In general I never cared much about scary movies, but there is ONE SCENE (in an otherwise crappy movie) that left a strong impression on me.
In the movie “Signs”, there’s a moment when the news are showing footage from an alien sighting in Brazil. Usually, whenever a US movie tries to depict another country or culture, it ends up being so poorly done it’s almost like a caricature. But not this one…
The scene is from a birthday party, and every little detail is so authentic that, as a Brazilian, it’s immediately obvious that it was actually recorded in Brazil, at someone’s actual house.
It’s shaky footage from a camcorder (remember those?). There’s the party decorations, the kids’ hats, the car outside, the voices (which are intelligible Brazilian Portuguese, not gibberish). Everything felt so real and familiar, I could swear I have been in that exact party at some point in my life. And then the alien shows up and HOLY SHIT did that scare me!
It’s pretty good, but as time goes on there’s less and less.