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Seriously...?

posted 12 years ago by DannX68
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What annoyed me the most, was, that early in the film, the college kids are seen smoking a joint and later the black guy is pointing out to one of the girls, that smoking is bad.
So, joints = good, cigarettes = bad.
Now, I'm a smoker myself, and do enjoy the occasional joint, so I obviously have no problems with movies depicting either - or movies depicting neither, for that matter.
But it annoys me, that for a movie that wants to push boundaries and be over the edge, they HAVE to push the anti-smoking agenda - in an R-rated movie, no less. If you're gonna show it just to throw in some anti-smoking crap, then leave it out entirely.

...just sayin'...

[–] KillerMovieMan 12 years ago

Pretty sure that was a joke.

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[–] Indifferent_Observer 12 years ago

IMDB users will never cease to amaze me.

[–] rustyknucklez 12 years ago

Want a good laugh go over to the Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter boards lots of stupid people over there.

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[–] sobegreen 12 years ago

It wasn't just a joke for what ends up happening to her later but a part of all horror movies in general. The people that smoke/do drugs/have sex/ect on screen almost always die in horror movies. This was made very common by the 70-80s slasher era movies. I'm fairly sure this movie had no agenda other than to parody some of the best horror movies of all time and be as funny as possible.

[–] DannX68 12 years ago

I know all that, but why didn't anyone point out, that a joint was bad for someone, but just the cigarette? That's what made me wonder.

...just sayin'...

[–] king_of_bob 11 years ago

I want to know what you think is bad about marijuana. It is NOT harmful, so I'm curious what exactly your objection is.

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] iamgeneus 12 years ago

The amount of ignorance in this thread is astounding.

[–] chrn368 12 years ago

Ummmm it was a joke to make fun of the stereotypical stoner college kids going to the woods to have lots of sex and getting murdered you see in horror movies all the time.

[–] sbauer_19 12 years ago

Wow to the OP, does your pu$$y hurt too?

[–] BobCH88 12 years ago

OP is serious.
and he is totally stupid.
He hasn't figured out yet that cigarettes kill tens of thousands of people each year and marijuana doesn't kill anybody.

[–] oburns01 12 years ago

Exactly!

[–] king_of_bob 11 years ago

What annoyed me the most, was, that early in the film, the college kids are seen smoking a joint and later the black guy is pointing out to one of the girls, that smoking is bad.
So, joints = good, cigarettes = bad.

Apparently you're ignorant of the fact that cannabis smoke is far less harmful than cigarette smoke. In fact, it has been scientifically shown that cannabis smoke has a positive effect on many cancer cells. Positive for the patient, not the cancer.

But it annoys me, that for a movie that wants to push boundaries and be over the edge, they HAVE to push the anti-smoking agenda - in an R-rated movie, no less. If you're gonna show it just to throw in some anti-smoking crap, then leave it out entirely.

You also seem to be forgetting that the college kids are abject idiots. The movie isn't anti-smoking. That character is. Don't confuse the characters with the message.

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] godzillaprime 10 years ago

Cigarettes are more harmful.

Just sayin.

Smoke does damage. Any smoke. But the added "vitamins" of the cigarettes gives them a clear bashclearance.

[–] raf-33 9 years ago

Friends can in fact have different interests you know. I know someone that is a vegetarian yet everyone else I know would probably eat dog if cows and pigs disappeared one morning.

I know that friends having different interests must sound like crazy talk and blows your mind, but it's true.

Ya Kirk-loving Spocksucker!

[–] RynoII 8 years ago

I am not a smoker but I too think that they should have left the comment out of the movie, cause it comes across as preachy. People smoke all the time, and there is not need to stick in an anti-smoking comment because we all know it's bad, and it's nothing new, so it comes off as preachy.

[–] MrKinsm 7 years ago

What? It was a joke. He said, "you shouldn't smoke because it's bad for you." She responded with, "well so is dying but that doesn't seem to be stopping anybody."