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Matt is the bad guy???

posted 19 years ago by pimperoni
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Ok well i recently watched this movie, and i noticed something really weird about this movie. Why is dave the good guy?? Throughout the whole movie hes complaining about how he wants to be popular, and so he discovers a caveman and decides to try to use him to make himself popular. meanwhile he is also hitting on robyn who has a boyfriend (matt), and he's supposed to be the bad guy because he gets mad that someone is hitting on his girlfriend? and was anyone else a little creeped out when he goes up to robyn and says "robyn... we were naked together" and he has that picture? Oh my god.

anyway, does anyone else think its weird that the protagonist is the one who will hit on a girl with a boyfriend constantly, and use anyone for popularity? and the antagonist is the one who doesnt like it when creepy guys hit on his girlfriend?

- Pimperoni

P.S. BTW i thought that matt was the best guy in this movie. it was hilarious everytime he said "SHOOOOSH!" and my favorite part in the whole movie was: "What do you think of your bosnian dork-friend now? hhhmmmmMMMMM??" as he tilts his head and raises his arms. OMG i replayed that like five times and couldnt stop laughing!

[–] Thenewnexus 10 years ago

I agree what you said about Dave and how he tries to use Link to make himself cool
and hitting on Robyn was wrong,but he learns his lesson at the end. Matt did Hang Dave up in the hall and wrote on his forehead and then pulled the fire alarm,I would not give Matt a pass either.

I must become someone else. I must become something else.

[–] allantrethewey 9 years ago

I absolutely agree.. Dave is a whinger.
But he does have poor simple Links wellbeing at heart.

[–] 9 years ago

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[–] csweetleaf2 (3538) 3 years ago

Yes he is because he broke into Dave's house and was a total dick towards Robyn