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What was with the pre-credits scene?

posted 15 years ago by TeacupHorror
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I didn't get it. Who was the woman that Axel killed? Why'd they go down into the mine? I liked the movie, but I don't get this scene.

[–] RPmurphy1496 15 years ago

He just killed her so he could use her death as a reason to stop the dance, but as far as who it was..... I'm cluless?!? hahaha

[–] Falconeer 15 years ago

Remember when the cop opens the Valentines box and finds the human heart? The killer needed a heart, and that blond woman was the one to supply it...

[–] saint-21 15 years ago

the phony thing was the blood around the heart in the box looked too red. in real life it would be brown...

[–] TeacupHorror 15 years ago

Yeah, I guess I understand, I just have a hard time believing Axel got a random woman to come down to the mine with him. Still a cool movie though.

[–] thedayshoursminutes 15 years ago

I always figured she was a hooker from a nearby town... because Valentine's Bluffs seems like a small town where everyone knows each other, and also because she looked a little hooker-ish :)

[–] thedayshoursminutes 15 years ago

So true Saint-21 - and it would probably reek, too!

[–] saint-21 15 years ago

and the hot dog scene where the dude is being boiled, and no one walks in...

[–] agentalbert 15 years ago

Anyone have a link to an online video clip of the opening sequence?

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[–] Minus_The_Beer 14 years ago

Interesting take. One could say that she sparked his murderous rampage.

[–] masuka-fan 12 years ago

It was just an excuse to show some skin. Not that you saw enough.

[–] Horror_Metal 11 years ago

I think that he was actually planning on having sex with her (and cheating on Sarah) but when he saw her heart tattoo it set him off and made him go into psycho mode.

Horror_Metal

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