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I was rooting for the kids (seriously) - spoiler alert!!!

posted 15 years ago by aga235
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This was the first time in my whole life that I was rooting for the bad guys (in this case, the two kids)… I mean, those parents were stupid as hell!

-The father walk around all day with a camera in his hands acting like a 5 years old kid with ADD.
-The mother was a psychiatry… at the middle of the movie she was like “My kids need medical attention”… Well, duh!!! The kids acting like weirdos since the beggining of the movie! And she was a psychiatry for crying out loud!!!
-The son throw a rock at this own father and he didn’t do anything… (A ROCK!!!)
-The kids killed fishes, a frog, the cat, the dog and the parents didn’t do anything…
-The kids DIDN’T TALK, didn’t smile, and the parents acting like nothing!

Were they stupid or something???

Those morons deserved to die.

[–] quaxtro 15 years ago

LOL!!! You are so right!

[–] Silverboy76 15 years ago

I totally agree. I posted something about this on the Horror Board with the title: 'Home Movie': THOSE parents deserved it. They were annoying as hell. Other than the parents I thought the movie was great. The kids were scary and their actions were intense and chilling.

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[–] aga235 14 years ago

I know... the parents deserve to die

[–] jf22561 14 years ago

I have to admit I felt exactly the same way! I mean, what kind of moron parents do NOTHING after their kids kill their cat??? It just got more and more stupid as the movie went along. And by the end, it didn't matter to me that the parents were going to die.

[–] lehnrik 14 years ago

Well, what do you think they should have done? If your 10-year-old son throws a rock at you, what would you do, send him to boot camp? Don't forget that the movie took place during several months, so it was'nt like the kids did these things every day.

[–] PinkThenRed 14 years ago

No boot camp, I would throw a bigger rock.

[–] Nova_UB313 14 years ago

Were they stupid or something???

Both parents were too hopeful.

Dad believed that religion, and a strong family bond could cure the children.

Mom believed that logic, science, and medicine could make the children work properly again.

Put these two together, and we have some very obstinate, and overly hopeful parents.

Gosh, I really enjoyed this film. What a pleasant surprise, and from something I only caught by chance.

More science, less fiction.

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[–] aga235 14 years ago

ehhh... no

[–] user-82206 14 years ago

I agree - the only time I wasn't nodding in agreement as i read your post was when I was laughing so hard at the absurdity of the movie that you pointed out!

I wasn't rooting so much for the kids (because they indeed were doing bad things) but I was rooting for anything that drove the parents nuts - because they were just too pathetic to exist! I mean there is a point where you might play a prank and if it's harmless it can be funny. Somehow everything that happened to the parents started to seem funny because the premise of this movie was so unbelieveable and stupid and the pranks were not harmful in a way to the people (the parents) because they themselves were just so utterly clueless.

[–] user-82206 14 years ago

They need to retitle this movie: "Help My Kids are Outta Control! A Comprehensive Jerry Springer Prequel"

[–] user-82206 14 years ago

When the dad gets in that flourescent pink bunny costume, his blond wife gets on him and kisses him, and he smirks "you wanna bite my carrot?" ...that's just - just wrong.

[–] user-82206 14 years ago

I started thinking about Home Alone when the kids were setting traps for the parents, then the mood got a little serious when the parents were tied up in the chairs in the kitchen...

But when the wife started hopping around trying to free herself from the chair and tipped over, I nearly busted my gut laughing! It was better than slapstick comedy! (I'm actually laughing as I type because the image was so funny.) And then it got funnier! The dad, also tied to the kitchen chair, started hopping around. But it got yet funnier with his punchline - he said in this "serious" tone, "Ok, now stop this and untie me." Like he expected the kid to go, "Ohhhh, okaay. Time to go to bed; will you tuck me in?"

[–] amandapanda_1987 13 years ago

Well the boy did get punished for throwing the rock- he had to rake leaves. pfft... if that was me i wuld probarly have been at least yelled at, and gotten a worse punishment then raking a few leaves.

I cant even imagine what my parents would do if i started killing our animals. but pretty sure it would be extreme. At least go seek professional help. Or SOMETHING. like they crucified their cat!!!!! That doesnt send alarm bells off in your head... Michael Myers started out with animals too... so did many other REAL serial killers...

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[–] GreaseIsDaWord 13 years ago

Hahah I loved the movie, but you are right - the parents didn't take enough action in the beginning. I mean, crucifying a cat is not normal in the slightest and you should know then and there that your kid is f_cked.

So come up to the lab and see what's on the slab

[–] loverofeternity 13 years ago

First of all, it's PSYCHIATRIST not PSYCHIATRY. *beep* christ, what a moron.

And sorry, hopeful parents don't deserve to die. Stupid OP's do.

Vy delaete vashi sobstvennye vybory..

[–] bunnywithanaxe 13 years ago

I noticed that, too, and just assumed the OP'er was working from a different language. Very easy for me to overlook.

And while nobody "in real life" deserves to die, necessarily, badly written characters that inspire very little sympathy are high on my "since it's just a movie, go a head and kill 'em" list. The kids were way less annoying. Frightening and evil sure, but less annoying.

[–] bunnywithanaxe 13 years ago

I would have had them in observation before the frog stopped twitching.