the protagonist or a later victim actually beats a perpetrator to death before moving on instead of giving them one hit in the head or kick in the groin and act all surprised when the guy comes at him/her with a knife in the next scene.
share> the protagonist or a later victim actually beats a perpetrator to death before moving on
I was ready to dismiss this movie as just another run-of-the-mill horror flick until I saw the heroine actually finish off the killer. That impressed me a lot and the rest of the movie was fun to watch as she made good move after good move.
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Thank you, I've thought this a million times. Why "stun" the killer and then run away? Finish the SOB until there is NO possibility he/she/it can be alive,and then run (if you must). If me, or my family, was attacked by anyone, I would not stop beating the freak's head in until it resembled strawberry jam. I do not care if the 'perp' is an ordinary person or Jason Voorhees, if you beat the head into a liquid consistency, they ain't coming back .. period ... not even in a sequel. 😏
Yeah, the protagonist rocked, she made pretty much only good moves (more or less). The problem is that everyone else in the house was a *beep* moron, which was even more apparent compared to the lead girl's actions. So it was a double-edged sword.
shareYeah, horrorinpureform, I agree. Sad that she was the only one in the house who had any real balls.
shareWell you have to look at the people though. The mom and dad were old and rich and removed from anything messy in life (ex. when he says that his dad paid people to fix up the house, so he never got his hands dirty) -- So that's 2 people we can't expect to have balls.
The sister's boyfriend -- kinda dead... so no balls LOL
The Sister -- She definitely had balls! She found a strength of hers (running fast) and tried to utilize it to help everyone.
Snobby Brother -- injured a lot and sleeping most of the time, so can't expect him to have balls in this situation.
Vicodin Girlfriend -- Pure shock drove her out of the house and she ended up on the neighbors doorstep which was actually further than anyone else had gotten. So...possible balls?
SO far that's 4 people with no balls for every good reasons... 2 people that did have ballsish
AND THEN we get to the main character which we all agree had balls, and her boyfriend who not only didn't have balls but also owed some balls to someone else, he was so devoid of any balls LoL.
and the younger brother and Zee....both of which were in on it and therefore do not count
So out of 10 people, 3 of which were in on it....2.5 people (yes vicodin girl counts as half -- can't tell if the balls were hers or if they were a gift from being in emotional shock) had balls, and 4 of them did not have any balls (though I don't really think that we should have expected them to have any balls given their characters and their particular situation--dead, sleeping from injury, etc.)
This post was so delightfully faffy. Also, balls.
A computer beat me at chess once, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
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shareShe made the movie for me.
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Me too! Very refreshing. Even if the murder for $ is an old theme, I still thought that this was fresh and pretty cool.
shareThat was truly a refreshing scene to behold. The best part of it was Felix and Zee watching her in the background. We didn't know about their schemes by that time, but in retrospect I realize they looked worried when they saw how capable Erin was, heh.
shareI wanted to say the same thing lol. So cool. I had been switching the channel on and off and wasn't much thinking to keep watching it, but then she actually finished the *beep* off, I was cheering her on lol. Had to watch after that. Someone finally did what one is always screaming at the characters to do lol.
shareI can see why that scene is a crowd pleaser. But most slasher films don't have multiple killers though, so it's easier to have a character do that in your film when you know you still have other killers up your sleeve. Hence why most save it for the very end.
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Another great example is Halloween H20 where this happens:
https://youtu.be/IH_dSlEAl0A?t=75
(And yes, I am ignoring Halloween Resurrection. It's widely regarded as the worst of the franchise for a reason. It doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned and H20 is the end.)
She kicked ass, they need to have a part 2 with her and another family lol.
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I know. Erin pulls no punches. Another thing that I don't like is when someone has a weapon (something usually used as a weapon, or something not usually used as a weapon), and they drop it to the ground before running away. Why don't they take it with them?
shareIt was refreshing and lifted the movie above your average home invasion gore fest BUT...
...most people, real people, would want to put down the threat and then get away as soon as possible. They would not stick around to bash a person's brains in, even if it was a killer's. Most people are not wired to be killers. It's fight or flight. They would fight then remove themselves from the danger/treat at the soonest opportunity.
If I was attacked in my home and managed to swing a baseball bat (fight) and seemingly knock the intruder out I would then leave the home (threat) removing myself from danger and increasing my options for finding help. This, of course, if I was home alone. If I had living family or friends in the house I would obviously try to get them to leave with me or make sure the intruder was in no shape to hurt them if they're incapable of leaving.
I know it's all cool to be "Yo, I'd pound that dude's head in until it was brain puree!" but murder is ugly, messy, and requires more effort than shown in most films. And, again, most people are just not wired that way. Evolution has wired us to neutralize the threat and get as far away from it as possible.