrounding him all running through the field.
The wind in this movie is a f*****n movie star.
I love the nuances in Mel Gibson's acting. Notice how when he exits the crop circle the stiffness in his body when he steps back and turns around to leave. He tries to act tough but, this small detail sells his level of fear so well. Mel Gibson is such a great actor.
People forget Mel Gibson's acting is legit 👌🏻
The crack in his voice too. So good.
He's amazing in edge of darkness too, really underrated movie
People have said his performance was wooden but I think he really pulls off being frozen by fear. Both times in this scene when he hears the clicks or later when he sees the legs, he stops completely, he knows he’s being watched. Like the instinctual feeling an animal gets when it knows a predator is close by.
The most unsettling thing about this scene is the look on Mel's face at 2:48, after he yells out at people that he knows are truly not there. And that awkward backwards walk to follow as you can see the increasing horror on his face. He knows he is completely alone in the middle of a crop field with one or maybe more of those monsters. I think he knows it before he even enters the crop field. You can hear a slight trilling sound before he even goes in as the dog starts barking more aggressively.
The strangest thing is that just like in real life you can sense when somebody is not there
Sorry to necro but you're very right and that's why this scene needed to happen. He was still convinced it wasn't aliens. Even if his entire body language indicates he is convinced. He HAD to do the stupid and unthinkable and walk into the belly of the beast to prove to himself that he's in denial. After he walks away and sees the leg, there's no doubt in his mind.
Another great play on the theme of faith in this movie. He lacked the faith that it was aliens and he needed proof. Well he sure as shit got it....
@@ReMattch There was nothing stupid about what he did. I think he didn't know what to believe either.
It's ridiculous he lives on a farm in the United States and doesn't own a firearm? Lol 😆
Who in their right mind would walk out into a corn field, by themselves, in the middle of the night, with nothing but a flashlight?
Taylor Pack I lived next to corn fields and they are creepy at night .
farmers
A man trying to prove their dog wrong lol
Eliot in et
Taylor Pack Pretty sure Mel is not in his right mind so scence is plausible.
The thing about this scene that startled me in the first three or so viewings was the dog jumping at Mel. The dogs a protector and is going nuts enough that it goes after the hand that feeds it. I didnt expect it that crap. It Also sets a very uncomfortable tone for the rest of the scene. The viewer gets a taste of hostility before Mel even goes into the crops.
The dog being so terrified and gripped in fear it would snap at anything, even the owner.
I’ve always thought the dog sensed at jumped at a cloaked alien they was by Mel.
Dogs know and perceive shit we don't man. I know that sounds so retarded but it's true sue me
The other dog that Morgan killed was doing the exact same thing.
Rest of the scene? Rest of the movie until the family is boarded up, and even moreso safe from the aliens in the basement.
underrated part is when he scans the circle with his flashlight and you see the beam of light, then when it passes over where their ship is theres no beam, then when it passes on the left it comes back
I think it's one of the aliens just standing there, remember that they can change their skin's color.
More creepy.
Good catch!
@@mmuniz5135 2:23 you can clearly see the beam disappearing and reappearing
While that would be cool I think it's simply the angle the camera is observing the light or potentially how he's holding it (for instance if you use a flashlight it tends to bob in your hand, he could have had it aimed at the ground, brought it up to scan and then lowered it again). You have to remember he's looking straight at it, if the beam suddenly stopped there he'd be aware of it.
You people don't know what underrated means
This movie is phenomenal masterpiece
Is it me or when he's in the circle, can you hear some of the aliens silently doing their noise within the crops, or even moving around, but silently? That's just creepy
yes you can hear it at 0:21 too
@@brisakruspe I know 0:20 I just wonder if these assholes were doing it in the field as Graham was yelling
@@brisakruspe probably saying this dog need to shut the f up
yes, like a jape
Y'all can actually hear them running through the corn at 2:24 if you have headphones on. It's the bottom right side. They were circling away from him, keeping clearance while observing him in the open. He can't just turn and see them, but they have a perfect view of his position. SUPER creepy, dude!
He was being STALKED in the cornfield. 😉
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Fine; I'll see myself out.
That was such a CORNY joke 🤣
That joke went in one EAR and out the other
Badum-tss
That's honestly a pretty CROPPY joke.
Just saw this movie for the first time with my nephew. Amazing acting, soundtrack, and overall vibe.
To the uploader: Thank you for uploading this. This clip is what inspired me to watch the film. Thank you for keeping a piece of cinematic history alive!
