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Dennis isn't a bad kid

posted 16 years ago by ooohhhmmyyyy
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I used to think he was a bad kid because he was always getting into trouble and doing bad things. Now as an adult I realize he isn't a bad kid and he is actually sweet and typical but he is just clumsy. He has lot of accidents and makes mistakes but they sure came in handy for Sam and for Alice to get back at the snooty woman.

The part where he shot an aspen in Mr. Wilson's mouth, he didn't do it to hurt him or upset him, he did it because he was afraid of his fake teeth biting off his fingers so he shot it in his mouth but didn't think he be upset until after he did it.

Oh yeah at the end where he presses the button, he didn't do it to get the snooty woman on the copier machine. He did it to show her he knows what button to push. Like a typical child, he runs when he sees he has caused trouble. No child likes being yelled at or punished and Dennis didn't want to get into trouble so he ran from it.

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[–] BulletHeadedSaxonMothersSon 15 years ago

Dennis was just a dumbass.

Kevin McCallister, Baby Bink, and the animals from 101 Dalmatians, on the other hand, were just EVIL.

[–] berynn 15 years ago

Of course, Dennis isn't a bad kid. He is very nice to everyone, just makes mistakes. Even to the thief he was nice.
And to people who compare to Home Alone, in Home alone it's a 8 year old kid not a 5 years old and does pranks in purpose against robbers.
Dennis is just cute, funny and also smart, but still a preschooler...

[–] stevenackerman69 13 years ago

Yeah, he doesn't always think before he does things, but he isn't trying to be mischievous like the gremlins. Take the sequence involving Wilson's plant. He saw that the house was robbed and his gold was gone and thought he'd better tell him so maybe he could call the cops. He didn't realize what they were doing outside at that moment.

[–] Kard_Shooter 13 years ago

Yeah, the big flaw with the film is that Dennis is not wilfully malicious like he is in the comics. I found him very endearing and sweet.

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[–] Darwinskid 12 years ago

It still kinda works from the "He's fairly ignorant and naive" angle in a comedy sense, helps that the actor they got was adorable.

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