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Unrealistic ending


The ending ruined it for me, it was terribly unrealistic. I understand he might make a couple of stupid decisions, but Aaron giving this psycho another chance, after everything that had happened, and actually going to the park alone? I could no longer suspend my disbelief. C'mon, ANY reasonable sane person would've called the cops. I understand he already did in the beginning and they were unhelpful, but at this point he has clear and compelling evidence - his stalker sent him toys, knives and videos (and in the last video he admitted to the stalking and everything!). I would've immediately phoned back the police and given them all of it. Because he still isn't certain who exactly the stalker is, and what his real name is, if the police were unable to find him on their own, their best bet would've been to have Aaron meet up at the park with undercover police in the background. At the VERY least, he could've brought a friend or someone else with him, but the obvious answer would be to bring the police.

And again, it's just ridiculous he would even consider meeting up with him in the first place. Why? What would Aaron get out of it? Does he have zero friends of his own? Maybe he's just as lonely as his stalker, because nobody in their right mind would ever want to be around somebody like that.

I will say though, I found the Tubby Time thing and Peachfuzz to be surprisingly disturbing. Tubby time possibly even more disturbing than Peachfuzz for some reason. Although his fake story about Peachfuzz raping his wife was definitely unsettling too. And how he guarded the door, while growling and grinding his hips in the Peachfuzz mask. Both scenes really gave me the creeps (no pun intended).

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"it's just ridiculous he would even consider meeting up with him in the first place. Why? What would Aaron get out of it?"

Quite frankly, some people are really just that genuine. Aside from the scuffle as Aaron was trying to get out the door, Josef was never violent to him. He felt that the guy was just disturbed, not dangerous. It was definitely foolish to go alone, but he just wanted to help. There are people out there that are like that.

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Normally, "Tubby Time" would be disturbing, but Josef did create a plausible scenario where he was dying and wanted everything documented for his son. So not only did Aaron need the money, he probably genuinely felt sorry for Josef. If anything, Aaron felt like it was an honor and duty to give a dying husband/father his wish.

The park scene didn't bother me too much as Aaron just seems like that trusting type of guy. What I found unrealistic was the end, where Josef revealed all his victims. Had to be 60-100 judging by the number of DVDs and VHS tapes. How would he ever be able to pull off something like that?

All of these missing videographers would tip the police off immediately. Many of the victims would've filed police reports about stalker Josef. Maybe Josef rents cabins in different places, but still, police authorities in real life would be able to piece something like this together with the amount of victims shown here.

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I agree. Also, if he was as sloppy in even a fraction of the "cases" he chronicled as he was with Aaron, he'd have been caught long ago. One example: at some point the police would enter Aaron's apartment and find the videos and "gifts" with Josef's face clearly in them. Yes, Josef could go back and get them but he wasn't real anal about covering his tracks. Lots of loose ends.

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Amen! And the idiot was sitting by the lake looking out over the lake with his back to the land!!! Seriously???


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His situational awareness really sucked.

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You have a talent for understatement, sslssg.


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...and actually going to the park alone?


Yep, that was beyond the realm of stupidity to expect that he'd go and meet this loony by himself.

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