This really was a terrifying film
It was ahead of its time too man, if this movie were to come out today it would’ve been way more terrifying
@@forfuckssake6269 it would've been more cheesy if anything what makes this film terrifying is how subtle everything is, the aliens clicking, them watching you from afar or a vantage point, and that the characters behave like everyday people who are skeptical about the possibility of aliens only to be confronted by the thing you're doubting but all it does is watch you, study you, you don't know what jt wants but it's taken a liking to you and that is what makes oh so terrifying
@@darthrevan5609 i also wonder what caused the dogs to act aggressive in the movie, was it the aliens nearby? Also why didn’t we ever see the spacecrafts in the cornfield? Did the spaceships just leave the aliens behind on earth during the night time scenes?
@@austinsy8056the spacecrafts were supposed to be invisible and able to cloak themselves similar to how the aliens could
To answer about the dog specifically - yes, the unsettling realization upon rewatch is when both dogs start getting upset, the aliens are in the field, if not close to their house but no one knows it.
Signs is a legitimately excellent film with phenomenal acting, terror, and well-thought examinations of faith, while capably presenting entertaining catharsis.
I think why I still love this film is that i can still go back to it and have this feeling of dread. The scenes in the house where there is no close family bonds and then looking out the window and knowing that something is off but cant figure it out. When the dogs are freaking out and even the crickets arent chirping
You gotta have the biggest balls to walk into a cornfield at night when you know something is there
Well he is Martin riggs.
@@Elitesolider1023 True, he's a Braveheart.
@@Aljjocol and fucking mad max fuck I wanna see mel return as old max.
3:41 That’s what I find so scary with the aliens: they blend in perfectly with their hiding spot by being perfectly still and you only notice them when they move. Same thing with the Brazilian birthday party recording and the coal chute scene.
Also, I kinda like that his first reaction when he sees the alien leg is to sprint out of there. In most scary movies, you have your typical dumb protagonist who goes straight into danger. This guy’s all like “Nope, f*** this, I’m out!” lol
On that I agree. Also it smashes the PC notion that only blacks are smart in scary movies. This family is Hispanic and he knows to run away. And this is no coward. Those aliens are evil and they could have killed him if they wanted to.
@@robjackson5245Hispanic? What the frick? With a name like Hess, they’re good old German-Pennsylvanians! 😅
@@MichaelDukes Yeah dumbass. They're non-white. White people is Nords only - that means Swedes, Danes, Jews, Russians, and FUCKING YES, Spaniards who are white with Penelope Cruz English accents. The rest of the West, which we call Europe, and was built on Roman-Greco ideals, IS NOT FUCKING WHITE. They're non-white, Hispanic (in the case of Nuyoricans, Italians, Dixies, Dutch, Germans), with Latin or Latin-like English accents for those and the ones who aren't Hispanic. Dumbass.
@@MichaelDukes Now go fucking watch "Friends" and be a nuisance somewhere else, where smart people won't be bothered. OK? And "Friends" was not popular compared to "Seinfeld." It's for incels only. XD
@@robjackson5245 Glad that we're on the same page, but I'm quite sure they are not Hispanic lol. Doesn't make your point any less valid though.
This scene scared the shit out of me when my dad first showed me this film when I was 9 back in 2010, now Im older and its still a film I refuse to watch alone, it just scares me too much
It really do be like that sometimes
Same here man
same lmao i was like 8 and i had it on dvd. it was terrifying but i’d play it all the time lol i watched it today after so many years and it’s still just as scary, great film by a brilliant director 👌🏻
this movie made the theater quite as hell. people were really unsettled by the movie for a long time
23 year old man here and I’m still scared to watch it alone because you know that something like this happening isn’t too far fetched
0:20 - You can hear them 'clicking'.
takigan yes I hear too
It's an alien
What would you have done that moment?
I think that was the dog's chain.
takigan That doesn’t sound like their normal clicking. That sounded like a bench creak or something like else
This movie has made me do two things for the rest of my days..
Look at rooftops at night and never go into cornfields.
One of the most scariest scene in history
as a kid yeah but now nah
Luis Capellan it’s still scary as hell
It's chilling, yeah, but one of the scariest? Meh.
Facts
I agree with you but scariness is subjective. I always heard how scary A Quiet Place is, and I found myself laughing the whole movie lol
I believe Signs was very effective at putting people on edge or scaring them because it was effective at making people imagine being in the same shoes. While the scene has been parodied since, I am sure people would be pretty disturbed if verified footage of aliens showing up around Earth was shown on TV.
It would create complete chaos lmao. The public wouldn’t know how to handle it
Well now it’s about to happen #projectbluebeam
Notice the flashlight just goes blank in the middle part of the cornfield as he’s scanning the field like if something is obstructing the light itself.
