Have you ever really felt sorry for a horror movie victim?

[Seph]

I mean just felt really bad for 'em cuz they're just in a totally helpless situation and you know they're going to die.

If Scream had been a more serious film I probably would have really felt bad for Rose McGowan's character. Being stuck in that garage door like that, seeing death coming, legs kicking to no avail. That's gotta ruin your day.

And the chick who gets the drawn & quartered treatment in The Hitcher. She must've been pissing her pants! I was a kid when I saw that the first time, felt bad for her too.

Anyone else...

[AntonioDelLago]

Nancy Allen in BLOW OUT
Giancarlo Giannini in HANNIBAL
John Saxon and Heather Langenkamp in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3
Drew Barrymore in SCREAM

The rest are listed in under the topic HORROR MOVIE CHARACTERS WHO SHOULD HAVE SURVIVED.

[ROCKY IS COOL]

smg from scream2 i felt so sorry for her, but she was stupid for running upstairs.

[slacker]

The chick at the end of Pitch Black. She was to much of a kick ass b*tch to die.

[unicorn207]

Not for anyone in "Hannibal"

The red-head in the last Friday film is my Goddess. She should have lived!!!!!!!!!!

[Deckard]

No modern day horror films have inspired sympathy for the victim in me. The only one that stands out always is:

Janet Leigh In Psycho, that was a horror movie death I love, but Hitchcock made me feel sympathetic for one of the biggest stars of her time.

[!MorganOnyx!]

I know it's pretty much a comedy, but when REGGIE'S GRANDAD is thrown through that window with his eyes gouged out in FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 5, i wasn't laughing! I felt so sorry for him - and seeing as thought JASON wasn't the killer, it was a 'real' person, that made it worse. Why did he have to do that?!

[!MorganOnyx!]

Oh, and BECKY (TANYA ROBERTS) in TOURIST TRAP. That was one cold, cold death. She so didn't have to die - she was 1 million times hotter than the other hoes and not annoying!

[A.J. Hakari]

James Brolin in "Westworld". He was a nice guy, trying to relax on vacation, but then the Gunslinger came by and shot him. Damn you, Yul Brynner!

[Hypnotic Eye]

Janet Leigh in Psycho. She deserved to live, although if she didn't die it wouldn't have been much of a movie...

[Mr. Ugly]

...no..... i dont feel bad for any victims in HORROR films... they r supposed to die... thats the fun of them, i think

[TomJ]

Although it's not horror, in Sudden Impact
where that girl and her father had no place
to go and they had their last embrace before
that 999,999,900,000,000 gallon tidal wave
wiped them into oblivion. And this one IS a
horror film,(dealt with a rabid fox infecting
lots of pets)they had to put down a lot of
these animals for rabies. One was a black dog
and was a good effect for a head shot, looked
real, BUT the one was a whining shepard that
got a side shot. It wasn't the whining, just
the dog's look. I dunno, it's just something
about those shepards that have that sad look
in their eyes. A movie PERSON was from the
movie Volcano, where what's his name threw
that subway conductor to save him by jumping
into the lava as he threw him. Doesn't hit me
like a ton of bricks, but sad nonetheless.
Tom J.

[Snert]

Drew Barrymore in Scream
That guy who was strangled by his clothes line in the bathroom, from Final Destination
And I kinda felt bad for Tera Reid in Urban Legend

[Skaboy18]

TomJ-Not Sudden Impact. It was Deep Impact. Sudden Impact was a Bruce Willis/Sarah Jessica Parker thriller.

[Lannay]

Not usually cause like Mr.Ugly said it's a horror movie and they are suposed to die or it wouldn't be a horror movie.

[A.J. Hakari]

"Sudden Impact" was also a Dirty Harry movie.

[teenkiller]

The only victim I feel sorry for is




SPOILERS FOR THE DREAM MASTER:





RICK from NIGHTMARE 4. He was just too damn cool.
Well thats all for now GOoD JOURNEY my fellow schmoes.

[Masterbrain]

RANDY in Scream 2!!! Randy was coooool...

[Ghostface 2000]

CC in scream 2 because she got stabbed twice and then thrown of the balcony and i felt so sorry for her the way she was pleading.

[Shockwave]

Randy, the same person that comes to mind in every thread like this.

[spacemonkey]

The girl in Friday the 13th part 7. The one that gets lost in the forest looking for her earing. I felt sorry for her cause she seemed so clueless and actually nice.

And Crispin Glovers character...also know as "dead fuck" he was a nice character, shouldnt have died. Nerdy, but nice.

[*Escapade*]

Originally posted by spacemonkey
The girl in Friday the 13th part 7. The one that gets lost in the forest looking for her earing. I felt sorry for her cause she seemed so clueless and actually nice.

Maddie...She makes me feel sad for her too...:(

[Boogeyman]

Scream-------------------------------------Drew Barrymore
Halloween Resurrection-----------------------Jamie Lee Curtis
Halloween 5----------------------------------Ellie Carnell
Halloween 6----------------------------------J.C. Brandy(Jamie
Corruthers)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3------------------Heather Langenkamp
Halloween H20--------------------------------Jodi Lynn OKeefe
Night of the Living Dead Remake----------------------Tony Todd

later

[jessehart]

I dont really feel sorry for any of the peopl in the f13 and halloween films. The dipshits walk themselves right into there bloody deaths.

