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mild plot hole (SPOILERS)

posted 18 years ago by XtroTerrestial
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If you havent seen this movie please dont read this post....

Ok, not really a Spoiler, but more like a nitpick. After Valerie Harper flees the house, realizing that her daughter Mary murdered dad, as well as Kevin and grandma, what does Mary do? Just sit around waiting for the cops to come take her away? I mean this is what I pictured: After Valarie drives off, leaving Mary behind, Mary shuts the front door. (insert commercial here) Mary sits at the dinner table, eating the pizza, and in comes the police, arresting her, taking her away to the psyche hospital.

I still liked this movie, and Ive been watching clips of this on Youtube.com, while waiting for a proper DVD release.

What are you waiting for, Anchor Bay?

[–] be60102 18 years ago

What is Mary supposed to do? She's a little kid, she doesn't have the know-how or the resources to go on the run from the law.
Let's compare with the battle near the end of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe". You have two pre-teen boys leading an army against a horde of monsters. That's not realistic.
What happens to Mary is what actually WOULD happen to a child in that situation.

[–] XtroTerrestial 18 years ago

Never thought of that. Besides I was kinda tipsy when I wrote that post. How silly is that.

I guess until this gets a proper DVD release, we only have the clips on Youtube.com to enjoy.

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!

[–] be60102 18 years ago

I was kinda tipsy when I wrote that post. How silly is that.

On the forums I frequently visit, it seems to happen quite often.

I haven't seen DGTS on TV for around fifteen years. I am very much looking forward to a DVD release.

[–] XtroTerrestial 18 years ago

I haven't seen DGTS on TV for around fifteen years

OMG! 15 years? I havent seen it in 18 years!

Its a shame Kristen Cummings and Robin Ignico aren't acting anymore. They were soooooooo awesome in this movie.

Its also sad that Dennis Weaver and Ruth Gordon aren't with us anymore. they were good actors, especcially in DGTS.

And this much talked about redux that unfortunatly is on hiatus for now, I cant wait to see what thatll be like.

HAPPY BLACK FRIDAY!

[–] capnmrvl 15 years ago

I've wondered about this. Just a nit picky thing. Since when do you bring pizza home from a pizza parlor and YOU have to cut it into pieces??

[–] XtroTerrestial 15 years ago

Exactly. I just got a pizza now, and it's perfectly cut.

[–] fallen_anakin 15 years ago

Yessssss, I was thinking this same thing. The only time I use a pizza cutter is when I heat up a frozen pizza. Was there ever a time waaaaaay in the past when pizza places did NOT cut the pizza for you? In this movie it would have easily worked for the mother to have been heating up a pizza at home.

The scary clown doll is hiding under my bed.

[–] XtroTerrestial 15 years ago

Even then pizza places cut up your pizza for you. But that pizza cutter scene was creepy as hell!

[–] sylvia67 13 years ago

It sure was... i got a papa johns special right now, 2 large for 22 bucks

[–] OpaqueOne 13 years ago

Well, I've bought from parlors and it has always been cut into pieces, however, sometimes they are only partial cuts that don't go all the way through the dough; a number of times I've had to re-cut where the slices were when I brought it home. Occasionally I also cut a large slice into two smaller ones...so it's plausible.

[–] funky-rat 12 years ago

I thought about that too, but I noticed it had different toppings in different areas (it was either half and half, or half and 1/4, 1/4) and it's possible they may not have cut it for that reason.

Or they just needed a reason to give a kid a ludicrously sharp pizza cutter. Either works. ;)

[–] snparks 9 years ago

Yea, that was likely the reason. They wanted an excuse for that disturbing scene when Mary goes ballistic on the pizza, showing the viewer that she's finally snapped! Very original and spooky moment.

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