Am I the only one who thinks the kid is annoying? - Cujo (1983) Discussion

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[–] GIRFanatic 12 years ago

I agreed the kid was really loud and his constant screaming was unnecessary. I mean the dog to be honest wasn't that scary, had it been a alien or a bear yeah, but a dog that was just nuts, no. I felt bad for the dog though that his owner was so stupid and didn't get him to the vet.

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[–] abajasds 12 years ago

Before Cujo even attacked he was annoying. I actually thought Danny Pintauro's character may have had a mental disorder in the movie when I saw it as a kid.

My job is to inform, not persuade- Dan Rather

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[–] dark_seed81 12 years ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one!! He just pisses me off, I would have told him. Look kid, I know your scared but right now you need to shut the *beep* up before I feed you to the doggy!!! lol Just kidding, but he does annoy the hell out of me. Just the looks on his face, I think the kid should have been a little girl and it wouldnt of been so bad!

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[–] misterzook 12 years ago

This kid was soooooo freaking annoying with the constant screaming, I kept having to turn the sound down, major overacting.

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[–] vestdennis 11 years ago

Glad I'm not the only one who thought this. His constant screaming, balling, whining drove me crazy! I have watched the entire movie but can't anymore b/c of this.

It's like the little girl in "Aliens. Great, great fun movie but her damn screaming gets old in a hurry!

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[–] Rie4973 10 years ago

At first, I thought you had an okay point, but then this post happened and I realized you're just a sexist...

"The unopened package was a waterproof, solar-powered, satelite phone"- Robert Zemeckis, Cast Away

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[–] mikimcsween 10 years ago

Okay, how would you feel, if you were only six years old, your mother had been bitten by a 200 pound dog covered in blood and guts and you were practically in the middle of nowhere with no help and no hope? No offence.
"The kid" wasn't annoying. "The kid" was brilliant and acted just perfectly.

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[–] seahawk3133 12 years ago

The kid was annoying as hell, but that added a bit to the car scenes. I can't stand movies when a child suddenly acts like a war veteran in a stressful situation. It felt very realistic and the restaint and poise of the mother was incredible. I probably would have yelled at or backhanded the kid.

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[–] shayneferry 11 years ago

Wow OP REALLY?! You think a 6 yr old boy is a sissy for being scared of a 200 pund rabid dog trying to kill him?! LOL! Ok tough guy let's see you in that situation, probably s--t yourself!

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[–] scabab 11 years ago

The kids crying made me lol.

"Mom I wanna go home awoooo awoo woo oo"

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[–] mikimcsween 10 years ago

I totally agree mate!!!!

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[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 11 years ago

I think you're a jackass. What is sissyfied about being frightened of a huge mean dog that could tear him apart.

I thought his reactions were very genuine. More so than other movies where kids in scary situations seem way too calm.

I actually think I would have yelled even more if I was his age in that situation. Obviously, not everyone can be as brave as you. Guess me and the kid are both sissies.

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[–] brysoncasmond 11 years ago

Yea I gotta agree with you here.

When you got a huge dog foaming at the mouth and in a rage trying to tear you to pieces and you're stuck in a little car we'll see how tough you are. My guess is your pants will smell a bit, actually a lot.

The kid thinks of the dog as a monster, you on the other hand will be much more frightened because in short order you're gonna realize that this big ass dog is rabid and there's not gonna be any negotiating with it. It's not gonna go away or stop trying to kill you until you or it is dead.

Now stop crying and be a man, it may die before you starve to death...maybe.

There's one huge problem with this movie as compared to the book. In the book we can get into the dog's mind as he goes insane which makes it that much more horrifying and you DO pity the dog while you become afraid of it at the same time. That's something that's never really conveyed in the movie, if it can ever be.

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[–] koffeenkreame41-1 11 years ago

Wow OP REALLY?! You think a 6 yr old boy is a sissy for being scared of a 200 pund rabid dog trying to kill him?! LOL! Ok tough guy let's see you in that situation, probably s--t yourself!

I think you're a jackass. What is sissyfied about being frightened of a huge mean dog that could tear him apart.

I thought his reactions were very genuine. More so than other movies where kids in scary situations seem way too calm.

