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water thrown in kid's face

posted 13 years ago by onleft23
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hadn't seen this movie in at least 35 maybe even 40 years
was looking forward to watching it again
'fred c dobbs' such a memorable character ...

but early on when bogie threw water in that young boy's face
i lost all interest in watching

i'd forgotten that scene and maybe i'm getting soft in my old age
but i just didn't want to see any more of the guy

i had two other dvds sitting around - sand pebbles and spinal tap -
and said good riddance to fred c. dobbs

[–] Kainoknight 13 years ago

It's a dark movie about the corruption of men when it comes to the possibility of financial gain. The young boy that gets splashed is no different.

Even in the face of such scrutiny he continues to "dollar drop" the available options for his lottery tickets. To show that "anything" is what he needs. In short, he is just doing his job. Even after the boy is splashed in the face with water he continues his pitch as if he was unaffected. Perhaps out of guilt Fred C. Dobbs finally gives in and pays for one. In the end, the kid proved the stronger.

Also, it is due to this child that the winning lottery ticket that Dobbs buys gives our "heroes" the ability to set out on their journey.

[–] noobzilla 13 years ago

he watched the movie, but obviously didnt pay attention..

great film, full of irony and suspense and excellent acting.

-- 'I dont mind a reasonable amount of trouble.' Humphrey Bogart, The Maltese Falcon

[–] onleft23 11 years ago

@ noobzilla:
I watched the movie as a kid maybe 10-11, okay?

I didn't have the keen - rarefied - cinematic insight you obviously do.
Probably still don't, but if possessing that means coming up with douchebag comments like
the one you made in response to mine - good, I'll pass anyway.

[–] donofthedial 12 years ago

The kid was Robert Blake if it makes you feel any better.

[–] onleft23 12 years ago

ha
yeah knew it was baretta
still inexcusable a grown man doing that to a kid - or anybody really

come to think tho
maybe bogie had esp and was prepaying tyke blake for future
behavior
i mean i always thought bogie was el cool dude numero uno
and knew everything there was to know - that is before the h2o
incident

[–] donofthedial 12 years ago

They were all rough and tumble people in that film.

Booze, whores, greed, murders...so whats a bit of agua? ;)

[–] stanleybix-1 12 years ago

LMAOOOO! Bogart king of cool?? Better not watch Bogie in "In A Lonely Place"!!

[–] onleft23 11 years ago

Well I must "touche" your comment @ stanleybix-1.
Yeah my Bogie mancrush took a right cross right on the button in that flick, for sure.
I will maintain tho, goddam! he put on an acting clinic in it.

[–] liscarkat (19385) 5 years ago

"i mean i always thought bogie was el cool dude numero uno and knew everything there was to know - that is before the h2o incident"

You do realize, of course, that it was fiction. Fred C. Dobbs threw water at the kid, not Humphrey Bogart.

[–] Forlorn_Rage 11 years ago

Really? Dang, I thought there was something familiar about that kid. And as much as I despise Robert Blake (adult anyway), I still felt bad for the kid. Bogart's character was just a huge douche in general, absolutely no redeeming qualities. If not for the other characters, I would've probably stopped watching altogether.

[–] kungfulord (957) 4 years ago

Wait, so that kid is the mistery man from Lost Highway?

[–] georgegliddy 12 years ago

well 4 me, it was just an other SICK example of holywood racists......2day we coud file lawsuites against such attack on asian peep..... just BAD

[–] tiago-gp-pythium 12 years ago

lol it's water... i'm sure the kid didn't get a cold from it

[–] georgegliddy 12 years ago

well how r u such xprt on water???? also cos do'nt u know they did such BAD tortur of WATERbored on peeps so wut do u think now????? well i think water can b vry bad... and such proved on that water in face is bad tortur so this kid shoud have sude the movie peeps and got rich!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[–] tiago-gp-pythium 12 years ago

i've thrown water to my face every morning since i was born =)

[–] georgegliddy 12 years ago

well all i cud say 2 that is pls b carful cos 2 many peeps kill on themself....maybe millons each yr....so ud n't want 2b a casulty ok????

[–] jkholman 12 years ago

georgegliddy,

go and troll someplace else. No one is interested in your self-victimization.

[–] georgegliddy 12 years ago

well sir or m'am..... u seem 2 b such internt BULL 2 atack on peeps???? pls do not have such h8 h8 h8!!!!!!!!!

[–] OswaldshotKennedy 12 years ago

FFS! what's wrong with throwing water in the kids face ... the kid was a damn nuisance and Dobbs told him loads of times to get lost, but the kid carried on begging for some dough. I would have liked to have seen Dobbs slap him hard in the face for the way the little sod disturbed his quiet drinking session.

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[–] Strazdamonas 11 years ago

1. im more worried about wasted water in desert town than the kids face.
2. the kid was warned, multiple times, but he kept being annoying and insistent. he was flat out told he will get water thrown into face if he dont go away. he didnt. Dobbs concluded his end of a promise.
3. He used the same method i used to get rid of trick or treaters, so i cant blame him too much.

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[–] ScotchRox 11 years ago

The OP is an as*hole!
The kid deserved it. So does the OP...

"You can't go wrong drowning politicians Henry." The Black Swan (1942)

[–] onleft23 11 years ago

@ ScotchRox -
We've never met. Let's keep it that way.

I know it's a complete waste of valuable seconds to acknowledge trolls and 99.9% of the time I can
observe the rule, but yours was such a pud move, I fail. So you win, I guess.
All I can do is thank divine providence I'm not you.

[–] rtw416 11 years ago

Are you kidding me? That kid grew up to be Robert Blake-who was acquitted of murder

[–] Forlorn_Rage 11 years ago

A lot worse things than water should be thrown into adult Robert Blake's face...

Anyway, as far as we know kid Robert Blake hadn't committed any murders (unless he was into shooting puppies or something), so I don't really hold it against the kid at that stage.

[–] Ironman54 9 years ago

And just maybe this act of demeaning a poor helpless child turned Blake into the murderous sob he became !!

No, I am NOT serious...just bewildered as to how this can even be a topic worthy of conversation. Yeah it was a pretty crumby thing for a grown man to do to a kid. But it a damn movie - an angry adult male didn't do this to a kid !! And I have to figure they explained the part to the kid, told him what to expect etc and that Bogart gave him a little extra attention to insure the kid didn't feel 'picked on'. Just a guess but I've read that Bogart was a softy. Besides, it was probably hotter than hell and the kid enjoyed the refreshing splash. At least he knew it was coming ...
I can only imagine your reaction to 'The Wizard of Oz' ... cry when the mean witch threw a fire ball at the poor helpless scarecrow ???

[–] kbarada 9 years ago

see my reply Ironman Re: That poor Gila Monster. This is the same type of thread.

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