Superkids

Am I the only one who can't stand kids being heroes in movies? You know the kind - kid outsmarts adults, people rely on kids to save the world, that sort of thing. I mean, I don't mind small-scale stuff like Home Alone, where a kid managed to outsmart a couple of dumbass bandits in his own home for the sake of comedy... but saving the world and outsmarting 'evil empires' and all that sort of thing? That bugs me. They can't do that! Grrr. Bloody upstarts, I tell ya. Leave the heroic deeds to the adults. Especially in serious movies.

Yes, Holden, they are phonies!

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Originally Posted by Being Retarded

Yes, Holden, they are phonies!

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Holden? :confused: The only Holden I know is the car manufacturer.

I remember how quick you were to speak against Agent Cody Banks when I wondered in my LJ whether he or Neo would win a fight.

Seriously, it's stupid. It's not cute, it's not funny, it's not original. Knock it off, Hollywood.

Heheh, Holden is from the American classic book, Catcher in the Rye. He intensely dislikes the phony stuff in the adult world.

If the movie's for kids, then there's nothing wrong with it, since they're only appealing to their target audience after all. But in a normal film, that sort of thing just goes beyond suspension of disbelief and starts getting stupid. Like when Anakin blew up the Trade Federation ship in Star Wars Ep. I (and completely by accident at that). How the hell are we supposed to take that scene seriously?

You're just jealous because they're saving the world from evil galatic empires and you aren't.

Kids are better being the creepy little s they were destined to be. Leave us adults to be the smartarses :D

Whatever happened to realistic adolescent adventure like the Goonies? I agree with BoB, screw the Spy Kids. :mad2:

You know what happens when you don't let kids become heroes? They become Darth Vader.

That sounds like a good thing to me.

Does this mean that we won't see any kids become heros in wrestling? I would enjoy watching a 70 pound 12 year old lay the smack down on a 330 pound guy in tights.

No! you're not the only one, ESPECIALLY in hollywood movies

Now, if we talk 'bout Japanese (anime) movies that's a different story right there:tonberry:


Hollywood=crap

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Seriously, it's stupid. It's not cute, it's not funny, it's not original. Knock it off, Hollywood.

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Thank you. It's ridiculous.

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Hollywood=crap

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That about covers it. :D

Most of those films with Kids being the heroes are aimed at kids generally. Im sure Kids would rather see there own sort doing to heroic stuff than the adults.

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Originally Posted by Loony BoB

but saving the world and outsmarting 'evil empires' and all that sort of thing? That bugs me. They can't do that! Grrr. Bloody upstarts, I tell ya. Leave the heroic deeds to the adults. Especially in serious movies.

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Ahh much like FF II, 4 random kids beat en evil empire:eek:

Oooooo, did the kids steal your ice-cream again Bob? Someone's bitter.

I do agree though, some of the worst movies in exsistance revolve around this very premise. I'm looking at you Spy Kids.

er has anyone actually seen SpyKids. My logical thinking claims you can't criticise a movie until you have seen it.

Considering most movies that feature kids becoming heroes are aimed at children, I don't think people your age should enjoy them. :P At some point in life we look back and realize how stupid many of the things we enjoyed as kids were, and I'm sure these movies are no exception. It's pretty bad in a lot of RPGs and anime when the main characters are 16 and younger. It's just annoying, really.

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Originally Posted by mobiletype

er has anyone actually seen SpyKids. My logical thinking claims you can't criticise a movie until you have seen it.

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Yep, I saw the first and third Spy Kids movies. They were only mildly entertaining, and totally unreallistic. Even exceptional kids wouldn't do the stuff that they were able to do in that movie. Buncha crap, I say.

Now as for what Azar just said, I think that movies with kids as the heroes used to be more realistic and appealing to all ages. I still watch the Goonies about once a year, and find it quite enjoyable every time I watch it. The kids in that one acted like real adolescents, they were quite rebellious, often joked with each other, were ocasionally horny and hormonal, and were often frightened of the Fratellis and of One-Eyed Willie's cunning traps; and they saved their neighborhood in a rather fantastic, but yet believable, way. :cool: That was a really cool adventure.

I hate tha movies that have kids being the 'heros' and beating the bad guys when the're like 20 years older than them :mad: (btw i AM 13) the main thing i hate is when the merchandise comes out... and u see the little kids with thier 'Spy Kids' T-shirts on and saying: 'i'm going to be just like them!!' i makes me sick :barf: don't ya think?