Shocking Moments In U & PG Rated Movies

WhatCulture! takes a look at some of the most shocking and disturbing moments in family friendly films.

by Stephen Leigh

Watership Down - also known as the Hampshire Bunny Massacre. As part of our 31 Days Of Horror celebration of all things macabre, we take a look at some of the most frightening and shocking moments in family friendly movies.

Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (1975-1983)

Shocking Moment: A Farewell to Arms Despite all being rated U, the original Star Wars trilogy features plenty of violent scenes - most of which involving the frequent dismemberment of hands or arms. During the battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) on Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke€™s hand is lopped off at the wrist by a well placed lightsabre swipe. It's clearly a painful moment for Luke.... But perhaps, not quite as painful as the revelation that follows. There€™s also the cuddly Wampa on Hoth, and in the first Star Wars, we see Obi-Wan Kenobi cut Ponda Baba's arm off during a scuffle in Mos Eisley Cantina. This obsession with dismemberment is so apparent throughout the films, that the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail wouldn't be out of place.
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Cult horror enthusiast and obsessive videogame fanatic. Stephen considers Jaws to be the single greatest film of all-time and is still pining over the demise of Sega's Dreamcast. As well regularly writing articles for WhatCulture, Stephen also contributes reviews and features to Ginx TV.