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In order to survive a horror/slasher film: Number one: Don’t have sex. Number two: Never drink or do drugs. Number three: Never investigate the strange noise ALONE. Number four: Must wear sneakers if you wanna run from the vicious creature(s) or a sadistic psycho. Number five: Never look back while you’re running. Number six: Take anything seriously instead of being an arrogant A-hole. And finally… Number seven: Never, ever say “I’ll be right back.”
And NEVER ask “is anyone one there?” Like if there was a crazy psycho killer, do you seriously think he’s gonna be like “yeah, I’m in the kitchen! You want a sandwich?!”
It’s implied that Everything that happens in the build up to he finale was orchestrated by the cult so I don’t think it can be classed as a dumb decision. I could be wrong tho
Even though peeing on the tree was dumb, I am pretty sure the cult was going to kill Mark anyway. Whatever he did made no difference. He was brought there to be sacrificed.
Seriously, there was so many dumb moves and behaviors in this movie, that peeing on the three dont even make the top list... All of then just watched those older people jump from the hill and crack their skull in the ground while all cult were celebrating. They accepted it like a "cultural difference", instead of nope out there really fast! And watchMojo picked peeing on the tree as the dumbest decision in the movie?
They all were, except the girl. but Mark was the worst of them. From the insults to not understanding that what isn't sacred to him, is sacred to someone else.
The concept of running in a straight line when being chased by an inadement object has always seemed stupid to me even outside of horror movies. Same with being followed by a stranger and running into an allyway in the middle of a town instead of going somewhere like a cafe or Walmart where there will always be at least 2 or 3 people.
You know what is God Level Stupid? When a random character knocks down the Killer and looks at the unconscious killer and then at the weapon for five minutes before running giving time to the killer to recover and kill her. It fucking angers me when that character never thinks about just killing or leaving in a coma at least the killer.
@@CalicoJackal I had barely seen a supernatural killer getting knock down but almost every mortal killer does gets knock down in the third act and it is the most enraging cliche.
Technically the dad shooting everyone in the mist wasn't a dumb decision. If you think about it their last hope was to drive away in the car. And when it ran out of gas, after everything he saw out in the mist he didn't want anyone to suffer; so he made an agreement with everyone about what he was going to do. They all agreed. It just was the worst timing.
@@saharudin3159 king actually ended the story where the group stopped at Thomas Jane’s character’s house and King admitted he liked the movie ending more
I hated the ending until I heard the theory that the crazy woman was right (she thought they needed to sacrifice the little boy to make it all stop), and the main guy inadvertantly fulfilled this by mercy killing his son. That makes the ending less gut-wrenching (just a little tho).
@@Wolf-wc1js King often doesn't know how to end his stories and sometimes it shows with them ending ambiguously or the film adaptation changes the ending and he prefers them. I remember seeing the film first and then reading the book, I still preferred the films ending tbh
That was so true and exactly what I was thinking! Why was the mother doing that? They weren't even close in age!! Why the hell would the kid want to go!
@@Yoshwayy True, but I still wouldn't have done that to my kids. You don't force an older brother to take a younger sister anywhere. Unless it's to walk to school for the day or something like that. But talk about fostering resentment. And SHE didn't want to go. He didn't want her to come. I mean leaving them alone would have been win/win. You cannot force a kid to be who they aren't. If the girl is a loner, forcing her angry older brother to take her somewhere just to MAKE sure he's not going to a party is awful. For both kids. And yeah, of COURSE the older brother is going to dump her as soon as he gets there!
Do you know what would make a movie _really_ scary? The characters do everything right to survive and _still_ fail. It's another reason why I love _Silence of the Lambs_ so much.
Best lesson learned in a horror movie; if you have a food allergy, always carry an EpiPen. I also love the part in The Mist when the Army truck goes by and you see the mom who, near the beginning of the movie, begged for someone to help her go with her to get her kids. Nobody would so she goes by herself. So there she is with her children safe and sound on the Army truck watching him scream his heart out.
I love the movie It but it also drives me crazy because Pennywise specifically didn’t kill any of the kids when it had so many chances to which makes no sense
@@JennifuhhGilardi yeah pennywise's pride was what defeated him in the end. I get that he needed them as scared as possible and separated to eat them, but half the stuff he did ended up backfiring because he wouldn't just kill them when he had the chance. Luring them with Beverly was stupid because it made them brave instead of scared.
Or: Picks a direction perpendicular to the crash, massive ship tips that direction after its momentum is spent and crushes them because they've moved a total of 10 feet from the crash point. I get that the way this was filmed makes it look stupid, but when a massive object is crashing to the earth, you run DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. You don't run perpendicular and keep yourself CLOSER TO THE CRASH SITE. This critique always assumes that any sane human would look at a crashing space ship and think "Oh that's definitely not going to explode or just cause a massive circular crater, it is going to maintain its structure and balance perfectly and roll beautifully on its thinnest axis in a perfectly straight line without collapsing under its own weight!" It was also filmed to make it seem like they were running for a long period of time, but look at the size of the ship. If it had actually rolled, it would have crushed them in 2 to 3 seconds. Also, they're running on uneven, rocky soil, while wearing helmets that don't allow them to turn their heads and block all peripheral vision. How the FUCK would they even know what the ship was doing behind them? They both did the smartest thing humanly possible, run directly away from the crash point, as fast as you possibly can, while WATCHING WHERE YOU ARE GOING. Now, the dude who took his helmet off to fuck with the CLEARLY A FUCKING SNAKE? Yea, that guy is an idiot.
@@MrMordraine May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
@@renegadepyro726 May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
All my favorite dumb decisions come from horror comedies. In Gremlins, letting Gizmo get wet, In Ghostbusters thinking a giant marshmallow is harmless, In Army of Darkness forgetting to write down the words that will keep the deadites in the ground, in the original Mummy movie and the 1999 remake, reading from the damn Book of the Dead, In 8 legged Freaks storing toxic chemicals under a mall, and finally in Anaconda picking up strangers.
Even though I think the cult would've eventually gotten Charlie killed in some way, it was such an odd choice on the mom's part to send Charlie with Peter. Like, even if Peter was just going over to a friend's house to play video games or whatever, that would just be uncomfortable for everyone involved. Charlie would be keenly aware that she was intruding on Peter's private time, Peter would feel like he has to censor himself or always be "on" to act as Charlie's guardian, and any outside party would feel awkward that someone's 12 year old sister is just hanging out in the room when the rest of them are like 16-17.
It was bizarre and stupid! I was yelling at the screen! And the girl had a peanut allergy, and he's taking her to a teen party??! That was, pardon the pun, NUTS!!
@@authoranonymous8892 Yes, exactly! Nice to know someone else was feeling my anger at THAT stupidity! Lol All of them should have known. better. The 12-year-old by that age, would know not to eat the cake or to at least check for nuts!! The older brother too. And just the whole idiocy of the mother forcing her to go! I have a younger close relation with a peanut allergy and he knew by a young age to ask what was in food before he ate it and even then, if he wasn't sure, he'd avoid it. Also, why did that girl NOT have her epi-pens with her? Not one of them thought of that, either?!
What's calling the cops gonna do in Scream? As if the killer isn't gonna just rush in there and kill her anyway. The killer literally says, "they'd never make it in time, we're in the middle of nowhere."
@@mattmccomas1 What didn't make sense was that they played the scene of her saying she's going to call the cops and that they'd never make it in time. I mean.. I think that's a good enough reason lol I'd try to grab a weapon
Exactly!! Every time she hung up he just called back before she could dial out anyway. I think the ppl who made this list also forgot that phone then didn't quit work like phones now lol.
@@mattmccomas1 Some of these could be understood if they'd try to understand their mindset. Sidney running up the stairs happened as she was too panicked to slide the chain lock off properly and Ghostface was not going to stay down for long. Georgie was a young child and the stranger danger thing was not all that strong in the 1980s. It doesn't quite make these decisions any less illogical. Just understandable.
I agree that Georgie should've never trusted a clown hiding in the sewers, but at the same time, he was alone, and only 6 years old, so I think we can cut him a little slack, even though that mistake got the poor kid killed.
