HAUNT (2019) Katie Stevens Slasher Horror Movie

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

I can’t stand the whole “knock-the-villain-down-but-instead-of-finishing-him-off-let’s-just-run-away-before-he-gets-back-up” trope anymore. I understand it’s a fixture of the genre to prolong the duration but I can’t jive with it anymore; it immediately kills the movie’s prospects and any sympathy I might’ve had for the characters. If you can overlook this I think there’s fun to be had with this, but it just frustrated me.

Well, here's the thing with that. Unless you are a cop, military/special forces or something like that, you are going to flee for safety and let the pros deal with it. It's something they teach in self defense classes. You are not trying to win a Heavyweight championship.
The trope where one thinks they're some kind of badass drives me nuts.
I mean honestly? Is anyone here seriously go mono y mono with Jason Voorhies?

[jan_tran]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

Well, here's the thing with that. Unless you are a cop, military/special forces or something like that, you are going to flee for safety and let the pros deal with it. It's something they teach in self defense classes. You are not trying to win a Heavyweight championship.
The trope where one thinks they're some kind of badass drives me nuts.
I mean honestly? Is anyone here seriously go mono y mono with Jason Voorhies?

I'm assuming you haven't seen the movie yet but there are several times where the main characters have the upper hand and have hurt/damaged/knocked down the assailant but instead of permanently incapacitating them (not necessarily killing them but enough so that they won't continue the pursuit) they just run away to allow the assailant to regain his strength/consciousness in order to continue the chase.

Btw, these guys aren't supernatural like Jason Voorhees, with those guys/franchises I say yes, GTFO.

[CelluloidPal]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

I'm assuming you haven't seen the movie yet but there are several times where the main characters have the upper hand and have hurt/damaged/knocked down the assailant but instead of permanently incapacitating them (not necessarily killing them but enough so that they won't continue the pursuit) they just run away to allow the assailant to regain his strength/consciousness in order to continue the chase.

Btw, these guys aren't supernatural like Jason Voorhees, with those guys/franchises I say yes, GTFO.

I was referring solely to the trope itself.

[jan_tran]

Originally Posted by CelluloidPal

I was referring solely to the trope itself.

It's a case-by-case situation with this particular trope, but 90% of the time I see no valid reason to just run away once you have the advantage, I'll say that.

[MikeScott]

Originally Posted by jan_tran

It's a case-by-case situation with this particular trope, but 90% of the time I see no valid reason to just run away once you have the advantage, I'll say that.

Agreed. With the supernatural villains don't bother but if you have the chance to kill a bad guy that's a regular person and don't it pisses me off. If you run them over with your car keep doing it. If they're knocked out unconscious you finish them. It's annoying when a character knocks them out and then just throws the weapon down and runs off. But I'm so used to it that it won't actually ruin a movie for me.

[jan_tran]

Originally Posted by MikeScott

But I'm so used to it that it won't actually ruin a movie for me.

I wish I could turn off “that” portion of my brain during a horror movie but the sensible version of me always wins, but I honestly think that’s what separates the good written horror movies from the bad/lazy written ones.

[Todd Tomorrow]

Far better than the awful Hell Fest, but I preferred Escape Room and even that wasn’t exactly amazing.