I actually think I would have yelled even more if I was his age in that situation. Obviously, not everyone can be as brave as you. Guess me and the kid are both sissies.

Yea I gotta agree with you here.

When you got a huge dog foaming at the mouth and in a rage trying to tear you to pieces and you're stuck in a little car we'll see how tough you are. My guess is your pants will smell a bit, actually a lot.

The kid thinks of the dog as a monster, you on the other hand will be much more frightened because in short order you're gonna realize that this big ass dog is rabid and there's not gonna be any negotiating with it. It's not gonna go away or stop trying to kill you until you or it is dead.

Now stop crying and be a man, it may die before you starve to death...maybe.

There's one huge problem with this movie as compared to the book. In the book we can get into the dog's mind as he goes insane which makes it that much more horrifying and you DO pity the dog while you become afraid of it at the same time. That's something that's never really conveyed in the movie, if it can ever be.

Gotta agree with all of you on this. I thought it was realistic, he's a young kid, how else was he supposed to react to a huge rabid dog trying to tear him to pieces? Was he supposed to grin at it like Jack Lemmon in The Out of Towners? LOL, come on, OP, ANY kid would scared sh-tless in that situation, probably you too. I know if I was a kid, I'd be terrified as well.

"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna `*beep*` wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.

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[–] mikimcsween 10 years ago

Yes. I mean how would the other people who think he was annoying feel if a rabid 200 pound dog was attacking, had attacked their mothers, and was practically in the middle of nowhere with no help and no hope?
Daniel was great !

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[–] A_Boy_And_His_Dog 10 years ago

Yes, and the kid ruined the movie, so screw him

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[–] my_FAV 11 years ago

I think Danny did a wonderful job! These days, most child actors can't pull off those kind of reactions. He makes me wanna cry because he looks genuinely scared. I mean he's six for goodness sake; Cujo looks like a monster and his mom was being attacked by the monster; I ask you, how is the six year old suppose to react to that? It doesn't matter whether the kid is a boy or a girl....they're gonna freak out.

"Oh, but honey, you just fixed dinner 3 years ago!"

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[–] ButterflyAlias 11 years ago

I'm with you, my_FAV. I thought Danny did a fantastic job. Watching now, for the first time in years, and again I am struck by how well he pulled off being completely terrified, as a small child would be in that situation. (Hell, as I would be, too!)

P.S. Love your quote. Roseanne, right? ;)

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[–] ebonyruffles 11 years ago

Yes he was irritating, but it didn't seem like over acting. I thought it looked like he was genuinely terrified. As though they stuck him in the car & didn't tell him what would happen. LOL, like that would be allowed.

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[–] my_FAV 8 years ago

I know this is a couple of years late, but yes, it is from Roseanne, lol!

Oh, but honey, you just fixed dinner 3 years ago!

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[–] michaelsmith30 11 years ago

it's a kid for god's sake. How do you expect a kid to react when a f'n rabid dog is terrorizing him & trying to kill his mother?

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[–] lizblue 11 years ago

Ughhh! He was so annoying. I really wanted Cujo to eat him. I dislike most kids in horror movies, unless they are the antagonist. The inclusion of kids in horror movies tends to PG-13ify it, which to a horror movie, is the kiss of death. There are some exceptions but few and far between. Guillermo del Toro was one of my favorite directors, but his seeming obsession with making a kid part of the central story, if not a protagonist, has seriously downgraded him for me. Pan's Labyrinth and Devil's backbone are 2 exceptions to the above.

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[–] childer_orion700 11 years ago

lol go on, tell me how when you all were 5 years old, you would have jumped out of the car and murdered the dog with your bare hands.

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[–] dwc_cherry 11 years ago

lol even though I've gotta criticize you for thinking a boy of 6yrs of age is a sissy for being scared sh*tless of a rabid (possessed?) dog attacking him and he's mom, its amusing that the kid turned out to be gay.

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[–] decadent_sympozium 10 years ago

Unless you're a troll, you'd *beep* your god damn pants to oblivion in front of that dog. No, not at Tad's age of five, but at your current age. You'd be the one screaming for a mommy, and we'd all just stand there and laugh our brains out until the dog fangs out your eyeballs and rends your intestines apart.

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