Probably a camouflaged ship, it's too big to be just an alien standing in front of him
@@Bruno-G that’s creepy and also amazing i never noticed that detail, yeah it probably is possibly a cloaked ship I honestly always wondered during this scene as well as the scene where the main character and his brother chase one on the roof i was thinking how come we never saw the spacecraft in the field? Do they just leave the aliens on earth? Well now I’m not entirely sure if they just leaved them to do reconnaissance alone, it looks like maybe the ships were always in the cornfields at night just cloaked/camouflaged all this time probably
it's just the viewing angle
Many horrors movies should observed into this underated movie
- the terrifying of unknown danger
- good story telling
- the timing of ambiance of the environment
And even the characters itself are not known what is or whom antagonist that awaits
Man this film is so good
One of the best scenes in the movie and mel gibson is great here, acting sceptical to the possibility of alien life but deep down you see the fear in his character and the realisation that the stuff on the news might be true!
The only movie that scarred me for life when I was around 5(I'm 23 now). Ironically enough, I ended up living in bucks county for about two years, where this movie took place.
This for me is a top 3 most suspenseful scene I’ve ever watched. Even when I watched this 15 years ago I still get goosebumps
3:14 you can hear them literally walking in his direction
watched with headphones and it sounds like there 4-5 walking towards him thats so crazy!
Dude you can see the corn stalks parting and moving towards him fuck that
and there is a little zoom in to add the felling of something getting closer
These aliens aren't exactly Navy Seal material aren't they?
I came here because I remember people saying in this scene you can actually see them if you look closely, obviously being hard to distinguish because of the camouflaging..
I think the most unnerving part of this scene is the way the dog is barking. That's not normal for a dog to bark so viciously. Really lets you know before he even steps a foot in the cornfield that something life threatening is hiding in it.
One of the most traumatic events of my childhood. When I was a kid, this movie scared the crap out of me
How old were you, when you watched it?
I was 10! And this movie scared the shit out of me
@@ryleytrudel8341do not worry you are not alone this movie still scares The Living Daylights out of me and I am way older it's just something about how it's done
The suspense and subtle creepy visuals were done so well in this scene and the entire movie
The sound design is perfect. You can hear the aliens walking around in some shots.
There are some parts of this movie that are seriously a masterclass in suspense. M.N.S. really knows how to draw out emotion without resorting to tropes. This scene, the roof scene, the birthday party sighting scene, and the basement scene with the hand through the coal chute are all no joke terrifying. My only complaint with this movie was the ending. I think MNS just leaned too hard into underlying plot at the sacrifice of a more satisfying ending.
The ending is terrific - it literally ties everything together
Growing up we had a cornfield and yes it is scary especially at night. My grandpa switched it to hay now and my uncle owns it now.
The alien was prlly more terrified. Imagine you land on a planet. And a native is actively searching for you. With a light, knowing you are there. Thats why it ran
No, it ran because it was supposed to be doing recon and staying out of sight. They could have easily killed him.
@@Blacktooth-yr7ck I agree, there was probably more than 1 of them too and at the end of the movie they were very aggressive so they could've killed him if they wanted too.
@@mufc4life203 you can hear 4-5 of them walking towards him.
You obviously know a lot about alien psychology......
My alien defense plan is acting more creepy than them upon contact. lol
What an underrated movie, sooooooo good
The most intense part of the movie...and the tension is not because of a loud bang or jumps are, it’s a subtle alien cue....your expecting a jumps are but it never happens it’s absolutely genius
He was standing right in front of a freaking alien ship and didn't even notice
Wait really when?
@@Blackheart0006 OP might be referring to that loud sound being heard at the end. Could be relating that to a ship starting up. I don’t think that’s the case, but that’s just me
@@2dbeats3d appreciate it thanks
@@2dbeats3d No, it’s when he’s flashing his light in the middle of the crop circle. The beam of light vanishes when touches the invisible ship.
@@TheCeraization That's just how light works. Light beats refracting off nearby objects plus the particles in the air are what creates a beam. In the middle of the crop circle, the beam goes too far and you wouldn't see a trail.
Still one of my favorite horror movies. It avoids a lot of the cliches horror movies fall into. No musical sting here, but that leg is still terrifying. The whole movie does such a great job of playing with your imagination, while constantly confirming, "yes, there is something there".