[jessehart]

you know what i actually feel sorry for richies little brother in IT. He was just an innocent sweet little boy who just wanted to ride his god damned boat and that dick head clown had to kill him oh the agony. :( :( :( :( :(

[masknslasher86]

That kid who gets his head ran over in toxic avenger. I don't like when little kids die in any movie.

[thebloodfeaster]

I feel incredibly sorry for both the father and the freak in Castle Freak.

[Duke Nukem]

I felt really bad for all the three girls in "What Have You Done To Solonge," especially the one obducted from her house, tied up, taped, clothes taken off, and stabbed up her womb, if you know what I mean.

[JustinWheeler]

Hello, out there! I know is is a very old thread! I just happen to know a horror movie victim I MORE than feel sorry for. But I'll only continue this if I can get a discussion going. What say you????

[razgriz21]

Christine (Alison Lohman) of Drag Me To Hell

[snoopmish]

Ben at the end of Night of the Living Dead, to survive everything and then get shot by rednecks....that was fucked up!

Chrissie in the begining of Jaws.

And the chick at the end of Pitch Black...that blew.

[echo_bravo]

All the victims in High Tension. Damn they all got it bad:eek::(

[MaMaStarZ]

I felt sorry for all the Texas Chainsaw Massacre victims in the old and new version.

[Josh Tequila]

Godzilla in Godzilla remake.
Kathleen Quinlan in Event Horizon

[Lady Stardust]

Adam-Saw I.
Laura-Saw II.

[JustinWheeler]

I feel sorry for MOST horror movie victims. i won't mention that one 'cuz I didn't get any takers.

But just to mention one, that chick in one of the Hellraiser movies who was flayed alive onscreen--just becuase she slept with the wrong guy! HE was the jerk for pete's sake! but then, he gets killed later on.

[Terminal_83]

The teacher in "Carrie." All she wanted to do was help poor Carrie, and she was taken down in the final scenes.

[dellamorte dellamore]

Spoilers( highlight) Movies spoiled- Dawn of the Dead original, Night of the Living Dead 90, Dawn of the Dead 04, Quarantine, King Kong 70s version


Roger in DOTD- broke me up something fierce when i saw that the first time, and still does.

Steven from DOTD- totally unexpected, heart wrenching, probably even more depressing than Roger's fate.

Ben from Night 90- One of the greatest horror movie protagonists ever. You were on his side from the moment he rolled onto the scene and wanted him to survive.

CJ from DOTD 04- the guy was a prick but turned out to be one badass zombie killing lovable "good o'l boy" that you could easily identify with and root for. He risked his life for the greater good. I was in a deep dark depression after i witnessed his fate.

Kenneth from DOTD 04- this was a case of loving a character from the moment he appears. He kept the group grounded and stable and risked his life when necessary. He was the compassionate core to the group. Hated to see his fate.

Jake from Quarantine- he did all he could to protect the innocent even in a situation that appeared hopeless and he tore some shiite up something fierce before succumbing to the outbreak in shocking fashion. I wanted to see this guy survive, he deserved it.

King Kong in the 70s version- I don't care what anyone says, there is something about someone in a suit that makes you identify with a character more than cgi or stop motion. When that big fella was getting riddled with machine gun fire on the top of the Twin Towers, i was simultaneously enraged, saddened and heartbroken. It's still probably the most shocking demises of a character i was rooting for in any film i have ever seen. It's the height of tragedy.

[razgriz21]

Female mental patient in Dr. Channard's attic (Hellbound: Hellraiser II)
Larry (Hellraiser)
Carly (Wrong Turn)

[God of War]

The girl in Cabin Fever. That was horrible, and I felt very sorry for her.

http://goremasterfx.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/cabinfever.jpg

[Mr.HyDe807]

Recently, I'd go for......

Danielle Panabaker's character in the Friday the 13th remake. I was honestly surprised when that happened, and most of the people in my theater actually screamed "No!".

[Tagia_Romero]

Recently, I'd go for......

Danielle Panabaker's character in the Friday the 13th remake. I was honestly surprised when that happened, and most of the people in my theater actually screamed "No!".

You know, as much as I thought that movie was crud, I agree. Darn.

Also:

While the film itself wasn't strictly horror, I felt quite depressed that Newt and Hicks died in the shuttle pod crash in 'Alien 3' despite getting to know them so well in 'Aliens'. Fuck you David Fincher. :(

[JustinWheeler]

You know I agree with you about Alien 3. That REALLY sucked, becuase it totally subverted the ending of the previous film. The survivor didn't really survive! often in movies, if they want to write someone out of the show, they kill them off, and that is so stupid, because there are so many other ways they could do it. They could I would think, bring those characters back if they wanted--they HAD to with Ripley, remember?

[Dark Minister]

I always feel bad when animals die. Seriously. I am a huge animal lover and it bothers me to see them hurt even in movies...

