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Anyone else really bothered by the blatant stalking?

posted 8 years ago by KidDBrock
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This dude screws around on Renee Russo, doesn't talk to her for 3 years, and then very blatantly stalks the hell out of her and she just takes him back, just like that. He follows her home and then just walks into her house without asking/knocking. Twice!!! Times have really changed, because the movie portrays it like it's romantic or something. In reality she would have got a restraining order against him. With this and the stalking and raping in Revenge of the Nerds, I am starting to think the 80s were pretty *beep* up!

[–] spudjustice 8 years ago

Faint hearts don't win fair maidens.

I'm....I'm...doing something in here.

[–] kmags84 8 years ago

Dude, it's obvious they were in love. He went after what they BOTH knew was right. This was before Social Media stalking and Cell Phones. He did what alot of people did... Show up and talk, face to face.

[–] KidDBrock 8 years ago

.....okay, but when people show up to talk, they usually knock, they don't just walk into someone's house unannounced. Even in the 80s, that's a good way to get shot.

[–] leetheflea20 8 years ago

Tbh I was bothered by it as well but it was a different time and like someone else said it's just what people did back then. You couldn't text the girl you love and have a complicated history with and be like, "Yo girl I love you and I want another chance. Here's what happened in Moby Dick." *beep* like that.

You can't apply today's standards and social constructs to a movie from 1989, a thirty year old movie. It was a different generation.

[–] rlong3404 8 years ago

For the most part, she still loved him. I really don't think if she had no desire to really be with him, she she would tolerated all the "stalking". And remember, she did come to see him play out of the blue, which more likely led to him following her back to her place.

[–] noone1647 8 years ago

The moral of the story is: Stalking Works.

[–] bote 8 years ago

I wasn't bothered any more than Lynn was in the movie, although it was written by a man so it's not fair to assume that is the way a real woman would've reacted.

[–] club-shred 8 years ago

The Beta-Males of today's generation wouldn't get it. There was no texting, no "practical" cell phone usage, no cancer known as social media for some twit to tweet their every emotion whilst crying and hoping someone would pay attention to them. You went after what you wanted. Period. Case in point:

Lynn's Fiancee: (smiling) Stay away from her...
Jake: (smiling back) Suck my dick.

You'll work on... "We were making too much money".

[–] ACME_Horses 7 years ago

Dude, lighten up! This is a fictional comedy movie. It's not real. Just like when you watched Thelma & Louise. They didn't really commit suicide. It was just play acting. Ask your parents to explain it to you.

[–] KidDBrock 7 years ago

Oh,I thought it was a documentary.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Douchbag.

[–] judsonkr 7 years ago

Grow up Snowflake.

So he followed her home. Does not meet the legal defenition of stalking.

Nothing he did meets the legal defenition of stalking.

It is obvious from his actions, not to mention NEVER having been there before, that he did not know that the elevator opens directly into the apartment.

And when he went into her apartment, she did not object.

Had there been a history of her being scared of him or something then maybe it would be the case buy there really is no case for your argument.

You know KID, it is better to remain silent and be thought a cuck, than to speak up and remove all doubt.