Tootie is annoying and disturbed!

Yes, I hate the Halloween scene too, and not just because of Tootie. I found that kid who acted as "leader" to be thoroughly insufferable. I could have thrown him over my knee and whaled the living daylights out of him.

She is indeed sickening. And for me it's not just Tootie - it's Margaret. What an annoying little freak. Annoying in this (especially her crying and acting like a sociopath), annoying in "Little Women", annoying in that movie where she tries to kill a ballerina - yes there really is such a movie.

The Halloween scenes could have been completely removed from the film and not have it effect the overall feeling. First of all, who are these parents that let their 5-10 yr olds run around wild on Halloween, lighting bonfires, and throwing flour in their neighbors' faces?? The scene that irks the living daylights out of myself, my sister and mother is when Tootie is retelling the story of the stuffed dress that was placed on the trolley tracks!!! Dozens of people could have been killed and Tootie's punishment is only ONE kind of ice cream? Meanwhile, Agnes calls Rose a "snob" because she is shocked that her sisters were involved in such a dangerous prank! Why did the filmmakers bother with this? This is ridiculous and one of the most irritating scenes in film history.

Anyone else find the Halloween scene obnoxious and irritating?!?

by - zatarains80 on Mon Dec 25 2006 13:48:04
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No, and moralizing is the least interesting way to view a film.

Margaret O'Brien is awesome in this! We've become used to conventionalised child characters who behave in absolutely acceptable & predictable ways (especially girl characters!) to pander to viewers who just want more of the same. Nearly every other movie made features typical children who don't provoke any reaction! Tooties demented death obsession & growing delinquency make her exceptional in film history. She's a hoot.

The much-esteemed Halloween scene MAKES the film for me. I wouldn't want to watch it without it.

Yes, I hate the Halloween scene too, and not just because of Tootie. I found that kid who acted as "leader" to be thoroughly insufferable. I could have thrown him over my knee and whaled the living daylights out of him.

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Tootie rocks. It was a different era with a different ideology. Get over it.

Whenever this film is on TV in the afternoon, I always turn it on and find that it is up to the Halloween scene, and it's really annoying. I know it might have been the tradition back then to celebrate Halloween, but I think the family is quite respectable and I don't know why Tooty gets away with it.
I think Tooty is particularly annoying when she is singing that song "under the bamboo tree" or something - she's quite spoilt and tries to be cute but she isn't.
If I recall correctly, there's also another scene where her sisters aren't allowed something and she is, and she makes a big thing about it.

Anything strange or annoying about Tootie was Vincente Minnelli's fault. Margaret O'Brien was acting out of character under his direction, and gave him exactly what he wanted -- a disturbed child.

Come to think of it, Judy gave him one too -- Liza!