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Did anyone else think the mutant baby was cute?


When it wasn't sick or dying, that is? It was really quite adorable! But more as a pet. I wouldn't want that to come out of my girlfriend's vagina!

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I thought the baby was cute as a button. I honestly felt sad for the poor thing. I sympathized with Henry as well, wanting to care for the baby but also being repulsed by it. The film had an emotional impact that I wasn't really prepared for. I thought it was just going to be a freaky head trip but it really pulled at the old heartstrings.

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I didn't think it was cute at all, but its crying awakened maternal instincts that are usually quite dead in me.

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The baby reminds me of George W Bush.

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I did. I don't find babies particularly cute and they mostly leave me cold, but this little alien, so sick and unloved by its mother really moved me. It was so sweet and I just wanted to help it and give it some love. Poor little thing.

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ARENT ALL MUTANT BABIES CUTE?🤔

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I didn't think it was cute, but it didn't find it disturbing looking either.

If you want to see a movie with a really disturbing looking mutant baby, go watch Combat Shock.

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