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Dave...what a piece of crap!!!


I recently rewatched this movie since it's streaming on Netflix, I haven't seen this movie in probably 15 years but anyways...I HAD to come onto IMDB to talk about what a humongous douche canoe Dave, the "protagonist" is. I mean really!!. He is quite possibly one of the most unlikable main characters I've seen in a movie in a long time. Hell, even right now I am having trouble thinking of another protagonist that is more of a piece of s%*t then Dave is in this movie.

First off, he actually says out loud that he didn't date Robyn when she had the hots for him in 9th grade because she hadn't hit "babe hood" yet. This shows everyone right there that all that troll cares about is looks. They grew up together and he cared NOTHING for her personality and didn't deem her "worthy" to date his ugly short ass, prior to her hitting babe hood and more than likely realizing what a moron she was for ever liking a d%*k bag like Dave.

He actively pines and pretty much stalks Robyn while she's dating another d-bag, but then doesn't see what a creep he is and has the audacity to get crappy with the dude who is just trying out keep the wormy dork away from his girlfriend. Yes, Matt was a jerk, but what guy does anyone know that wouldn't do the same thing trying to keep that tard away from his girlfriend.

He finds a caveman and hatches some insanely convoluted plan that somehow he is going on make him super cool at school. How that would even ever work I still haven't figured out because for Link to show up at a new school and hang out with Dave right away would probably destroy any possibility that he would become popular anyways by hanging out with that loser piece of ass cheese.

He tries to ditch Link as soon as he doesn't get his way, he acts like a total creep (the naked bathtub picture...WTF?) He thinks he's hot stuff because he dances along with Link and Stoney at prom to a dance that Link made up. And his never ending complaining and bitching about being popular in his High School when he's a freaking senior and about to be out of there is just plain pathetic. And on top of all of that, he's a short, ugly, fat ass troll. I mean this guy is the epitome of total freaking t\/\/at waffle, psycho, pathetic, di<k bag loser! I really hate his character.

Ok rant over. But damn Dave SUCKS!!

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Yes, I agree, who knew Stoney would be a better guy!

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just streamed it on netflix too. dave was extremely unlikeable. I was thinking about some of the same points. They are out off school soon , why does popularity even matters at that point. Hes getting bullied but tells link he needs to fight back and defend himself. i thought take your own advise

the icing on the cake was him dropping link off and trying to get rid of him.

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Yes, agree with everything! Totally, utterly, unlikable. I actually came to IMDb to see if I was crazy in feeling this way. Apparently not.

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I agree with the OP except for one small point. I don't think Robin ever had a crush on Dave. Stoney just said, "You could have had her back then" (before she hit babehood).

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Yeah absolutely unlikable

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Dave is supposed to be the straight man. He's the counterpoint to Link and Stoney who are the two free spirits, while Dave brings everything else together by sort of keeping everything serious. The film wouldn't work if Dave was always upbeat. He's supposed to be frustrated at being an outsider - that fuels his desire to get popular and be with Robyn.

And I'm sorry but men are attracted to beautiful women. Robyn grew into a babe, he's known her since childhood, and so he naturally has a crush on her. Nothing wrong with that. Doesn't matter if he didn't like her before. It doesn't mean he thought she was unattractive, probably just didn't notice her.

Imdb message boards - kick someone's ass on the first day, or become someone's bitch.

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He thought she was ugly. He datos he didn't notice her before because she didn't enter babehood. It's fine to be a serious characer. His problem was that he was a complete selfish jerk.

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He was written as a douche to make Pauley Shore seem likable. It's not that deep.

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Lol, wow, that's some rant!

Bit fyi, he's a hobbit, not a troll.

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He was ok, but he made poor decisions just wanring to be popular, which is overated anyways

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https://www.reddit.com/r/niceguys/

Completely fits Dave.

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