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Weird scenes...

posted 16 years ago by Demarates
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1) The doctor that helps "cure" Doyle. As he leaves the holding cell, he scribbles on a piece of paper (I'm guessing it's his bill). The French cop takes it and tears it up.

Like the doc did a lousy job ?

2) Geriatric junkie woman stoops so low as to rob Doyle of his watch. OK, I'll buy that, but then why does she still have her golden wedding band on ? If she's thàt desperate for a fix, would she not have sold that ages ago ?

3) In the first raid, Doyle gets a guy killed (the black undercover agent that gets stabbed). OK, so Doyle didn't do that on purpose, but should he not show some remorse, instead acting like a a-hole again 15 seconds later ?

I am not a complete idiot. Some parts are missing.

[–] TaShiGaFonz 16 years ago

1 - He tore up the doctor's bill because Henri didn't want a paper trail that would reveal Hackman was a junky. He said something to that effect later on, "come on think, doctor's need paper! you want them to find out your a junkie! You'll be fired!"

2 - Who says she's desperate? My take is that shes just opportunistic. She saw the watch and went for it. I'm more surprised that he didn't seem concerned about burning down with the hotel

3 - Yeah agree with you on that one.

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[–] tonycom5 16 years ago

On number 3, I think you're mistaking Popeye Doyle with Gandhi. Not to say that Doyle was not upset at the guy being murdered at his impulsiveness, but for a guy who can burn a hotel down with people still in it, remorse is not something that stays in his blood too long.

[–] MannyBad 15 years ago

And he shot up that guy at the end of the first one without any regret.

[–] gorgsharpy 10 years ago

He is a character. Now you characterize him. Job done. It's so old school for the main character to be sympathetic.

"You couldn't be much further from the truth" - several

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[–] cookieman108 8 years ago

2) Geriatric junkie woman stoops so low as to rob Doyle of his watch. OK, I'll buy that, but then why does she still have her golden wedding band on ? If she's thàt desperate for a fix, would she not have sold that ages ago ?

Her hands were so warped and gnarly I doubt she could have removed a ring from her finger.

[–] WakkZyldcat 8 years ago

Rheumatoid arthritis.

[–] parknourie 7 years ago

Popeye Doyle was an absolute imbecile during the first half of this film.

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