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This is all wrong!

posted 9 years ago by pinkarray
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Why would they cast a child as a main character in a horror film as brutal as this? All she ever does is cry, scream, and be helpless. Especially a kid as young as this, they had the poor little girl scared for real after casting her in this. This and Halloween 4 were a waste of time for casting a 9-10 year old girl to run from a man in a mask who injures people.

Who thought this was a good idea? There is like no horror film accepted to have a child be a protagonist in such a gory movie. This ruins the whole point of the original.

I hope that there is an Evangelion video game where you can beat Asuka up!

[–] HorrorFanatic24 9 years ago

It's realistic. Kids can be hurt or be victims too.

Danielle Harris does tons of horror now.

She was really good at this. You'd be crying too if you were chases by a psychopath who was your uncle and wanted you dead.

Part 6 was the worst.

[–] pinkarray 9 years ago

I am really against some films about child abuse. I know they're not real but I hate to see children cry and be tortured by an evil person. But the first Halloween did not have children getting abused, it had adults, I think. So, you'd better think twice before thinking about abusing kids.

And I didn't say that there should be no film where kids can get hurt, I just said that this film was a horror film, so it's gory and grotesque and there was no point having sequels where kids can get hurt.

But some films just don't need to have kids abused in a certain kind of way.

I hope that there is an Evangelion video game where you can beat Asuka up!

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[–] pinkarray 9 years ago

I am not a big fan of horror films but something about them intrigue me and I like some. This and 4 are the worst horror films ever, the point is to get the story right. Why are you telling me to stop watching them? They're not even real, yet you're pointing out that just because children can get abused means that making a movie like this would be a good story.

You have the right to keep opinions to yourselves, don't try to force everyone to stop what they are doing just because they see things differently from how you see them.

I hope that there is an Evangelion video game where you can beat Asuka up!

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[–] pinkarray 9 years ago

That's not what I'm talking about, I was saying that depicting child abuse by writing a fictional movie about it does not make it good. Maybe Halloween didn't need a sequel anyway... it's hard watching some movies about kids getting abused.

I hope that there is an Evangelion video game where you can beat Asuka up!

[–] dave626 9 years ago

I understand what you mean. It is hard to watch children be bullied, abused physically or emotionally onscreen as it is in real life. But I think that's the point, to make us uncomfortable, to make us feel and know that it is wrong no matter if it's real or fiction.

"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN

[–] ElectricWarlock 9 years ago

Well, I think it's sad to see anyone put in harm's way. Nobody deserves to be tortured, hurt, or killed. I don't think adults deserve it any more than children do. I believe that if children are mature enough to be able to tell the difference between fact and fantasy then there's no reason they shouldn't be allowed to act in a movie like this.

[–] crazyforyou19 9 years ago

exactly, I'm sick of this picking and choosing when you care about another human being..teenagers and adults get it way worse in horror movies but no one bats an eyelash..have one with a child and all craziness breaks loose. Stop picking and choosing when you care about human beings!!!

[–] dave626 9 years ago

Depends on the character and how they are portrayed. I was actually quite pleased when "Mikey" got killed, because he was an unlikeable character. The cops were just stupid, not unlikeable you expected them to die. Rachel was a surprise, but necessary. Tina wasn't too likeable, but she redeemed herself in her sacrifice for Jamie. You care about human beings depends on how they carry themselves. All lives matter, but if that person wasn't a good person, you don't feel as bad for them as someone who was actually a good person and liked when they die. Not just in movies, but real life too.

"He came home." - Dr. Sam Loomis from the original HalloweeN