4
   

Avatar: Side Effects Include Death

 
 
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 10:22 am
Quote:
Avatar finally killed somebody, allegedly. A 42-year-old man in Taiwan who'd previously suffered from hypertension reportedly passed away 11 days after seeing the movie in 3-D. According to the AFP, he began to feel sick during the screening and was taken unconscious to a hospital where it was discovered his brain was hemorrhaging. "It's likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his symptoms," says a doctor. If James Cameron has any say, you can probably expect to see that appear as an above-the-title blurb on Avatar's DVD case.

Read more: Avatar Kills a Guy, Gets Pulled From Chinese Theaters -- Vulture http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/01/avatar_kills_a_guy_gets_pulled.html?mid=agenda--20100119#ixzz0dAbiA6LZ
  • Topic Stats
  • Top Replies
  • Link to this Topic
Type: Discussion • Score: 4 • Views: 4,551 • Replies: 17
No top replies

 
Seed
 
  2  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 10:54 am
@tsarstepan,
Maybe the plot was just so new and original that he couldn't take the sheer awesomeness of it?
rosborne979
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:22 pm
@Seed,
Seed wrote:
Maybe the plot was just so new and original that he couldn't take the sheer awesomeness of it?

That's what I was thinking Wink
0 Replies
 
OmSigDAVID
 
  2  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:51 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:

Quote:
Avatar finally killed somebody, allegedly. A 42-year-old man in Taiwan who'd previously suffered from hypertension reportedly passed away 11 days after seeing the movie in 3-D. According to the AFP, he began to feel sick during the screening and was taken unconscious to a hospital where it was discovered his brain was hemorrhaging. "It's likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his symptoms," says a doctor. If James Cameron has any say, you can probably expect to see that appear as an above-the-title blurb on Avatar's DVD case.

Read more: Avatar Kills a Guy, Gets Pulled From Chinese Theaters -- Vulture http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/01/avatar_kills_a_guy_gets_pulled.html?mid=agenda--20100119#ixzz0dAbiA6LZ

U know, in fairness,
if it DID result in killing him,
he ought to get some kind of a discount on the ticket,
(at least since he did not get to see the rest of the movie).
tsarstepan
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:55 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
Well they could bury a 3D version of the film on a Blu Ray disc and a portable player in with the casket when he's buried in a coffin.
Joe Nation
 
  2  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:57 pm
Shouldn't they try hooking him up to the tree first?

Joe(Get him all webby)Nation
Seed
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:58 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
Quote:
if it DID result in killing him,
he ought to get some kind of a discount on the ticket,


And this would help him how? You know, now that he is DEAD
Seed
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 12:58 pm
@Joe Nation,
Joe Nation wrote:

Shouldn't they try hooking him up to the tree first?

Joe(Get him all webby)Nation


You made me snort.
0 Replies
 
OmSigDAVID
 
  2  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:01 pm
@Seed,
Seed wrote:

Quote:
if it DID result in killing him,
he ought to get some kind of a discount on the ticket,


And this would help him how? You know, now that he is DEAD
Don 't cha think he 's entitled to any kind of partial refund ?
OmSigDAVID
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:04 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:
Well they could bury a 3D version of the film on a Blu Ray disc
and a portable player in with the casket when he's buried in a coffin.
Well, OK, as long as its BluRay
0 Replies
 
Seed
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:06 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
No, I think not. He watched the film of his own accord.
OmSigDAVID
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:07 pm
@Seed,
not all the way thru
Seed
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:11 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
So then if you go to the movies, you pay the 15 bucks for a large tub of popcorn and of course the large soft drink (or water) and start watching the movie. If you drink this whole Large drink and then half way through the movie you have to get up and go to the bathroom, do you feel you should get a refund for the time you were in the bathroom? Seeing as how it was THEIR soda that did you in and made you miss that portion of the film?
DrewDad
 
  2  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:11 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:
if it DID result in killing him,

He was armed, but they had already SHOT the film.
0 Replies
 
tsarstepan
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:30 pm
@Seed,
Seed wrote:

Quote:
if it DID result in killing him,
he ought to get some kind of a discount on the ticket,


And this would help him how? You know, now that he is DEAD

HEY! That's ZOMBIECIST!
Seed
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 01:35 pm
@tsarstepan,
Only if I knew he was to become a zombie. There is nothing to say the he will become one.
0 Replies
 
OmSigDAVID
 
  1  
Reply Wed 20 Jan, 2010 06:14 pm
@Seed,
Seed wrote:
So then if you go to the movies, you pay the 15 bucks for a large tub of popcorn and of course the large soft drink (or water) and start watching the movie. If you drink this whole Large drink and then half way through the movie you have to get up and go to the bathroom, do you feel you should get a refund for the time you were in the bathroom? Seeing as how it was THEIR soda that did you in and made you miss that portion of the film?
I see your point; lemme do some legal research on that!
0 Replies
 
Brandon9000
 
  2  
Reply Fri 29 Jan, 2010 06:50 am
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:

Seed wrote:

Quote:
if it DID result in killing him,
he ought to get some kind of a discount on the ticket,


And this would help him how? You know, now that he is DEAD
Don 't cha think he 's entitled to any kind of partial refund ?

If I were the theater owner, I would give him a free pass to another movie in compensation.
0 Replies
 
 

Related Topics

Avatar - Discussion by snood
Avatar Dec. 18th IMAX 3D Second Trailer - Discussion by Lightwizard
Avatar: The ISV Venture Star - Discussion by gungasnake
Avatar - did you see it? - Discussion by sullyfish6
Rate the avatar above you - Discussion by jespah
Explain your avatar - Question by Yalow
 
  1. Forums
  2. » Avatar: Side Effects Include Death
Copyright © 2024 MadLab, LLC :: Terms of Service :: Privacy Policy :: Page generated in 0.06 seconds on 11/23/2024 at 03:09:27