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Why? Why go in the basement??

posted 9 years ago by megganobrien
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Just another decent thriller ruined by the ending. Why did the girl, when she finally got away from them, instead of getting a plan or a weapon to get her brother and get the hell out of there, go in the basement! Your mother told you they were not your grandparents! Get the hell out and worry about the details later! Why did you have to "investigate" in the freaking basement? GET OUT! Ruined the whole movie for me. The possibilities of this movie were great and endless, but you sent that dumb girl in the basement.

[–] Mewmento 9 years ago

Agree. Just sit there, play that dice game , waits for help that she knew they're coming on the way.

but no, She decided to go to basement for some reason. and that's very funny. LOL

[–] gmoxie 9 years ago

I agree it was stupid for her to go into the basement to investigate. She knew her mom had made arrangements with the grandparents for the visit, so they must have been alive just before the kids arrived. She seemed to think it possible that her grandparents might still be alive in the basement, because it has only been five days.

However, the police were on their way so another few minutes or even 30 minutes probably would not make a difference. Bottom line it was to create a scary scene for the movie. I agree that it was ridiculous to leave her brother and then go down there.

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[–] dpeterson-83696 9 years ago

That isn't even the major plot hole. There were two adult human bodies down there decomposing for at least a week. The stench would have kept anybody out of the house in general, never mind actually going down the steps.

[–] alucardvenom 9 years ago

Just another decent thriller ruined by the ending. Why did the girl, when she finally got away from them, Your mother told you they were not your grandparents! Get the hell out and worry about the details later! GET OUT! The possibilities of this movie were great and endless, but you sent that dumb girl in the basement.

Ruined the whole movie for me.

Wow, if that ruined the entire movie for you, then "you're quite fun at parties" I guess.

instead of getting a plan or a weapon to get her brother and get the hell out of there, go in the basement!

She was probably no older then 12-13, what did you expect, to pull off some Home Alone sh*t?

Why did you have to "investigate" in the freaking basement?

Well one of us as paying attention to what's going on I guess, she stated out loud she was hoping to find their real grandparents alive. Beside, if she did not invastige, and there wasn't a scene where movie showed grandparents are dead, people would complain about "plot hole", because, well everything that movie doesn't "draw" these days is plot hole.

Get the hell out

Again, only one of us was paying attention I guess. The Mother clearly and loudly says at Skype talk that they stay put, and that she's coming at the house with police. Beside, they did try to get out, but "grandparents" didn't let them leave. Didn't you notice that girl hanging on the tree? O.o

[–] Matt345 9 years ago

"'instead of getting a plan or a weapon to get her brother and get the hell out of there, go in the basement!'

She was probably no older then 12-13, what did you expect, to pull off some Home Alone sh*t? "

No, it just takes any normal kid's fear and will to survive to grab something to defend themselves with, just as trying to get out of there by possibly not raising suspicions (which were they doing all along and which is common human behaviour even for kids let alone teenagers).

"'Get the hell out'

Again, only one of us was paying attention I guess. The Mother clearly and loudly says at Skype talk that they stay put, and that she's coming at the house with police. "

No, she did say they should run away, or to neighbours like somebody mentioned, and that she's coming and constantly calling. She actually did not mention the police again after she couldn't get through the first time.

[–] Danimal_77 9 years ago

Did you not watch the movie? She was 15 years old!!

[–] vwvoyager 9 years ago

Yeah, my other half yelled 'oh COME ON!' when she went into the basement. GET THE HELL OUT OF THE HOUSE

[–] Mikunitk 9 years ago

This is why you should kill all criminals right away, free them up and they'll commit again.

[–] KingRaverDoggyShaver 9 years ago

During the 1960s, there were a series of experiments called the "Milgram experiment", conducted by Yale University. The experiment was designed to test various people of different levels of education, and their obedience to a perceived authority figure. it showed that, even unwillingly, the participants went to great lengths to follow orders and obey the orders, no matter how far fetched the demand, and even sometimes at risk of personal injury. It was originally brought up to question whether or not Nazi war criminals were just "following orders", but question just how far one would obey someone they believe to be in charge.

Anyone questioning these childrens' actions from the safety and security of their home, watching what they know to be a movie, might want to keep in mind that it's quite reasonable for a minor to go along with someone they believe is controlling the situation.

To answer the OP's question, it seemed that the girl had some hope that her actual grandparent may still be alive. Naive? Sure. Out of the question? Not really.

I do agree about the smell of the corpses in the basement being somewhat of a plot hole, though it could still take a few days before becoming an issue, considering the cold and dry storage of the bodies. It didn't get shown, but there could have also been measures taken to disguise the smell. Pop-pop didn't seem to be as quite out of his gourd than Nana.

Anyway, call me crazy, but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, and I would probably place it as my 3rd favorite by this director ( behind Unbreakable and Sixth Sense). He has certainly had his fair share of stinkers, but this movie delivered IMHO.

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[–] koffeenkreame41-1 8 years ago

During the 1960s, there were a series of experiments called the "Milgram experiment", conducted by Yale University. The experiment was designed to test various people of different levels of education, and their obedience to a perceived authority figure. it showed that, even unwillingly, the participants went to great lengths to follow orders and obey the orders, no matter how far fetched the demand, and even sometimes at risk of personal injury. It was originally brought up to question whether or not Nazi war criminals were just "following orders", but question just how far one would obey someone they believe to be in charge.

Anyone questioning these childrens' actions from the safety and security of their home, watching what they know to be a movie, might want to keep in mind that it's quite reasonable for a minor to go along with someone they believe is controlling the situation.

To answer the OP's question, it seemed that the girl had some hope that her actual grandparent may still be alive. Naive? Sure. Out of the question? Not really.

I do agree about the smell of the corpses in the basement being somewhat of a plot hole, though it could still take a few days before becoming an issue, considering the cold and dry storage of the bodies. It didn't get shown, but there could have also been measures taken to disguise the smell. Pop-pop didn't seem to be as quite out of his gourd than Nana.

Anyway, call me crazy, but I was pleasantly surprised by this movie, and I would probably place it as my 3rd favorite by this director ( behind Unbreakable and Sixth Sense). He has certainly had his fair share of stinkers, but this movie delivered IMHO.

This. I really enjoyed this film, I think most went into this WANTING to hate it because MNS.

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