42 year-old man dies from "watching" Avatar

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TAIPEI — A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster "Avatar" in 3D, a doctor said Tuesday.

The man, identified only by his surname Kuo, started to feel unwell during the screening earlier this month in the northern city of Hsinchu and was taken to hospital.

Kuo, who suffered from hypertension, was unconscious when he arrived at the Nan Men General Hospital and a scan showed that his brain was haemorrhaging, emergency room doctor Peng Chin-chih said.

"It's likely that the over-excitement from watching the movie triggered his symptoms," he told AFP.

Kuo died 11 days later from the brain haemorrhage, and the China Times newspaper said it was the first death linked to watching James Cameron's science-fiction epic "Avatar".

Film blogging sites have reported complaints of headaches, dizziness, nausea and blurry eyesight from viewers of "Avatar" and other movies rich in 3D imagery.
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They spent $150 million on this and it ends up killing people? Wow.
I think it was $150m, but I heard that before it was actually released so it may be wrong...
 
I'm a bad person, I just laughed through this thread. :lol Avatar was so awesome, it kills.

(Quick serious note, R.I.P)
 
GamingMaiden said:
I'm a bad person, I just laughed through this thread. :lol Avatar was so awesome, it kills.

(Quick serious note, R.I.P)
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Apparently so.
 
Are we sure e didn't simply die while watching Avatar. I seriously doubt it was the cause. A trigger, maybe, but not the cause.
 
I can sort of understand the funny side of things but on the other hand a family is in grieving no doubt...and people are laughing about it..you see to much of that these days
 
Polygon said:
Are we sure e didn't simply die while watching Avatar. I seriously doubt it was the cause. A trigger, maybe, but not the cause.
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Well yeah, a movie can't kill. But it triggered his high blood-pressure which was a direct result of watching the movie.
 
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