“Invaders from Mars” the ‘50s version or the ‘80s version? I saw the ‘80s version when I was a kid, and bugged me for a long time, too. Mainly the way the whole film unfolded, then it turned out it was all a dream and all was OK, then the ship actually lands in his backyard like in his dream. Kind of unsettling to a kid!
:) My childhood was in the ‘50’s, so yes, “my” version was the 1953 version, by the great William Cameron Menzies, with the child inducing nightmare sets, which alone were enough to play on childhood fears. I think one of the scenes that bothered me the most, was when the boy goes into the police station to tell them about the aliens. The station was like something out of Dr. Suess; a huge sparse hallway with this huge desk and this officer looking down at the kid. The whole movie was just a nightmare...