I would agree with the miniseries clown but the new movie IT is so unsettling and not likable. No child would ever willingly get that close IRL. I had children that age too scared to come up to my door for Halloween Candy alone this year. Honestly although less scary it might have been more believable for him to just grab Georgie after he got even somewhat close to the drain given the extendo arms. Any kid seeing that would be poop your pants scared anyway. Maybe have him munch a leg so you can keep the dragging visual.
I never understood why characters chased in horror movies trap themselves in closets. It's the worst place to run into, you are literally trapping yourself in confined space. Or under the bed, similar, not as bad but bad enough. In any case, trapping yourself into a space you can't escape doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
It makes about as much sense as when we're kids and we run and get under the covers after turning out the light, as if the cover is going to protect us from whatever we're scared of in the dark. It's human nature when we're scared and these illogical places tend to give comfort and security even when they shouldn't.
Here's one: "Checking the envelope to make sure you have the right cursed object" - Drag Me to Hell. Christine could have successfully removed the curse if she'd just checked the damn envelope after losing track of it. Instead, her life's new high hit rock bottom faster than those train wheels ever could.
I loved that movie! I actually felt so bad for Christine in the end, after everything she went through to get rid of the curse. But to be fair, most horror movies usually end badly for the main character.
I don't think Casey from Scream should be in here. She tried to call the police but the killer was already outside and kept calling her back, they even discuss it and the killer correctly pointed out the police would arrive too late.
@@nicknelson1915 she had plenty of opportunity to call way before that and why tf would she keep answering the phone and then tell the person on the other end that she’s going to call the police? She was dumb as hell and she didn’t try or maybe we didn’t watch the same movie
I agree with all except "The Mist".. if you brush off the ending as a dumb decision you're missing the message. That was one of the most horrifying, unexpected, and Bold conclusion's I've Ever Seen in a modern movie.
The mist mistake was honestly forgivable having in mind the situation they were in, as many of the ways the monsters dispatched their preys weren't exactly clean nor quick.
I’m surprised this comment got so many likes lol I’m not letting nobody shoot me 🤨 definitely would have had to come up with a better plan. Goonies never say die 🤷♂️
Also, gun shots INSIDE the car would have been deafening! Plus the horror of seeing others shot in front of you in such a small space would have the others diving out of the car regardless of what was outside.
At the moment they heard no monsters, they were in a car, they could've waited until they heard those things, there wouldve been time to be shot but nope they took the cowards way out. So stupid.
While I get the hopelessness of the situation, I still feel it was a little stupid cause not 2 minutes after running out of gas everyone was just like "Whelp, lets kill ourselves". Give it a few more minutes guys.. Look what would of happened if you had waited just 5 more minutes. so giving up that quickly I think is a bit stupid.
“Do you know the part in scary movies when someone does something really stupid and everyone hates them for it”?! This is It! yes I think we have the viewers know it all too well!!!
I was wonder why he decided to do it anyways aside from the fact that he looks like a teenager and they have a thing for doing dangerous stuff just for the ake of being brave or what they think is brave.
Also, Dr. Gordon in the first Saw movie basically had to cut off his foot at that point. Getting the phone with his shirt wouldn't really have done anything for him. Gordon and the other guy (I forget his name) would have died in there anyways.
Spoiler! About The Descent, didn’t Juno lead them down in a unexplored cave because she wanted them to be the first? And she wanted to name it after Sarah because she felt guilty about having an affair with Sarah’s husband? I think the dumbest decisions here are by Juno. 1) Still wearing the necklace from Sarah’s husband. 2) Leaving one of the other women alone and dangerously wounded.
May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
@@jonwoolley3670 May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
If there was anything I’ve learned from Scream regarding horror conventions, those rules usually help to survive such situations. Wes Craven sure toyed with our imaginations to show how meta his work can be at times.
Darys fate was sealed long before that. The "creeper" finds his victims by the pharamones released when scared. Somehow telling him which parts of a person are "perfect". The creeper knew it wanted one of them from the original scare and knew it wanted dary from smelling his clothes. Nothing they did or didn't do wouldn't change the fact he was going to get got. The only times he doesn't pick his food this way is after extreme damage where he goes on a binder eating anyone and everyone in his path to put himself back together.
People don't take it seriously. Just thinking of the youth today and how careless they are. I think a ton of people would have been killed just because they're curious.
@@user-em6ie2be7x the old lady shot the zombiefied mother and the father holding a gun at her because they were the bigger threats, once it was confirmed the baby was a zombie the other shot it...no dumbass mistake was made on their part. Now, the guy keeping his zombie girlfriend tied up in the basement hoping he could keep his zombie family a secret from the others with no negative consequences on the other hand...
Exactly. It made no sense whatsoever that they would leave the person with no moral compass to guard the door. There were several other people who would have done it and let them back in quickly. Loved the movie, definitely didn't like that part!
Because science is never ever wrong. 🙄 I'm not even anti-vax, I just think it's just as dumb to put all your faith in science when shit constantly changes the more we learn. People also say to always listen to doctors, yet they're wrong a lot, too.
@@englishatheart We're not saying don't question facts, we're saying don't disregard decades of tried and true fact because a guy with a gilded toilet told you too.
It would be great if politics stops infecting everything. Not all scientists agree on everything and that includes climate change and questioning theories is a part of the scientific process. So how about we all stop trying to belittle or dehumanize people because they have a different opinion.
Yeah, but that woman saving her kids was the real MVP, she never gave up no matter what. I wish the hero had her bravado as well; but he's me. I'd have noped out of life within seconds of sighting the first abomination.
@@availanila Pretty sure that lady was literally just insanely lucky. She happened to run out there early enough that she got to her car and was able to get to her kids. Maybe even a minute more of hesitation and she was could've died. I think the only reason it makes sense that she made it is the first wave of creatures came, then moved on right before she went outside, before some of them just started wandering around in the mist. The spider creatures were busy killing everyone in the drug store, etc. So saying her actions were smart isn't exactly correct.
They heard no monsters, they could've waited until they heard trouble. Heard those thing then shoot before they get to the car. All they had to do was wait.
It wasn't really dramatically consistent with the character's prior actions and if he was going to take that route he could've waited until he could see the monster's actively preying on them outside the vehicle before doing that.
For the Mist, there is a pretty solid theory that he wasn't "premature" in killing his companions and child, but rather it only happened after he sacrificed them. The army wouldn't have shown up if he didn't kill everyone else.
Darry going into the pipe doesn't change anything though. The creeper already sensed his fear in the first encounter, so chances are he would track them down anyway.
The mistakes in the first two Saw movies were made out of fear. Addie and Larry weren't thinking clearly. Especially Larry, he was calm, calm and collected the entire movie.
I think the biggest mistake in the Evil Dead remake was taking Mia to detox in a cabin in the middle of nowhere rather then a real treatment center. Eric wouldn’t have found the book at all if they had done that instead.
Exactly, the whole plot of the remake is so stupid and poorly written. If I were going to have an intervention, I wouldn't want to be in a dank, dark spider and snake filled cabin in the middle of the fucking woods in Shitsville. That would want to actually make do more drugs. Stupid and unnecessary remake to classic that shouldn't be touched. The only good thing about Evil Dead 2013 was the opening scene.
Going down the pipe didn’t effect darrys fate at all. He was already marked by the creeper. He was going to die that day regardless of what he did or didn’t do.
I thought the creeper went after Darry after he left his smell in the church basement and the creeper liked the smell of his fear. After the creeper runs them off the road he just continues on. The ACTUAL stupid decision was Darrys insistence that they go back to check out the pipe because “somebody might still be alive down there”
Marked or not, it was stupid. They could've kept going and made it far enough away the creeper might not have followed. I mean, the thing had a pretty clear hunting ground. A few more counties over and they might've escaped.
I dont think so. Creeper had multiple times to get them before he went into the basement. In the movie when they were at the diner creeper was smelling his clothes because he liked the smell. If he didn't go down that pipe he would've been saved. The same thing happened in the second movie. Only a few teenagers were picked for his prey he left the rest alone.
