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How SLOW Was 'Trent'? -- SPOILERS

posted 16 years ago by mvance-1
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ATTENTION: SPOILERS!

I saw this flick for the first time earlier this evening, and whiile it was a passable effort, I have to ask just how S-L-O-W the chartacter of "Trent" (Barry Kroeger) had to be to allow a car starting up three-quarters of a block away from him to run him down before he took even one step to escape it? He must have had a good five seconds to react but only stood in the street with that "deer in the headlights" reaction and allowed it to gradually "overtake" him.

Also, did anyone else notice that William Campbell ran like Charlie Chaplin in this film?

I'm not usually fixated on how characters move in the movies, honestly. Steve V.

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 16 years ago

Running like Charlie Chaplain? I thot it was Charlie Chan!!

Nothing is more beautiful than nothing.

[–] mvance-1 16 years ago

Chaplin . . . Chan . . . I knew it was one of those guys. Steve V.

[–] SidekickinWhiteFury 16 years ago

When he leaves the bank and hurries to his car,
he gets in on the passenger side, and before he
can turn the key or put it into gear the engine turns
on while he is crossing over from the passenger side
to the drivers seat.
I enjoyed this B movie very much even though the acting was
terrible. I liked the story, and there was a lot of potential here.

[–] mwmtampa 16 years ago

I had the same reaction with the character of Trent. He saw the car like a couple of hundred feet away from him, and immediately went into panic mode and threw his arms up in alarm. Why not just walk around to the back of the car, or just get in the car?? What gives??