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The most pointless scene ever!

posted 21 years ago by Vladmir_of_Edinburgh
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Ok, the scene i am about to type here is the most pointless one i have ever seen! The fact that it is so long made me laugh at it even more!

Batthumb has just captured his first criminal.
Criminal: who are?
Batthumb: i'm batthumb!
Criminal: huh?
Batthumb: i'm batthumb!
Criminal: bat what?
Batthumb: (sigh) look, i'm a thumb that thinks it's a...i'm a bat...err...I'm batthumb!
Criminal: what are you gonna do to me?
Batthumb: nothing. i want you to tell your friends about me. tell them there's a bat in town and he's got his name written all over it!
Criminal: What?
Batthumb: tell them there's a bat in town...and he's got his name written all over them.
Criminal: who am i telling again?
Batthumb: (exhales) your colleagues!
Criminal: Right, right...err...
Batthumb: (sigh) other criminals!
Criminal: oh! y'see we don't hang out that much. it's not that organized...
Batthumb: (annoyed)Look, who can you tell?
Criminal: well, my mom i guess...
Batthumb: fine. tell her that there's a bat in town, and he's got his name written all over her!
Criminal: (disgusted)i can't tell her that!
Batthumb: well...just tell her to watch her step. ok?
(flies off)
Criminal: (takes out cell phone and calls mom) mom? watch your step, ok? yeah me too.
(end scene)

[–] autumn_leaves88 20 years ago

No no!

What about the scene in the bank...where the worker whacks the customer because he wants to make a deposit!?!? THAT is pointless! At least that beginning scene kinda is an introduction to Bat Thumb and his character, ya know?...but what the hell is the bank scene about?!?!? I guess it introduces us to the crime scene??!?! Weird...

Bat Thumb Lova~
Bye!

[–] 20 years ago

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[–] Vladmir_of_Edinburgh 20 years ago

I've seen 'em all! They're all so great!

P.S. The bank scene was just classic slapstick over a weak joke.

Customer: Good morning! I'd like to make a deposit...
Clerk: (gasps in disgust and slaps him)
Customer: Ow...er...money! I want to deposit money!
Clerk: (gasps in disgust and slaps him)
Customer: No! I want to deposit money in your bank!
Clerk: (gasps in disgust and slaps him)
Customer: (falls over unconsious)

It was just a funny lil' gimick to introduce the scene.

"Are you a god?"
"Err...no..."
"THEN DIE!"

[–] DeadAddiction 19 years ago

No IT HAS TO BE

Woose:Fred,Get to the Thumb cave
Fred:FISH!
Woose:what?
Fred:oh im sorry,i thought u were a marlin
Woose:Right,
Fred:If you are going outside,bring a sweater,cus theres,bacon,outside

[–] nuke184 19 years ago

The introduction scene is not pointless. It was a send up of Keaton's Batman introduction scene in "Batman." In the movie, Keaton grabbed the criminal, held him over the edge, threatened him, and told him to warn all the rest of the bad guys in Gotham City about him. Oedekerk obviously tries to mock that scene by having the criminal misunderstand Bat Thumb's name and so on. It was far from pointless.

The bank scene was pointless, but still kind of funny.

That scene with Fred was the most pointless and the weakest link in "Bat Thumb." I didn't understand Oedekerk's intention of spoofing Alfred the butler as a drunk; I think he could have done better than that.

[–] Dash_Rendar 19 years ago

That's what I love about Oedekerk. He can take the stupidest stuff that the human mind ever created and turn it into comedic gold.

[–] yoyodamoose3 17 years ago

dog this movies halarious

[–] 17 years ago

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