8 More... Tripping while running away (Various) Shattering the insane person's make believe world, instead of just leaving (Aaron from "Creep" & Various) Digging up and/or reviving the killer (Tommy from "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" & Various) Touching the mysterious object. (Frank from Hellraiser & Various) Investigating noises (Various) Not listening to the eccentric characters warnings (Get Out & Various) Secluded locations, especially ones with limited resources, communication, or means of transportation (Blair Witch Project & Various) Partying on the anniversary of a tragedy (Thriller & Various)
What always got me in the opening sequence from Scream was how she literally had her hands on a butcher’s knife that she could have used to defend herself. Lol
In Scream VI they did it again with Jenna Ortega but Jenna was a bit smaller, she had a cell phone which she called the cops, and got a butcher knife. She still almost got killed but survived.
So, just let Charlie choke instead of rush her to a hospital? Run into The Mist to die with your children as it's your only choice? Most of these have legitimate reasons for why they're made and any alternative decision would've probably felt dumb.
Let's not forget that Sidney Prescott practically beat the crap out of every single Scream killer. Sure, the Scream 4 killer was a bit... different... but ultimately, Sidney handled business with that one too. Safe to assume she gets a pass in whatever reckless behavior she did to make sure she got the job done (at least one instance in which she double-tapped, as well. bonus points!)
He was HIGH, and instead of calling 911, he decided to DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE great idea! I swear to god use your brain if you don't have a bloody epipen and decided to get high or drunk the dumbest decision you can make is to drive just call. An. Ambulance
@@Dovah_Slayer And an emergency call response will guide you through some critical tasks to keep the patient alive long enough for the ambulance to come, they are the calm in the storm of your panic.
When I first saw Jeepers Creepers I literally yelled at the screen. That was singlehandedly, the 'dumbest' decision in horror movie history. I mean honestly, I don't know what was worse, the boy wanting to go down the pipe, or the sister being foolish enough to go along with it?
She tried to stop him, he was doing it anyway as he was sure he threw a body wrapped in a blood stained sheet down that pipe. He was marked regardless but she did try to stop him she haver in bc she really didn't have a choice 💜
This is easily number 1 for me because its so dumb it pisses me off. Why would anyone EVER even consider going into a big pipe you say some horrifying figure dump a body in when you can seemingly keep driving??? It’s by far the dumbest & nonsensical that it doesn’t even seem human. Like, no remotely rational human would ever do that
@@darianclark3980 The ending is brilliant as it proves that Mrs. Carmody was right all along. Billy and Amanda needed to be sacrificed in order for the mist to lift.
Jaws is so simply awesome, the only crazy thing about it is the size of the Shark, the rest of the plot is almost realistic. the shark only want to eat, got himself a fertile territory, but it has a very fast digested system since any shark wont eat that often.
Jaws and Halloween 1978 are the best movies. I think Jaws should have won best picture. Everything about it was perfect. The cinematography, the score, the characters and how they were played, their chemistry, the camaraderie, the TENSION and fear. The story was amazing. Everyone was at the edge of their seats for that movie, and the whole theatre, at a MOVIE, jumped up and applauded and cheered at Brodie at the ending line, "Smile, you son-of-a-" BOOM! What a movie!! Even the TV trailers were terrifying. I remember being scared to death and transfixed by them. "There is a monster..." and seeing the bottom of the ocean and every fish and creature moving out of the way, and then poor Chrissy in the water! Didn't see the shark, didn't matter! There was a line-up around the corner in my small town to get in. I went in with my heart pounding and was terrified all the way through.
"As an act of good will, the group sends over the dog with supplies" - how to know you're reading a script and haven't seen the movie in one line. It's not an act of good will - the gun store owner is starving at that point, and they believe he'll be an asset rather than a liability if he can't contribute when they go to rescue him as part of their marina escape plan. I definitely wouldn't call "giving someone food so they won't be useless to us" an act of 'good will'.
The mistake was going after the dog . The man was no used to them after the zombies got him trying to get the food. They followed the dog through the doggie door if I remember correctly.
@@DANNYTHEFROG123 I never commented on the mistake, at all. I commented on the fact that the WatchMojo presenter clearly hasn't seen the movie (or doesn't remember it, or has no control over what's in her script), because the act of sending the dog over with food wasn't an act of good will.
@@mercedesdrake9113 Not in an apocalyptical scenario. Its every man for themselves, unless that man can help benefit you and your survival. Why werent feeding some homeless man on the streets begging for food, they gave the guy food in order to use him as an asset in survival.
Addison didn't need to stick her other hand into the box after she lost the syringe, she could have used it to help free her first hand. Casey also hid instead of getting outta there as soon as she saw the car lights & stopped running twice, both of these acts got her killed. Cici Cooper's death in Scream 2 is a perfect example of why you never go up the stairs; the killer can throw you out the window or off a balcony to your death
I've been using the term "you've been prometheused" whenever I see that same situation in other scenes. No one freaking talks about it.... until I saw this. Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought that was a ridiculous scene.
The novel of Jaws makes it much clearer that Vaughn was acting in what he genuinely believed was the nest interest of Amity. The town relies on income during the summer to fund municipal services and provide money for each family to survive the rest of the year.
Um, which version of the book were you reading? The mayor was dealing with the mob in shady real estate deals. He needed everything to follow the status quo because he didn't want to be fitted with cement boots. One of the only examples of the movie was so much better than the book. The characters in the book were horrible people, except Quint and Brody, and it's just too bad more weren't eaten.
Going back for your dog is not a dumb mistake. It’s a very human thing to do to save your loved ones. After the premiere of Dawn the Dead, Christina Aguilera went up to Zack Snyder and told him she would’ve done the same thing for her dog. It’s very realistic and admirable.
Your right, during trying times you should maybe keep close to your loved ones if you have any. Plus the apocalypse probably started because of a human anyway
Whether he went into the pipe or not Darry was bound to get caught, from their 1st interaction with the Creeper it knew that it was going to get one of them. Right before he flew off with Darry you could see that he was considering taking Trish up on her offer but I guess Darry just had the better scent. There's a deleted scene, I think it's the scene with the cat lady, where The Creeper talks and says She don't smell too good Darry or Darius I can't remember if calls him by his full name.
That drain scene from Jeepers Creepers was the exact one that terrified me as a kid, watching alone in my basement at night... Yeah, it took almost a week to try and get the courage to finish watching it, and it wasn't really that bad in the end lol 🤦🏼♀️
gdi the mist decision can't be considered dumb as the character would at that point in the story have no way of knowing the army was right there or that they were even coming to help in the first place. the decision is viewed as the best choice as its either die a quick death to a bullet or suffer any number of terrible deaths at the hands of what lurks in the mist. at this point they've seen deaths from the monsters that are relatively quick, albeit gruesome, but also ones that are drawn out and agonizing, like the spiders planting eggs in people that grow and hatch out of them all while alive. it isn't a dumb decision, its a safe one. it can't be dumb if its purely dumb in hindsight only.
@B H yeah but in the movie it is clearly shown that the monsters in the mist could easily break into the car and kill everyone in a matter of seconds. He had no way of knowing the military would arrive and I don’t care how strong your survival instinct is if one of those huge monsters thinks that you look tasty, you’re gonna die
@B H The mist wouldn't have lifted and the monsters wouldn't have died if David didn't kill Billy and Amanda. Mrs. Carmody was right when she said they needed to be sacrificed.
10:24 what I love about the motorcycle jump is if you forgot about it from the beginning, you go “OOOOH I FORGOT ABOUT THAT” but if you remembered, you get this awesome feeling right before he attempts the jump where you know exactly what’s gonna happen
The dumbest decisions in horror movies seems to be a horror movie trope. The group is perfectly safe together somewhere and a couple people decide to leave the safety of wherever they're at or the group keeps splitting up to go off by themselves to investigate.
The Blair Witch Project is the MOST unintentionally hilarious "horror" movie in existence. Ever since I was a kid I've laughed so hard every time I watch it. WHY do people not talk about how funny it is 🤭
Its more boring than scary or funny. For all the shit that Part 2 gets, at least they had professional actors and tried to have a story and plot and did some cool stuff. I like Blair Witch 2 BOS more than the first one.
