Current Events > I've never seen Saw, but apparently somebody cuts off their foot in one

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To me thats unrealistic. I doubt somebody could tolerate cutting their own foot off. In reality youd pass out from the pain, go into shock, and bleed out.

It's almost like it's a fictional movie or something.

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It's 15 years old

Lol b7

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Well what did YOU think 'saw' meant?

You broke the spoiler rule, marlo

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Yes it's only for recent media.

Then you probably wouldn't believe the true story about the movie 127 hours.

TripleDouble posted...

It's 15 years old

I never did like this mindset. Just because it's been out for a long time doesn't mean you should ruin someone's experience. There's always going to be someone who doesn't know the original Star Wars trilogy spoilers, for example.

Unrealistic he says...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_Hours

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So are you gonna explain how saying "some dude cuts off his own foot in this movie" is in any way a spoiler?

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That's exactly my point

It's the best shit Cary Elwes has been in since Princess Bride.

ANort175 posted...

So are you gonna explain how saying "some dude cuts off his own foot in this movie" is in any way a spoiler?

I can explain it. You don't know if he's actually going to do it or not throughout the entire movie.

Did you know that people die in that movie?

SPOILER?

GeminiDeus posted...

I never did like this mindset. Just because it's been out for a long time doesn't mean you should ruin someone's experience. There's always going to be someone who doesn't know the original Star Wars trilogy spoilers, for example.

Did you know Yoda isn't even in the first one?

I never understood how information alone is enough to ruin a person's experience.
Nothing new under the sun, the only thing that sets something apart is how it's executed.

Questionmarktarius posted...

It's the best shit Cary Elwes has been in since Princess Bride.

Psych

archizzy posted...

Then you probably wouldn't believe the true story about the movie 127 hours.

GranolaPanic posted...

Wasnt there a real story of a mountain climber having to cut off his own leg off after a bolder crushed it? It was made into a movie with James Franco.

I read his first hand account a long time ago. IIRC the amount of time his arm was pinned basically killed the flesh in his arm already from lack of circulation. So it wasn't as painful when he got around to it as doing the thing in Saw 1 would be.

Avirosb posted...

Did you know Yoda isn't even in the first one?

I never understood how information alone is enough to ruin a person's experience.
Nothing new under the sun, the only thing that sets something apart is how it's executed.

Well, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people. Like for me, knowing the outcome before it's played out ruins the excitement and I just don't enjoy it as much as I would have. People have different mindsets and outlooks.

Literally just saw a saw movie for the first time a couple nights ago. Got to see the beginning of another and only know of this leg being cut off cause it was brought up. Or was it a arm?
I actually wanna watch the movies now. Never been into horror or gore porn movies but the concept of saw intrigues me

Avirosb posted...

Did you know Yoda isn't even in the first one?

I never understood how information alone is enough to ruin a person's experience.
Nothing new under the sun, the only thing that sets something apart is how it's executed.

That isn't even comparable in any way, shape or form. Anyone that hasn't watched the film will know that's how one of them escapes within 2 minutes of watching the movie. It's more akin to "DId you know Vader kills Palpatine?" than whatever you were going for.

GeminiDeus posted...

Well, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people. Like for me, knowing the outcome before it's played out ruins the excitement and I just don't enjoy it as much as I would have. People have different mindsets and outlooks.

Same

I had a video game still in plastic on a shelf for over a year because someone spoiled the ending. And it was a game I was very much looking forward to

Now on this site despite the rules I understand there's always a risk for spoilers if I go into a topic about said game

What really pissed me off is when someone spoils something in the comments of something unrelated.

Or even if it's just slightly unrelated. I was so pissed I looked up a video guide for a mission in metal gear solid v (struggling with a optional task) and the top comment was about the end game twist. Like just saying it just to say it.

the only knowledge I have of Saw is the puppet mascot and the memes surrounding it and I intend to keep it that way

Sufferedphoneix posted...