Fun fact: this wasn’t scripted, the crew noticed mel yelling out in the night and started filming
I was 9 when this movie came out, me and my dad watched it together and I had nightmares for a week from this movie. My mom was sooooooooooo mad at my dad for letting me watch it 😅😂
One time I had my lady drop me off to get some corn from a field at night and was dark and she took way to long to pick me up and the first thing that popped in my head was this part of the movie.I was alone in the middle of nowhere by my self. Cellphones phones were barely coming out so I had one and she didn't so it's was useless at that moment.
One of my favorite movies of all time, top ten easily.
When you combine great acting, great directing and a super script, it creates scenes like this…to my mind the best scene in the movie…who knew corn fields can be so terrifying!
3:41 the power of music. It places you there in the moment makes you feel the feeling of being there.
Awesome thanks. I had so much fun making way cool paths will forts. Amen !!! Cornfields. Philadelphia USA
The whole end shyamalan twist is just m knight shyamalan.
But this movie is literally the only one I was scared while watching it. This athmosphere is unmatched.
This movie is a masterpiece
There were at least a dozen in there watching him, one was curious and blew their cover.
I always loved to wander the woods after dark with a toke, I always made myself paranoid I was being followed by some weird shit and would juke/ dangle pure air to make it back home.
This movie still gives me chills.
God, it's so quiet. It's perfect
I’ll never forget seeing the trailer featuring clips from this particular scene on prime time back in 2002, and I was like 16 or 17 at the time, and it STILL made me want to sleep with the light on. What a true gem this film is.
Scary question: but could aliens have been in the circle right in front of him and he didn't see them, and because they're so camofloged you couldn't see them, hence M night didn't have to do anything they're camoflauging was so good?
Yes I get the impression there were at least a couple (2 or more) of aliens with 25 meters of Graham. I think the only reason they didnt attack was because they hadn't begun their invasion yet
@@InspectorBus I'm talking inside the crop circle.
@@robjackson5245 oh, well I dont think so, they mainly stayed in the crops. Even then when one of them left their leg exposed Graham was able to clearly see it with a torch from 15 feet away. So he probably would easily have seen them if they were standing inside the big crop cirlce
@@InspectorBus I don't know. These aliens are pretty good at camoflauge. They could have been within 20 feet of him in the circle
An interesting thing though is that it’s clear that their ships can turn invisible; they mention how on TV a bird was filmed flying and hitting something invisible midflight. Then in this scene, when Graham is standing in the crop circle, (@ 2:25) you can see the beam of his flashlight is briefly interrupted as it’s panning the circle as if it’s being blocked by something before continuing.
One of my favorite movies of all time
Mel's a great actor, a true movie star.
M Night is a great artist
3:19 When the flashlight drops u can already see the legs of the alien behind him
3:25 .... here we can see a alien if you watch good!
@@Sharjiru Where? I can't see it 🧐
@@iunnd Yeah, dont search him in this video, the quality ist not good enough, when you see this scen in HD look a little to the left at the middle, the alien stay 10 meters away, you can see the scary face moving !
@@Sharjiru Thanks for the tip 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
Where did you see the leg?
It’s disturbing the dog. That’s why it behaving that way.
Those aliens scared the fuck out of me as a kid. Something with the intelligence to stalk me without being spotted chameleon skin and the athletic ability to jump ten feet was terrifying.
Graham: Youre not going to get famous!
Aliens hiding in the field: brah is he serious?
3:42 Man, how he dart out of there like crazy!
Damn this brings chills to me even now in 22 years I was a scared kid and when I saw this first i shat myself lol
Imagine owning a cropfield, having a crop circle appear and then thinking you might just find the hooligans responsible so you enter at night give out a speech about how their pranks won't amount to anything and then a fucking aliens shows you it's leg.
Shit, there might've been some excitement in my life for once
You should never watch this movie at night if you want to sleep peacefully.
no way you'd ever catch me near a corn field during any time of year. This movie still haunts me.
Growing up in the country as a kid in Kansas, this movie made me paranoid if I heard any odd sound at night. Or if a few of the cats got on the roof. At least I kept hoping it was the cats again 😅
This is one terrifying film! Even more so than all that paranormal activity and insidious crap. This movie is just straight up creepy.
"Okay...let's turn on the news"
I love watching this scene at night...
And that's why I'll never walk into a cornfield
Yeah you never know what’s in there and if there is something in there you can get lost in there.
I remember this part of the movie had me scared lol! Man what a good movie!
You live on a farm and you don’t have a shot gun ?
Greg LaPlante he was a priest he doesn’t believe in violence
That is fine but when aliens are coming .
Greg LaPlante lol he was religious, Christians don’t believe in out of world beings
In the movie he thinks it a couple of young boys that he knows pulling pranks. Prob didn’t want to run the risk of shooting them from being snuck on.