In Aliens...Ripley's choice to stop and torch the egg pods delayed her escape with Newt and made the queen chase after her. The area was being nuked anyway. Of couse, we would not have gotten one of the most icon scenes is all of scifi if she didn't do that.
Shoutout to Friday The 13th part 6. The camp still being open. Then the cops locking up Tommy for the murders when hes clearly saying Jason is back after trying to burn his casket. They don’t even check Jasons grave site, they just lock up the only man that killed Jason. Even after seeing brutal crime scenes that only Jason would be able to pulloff. Thats number 1 for me.
Anyone here old enough to remember when everyone thought Blair Witch was real? I can't tell you the number of people who were really convinced that was actual recovered footage from the people who died in the woods. Even I bought in to the hype for a bit. But this was 1999. Before the days of being able to Google anything. Yea we had internet access, but I was 13 and didn't care enough to scour message boards looking for the truth. As far as I know, it's one of the only horror movies to ever get away with this. With people not knowing if the footage was real or fake. And the credits didn't reveal much, because there was no cast list. The cast were the actors themselves, using their real names. No one knew who they were, so their names being listed didn't mean much.
Don’t care what anyone says, Casey from Scream had enough time to call. “But he kept calling her back” Then hang up and dial 9-1-1! It’s 3 numbers and takes less than 4 seconds to do (she shouldn’t have been talking to strangers anyway). “Oh but they wouldn’t get there in time” Cool, barricade yourself in a room with a weapon and get ready to fight. Yeah, I understand they may be strong, but no ones that strong with a slit throat. She could have lived
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R3tarded decisions in anything means they're Democrats.
The Ring mum burying Sadako in that well, and that dumb twit crawling into that pipe in Jeepers Creepers.
Going into a seedy nighttime bar in From Dusk Till Dawn.
@@SirKnight1096 That's almost as funny as FORMER PRESIDENT and SORE LOSER Donald Trump's daily whining about a mythical stolen election.
Going to the night club where vampires lurk from the movie, "From Dusk Til Dawn"
In order to survive a horror/slasher film:
Number one: Don’t have sex.
Number two: Never drink or do drugs.
Number three: Never investigate the strange noise ALONE.
Number four: Must wear sneakers if you wanna run from the vicious creature(s) or a sadistic psycho.
Number five: Never look back while you’re running.
Number six: Take anything seriously instead of being an arrogant A-hole.
And finally…
Number seven: Never, ever say “I’ll be right back.”
Noted
Rule #3 is don’t ever say I’ll be right back according to Scream
@@Wolf-wc1js
That’s 100 percent true.
Also, never EVER SPLIT UP!!!
And NEVER ask “is anyone one there?”
Like if there was a crazy psycho killer, do you seriously think he’s gonna be like “yeah, I’m in the kitchen! You want a sandwich?!”
Imagine a horror movie where everyone survives by making smart decisions. That would be a really interesting concept.
In a state of panic, no one can think straight so few dumb choices is fine.
No one trips and struggles to get up
Boring though
Even better: a horror movie where everyone makes smart decisions- but ends up being fucked over and dying regardless.
@@lizlemon3698 they'll like that Boosie meme "come on man"
The mom in Hereditary shouldn't have made Peter take Charlie to the party, even after Charlie told her she didn't want to go in the first place.
parents do that all the time its super irresponsible
It also wasnt a DUI that caused Charlie's death, it was him swerving to avoid hitting a dead deer in the road.
@@xBloodxFangx I think it’s also hinted that the cult planted the deer there to cause the accident
It’s implied that Everything that happens in the build up to he finale was orchestrated by the cult so I don’t think it can be classed as a dumb decision. I could be wrong tho
Exactly. The dumb decision was forcing your kid to do something they clearly don’t want to.
Even though peeing on the tree was dumb, I am pretty sure the cult was going to kill Mark anyway. Whatever he did made no difference. He was brought there to be sacrificed.
Seriously, there was so many dumb moves and behaviors in this movie, that peeing on the three dont even make the top list...
All of then just watched those older people jump from the hill and crack their skull in the ground while all cult were celebrating. They accepted it like a "cultural difference", instead of nope out there really fast! And watchMojo picked peeing on the tree as the dumbest decision in the movie?
Yeah he was going to be killed even if he was an angel. He was literally invited to be sacrificed, he was never gonna make it out alive.
But he didn't know.... 🙈
They all were, except the girl. but Mark was the worst of them. From the insults to not understanding that what isn't sacred to him, is sacred to someone else.
Taking the toxic girlfriend to the 'only friends' trip to Sweeden, that was dumb af.
The concept of running in a straight line when being chased by an inadement object has always seemed stupid to me even outside of horror movies. Same with being followed by a stranger and running into an allyway in the middle of a town instead of going somewhere like a cafe or Walmart where there will always be at least 2 or 3 people.
You know what is God Level Stupid? When a random character knocks down the Killer and looks at the unconscious killer and then at the weapon for five minutes before running giving time to the killer to recover and kill her. It fucking angers me when that character never thinks about just killing or leaving in a coma at least the killer.
The thing is, most of these killers are supernatural in nature, so they couldn't kill them even if they wanted to.
I watched halloween and yah thats the part that really pissed me off
@@CalicoJackal I had barely seen a supernatural killer getting knock down but almost every mortal killer does gets knock down in the third act and it is the most enraging cliche.
Agree like if ur gonna run away and not injure the killer at least take their weapon
lol, here in America they'd go to jail for "using excessive force" when they could have just run away
Technically the dad shooting everyone in the mist wasn't a dumb decision. If you think about it their last hope was to drive away in the car. And when it ran out of gas, after everything he saw out in the mist he didn't want anyone to suffer; so he made an agreement with everyone about what he was going to do. They all agreed. It just was the worst timing.
Best plot twist instead of dumb.
@@saharudin3159 king actually ended the story where the group stopped at Thomas Jane’s character’s house and King admitted he liked the movie ending more
I hated the ending until I heard the theory that the crazy woman was right (she thought they needed to sacrifice the little boy to make it all stop), and the main guy inadvertantly fulfilled this by mercy killing his son. That makes the ending less gut-wrenching (just a little tho).
@@Wolf-wc1js King often doesn't know how to end his stories and sometimes it shows with them ending ambiguously or the film adaptation changes the ending and he prefers them. I remember seeing the film first and then reading the book, I still preferred the films ending tbh
@@fluffylilcookie7916 so I loved the ending of the mist but hearing the fact the crazy woman was right does make the it so much better.
I feel like the hereditary one should’ve been more “Don’t force your introvert child to go to a party with their sibling”
Man the mom knew EXACTLY what his plans were
That was so true and exactly what I was thinking! Why was the mother doing that? They weren't even close in age!! Why the hell would the kid want to go!
Exactly I found that very bad
But he said he was going to a school function, not a party. His lie caused this
@@Yoshwayy True, but I still wouldn't have done that to my kids. You don't force an older brother to take a younger sister anywhere. Unless it's to walk to school for the day or something like that. But talk about fostering resentment. And SHE didn't want to go. He didn't want her to come. I mean leaving them alone would have been win/win. You cannot force a kid to be who they aren't. If the girl is a loner, forcing her angry older brother to take her somewhere just to MAKE sure he's not going to a party is awful. For both kids. And yeah, of COURSE the older brother is going to dump her as soon as he gets there!
Do you know what would make a movie _really_ scary? The characters do everything right to survive and _still_ fail. It's another reason why I love _Silence of the Lambs_ so much.
Best lesson learned in a horror movie; if you have a food allergy, always carry an EpiPen.
I also love the part in The Mist when the Army truck goes by and you see the mom who, near the beginning of the movie, begged for someone to help her go with her to get her kids. Nobody would so she goes by herself. So there she is with her children safe and sound on the Army truck watching him scream his heart out.
I just have mild asthma and I always have a inhaler just in case lol it's just basic survival instincts
Running UP the stairs instead of out of the front door if you’re the victim, or the killer NOT instantly killing them.
Even Scream satirized it.
