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The Count's I.Q....

posted 16 years ago by roberthowardfan
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...must have been about -17. He had to know suspicion would be directed toward him when bodies started piling up then completely disregarded his own statement regarding the werewolf, ultimately losing his own life to his enemy. Whatever Order he was a part of must have been filled with morons to send someone like him in to kill the werewolf. This is for me the worst aspect of the movie. The putative heroes are so stupid they deserve to die. At least in a retroactive sequel, the Australian was smart enough to survive. It would have been better had the movie ended with a showdown between the werewolf and someone powerful enough to fight back, not with even the supposed mastermind dying because of his own idiocy.

[–] sean_98 16 years ago

HAHA very true. The guy had to be a real idiot to think something bad wasn't going to happen. And how did he expect to kill the werewolf once they found out who it was? With that puny Ruger handgun (and no silver bullets)?

The plot was pretty goofy but its a good movie for a laugh at the horrid writing.

[–] King-Stannis-Baratheon 16 years ago

I agree that the Count was pretty foolish, although he was still my favorite character. I'm pretty sure he would either have silver bullets, or for this particular movie silver wasn't necessary. Also, IIRC, Mary Lou ends up dying in Howling VII by a barrage of regular bullets. However, his foolishness started when he had given his pistol to the blonde woman while in the dungeon. He didn't know who the werewolf was, so why on Earth would he lend his pistol to anyone other than his two assistants perhaps? He freely allowed that photographer guy to take the pistol and explore the area again. WTF?