Missy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Who: Nick MarshallActor: Mel GibsonMovie: What Women WantDouche move(s): Uses his newfound psychic powers to sabotage a coworker, is sexists, and is played by Mel Gibson.Who: Robbie GouldActor: Max CantorMovie: Dirty DancingDouche move(s): Cheats on his girlfriend, gets someone pregnant, and ignores those responsibilities with relish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Nick. Uses his psychic powers for selfish gains and just barely learns a lesson at the end. Not only that but I get the feeling that he could have been a Robbie in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Nick is older and should have learned better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You Know Who Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 This was a tough one for me, as I have seen Dirty Dancing but not What Women Want and had no desire to subject myself to the whole thing. I decided to see the Movie Clips excerpts from it on YouTube, and it only took this one to convince me to vote for Marshall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCtMlhZskDE I don't think he's repulsed by Flo because of her vulgar comments or because he doesn't find her attractive. I get the impression he backs away from her and elects to walk because a black person finds him attractive. Ergo, he's a racist, which I don't remember Max being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Within the context of the movie, Nick's just woken up with his new powers. So it's not that he backs away from Flo for any racial reasons, but because he's yet to understand what's happened to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Within the context of the movie, Nick's just woken up with his new powers. So it's not that he backs away from Flo for any racial reasons, but because he's yet to understand what's happened to him. Indeed, I have subjected myself to this film and that's pretty much the case. I've null voted this one as Nick Marshall is a COLOSSAL douche, but Robbie sounds like a worse person through his actions. But I've not seen Dirty Dancing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 I'm in the rare position of having seen both of these and it's a difficult call. If there's a clear difference in terms of what's seen on screen then Nick Marshall at least attempts to right some wrongs and learns a lesson, whereas Robbie's learned nothing and has actively made things worse. Within their worlds they both have power and both exploit it and others, Nick having the advantage of magic powers. For me this comes down to the sheer weight of "douche-itude". Nick Marshall has had a life time of being a douche and by the end of the film has seen the error of his ways. Robbie is a young douche with a high douche-potential for the future. Might Robbie change his ways by the time he is Nick Marshall's age? In the film he, like Nick Marshall, also seems oblivious to other people's true opinion of him unless directly told (see angry Swayze and Baby's dad's realisation). In my opinion he's not going to stop being a douche unless he too gets magic powers from female cosmetics and electricity, so I vote Robbie - a Nick Marshall for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 That's a solid argument, Pandy, and I've changed my vote accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 It looks like someone else did, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 And another! Wow, Pandy! You swayed the poll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pan-dub Posted March 17, 2014 Report Share Posted March 17, 2014 The power... THE POWER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wife Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Great argument, Pandy. I'm going with Nick, though. In terms of lives ruined throughout the course of the movie, we can actively say that both are equal offenders. However, because Nick has taken on the role of a father, he has obligated himself to position of responsibility. Robbie has actively denied that role with regards to Penny, at least being honest about his douchery. For me, any time you actively take on a responsibility, especially to a child, you are and should be held accountable for your actions. Taking advantage of women will undoubtedly shape the way Nick's daughter view the world (not to mention Marissa Tomei's view of it now) and therefore, his influence is far more despicable to me than a rich frat boy's excursions. Even as a college girl I knew to stay away from them. Take that boys. Take that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2014 In a stunning reversal, Robbie Gould took this round over Nick Marshall, and next he'll face Philip Stuckey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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