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The rock candy stuff was extremely disturbing

posted 15 years ago by DingusStudley
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When the black character(Morgan his name I think?) mentions his fear/hatred of rock candy early on, it just seems like a completely out of place and dimwitted futile attempt at humor. But then they finally reveal WHY he has this strong aversion to rock candy, and it relates to an incident involving a child predator he was exposed to at summer camp when he was a kid.

Was anyone else SHOCKED at this? First off, EVERY scene involving a mention of rock candy is completely out of place, from the early comments about his fear to the final revelation. I can't begin to understand why any director or screenwriter would think it fits with the rest of the film/scene, just really pisspoor job done all around. Second, if the intention was humor, then whoever wrote this should never work again. Seriously, who would make a joke about something like child molestation? Are we supposed to laugh because the big scary black criminal was molested when he was a kid? I don't get it. Why was this in the movie?

What makes it even worse is that this is a PG-13 movie starring a wrestling superstar who is most popular among young kids. The target audience of this movie most certainly was this young age group, 8-15 or so. You're going to put a joke about child molesting camp counselors in a movie like this?!? Bad taste does not begin to describe it.

Truly one of the worst movies ever made. Every single person involved should NEVER work again, except Robert Patrick, who actually managed to create a decent bad guy in this otherwise COMPLETE failure of a movie.

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[–] Cam_Ras 15 years ago

I agree. My friends and I watched this movie on FX tonight because, outside of Sci-Fi Channel original movies, it's some premium material to crack wise at after a couple beers.

But wow, I just could not believe that "Johnny Whiplash" moment. It was obviously played for laughs with the dueling banjos punctuating the scene, but jeezis. Kept waiting for the moment where Morgan would reveal it wasn't rape, but rather something comparatively innocuous, but that moment never came.

What a horrible subject to use for some throwaway laughs.

[–] moola_boola 14 years ago

I agree as well.

I was watching this movie as a fun action film. It was entertaining and harmless. Then it got to the scene in the shack, and Morgan's story about the camp counsellor.

I can't believe that the other actors agreed to play this scene as a joke. I was disgusted by Robert Patrick's smirk. How could anybody use that scene as a cheap joke? There is nothing funny about a 13-year-old child being molested. The scene was stupid, irrelevant and toxic.

[–] queenshan 9 years ago

There is nothing funny about a 13-year-old child being molested.

Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like he was more faux-ashamed than traumatized. Didn't he say he was OFFERED something else he never should've taken? The whole tone of the thing has always struck me as making fun of closet homosexuality more than anything. I am not making a statement here about anything, just what it seemed that the intent of the scene was whether inappropriate or not.

[–] j-jameson 13 years ago

Agreed Kurt_Stein.

Btw.I think killing people is actually pretty serious too but somehow still all the actors were willing to be in this movie (how discusting right?).

Protest the Top 250, vote this a 10!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0227672/

[–] christiefrontdriver 12 years ago

Yeah, how dare they make light of something like that in a movie where innocents are blown sky high for our entertainment. Oh, won't somebody think of the children?
It was hilariously bad and even better that it offends people.

[–] holdek01 12 years ago

Wasn't this a wrestling movie?

Maybe they were making a sly joke about The Rock.

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[–] scotty999 10 years ago

I actually thought that scene in the shack was hilarious and the best part of the movie.

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[–] ninthcentury 9 years ago

And Manu Bennett.

"Oooo, lookee, a Sneerfest I can jump in on!!!"