Which is even more funny because Sidney talked about that exact thing on the phone
Yeah... however ignore that rule is so dumb....
I love the movie It but it also drives me crazy because Pennywise specifically didn’t kill any of the kids when it had so many chances to which makes no sense
@@JennifuhhGilardi yeah pennywise's pride was what defeated him in the end. I get that he needed them as scared as possible and separated to eat them, but half the stuff he did ended up backfiring because he wouldn't just kill them when he had the chance. Luring them with Beverly was stupid because it made them brave instead of scared.
"You can literally run in any other direction"
Runs backwards
Or: Picks a direction perpendicular to the crash, massive ship tips that direction after its momentum is spent and crushes them because they've moved a total of 10 feet from the crash point. I get that the way this was filmed makes it look stupid, but when a massive object is crashing to the earth, you run DIRECTLY AWAY FROM THE CRASH SITE. You don't run perpendicular and keep yourself CLOSER TO THE CRASH SITE. This critique always assumes that any sane human would look at a crashing space ship and think "Oh that's definitely not going to explode or just cause a massive circular crater, it is going to maintain its structure and balance perfectly and roll beautifully on its thinnest axis in a perfectly straight line without collapsing under its own weight!"
It was also filmed to make it seem like they were running for a long period of time, but look at the size of the ship. If it had actually rolled, it would have crushed them in 2 to 3 seconds. Also, they're running on uneven, rocky soil, while wearing helmets that don't allow them to turn their heads and block all peripheral vision. How the FUCK would they even know what the ship was doing behind them? They both did the smartest thing humanly possible, run directly away from the crash point, as fast as you possibly can, while WATCHING WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
Now, the dude who took his helmet off to fuck with the CLEARLY A FUCKING SNAKE? Yea, that guy is an idiot.
Imagine that. Seeing a character getting run down by a huge object, and then we see the character just stop and run at it and gets crushed.
@@MrMordraine May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
@@renegadepyro726 May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
I clicked the second i saw Darry in the thumbnail, Jeepers Creepers is one of my all time favorite horror films!!!
Me too.
It’s a damn good movie, but I *fucking hate* the director!!
Same!!
I didn't think they were people that would agree that jeep creep is the best ever...i saw it at 5 and it still haunts me
The idea that something could swoop down from above on you is f ing scary
All my favorite dumb decisions come from horror comedies. In Gremlins, letting Gizmo get wet, In Ghostbusters thinking a giant marshmallow is harmless, In Army of Darkness forgetting to write down the words that will keep the deadites in the ground, in the original Mummy movie and the 1999 remake, reading from the damn Book of the Dead, In 8 legged Freaks storing toxic chemicals under a mall, and finally in Anaconda picking up strangers.
Mistakes and dumb decisions are different.
Even though I think the cult would've eventually gotten Charlie killed in some way, it was such an odd choice on the mom's part to send Charlie with Peter. Like, even if Peter was just going over to a friend's house to play video games or whatever, that would just be uncomfortable for everyone involved. Charlie would be keenly aware that she was intruding on Peter's private time, Peter would feel like he has to censor himself or always be "on" to act as Charlie's guardian, and any outside party would feel awkward that someone's 12 year old sister is just hanging out in the room when the rest of them are like 16-17.
It was bizarre and stupid! I was yelling at the screen! And the girl had a peanut allergy, and he's taking her to a teen party??! That was, pardon the pun, NUTS!!
@@paulagwhyte1720 Right? Even eating a piece of cake with nuts in it like she did; that could have happened at a kindergartener's birthday party
@@authoranonymous8892 Yes, exactly! Nice to know someone else was feeling my anger at THAT stupidity! Lol All of them should have known. better. The 12-year-old by that age, would know not to eat the cake or to at least check for nuts!! The older brother too. And just the whole idiocy of the mother forcing her to go! I have a younger close relation with a peanut allergy and he knew by a young age to ask what was in food before he ate it and even then, if he wasn't sure, he'd avoid it. Also, why did that girl NOT have her epi-pens with her? Not one of them thought of that, either?!
What's calling the cops gonna do in Scream? As if the killer isn't gonna just rush in there and kill her anyway. The killer literally says, "they'd never make it in time, we're in the middle of nowhere."
Thank you. She was dead no matter what that night. There are a few entries on this list that just make me shake my head.
Exactly.. and killer would know she was calling 911 because he kept calling repeatedly. Not to mention he had her boyfriend tied up outside.
@@mattmccomas1 What didn't make sense was that they played the scene of her saying she's going to call the cops and that they'd never make it in time. I mean.. I think that's a good enough reason lol I'd try to grab a weapon
Exactly!! Every time she hung up he just called back before she could dial out anyway. I think the ppl who made this list also forgot that phone then didn't quit work like phones now lol.
@@mattmccomas1 Some of these could be understood if they'd try to understand their mindset. Sidney running up the stairs happened as she was too panicked to slide the chain lock off properly and Ghostface was not going to stay down for long. Georgie was a young child and the stranger danger thing was not all that strong in the 1980s. It doesn't quite make these decisions any less illogical. Just understandable.
I agree that Georgie should've never trusted a clown hiding in the sewers, but at the same time, he was alone, and only 6 years old, so I think we can cut him a little slack, even though that mistake got the poor kid killed.
At 6 years old, we're taught not to cross the street on our own.
@@martingarcia4373 true, but we were never taught not to talk to creepy clowns in storm drains🤣
And he though big bro gonna get mad at him
I would agree with the miniseries clown but the new movie IT is so unsettling and not likable. No child would ever willingly get that close IRL. I had children that age too scared to come up to my door for Halloween Candy alone this year. Honestly although less scary it might have been more believable for him to just grab Georgie after he got even somewhat close to the drain given the extendo arms. Any kid seeing that would be poop your pants scared anyway. Maybe have him munch a leg so you can keep the dragging visual.
@@tdwftw1698 yeah but you gotta acknowledge that it was set in the 80s, when kids weren't really taught basic safety stuff
I never understood why characters chased in horror movies trap themselves in closets. It's the worst place to run into, you are literally trapping yourself in confined space. Or under the bed, similar, not as bad but bad enough. In any case, trapping yourself into a space you can't escape doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
Always have an exit strategy.
It makes about as much sense as when we're kids and we run and get under the covers after turning out the light, as if the cover is going to protect us from whatever we're scared of in the dark. It's human nature when we're scared and these illogical places tend to give comfort and security even when they shouldn't.
To be fair, whenever they do this type of thing, there probably isn’t any other exit otherwise.
I also don't understand why lots of times they go up. Eventually you're going to reach the top of the building with nowhere else to go.
@@karenhall4645 Unless you do a badass jump all the way to the bottom.
Here's one:
"Checking the envelope to make sure you have the right cursed object" - Drag Me to Hell. Christine could have successfully removed the curse if she'd just checked the damn envelope after losing track of it. Instead, her life's new high hit rock bottom faster than those train wheels ever could.
I literally was thinking of this one
By far one of the best horror movies I've watched
I loved that movie! I actually felt so bad for Christine in the end, after everything she went through to get rid of the curse. But to be fair, most horror movies usually end badly for the main character.
Im not sure it would have mattered if she had checked. Its kind of like Smile. Once cursed, there was no way she was going to be able to save herself
After the events of the first movie, I find it mind-boggling that Mayor Vaughn was still the mayor in Jaws 2.
Simple, Because he rigged the election.
You could fill this entire list with the plot of A Quiet Place 2. That movie is basically a competition to see who can make the worst decision.
I don't think Casey from Scream should be in here. She tried to call the police but the killer was already outside and kept calling her back, they even discuss it and the killer correctly pointed out the police would arrive too late.
Came here to comment this, every time she hangs up they instantly call back jamming the line
Yeah.. and like they even played the scene explaining the whole reason she didn't/couldn't call the police lol
She still never tried
@@onaliepark547 she did, the killer called back everything she disconnected and tried.
@@nicknelson1915 she had plenty of opportunity to call way before that and why tf would she keep answering the phone and then tell the person on the other end that she’s going to call the police? She was dumb as hell and she didn’t try or maybe we didn’t watch the same movie
"Lets hide in the attic"
"No, in the basement"
"Why can't we just get in that running car??"
