Anyone else found the kids to be a bit annoying?

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lord-zeppelin — 11 years ago(March 25, 2015 08:48 PM)

Mainly the kid who was obsessed with firecrackers. Didn't find his one liners funny one bit, and it didn't help that I wanted to punch him every time I saw him on screen.

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zombienut — 10 years ago(May 23, 2015 03:15 PM)

Just him actually. Added nothing to the movie and easily could have been left out

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twofacetoo — 9 years ago(August 06, 2016 02:04 PM)

Definitely. Not only were their performances annoying, but (maybe it was just the audio recording in general) their voices were annoying to listen to. They were either too loud and obnoxious or so quiet and whispery you couldn't hear anything they were saying.
That and the writing in some scenes was spotty, the kids sounded more like adults than the adults did most of the time, in particular the scene where the main boy argues with his father about Alice and her father.

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yusef-ghanima — 10 years ago(July 09, 2015 06:37 AM)

i couldn't stand any of the boys, worst casting ever.
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zorakirby — 10 years ago(August 22, 2015 04:08 PM)

Yes, they were kind of annoying. Which is obviously what Abrams was going for. Most kids are annoying, if you hadn't noticed.

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face_jammer — 10 years ago(October 23, 2015 04:01 AM)

Yeah JJ Abrams was intentionally trying to annoy the audience. Most child actors are annoying, plain and simple.

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costumrs — 10 years ago(November 02, 2015 08:26 PM)

I am always amazed at the number of people that have no tolerance for children.
I thought all the young actors did a fine job. I've known kids like that.

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DougDumbrille — 10 years ago(December 02, 2015 02:31 AM)

The only thing worse than the young actors was the dialogue they had to deliver:
"He's too stoned to drive!"
"Drugs are bad!"
"What kind of gun is that?"
"We're gonna die!"
and on and on and on

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krycek19 — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 03:28 PM)

Exactly and preaching about right or wrong because this is a kids movie so lets teach the audience annoying lessons. Bla bla bla.

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nephihaha — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 01:29 PM)

Obnoxious spoilt brats are a staple of Spielberg films and this is a Spielberg tribute.

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krycek19 — 10 years ago(January 02, 2016 03:26 PM)

I wanted to punch the fat kid and the kid with glasses. Especially when the kid with glasses starting preaching moral.

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hbh-2 — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 09:48 AM)

I did too - made the whole movie irritating. beep

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WotanFoss — 9 years ago(August 08, 2016 02:10 AM)

That brace faced, grinning kid was so annoying. I really was hoping the alien was gonna eat him.
All right, that's it! No more Mr. Nice Gaius!

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