@@michaelvalencia7234 I'm Christian and believe in aliens UFO ghosts and all unknown type creatures. We must not be the only ones.
I knew it was coming and it still got me lol. This was the scariest scene in the movie when I was young. The suspense build up was just tooooo good.
This scene in signs, no question had me on the edge of my seat. I was ten when this movie came out in 2002. M. Night Shyamalan, is a great director, no doubt. Episcopal Academy, alumni. The sixth sense, Signs, and the Village. They are all amazing films. However, I did not see the Sixth Sense in movie theater. I was too young. But signs, I think is better than the village, no doubt. Had me on the edge of my seat, most of the time. Signs, was filmed in Bucks county, PA. When I saw Signs to buy, I grabbed it immediately. I loved the film.
3:41
Oh my goodness! He's being abited by Kermit the Frog!
“I heard you haven’t subscribed to the muppet YT channel yet, don’t make me a have rainbow connection come over there and kick your ass”
🐸 ☕️
I had just turned 13 and will never forget the terror viewing this movie in the theater instilled in me.
I grew up watching this movie. It used to scare me to death. Still kinda does. It also helped get over the fear of scary movies. I keep telling my self it’s just a movie it not really happening.
Can someone help me answer whether or not the aliens are visible in any part of this seen other than the leg?
Proof cgi and garbage hollywood generic music ruins everything, this is quiet and realistic making it better
this scene is one of those scenes that makes the hair stand up all over my body every time I see it
Could you imagine this being you and not just seeing the leg, but half of the alien's face exposed, just those soulless almond eyes and the humanoid skull looking right at you. I'd shit.
M knight shayalaman is one of the most underrated directors in history
I will always love this film.
I remember when this trailer came out in the theaters. Movie was way ahead of its time.
This was a good intense quiet scene. Makes it more realistic.
Oh my god, at 0:21 you can hear loud clicking in the distance for a second, I think the alien was taunting Isabel. Also, right when the alien’s leg is lit up, it lets out a little squeaky click like it’s muttering “oh shit” to itself.
I always noticed the click during that part it’s really creepy as hell
LOL! An Alien going "Oh SHI', a Dog!".
It's because it's been caught when it was not supposed to be.
If you're going into a cornfield in the middle of the night all by yourself, then at least arm yourself with a knife, or a machete if you have one. Don't just go in there unarmed, that's not brave, that's just flat out stupid.
He probably didn't think they were aliens. He probably just thought they were harmless pranksters.
@@robjackson5245 Plus, he was a pastor.
@@thebiggusdonnus8453 No self-defense is no sin, and being that he and his bro were willing to fend off the intruders they thought were pranksters, in the beginning, means that's he's no pacifist.
What Christians believe is not holding a grudge, which is not the same thing as defending yourself. Not making a religious point but going by what the movie is saying.
Just cause we don't see their guns doesn't mean they don't own them. It doesn't specify.
After this movie, I’d go with a gun always
Haunted me when I was like 8 years old lmfao
That's it! Time to give this field an early cropping!
2:25 it really sounds like at that point he's trying to convince HIMSELF more than the "nerds"
The dog barking evokes a strong sense of anxiety
I LOVE THIS MOVIE
3:41 If you turn up the screen brightness, you will be able to see the eye as it reflects the light from the flashlight. I didn't know until just now that the head is actually visible in this scene as well. (Well, not back then on the little tube TV anyway).
Can't really see anything
@@jesusramirezromo2037 Ok, maybe this will help you: you can see the head from the side when the alien walks away. Very shortly before Mel Gibson is shown again. I just turned on the PC and played the video at 0.25× speed.
I love reading these comments. Y’all noticed things I’ve never noticed and I’ve probably watched this film 100 times
Who’s here after learning about the ufo on the cops body cam footage and 8 aliens in the family’s backyard in las vegas? Really reminds me of signs i feel like aliens will find us at some point it’s actually really cool but also creepy as hell
pause at 3:26 look at the top of the screen just off centre to the left. You can see an Alien looking at him and then move.
Nice catch, never noticed that before.
I must be blind. How exactly is the alien oriented? I can’t see shit.
Is it when he drops the flashlight and turns around and the crops behind him? Or the crops the camera looks at from his point of view?
@@Themikecook when he turns around and you see the crops from his pov, you see it move towards the top centre of screen
AlphaVisuals I just see a leaf go back and forth. I think I see what y’all are talking about but to me it looks like a leaf moving in the wind.
This is probably one of the best movies I know