"Are you CRAZY? Lets hide behind the chainsaws"
-Geico
Haha I remember that commercial
I love that commercial. It's starting to play again now that's close to October.
Always has my dad and me roaring
Fuckin hilarious 🤣
Quit breathing on me!
Let's get to the cemetary!
I agree with all except "The Mist".. if you brush off the ending as a dumb decision you're missing the message. That was one of the most horrifying, unexpected, and Bold conclusion's I've Ever Seen in a modern movie.
The number 1 dumbest decision of all time is "let's split up!"
As someone once said: The difference between fiction and reality is that fiction needs to make sense
I'm pretty sure that's reality
Sounds like someone doesn't like criticism.
The mist mistake was honestly forgivable having in mind the situation they were in, as many of the ways the monsters dispatched their preys weren't exactly clean nor quick.
It was not a stupid idea at all, thry had not gas, no view and no food.
Watchmojo being watchmojo…
I’m surprised this comment got so many likes lol I’m not letting nobody shoot me 🤨 definitely would have had to come up with a better plan. Goonies never say die 🤷♂️
Also, gun shots INSIDE the car would have been deafening! Plus the horror of seeing others shot in front of you in such a small space would have the others diving out of the car regardless of what was outside.
At the moment they heard no monsters, they were in a car, they could've waited until they heard those things, there wouldve been time to be shot but nope they took the cowards way out. So stupid.
While I get the hopelessness of the situation, I still feel it was a little stupid cause not 2 minutes after running out of gas everyone was just like "Whelp, lets kill ourselves". Give it a few more minutes guys.. Look what would of happened if you had waited just 5 more minutes. so giving up that quickly I think is a bit stupid.
“Do you know the part in scary movies when someone does something really stupid and everyone hates them for it”?!
This is It!
yes I think we have the viewers know it all too well!!!
Jeepers Creeper’s Reference
Jeepers creepers ! Omfg lol
I was wonder why he decided to do it anyways aside from the fact that he looks like a teenager and they have a thing for doing dangerous stuff just for the ake of being brave or what they think is brave.
Also, Dr. Gordon in the first Saw movie basically had to cut off his foot at that point. Getting the phone with his shirt wouldn't really have done anything for him. Gordon and the other guy (I forget his name) would have died in there anyways.
Adam
Spoiler!
About The Descent, didn’t Juno lead them down in a unexplored cave because she wanted them to be the first? And she wanted to name it after Sarah because she felt guilty about having an affair with Sarah’s husband?
I think the dumbest decisions here are by Juno.
1) Still wearing the necklace from Sarah’s husband.
2) Leaving one of the other women alone and dangerously wounded.
Splitting up
May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
@@jonwoolley3670 May God bless you and your family and help you Give your life to Jesus Christ and repent. I pray that God will lead on the path to Jesus Christ and send the Holy Spirit to be your helper. I pray this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ I pray Amen! Jesus Christ loves you. Give your life to Jesus Christ and ask for forgiveness for ALL OF YOUR SINS. Even the ones committed in the past and repent. He’s coming soon. Please pray and repent. GOD IS ALPHA AND OMEGA!! GOD IS THE BEGINNING AND THE END!! To him be Glory, Glory, Glory!! For now and forever AMEN!! 2 Peter 3:18 “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” GJHS
Dumbest idea in a horror movie- being a cheerleader or a jock
They always seem to die first
If there was anything I’ve learned from Scream regarding horror conventions, those rules usually help to survive such situations.
Wes Craven sure toyed with our imaginations to show how meta his work can be at times.
Here here 🥂🥂💜
Every crazy guy in a horror movie: “I’m not looking so crazy now am I ya dumb kids?”
Darys fate was sealed long before that. The "creeper" finds his victims by the pharamones released when scared. Somehow telling him which parts of a person are "perfect". The creeper knew it wanted one of them from the original scare and knew it wanted dary from smelling his clothes.
Nothing they did or didn't do wouldn't change the fact he was going to get got.
The only times he doesn't pick his food this way is after extreme damage where he goes on a binder eating anyone and everyone in his path to put himself back together.
💯💯👍👍facts.
It doesn't help that Derry practically jumps in its mouth. Trish wanted to leave but Derry was just plain stupid.
Candyman -People know the story that if you say his name 5 times he'll come out of the mirror and kill them but yet everybody still does
Yeah that one takes the cake. Even though I know it’s fake I still won’t call his name in the mirror.
People also say that Jason Voorhees roams Camp Crystal lake and people shouldn’t go there but they do.
People don't take it seriously. Just thinking of the youth today and how careless they are. I think a ton of people would have been killed just because they're curious.
Dawn of the Dead remake: Not shooting the zombie baby immediately, & letting that coward Steve guard the door.
Mostly the Steve one. They did shoot the zombie baby pretty quickly
@@jakealter5504 Wouldn't call it quickly when the dad had a chance to shoot that old lady twice.
@@user-em6ie2be7x I meant when the others got there. The old lady shot the other two first since they were the bigger threats
@@user-em6ie2be7x the old lady shot the zombiefied mother and the father holding a gun at her because they were the bigger threats, once it was confirmed the baby was a zombie the other shot it...no dumbass mistake was made on their part. Now, the guy keeping his zombie girlfriend tied up in the basement hoping he could keep his zombie family a secret from the others with no negative consequences on the other hand...
Exactly. It made no sense whatsoever that they would leave the person with no moral compass to guard the door. There were several other people who would have done it and let them back in quickly. Loved the movie, definitely didn't like that part!
“Some people just refuse to listen to scientists”. Sounds like present day.
COVID = Jaws
MAGA = The Purge
Because science is never ever wrong. 🙄 I'm not even anti-vax, I just think it's just as dumb to put all your faith in science when shit constantly changes the more we learn. People also say to always listen to doctors, yet they're wrong a lot, too.
@@englishatheart We're not saying don't question facts, we're saying don't disregard decades of tried and true fact because a guy with a gilded toilet told you too.
It would be great if politics stops infecting everything. Not all scientists agree on everything and that includes climate change and questioning theories is a part of the scientific process. So how about we all stop trying to belittle or dehumanize people because they have a different opinion.
Yep
Always dumb:
Not listening to the “crazy” guy
Also known as the resident expert that can keep you alive.
💯
Or the nerd lol. Literally the smartest person in the room and no one will listen 🤣
Usually found at the has station
But in reality, he’s not the crazy guy.
That Bill Murray scene was one of his funniest ever.
I think that Sidney knew that she could be safe in her room for the double door, that was actually a smart move
"In the Tall Grass" walking into the tall grass...seemed like the right thing to do. But never will I ever try that.
The protagonist of the Mist literally has no way of knowing that help is coming so to call his decision stupid is ironically stupid.
Yeah, but that woman saving her kids was the real MVP, she never gave up no matter what. I wish the hero had her bravado as well; but he's me. I'd have noped out of life within seconds of sighting the first abomination.
@@availanila Pretty sure that lady was literally just insanely lucky. She happened to run out there early enough that she got to her car and was able to get to her kids. Maybe even a minute more of hesitation and she was could've died. I think the only reason it makes sense that she made it is the first wave of creatures came, then moved on right before she went outside, before some of them just started wandering around in the mist. The spider creatures were busy killing everyone in the drug store, etc. So saying her actions were smart isn't exactly correct.
They heard no monsters, they could've waited until they heard trouble. Heard those thing then shoot before they get to the car. All they had to do was wait.
No the mist is still pretty stupid, what's the difference between dying from a gunshot and dying to a monster, at least go out fighting
It wasn't really dramatically consistent with the character's prior actions and if he was going to take that route he could've waited until he could see the monster's actively preying on them outside the vehicle before doing that.
For the Mist, there is a pretty solid theory that he wasn't "premature" in killing his companions and child, but rather it only happened after he sacrificed them. The army wouldn't have shown up if he didn't kill everyone else.
It's just bad timing when you actually break it down
Darry going into the pipe doesn't change anything though. The creeper already sensed his fear in the first encounter, so chances are he would track them down anyway.