[Psychocandy]

Recently? The only movies that have made me feel any sympathy for the protaginist are both French. Inside and Martyrs.

[oh-dae-su]

I always feel bad when animals die. Seriously. I am a huge animal lover and it bothers me to see them hurt even in movies...

.

[oh-dae-su]

That kid who gets his head ran over in toxic avenger. I don't like when little kids die in any movie.


.

[God of War]

The daughter of Sam Neil's character in Daybreakers. When she is chained and dragged into the blistering sun to die an agonizing death.

I really hate that part. I feel so sorry for her. She didn't want to be a vampire and all that stuff.

[WhatsInaName]

Recently? The only movies that have made me feel any sympathy for the protaginist are both French. Inside and Martyrs.

I just came here to say exactly the same. Although Martyrs' heroine gained a bit more of my sympathy than Inside's.

[snoopmish]

I always feel bad when animals die. Seriously. I am a huge animal lover and it bothers me to see them hurt even in movies...

Me too. I hated that scene in American Psycho and I am Legend always brings tears to my eyes, I sometimes fast foward that part.

Also like to add Shaun from SotD because of his mom. Same goes for the father and daughter in Dawn of the Dead remake. And of course, the end of The Mist......now what that man endured........damn!

[Potter82]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 - Nancy (Heather Langenkamp)

This is the first one to come to mind. When Patrica Arquette's character held her after and said "I'll dream you a beautiful dream" I got moisty eyed :(

Usually I don't feel that bad for them because in most horror movies, you know what to expect so you don't get attached to the characters. In the case of Nancy, we got to know her in two films before she met her death so there was much more of an impact.

[Terminal_83]

Most recently I felt sorry for the tennis player in "Pieces." When she started peeing herself in fright I stopped having fun.

[Tagia_Romero]

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/961/961553/the-top-10-resident-evil-bosses-20090311030615366-000.jpg

I know, I know, this character is not from a movie, but even as a videogame character, I felt sorry for Lisa Trevor. If any of you RE fans have read her file, she really does have a quite a tragic back story, and given what she looks like in the game as a result really does make you feel for her.

Despite the fact she is perhaps one of the toughest bosses in the game who just... won't... DIE. :mad::p

[Truthunwinding]

I remember being younger and seeing Day Of The Dead (I think that was the movie) on, and this guy who was probably some nothing horrible character, being cornered in a room with a huge line of zombies coming towards him. All the death scenes were pretty brutal, so I knew what was going to happen to him, and I just kept cheering for him to shoot himself in the head.

Oh, and Randy dying in Scream 2. It pissed me off.

[SuperMarcey]

In the original Dawn of the Dead, the blonde dude (forgot his name), on the first viewing I wanted to cry.

[Salieri]

Recently? The only movies that have made me feel any sympathy for the protaginist are both French. Inside and Martyrs.

Yep. There's actually been several films in the last few years that just made me want to walk in front of a bus after watching them. I don't want to completely spoil them since they're still newish, but those that have seen them will know which characters I'm talking about in Eden Lake, Ils, Strangers, Frontieres, and Funny Games if you want to count that.

[HoboJoeBob]

The counselors in Friday the 13th Part VI were a pretty likeable bunch, almost hated to see them slashed to pieces.

[Lost in Space]

Ed in Shaun of the Dead

Martyrs was so fucked in general, I don't know what to say.

[Il_Duce]

Although it's not horror, in Sudden Impact
where that girl and her father had no place
to go and they had their last embrace before
that 999,999,900,000,000 gallon tidal wave
wiped them into oblivion. And this one IS a
horror film,(dealt with a rabid fox infecting
lots of pets)they had to put down a lot of
these animals for rabies. One was a black dog
and was a good effect for a head shot, looked
real, BUT the one was a whining shepard that
got a side shot. It wasn't the whining, just
the dog's look. I dunno, it's just something
about those shepards that have that sad look
in their eyes. A movie PERSON was from the
movie Volcano, where what's his name threw
that subway conductor to save him by jumping
into the lava as he threw him. Doesn't hit me
like a ton of bricks, but sad nonetheless.
Tom J.
I actually got a but choked up when that guy was running for the subway door saying Hail Mary's the entire time.

Also, Randy in Scream 2.

[God of War]

I also felt sorry for her too, Tagia. It's F.U.B.A.R. for sure.

What about that dude from Ruins? Didn't he go through a nasty time! :(

[Lucky Denver]

Ed in Shaun of the Dead

Martyrs was so fucked in general, I don't know what to say.

Good call on Ed!

I'd also have to say the chick from Inside. Great film that I'll probably never watch again.

[PSU80]

Rachel in H5, Kathryn Martin in SOTL and Laura Palmer from Twin Peaks

[BoyScoutKevin]

Yes.

For that gormless twit, Kevin (played by Chris Pitt) the boy scout in "Lair of the White Worm." You knew he was overmatched as soon as he got into Lady Sylvia Marsh's (Amanda Donohoe's) Jaq XKE, but still, he deserved a better fate than what happened to him in the film.