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Are people really this stupid ???


*could be spoilers*
First, the couple ...
a). they have a GUN !!! Why are they worried about someone at the door?
b). phone battery dead because they forgot to "cradle" it? ... where's your cell phone ???
the clown ...
a). dress up like a clown, go into "swanky" womens restroom, act like your FARTING everywhere
b). stop a guy and ask him to kick U in the balls ... then, ask him to do it AGAIN ???
the single, lonely woman ...
a). where's YOUR cell phone?
b). U shoot a couple because, somehow, they got into your landlord's MANSION, that just happens to be TOTALLY
filled with red balloons ... how did U get in ???
Sorry, but this movie made ZERO sense to me ... maybe I missed something ???

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SPOILERS

>> "they have a GUN !!! Why are they worried about someone at the door?"

First, guns aren't magic. A gun gives you almost no advantage if you don't know how to use it properly. It was not indicated anywhere in the movie that any of the characters had any kind of gun-related training.
Second, shooting someone is a big deal. Even if that person killed your cat. You don't want to be charged with murder.

>> "phone battery dead because they forgot to "cradle" it?"

The line was dead, not the battery.

>> "where's your cell phone ???"

The film takes place in 1995, as is stated at the beginning of the film.

>> "a). dress up like a clown, go into "swanky" womens restroom, act like your FARTING everywhere
b). stop a guy and ask him to kick U in the balls ... then, ask him to do it AGAIN ???"

Yes, those were silly actions, the directions to which were in the notes the clown kept finding. The directions were childish, because they were written by children, as is revealed at the end of the film.

>> "U shoot a couple because, somehow, they got into your landlord's MANSION, that just happens to be TOTALLY
filled with red balloons ... how did U get in ???"

I think it was pretty clear she was losing it towards the end of the movie. Actually, I was quite certain she went insane from fear when she: a) confused an obvious mannequin for a real person sitting calmly in the rain, and b) refused to open the box which she picked up from the mannequin's lap, despite being commanded to open the box by an obviously dangerous intruder.

>> "maybe I missed something ???"

Yes, a few things.

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Thank you, ubermarginal, for saving me from having to reply.

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As firearms owner, I can tell you're pretty damn dumb about guns. Majority of gun owners have to go through training in order to receive a permit for a gun. Shooting someone that is trying to kill you is a big deal? Would you rather die? Spoken like a true liberal. I could be shot in one arm, I would like to see if you still have an advantage against me and my Glock. "Almost no advantage" lol, you're so full of yourself. If you hear a shotgun being racked, or an AR15 being charged, would you still want to go after the person? Having a weapon in a situation like this is better than not having one, so please take your pseudo-intelligence about firearms and shove it your a##.

State champ in martial arts, trained with firearms, I eFF'n dare you!

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Another point: When they're driving to this address, why wouldn't they stop at a police station first, explain the whole situation, and get a police escort to check out everything at this address, possibly contact the uncle and their kids and get them to safety, etc.?

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I thought they were filming all the time, so they couldn't do that.

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Maybe, but this was 1995...it's not like online streaming tech was readily available and affordable, especially not to a bunch of kids.

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They explain it that the camcorder had a transmitter that was sending information to them in real time, though I don't think it was actually doing that, not a handheld in 1995 that was recording to a video cassette. However, the couple were told to get there in ten minutes or else their children would die. They didn't have time to stop in at a police station and hope for the best. Best case scenario is someone's got their kids and will give them back if they comply.

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