Sure, tell yourself that
@@randomanton It's true though. Unless they somehow skipped town and crossed the country in a day.
The mistakes in the first two Saw movies were made out of fear. Addie and Larry weren't thinking clearly. Especially Larry, he was calm, calm and collected the entire movie.
I think the biggest mistake in the Evil Dead remake was taking Mia to detox in a cabin in the middle of nowhere rather then a real treatment center. Eric wouldn’t have found the book at all if they had done that instead.
Exactly, the whole plot of the remake is so stupid and poorly written. If I were going to have an intervention, I wouldn't want to be in a dank, dark spider and snake filled cabin in the middle of the fucking woods in Shitsville. That would want to actually make do more drugs. Stupid and unnecessary remake to classic that shouldn't be touched. The only good thing about Evil Dead 2013 was the opening scene.
Going down the pipe didn’t effect darrys fate at all. He was already marked by the creeper. He was going to die that day regardless of what he did or didn’t do.
Was gonna say the same thing
I thought the creeper went after Darry after he left his smell in the church basement and the creeper liked the smell of his fear.
After the creeper runs them off the road he just continues on. The ACTUAL stupid decision was Darrys insistence that they go back to check out the pipe because “somebody might still be alive down there”
Marked or not, it was stupid. They could've kept going and made it far enough away the creeper might not have followed. I mean, the thing had a pretty clear hunting ground. A few more counties over and they might've escaped.
I dont think so. Creeper had multiple times to get them before he went into the basement. In the movie when they were at the diner creeper was smelling his clothes because he liked the smell. If he didn't go down that pipe he would've been saved. The same thing happened in the second movie. Only a few teenagers were picked for his prey he left the rest alone.
True, but he made it worse by not minding his own business
Good grief, some characters regardless of gender (between the youngest and the oldest) made stupid decisions in both horror and slasher movies.
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Tripping while running away (Various)
Shattering the insane person's make believe world, instead of just leaving (Aaron from "Creep" & Various)
Digging up and/or reviving the killer (Tommy from "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" & Various)
Touching the mysterious object. (Frank from Hellraiser & Various)
Investigating noises (Various)
Not listening to the eccentric characters warnings (Get Out & Various)
Secluded locations, especially ones with limited resources, communication, or means of transportation (Blair Witch Project & Various)
Partying on the anniversary of a tragedy (Thriller & Various)
What always got me in the opening sequence from Scream was how she literally had her hands on a butcher’s knife that she could have used to defend herself. Lol
In Scream VI they did it again with Jenna Ortega but Jenna was a bit smaller, she had a cell phone which she called the cops, and got a butcher knife. She still almost got killed but survived.
1985’s ‘Return of the Living Dead’ is still one of the best zombie movies of all time and I’ve seen it few times.
So, just let Charlie choke instead of rush her to a hospital? Run into The Mist to die with your children as it's your only choice? Most of these have legitimate reasons for why they're made and any alternative decision would've probably felt dumb.
Let's not forget that Sidney Prescott practically beat the crap out of every single Scream killer. Sure, the Scream 4 killer was a bit... different... but ultimately, Sidney handled business with that one too. Safe to assume she gets a pass in whatever reckless behavior she did to make sure she got the job done (at least one instance in which she double-tapped, as well. bonus points!)
He was HIGH, and instead of calling 911, he decided to DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE great idea! I swear to god use your brain if you don't have a bloody epipen and decided to get high or drunk the dumbest decision you can make is to drive just call. An. Ambulance
@@Dovah_Slayer And an emergency call response will guide you through some critical tasks to keep the patient alive long enough for the ambulance to come, they are the calm in the storm of your panic.
I think the priest from the exorcist not bringing a firetruck of holywater with him is dumb.
When I first saw Jeepers Creepers I literally yelled at the screen. That was singlehandedly, the 'dumbest' decision in horror movie history. I mean honestly, I don't know what was worse, the boy wanting to go down the pipe, or the sister being foolish enough to go along with it?
I wonder if she could have stopped him.
She tried to stop him, he was doing it anyway as he was sure he threw a body wrapped in a blood stained sheet down that pipe. He was marked regardless but she did try to stop him she haver in bc she really didn't have a choice 💜
This is easily number 1 for me because its so dumb it pisses me off. Why would anyone EVER even consider going into a big pipe you say some horrifying figure dump a body in when you can seemingly keep driving???
It’s by far the dumbest & nonsensical that it doesn’t even seem human. Like, no remotely rational human would ever do that
1:20 I would've done the same thing if that was my dog!
Me too
But zombies weren’t attacking the dogs
The ending of The Mist was phenomenal.
One of the best twists of all time
Squirtle101 the Ending of The Mist is Hot Garbage
@@darianclark3980 it’s okay to be wrong I guess
@@KingOfGaymes I'm not wrong.
@@darianclark3980 The ending is brilliant as it proves that Mrs. Carmody was right all along. Billy and Amanda needed to be sacrificed in order for the mist to lift.
3:30 oh... so that's where CinemaSins got the 'Prometheus School of Running Away From Things' 'cliche'... always wondered where it came from
I can't believe this never dawned on me since I've seen the movie lmao
Oh my god
Jaws is so simply awesome, the only crazy thing about it is the size of the Shark, the rest of the plot is almost realistic. the shark only want to eat, got himself a fertile territory, but it has a very fast digested system since any shark wont eat that often.
Jaws and Halloween 1978 are the best movies. I think Jaws should have won best picture. Everything about it was perfect. The cinematography, the score, the characters and how they were played, their chemistry, the camaraderie, the TENSION and fear. The story was amazing. Everyone was at the edge of their seats for that movie, and the whole theatre, at a MOVIE, jumped up and applauded and cheered at Brodie at the ending line, "Smile, you son-of-a-"
BOOM!
What a movie!! Even the TV trailers were terrifying. I remember being scared to death and transfixed by them. "There is a monster..." and seeing the bottom of the ocean and every fish and creature moving out of the way, and then poor Chrissy in the water! Didn't see the shark, didn't matter! There was a line-up around the corner in my small town to get in. I went in with my heart pounding and was terrified all the way through.
I like The Mist's ending. I feel it has a bigger impact than if they all lived.
The Blair Witch Project literally traumatized me as a child lol. It’s the reason I don’t like being in the dark or in the woods
Never mess with chemicals and supernatural items that are absolutely deadly to humans and animals alike.
"As an act of good will, the group sends over the dog with supplies" - how to know you're reading a script and haven't seen the movie in one line. It's not an act of good will - the gun store owner is starving at that point, and they believe he'll be an asset rather than a liability if he can't contribute when they go to rescue him as part of their marina escape plan.
I definitely wouldn't call "giving someone food so they won't be useless to us" an act of 'good will'.
The mistake was going after the dog . The man was no used to them after the zombies got him trying to get the food. They followed the dog through the doggie door if I remember correctly.
@@DANNYTHEFROG123 I never commented on the mistake, at all. I commented on the fact that the WatchMojo presenter clearly hasn't seen the movie (or doesn't remember it, or has no control over what's in her script), because the act of sending the dog over with food wasn't an act of good will.
@@jaxsonbateman Maybe they did and got a different take from that act. I mean it was an olive branch nonetheless.
You wouldn't call helping someone who was starving an act of good will 🤔
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Not in an apocalyptical scenario. Its every man for themselves, unless that man can help benefit you and your survival. Why werent feeding some homeless man on the streets begging for food, they gave the guy food in order to use him as an asset in survival.
That Scary Movie 2 scene was hilarious
Every time I see Jeepers creepers, I get mad at Darry all over again, had he just kept driving and ignored the creeper, none of this would've happened
If that were the case, then that would not have been a 10+ minute movie, much less a horror movie.
1:40 of course it is i would sacrifice the whole group if it would safe my dog
Guess they ain’t seen John wick
It wasn’t Nicole’s actions that cost them the mall, it was Steve leaving his post that did
She's still the worst.
@@somberstricken4424 not really, Steve was much worse than she was
@@somberstricken4424 I'm glad she died first in Wrong Turn! I literally cheered 😂😂
@@TimestampGuy2020 I forgot about that. That's almost cathartic lol she's unbearable and not the least bit realistic.
