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Sarah Lee Gates or Mr. Chapman?


Which character wins the Arliss Coates (Old Yeller) Award for most annoying character in a film? I vote Sarah by one length.

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I'd say the opposite. But closer than a length.

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Gonna add Ellie. Just saw the movie Friday and I absolutely couldn't stand her. Was LOVING the movie until her appearance. I get she was having family trouble but the idea of the way she acted with Chad I just keep thinking that if this was gender swapped people would have had a LOT more problems with it. The way Chad just bumbled around here instead of setting her straight or going to the theater bugged me to know end. It was supposed to be funny but it just wasn't funny to me. But it is what it is.

If I HAVE to chose one of the two listed, I would also say Mr. Chapman over Sarah Lee. Angela Lansbury was adorable in this role but Chapman, though funny at the start, just got annoying after a while. I had the same reaction when seeing the original Pink Panther for the first time a few weeks ago. The bumbling idiot character can be funny for so long but sometimes those jokes just go on WAY too long and are no longer funny.

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