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Double Cringe Movie Scene Challenge: 👺 Horror Meets Hacking! 🤖

Double Cringe Movie Scene Challenge:  👺 Horror Meets Hacking! 🤖
TylerM
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Part of our Spooky Security Showdown Series

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October is the month of spooky delights and cringe-worthy frights! As we dive into the spirit of Halloween and Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’ve concocted a fun challenge for all our members. It's time to explore the realm where horror meets hacking on screen. Welcome to the “Double Cringe Movie Scene Challenge”!

 

We’re inviting you to share two movie or show scenes that made you cringe for all the wrong (or right?) reasons. Here’s what you need to do:

 

  1. Share the most cringe-worthy scene from a horror movie or show that had you squirming in your seat.
  2. Share the most facepalm-inducing scene of “hacking” from any movie or show where Hollywood got it hilariously wrong.

 

How to Participate:

  • Reply to this thread with your submissions.
  • Include a brief description of each scene and explain why it made you cringe.
  • Feel free to add images or video links to illustrate your point (ensure they adhere to community guidelines).
  • Don’t forget to mention the title of the movie or show.

 

Prize Alert 🎁: The member with the most creative and cringe-worthy combination will bag a $25 or £20 Amazon Gift Card!

 

Deadline: All entries must be submitted by midnight on Halloween (October 31).

 

Let the cringe fest begin! The more bizarre, the better. We can’t wait to facepalm and shudder at your submissions. Happy hunting, and may the cringiest scenes win!

 

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(coincidental that both films are from the same year honest ;) )

 

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - Keane Reeves hacking into the bad guys network in VR.

Seems like we are very nearly at this point now ;)

 

and the daddy of all hacking films - Hackers (1995) - even knew we were going to need more money back then :)

Scooby Doo moment by Shaggy ;)

 

Double Whammy in this movie - 

Penn Jillette (Penn and Teller) as internal Network Security guy :)

 

 

Just so many great films  - Hacker Film list


russell.harris
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I’ll go.

  1. The most cringe-worthy scene from a horror movie for me based on it being the first real horror film I watched as a youngster has to be in the The Exorcist from 1973 with the ‘head spin’. Really made me shiver!
     
     
  2. As for the facepalm-inducing scene of “hacking”, Again, probably because it was my first memorable ‘Hacking’ scene when I was initially starting to work in the IT world. It’ll be the Independence Day scene where jeff goldblum ‘uploads’ a virus to the alien ship and Rick Astley starts singing. Then the Alien does a boogie! So funny but so cringey!
     
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This movie realy gave me shivers the first time.


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russell.harris wrote:

I’ll go.

  1. The most cringe-worthy scene from a horror movie for me based on it being the first real horror film I watched as a youngster has to be in the The Exorcist from 1973 with the ‘head spin’. Really made me shiver!
     
     
  2. As for the facepalm-inducing scene of “hacking”, Again, probably because it was my first memorable ‘Hacking’ scene when I was initially starting to work in the IT world. It’ll be the Independence Day scene where jeff goldblum ‘uploads’ a virus to the alien ship and Rick Astley starts singing. Then the Alien does a boogie! So funny but so cringey!
     
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I forgot about the Independence day hacking. UPLOADING VIRUS LOLOL like they knew  how to communicate with never before seen alien environment!? The rick roll at least makes this funny 

 

I did NOT however, forget the exorcist.

 

Good job @russell.harris  you win! I’ll PM you for gift card details


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Congrats @russell.harris 

 


russell.harris
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Thanks @TylerM 👍🏻