I've seen a lot of hikers and campers make dumb decisions when they encounter me in the wilderness
dude I see you everywhere, must have good taste in videos, or im a bigfoot in disguise
Do you ever say "Get off my lawn" in a low growly voice?
Addison didn't need to stick her other hand into the box after she lost the syringe, she could have used it to help free her first hand.
Casey also hid instead of getting outta there as soon as she saw the car lights & stopped running twice, both of these acts got her killed.
Cici Cooper's death in Scream 2 is a perfect example of why you never go up the stairs; the killer can throw you out the window or off a balcony to your death
I've been using the term "you've been prometheused" whenever I see that same situation in other scenes. No one freaking talks about it.... until I saw this. Thank goodness I wasn't the only one who thought that was a ridiculous scene.
Cinema Sins Everything wrong with... he always says people run away like they attended the Prometheus school of running away
The novel of Jaws makes it much clearer that Vaughn was acting in what he genuinely believed was the nest interest of Amity. The town relies on income during the summer to fund municipal services and provide money for each family to survive the rest of the year.
Um, which version of the book were you reading? The mayor was dealing with the mob in shady real estate deals. He needed everything to follow the status quo because he didn't want to be fitted with cement boots. One of the only examples of the movie was so much better than the book. The characters in the book were horrible people, except Quint and Brody, and it's just too bad more weren't eaten.
*trips and falls on thin air while being chased by Jason Voorhees*
May as well hit some low altitude turbulence
16:45 Giving Up Too Soon was the saddest decision for me… The ending of The Mist gets me every time too… it was a sad ending for me… 😥😥😥😥😥
Going back for your dog is not a dumb mistake. It’s a very human thing to do to save your loved ones. After the premiere of Dawn the Dead, Christina Aguilera went up to Zack Snyder and told him she would’ve done the same thing for her dog. It’s very realistic and admirable.
Nah, that’s just stupid
Yes, I will prefer to save the dog than some shit humans.
@@KR555FAIZagreed
Your right, during trying times you should maybe keep close to your loved ones if you have any. Plus the apocalypse probably started because of a human anyway
It wasn't in danger.
I feel like Cabin in the Woods summed it up perfectly, "they have to commit the sin so they can be punished. That's how it works"
The ending of the mist is heart breaking. I always turn it off before the car scene
The Prometheus scene just fucking killed me 😂😂😂😂
"it's nothing to lose your head over..." The epitome of dark humor.
“Hey let’s use that shovel instead of stealing that car and driving away”
“Good idea”
I saw Return of the Living Dead as a kid and it scared the crap out of me. It haunted me for years. 😳
Whether he went into the pipe or not Darry was bound to get caught, from their 1st interaction with the Creeper it knew that it was going to get one of them. Right before he flew off with Darry you could see that he was considering taking Trish up on her offer but I guess Darry just had the better scent. There's a deleted scene, I think it's the scene with the cat lady, where The Creeper talks and says She don't smell too good Darry or Darius I can't remember if calls him by his full name.
That part in movies when a group of people are hunted by someone/something,yet they decide to split up...hurts your brain man.
That drain scene from Jeepers Creepers was the exact one that terrified me as a kid, watching alone in my basement at night... Yeah, it took almost a week to try and get the courage to finish watching it, and it wasn't really that bad in the end lol 🤦🏼♀️
I still can't watch Return of the living dead. Still scares the Sh*t out of me. Still, it does have amazing graphics for being an 80s movie.
gdi the mist decision can't be considered dumb as the character would at that point in the story have no way of knowing the army was right there or that they were even coming to help in the first place.
the decision is viewed as the best choice as its either die a quick death to a bullet or suffer any number of terrible deaths at the hands of what lurks in the mist.
at this point they've seen deaths from the monsters that are relatively quick, albeit gruesome, but also ones that are drawn out and agonizing, like the spiders planting eggs in people that grow and hatch out of them all while alive.
it isn't a dumb decision, its a safe one. it can't be dumb if its purely dumb in hindsight only.
For the Prometheus thing, to be fair it’s probably like when you hear a tree falling nearby. There’s no time to look around you just run.
Ok WatchMojo... You're clearly flirting with me with a list like this 😂❤️
oh my
Lmfao 🤣😂😂🤣🤣
Giving up wasn’t a stupid decision in The Mist. How was he supposed to know the military would show up? It’s not his fault.
@B H yeah but in the movie it is clearly shown that the monsters in the mist could easily break into the car and kill everyone in a matter of seconds. He had no way of knowing the military would arrive and I don’t care how strong your survival instinct is if one of those huge monsters thinks that you look tasty, you’re gonna die
@B H The mist wouldn't have lifted and the monsters wouldn't have died if David didn't kill Billy and Amanda. Mrs. Carmody was right when she said they needed to be sacrificed.
You will always need dumb characters in horror movies
10:24 what I love about the motorcycle jump is if you forgot about it from the beginning, you go “OOOOH I FORGOT ABOUT THAT” but if you remembered, you get this awesome feeling right before he attempts the jump where you know exactly what’s gonna happen
The dumbest decisions in horror movies seems to be a horror movie trope. The group is perfectly safe together somewhere and a couple people decide to leave the safety of wherever they're at or the group keeps splitting up to go off by themselves to investigate.
The Blair Witch Project is the MOST unintentionally hilarious "horror" movie in existence. Ever since I was a kid I've laughed so hard every time I watch it. WHY do people not talk about how funny it is 🤭
Yeah, I can’t take it seriously either. 😂
I've never watched because the 'shakey cam' makes me sick to my stomach. Same for Cloverfield - got about three minutes in and I was feeling green.
It would be scarier if you think of the theory that Josh and Mike planned the whole thing to kill Heather.
They focus more on the scary parts of it
Its more boring than scary or funny. For all the shit that Part 2 gets, at least they had professional actors and tried to have a story and plot and did some cool stuff. I like Blair Witch 2 BOS more than the first one.
The Mist has one of the best horror endings ever. The Novel left it open, Frank Darabont shocked even King himself.
In Aliens...Ripley's choice to stop and torch the egg pods delayed her escape with Newt and made the queen chase after her. The area was being nuked anyway. Of couse, we would not have gotten one of the most icon scenes is all of scifi if she didn't do that.
The jeepers creeper slide has to be number one. I don't even know why I watched the rest of the movie after that.
Or it Chapter 2 when Bill knew Georgie was dead but still tried to reach in and grab georgie's hand as an adult 😭
Shoutout to Friday The 13th part 6. The camp still being open. Then the cops locking up Tommy for the murders when hes clearly saying Jason is back after trying to burn his casket. They don’t even check Jasons grave site, they just lock up the only man that killed Jason. Even after seeing brutal crime scenes that only Jason would be able to pulloff. Thats number 1 for me.
Happens in real life
The dumbest decision is going into the spooky old house with all that creepy music playing in the background! 🤣
Spooky old haunted house! 😂😂
@@ashwinidesai4051 yes.....thank you......spooky old HAUNTED house indeed! Thanx for the comment my friend! Blessings on your life's journey.
Anyone here old enough to remember when everyone thought Blair Witch was real? I can't tell you the number of people who were really convinced that was actual recovered footage from the people who died in the woods. Even I bought in to the hype for a bit. But this was 1999. Before the days of being able to Google anything. Yea we had internet access, but I was 13 and didn't care enough to scour message boards looking for the truth.
As far as I know, it's one of the only horror movies to ever get away with this. With people not knowing if the footage was real or fake.
And the credits didn't reveal much, because there was no cast list. The cast were the actors themselves, using their real names. No one knew who they were, so their names being listed didn't mean much.
Don’t care what anyone says, Casey from Scream had enough time to call. “But he kept calling her back” Then hang up and dial 9-1-1! It’s 3 numbers and takes less than 4 seconds to do (she shouldn’t have been talking to strangers anyway). “Oh but they wouldn’t get there in time” Cool, barricade yourself in a room with a weapon and get ready to fight. Yeah, I understand they may be strong, but no ones that strong with a slit throat. She could have lived