What really pissed me off is when someone spoils something in the comments of something unrelated.

The Romans nailed Jesus to a cross, and left him out to die over three days.

Questionmarktarius posted...

The Romans nailed Jesus to a cross, and left him out to die over three days.

Thats different. Yeah I feel it's a fictional story but it's not presented as one. It's not presented to be entertainment

Hell further more you can't spoil a documentary for me. That's not entertainment to me it's informative

GeminiDeus posted...

Well, just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it doesn't affect other people. Like for me, knowing the outcome before it's played out ruins the excitement and I just don't enjoy it as much as I would have. People have different mindsets and outlooks.

Well aren't you the privileged one.
Imagine getting excited about things. *Sigh*

My opinion is, if a spoiler spoils, then the rest of it sucked anyway.

Sufferedphoneix posted...

looked up a video guide for a mission in metal gear solid v (struggling with a optional task) and the top comment was about the end game twist

They told you that the game was an unfinished mess?

MARlO posted...

In reality youd pass out from the pain, go into shock, and bleed out.

It's happened in real life, though. There's the one guy who removed his forearm with a spoon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston

The movie is about body horror so how can anyone be spoiled by a vague description of the type of body horror that's happening? You already know that shit gets real but you were never told the context.

Avirosb posted...

Well aren't you the privileged one.
Imagine getting excited about things. *Sigh*

i sorry

Bruce Willis was dead the whole time

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That doesn't answer the question at all.

The saw franchise is about body horror and TC didn't describe anything besides a single type of body horror in it. Post 26 describes a type of spoilers that includes specific information such as character names and when they appear.

If anything my post would be akin to saying that Star Wars, a space opera, is unrealistic because space ships can't travel across galaxies in the blink of an eye like they do in that movie.

MARlO posted...

To me thats unrealistic. I doubt somebody could tolerate cutting their own foot off. In reality youd pass out from the pain, go into shock, and bleed out.

The dude from 127 hours would like to disagree.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/1/1/AACT2jAAE4Z7.jpg

A_Good_Boy posted...

The saw franchise is about body horror and TC didn't describe anything besides a single type of body horror in it. Post 26 describes a type of spoilers that includes specific information such as character names and when they appear.

That was obviously in response to the terrible analogy I quoted. The fact is every single person watching the movie for the first time upon reading that will know that's how one of the 2 characters handcuffed to a pipe by their ankles escapes. The big question throughout the movie is "How the fuck are they going to get out of this?". Is it a hard thing to figure out by watching a movie called Saw? Nope, but it's literally the culmination of the single trap in the movie. It's not like saying "Hey, remember that death trap which breaks every single bone in the dude's body?" which is a Saw franchise non spoiler.

hey they reversed my moderation! Topics back up

GeminiDeus posted...

I never did like this mindset. Just because it's been out for a long time doesn't mean you should ruin someone's experience. There's always going to be someone who doesn't know the original Star Wars trilogy spoilers, for example.

People shouldn't have to proverbially walk around on eggshells either just because someone on the entire internet hasn't watched a 15 yo movie yet. There's a limit to which you can expect others to accommodate you in regards to anything at all

ANort175 posted...

So are you gonna explain how saying "some dude cuts off his own foot in this movie" is in any way a spoiler?

...Literally the entire point of the movie is whether he will do it or not, so yes, it's extremely a spoiler.

IMNOTRAGED posted...

People shouldn't have to proverbially walk around on eggshells either just because someone on the entire internet hasn't watched a 15 yo movie yet. There's a limit to which you can expect others to accommodate you in regards to anything at all

There is literally a spoiler tag. It's not inconveniencing or "walking on eggshells" for anybody. You click one button.

Of course I see saw, Mose and I see saw all the time

MICHALECOLE posted...

Of course I see saw, Mose and I see saw all the time

No, uh, the movie. Did you see the movie Saw.