After viewing the tales, thousands of children would successfully lobby their parents for a tree house of one’s own. With Kevin McCauley, Philip M. Gardiner, Peter Randazzo, Mary Ann Nilan. 17 - The Guardian (1990) gnarled tree roots gone bad! Storytellers have been eyeing these fierce fauna for centuries, searching for fearsome new ways to frighten their fans. “We can’t sit on the beach just waiting for a ship to come by!” says the very tan Mr. Robinson. The combative, mysterious Whomping Willow is the breakout star of the Harry Potter series. To revisit this article, select My⁠ ⁠Account, then View saved stories. All's quiet in the small Vermont town of Hazelville as Memorial Day approaches until a string of mysterious deaths begin plaguing forest ranger Mark Cody. JOIN NOW. She does, however, have a bit of a temper. Watching a horror movie like this one certainly makes people think twice before walking into the woods at night. If only trees were as good of hiding spots as Bugs Bunny made them out to be. 2015 TV-MA 2h 43m Romantic Dramas. Also known as The Tunnel Tree, it was one of the US's most famous trees drawing thousands of visitors annually. A rare instance of villainous flora! The good news: the tissues you used after seeing the movie or reading the book were made from a tree, so the humans got their revenge in due time. “Well, how would you like to have someone come along and pick something off of you?” he says in a grumbly bartender baritone. These movies are not Oscar winners but fans of the "B-Movie" genre would find these movies amusing. With Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morgan Davies, Marton Csokas, Christian Byers. Technically speaking, the tree in this children’s classic doesn’t have ruinous intentions, per se—it’s the rope swing that’s attached to the tree that breaks, sending one of the book’s two young adventurers, Leslie, into the moat (creek) around Terabithia (an imaginary kingdom). Here’s just a few movies in which trees were made to do something more than look enigmatic in their silence. The horror genre has seen its fair share of nasty trees, but few have been quite as brutal as this one, which comes to life in the darkened forest and assaults an unsuspecting victim. Lesson learned: just don't go visiting abandoned cabins in the middle of nowhere – there could be evil trees afoot. The Shawshank Tree as it appears in the movie The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Tree after it fell. 6/13 The Apple Tree in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Available to download. “You’re moving into the most dangerous neighborhood for someone of your type of species,” says the agent, igniting a “cuss”-filled growling match. Palm Trees in the Snow. Perhaps Pocahontas’s third most charming sidekick (after that fat raccoon and hummingbird), Grandmother Willow serves as a prophet, gabby girlfriend, therapist, and amateur singer for our outdoorsy heroine. 18 - Trees (2000) You guessed it: killer trees. The Whomping Willow (Harry Potter) Appearing in both the Harry Potter books by J.K Rowling, and the Harry Potter films, this magical willow grows in … So it’s no surprise that this year’s Hallmark Hanukkah movie, “Love, Lights, Hanukkah” features many more Christmas trees than its title would suggest. A lot of eldritch examples have taken root throughout the history of the horror genre… and the time has come to give them all their due. 5. A twisty, knotty thing, Hangman’s Tree is the hangout of the Lost Boys, stars of both Hook and the original Peter Pan, in which handicapable antagonist Captain Hook destroys the tree with a hidden bomb—though it’s eventually rebuilt. Greedy, environmentally irresponsible human miners attempt to destroy the tree when it, and its Na’vi acolytes, get in the way of the search for the very expensive, very literally named mineral, unobtainium. This movie makes the title above this paragraph look stupid (two â fromsâ in a row â whatâ s that about? Both the Weasley family’s flying car and Harry’s broomstick crash into it, but, like many trees on this list, it’s also the site of an occasionally useful secret passage. In this 1981 movie, this especially nasty tree comes to life in a dark forest and attacks an unsuspecting victim. In the second installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Ents—a typically peaceful and wise band of tree people—join together with the Hobbits to get revenge on Saruman, whose armies cut down their beloved forests. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Okay...Haven't seen this in a long time. We’re not sure why he thought it’d be a good idea to get really muddy and pose as a singing black rain cloud to grab a snip of honey, but we do know that famous scene gave the aforementioned tree its big break. After the death of her father, an 8-year-old girl becomes convinced that he is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan tree that towers over her house. Like Sirius Black, the Willow’s status as enemy or friend has shifted from book to book. One of the most commonly used phrases in context of our movies is 'dancing around trees.' It’s a portal from the natural world to that of the supernatural. Directed by Julie Bertuccelli. Trees sure are scary if you look at them the right way. Spoiler alert of souls: the tree survives the humans’ efforts at destruction. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. The Apple Trees – Wizard of Oz. DETAILS. It’s a badass battle and a heartwarming moment of human-tree teamwork—almost as heartwarming as this homemade compilation of the scene to Rush’s 1978 hit, “The Trees,” from the album “Hemispheres.”. The family bands together and uses its rudimentary construction knowledge to build the most awesome tree house of all time. It fell during a rainstorm and flooding on January 8, 2017. 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The story of the cartoon concerns two trees in love who are threatened by a jealous old stump that attempts to burn the forest down in order to destroy them. They did such a good job that Walt Disney re-created it at its theme parks; in 1999, Disneyland turned its original attraction into “Tarzan’s Tree House.” Next up: Swiss Family track homes brought to you by the Bluth company. “Just buy the tree, O.K. A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado is a new Hallmark holiday movie set in Brooklyn… which is a small town in Colorado. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celebrates the wedding. (The other: “Wait—huh?”) FernGully as you remember it from childhood: there’s a fairy, and a good-hearted lumberjack, and an evil, anthropogenic machine that spray-paints X’s on trees before cutting them down. Though feisty, the tree may not have the sharpest branches in the bunch. The two of them, along with Crysta’s co-sprites, eventually team up to defeat the loggers and their rainforest-leveling machine, saving the trees forever. Directed by Michael Pleckaitis. The more robust, Wikipedia-informed plot: the fairy, Crysta, shrinks a gentleman who works for the forestry company, Zak, down to her size. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. After becoming fed up with living in a hole at his old age, the Fantastic Mr. Fox urges his real-estate agent, a badger in a power suit, to buy the big tree on the hill near a cruel farmer trio. A woman who is in charge of her town's Christmas celebration must win over a firefighter to obtain a magnificent spruce tree from his property for the festivities. You said it best, Grandma Willow. Sadly, the tree was knocked down by strong winds in July 2016. 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