Why can't horror films have decent protagonists? - Fright Night 2 (2013) Discussion

[–] WhoopsieThree-D 11 years ago

He was a little bit of a dolt. But I found him a little bit more similar to the original version of Charley Brewster characteristically. I certainly liked him better than the friend-abandoning dickhead version in the 2011 remake. I found Amy to be the least likable in this movie.

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[–] scrapmetal7 11 years ago

" I certainly liked him better than the friend-abandoning dickhead version in the 2011 remake."

That bothered me too about Anton Yelchin's character. He was like, "F my friends, I'm going to shop for overly expensive clothes at the mall and spend all day f'ing this blonde slut".

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[–] Tyler-A-Arse 11 years ago

He was a little bit of a dolt.

Well isn't that what the character suppose to be? Somewhat corny and cheesey? Someone who no one really takes seriously? A type of person you would laugh at when he says he saw a vampire?

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[–] WhoopsieThree-D 11 years ago

Well isn't that what the character suppose to be? Somewhat corny and cheesey? Someone who no one really takes seriously? A type of person you would laugh at when he says he saw a vampire?

Read the following sentence in my post, you boob.

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[–] Tyler-A-Arse 11 years ago

I was only reiterating what you were saying, boob.

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[–] WhoopsieThree-D 11 years ago

Are they big boobs?

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[–] Swan-Queen 11 years ago

To be fair, every version of Charley has had their flaws. The original Charley was trying to have sex with Amy before she was ready and straight-up ignored her during moments where she wanted to talk, New Blood Charley's character development was essentially just centered around winning Amy back and stumbling over his own two feet with a permanent look of disgust on his face like he smelled something bad and remake Charley grew out of his friends to be with the popular kids and his new blonde girlfriend.

Doesn't make remake Charley any less of a douchebag but that sort of behaviour does happen in reality. In terms of his character, it's not completely out of place.

Let's just agree that out of the three, original Charley was best.

"Just because it's a love story doesn't mean it can't have a decapitation or two."

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[–] WhoopsieThree-D 11 years ago

Doesn't make remake Charley any less of a douchebag but that sort of behaviour does happen in reality. In terms of his character, it's not completely out of place.

I hope that I'm not sounding nasty, but I really don't care about it happening in reality. I really don't. We have to deal with people like that daily, doesn't mean we should have to sit in a theater for two hours and be forced to root for them. I'm not saying that protagonists have to be Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes, but when a character is established as a mean-spirited punk during the first 15 minutes of the movie-- telling his friends that his life is better without them and flatout not even giving a crap when one of them is missing-- and then abruptly being forced to root for him because the antagonist happens to be an even bigger jerk-- that makes it pretty hard to get on his side. That's why the Yelchin Charley Brewster is at the bottom of my list. He just rubbed me the wrong way and I wanted to bust him in the mouth.

That's just me, though. Call me old-fashioned.

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[–] Swan-Queen 11 years ago

a mean-spirited punk during the first 15 minutes of the movie

Look at the situation he was in. Yes, Ed was trying to get his attention and help trying to find their friend but blackmailing him with embarrassing photos was not the way to do it. Charley made it clear that he didn't want to deal with that in the beginning (unlikeable move on his part but I digress) and to be pestered with reminders about the blackmail only added to the frustration to the point where he said something downright heartless. I'm sure you've once said something that you instantly regret.

For the rest of the movie, he never says anything else to that magnitude. It's not that he doesn't care about Ed; he does investigate and the look on his face when he eventually stakes him says it all. The mistake was using that earlier scene as an introduction to the character, ultimately leaving a bad taste in viewer's mouths.

Mind you, I'm only defending Charley's actions in the context of the upgraded script. Not Charley himself. He was far from my favourite character.

It really all comes down to a subjective opinion. Personally, I prefer a Charley who makes decisions or has motives I don't agree with over one that's essentially a mobile set piece to the main antagonist.

Thanks for your input, though! It was interesting to read. :)

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